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November 2008 Moving Media Focus on Top-Quality Encoding with Digital Rapids
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by Simon Factor, Managing Director, Moving Media
Originally published in TV Technology Europe
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Video encoding specialist Moving Media was founded in 2003, specializing in archive digitization and preservation services for broadcast and national archives. In 2005, the business began to move into digitization services to support access projects for archival video materials. Video encoding for web access projects and other new platforms has become a core part of the business, and we have chosen Digital Rapids systems for our encoding.
 I have been working with audio-visual compression technology since 2000 when I was Operations Director for USA and Canada for Audio Processing Technology, a specialist in Audio compression technologies for broadcast and post production applications. I have authoured technical papers for NAB on maintaining audio quality in DAB networks, and firmly believe that similar concepts can be applied to the area of online video.
With facilities in Dublin and Los Angeles, Moving Media works with cutting-edge compression systems and customised workflow to deliver best-quality online video through digital channels such as the Internet, IPTV, VOD and mobile networks.
Using a combination of the best technology and specialist engineers with years of experience in the digitisation and handling of broadcast tape assets, Moving Media is expert in the field of compression, with a focus on the encoding process undiluted by other technical services. We offer a fast turnaround, high levels of attention to detail and rigorous quality control, working with clients to produce the optimal viewing experience. Our clients’ business is content; our business is making sure their content looks its best.
We work primarily with broadcast tape formats as sources, transferring them to a range of encoded file formats which are often edited to exclude slates and brakes. As such, we needed a system that would allow easy integration of VTRs to allow for machine control, logging and multiple input types (including component video, SDI, and AES audio). As our clients often require a range of output formats, we also needed a flexible system that would allow us to encode to many formats. Maximizing quality was also a paramount consideration. Digital Rapids’ DRC-Stream solutions have proven ideal for all of these needs.
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