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The following chart compares the features of Digital Rapids Transcode Manager LE ("TM LE") with the facility-class Transcode Manager FE ("TM FE") version 1.4.
• standard feature o optional feature
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Transcode Manager LE |
Transcode Manager FE |
| Designed for large studios & facilities with enterprise-level requirements |
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| Designed for smaller studios and workgroups |
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| Management and automation for high-volume transcoding |
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| Intelligent Load Balancing "learns" Engine performance to optimize throughput |
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| Multiple watch folders for transparent automated operation |
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| Direct job submission from Digital Rapids Stream ingest/encoding solutions |
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| Automatic Transcode Engine discovery plus firewall and proxy support for easy deployment |
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| Remote deployment of upgrades to transcoding nodes |
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| Video processing including graphic overlay, adaptive inverse telecine and more |
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| Job Failover (failed jobs re-attempted or re-distributed) |
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| Server Failover (backup server takes over management if primary fails) |
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| Maximum Transcode Engines supported (additional engines sold separately) |
10 |
unlimited |
| Failure alerts/notifications |
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| Extended alerts/notifications |
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| Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) support |
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| Integration with Tektronix Cerify and Interra Systems Baton automated quality control tools |
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| Scripting for programmatic automation of custom tasks |
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| Manual job prioritization |
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| User authentication and authorization with local and LDAP access management |
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| Automatic black border detection and removal |
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| Head/Tail Clip addition for bumpers, studio IDs, ads, etc. |
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| XML-based clip lists for combining multiple trimmed video and audio source clips |
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| SCTE 35 insertion (Cueing Messages for ad insertion) |
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| Third-party database integration (Oracle® 10g, Microsoft® SQL Server, PostgreSQL) |
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| Web Services (SOAP) API for custom integration |
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| Codec and Container Format Support |
| A choice of two Transcode Engine bundles lets you purchase the format support best suited to your requirements, with additional formats available as options. |
| Transcode Engine Core bundles |
Includes VC-1 (Windows Media, Silverlight, IIS Smooth Streaming files), MPEG-1, MPEG-2, QuickTime (including MPEG-4 and H.264), AVI, RealVideo, MP3, WAV and image sequences. (Apple ProRes import available with third-party QuickTime filters). Additional formats optional (sold separately). |
| Transcode Engine Studio bundles |
Includes all formats of Transcode Engine Core plus Avid DNxHD®, MXF, XDCAM HD, GXF, LXF, Omneon, Dolby® Digital / Dolby® Digital Plus, enhanced H.264, RED (import only), AAC (Dolby® Pulse), 3GPP. Additional formats (DVCPro, JPEG2000, iPhone H.264 with integrated segmenting, On2 VP6 and more) optional (sold separately). |
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