Hypercast Editor , a software solution for segmenting, indexing, annotating, and cataloging all types of audio and video files, is the primary tool in the Manreo range for building a Media Asset Management system.

Video capture

Hypercast Editor user interface is designed to provide fast
and accurate control without requiring any special knowledge. You can play back all types of audio and video documents either locally, over a network, from a tape deck, or from an audiovisual database.

• Customizable blocks.

• Automatically saves work in progress and reopens the last saved version if work is interrupted.

• Identical processing of all files (video and audio).

• Batch digitization.

• Controls VCRs via RS-422 and DV.

Encoding

Hypercast Editor transcodes all types of audiovisual sources.

• Segment by segment encoding capability for a detailed selection
  of the information to be broadcast.
  

• Video encoding formats: Windows Media, Real, Quicktime, MPEG 1, MPEG 2, MPEG 4, .AVI...

• Audio tape encoding formats: .WAV, .MP3, AIFF, AAC, etc.
  

Processing

Hypercast Editor lets you describe your audiovisual documents using its segmenting, indexing, and annotation functions. Create diverse overlays for a single tape to enable faster processing. You can easily index the various segments of an audio or video tape either manually or automatically, while respecting your company's editorial guidelines.

• Associate multimedia objects - text, images, sound, Flash anima-tions, HTML pages, URL links, etc. - to facilitate subsequent searches.

• Fast, easy navigation using the TimeLine feature.

• Create several metadata records for a single document.

• Segment videos using either the automatic scene change detection feature or frame recognition. Index audiovisual data in all types of files, links, and in any format.

• Obtain a standardized description of video segments using the fixed indexing fields to ensure consistent indexing.

• Process data in multiple languages.

• Simplify navigation through audiovisual documents by creating a table of contents.

Cataloging

After processing audiovisual tapes, the Hypercast Editor solution catalogs the data and records it in XML format. In combination with Hypercast Warehouse, the solution is optimized in order to modify all files via online collaboration, making the tapes accessible to everyone.

• Save the processed files and recover them for later use.

• Run text-based searches on document contents.

• Benefit from online collaboration with Hypercast Warehouse.

Broadcasting

Hypercast Publishing Server,a Hypercast Editor option, optimizes the broadcasting of audiovisual data. This full-fea-tured tool transforms and prepares files in any format for broadcast and export to other systems (Internet applications, etc.).

• Use standard templates to generate Rich Media presentations.

• Create customized publication template pages for faster processing, compliant with your company's guidelines.

• Publish to third-party systems (Web servers, Real servers for SMIL, etc.).

• Export data to multiple targets.

• Export in EDL format for editing tools.

• Direct link with Hypercast Publishing Server and Hypercast Editor.
  

Minimum system configuration

• Operating system: Windows 2000, Windows XP.

• Players: QuickTime 5 or later, DirectX 8, RealPlayer 8, Windows Media Encoder 7, Real Producer+SDK 8.5.

• Computer: P IV 2GHz or equivalent.

• RAM: 256 MB minimum (512 MB recommended).

• Free disk space: 200 MB.