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ADC™
Automated Content Management and Distribution
You receive content from multiple sources, in various formats. You need ways to send it to different points of distribution and, at the same time, streamline your operations to maximize the productivity of your staff and eliminate cost.
You don’t need a broadcast automation system — you need content control, media automation and a distribution engine.
You also need a transparent platform that interconnects your business systems and can economically adapt as your business evolves.
You need ADC Automation
Harris® ADC™ automation is the solution to any content management workflow requirement. It is the ideal platform for content control and delivery by incorporating the benefits of asset management with the efficiencies of automated operations.
The ADC system’s modular, scalable architecture allows it to adapt to your evolving business needs, giving you the tools and flexibility to explore new revenue concepts.
Trusted, proven and reliable, ADC is the solution that has taken automation from now to next.
Features
- Reliable
ADC is trusted as the automation solution for some of our industry’s most demanding environments. A resilient, robust and proven platform, ADC protects your revenue streams with multiple, interlocking redundancy strategies - Flexible and Scalable
The ADC system’s scalable, modular architecture allows it to economically and efficiently adapt as your needs evolve. Whether it is used to launch more channels, incorporate new media workflows, or meet enhanced redundancy requirements, ADC brings simplicity to scalability - Affordable
Economical package pricing provides an affordable system entry point to accommodate any budget or workflow practice. The ADC system’s small hardware footprint, quick commissioning and low cost of ownership make it the ideal solution for small- to medium-sized operations - Easy to Use
Intuitive, Windows®-based applications provide an enriched user experience, allowing users of all skill levels to quickly become proficient in system operations - Interoperable
ADC integrates with more devices and business systems than any other automation product, creating seamless workflow environments
Product Details
ADC is a proven solution for a variety of markets, including:
Broadcast/Cable Networks
ADC supports the unique workflows associated with network content. With the ability to support regionalized commercial insertion, and advanced media workflows including conversion to mezzanine formats, automated QC, and enhanced redundancy, ADC is the preferred solution for network content providers.
Commercial Environments
ADC is the ideal platform for dynamic commercial environments due to its ability to support complex branding, maximize efficiencies in multichannel operations, support rapidly changing schedules that are associated with live news and sports, and seamlessly manage content from acquisition to distribution.
Public
ADC playout automation successfully supports workflows at PBS member stations, including satellite control and tight interaction with Traffic/Scheduling systems
Centralized Operations
ADC supports multiple centralization strategies, including distributed ingest, centralized and edge playout. ADC has the flexibility and feature set to accommodate any centralized practice.
ADC playout automation is built on the following components:
Device Controller
The Device Controller provides real-time control of devices, and can accommodate and manage multiple playlists on multiple networked and serial devices. Individual device controllers can manage several channels while simultaneously ingesting other channels. Devices Controllers can be paired for redundant operations, supporting manual or automatic failover.
File Server
A standard Microsoft SQL database stores all metadata needed to support automated workflows. The flexible database structure allows customers to create their own database tables in addition to those provided with the standard schema. Like the Device Controller, File Servers can be paired for redundancy, supporting manual or automatic failover.
Air Client™
A highly intuitive and efficient workstation used for managing playlists. Air Client™ can monitor and control multiple playout and ingest channels, across multiple device controllers, from a single UI.
Media Client
An ingest workstation that allows new material to be acquired by automation. Media Client also manages the automation’s database and the media that is stored on various devices, such as video disks and archives.
Utilizing this modular architecture ADC can be simply and economically, scaled to grow with the evolving needs of a facility. Regardless if it is launching more channels, incorporating new media workflows or enhanced redundancy, ADC brings simplicity to scalability.
Right-Sized Redundancy
ADC features multiple, interlocking redundancy strategies so you can utilize the method that best protects your revenue streams. These include:
List Redundancy
List Redundancy provides advanced protection for your content through the duplication and synchronization of automation schedules. List Redundancy secures your operations through the automatic creation of parallel transmission paths, either of which can assume playout responsibilities should the need arise.
Cloning
Cloning provides real-time, automatic synchronization and failover between a pair of Device Servers. Cloning continuously monitors the health and status of the active Device Server and, if it detects a problem, will perform a seamless and automatic failover over to a second Device Server. No manual interaction is required to initiate or complete the changeover process.
FlexSync
Delivering the ultimate in flexibility, FlexSync gives you control over how redundant automation schedules are populated. It allows schedules to run asynchronously, with different content during some day parts and in parallel in others, for redundant protection.
Microsoft® Clustering
The ADC database architecture supports Microsoft® Clustering, allowing it to be used to protect your metadata assets.
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Media Workflow Diagram
File-Based Ingest, Auto-QC and Archive
Specifications
Specifications and designs are subject to change without notice.
Software and Hardware Requirements:
Device Controller: Suitably configured enterprise server running Microsoft®Windows® Server 2008
Database: Microsoft® SQL Server
Client: Workstation configured with Microsoft®Windows® 7
Extending Your Productivity
A wide range of optional modules can extend the capability of ADC. Choose from the following to augment ADC’s functionally:
Motion
Adding Motion provides intelligent content workflows covering the full spectrum of advanced media operations. Archive, transcoding, automated QC, multiple nearline volumes, replication and file-based ingest are all supported through this powerful engine. Through Motion, ADC can automate these processes with manual validation at key stages in the workflow process.
Live-Update
Harris® Live-Update™ connects your traffic schedule directly to your playlist using SMPTE BXF data exchange. Eliminating the need for manual communications and handwritten playlist changes, Live-Update is a simple workflow solution with big benefits.
Link List
Link List is a powerful and flexible utility that allows you to easily schedule and support the playout of different content linked to the actions of a single automation schedule. Link List can be of benefit to anyone who needs to manage regionalized ad insertion or in any situation in which unique and common schedule elements need to be utilized across multiple automation playlists.
AnyBase
AnyBase simplifies distributed ingest operations by allowing facilities to create a peer-to-peer metadata sharing network. The metadata created when a program is prepared at one facility can be shared amongst the other facilities participating in the peer-to-peer network.
Secondary Record
With Secondary Record, you can capture live programming, as it occurs, for later reuse. Secondary Record will automatically ingest the content and create the associated program metadata so the program can be repurposed immediately or at a later date. The captured program can easily be scheduled with different commercials and branding, making Secondary Record the ideal process for newscast replays.
Automation from Now to Next
Automation is no longer simply channel playout — it has become a content management and distribution engine. Media operations need to be able to simply and effectively distribute their content, regardless of format.
By offering operational flexibility and modular scalability, ADC is the only automation solution that seamlessly allows for the transition from now to next. Whatever your needs are today, an investment in ADC means you are prepared to meet the demands of tomorrow.
Motion
Detect, Move, Distribute
Overview
You receive content from multiple sources, in various formats, you need to find ways to send it different points of distribution and, at the same time, streamline your operations to maximize the productivity of your staff and eliminate cost
Adding Motion provides intelligent content workflows covering the full spectrum of advanced media operations. Archive, transcoding, automated QC, multiple nearline volumes, replication and file-based ingest are all supported through this powerful engine. Through Motion, ADC can automate these processes with manual validation at key stages in the workflow process.
Motion does:
- Intelligent, rules based content workflows
- Integrates to other business systems and task management
- Uses an intuitive workflow builder, providing flexibility and scalability
- Streamlines operations though the automation of content management workflows
Live-Update™
Live log editor for Osi-Traffic™ and ADC™
Overview
Harris® Live-Update™ connects your traffic schedule directly to your playlist using SMPTE BXF data exchange. Eliminating the need for manual communications and handwritten playlist changes, Live-Update is a simple workflow solution with big benefits.
Through seamless integration between Harris OSi-Traffic™ and ADC™, Live-Update enables the traffic schedule to communicate bidirectionally with a running playlist. Changes to the log can be made up to 15 minutes before airtime. After playout, the system reconciles content updates between the traffic department log and the automation playlist — and down the line to accounting for reconciliation.
In the day-to-day operations of the master control department, operators no longer need to dedicate huge chunks of time to manipulating playlists and manually inserting spot copy changes. The edits can be performed by the traffic department through Live-Update and communicated electronically throughout the workflow.
Increased Efficiency
• Instant bidirectional communication eliminates manual change errors
• Operator approvals enabled for last-minute playlist changes
• Master control teams stay focused on high-value tasks like prepping content for playout
Increased Revenue
• Revenue is maximized, as inventory is available for sale up to the last minute
• As-run information and error alerts can be quickly sent to traffic
• Preemptions can be greatly reduced with proactive management of the schedule
Faster, Smarter Workflow
• Schedule can be efficiently managed with a seamless, interactive operational environment
• Harris OSi-Traffic and third-party BXF-compliant traffic systems securely integrated with ADC
• Incremental edits to the playlist submitted electronically throughout the day
Easy Implementation
• Two-week installation time
• Minor upgrade for OSi version 7.4 and above
• Thorough workflow and system optimization training
Link List
Overview
Link List is an option for the ADC Air Client application that provides a simple but effective mechanism for managing break-away lists based on the actions preformed by single primary or master list. Through Link List an operator can efficiently manage multiple break-away lists for the purpose of playing different content from what is found on the master list. The typical usage for Link List is regionalized commercial insertion, where each of the break-away or slave lists are responsible for playing unique commercial content to a specific region.
Link List can be of benefit to any facility that needs a simple, proven method for producing multiple program streams where different content needs to be provided other then what is utilized on the primary channel.
Link List can be used by any facility that wants to realize additional revenue by offering targeted or regionalized commercial placement, but wants to maintain the same level of operational costs. Link List allows the facility to produce multiple commercial streams for any of their primary channels, providing a simple and effective means of supplying differing commercial content to a cable operator, geographic or demographic region.
AnyBase
Overview
AnyBase enables a Media Client to access two databases, the normal primary production database and a second alternative database. The provides the ability for the Media Client to utilize the alternate database for any database action, including; reading and writing to and from the prep forms, performing database searches, and purging items.
Using AnyBase a Media Client user can ingest media, using established media preparation processes, and then easily share the resulting metadata by saving it to the alternative database. Then any user with an AnyBase enabled Media Client can access the same alternative database, retrieve the metadata and use it for their own ingest processes. The two users could be in the same building or located in different cites. AnyBase promotes workflows where metadata can be used as shared, common resource.
Facilities are always looking for ways to simplify and streamline workflows, making operational practices more efficient through the elimination of repetitive and duplicate manual tasks.
How can AnyBase help? In the picture below is a common AnyBase configuration.
Secondary Record
Overview
With Secondary Record, you can capture live programming, as it occurs, for later reuse. Secondary Record will automatically ingest the content and create the associated program metadata so the program can be repurposed immediately or at a later date. The captured program can easily be scheduled with different commercials and branding, making Secondary Record the ideal process for newscast replays.
Secondary Record is the ideal option for any facility that needs a simple, reliable mechanism to capture live programming for latter re-use regardless if it is a quick-turn-around news re-play, a live sporting event to be reused on a different channel days or weeks latter or any live event where the content needs to be distributed through different platforms.
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