Sony Management Software BZN-100 Sony ClipEdit Software BZNE-100 Preliminary
TM and ClipEdit TM Advanced News Production System for Journalists For two decades the video tape recorder dominated the way in which news materials was stored, edited and transmitted in broadcast stations. With recent developments in disk media technology, non-linear access to recorded material has become a reality and successfully challenged the dominant role of the VTR in these applications. The merits of the non-linear server are now well known; quick random access, rapid cueing for transmission, the sharing of material between several editing suites, no tape juggling of reels of tape all these factors save a significant amount of time and effort. Linking a high-resolution server to an easy-to-learn human interface provides the tool that journalists need to create news programs with high production values and powerful messages. Sony has developed and ClipEdit software solutions that run on PCs to provide a creative environment for journalists and news editors. They provide a seamless, automatic link with broadcast quality news server systems such as the combination of Sony MAV-1000 Multiaccess Video and Audio Server with BZN-2000/3000/5000 News System Software. They allow simultaneous recording with a news server and use the same data base. The ClipEdit EDL (Edit Decision List) can be read by a DNE-1000 News Editing Workstation if the edit needs to be refined. Alternatively, if no further work is necessary, the ClipEdit EDL can be auto conformed by the MAV-1000 server system. The journalists workstations use a Windows NT platform and provide both video and audio editing / browsing, and because many of these terminals can access the server at the same time, the need to copy material can be eliminated. and ClipEdit now give journalists the degree of multi-user access to video that they have long enjoyed when working with scripts and wires. ClipEdit MAV-1000
System Configuration System Specification High Resolution System Expandability has the necessary flexibility for it to be configured from small and simple systems to large scale systems. It supports up to 200 streams and can be connected up to 512 ClipEdit terminals. Selectable Bit Rate Compression scheme: Motion JPEG (MJPEG) DNE-1000 System A/V server/oa buffer On air line Studio News Presentation Room Video Compression rate: Selectable from 2 Mbps to 40 Mbps Audio: Two channels 1.5 Mbps (four-channel audio is available when a Truevision board is installed) Audio/Video Input Run Down Capture Terminals Capture Terminals start recording to the when they receive a GPI pulse from the news server system. Audio/Video Input Voice-over file News script EDL Audio/Video file Newsroom Computer By request from other clients, for example Capture Terminals, the records video and audio streams onto a disk array as data files and manages them. The operates a playback stream service of the files in the disk array when requested by a client PC. The also registers file information (material information) in the Database. Journalist Workstation Capture Terminal Low Resolution Journalist Workstation Network Switch (for extended system configuration) If there are more than 20 clients in the network, additional bandwidth will be required to guarantee the video/audio streams to each client. In this case, more than one PC will be required and it will be necessary to use a network switch. ClipEdit Terminals From the ClipEdit terminal, journalists have access to video and audio files in the for editing and browse purposes. Journalists can create voice-over files and script files, then create an EDL.
Main Features Editing Capability Video and audio editing is provided on the ClipEdit Journalist terminal. ClipEdit enables journalists to browse all available material and the material which is going on air. Seamless Link with the On-Line News Server The is able to record material simultaneously with the On-Line News Server. This means that the On-Line News Server and the can use the same EDL and material, and share the same information. This provides cost effective, shared access to the complete video content of the server. Voice-over and Audio Split Editing The GUI provides an audio waveform display to make it easy to decide the Mark In and Out points, the audio mix and audio levels. Audio and video split editing, audio split between each audio channel are provided. A voice-over file can also be created. Script Writing The ClipEdit system can run on the same computer as Windows NT 4.0-compatible newsroom text systems. ClipEdit simply adds a video editing window to the journalist s computer screen. That means that they have all the benefits of desktop video editing without changing the way they write scripts and generate newscast rundowns. Journalists can edit the script and complete the program all by themselves. When a story is being edited, the video replay speed and the text display speed can be linked together. For example, when a voice-over is being rehearsed, the text being read is synchronous with the video playback. A/B Roll Editing A/B Roll editing is available with ClipEdit. Simple effects, such as Dissolves and Wipes are displayed on screen. Mosaic effects are shown as a blank area on the screen. All effects are included in the EDL. Powerful Combination with the DNE-1000 News Editing Workstation The GUI (Graphic User Interface) of ClipEdit is very similar to that of the News Editing Workstation, DNE-1000. Because the ClipEdit terminal has frame accurate editing, the EDL it produces can be used with the DNE-1000. This reduces the editing time for both editors and journalists. ClipEdit can also be used to edit audio files without compression so they can be transferred directly to the on-line news server for use by a DNE-1000. ClipEditing Window Access Window
Product Configuration and ClipEdit are made up of the following software. BZN-100 : Sony Management Software Distribution of material to the ClipEdit terminals. Database management Login/user security management management 1. Capacity 2. Overload 3. Status monitoring BZNE-100 : Sony ClipEdit Software Access to material in the Access and browse material in the Daily Server and On air Server while recording Easy search and quick access to target scene Cut Only video/audio editing Mark In/Out by video and audio waveform Audio level setting for each clip Seamless link with a DNE-1000 by EDL BZNE-101 : Sony Script Handling Utility Script editing function Display of script timeline in the timeline window Adjustment of read speed to the script so that the story can be previewed together with the script BZNE-102 : Sony Voice-over Utility Record voice-over function (Analog input 48 khz, 2ch) Audio level control Audio/video split edit function Create audio compilation file Title super simulation BZNE-103 : Sony A/B Roll Editing Utility Dissolve, Wipe Mosaic indication BZNE-104 : Sony Extended Audio Utility Extended audio editing capability (audio handling of more than two channels is available) BZNA-E100 : Sony Clip IO Record materials to the Synchronizing with On-line Server Transfer voice-over or other audio files to the On-line Server Provide a recording GUI for independent use of the Hardware Requirement Requires Windows NT server and high performance hard drive. (RAID 3 or 5, Fast/wide SCSI and NTFS file compatible.) ClipEdit Requires Pentium computer for Windows NT Workstation. Capture board Truevision TARGA 2000 Motion JPEG Video and 2-channel Audio Input/Output board Networking Standard TCP/IP networking and operating system. Fast Ethernet, FDDI,ATM 1998 Sony Corporation. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without the written permission of Sony is prohibited. Features and specifications subject to change without notice. All non-metric weights and measures are approximate. Windows NT is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. Truevision and TARGA are registered trademarks of Truevision. Sony, and ClipEdit are trademarks of Sony Corporation. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. Distributed by MK7081/1KYP-9803 Printed in Japan 1998 Sony Corporation