Is Live Standards Conversion in the Cloud Ready to Be Used?

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Publisher: SMPTE — White Plains, NY, USA
Doc Type: Journal Article
Content Type: Original Research
Abbreviated Title: SMPTE Mot. Imag. J
Volume: 130, No. 9, pp. 41–46
Abstract: Many parts of the broadcast workflow have already successfully migrated into the cloud. Playout and transcoding are just two examples of processes that are now more likely to run off-premise than on. All major media asset management (MAM) vendors now offer their products as software services with a pay-per-use model. Integration of a software standards converter for file-to-file conversions in a cloud-based workflow is simply another common expectation. However, migration of live production into the cloud is happening more slowly. While cloud service providers are tackling key issues such as bandwidth, security, and availability, broadcasters seeking revenue from international distribution of live events are starting to consider how live standards conversion can be supported in a fully cloud-based workflow. This paper outlines the practical and technical challenges of reinventing standards conversion as a live cloud-based service and identify the readiness of various technologies as appropriate to the required solution.
Publication Date: 2021-10-01
DOI: 10.5594/JMI.2021.3104396
ISSN: Print: 1545-0279 | Electronic: 2160-2492
Link: https://doi.org/10.5594/JMI.2021.3104396
Author(s): Paola Hobson
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About the Author Paola Hobson is the managing director of InSync Technology Ltd., Petersfield, U.K., an employee-owned company specializing in signal processing hardware and software for the professional broadcast and media industries. InSync has more than 18 years of design experience, development, and production of world-leading motion-compensated standards converters. In her career of more than 30 years working in advanced technology companies, Hobson has significant experience in new product development and market introduction in fields such as HD and UHD television, mobile image communication, content personalization, and video processing. She holds BSc, PhD, and MBA degrees and is the author of numerous granted patents.
Keyword(s): Cloud Workflows, Frame Rate Conversion, Standards Conversion
Copyright: © 2021 SMPTE

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