How MultiResolution Workflows Enable the Video IT Infrastructure

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How Multi-Resolution WorkflowsEnable the Video
IT Infrastructure

• Jeff Simpson
• Avid Technology
• jeff_simpson_at_avid.com

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Topic Areas

• Review the Benefits of an Video IT Architecture
• Why the Migration to Multi-Resolution Workflow?
• Multi-Resolution Workflow Network Design
  Integration
• Questions and Discussion

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Video IT Systems- The Benefits

• File based transfers of media
• Sharing of media among many users simultaneously
• Parallel workflows
• Searching capabilities to the Kb
• Move to commodity IT components

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The Challenges

• Managing storage and bandwidth
• Security concerns with widened access
• Asset and Digital Media Management

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Why the Migration to Multi-Resolution Workflows?

• Provide people throughout the enterprise with
  network access to video assets to
• View and Log incoming Content
• Search and Browse to find desired Content
• Edit and Manipulate Content
• Review and Approve
• More media, more sources, more choice

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Multi-Resolution Workflow Benefits

• Multi-Resolution Workflows can
• Reduce Amount of On-line Storage Required
• Reduce Demands on Network Infrastructure
• Lighten Client PC Requirements
• Enhance value of archive material
• Greater repurposing of media assets
• A more cost effective solution

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Benefits - Storage Perspective

• Impact of storing Proxy Content on-line is
  minimal
• May be able to reduce amount of on-line storage
  required by utilizing proxy vs keeping
  high-resolution video on-line

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Multi-Resolution Workgroup Network Design
Integration
Media Production Network
Enterprise Network
When worlds collide!
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IT Media ProductionValuing Differences

• Typical IT Organization
• Ensure the security, integrity and availability
  of all applications and network infrastructure
  with zero unscheduled downtime
• Data centric not video or real-time centric
• Domain Enterprise Network with thousands of
  users
• Typical Media Production Organization
• Ensure the on-time delivery of compelling content
  with zero unscheduled downtime
• Video centric
• Domain Typically on isolated network or LAN with
  lt 100 users

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Utilizing a Tiered Approach to Integrate to the
Enterprise Network

• Ring 1 Digital Media Production Core
• Components and clients required to Fundamentally
  Operate
• Systems All critical Servers and Shared Storage
• Clients Ingest/Capture Editors, Browse News
  clients Play-to-Air, Media Asset Manager
• Key IT Infrastructure Authentication, DNS, DHCP
  and NTP services
• Ring 2 Enterprise/House Network
• Additional non-critical Clients that access the
  Production Core via the House or Enterprise
  network
• Media Browse Clients, Journalist Workstations,
  Laptops, etc
• Transfer Manager to other sites utilizing
  Enterprise network
• Ring 3 Rest of World
• Clients outside of the corporate Firewall that
  access the Production Core
• Possibly Transfer Managers to other sites
  utilizing WAN connections via VPN
• DigiDelivery of media assets
• Ability to leverage their media assets to outside
  world

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Tiered Network Approach
Rest of World Ring-3
Enterprise Nwk Ring-2

• Production Core Ring-1

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True Multi-Res Workflow

• Proxies must have a link to the high-res media
  and share common metadata
• Should support partial restore from disk or tape
• The administrator must be able to assign who sees
  what based on user and/or project

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Multi-Resolution Support

• Visual indication of available resolutions for
  each asset

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Producer Workstation

• Shot listing and edit prep using proxy media

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High-Res Finishing

• Automatic Re-linking of Proxy to High-Res

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Media Ingest with Proxy

• HD media is ingested as both high res and proxy
  files simultaneously
• Proxy images remain on-line to be manipulated and
  approved
• Partial restore of required HD media for final
  output

On-line Storage
Archive Storage
HD Media In
High Res Media
High Res Media


Low Res Encoder
Low Res Media
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Proxy Generation On-line

• High Resolution Media ingested locally to
  production SAN
• Selected media is sent to folder for low-rez
  transcoding
• Proxies remain on-line high-rez media restored
  as required

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Window to the Archive
Visual Indication of Resolutions Available for
Each Asset
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Key Take Aways

• Multi-Resolution Workflows
• Provide a cost effective solution for providing
  video access to multiple users
• Reduce the amount of high-resolution content that
  must be on-line
• Are Enterprise network infrastructure friendly
• Are a Reality today

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Thank you.