February 6, 2013 - by BROADCASTER
DAV Solutions Introduces New QC Product from VidCheck
VidChecker is the 2nd generation of automated products for Quality Control of file-based media. It is easy to install and use, and does thorough checks of video and audio parameters (codecs, frame rates, etc.), checks the video and audio quality and also intelligently corrects video Luma, Chroma and RGB component, and Audio Peak and Audio Loudness levels to ATSC/CALM and EBU requirements.
VidChecker removes the labor intensive tasks of checking conformance by eye and hand, and checking video/audio compliance with waveform monitors and audio loudness meters, and manually correcting levels with video processing amplifiers, and other tools. Key features of VidChecker include:
Does thorough checks of file, video and audio parameters as well as video and audio quality, legality and correctness
Not only checks video and audio, but also intelligently corrects out of spec video levels and audio levels including loudness
Each license processes 4 files simultaneously and is optimised to make use of recent multi-core and multi-thread CPUs to maximise processing speed
3 levels of checking - warning only, fail on error and correct on error
Media player to play the video at alert points by clicking on the alert thumbnails
Easy workflow support - use multiple watch-folders (dropboxes) with filtering, automatically send reports, move files on pass / fail / correction
API web services for full integration with production and broadcast workflows and media asset management systems