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RTV Belgium uses Marquis for transfers

Last year, RTV Belgium invested in a new tapeless workflow using Avid Media Composers and Panasonic P2 camcorders. The new workflow also features a 360 Systems server for studio playout and four playKast playout systems from On-Air Systems.

Last year, RTV Belgium invested in a new tapeless workflow using Avid Media Composers and Panasonic P2 camcorders. The new workflow also features a 360 Systems server for studio playout and four playKast playout systems from On-Air Systems.

Medway enables MXF files from Panasonic P2, or from the online archive storage server, to be transferred to the Avid editing systems. Finished programmes are sent to 360 or playKast as MXF files ready to be played out to air and to the online archive storage server for later use, again using Medway as the interoperability engine between the systems.

Although currently broadcasting in SD, RTV Belgium is migrating its workflows to HD broadcasting. Medway will fulfil an essential role in this process, as it already supports a range of HD formats.

“We chose Marquis Broadcast it hashave a solid name in broadcasting technology,” said Bart Snoeks, head of the technical department at RTV. “Medway is a very powerful system and is particularly fast when exporting Avid sequences to playout. All our operators, including those who are not trained in server technology, are able to use it. With Medway we have created a highly streamlined, efficient workflow.”

Medway enables media files from multiple sources to be moved seamlessly between multiple vendor platforms without incurring bottlenecks in workflow caused by file incompatibility. Medway automatically rewraps the media and its associated metadata in the appropriate formats to ensure the file transfer process is smooth and efficient.