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FILE DELIVERY TO PBS for producers and stations
Chris Fournelle Director of Post-Production WGBH
Emeric Feldmar Engineering Manager WGBH
POST PRODUCTION • Mostly Avid based • Close to air, not live • Reduce delivery time • Increase editorial time
DELIVERY TO PBS, 2011
Producer Station PBS
FILE-BASED MASTER • Captioning • File Limitations • Delivery Mechanism • Archive
FILE LIMITATIONS • Exporting from the Avid • Multiple Audio Tracks • Ancillary Data • Codecs and Wrappers • Acceptance
FILE SPECIFICATION • Operational Patterns (OP1a) • XDCAM 50mb 422 Codec • Multiple Audio Tracks • Playable on XDCAM Disk • Data Track
Delivery Mechanism • Physically • Electronically • Time
DELIVERY TO PBS, 2011
Producer Station PBS
DELIVERY TO PBS, 2014
Producer Station PBS
PRODUCER BENEFITS • Lowered captioning cost • Higher captioning quality • Faster delivery • Weather a non-factor • HDCAM decks not needed • Exports are faster than real-time
PRODUCER CONSIDERATIONS • Simple change means re-export, not insert • Tape still easier to view • Qualitative debate • Workflows do change
FILE DELIVERY TO PBS for producers and stations
Emeric Feldmar Engineering Manager WGBH
File Delivery to PBS for Producers and Stations
Where we came from…
FILE DELIVERY TO PBS for producers and stations
File Delivery to PBS for Producers and Stations
Where we came from…
… and still are.
FILE DELIVERY TO PBS for producers and stations
File Delivery to PBS for Producers and Stations
• Final programs are transferred from file to tape
FILE DELIVERY TO PBS for producers and stations
File Delivery to PBS for Producers and Stations
• Final programs are transferred from file to tape
• FedEx delivery to PBS
FILE DELIVERY TO PBS for producers and stations
File Delivery to PBS for Producers and Stations
• Final programs are transferred from file to tape
• FedEx delivery to PBS
• When critical, hand deliver as a backup (put someone on a plane)
FILE DELIVERY TO PBS for producers and stations
File Delivery to PBS for Producers and Stations
File delivery to PBS
FILE DELIVERY TO PBS for producers and stations
File Delivery to PBS for Producers and Stations
File delivery to PBS • Some reluctance to implement
FILE DELIVERY TO PBS for producers and stations
File Delivery to PBS for Producers and Stations
File delivery to PBS • Some reluctance to implement
• Established workflows were in place
• “It’s not broken”
FILE DELIVERY TO PBS for producers and stations
File Delivery to PBS for Producers and Stations
File delivery to PBS • Some reluctance to implement
• Established workflows were in place
• “It’s not broken”
• Signiant was installed and tested for delivery to PBS
FILE DELIVERY TO PBS for producers and stations
File Delivery to PBS for Producers and Stations
File delivery to PBS • Some reluctance to implement
• Established workflows were in place
• “It’s not broken”
• Signiant was installed and tested for delivery to PBS
• Aspera also available, and used as an alternate transmission path
FILE DELIVERY TO PBS for producers and stations
File Delivery to PBS for Producers and Stations
First Steps
FILE DELIVERY TO PBS for producers and stations
File Delivery to PBS for Producers and Stations
First Steps • Sneaker Net delivery to Signiant server
• File placed on drive, loaded into Signiant for delivery
• MAC drive not compatible with MS Server 2008? Worked with PBS in testing compatibility
FILE DELIVERY TO PBS for producers and stations
File Delivery to PBS for Producers and Stations
First Steps • Sneaker Net delivery to Signiant server
• File placed on drive, loaded into Signiant for delivery
• MAC drive not compatible with MS Server 2008? Worked with PBS in testing compatibility
• Initial transfer was 60 GB file, USB2 or Firewire would be slow
FILE DELIVERY TO PBS for producers and stations
File Delivery to PBS for Producers and Stations
Implementation
FILE DELIVERY TO PBS for producers and stations
File Delivery to PBS for Producers and Stations
Implementation • Frontline workflow to transfer files to PBS
Dell R510 server running Windows Server 2008 with a RAID disk set for media. One Ethernet port is connected to the OC-3 switch to PBS. The other is on the subnet for Frontline. The OC3 circuit is bandwidth limited to prevent data loss of the World video feed.
FILE DELIVERY TO PBS for producers and stations
File Delivery to PBS for Producers and Stations
Implementation
• Concern over other workflows, NOVA, AMEX, etc.
FILE DELIVERY TO PBS for producers and stations
File Delivery to PBS for Producers and Stations
Implementation
• Concern over other workflows, NOVA, AMEX, etc.
• Create SAN space allocated for PBS delivery, watch folder
FILE DELIVERY TO PBS for producers and stations
File Delivery to PBS for Producers and Stations
Implementation
• Concern over other workflows, NOVA, AMEX, etc.
• Create SAN space allocated for PBS delivery, watch folder
• Send test file, process and QC eval at PBS
FILE DELIVERY TO PBS for producers and stations
File Delivery to PBS for Producers and Stations
PBS Receipt of File • Pass PBS Virus Check
FILE DELIVERY TO PBS for producers and stations
File Delivery to PBS for Producers and Stations
PBS Receipt of File • Pass PBS Virus Check
• Move from PBS DMZ to MOC SAN
FILE DELIVERY TO PBS for producers and stations
File Delivery to PBS for Producers and Stations
PBS Receipt of File • Pass PBS Virus Check
• Move from PBS DMZ to MOC SAN
• Baton Tech Evaluation
FILE DELIVERY TO PBS for producers and stations
File Delivery to PBS for Producers and Stations
PBS Receipt of File • Pass PBS Virus Check
• Move from PBS DMZ to MOC SAN
• Baton Tech Evaluation
• Explode into OP, transfer to Avid
FILE DELIVERY TO PBS for producers and stations
File Delivery to PBS for Producers and Stations
Timing • File placed into WGBH Signiant folder at 14:50
• File arrived at PBS DMZ at 17:38
• File checked into MOC Avid at 21:32
• Transfer time: 6 hours, 48 minutes
• Email receipt notifications to WGBH
FILE DELIVERY TO PBS for producers and stations
File Delivery to PBS for Producers and Stations
Issues • Failed transfer, file shows as transferred but file size not correct
FILE DELIVERY TO PBS for producers and stations
File Delivery to PBS for Producers and Stations
Issues • Failed transfer, file shows as transferred but file size not correct
• Transfer was started before file was completely loaded into watch folder
File Delivery to PBS for Producers and Stations
Issues • Failed transfer, file shows as transferred but file size not correct
• Transfer was started before file was completely loaded into watch folder
• Adjusted media watch check time from 1 min to 5 minutes Allowed file to finish loading before transfer
FILE DELIVERY TO PBS for producers and stations
WHAT’S NEXT • More comprehensive roll-out for entire station
– Buy-in – OP1a Export Training and protocols – Faster, more automated workflows – International and Textless versioning – Looking ahead
CHALLENGES AND WISH LISTS • Higher quality codec in OP1a • Better captioning tools • Straight from Avid to PBS • Optical disks that can play larger file • 4K • Better distribution system
FILE DELIVERY TO PBS for producers and stations
Chris Fournelle Director of Post-Production WGBH @chrisfournelle
Emeric Feldmar Engineering Manager WGBH