The Rhozet Workflow System (WFS) is an open and extensible task-based engine ideal for managing video centric workflows. Rhozet WFS enables control of multiple Carbon Coder nodes configured as a transcoding farm. The distributed nature of WFS allows for automated processing of high-volume transcoding tasks, failover support, managing job distribution, job prioritisation, load balancing, FTP transfer, status monitoring, and job notification.

With an extensive API, Rhozet WFS can manage the complete video asset transformation process by integrating additional 3rd Party and Harmonic processing nodes. With the integration of Rhozet Quality Control System (QCS), our automated quality control engine, customers can add automated and scalable video verification processes to their transcoding farm. Rhozet WFS enables enterprise transcoding solutions with maximum flexibility, scalability and cross-vendor interoperability.

Key Features:-

• New Architecture
  Built from the ground up as a file-based workflow engine
  
• Enterprise-Class Workflow Automation
  Enterprise-class workflow engine with full visibility into the entire transcoding process.
  
• Failover Support
  Supports failover to a backup system in case of a system outage or physical server failure.
  
• File Transfer
  Ability to move files over FTP, HTTP, and CIFS.
  
• Storage monitoring
  Ability to monitor FTP and CIFS storage locations to trigger new workflow events
  
• Notification
  E-mail, web scripts, or command line calls can be made any step of the way through the Rhozet WFS workflow process
  
• Application Programming Interface (API)
  .Net based API for easy integration with existing systems
  
• Microsoft SQL Enterprise Database Integration
  Used for reporting and statistic gathering beyond the interface and API

The Rhozet Quality Control System (QCS), automated quality control engine, allows customers to add automated and scalable video verification processes to their transcoding farm. QCS analyses each and every file to help identify possibly problematic files both before and after the transcode process. This leads to a much more efficient QC process for file-based workflows by focusing the task down to only files with potential problems.

As an add on to Rhozet Workflow System (WFS) and Carbon Coder, QCS is embedded into the transcoding workflow providing the most efficient and scalable method for assessment and verification of video assets by monitoring every step in the workflow. Rhozet WFS enables enterprise transcoding solutions with maximum flexibility, scalability and cross-vendor interoperability.

Key Features:-

• Streamlined Integration
  New software developed by the Rhozet team at Harmonic which is fully integrated with Rhozet WFS and Carbon Coder.
  
  
• Problematic File Identification
  Out of the 1000’s of files being created by a transcoding farm per week, this software analyses each and every one to help identify possibly problematic files both before and after the transcode process. This leads to a much more efficient QC process for file-based workflows by focusing the task down to only files with potential problems.
  
  
• Comprehensive Checks:
  • Video Properties
    
  • Audio Properties
    
  • Video Quality
    
  • Standards Compliance
    
  • Metadata
  
  
• Interactive Quality Review Tool
  The interactive quality review tool included with Rhozet QCS takes video and audio problem identification to the next level. The interactive timeline-based review tool takes you to the exact place in the file with the problem, shows a full description of the problem, and allows you to see a split screen view of before and after the transcode. Finally, the interactive quality review tool allows a QC engineer to go problem by problem through a single file, comment on each and every one individually, and ultimately decide to allow the file to pass or go back to be modified again.
  
  
• Full Reporting
  Rhozet QCS leverages the database in Rhozet WFS to record all data on which reports can be run. Additionally, Rhozet QCS provides detailed PDF reporting for every asset.

High-Speed Distributed Enterprise Transcoding

Multiple Carbon Coder nodes can be configured as a rendering farm, controlled by one or more Carbon Servers. Distributed enterprise transcoding with Carbon Server provides maximum flexibility, future-proofing and cross-vendor interoperability. Carbon Server allows for automated processing of high-volume transcoding tasks, as well as pre-emptive special case jobs, managing job distribution, job prioritisation, load balancing, FTP transfer, status monitoring, and job notification.

All interaction with the server software is through an administrative Web interface that can be accessed from remote machines. Carbon Sever can be run via its user interface or via an XML-based API that is included with the product. The same API controls both Carbon Coder and Carbon Server.

Additional Features:-

• Basic Operation:
  Frame size conversion
  Frame rate conversion
  colour space conversion
  Aspect ratio conversion
  Interlace/de-interlace
  Telecine/inverse telecine
  PAL/NTSC conversion
  SD/HD conversion
  Cropping
  Key-frame extraction
  Multiple target outputs
  Batch processing
  
  
• Advanced Operation:
  Timecode imprint
  Subtitle/CC imprint
  XML controllable titler
  Metadata transport/conversion
  Line 21/CC conversion
  Watermarking
  Logo insertion
  601/709 colour space support
  Video capture board support
  Remote job submission
  Watch folder automation
  Segment extraction/insertion
  
  
• Video Filtering:
  Fade in/out
  Median
  Blur
  Sharpen
  NTSC-safe
  Rotate
  Black/white correction
  colour correction
  Gamma correction
  Temporal noise reduction
  
  
• Audio Filtering:
  Normalise
  Low-pass
  Fade In/Out
  Volume
  Dynamic range compressor

• MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4
  
• H.263, H.264, VC-1, Flash
  
• DV25, DV50, DVCPro
  
• DPS, DivX, JPEG 2000
  
• Image Sequences
  
• Windows Media, RealVideo
  
• PCM, MP3, DTS
  
• AAC, AMC, AMR-NB
  
• WM Audio, RealAudio
  
• HDV
  
• MXF (including D-10/IMX)
  
• MPEG-2 PS, MPEG-2 TS
  
• GXF, LXF, QuickTime
  
• WMV, ASF, AVI, VOB
  
• 3GPP, 3G2
  
• WMA, WAV, Broadcast WAV

• Adobe Premiere Pro
  
• Apple Final Cut Pro
  
• Avid Editing Systems
  
• Quantel sQ
  
• Grass Valley Edius
  
• Omneon Spectrum
  
• Grass Valley Profile, K2
  
• Leitch VR, Nexio

The Essential High-Speed Transcoding Tool - v3.16
Carbon Coder is a file-based transcoding application that facilitates the transfer of media between acquisition, editing, playout, archive, Web, mobile and more. Supporting all major formats (currently more than 40), Carbon Coder is continually updated to accommodate new formats. Carbon Coder can run as a stand-alone application or as part of a multi-node, fully-automated rendering farm under the control of Carbon Server or the Rhozet Workflow System (WFS).

As part of the transcode process, Carbon Coder handles a wide array of critical operations including SD/HD conversion, PAL/NTSC conversion, logo insertion, colour space conversion, colour correction, Close Captioning extraction and more. Carbon Coder provides high-performance, scalable and cost-effective transcoding for a broad range of business environments, from specialised studios to enterprise-scale installations. Carbon Coder can be run via its user interface or via an XML-based API that is included with the product. The same API controls both Carbon Coder and the Rhozet Workflow System (WFS).

What's new in v3.16?

• Multiple Audio Program support for H.264 Exporter/ Importer and Smooth Streaming Exporter.
  
• CEA-708 Caption support for Omneon Exporter/Importer (MXF & MOV) and H.264 Exporter/Importer.
  
• A new Video Filter that allows for insertion of V-Chip XDS information into the Carbon pipeline in the caption/708 payload. Other filters such as the Line 21 Modulator video filter can then use the data from the caption/708 payload, such as in this example inserting it into line 21 of the VBI of output files.
  
• A new optional Audio Filter that allows Dolby-E encoding for any Carbon Coder Exporter supporting an Uncompressed or PCM audio format. This filter requires a separately purchased license, please see your sales account manager or reseller for more information.
  
• The new Timecode Processing filter can correct, clean up, or synchronise the timecode payload with time sources other than the source file.
  
• Existing Carbon users with a current Annual Maintenance, are eligible for FREE upgrade.

• Frame size conversion
  
• Frame rate conversion
  
• colour space conversion
  
• Aspect ratio conversion
  
• Interlace/de-interlace
  
• Telecine/inverse telecine
  
• PAL/NTSC conversion
  
• SD/HD conversion
  
• Cropping
  
• Key-frame extraction
  
• Multiple target outputs
  
• Batch processing

• Timecode imprint
  
• Subtitle/CC imprint
  
• XML controllable titler
  
• Metadata transport/conversion
  
• Line 21/CC conversion
  
• Watermarking
  
• Logo insertion
  
• 601/709 colour space support
  
• Video capture board support
  
• Remote job submission
  
• Watch folder automation
  
• Segment extraction/insertion

• Fade in/out
  
• Median
  
• Blur
  
• Sharpen
  
• NTSC-safe
  
• Rotate
  
• Black/white correction
  
• colour correction
  
• Gamma correction
  
• Temporal noise reduction

• Normalise
  
• Low-pass
  
• Fade In/Out
  
• Volume
  
• Dynamic range compressor

• File-Based Transcoding Software
  Uses a file-based workflow engine. All of its abilities are based on the acquisition, transformation, and delivery of files.
  
• Intuitive User Interface
  Carbon Coder's intuitive interface gives you complete control over every aspect of the transcoding process.
  
• Automated Operation
  Carbon Coder can be run in a fully automated mode. Watch folders and FTP transfers can be configured to automatically transcode any files that are moved to specified locations, and then the results can be placed into designated locations.
  
• Scalable Transcoding
  For large transcoding tasks, multiple Carbon Coders can be configured as a transcoding farm, under the control of Carbon Server software.
  
• XML-based SDK
  Carbon Coder and Carbon Server can be controlled directly via an XML-based SDK provided with the software. Every aspect of the transcoding process can be controlled by the SDK, including source/target destinations, transcoding parameters, filtering, compositing, ad insertion, titling, notifications, etc.