Loading Dock
A comprehensive, self-contained, web-based ingest tool for processing all methods of content delivery.
LoadingDock is a content acquisition, prep and distribution center, scalable from a single station to multi-station use. It is a
powerful content management platform with manual and automatic transfer and ingest options.
LoadingDock interfaces directly with catch servers and will streamline your content acquisition between all of your
locations, plus it is automation agnostic and will work directly with the transcoder of your choice.
All Content - One View
View all programming from all providers, FTP sites, and watch folders in one simple-to-use web page, from anywhere on the network.
Powerful Content Management
This all-in-one product includes the obility to push and pull data, upload it to the cloud, prep spots and programs, watch lorez clips of material and review status of all material being processed.
Multi-Location
LoadingDock is flexible based on the needs of each stition group. It can act as either Capture location, Prep location, Delivery location or any combination dictited by the station group's needs and workflows.
Workflow Process Overview:
CATCH SERVER
Supports long-form providers PitchBlue and Pathfire, short-form providers, and allows users to pull spots from any FTP service provider.
CAPTURE
Recordings Manage scheduled content capture with both file based CatchServer integration and scheduled Satellite Recording for baseband ingest.
TRA IC Instructions LoadingDock offers dub list support for spot acquisition, local and group dub lists. In a group situation, there can be one dublist, for all national spots across the station group, based on needs. LoadingDock will interface with your transcoder to transcode spots from that single dublist for all stations. All content can be shared and this allows larger, more flexible workflow options.
Web Form Upload Tool The upload tool in LoadingDock allows you to upload any file at any time. If there is XML data included with that file, you can include it and that data will be attached to the asset. The user can also manually enter all necessary data during the upload process.
TRANSCODE
LoadingDock interfaces with your transcoders, such as Elemental, Carbon, Telestream and more. You also have the option to reduce hardware and move to a cloud transcode through Sony’s Ci transcoder.
RECEIVE / DELIVER
Cloud Cloud Sharing with Sony’s Ci Cloud, and other cloud providers.
Dock to Dock LoadingDock option for multiple stations. A primary and backup LoadingDock(s) are configured with station-defined roles. Capture and prep at one location and distribute to the others via subscription permissions.
1-Hour Warning Set up alarms or messaging for when a delivery site is missing content scheduled to air within one hour.
TO AIR
Push to Video Server for Air LoadingDock interfaces with all major video servers including Harmonic, Grass Valley and Imagine. It also allows for any NAS or even an Edit bay.
Daily Prep Schedule
Your list of items to be processed each day, week or filtered by job type, status, dates or more.
Program Prep
View material and check or edit in preparation for air. While previewing the programs and spots using a proxy copy of the video, you will be able to trim and adjust segments, if needed. If the program comes over with XML data, that data will be previewed with the clip. That data is editable and it will populate into AssetBase. You will also be able to decide which portions of the clip should be wired and which should not. Assign content-specific forms to recurring content ingest to reduce the need for duplicate tasks.
Program Status Report (PSR)
Monitor, check deliveries, and see data regarding all current programming being sent and retrieved. Status icons from capture to delivery, make it easy to review the process of all content at a glance.
new overall system features
- UPLOAD CONTENT internally or externally to your facility, based on “upload privileges” you set.
- AUTOMATE DEFINED WORKFLOWS for file movement and processing.
- ESTABLISH AND CONTROL the file type requirements specific to your facility.
- DOCK TO DOCK LoadingDock solution for multiple stations. A primary LoadingDock is configured to capture and prep all material. The Backup LoadingDock systems subscribe to the Primary. The Primary grants permission to each Backup LoadingDock to allow material retrieval. Material will be available via a bit torrent for Dock to Dock.
- AUTOMATICALLY ACQUIRE CONTENT from content providers such as Pathfire, PitchBlue and others.
- CREATE DIFFERENT USER PROFILES with specific privileges to match the roles and responsibilities of your staff.
- STREAMLINE MEDIA PREPARATION in a modern file-based facility so you can time, segment and QC material without using a video server port.
- NATIONAL SPOTS In a group situation, there can be one dublist for all national spots that each station in the group needs. All content is shared and this allows larger, more flexible workflow options.
- PROVIDE A LOW RESOLUTION COPY to be viewed via the web.
- PROTECT FILES so they cannot be overwritten or deleted.
- PROGRAM STATUS REPORT The PSR is a user’s central hub to monitor, check deliveries and see data regarding all current programming being retrieved. Each program has status icons which stand for each step of the process from Capture to Delivery. A lorez copy and detailed information is available in further detail on each program.
- MCDC When a station group decides to use LoadingDock as a content distribution center for multiple stations, LoadingDock is called MCDC. Stations act as either Prep Centers or Nodes. Prep Centers receive and record data and upload and retrieve from the cloud. Nodes can be prep centers, capture centers, delivery centers or a combination of all.
