SysMedia Launches File-Based Open Caption Capability
by | Sep 12, 2008 - 11:47:26 AM
SysMedia has further extended the capabilities of its InFILE software utility
designed to insert subtitles into a broadcast quality video file or transport
stream.
The latest development now means that the software can add full broadcast quality
open-caption subtitles in any language to a digital media file as part of a
software-only file-based workflow. This functionality is being demonstrated for
the first time at IBC 2008.
This new open-caption capability extends InFILE’s functionality, adding
traditional burnt-in translation subtitles to the popular closed caption
formats (teletext, Line 21 and DVB). The software works with SD and HD MPEG-2
video files and DVB transport streams; formats such as H.264 and QuickTime are
also on the roadmap for 2008.
“This extra capabilty for InFILE once again highlights SysMedia’s commitment to
providing broadcasters and VOD distributors with the optimum tools. With
increasing amounts of subtitling required, it is essential to have a
cost-effective solution and InFILE will prove to be a very valuable asset,”
says Andrew Lambourne, CEO, SysMedia.
Earlier this year SysMedia launched a
US version of the software inserter
that provides the ability to embed Line 21 closed caption data into SD or HD
MPEG-2 media files.
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