At the 2017 NAB Show in Las Vegas in April, Interra Systems will introduce hybrid capabilities for its BATON video quality control (QC) solution. The latest version is intended to enhance auto QC checks by allowing users to add manual (i.e., "eyeball") checks. The platform includes an upgraded BATON Media Player that shows a list of user-defined manual QC checks enabled in the test plan, allowing users to add necessary errors on the content timeline, as well as review auto QC results.
"While automation has been transformative for the broadcast community in terms of speeding up workflows, auto QC tools do not fully implement an organization's overall QC policy. Relying on a combination of auto QC and manual intervention is ultimately the best approach to understanding false negatives and positives, detecting critical issues that aren't yet detected by automation alone, and taking appropriate corrective measures," said Ashish Basu, vice president, global sales and business development, at Interra. "Integrating manual QC as a part of our BATON platform ensures a complete and seamless QC flow for broadcasters."
BATON is an automated file-based QC solution designed to simplify quality assurance for SD, HD, UHD, 4K, and mixed workflows, and to support a range of codecs and media containers. It's designed to integrate with media servers, transcoders, MAM archiving, and workflow solutions, and also to continue operating even if one of the hardware components is down.