Telestream debuts a major release for its FlipFactory server software products. FlipFactory is a full workflow automation system that offers broadcasters, media companies, enterprises and service providers the broadest video and audio file format support for transcoding and the deepest integration with third-party systems for file discovery and transfer between systems. Major new features now available in version 7.0 include faster single-server transcoding, YouTube fingerprinting, Dolby E support for broadcast and editing workflows, Avid send-to-playback support, plus more file format and wrapper support.

The complexity of today’s workflows, combined with large HD files sizes, makes the need for fast transcoding more important than ever before. For many workflows, FlipFactory now transcodes files up to eight times faster than real time on a single server — lowering hardware costs, while increasing productivity. FlipFactory 7.0 delivers one-step Dolby E audio processing — saving users time and money. FlipFactory automatically decodes Dolby E audio and re-encodes it to an extensive range of audio formats and wrappers for distribution to multiple distribution platforms. FlipFactory provides direct pass-through of clean Dolby E embedded audio files to all the leading video servers and editing systems, without degradation of source files. It can also be used to pass through Dolby E audio and transcode only the video to an extensive range of formats and wrappers.

Also new in V7.0, YouTube fingerprinting allows content owners to easily identify and track their video content which is uploaded to YouTube — without incurring any extra steps, costs or processes. Integration and support for Avid workflows expands to include Avid send to playback straight from the Avid timeline for faster throughput from Avid systems to on-air systems and servers. A new stitching feature allows users to easily submit a job with multiple input files to FlipFactory which stitches them together for fast processing and production of a single output file.

A new ITU-BS1770 loudness detection and correction option allows broadcasters to detect and correct audio loudness for up to 6 channels of audio as part of any FlipFactory workflow. A new SCC file generation feature allows users to extract closed captions from a media file and insert them into a SCC file, modify them, and then resubmit the files. This allows captions to be reinserted and objectionable content to be monitored and modified. Plus, there's more format and third-party system support. For broadcast and cable workflows, these include XDCAM HD 50 encoding, XDCAM EX decoding, MXF decoding of Omneon DNxHD files, HD VANC preservation and insertion, and much more. For IPTV, mobile and streaming workflows, support expands to include a new 3GP encoder, Flash 9 encoder and multi-threaded Flash 8 encoder for improved quality and speed, expanded Apple ProRes support and more.