Softel, a UK-based company that claims to have over 25 years of experience in providing ancillary data solutions--including solutions for interactive TV, opt cuing/ad insertion, subtitling and captioning--to leading broadcasters and service providers across the world (note: for an in-depth overview of Softel and its work in the interactive TV space, see the interview with its CEO, Sam Pemberton, that was published on itvt.com, July 31st), said Wednesday that it has signed a deal with online video specialist, Grab Networks, that will see the latter supplying the Softel Swift vTX subtitling and captioning solution as an integrated component of its video server solutions.
Softel, which says that integrated solutions have already been deployed in the field, claims that the Swift vTX software provides "highly efficient" integration of subtitling into the file-based workflow of the Grab server for subtitle and caption encoding/transcoding across a range of output and file formats, including open, Line 21, DVB and streaming VOD. "Grab Networks invented process automation for non-linear media production," Jim Duval, Grab Networks' director of product management, said in a prepared statement. "Our recently released Agility 2G system automates best-in-class media processing technologies into seamless, customizable workflows. Softel with Swift vTX delivers a technology that seamlessly integrates with our solutions, offering a broad range of format support and the dynamic workflows that our customers enjoy. The two organizations enjoy a great relationship and the expertise Softel bring to the table is first class."
According to Softel, Swift vTX encodes, transcodes, extracts and reinserts subtitles, captions and ancillary data on video assets. The company claims that it is SD- and HD-compatible, and provides high performance, flexibility, "seamless" integration with workflow systems and "at-a-glance" management, while significantly reducing operational costs.
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