FOR-A, a manufacturer of video and audio systems for the broadcast and professional video industries, is to introduce an on-the-fly, multiple-output video content repurposing solution for Web and mobile TV distribution.

The new PC-based software application Prism System includes a built-in encoder and clipping, and trans-coding tools. It ingests and encodes incoming video signals and records them to network attached storage (NAS). During the encode process, it will save the video cut point information.

Designed for SD resolution, the system ingests SD-SDI signals with embedded audio and encodes it as MPEG-2 Long GOP files at up to 15 Mbps with 16:9 aspect ratio.

FOR-A says that using today's conventional systems, the clipping process cannot be started until the recording of the incoming video is completed. I contrast, it claims that the Prism System will allow clipping on the fly while recording the incoming video. This is said to be faster and more effective for news and sports applications.

Once the video clipping is finalized, an MPEG-2 file is output to the NAS, from which files can be trans-coded and either saved in a designated folder or uploaded by FTP to a streaming distribution site automatically.

Prism System allows the use of third party trans-coding software to convert MPEG-2 file formats, as well as Windows Media, Flash Video, and H.264 file formats. Users can also embed a still image, such as a logo, during the format conversion.

These days, broadcasters are producing video content for more than just over-the-air television transmission. They need to repurpose their content assets for distribution on the Web and beyond. Prism will allow broadcasters to increase their station content revenues, while keeping the production costs low," explained Hiro Tanoue, president, FOR-A Corporation of America.