Aurora 3.0 Hotfix 3 Brochure

Aurora provides template-driven analysis, allowing you to specify the parameters or quality items important for your process.

Standard Professional Standard Professional Syntax Checks Video Quality Codecs (MPEG-2, AVC, VC-1, AC-3) x x Blockiness Artifact Detection x x Containers (Transport, Program Stream) x x Consecutive Frames (Black/Constant Color/Freeze) x x MXF Container Full Analysis (single pass) MXF option MXF option Flashing Detection (Harding Compliant) x Captions (CEA/608/708, ATSC53, SCTE20) x Interlace Artifact & Field Order Detection x Container Parameters Edge Detection x Digimetrics Aurora Brightness x Stream Sum Bit Rate x x Black Bar Detection (w/ correct aspect ratio report) x File Size x x Telecine Pulldown Detection x x Compare A/V Stream Lengths x x Aspect Ratio Changes x Compare MXF Metadata to Stream MXF option MXF option Color Bar Pattern Detection x PID Value x x File-Based A/V Tape Hit Detection x Video Parameters Color Push Detection x Video Length x x Stream Verifier Audio Parameters Display Resolution x x Audio playtime x x Display Aspect Ratio x x Audio # of Channels x x Frame Rate x x Audio Language x x Frame Horizontal Size x x Frame Vertical Size x x Audio Quality Profile/Level x x Audio Clipping x Individual Stream Bit Rate x x Dropouts/Silence Detection x x Buffer Size (from coded value) x x Audio Loudness (Instantaneous in dB) x Interlaced Mode x x Audio Loudness (Moving average in BS.1770 LU) x GOP Length x x Test Tone Detection x GOP closed/open x Audio Channel Phase Detection x CBR check x x Audio Snap Detection x Quantization x x Distribution/Broadcast Restrictions Pulsing Check (quant. diff. of I and P/B) x DVD constraints x x Automated syntax and quality Consecutive I, B, P or SKIP pic length x BD constraints (primary or secondary video) x x Color Space x x BD constraints for MVC 3D Video x x Chroma Profile x x CableLabs TV constraints x verification for audio and Luma & Chroma Values x x CableLabs VOD constraints x Cadence x NTSC Broadcast Video x video streams Detect Cadence Changes x PAL Broadcast Video x AFD x ATSC Broadcast Video & Audio x CGMS-A x DVB-T Broadcast Video x TV/MPAA Rating x ISDB-T Broadcast Video x GOP Structure x Pixel Aspect Ratio x

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© DCA, Inc 2008-2010. All Rights Reserved. Rev. 2010-05-27A Digimetrics, Digi-metrics and Aurora are trademarks of DCA, Inc. DCA’s next generation automated content In-Depth Analysis & Reporting Comprehensive Format Support Easy to Use verifier, Aurora, ensures that your file- For every stream verified by Aurora, a comprehensive Aurora was designed to verify a majority of the The browser-based interface ensures quick access to: based video and audio streams are report is produced, containing stream information and streams available today. There is no extra charge for • Queue management compliant from a codec and container analysis details. Report information includes: any codec or container support. • Reporting standpoint, as well as from a quality and Container Summary Video Codecs • Add or edit verification templates parameter restriction standpoint. Stream Essence Count Stream Storage Mode H.264/AVC/MPEG-4 pt 10 MPEG-2 VC-1 • Manual job entry Container/Stream File Size Timecode Essence/Runtime AVC Intra IMX-30/40/50 WMV-9 Subtitle Essence/Type MXF Dark Metadata Apple ProRes Avid DNxHD Cineform HD How it Works Video Stream ID JPEG2000 DV/DVCPro 25/50/100 Flash VP-6/7 Fast Aurora consists of three components working together. Frame Count Profile/Level MVC/H.264 3D Profile H.263/H.263+ MPEG-4, Part 2 For standard definition content, verification units can Runtime Frame Resolution Audio Codecs process content at 2-5x real-time speed, while high- Interlaced Mode Frame Rate WAV/RAW/PCM AC-3/Dolby Digital EAC-3/Dolby Digital+ Aurora Verification Units (VUs) are the actual Color Space Bit Rate MLP/Dolby TrueHD DTS DTS-HD/Master Audio definition content should run at real-time speed or Chroma Profile (Colorimetry) Aspect Ratio AAC HE-AAC/Dolby Pulse MPEG-1 verification engine. Each VU handles a single stream. faster. Color Depth Quantization (Avg) MPEG-2/L-1,2,3 AIFF AC3-NS Aurora’s controller service ensures that verification Aurora comes standard with a single VU, and no limit GOP Type (Open/Closed) Quantization (Min/Max) WMA Standard WMA Pro on the number of VUs you can add (volume pricing GOP Size (Min/Max) AFD Containers units process streams simultaneously, up to 4 or more Cadence Closed Captions/Language discounts available). Transport Stream Program Stream MXF at a time for multi-core systems. TV-MPAA Rating CGMS-A QuickTime/MOV AVI FLV Audio Stream ID WMV/ASF MP4 3GPP The Aurora Controller coordinates and prioritizes your Sample Count Number of Channels GXF Flexible Runtime Sample Rate verification jobs between multiple VUs, regardless of With Aurora, you can customize the verification the Bit Depth Bit Rate the network location of the VUs. Audio Language AC-3 Bit Stream Syntax Automated Verification way you want with templates, allowing you to select AC-3 Dialogue Normalization AC-3 Dynamic Range Gain Aurora has a built-in WSDL-based SOAP API and a specific items from the available analysis groups to be

The Aurora Interface module provides a highly flexible Analysis is template-driven (template values can be hot folder monitor, assuring that you can bring up the checked. WSDL-based SOAP API, as well as a hot folder found on the back of this brochure). If a template item verifier in most existing workflows with a minimum of When you need additional verification capacity, monitor utility and a web-browser interface. is found to be in error, the location will be reported effort. VUs can be added to your Aurora configuration, all (timecode, frame count and GOP) along with a PNG accessible from the same interface. capture of the frame in question. Helpful The Standard Report is customizable XML which Affordable includes a single page summary with complete stream Aurora is available in a standard or professional information and Pass/Fail analysis results. configuration, depending on your verification needs. Both configurations are software-only, allowing you to An additional Test User mode is available to generate utilize your Windows Server hardware. CSV reports for any template test parameter, frame- by-frame, or caption data, in a time-aligned fashion. Trustworthy Aurora comes from the minds of Digimetrics, the In addition to the best in class reports, Aurora is digital media solutions division of DCA, a company backed up by 24 hour, Monday-Friday support, either with over 20 years of content analysis for optical via phone or online remote assistance. media producers. DCA’s next generation automated content In-Depth Analysis & Reporting Comprehensive Format Support Easy to Use verifier, Aurora, ensures that your file- For every stream verified by Aurora, a comprehensive Aurora was designed to verify a majority of the The browser-based interface ensures quick access to: based video and audio streams are report is produced, containing stream information and streams available today. There is no extra charge for • Queue management compliant from a codec and container analysis details. Report information includes: any codec or container support. • Reporting standpoint, as well as from a quality and Container Summary Video Codecs • Add or edit verification templates parameter restriction standpoint. Stream Essence Count Stream Storage Mode H.264/AVC/MPEG-4 pt 10 MPEG-2 VC-1 • Manual job entry Container/Stream File Size Timecode Essence/Runtime AVC Intra IMX-30/40/50 WMV-9 Subtitle Essence/Type MXF Dark Metadata Apple ProRes Avid DNxHD Cineform HD How it Works Video Stream ID JPEG2000 DV/DVCPro 25/50/100 Flash VP-6/7 Fast Aurora consists of three components working together. Frame Count Profile/Level MVC/H.264 3D Profile H.263/H.263+ MPEG-4, Part 2 For standard definition content, verification units can Runtime Frame Resolution Audio Codecs process content at 2-5x real-time speed, while high- Interlaced Mode Frame Rate WAV/RAW/PCM AC-3/Dolby Digital EAC-3/Dolby Digital+ Aurora Verification Units (VUs) are the actual Color Space Bit Rate MLP/Dolby TrueHD DTS DTS-HD/Master Audio definition content should run at real-time speed or Chroma Profile (Colorimetry) Aspect Ratio AAC HE-AAC/Dolby Pulse MPEG-1 verification engine. Each VU handles a single stream. faster. Color Depth Quantization (Avg) MPEG-2/L-1,2,3 AIFF AC3-NS Aurora’s controller service ensures that verification Aurora comes standard with a single VU, and no limit GOP Type (Open/Closed) Quantization (Min/Max) WMA Standard WMA Pro on the number of VUs you can add (volume pricing GOP Size (Min/Max) AFD Containers units process streams simultaneously, up to 4 or more Cadence Closed Captions/Language discounts available). Transport Stream Program Stream MXF at a time for multi-core systems. TV-MPAA Rating CGMS-A QuickTime/MOV AVI FLV Audio Stream ID WMV/ASF MP4 3GPP The Aurora Controller coordinates and prioritizes your Sample Count Number of Channels GXF Flexible Runtime Sample Rate verification jobs between multiple VUs, regardless of With Aurora, you can customize the verification the Bit Depth Bit Rate the network location of the VUs. Audio Language AC-3 Bit Stream Syntax Automated Verification way you want with templates, allowing you to select AC-3 Dialogue Normalization AC-3 Dynamic Range Gain Aurora has a built-in WSDL-based SOAP API and a specific items from the available analysis groups to be

Aurora provides template-driven analysis, allowing you to specify the parameters or quality items important for your process.

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