The Dolby Program Optimizer VM600

The Dolby® Program Optimizer VM600

Overview The Dolby Program Optimizer VM600 is a next-generation software platform that provides a file-based workflow solution for loudness correction, audio conversion, and upmixing. Leveraging the same feature set as the award-winning Dolby DP600 hardware, the VM600 offers more simultaneous work orders, and enables you to process content up to 12 times faster by integrating your VMware® and storage environment.*

Highlights • Automated loudness analysis and correction

• Faster-than-real-time file-based encoding, decoding, and transcoding

• Accomplish tasks significantly faster than the DP600 with more simultaneous work orders and current CPU processing power

• Easily migrate to faster CPUs as they become available in the future

• Price per work order is 50–75% lower than the DP600 (not including hardware)

Workflow Automation The software counterpart of the versatile Dolby DP600 hardware platform, the VM600 can simplify, optimize, and automate your broadcast workflows. It is designed specifically for cable, satellite, IPTV, terrestrial TV, Over-the-Top, radio, and post-production facilities.

Two Configurations The VM600 is available in two configurations to fit your workflow requirements: 8 or 16 simultaneous work orders.

Audio Encoding, Decoding, and Transcoding The VM600 provides faster-than-real-time file-based encoding, decoding, and conversion between all Dolby audio formats (Dolby Digital Plus™, Dolby Digital, and Dolby E), PCM, MPEG-1 LII, AAC, and HE AAC v2, while preserving the audio metadata.

Automated Loudness Analysis and Correction The VM600 expands on the patented Dialogue Intelligence™ technology for the industry reference Dolby Broadcast Loudness Meter LM100. The use of Dialogue Intelligence enables the VM600 to:

• Normalize the loudness of audio programs while preserving the original dynamic range

• Analyze the loudness of file-based audio bitstreams coded in Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby Digital, Dolby E, and HE AAC with Dolby metadata

• Validate and correct the dialnorm audio metadata parameter without the need for decoding and reencoding the original audio bitstream

• Provide intelligent speech-based loudness normalization for both PCM audio and MPEG-1 LII audio

* Processing times will vary greatly depending on content, workflow, CPU, RAM, and storage configurations.

1 Intelligent Upmixing Capability Intelligent upmixing enhances legacy two-channel content with the unique Dolby stereo-to-5.1 channel algorithm to create a wider, natural-sounding sweet spot, and ensure elimination of artifacts in any subsequent downmixing.

Hot Folder Mode Using the hot folder mode simplifies integration into existing workflow. When you select a specific profile, all media files moved to the hot folder are automatically processed to that profile and delivered to a folder you define.

Customized Profile Editing An integral processing profile editor enables customization of specific process engines to conform to governmental and institutional broadcast loudness standards.

Specifications

Supported Media File Formats • GXF (SMPTE 360M), including single program spanned over as many as five files • MXF Operation Patterns per SMPTE 390M (OP-Atom) • SMPTE 378M (OP-1a) • SMPTE 391M (OP-1b with internal essence file formats only) • MXF Container (essence) support per SMPTE 379M (GC) • SMPTE 381M (GC-MPEG) • SMPTE 383M (GC-DV minus support for audio essence interleaved in DV) • SMPTE 382M (GSC-AESBWF) • SMPTE 386M (IMX with D-10 audio) • MPEG-2 program stream • MPEG-2 single program transport stream (multiple audio essences supported) •MP4 Supported Media Server Platforms •Omneon® MediaDeck™ •Spectrum™ • Grass Valley® K2 Supported Linear Audio Types • WAV, including multiple mono, broadcast, and multichannel WAV files with or without a Dolby audio metadata WAV chunk, as interleaved or discrete • AIFF, including multichannel as interleaved or discrete files • 16-, 20-, and 24-bit PCM (within any of the media file formats listed under Supported Media File Formats, above Supported Audio Types • Dolby Digital Plus (E-AC-3) • Dolby Digital (AC-3) • Dolby E • HE AAC with Dolby metadata • AAC • MPEG-1 LII

2 Additional Supported Processing Engines • Dolby Pro Logic® II encoding • Proprietary 2-channel-to-5.1-channel upmixing Loudness Estimation and Correction Algorithms • Dialogue Intelligence, patented • Proprietary coded audio loudness correction algorithm, patented • ITU-R BS.1770-1, ITU-R BS.1770-2, ITU-R BS.1770-3 • EBU R 128 audio loudness measurement • Loudness logging: short term, long term, sample peak, true peak, dialogue level, integrated (non-dialogue) level File System Protocols •FTP •Samba (SMB/CIFS) •SFTP Third-Party API • Provided as a web service utilizing Simple Object Access protocol (SOAP) over HTTP System Requirements The Dolby VM600 runs in a virtual machine environment, and can be deployed in either VMware vCenter™ 5.1 clustered servers, or as a standalone virtual machine with the VMware Workstation™ 10.0 application. Example server and storage configurations are available on www.dolby.com. Your specific requirements will vary greatly depending on your workflow requirements, so consult with Dolby Sales and Support prior to purchase. A free, 30-day software trial is available.

License Server System Requirements For copy protection, the Dolby VM600 license server requires a separate PC running either Windows® 7 or Windows Server® 2008 (32- or 64-bit). Multiple VM600 instances in the same facility can all connect to a single license server.

Software Maintenance The Dolby Program Optimizer VM600 ships with three years of software maintenance coverage. Visit www.dolby.com/warranty for the latest product warranty information.

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