FileCatalyst Deployed For FIFA Women's World Cup

Pronology has announced the integration of FileCatalyst with its own Media Asset Management (MAM) software to accelerate the transfer of digital assets during FOX Sports' recent coverage of the FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015.

The matches were played at numerous venues throughout Canada, with the coverage coordinated from the International Broadcast Coordination Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia. The post-production efforts were carried out more than 1,000 miles away at two post-production facilities in Los Angeles, while all of the match recordings – including ISO camera, replay angles and the ENG style content (up to and including 4K), was captured in Vancouver.

Pronology managed and stored all of the FOX assets from three separate 'storage' locations. Authorised users were able to login from anywhere and instantly view proxy footage that was frame accurately linked to the corresponding high-res footage.

To meet editorial deadlines, FOX Sports needed the ability to transfer a large number of high-resolution video files, from any one location to any of the other locations, both automatically and on-demand. For this, Pronology utilised its new Location Intelligence feature which allowed the production crew to determine whether the content required was available where it was needed or if it required transfer. Pronology integrated the FileCatalyst API into their MAM for the movement of all files and in doing so, was able to move content between all three locations as needed. FileCatalyst's UDP-based technology sent files hundreds of times faster than traditional file transfer methods.

Between the raw source content that was sent to the edit facilities and the finished pieces sent back to Vancouver for playout, more than 300 TB's of media was transferred during the course of the event. It was achieved by using a relatively inexpensive 1 Gb connection, making for a cost-effective solution suitable for almost any size production.

"As Pronology embarked on this project, we looked at a range of technologies that would complement and streamline the requirements of this production, especially given the geographic challenges," said Jonathan Aroesty, co-founder, Pronology. "The use of our new Location Intelligence feature coupled with FileCatalyst's accelerated file transfer technology proved to be a winning combination."

"We are always excited to play a role in major sporting events, such as the FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015," said Chris Bailey, founder and CEO of Unlimi-Tech, creator of FileCatalyst. "FileCatalyst has a proven history when it comes to providing accelerated file transfer for live events, and that is something of which we are very proud."

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(JP/LM)