SysMedia to demonstrate raft of new subtitling developments at IBC

At IBC 2006, SysMedia will be demonstrating how its latest product developments extend further its capabilities covering any subtitling format on any platform, including HD, NLE and Digital Cinema, enhanced by the company’s recent productivity breakthroughs using automated speech-text alignment.
AutoTime uses on-the-fly text-to-speech alignment to reduce subtitle production time for recorded programming significantly. AutoTime matches the timing of each caption automatically to the equivalent spoken text within the digitised video or audio file. Speech presence detection techniques integrated into AutoTime can also assist subtitle timing even when the subtitle text is in a different language to that of the audio track.
Using the same core SysMedia technology as AutoTime, new product Script Align can take a digitised audio/video file and the related script text to generate a complete timed subtitle file.
Auto TX deploys SysMedia’s recently announced Speech Follower technology to track the progress of one or more presenters through a prepared script, providing automatic subtitle transmission for short scripted programmes. A prime application for Auto TX is the automated subtitle playout of regional news bulletins, enabling cost effective subtitling where it has previously been uneconomic.
WinCAPS now includes new exports for NLE (such as Final Cut Pro), Digital Cinema and MXF as well as HD formats. The latest generation of SysMedia’s InVISION caption generator now also includes full HD capability with support for file-based workflows.
SysMedia is extending its interactive services offering with the official introduction of complete end-to-end solutions for dynamic syndicated data feeds. These are deployable onto any platform and are equally suitable for customers with or without an existing interactive service. Adding extra value by processing and formatting incoming feeds with individually tailored server and set-top box applications for fast and clear presentation, this allows broadcasters to provide a unique and topical interactive experience very easily.
SysMedia will be highlighting the new edition of its Plasma Gold cross-platform content management and production environment for interactive TV, web and mobile.
This year the company will be demonstrating Plasma Gold's new production capabilities in IPTV and HD and also its ever-popular high-end digital text and other interactive solutions.
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