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CNN
has announced signed of a Master Agreement for CNN's purchase,
license and installation of Pinnacle products, including
Vortex News solutions. The companies are in discussions
refining system configurations to provide Vortex News Systems
to meet the quality and speed needed by CNN, for its "Feeds
& Edit" project at the CNN Center in Atlanta, Georgia as
well as the CNN News Bureau in New York City.
Senior
VP of Technology at CNN Gordon Castle said: "The Vortex
News system was selected to replace all tape based daily
production for CNN in Atlanta and New York. When fully implemented,
the system will utilise Long Group of Pictures MPEG and
integrate using MXF to our Playback servers, Digital Archive
and .com production systems creating a complete digital
production environment."
Vortex
is a comprehensive solution that integrates all aspects
of news ingest, editing, and playback of video into a single,
seamless environment built on Pinnacle Systems Emmy Award
winning media server technology. Within seconds of ingesting
material from a source, Vortex enables everyone involved
in the production of a story to begin working. Editing can
take place from virtually any PC on the network. Comprehensive
management capabilities ensure elements come together to
create ready-for-air stories and maintain access to the
original elements for archival and repurposing applications.
The
Palladium Architecture and Vortex News Systems demonstrate
Pinnacle's commitment to open systems. Pinnacle's file system
and file formats will comply with industry standards and
be open for use by other application providers.
Pinnacle Systems claims to provide cutting-edge digital
video creation, storage, streaming and viewing solutions
for broadcasters, video professionals and consumers.
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