Florida based Digital Broadcast, which provides automated newsroom and master control equipment for television broadcast and Pathfire have announced a technology agreement that provides broadcasters with an automated and streamlined workflow to move news content directly to video file servers and editing platforms.

As a result of this agreement, news content video files received on the Pathfire Digital Media Gateway (DMG) in a broadcast facility can be automatically transferred to Digital Broadcast NewsBank and MediaBank servers via Pathfire DMG Server Connect for news.

Newsroom workflow is expected to benefit in terms of efficiency and economy by using the Pathfire and Digital Broadcast systems in tandem. As news stories arrive through Pathfire, they can be transferred directly to Digital Broadcast NewsBank system via DMG Server Connect for News in native MPEG-2 format. Then they can be edited with other content to compile robust and seamless local interest stories adds the release.

An official release informs that there is no need to store video files on tape prior to transferring them to play-to-air servers or video editing systems. Once files are transferred to digital broadcast servers, the files can be edited in native MPEG-2 format and sent direct to air, retaining master file quality and avoiding any file degradation. With Digital Broadcast’s unique NewsEdit editing software, broadcast facility staff can perform I, P or B frame-accurate, long or short GOP MPEG-2 edits as well as frame-accurate native DV edits. Also, MPEG-2 content and DV content can be edited together and stored as MPEG-2, DV or other formats.

The Atlanta headquartered Pathfire provides digital content distribution and management solutions for the broadcast television industry.