VSN is highlighting the latest features and functions of its VSNExplorer media asset management ( MAM ) solution , which now includes Wedit , a Web-based editing tool that offers new features such as audio waveforms and voiceover capability .

Developed in HTML5 , Wedit is a tool designed to allow journalists and editors to edit videos and prepare them for broadcast on online and social media platforms from a single interface , without having to switch to a non-linear editing ( NLE ) option . In addition to the integration of audio editing and voiceover capabilities , Wedit features are also available in the cloud to ensure flexibility for users .

The new media object server ( MOS ) media bus , VSNExplorer Plugin , is also provided as an add-on feature to VSNExplorer , and has been fully developed in HTML5 to avoid the need to use or install additional hardware or software . According to VSN , this Web plug-in for newsroom computer systems ( NRCS ) enables users to edit and unify video files and graphics directly within the journalists

’ NRCS graphical user interface ( GUI ). Compatible with major NRCS — such as Octopus 8 , Inception from Ross Video and iNews from Avid — VSNExplorer Plugin is integrated with the NRCS via the MOS communications protocol .

VSN , says Nicholas Morgan , the company ’ s Asia-Pacific sales director , is placing a strong focus on the implementation of some of the most up-to-date technologies that will be crucial for the future of media management and content production .

He continues : “ These include AI functionalities , such as speech-totext , image processing , face recognition , object detection , sentiment analysis , audio effects detection , contextual information and text transcription and translation .

“ This new production-enabling technology is used to automate metadata detection and extraction and to enhance business intelligence gathering processes , combined with the introduction of 100 % cloud environments for our entire solutions portfolio . We are showing these new

VSN ’ s Wedit is designed to allow journalists and editors to edit videos and prepare them for broadcast on online and social media platforms from a single interface .

features for the first time in Asia , along with new production tools including Wedit with voiceover and our Web-based NRCS Plugin , bringing an even more powerful solution to our broadcast and media customers in the APAC region .”

Visitors to BroadcastAsia2018 booth 4N5-02 can check out VSN ’ s latest cloud-based production solutions , following the implementation of four VSN systems to the cloud — VSNOneTV , VSN CreaTV , VSNExplorer and VSNWebTV . In this way , VSN technology enables broadcast and media companies to manage and deliver all their content and data anywhere and anytime , just by using a standard Internet connection .

Users are provided with broader

access to all types of daily tasks , from programme scheduling to automated file transfer and delivery to video servers and online and social platforms — all from within the cloud .

To better reach out to customers in the region , VSN has also expanded its Asia-Pacific team at its Hong Kong office . Morgan explains : “ I believe there is significant potential in Asia- Pacific for VSN ’ s advanced workflow enabling technologies , and we are continuing with our strategy to build a substantially increased presence over the coming years .

“ Customers in Asia-Pacific need to be exposed to new technology options that provide their production teams with tools that are better suited to the future media landscape .”

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