VSN will unveil Project Spider in Amsterdam

The “Live” version of VsnIPTransfer, the UMP transfer accelerator and the Vsnfreemove virtual set will appear for the first time at IBC. In addition, the Spider Project will show the first sketches of the new workflow architecture developed by the Spanish company.

The Amsterdam fair will be the setting chosen by VSN to reveal to its partners and clients new products and versions of its content management and broadcast automation systems for tapeless digital environments.

The “Live” version of VsnIPTransfer, the UMP transfer accelerator and the Vsnfreemove virtual set will appear for the first time at IBC. In addition, the Spider Project will show the first sketches of the new workflow architecture developed by the Spanish company.

VsnIPTransfer version 6.1 showcases the great advancements recently made by VSN in file transfer technologies. The main new features include the ability to carry out live broadcasts with simultaneous registration of video files on the central server; the possibility of transferring without compression (for example DVCPro25 MXF); a new complete send-receive chain in .mov formats; notable speed increases and, optionally, the possibility of working with the new UMP protocol. This technology developed exclusively by VSN provides notable increases in transfer speed, especially when the distance between nodes is very large.

This year, for the first time in Europe, the Vsnfreemove virtual set will be seen in version 1.5. This solution makes access to a virtual studio available to small/medium TV channels since its technology does not need tracking systems to create perfect camera movements and keying. It has 4 video inputs (cameras and/or line), 10 scene memories, integrated mixer and a level of digital quality unique in its segment.

Project Spider

More than a year ago, VSN began an important R&D project, called Spider, in search of a higher level of integration between the areas of content management (MAM), automation, traffic and TV workflows (BPM). The first fruits of this effort will be shown at IBC to VSN partners in various countries. The new architecture of VSN solutions provides three different “layers” or levels: the static part of the system, that is, databases, MAM, rundowns, contracts, rights, event logs, device control,…; the dynamic part, basically the management of workflows in programming, ingestion, validation, post-production, archiving and emission; and communication/integration services between the various VSN and third-party modules.

The main consequences of the new architecture are unlimited scalability, the possibility of customizing workflows at the will of each client, a total level of integration between all operational areas of a channel (management, programming, archiving, traffic, news, continuity,...) and, finally, the adoption of open protocols (web services, REST, SOAP...) to seamlessly integrate any solution from third-party manufacturers into the VSN ecosystem. The Spider project will be finalized in the coming months with new versions of all the traditional modules (MAM-file, traffic, news, etc.) of the Spanish manufacturer.