Evertz Microsystems Ltd.

ProCAP®

Offline Captioning - Line 21 Closed Caption, DVD Subtitling, Web TV URLs...

ProCAP is a complete offline non-linear captioning system offering a cost-effective and flexible solution.

Player: Using Windows® XP multimedia subsytem for playback, ProCAP adds caption and subtitle preview over video for WYSIWYG display, timing and positioning. Also supports Avid Quicktime reference clips.

Editor: Using Microsoft® Word ProCAP extends the functionality of the universal word processor allowing users to import or create transcripts, author and edit captions, caption styles, format and positioning.

Timeline: Provides a pictorial view of the caption information. Shot change detection, a film strip and an audio waveform allows for precise alignment of captions.

Networking: ProCAP is network ready supporting 100Base TX and Gigabit Ethernet for quick integration and setup.

Example ProCAP® Connections/Functions

ProCAP® Capture: Using an industry standard capture card and a SCSI subsystem in a 1RU server, the resulting MPEG1 file is a frame-accurate capture of the source video. Lower cost capture solutions combined with the Author station are also available. Burn-in time code on capture, or optional LTC capture, ensures frame-accurate results.

Example ProCAP® ScreenshotProCAP® Author: ProCAP Author saves time by supporting EIA-608 Line 21 captioning, EIA-708 DTV captioning and DVD Subtitling all in the same application - the work done for one standard can be applied to the next Cheetah .CAP, TDS, .SCC for DVD Line 21, DVD scripts and Image files are all supported

ProCAP® Transfer: ProCAP Transfer ensures accurate and consistent encoding of captions to video. Support for various file formats including .TDS, Cheetah, .CAP, NCI, .CAP and NCI, .FLC. ProCAP Transfer can also capture existing Line 21 streams, and export them as .SCC files for DVD.

Avid NLE With MetaSync®: ProCAP Author seamlessly integrates with Avid NLEs. Avid Quicktime reference clips can be used directly. MetaSync® export scripts can be imported for finishing, or any available transcript used as a starting point. Completed work can be output for Transfer or as a Line 21 video clip to be taken back into the Avid project.

Closed Caption Encoder: ProCAP Transfer supports any new or existing CTRL-A Protocol compliant Closed Caption encoder. For digital video applications, the Evertz HD9084 is a full broadcast quality EIA-608 and EIA-708 digital encoder.

Omneon Server Support: ProCAP Transfer allows for off-line caption encoding directly into clips residing on an Omneon server. The typical speed is 4 to 6 times real-time. Because Line 21 data is inserted into the video clip, there is not generation loss. Clip caption status tagging allows simplified automation support.

Features

  • Full customization of keyboard shortcuts and macros to suit the user
  • WYSIWYG control over caption placement through drag-and-drop and shortcuts
  • Resizeable player window. Windows® XP allows for multi-monitor display
  • Timeline provides a pictorial view of caption reading rates, and any conflicts or errors during authoring, saving revision time and costs
  • Shot scene detection with film strip and audio waveform allows for accurate positioning of captions
  • Interfaces to Avid and Avid MetaSync®, allowing for rapid captioning of material
  • Omneon Encode support delivers performance of 4 to 6 time real-time encode. Automation support through clip tagging.

Ordering Information

PC-HW-CAPDRC-Stream500 WM9 video and audio capture PCI adapter
PA-SW-LITEProCAP® Lite Author software only, 1 station licence, Roll-Up EIA-608 and Avid
PA-SW-BASEProCAP® Author software only, 1 station licence, Full EIA-608 Standard with Avid, auto Shot-change
See Ordering Options below.
PT-SW-LITEProCAP® Transfer software only, 1 station licence, Supports ProCAP®, TDS, Cheetah and NCI Files
PT-SW-OMNEONProCAP® Transfer software only, 1 station licence, Omneon Encoding of ProCAP®, TDS, Cheetah and NCI Files
PT-HW-TCProCAP® Transfer Time Code Reader, Adrienne PCI-VLTC/RDR Universal
Ordering Options
Notes• Options +DVD and +708 are available only for PA-SW-BASE
+DVDProCAP® Author software only, 1 station licence, Adds DVD/Subtitling to PA-SW-BASE
+708ProCAP® Author software only, 1 station licence, Adds 708 to PA-SW-BASE
Third Party Hardware
PA-HWProCAP® Author Hardware; IBM Desktop Computer with Microsoft Software
PT-HWProCAP® Transfer Hardware; 1RU IBM Server with Time Code Reader
PCT-HWProCAP® Capture and Transfer Hardware; 1RU IBM Server with DRC-Stream500 and Time Code Reader
PACT-HWProCAP® Author, Capture and Transfer Hardware; IBM Desktop Computer with DRC-Stream500, Time Code Reader and Microsoft Software