Harris Corporation :: Broadcast Communications / NewsForce™

When news breaks, workflow efficiency can mean the difference between getting to air first -- or not getting there at all. For the industry's fastest and most efficient digital news production system, enlist NewsForce™ from Harris.

Harnessing the speed, power and flexibility of the NEXIO™ HD/SD media platform, NewsForce is a comprehensive suite of file-based newsroom tools that delivers the quickest time-to-air for breaking news -- including a new generation of MOS-enabled Velocity® editors and full integration of Apple® Final Cut Pro®. Its shared storage architecture is optimized to deliver maximum efficiency by seamlessly accommodating all the content you can throw at it -- HD, SD and every mix in between.

Features

Format Transparency

Ingest, edit and air news clips without regard for content format
Integrated software-driven up/down/ cross conversion
Automatic framing during playout for correct aspect ratio display

Workflow Efficiency

Fastest access to content, plus fastest completion to air from browse, field and newsroom
Workflow steps are minimized across applications
Tight MOS integration, with tools in both the NRCS and editors

Architecture Flexibility

Unmatched expandability of server and editing capacity, with versatile high-bandwidth network access
Operational stability assured by advanced software, device and system redundancies
Industry-leading storage, editing, automation and asset management

NewsForce is built on a foundation of rock-solid stability -- the NEXIO SAN. Its shared storage architecture makes all content available to all users -- simultaneously -- even during ingest. Nothing is faster than having every element you need for every operation the moment you need it.

Multiple pointer playout technologies further slice time from edit to air. Using the Harris Media ID™ database system and InstantOnline™ server, clips created on any NewsForce or integrated editor can be played out in full resolution without waiting for the whole clip to be rendered.

Beyond the NEXIO server's inherent speed, NewsForce improves efficiency by interweaving its functionality with that of the newsroom computer system. Providing tools that work directly from the NRCS client desktop lets producers and operators alike view clips and check content. Gone are all those trips to the edit bay, searches for tapes, and asking colleagues for story progress.

Accelerate your news workflow with these components:

Velocity ESX™ On-SAN Editor
Velocity XNG™ Field Editor
Velocity PRX™ Proxy Editor
Apple® Final Cut Pro™ On-SAN Editor
NewsForce Editors
NEXIO MOS Playlist Manager™ Playout Server
NEXIO InstantOnline III™ Conforming Engine
Inscriber® G7™ Integrated Graphics System
Invenio® or Comperio™ Asset Management
CENTRIO™ Multiviewer