London, UK, September 22…ITN Source, the world’s leading provider of broadcast footage, has selected ContentAgent, the universal content repurposing platform from ROOT6 Technology, to assist the digitisation and transcoding of its substantial tape-based archive.
ITN Source already allows customers to preview, licence and download broadcast quality clips on-line through itnsource.com. With over half a million clips already digitised the company is actively digitising its most popular content from film and tape, including 1” composite as well as adding the latest ITN and Reuters content daily.
“We’ve been monitoring the evolution of ContentAgent for some time,” said ITN’s Director of Technology Keith Cass.” The technology is impressive in its simplicity of operation and its ability to considerably streamline our workflow.”
“ContentAgent’s deck control feature makes it particularly suitable for batch capturing large amounts of material from tape,” explained Kevin King, Product Manager for ContentAgent. “Users simply log in and out points for required clips before automating the batch capture process with a single click.”
About ITN Source
ITN Source is the gateway to over 1 million hours of broadcast footage captured over three centuries. From news to drama, celebrity, comedy, music, wildlife, natural history and film, to an inspirational stock footage section and growing collection of HD material, ITN Source is the media industries’ first choice for professional video content.
ITN Source represents the world’s largest and most diverse catalogue of moving image libraries including, Reuters, ITN, Channel 4, Granada, UTV, Setanta Sports News, British Pathe, Channel 9 News(Australia), FOX News and FOX Movietone, and other specialist collections. An advanced digital website offers customers the convenience of searching for, viewing, licensing and downloading broadcast quality content at the touch of a button.
With headquarters in London, ITN Source has sales offices in New York, Berlin, Paris, Sydney and Tokyo. For further information, visit www.itnsource.com