itfc has recently installed a second ContentAgent universal repurposing platform from ROOT6 Technology in order to cater for an ever-increasing volume of file-based material which has doubled in the last 15 months. The west London facility (now part of the Elektrofilm Group) provides post production and media services to major broadcast, film and corporate companies.
“Over the next year, itfc will be rolling out a new digital service for our clients and ContentAgent will complement this activity in a hugely beneficial way,” said itfc’s Director of Video Operations David Willis. “We are already able to offer a vast array of facilities and the purchase of a second ContentAgent will greatly increase our capacity and hence our productivity.
“We’ve been familiar with ContentAgent for quite a while. The system has moved on and in our opinion now offers the most comprehensive transcoding solution with an extremely easy to use interface. This is very useful and works well with our own data workflow.”
The ContentAgents are used to automate the transcoding workflows, including internal distribution by email and uploading to secure ftp sites. Increasingly, incoming material also arrives as file-based rather than tape-based media and ContentAgent is used to transcode to suitable post production formats.
One of the system features particularly advantageous to itfc is the provision of multiple Watch Folders where files that need prescribed workflows may be dropped. ContentAgent examines the Watch Folders regularly before executing the specific workflow.
About itfc
Originally founded in 1976 and now part of the global Elektrofilm Group, itfc provides post production and media services to major broadcast, film and corporate companies. Across three decades, itfc has grown and diversified moving through film and video and now, into the digital world. Itfc has sister companies in Burbank, Berlin, Stuttgart, Potsdam, Leipzig and Sydney.