[SatNews] Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT) introduced predefined transcoding presets for its…
…ProMedia™ Carbon file-based transcoder that efficiently transform video and audio content into media formats optimized for Netflix, the world’s largest Internet television network. Powered by Harmonic‘s Rhozet® technology, ProMedia Carbon facilitates the conversion of media content into a massive array of acquisition, editing, broadcast, web, and mobile formats. The predefined transcoding presets designed specifically for Netflix include SD/HD and MPEG-2 I-Frame video formats at various frame rates, as well as stereo and 5.1 surround sound audio.
The robust ProMedia Carbon also handles a variety of critical operations including PAL/NTSC conversion, logo insertion, color space conversion, color correction, and closed-captions extraction. Through a user-friendly interface or API, operators have complete control over every aspect of the transcoding process. Content providers also have the flexibility to deploy ProMedia Carbon as a stand-alone application or as part of a scalable, multi-node, fully automated transcoding farm under the control of the Harmonic WFS™ file-based workflow engine.
