RocketDVD Automated Authoring System

RocketDVD virtually takes the human element out of the DVD production process. With the intuitive user interface, users can setup and launch a DVD authoring and production job in a matter of minutes.

Once the job is launched RocketDVD performs all the necessary tasks to create the DVD including; Capturing and Encoding the video, creating a comprehensive menu (from your custom menu theme selection), creating an optional custom disc label, prints an optional custom DVD case wrap, and prints your DVD insert for chapter selections.

In addition, you can direct the RocketDVD system to create a physical DVD on a local DVD writer or send the DVD job to a variety of Automated DVD Duplicators for final production.

Standard Features & Benefits:
RocketDVD Professional has been designed with many advanced features and benefits that greatly simplify and enhance DVD Creation and Production. Some of the standard Features and Benefits included are:

· Fully Automated DVD Creation & Production – Using RocketDVD virtually takes the human element out of the physical DVD production process. Using our intuitive user interface, your users can setup and launch a DVD authoring and production job in a matter of minutes. Once the job is launched RocketDVD performs all the necessary tasks to create the DVD including; Capturing and Encoding your video, creating a comprehensive menu (from your custom menu theme selection), creating an optional custom disc label, prints an optional custom DVD case wrap, and prints your DVD insert for chapter selections. All of this is done without any further human intervention. In addition, you can direct the RocketDVD system to create a physical DVD on a local DVD writer or send the DVD job to a variety of Automated DVD Duplicators for final production.

· Point & Click User Interface – We have designed our user interface with the look and feel of a standard video deck including deck like intuitive controls such as; Start, Stop and Pause. In addition, all other controls are clearly marked and tied to a comprehensive context sensitive help file so that you’re never more than a simple button click away from application help. The benefit is that your users will be able to master the use of RocketDVD Professional in a matter of minutes.

· Custom Variable Text Insertion – Part of the DVD job indentification includes entering optional Tile, Subtitle and Date range information. This information can be automatically transferred and inserted into the DVD disc label, DVD Casewrap, DVD insert and rendered into your DVD menu page assets. You get full control over the font, color and size for this text on each separate asset. This enables you to create generic menu theme and print assets but still create a DVD that looks custom. Whether you’re making one or many DVDs.

· Real-time Video & Audio Capture – You can configure RocketDVD Professional with a variety of real-time video encoders that support industry standard inputs like; Composite, S-Video, Component and SDI video with audio inputs including un-balance line in, Balanced XLR, AES, and embedded SDI. The benefit is that you can automate your videotape to DVD conversions or you can use the system for live capture from a camera or video switch.

· Dolby AC3 Audio Encoding – From the Encoding menu you can select either Stereo AC3 or MPEG Audio for the audio encoding format. Dolby AC3 is the most widely accepted audio format for the U.S. market and insures compatibility with all commercially available DVD players manufactured today. MPEG Audio is the most common format used in the European market however all players must support AC3 as a minimum to comply with the DVD Video specification.

· Segment Encoding – With this feature you have the ability to pause and restart the video capture as necessary. Each time you do the system will automatically place a chapter marker a the beginning of the next video segment and this marker will show up as a scene selection on your DVD menu (if you’re making a DVD with a menu) or as a chapter point if your using chapters without a menu. This is useful for compiling multiple tapes on to one DVD, as a rough editing method or to force a chapter point on the DVD while you’re encoding. The resulting Video and Audio segment files will be saved in the work directory and when the DVD is created they will be concatenated into one contiguous Video file for playback on the DVD.

· Automatic Job Archival – Once a job is run RocketDVD saves all of the raw files used to create the DVD in a “work” folder using the jobid entered with the job as the folder name and saves to job creation file in a “Job” folder. This enables you to easily recall a job by hitting the “Load Job” button and re-make the DVD including all of the print assets without having to recapture the video and audio. This is also useful as a method of creating job templates that have specific encoding and DVD creation parameters saved in them.

· DVD Authoring Selections – You can choose to make a DVD with menu, Once play DVD or a Continuous or Looped DVD format. If you choose DVD with menu you are presented with an opportunity to call your custom pre-defined menu theme and the theme is displayed at the bottom of the selection window for review.

· Custom Chapter Selections - With any one of the DVD type choices selected you have the ability to apply a variety of comprehensive chapter methods to your DVD including: Arbitrary number of chapters, Arbitrary chapter length (in seconds), Smart Chapter selection (this uses our proprietary Algorithm to find actual scene changes on the DVD and adds additional chapter points in between scenes for enhanced navigation. This is particularly beneficial for home movies and low action video such as corporate presentations.), Scene change only, Custom Chapters (this feature allows you to enter in time codes, bitmaps and custom text for each chapter on the DVD) and one chapter per segment.

Optional Features & Benefits:

· Pre-Encoded Files –The Pre-Encoded files option enables you to make DVDs from pre-existing DVD compliant files including MPEG2 Elementary Streams, MPEG2 Program Streams and VOB files. If you’re creating your video files from an editing station or just encoding video on a separate encoding station, you can use the Pre-Encoded files option to quickly and easily use these files to create your comprehensive DVD titles. There are a variety of potential uses and benefits to this strategy including accepting customer files for DVD creation, separating your encoding and DVD production area’s, re-purposing existing video files and creating DVD-on-Demand systems.

· Job Polling – The Polling feature enables you to use the RocketDVD Professional system as a backend delivery server for custom one-off DVD production. Many competitors use XML or other complicated methods for interfacing to their sytems. With the Polling feature you just place a simple text file with job parameters in the polling folder and the RocketDVD system immediately starts processing the job. This is perfect for “just in time” manufacturing and “DVD-on-Demand” applications.

· Custom Programming API – For those more adventurous types we offer a complete application programming interface that will enable users to create their own custom user interface or automate the DVD process from their own database infrastructure.

Market Applications
RocketDVD Professional is an extremely versatile and comprehensive system that’s capable of being used in a variety of Market Applications such as: Corporate, Government, Educational, Broadcast, Video Post Production, Event Videography and Religious Organizations.

Corporate – Corporate users will benefit greatly from RocketDVD Professionals ease of use and it’s completely automated production capabilities. Virtually every department in a corporation is using video to communicate with it’s customers today. Whether it’s the sales department communicating with customers or the human resources department communicating issues to the employees they all have video’s that need to be viewed. It’s no secret today that everyone wants DVD not tape to view these videos. As a Video Tape to DVD conversion system RocketDVD Professional allows your corporate video department to easily and quickly convert all existing videotapes to DVD while enabling you to use your corporate branding on the DVD menu, DVD disc label and DVD case inserts. All without any human intervention once the job is started. Imagine being able to completely setup a DVD authoring and production job in literally a few minutes. If you already have DVD compliant MPEG-2 files using the optional “Pre-Encoded Files” option, the RocketDVD system can quickly and efficently create and produce your DVDs. Additional benefits include:

· Extended content life – Videotapes degrade just sitting on the shelf. Converting your tapes to DVD stops degradation and solidifies playback quaility at the point of conversion.

· Live Capture Capabilities – This feature enables you to create comprehensive DVDs during and immediately after your live presentations such as Corporate Boardroom meetings, Company Information Meetings, Training Sessions etc...

· Enhanced DVD format – This format allows you to include data files on the DVD along with your video i.e. brochures, price lists, power point files, forms, autorun files, html files etc..

Government – RocketDVD Professional enables Government agencies to quickly and efficienlty create comprehensive DVD titles. RocketDVD lowers the cost of DVD production by automating the entire process from video capture to the physical creation of the DVD disc. Agencies can now convert their existing Videotape libraries to DVD without having to spend valuable man hours doing so. In addition, our Live Venue Capture capabilities enable you to create comprehensive DVD titles during and immediately after a presentation. This can be an invaluable tool for training applications. Imagine the increased retention you would achieve if you could send each participant home with a DVD of the training they just received. Additional benefits include:

· Extended content life – Videotapes degrade just sitting on the shelf. Converting your tapes to DVD stops degradation and solidifies playback quaility at the point of conversion.

· Secure Content Delivery – DVDs cannot be tampered with once they’re created this enables Agencies to securely and reliably deliver video and other data without fear of malicious corruption.

· Enhanced DVD format – This format allows you to include data files on the DVD along with your video i.e. spreadsheets, forms, power point files, supporting documents etc..

Education – Educational facilities from Elementary Schools to Universities can benefit greatly from RocketDVD Professionals variety of application uses from Videotape to DVD conversions to it’s live capture capabilities. RocketDVD Professional utilizes a simple point and click interface making it perfect for classroom environments. Students and Educators can learn and become proficient with its use in a matter of minutes. In a University or College Admissions application, RocketDVD Professional can make it extremely simple for Admissions personnel to create a custom DVD containing only the information that’s pertinant to the students interests and goals. Additional benefits include:

· Custom Course Materials – Using RocketDVD Professionals advanced features, Educators can create DVDs that exactly meet their curriculum for a particular course. This content would include Video, audio and data such as books in pdf format and power point presentations on a hybrid DVD.

· Live Capture Capabilities – This feature enables you to create comprehensive DVDs during and immediately after a classroom or school presentation. Imagine the increased retention you would achieve if you could send each student home with a DVD of the class they just attended. In addition, parents are always interested in having DVDs of activities their children participate in like Concerts, plays, sporting events, graduation etc..

· Additional Revenue Opportunities – Professionals and Students alike often attend suplimental or extended classes to enhance their education and performance. Often times these classes can cost hundreds or thousands to dollars to attend. Offering attendees the opportunity to purchase a complete set of DVDs from these classes can be an additional revenue generator for your school.

Broadcasters – With it’s live capture capabilities, RocketDVD Professional enables Broadcasters to easily and quickly create DVDs from on-air content. This can be used for archival or for distribution applications. Using our “Pre-Encoded Files” option, editors can easily create DVDs for program review without having to tie up their editing station with the DVD creation process. Using our proprietary “OSD” feature, Broadcasters can place their station bug and text directly on the video during the DVD creation process. Additional benefits include:

· Efficient Tape to DVD conversions – Using RocketDVD you can easily convert all of your existing tape libraries to DVD without tying up valuable employee resources. It literally only takes a few minutes to setup a DVD creation job. Once launched you can walk away and the system will automatically capture video and audio, create all DVD files and output DVD to local drive or to an automated DVD duplication and printing system.

· Professional inputs – RocketDVD can be configured to support a variety of professional video and audio inputs including Component and SDI video along with Balanced XLR , AES and embedded SDI audio.

· Lights-out DVD Authoring – Using our “Polling” Broadcasters can interface the RocketDVD Professional system with their existing Video Management via a simple text file containing job parameters. Using this strategy, Broadcasters could automate the creation of DVDs for specific programming without any human intervention.

Video Post Production – Post Production houses will appreciate both the live capture and our “Pre-Encoded Files” options with our RocketDVD Professional system. With our live capture capabilities, editors can easily create a review DVD for customer approval without having to tie up their editing system for the DVD creation process. All they have to do is play the Video out of their editing suite and capture directly into the RocketDVD system. In little more than real time for the video playback you’ll have a comprehensive DVD for customer review that can have your branded menu’s, disc label and DVD entrapments (if desired). Using our “Pre-Encoded Files” option editors and producers alike can easily produce DVDs from saved DVD compliant MPEG2, Program or VOB files from anywhere on your network. Just point the RocketDVD system at the files you want, call a menu theme you’d like and push our “Authoring” button on the user interface. The system will retrieve your files, create the DVD and automatically output it to either a local DVD drive or to an automated Duplicator. Additonal benefits include:

· Asset Management Integration – Utilizing our “Polling” feature, you can easily integrate our RocketDVD system as a backend DVD production solution to your existing Asset Management systems via a simple text file. All your system has to do is place a simple text file with job parameters for the RocketDVD system in a pre-defined polling folder and our system will automatically execute this job and create your DVD without any additional intervention.

· OSD Feature - Utilizing our proprietary “OSD” feature, during the video capture process, you can embed text or your company logos directly into the video for the customer or to protect your asset prior to customer approval.

Event Videography – Live Event Capture is one of the key applications for the RocketDVD Professional system. Most planned events and presentations are carefully organized and scripted therefore they don’t really require editing. The RocketDVD system can be connected directly to a camera or switcher to capture the event in realtime. Once the event has ended all you have to do is push the stop button on the RocketDVD interface and the system will immediately start processing the DVD files including a comprehensive custom menu structure, DVD disc label and DVD entrapments (case wrap and DVD inserts). This processing only takes minutes to complete and then the DVD is saved on the hard drive for later production, output to the local DVD drive or sent to an automated DVD duplication and printing system for multiple copies. It’ now possible to deliver completed DVDs to event participants within minutes of the event conclusion. Some of the potential events include:

· Corporate Employee meetings
· Boardroom presentations
· Classrooms
· Tradeshow presentations
· Concerts
· Weddings
· Sporting Events

Religious Organizations – As a Religious Organization you’re constantly tasked with getting your message out to your followers in a timely manner. One way to do this is through DVDs. Now you can easily capture and produce DVDs from sermons or special services, in real time, and make them immediately available for review or purchase at the completion of the service. RocketDVD Professional with it’s simple point and click interface makes it very easy to create professionally authored custom DVDs in just minutes. Now any church employee or volunteer can be trained to produce professional quality DVDs in a matter of minutes. In addition, with the wide variety of duplicators we support, you can put together a system that exactly meets your production and cost goals for DVD creation and distribution. Imagine the impact of delivering custom DVDs to your followers shortly after a Sunday sermon has ended. Additional benefits include:

· Custom Printing – Each DVD can be customized with your menu assets, disc label and DVD entrapments (case wraps and inserts). In addition, RocketDVD Professional can merge your custom Title, Subtitle and Date information into the DVD menu and onto the DVD Disc label and DVD Entrapments. This enables you to have use generic menu themes but still customize them for a specific event automatically.

· DVD-on-Demand – Utilizing our optional “Polling” feature, you can create a web based interface with access to the video assets you’d like your followers to have. They could then go on-line and choose the videos they want to see and have them compiled into one DVD that our RocketDVD system would create with your custom menus, disc label and DVD entrapments. Then all you have to do is assemble the DVD assets and send it off to your customer. This could be an additional revenue stream for your organization.

Available Configurations
RocketDVD Professional can be purchased as software only, Combined with a real-time encoder or as a turn-key, fully configured system. Below is a list of possible configurations:

· Software only – This configuration includes the following components; RocketDVD Professional (standard build) with software dongle, MenuMaker (our innovative Menu Theme generator), a Dolby AC3 Software Encoder License, and PowerDVD (used as DVD playback and test software).

· Software and Encoding Hardware – This configuration includes the above items and your choice of a real-time video encoder board. Choices currently available are; Vitec VM2-2, Vitec MPEGProfiler and the Vitec VM2-Pro boards.

· Turn-key Systems – We currently offer fully configured systems with your choice of encoder board in either desktop or rackmount configurations. All desktop systems include LCD Monitor, keyboard/mouse and speakers. Rackmount systems do not have a monitor or speakers included in the base price.

Available Options
RocketDVD Professional configurations are available with the following options:

· Pre-Encoded Files - The Pre-Encoded files option enables you to make DVDs from pre-existing DVD compliant files including MPEG2 Elementary Streams, MPEG2 Program Streams and VOB files (included in the Job Polling feature).

· Job Polling - The Polling feature enables you to execute jobs on the RocketDVD Professional system by placing a simple text file with job parameters in a pre-deifined polling folder.

· Custom Programming API – This is an application programming interface that will enable users to create their own custom user interface or automate the DVD process from their own database infrastructure.

  Spec sheet (pdf) available here.

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