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Newsroom Updates cont'd...

SCISYS OpenMedia Infinity

The web-based interface can handle
hundreds of concurrent users.
Scisys' OpenMedia Now package
comprises a preconfigured newsroom
computer system for TV and digital/
online media combined with a set of
services direct from the vendor. It
allows researching across multiple
sources such as news wires, RSS feeds,
social media posts or third party
systems. A story-centric planning
and collaboration tool can be used
to contribute while traveling. Also
included are tools to publish stories to
social media channels or a company's
own web content management system.
SI Media's Yes!News newsroom
computer system comprises several
modules for creating and managing

stories and rundowns. It has
integrated
character
generation
and graphic facilities and supports
studio automation. Video, audio, text
and graphic projects can be handled
within a single graphic interface.
MOS protocol is supported to simplify
integration with third-party devices or
software. Content can be transferred
to and from social media channels. The
NRCS client interface is entirely webbased, enabling journalists to work
from anywhere and on practically any
platform.
Sourcefabric describes its Superdesk
as an open-source newsroom system
developed with commercial media
partners
and
independent
contributors. There is no licence

fee or a vendor tie-in. Data/content
application programming interfaces
enable users to create products and
services based on access to media
resources contained in Superdesklinked repositories. Superdesk content
is supplied in structured formats
widely used by apps written for
Android or iOS mobile phones and
tablets.
Vizrt offers a range of browserbased newsroom production tools
allowing journalists to create branded
graphics using templates, manage and
edit video and publish. The graphics
tools allow visualisation of information
such as weather, election data, sports,
financial and database content. Viz
Pilot is a template-based offering
which enables newsroom staff to
cooperate with colleagues in locating,

VSN NewsConnect HTML5 plugin for NRCS

uploading, previewing and processing
content. The primary tool, Viz Studio,
is web-based and accessible from any
desktop so users can edit and approve
media remotely. The newsroom plugin sits directly within existing thirdparty newsroom system clients. Viz
Story is a browser-based video editing
and publishing tool which can be also
used from any location.
VSN NewsConnect, an HTML5
Plugin for the company's newsroom
computer system, is designed
improve efficiency and productivity by
eliminating the need for users to work
with, and switch between, different
tabs and interfaces. Operators can also
see in real-time how the final stories
will look, including graphics and
video. An add-on to the VSNExplorer
content management platform, VSN
NewsConnect enables broadcast and
media companies to interconnect
via MOS any third-party newsroom
computer
systems,
character
generator, nonlinear editor, studio
playout systems and video servers.
Users can select raw content, edit
it, record the voiceover, adjust
the audio, assign the graphics and
publish the edited story to the
studio or web.

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