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Project of Digitisation of the Czech TV Archive - Martin Bouda (Czech TV, CZ)
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Project of digitization ofProject of digitization ofthe Czech TV Archivethe Czech TV Archivess
Martin BoudaThe Czech TV ArchivesPrague, Czech Republic
The need for digitizationThe need for digitization
to keep Czech TV content from to keep Czech TV content from outdating quick orientation and accessibility of
archival materials elimination of material loss possibility of non-linear editing of
materials etc.
Czech TV Archives Czech TV Archives OverviewOverview
approx. 235,000 hours of AV records approx. 235,000 hours of AV records approx. approx. 11,,200 hours are classified as the 200 hours are classified as the
most valuablemost valuable TV TV archivesarchives – Prague, Brno and Ostrava – Prague, Brno and Ostrava 3 sections (3 sections (news archivenews archive, , general general
archivearchive, , film libraryfilm library) )
AV content storageAV content storage
AV records AV records are stored on:are stored on:
videotapes videotapes (type C videotapes, (type C videotapes, betacams SP, digital betacams, U-betacams SP, digital betacams, U-matics)matics)
film film (35,16 mm, colour and b/w, (35,16 mm, colour and b/w, positives and negatives)positives and negatives)
Metadata storageMetadata storage
Provys TVProvys TV office office News Archive Database News Archive Database Card IndexCard Index
Digital Archive of Programme Funds Digital Archive of Programme Funds (DAPF) (DAPF)
Provys TV office interfaceProvys TV office interface
News Archive DatabaseNews Archive Database
Preconditions for Preconditions for digitizationdigitization
2002 – birth of concrete idea 2002 – birth of concrete idea 2007 2007 - - passedpassed aan important n important media lawmedia law legislative preconditions for the processlegislative preconditions for the process law allowed funding of the processlaw allowed funding of the process
difficult position of public broadcaster difficult position of public broadcaster compared to private sectorcompared to private sector
Digitization expensesDigitization expenses
technological structuretechnological structure - - approx. 350 million approx. 350 million CZKCZK (approx. 14 million €)(approx. 14 million €)
another another necessary equipmentnecessary equipmentss and the and the conversionconversion - - 600-700 million CZK 600-700 million CZK ((approx. approx. 25 25 million €)million €)
total costtotal cost is estimated at 1 billion CZK is estimated at 1 billion CZK (approx. 40 million €)(approx. 40 million €)
Funding of digitizationFunding of digitization
no direct support from the government no direct support from the government budgetbudget
commercial revenues commercial revenues (in 2011 (in 2011 approxapprox.. 66 million CZK) 66 million CZK)
Czech TV Investment budget Czech TV Investment budget Czech TV Czech TV OOperating budgetperating budget EEA and Norway Grants EEA and Norway Grants (???)(???)
Demands onDemands on DAPF DAPF functionalityfunctionality
final capacity for approx. 500,000 hoursfinal capacity for approx. 500,000 hours newly-generated production newly-generated production and and
conversion of archiveconversion of archivess broadcast logging broadcast logging exchange inputs from other broadcastersexchange inputs from other broadcasters various types of metadata export various types of metadata export various types of content export various types of content export
Winning solutionWinning solution
Ness Technologies with solution Ness Technologies with solution VizVizrtrt Ardome Ardome
VizVizrtrt Ardome should cover the whole Ardome should cover the whole workflow:workflow:
iingestngest ttranscodingranscodingmedia managementmedia managementbrowse editingbrowse editingannotation tools etc.annotation tools etc.
Vizrt Ardome Interface Vizrt Ardome Interface
Vizrt Ardome – example of an Vizrt Ardome – example of an itemitem
Beginning of digitization Beginning of digitization
February 2009February 2009 - - end of the phase of end of the phase of implementation and customizationimplementation and customization
Since 1/1/2010 news Since 1/1/2010 news productionproduction has has been digitised with the following prioritybeen digitised with the following priority::
1.1. nnew production to archiveew production to archive
2.2. latestlatest records records
3.3. most vulnerable records from the years 1980-1991 most vulnerable records from the years 1980-1991
4.4. iimportant, rare and frequent recordsmportant, rare and frequent records
Critical aspects of the Critical aspects of the DAPFDAPF ( (VizVizrtrt Ardome Ardome))
lack of flexibilitylack of flexibility problems with compatibility within the problems with compatibility within the
current system environment (Provys)current system environment (Provys) more production than archive system more production than archive system difficult switch to another possible system difficult switch to another possible system
solution solution
Current statusCurrent status
11 000 hours of 4 levels of content has been 11 000 hours of 4 levels of content has been already digitisedalready digitised
import to DAPF throughimport to DAPF through::
DNPS DNPS (Digital News Production System) (Digital News Production System) DARTDART (Digital Automated Recording Tool) (Digital Automated Recording Tool) digitization of tapesdigitization of tapes
Near future outlookNear future outlook
October 2011 – October 2011 – start of start of digitizing of the digitizing of the retrospective news archives retrospective news archives
end of year 2011 – end of year 2011 – start of start of digitizing of digitizing of the general Czech TV Archivethe general Czech TV Archivess
More distant future More distant future outlook (2012 – 2015)outlook (2012 – 2015)
DAPF - full support and part of the DAPF - full support and part of the production environmentproduction environment
HD technologyHD technology storage capacity increase storage capacity increase new formats supportnew formats support export interface expansion export interface expansion
Thank you for youThank you for you
attention!attention!
martin.boudamartin.bouda@@czech-tv.czczech-tv.cz
http://www.ceskatelevize.cz/english/http://www.ceskatelevize.cz/english/