Content Verification/Cerify®
Automated quality control for file-based content
Quality control of file-based video ingested from different sources, encoded at different bit rates / formats and utilizing different compression standards for SD/HD, VOD or IPTV delivery presents considerable challenges.
Cerify is the world's first fully automated system for verifying/checking file-based content prior to transmission or use. Solutions range from windows-based PC standalone workstations to enterprise-wide solutions that interface to 3rd party automation or asset management systems.
| Models/Options | Wrappers | Video | Audio | Formats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerify Cerify SW |
MPEG-2 Transport Stream, MPEG-2 Program Stream, MPEG-4 Parts 1, 14 & 15, 3GPP, MOV, ASF, GXF, MXF | MPEG-2, IMX 30/50, D10, XDCAM, MPEG-4 AVC (H.264), VC-1/WMV9, MPEG-4 Part 2, H.263, DV/DVCPro25, DV/DVCPro50, DVCPro100/HD, Apple ProRes | MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG2 AAC, AACPlus (MPEG-4 AAC), HE-AAC, PCM, WMA, AC3, Dolby E | All frame format sizes, bit rates and resolutions for SD/HD and mixed workflows (including QCIF, CIF, D1, 720p, 1080i, 1080p) |
- Overview
- Application Notes
- Software
Features |
Benefits |
| Automatic objective testing | Improve consistency of results, levels of quality and find errors many visual inspections will miss. |
| User definable test templates | Enable conformance agreements for content exchange between content suppliers and broadcasters. |
| Logs all testing and result | Detailed reports provide an audit trail of testing. |
| Multi-user intuitive browser interface | Web-based user control for local and remote sites. |
| Integrates with video servers and automation | Streamlined automated workflow. |
| User definable quality levels | Allows QC managers to define required quality levels for different content types, uses and delivery channels. |
| CeriTalk interface | Enables automation and asset management systems to control testing and receive results. |
- Cerify® and Dolby® DP600
The need for reliable, consistent quality control of audio and video streams is constant. By integrating Cerify and Dolby's DP600 Program Optimizer into your workflow, the entire quality control process is automated. Learn more by reading the technical brief integrating Cerify and Dolby for a winning quality duo. - Integrating Cerify® and Digital Rapids Transcode Manager
Read the technical brief on how the integration between Cerify and Digital Rapids Transcode Manager is accomplished leveraging Tektronix' CeriTalk API. - How to Correctly Detect Aspect Ratio
Accurately detecting the aspect ratio of the non-black areas of a picture is essentials for correct playout. Learn more on how Cerify® detects aspect ratios on both SD and HD formats. - Challenges of Quality Control for File-Based Video
This Cerify application note discusses 5 critical issues content delivery services are facing to ensure correctly repurposed files are reaching broadcast and content-on-demand audiences. - The Missing Link in File-Based Video: Automated QC White Paper
Learn how to re-purpose content at different resolutions and frame rates, using new codecs and at different bit-rates, with different system requirements for each.