Multimedia Archive
Multimedia archive is a component of our system. It is a flexible data storage and meta-data management tool that enables the consolidated storage of multimedia content. Any data formats can be stored and accessed by any attached management platform. It is optimized for managing content with multiple formats/versions to be delivered to multiple targets e.g. Internet applications, mobile devices or third party platforms.
Challenges
The costs associated from the time-to-value, management and the physical storage of digital content are increasing rapidly due to the increasing volume and complexity.
There are multiple partners involved in content creation and it is necessary to store content and manage its meta-data, both locally and remotely. Similarly 3rd party content must be accessed externally and in real time. Content management is based on the ability to add meta-data attributes then managing the physical files based on the attributes.
Multiple versions, physical formats and brands of each content item required as well as multiple languages for meta-data. The resulting flexibility and structure has to save time and help to ensure consistency in the management, processing and delivery of the content; and as the result provide the end user with the best possible experience.
Features
This section is a flexible, robust scalable and proven multi media archive. The main components are:
Meta data layer
Content storage
Meta data layer
The word “Metadata” is derived from the Greek word “Meta” meaning “Over” and the Latin word “Data” meaning information. Thus, metadata is information or the attributes that describe the services or content.
Meta-data attributes are defined over the flat structure of the content storage. In addition application using this section can define any number meta-data attributes and use them for internal purposes.
Content storage
Content files can be stored internally or can be embedded to this component from an external data store. Typically the files are located in the server file system, relational database or are provided trough web services from various Internet sources. As a result any data imported to the platform can be used together with data shared from external platforms.
