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TV Data Groomer

VBI Data Filtering & Substitution Software
   
Overview TVData Groomer provides control over the content in line 21 of the vertical blanking interval (VBI) of a video signal.

Data such as Captions, VChip, Station ID, and TSID can be automatically monitored, removed, and replaced in real-time. Changes are visually displayed within the software interface. Log files containing all changes are produced for reporting purposes.

TVData Groomer breaks line 21 data content down into its constituent streams and provides control of each, based on user defined filters.

Filters remove or replace content from a caption stream allowing undesirable language replacement and interactive trigger removal.

In the extended data services (XDS) stream a filter passes or blocks individual XDS records such as VChip or Station ID.

TVData Groomer provides setup and monitoring/ filtering capabilities and is designed to work with the TES3 Multi-standard TV Data Encoder for analog TV signals and the TES5 Serial Digital Multi-standard TV Data Encoder for SDI signals.

TVData Groomer can simultaneously monitor and filter up to 16 video signals.

Up to five additional monitor only computers/ locations are also supported using TV Data Monitor software.

Networks and channel operators can scrutinize and modify TV signals at ingest or prior to play-out to ensure captions and other VBI data are present and as desired.

Post-production houses and distributors can make regionalization or repurposing changes to captions and XDS records based on the intended market's needs, prior to delivery.

 
Features Combined with the solid, reliable performance of the TES3 (analog) or TES5 (SDI) TV Data Encoders, TVData Groomer software provides the following powerful features:

Full featured software for setup and monitoring functions
Control of captions (CEA-608 ) and extended data services (XDS) within the VBI
Real-time data monitoring, blocking, removal, and replacement
User-defined filtering criteria
1000 filter capacity in up to 32 filter groups
Simultaneous control of up to 16 channels
Visual monitoring of filtering and blocking activity within CC1, CC2, CC3 or CC4 closed-captioning and XDS
Automatic activity logging by channel and day
Automatic log file management with user-defined file purging
Compatible with Norpak Analog and SDI encoders
LAN connectivity for local or remote control and monitoring
Monitoring software (TVData Monitor) for basic monitoring only (up to five running simultaneously)
Microsoft WindowsT based software

 

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