Broadcasters need to capture their output audio/video signals for any of a number of reasons -- for as-run logging, government logging requirements, confidence records, or archiving for historical purposes. Today most broadcasters use VHS recorders for this purpose, but these systems have always been cumbersome, failure prone, and accessing historical content when it is actually needed is difficult at best. The complications of today's multichannel environments only magnify these drawbacks.

MassLogger from Masstech Group aims to eliminate the manual intervention, unreliability, and the cumbersome access associated with broadcast logging by taking advantage of nonlinear MPEG compression technology. MassLogger provides 24x7, high-reliability recording and storage of broadcast content, and makes it accessible via a standard Web browser.

The MassLogger application runs on a high-performance and highly reliable platform to provide the necessary system robustness. It generates low-bitrate content in realtime from up to four incoming audio/video streams, and as content is captured, MassLogger can burn-in station identifications as well as timecode/date information for visual identification.

MassLogger provides a simple-to-use Web interface, which allows any user connected via a network to jump to a particular channel/date/time reference point or view the live stream. The system can also import automation/traffic as-run reports which a Web user can actually click on to view any specific event. Search and location tools are provided for more immediate access to specific content.

In addition to its ability to capture incoming audio/video content to local or network storage, the MassLogger system provides a live, low-bitrate stream of the incoming content. As content is captured in the system it is immediately available for viewing with a Web browser.

Single Channel $4,500
Two Channel $6,500
Additional internal storage or external storage is available.  Call VTI for more information.