Finnish national public broadcaster YLE Yleisradio OY Finland (YLE) has standardised the archiving of its Helsinki operation, opting for NOA Audio Solutions’ equipment and software.

Where, in the past, YLE has relied on a combination of solutions from NOA and other vendors, the system has been revised to use an end-to-end NOA digitisation set-up.

‘We’ve been running several NOA systems since 2003 with great success, so when it came time to review our installation, we decided to consolidate all ingest clients onto the NOA platform,’ says Jouni Frilander, Systems Manager at YLE. ‘With NOA, we can extend our throughput with the integration of the existing archive workflows, including the connection to the database. We also appreciate the ability to detect splices and cuts on tape reliably via the N6035L tape light barrier.’

YLE added software and hardware from NOA’s ingestLine media transcription system, including an extension of its existing NOARecord tool for ingesting tape, vinyl, DAT, cassette, records, 78s and cylinders; an N6000 mainframe; four N6191 A/D converters; four N6035 tape light barriers; and four N6232 remote control cards. The broadcaster also extended the capabilities of its existing actLine software package with a MediaButler transcoding processor for transcoding files from linear format to many other formats. The additions integrate with YLE’s existing NOA installation, including the jobDB workflow creation tool, and the MediaLector tool for ingesting cartridge media such as DAT, MiniDisc and cassettes.

‘Our relationship with YLE started almost ten years ago, and the systems are still going strong,’ NOA CEO, Jean-Christophe Kummer reports. ‘We fully commit to the longevity of our solutions, and as YLE proves, it’s possible to extend the capabilities of the systems even several years later. What’s more, the system is fully integrated into the archive workflow via dedicated interfaces, which allows YLE users to forget about the technology and focus on their work.’

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