Radically
simple media management software combines with MovieRecorder ingest for
quick-turnaround, Mac-based workflows

Boston,
MA– axle Video
(NAB booth SL13609), the leader in affordable media management, and Softron (NAB SL13116), a developer of powerful,
affordable capture and playout software for the Mac, are announcing the
availability of a software module for axle 2017
which supports Softron’s MovieRecorder
software and associated video capture hardware. 
The companies will be demonstrating the combined solution at the NAB
Show in Las Vegas later this month.

The
global boom in content creation and distribution has led to growing media
ingest and management requirements that are being addressed by traditional
broadcast suppliers.  Facilities like
universities, houses of worship, sports teams and corporate and government
video groups all find themselves looking for cost-effective video capture,
along with storage and management of the resulting footage.

Both
Softron’s Movie Recorder and axle Video’s axle 2017 can be run on any Mac Pro, making
this single, compact system a powerful resource for video capture, sharing and
management.  Alternatively, for larger
configurations the system can be spread across two or more Mac Pros, with
MovieRecorder capturing multiple streams of video on one system and axle and
its associated transcoding running on one or more additional Mac Pros.

Softron
supports tagging of videos during capture and can output XML in an axle Gear-compatible
format, as well as the concurrent creation of H.264 proxy media that can be
used directly by axle.  When configured
with axle’s Gear option and the new axle-Softron ingest module (retail price
$1,400), a seamless workflow is created in which one or more channels of ingest
can be fed directly into an axle Gear system, with proxies and tagging metadata
available as soon as the recording is complete.

axle
already supports ingest integrations with Cinedeck, Ross/Abekas and MOG capture
systems which involve dedicated hardware appliances, whereas the Mac-based
MovieRecorder software runs directly on OSX and is more affordable as a result.
The availability of the new axle ingest software module with axle 2017 for
MovieRecorder integration, makes video capture from 1 to 9 channels available
at a new price point with unprecedented ease of use.

“We’re
thrilled to offer this type of integrated capture solution as part of our radically
simple media management system” said Sam Bogoch, axle CEO. “axle 2017 has
used MovieRecorder’s REST API in order to offer tight  integration of a media management system and
capture software, by allowing users  to
control and view captures directly from axle 2017.”

“We
are very happy of the result of our joint efforts with axle to offer a control
of MovieRecorder directly from axle 2017’s user interface”, said Pierre
Chevalier, Softron CTO.  “We think that,
when using media management software, the best option is to handle the capture
in that software. That way, users stay in just one software product that they
already know, to capture multiple channels from our M|80, an AJA or
Blackmagic-Design device. Everything can happen in almost any web browser,
using axle 2017 and MovieRecorder.”

About
Softron

Softron has been providing Mac-based
video and audio solutions for over 30 years. Softron applications are
in use by video professionals around the world and have been used to broadcast
everything from World Cup and Olympics to regular television programming.
Softron applications offer intelligent and easy-to-use interfaces. The company
is dedicated to providing the highest professional quality video support for the
Mac. Softron applications are available online and by Apple ProVideo
specialists throughout the world. Further information is available at http://www.softron.tv

About axle Video

axle Video
(www.axlevideo.com) is the recognized leader in developing radically simple
media management software. It solutions have helped over 400 organizations
improve the way they create, share and store digital video content with media
management solutions that are easy to install, use and afford. axle’s radically
simple media management uniquely addresses a burgeoning need and has caught on
rapidly among video professionals in post-production, education, broadcast, corporate,
sports, house of worship, non-profit, advertising-marketing, and government
organizations worldwide. At its introduction, axle Video’s software was
recognized with the IBC 2012 Best of Show award and at NAB 2013 with the
prestigious DV Magazine Black Diamond and Post Picks awards. axle Video is a
privately held company; its founders have extensive industry experience in
media asset management for creative applications. Learn more at http://www.axlevideo.com.