ProMedia Carbon

The Essential High-Speed Transcoding Tool

ProMedia Carbon is file-based transcoding software that facilitates the conversion of media to the largest array of acquisition, editing, broadcast, Web and mobile formats available. The system scales to precisely match initial requirements and grows to support an automated multi-node transcoding farm under the control of Carbon Server or Workflow System (WFS). ProMedia Carbon also includes an open API that allows for the creation of custom workflows or 3rd party applications.

As part of the transcode process, ProMedia Carbon handles a wide array of critical operations including SD/HD conversion, PAL/NTSC conversion, logo insertion, color space conversion, color correction, Close Captioning extraction and more. ProMedia Carbon provides high-performance, scalable and cost-effective transcoding for a broad range of business environments, from specialized studios to enterprise-scale installations.

Key Features

File-Based Transcoding Software

Uses a file-based workflow engine. All of its abilities are based on the acquisition, transformation, and delivery of files.

Broad Format Support

Included with ProMedia Carbon is the ability to transcode from virtually any media production format to every media standard in use today.

Intuitive User Interface

ProMedia Carbon's intuitive interface gives you complete control over every aspect of the transcoding process.

Automated Operation

ProMedia Carbon can be run in a fully automated mode with support for batch processing, watch folders, and automatic FTP transfers. ProMedia Carbon also provides intelligent transcoding to increase productivity by easily identifying source formats and intelligently transcoding them to the desired destination formats automatically.

Scalable Transcoding

For large transcoding tasks, multiple ProMedia Carbons can be configured as a transcoding farm, under the control of Carbon Server software.

XML-based SDK

ProMedia Carbon can be controlled directly via an XML-based SDK provided with the software. Every aspect of the transcoding process can be controlled by the SDK, including source/target destinations, transcoding parameters, filtering, compositing, ad insertion, titling, notifications, etc.