Pictron Broadcast Media Manager is designed specifically for broadcasters to automatically generate proxy video directly from digital broadcast media resides on broadcast media servers such as Omneon Media Server. Working in conjunction with Pictron Media Gateway Suite products, the Broadcast Media Manager automatically indexes video using automatic scene change detection, closed caption extraction, speech recognition, and face recognition to generate storyboard keyframes, text transcript, and face ID during the proxy video generation process. With Pictron Media Archive Manager, high resolution broadcast media is automatically archived on near-line storage device such as robotic tape library based on business rules and policies. Broadcast Media Manager has direct interface with leading broadcast automation systems such as Sundance, Crispin, and others. Broadcast Media Manager monitors both broadcast automation system and broadcast media server for new broadcast media ingested through automation systems or broadcast media server. If there is any new media ingested and meets the processing conditions specified, Pictron Broadcast Media Manager will generate proxy video and index the video automatically. The encoded proxy video, text transcript, storyboard keyframes, and metadata in the automation system are automatically published to the Media Gateway Server. Users with account access privilege can now search broadcast media on the Pictron Media Gateway Server with a standard Web browser interface and playback proxy video with synchronized storyboard keyframes and text transcript anywhere, anytime. With the Pictron Postproduction Media Manager, broadcasters can seamlessly integrate production assets produced by Final Cut Pro or Avid and broadcast assets in a unified media asset management system under Pictron Media Gateway Server.