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  1. What are the recommended system requirements for Video Gateway and Media Gateway Server?
     
  2. Can I encode and index my video content at the same time?  And in what formats?
     
  3. What kind of metadata information can be extracted from Video Gateway to make video searchable? 
     
  4. What is Media Gateway Service?

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What are the recommended system requirements for Video Gateway and Media Gateway Server?

The minimum system requirements for Video Gateway is:

  • Windows XP, Windows 2003 Server, Windows Vista

  • 3GHZ Pentium 4 (Dual Core recommended)

  • 512 MB RAM (1GB RAM recommended)

  • 50 MB Disk Space

  • On-board audio capability or sound card

The minimum system requirements for Media Gateway Server is:

  • Windows 2003 Server

  • Xeon CPU (Dual Xeon Processors recommended)

  • 1GB MB RAM

  • 100 MB Disk Space

We are developing a J2EE version of Media Gateway Server to run on Linux and Windows platforms. This is scheduled to be released in 2Q 2007. Please contact us for more detailed information.

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Can I encode and index my video content at the same time?  And in what formats?

Video Gateway can simultaneously encode multiple video streams in Real, Microsoft, Quicktime, or MPEG formats at different bit rates and run real-time video indexing and speech recognition with perfect synchronization.

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What kind of metadata information can be extracted from Video Gateway to make video searchable?

Video Gateway extracts closed caption text from live video, detects scene changes to create a visual storyboard, and video source or video file information automatically. With the Audio Gateway plug-in, Video Gateway also uses speech recognition to extract speech text. With the Image Gateway plug-in, Video Gateway uses face recognition technology to recognize individuals in the video source. Back to Top



What is Media Gateway Online Service ?

Pictron Media Gateway Online service provides seamless integration of interactive, searchable video to your Website while eliminating the expense of investing in additional streaming media infrastructure. Pictron's superior video encoding, indexing, search, and distribution technology offers flexibility in producing media-rich content. Customers maintain control over several areas of the look and feel, as well as the video content. Media Gateway Online allows customers to showcase their media assets on their Website and leverage these assets to increase revenue, drive traffic and enhance the overall user experience. Pictron's service offerings are suitable for diverse applications in media communication, corporate training, distance learning, e-commerce, and entertainment.

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