Storage and Asset Tracking: Online, Nearline and Offline

VSNExplorer MAM tracks assets across different storage layers—NAS, SAN, ODA, playout servers and HSM-managed archives—keeping catalog information centralized in the database regardless of where files physically reside.​

Supported capabilities include:

• Smart storage management for Online, Offline and Nearline tiers, with control over which storage is designated as nearline or offline via HSM integration.​

• Archiving and partial restore to LTO robots (via HSM systems like Xendata, SGL, Front Porch Digital), Blu-Ray, hard disks and other media, maintaining permanent low-res copies for preview and editing.​

• Asset tracking across all storage locations, providing real-time visibility of file transfers and content status.​

Engineering teams maintain full control over storage policies and asset locations from the web interface.​

Ingest and Media Preparation

Efficient ingest sets the foundation for everything else. VSNExplorer MAM handles this through:

• VSN Desktop Agent for registering and transferring content from local or remote locations, plus web-based drag-and-drop upload.​

• Automatic processing after ingest: transcoding, low-res proxy generation, thumbnails, keyframes and shot-change detection for quick timeline navigation.​

• Integration with ingest solutions for automatic content inclusion and metadata import (XML, TXT, XLS or API).​

These steps ensure assets are immediately usable for cataloguing and search.​

Cataloguing, AI Metadata and Search

VSNExplorer MAM combines manual precision with AI automation:

• Manual cataloguing via the Logger tool, supporting markers, segments (frame or GOP accurate), predefined metadata and free text, including segment-level copyright blocking.​

• AI metadata extraction through integration with engines from Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, IBM Watson and AWS, analyzing content for automatic cataloguing with results visible directly in the interface.​

• Advanced search with predictive indexing, semantic search and faceted filters to locate full assets or specific segments quickly.​

Customizable metadata models (with rules editor) and support for standards like EBU and SMPTE adapt to different content types and workflows.​

Security and Operational Control

Protection and visibility are built into every operation:

• Secure access via HTTPS with integration to corporate domains (AD, LDAP) for centralized user management.​

• Encrypted file transfers (AES-256 bits) and granular permissions by user, department or role.​

• Real-time monitoring of file transfers and asset status across all connected storage systems.​

Multitenant architecture allows each organization to customize access and security parameters.​

Publishing and Distribution

VSNExplorer MAM supports content delivery to:

• Linear TV playout servers and web platforms.​

• YouTube publishing directly from the interface.​

Additional distribution workflows can be implemented through the platform's open integration capabilities.​