AmberFin today announces the launch of the latest version of its iCR software, an open-standards platform technology that can digitize and transform new and archived content.

AmberFin iCR 4.0 includes SD/HD ingest and is optimized for open storage servers, with integrated review and quality control. Its repurposing module has been enhanced to enable it to reduce file sizes by as much as 25 percent.

The platform also provides increased interoperability with Apple FCP and Avid editing systems.

Jeremy Deaner, CEO of AmberFin, comments: “The film and broadcast industry is evolving to meet consumer demand for high quality content. We have a dedicated research and development team to ensure that iCR meets the changing needs of the industry and addresses key issues including better picture quality, incompatibility and quality control. The latest version of iCR is specifically designed to address major pain points, allowing content owners to make the most of their existing content and address the opportunities presented by new delivery platforms.”

Other key features and benefits of iCR 4.0 include: A new “Pixel Adaptive” conversion technique that transforms any type of content to progressive pictures, providing an improvement in perceived quality along with significant bit rate reduction

The platform also provides automated distribution and load balancing of repurposing tasks over a network of iCR systems. The result is shorter rendering times and optimal usage of computing resources. It provides; MXF cutting and splicing, the ability to extract one or multiple segments of MXF files to perform partial extraction or clip segmentation and the ability to splice and merge multiple clips to create new versions such as commercial extractions or insertions. The system has increase its support for Panasonic P2 and Sony XDCAM formats.

AmberFin’s iCR 4.0 can be seen on stand 8.B77.

Watch a video on AmberFin’s iCR 4.0 on Broadcast Engineering TV.

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