The essential toolkit for Quantel sQ owners

INTRODUCING QUICTools

Kenny MunroRadioware Limited

QUICTools was conceived as a ‘Swiss Army Knife’ for the Quantel sQ System.

We’ve used our detailed understanding of the sQ system to design a product that addresses the unique needs of Quantel owners.

QUICTools is also an extensible framework that provides a stable platform for delivering workflow and integration solutions.

What is QUICTools?

Three Editions

Enterprise Editionthe most advanced version – adds

support for custom workflow plugins

Client/Server Editiontrue multi-tier solution supports multiple

users, automated triggering and advanced workflows

Desktop Editionsimple single seat version for manual

media management tasks

New in V1.6 NEW space management tools NEW rush viewer NEW wizards for Clip & Rush melts NEW delete bin NEW publish verification testing NEW centralised machine level permissions NEW Intelligent support for Multi-Resolution Power

Portal NEW Client UI Plugin Architecture NEW Auto-deployment of custom plugins EXTENDED developers API available through dotnet

library or SOAP WebServices

QUICTools Client

QUICTools Manager

QUICTools Server Architecture

QUICTools for Media Management Vast range of Media Management functions Browse & search clips across entire

Quantel system – multi-server & multi-zone Report, edit metadata, delete for single or

multiple clips Visualize clips within the FrameMagic

structure – find out what’s used where Enforce metadata rules on publish

QUICTools for Media Movement Move media between file shares, FTP servers

and Power Portals Tightly integrated with Rhozet Carbon Coder for

file transcoding operations Initiate media moves from the UI, from Quantel

via MetaData triggers, by watch folders or under external system control via API

High performance mechanisms for managed FTP-to-FTP server transfers

Potential to control 3rd Party WAN file movement products

QUICTools for Integration Workflows

Open architecture enables workflows to be added for virtually any integration task

Workflows have full control over the Quantel system

Move media & metadata from Quantel to external storage, playout server or archive systems

UI plugins allow custom data collection forms integrated with the workflow

QUICTools for Developers It’s not necessary to be a developer to use QUICTools

BUT the API is available for license by clients with the capabilities to use it

API License includes support time and a complete QUICTools Enterprise license for development & test use

Microsoft .NET Architecture – currently V3.5 Workflow API permits development of custom workflows UI API allows the client to be extended with custom UI

plugins Core API gives third party systems the same access to

the QUICTools Server Core as used by our own client – available as WebServices (SOAP, JSON & XML-RPC) and as a dotnet class library

Kenny Munrokenny@radioware.co.ukTel: +44 845 527 8750

Questions?