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  • France 3 Nouvelle Aquitaine uses the EoleCC web platform to subtitle its documentaries

    Montpellier, France – 31/05/2023 – France 3 Nouvelle Aquitaine (.3NoA) has chosen Videomenthe’s EoleCC solution to subtitle its documentaries for the CIRCOM prize.
    France 3 Nouvelle Aquitaine (.3NoA) is a 100% regional channel that aims to promote regional culture and creativity.

    The channel took part in the European CIRCOM 2023 prize, which each year rewards the best programmes from regional television stations in 11 categories. 3NoA applied in the ‘Documentaries’ category, submitting four 52-minute programmes.

    « “We needed to subtitle these documentaries in English so that the competition jury could understand them, and we did so to extremely tight deadlines! We’ve been working with Videomenthe for a number of years on other projects, so we asked them to produce the subtitles. Using automated subtitling with the assistance of a translator seemed to us to be the right combination to guarantee the deadlines without altering the quality of the subtitles”, explains Jean-Luc Hachon, Delegate for the Coordination of Operations and Development at France 3 Nouvelle Aquitaine.

    The EoleCC solution offers a mix of automated tools and human actions, enabling fast but high-quality collaborative subtitling. The way it works is very simple: documentaries are uploaded to the platform, then transcribed into French using powerful Artificial Intelligence tools. The text is then automatically translated into English, and Videomenthe’s professional translators intervene directly on the platform to proofread and adjust the content (text and time-codes). Finally, still on the EoleCC platform, the customer validates the subtitles and triggers their overlay before retrieving the finished videos.

    “We offer customers a turnkey service. In the case of .3NoA, timing and budget were two key factors. Artificial Intelligence saves a lot of time in generating subtitles, and we used several of our professional translators to process each piece of content simultaneously. We’re delighted to have successfully met this challenge,” adds Muriel le Bellac, President of Videomenthe.

    “We’d like to pay tribute to Videomenthe’s responsiveness and professionalism, which enabled us to be perfectly on time for the CIRCOM prize! The ability of the EoleCC solution to manage multiple subtitling tasks in parallel and in collaborative mode is a big plus, and the translators did a superb job!” concludes Jean-Luc Hachon.

  • Partnership | Videomenthe integrates Kantar Media's watermarking technologies into its Eolementhe© solution

    Montpellier, France – 11/05/2023 – Videomenthe, distributor and publisher of software solutions for media processing, is the first partner to integrate Kantar Media's two watermarking technologies for audience measurement into its Eolementhe© solution.

    Eolementhe© is a SaaS media workflow platform that allows the processing and delivery of media files through a very intuitive interface. It integrates several functions and tools: transcoding, quality control, analysis and correction of audio levels, technical and editorial metadata, transcription, translation, subtitle insertion, Artificial Intelligence, video editing, etc. The combination of automated tools and human actions makes Eolementhe© a simple, powerful and fast collaborative solution for the delivery of ready-to-broadcast (RTB) files.

    In addition to these functionalities, Videomenthe has integrated Kantar Media's watermarking technologies, SNAP and INK, to allow media, advertisers and advertising agencies to easily watermark their content. Indeed, the multiplicity of content and means of distribution reinforces the need for media monitoring in order to measure the effectiveness of advertising and editorial channels.

    "We are the first in the world to integrate INK, the latest generation of watermarking developed by Kantar Media. INK is a great tool that offers extremely accurate watermarking, by content, regardless of the type of screen and consumption mode used (live, replay, SVOD, etc). The objective of this integration with our Saas solution Eolementhe© is to facilitate the addition of this watermarking, to make it accessible to all," explains Videomenthe CEO Muriel Le Bellac.

    Indeed, the use of Eolementhe© allows the insertion of the tattoo in a few clicks, via a secure web interface that does not require technical skills. The platform also offers great financial flexibility, including commercial models in PAYG.

    "Video consumption has been undergoing a profound change for several years. One of our priorities is to facilitate access to tools for cross-media audience measurement. We are therefore delighted with this technological partnership with Videomenthe, which will help accelerate the adoption of our latest generation of watermaking and respond to the challenges of the media and advertising sectors," concludes Laurence Chausson, International Business Development Director - Kantar Media.

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    About Kantar Media
    Kantar Media is a global leader in media research. This includes audience measurement, consumer profiling and targeting with TGI, and in-depth advertising intelligence. Our versatility, scale, technology and expertise enable our teams to understand the changing media landscape and drive growth for our clients.

    About Videomenthe
    Videomenthe is a French software publisher and distributor specializing in media file workflow solutions, including the transfer of IP-based files, transcoding farms, quality control and audio loudness, subtitling, watermarking, etc. Videomenthe offers professional services based on these solutions and now incorporates them within Eolementhe© and VideomentheCloud.


  • Cambria Live Series v5.1 Official Release

    Capella Systems annouced the release of Cambria Live Series v5.1.

    Please see below for the main new features and enhancements:

    - “Web” capture source added
    - Unified Streaming added to ‘Upload Target’ setting for CMAF (Upload) targets
    - HE-AAC audio added
    - Dolby Digital and Dolby Digital Plus Encoding
    - YouTube Live API in BCM
    - Icecast Target added
    - EBP marker support
    - Sustain GOP Structure with Splice Point
    - Ad Break Controller (WebUI)
    - Optimization for multiple processor machines
    - Linear Streaming Plugin

  • Capella Systems releases version 5.1 of Cambria FTC transcoding solution

    New Features and Enhancements:

    - HEIC source support added
    - 12 bit DPX source support added
    - Preset creation function expanded to support MXF, DNxHD, ProRES, IMX, XDCAM HD
    - MPEG-2 Transport Stream supports writing AU_information into output file/frames
    - Closed Captions settings added to MXF exporter
    - TTML support for MSS added
    - XAVC 300 and 480 support was added to the AVID exporter
    - Segmenter Exporter added
    - SCC caption file format supported by Subtitle Inject filter
    - Smart Watch Folder Enhancements
    - Status and Summary section added to Watch Folder tab
    - User configuration for ‘Number of Urgent Jobs’ in Cluster Manager added
    - Add/Remove Machines from Cluster function added
    - Cluster / FTC Linux Document updated
    - Akamai Kubernetes Support
    - Removal of non-HTTPS APIs

    Notice: EZTitles plugin has reached the end of its life-cycle:

    The Capella EZTitles plug-in will no longer be in active development because the plug-in product has come to the end of its life-cycle.
    EZTitles will no longer provide customer support for the plug-in, although existing installations are expected to continue to work at this time.
    Cambria FTC will continue working with your purchased EZTitles plug-in.
    Please contact us with your caption/subtitle requests.

  • [Event] Videomenthe will be at 4YFN during Mobile World Congress

    Videomenthe will be at 4YFN - 4 Years from Now on 28 February & 1 March with Cluster Pôle Action Média & other great companies from Occitanie region!

    ▶️ Discover our #cloud media #workflow solutions with #subtitling and #editing features
    👉 Visit us on Hall 8.1 booth 81A50, or contact us for a meeting!

    #MWC23 #technology #audio #podcast #broadcast

  • New feature on EoleEdit: podcast editing with waveform!

    MAKE YOUR PODCASTS ATTRACTIVE BY EDITING THEM

    The reason why more and more listeners are listening to podcasts is because they appreciate the easy-to-consume format. It is a medium that accompanies the listener in his or her daily life: in the car, on public transport, in sport, on a walk, etc.

    In addition to its practicality, it is a human communication format that gives visibility to your expertise. The audience enjoys learning new information on a variety of topics and gaining an open mind. This format also provides a feeling of well-being, as nearly "82% of respondents believe that the podcast is a way to refocus on oneself" (according to the study 'Trends in the native podcast market in 2021).

    You create complicity, trust and engagement with the audience.

    TURN YOUR PODCAST INTO A VIDEO

    However, it is not easy to share purely audio content when platforms are mainly visual. Not to mention that the audio format excludes an important audience, the deaf and hard of hearing, who represent 16% of the French population (source Surdi.info). To learn more about subtitling podcasts, here is our article.

    In this context, Videomenthe has developed a new feature on EoleEdit, the video editing solution.

    You can now turn your podcast into a video, and give a visual impression of what you have to say. Simply by adding background images to your audio,titles and logos.

    With one click, you can then turn your audio into a waveform, with the ability to change its positioning, size and amplitude.

    A set of elements that allows you to dynamise your message and reflect your energy. You capture more attention and reinforce inclusion!

    ADD SUBTITLES TO YOUR PODCAST

    Once the podcast has been edited, switch it to our automatic subtitling solution EoleCC to add multilingual subtitles!

    Transcription and translation of your audio are generated automatically, all you have to do is review your subtitles. You can customise the graphic charter of each subtitle. If, for example, during your podcast, several people speak, assign a colour to each speaker. If your podcasts have a particular theme, include your vocabulary in the 'custom word dictionary'.

    Once this step is complete, broadcast your podcast on your social networks directly from the platform. EoleCC allows you to share your video on YouTube and Twitter, or simply download it to broadcast it wherever you want!

  • IBC 2022 - Videomenthe unveils new features of its Eolementhe© solution: organisation management, QC in the cloud and online editing

    Montpellier, France – 11/07/2022 – Videomenthe, a leading provider of media processing software solutions, is presenting at IBC the latest additions to Eolementhe©, its collaborative media workflow platform.

    Eolementhe© enables the processing and delivery of media files through an extremely intuitive and easy-to-use interface, which integrates several file processing functions (transcoding, quality control, audio level analysis and correction, technical and editorial metadata creation, speech-to-text, subtitle insertion, Artificial Intelligence, video editing, etc.). The combination of automated tools and human actions makes Eolementhe© a simple, fast and efficient solution for the delivery of ready-to-play (RTB) files.

    "The DNA of Eolementhe© is the simplicity of use by all types of users, whatever their profile, technical or not. With this in mind, we have been working on new features and business models to offer greater flexibility to our customers and make their media processing more fluid," explains Muriel Le Bellac, President of Videomenthe.

    NEW COLLABORATIVE WORK FEATURES
    Collaborative work is one of the strengths of the Eolementhe© solution. Videomenthe has developed new functionalities, directly resulting from its customers' feedback:

    - Organization and team management, offering managers a very precise follow-up of the work done and the consumption on the platform (statistics by user, team, organization);
    - An overhaul of user management, allowing specific roles and rights to be assigned and facilitating collaborative work;
    - Double validation on a workflow step. For example, at a subtitling stage, a reviewer corrects the subtitle and then has it validated by a manager.

    GLOBAL SUBTITLE REVIEW SERVICE

    The distribution of multilingual content is growing, and with it the need to produce professional subtitled videos in several languages at an attractive cost.
    To meet this need, Videomenthe offers a comprehensive service, including the Eolementhe© platform and experienced professional translators. This service offers speed of execution thanks to the automated tools driven by Eolementhe©, which generate subtitles in 120 languages, and quality results thanks to our partners who intervene to revise the content, directly on the platform.

    "This new service responds to several issues raised by our clients: obtaining quality subtitles, within a given timeframe, and in languages that they do not necessarily master internally. Another advantage is the fact that we work in collaborative mode on a single platform, which avoids time-consuming and error-prone exchanges by email, telephone and various digital tools," adds Muriel Le Bellac.

    EOLEEDIT, THE EASY, FAST AND AFFORDABLE WEB-BASED VIDEO EDITING SOLUTION

    Eolementhe© integrates a new simplified online editing function, EoleEdit, which allows users to prepare their content (cut, add logos, image, sound, text, transitions...) before processing it in Eolementhe©, to add subtitles for example.

    QUALITY CONTROL IN THE CLOUD IN PAYG
    Eolementhe© includes a Quality Control function to check the conformity of the files but also the audio and video quality of the media.
    What's new is that the QC function in the cloud is now available via a brand new business model, cost per minute, to offer maximum flexibility!

    "We are continuing to develop in line with our broadcast DNA, but with a desire to make our Eolementhe© platform more accessible to meet the growing use of video, particularly for communication and training. Offering a simplified version of our solution is our way of making professional video tools available to everyone," concludes Muriel Le Bellac.

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    Meet Videomenthe at IBC from 9 to 12 september 2022 (booth 2.B39 – French Pavilion).


  • Videomenthe joins the Pôle Action Média cluster

    Videomenthe has joined the 80 member companies of Pôle Action Média (also called PAM!), the creative and digital industries cluster of Occitania and Catalonia.

    The cluster helps develop cooperation between member companies and accelerate their development through networking with economic and institutional players and the media.

    The whole team is very happy to participate in this movement :-)

  • Capella Systems releases version 4.8 of Cambria FTC transcoding solution

    New Features and enhancements:

    Linux support
    GPU (NVENC) Acceleration for HEVC jobs
    Y4M source support
    CMAF output added to Adaptive Streaming v2 exporter
    AV1 video codec added to MP4 exporter
    FTP upload with String Replacement Variables support
    Filters added to support VITC generation and extraction
    Windows 11 and Windows Server 2022 support
    NetStorage support enhancement
    NexGuard v2 filter enhancement

  • Release 8.2 for the quality control solution BATON

    Main new features and improvements :

    NEW FORMATS
    - Dolby Vision mezzanine metadata
    - YUV extended for M101 codec

    NEW CHECK
    - Data checks
    - Validate mezzanine metadata in a media file
    - New checks in TTML fiche (metadata, region and style attributes)
    - Detect and validate age rating in a media file
    - Container Description Check
    - Added presence check for active width, height IMF/CPL content

    VIDEO ALGORITHMS IMPROVEMENT
    - Algorithm for the following Video Quality checks improved (black bars, blockiness, freeze frames, duplicate frames, defective pixel, dropout)
    - Support enhanced to detect if opening and ending credits are present/not present in video content
    - Support enhanced to detect the frame-wide change in brightness

    AUDIO ALGORITHMS IMPROVEMENT
    - Algorithm for Stereo Pair Detection check improved
    - Audio language detection check enhanced to detect and report an error if different audio language is present on stereo track channels
    - Speech Presence check enhanced to detect the duration of speech present in the audio tracks
    - Support enhanced to detect version of the edit list present in a MP4 file

    IMAGE ALGORITHMS IMPROVEMENT
    - Algorithm for Freeze Frames (Medium Sensitivity) check improved

    DATA ALGORITHMS IMPROVEMENT
    - Dropout check enhanced to detect dropout duration present in the first, last or any other frame of a file
    - Subtitle check enhanced to detect whether burnt-in text subtitles are missing for more than a specified duration in a video

    CONTAINER CHECK
    - Support enhanced to detect nclx atom present in an MP4 file
    - Support enhanced to specify the audio or video segment duration in SMPTE format while verifying content layout in MXF file

  • [IBC 2021] Videomenthe Pulls Out of IBC 2021

    After careful consideration and discussion with our clients and partners, we have decided to cancel Videomenthe's participation at the upcoming IBC2021 show, with regrets.

    Given the ongoing uncertainty caused by COVID-19 in the Netherlands, we believe that the health and safety of our customers, partners and employees are the priority.

    That said, as we'd love to present you our latest innovations, we are thinking about a way of meeting you, in-person or virtually.

    We'll come back to you soon. Do not hesitate to contact us for any meeting request.

    Thank you, and stay safe and well!

    Videomenthe Team

  • SATIS / IBC 2021 - Videomenthe introduces Eolementhe’s new features

    Videomenthe, the distributor and publisher of software solutions for processing media files, will be presenting the latest new features offered by Eolementhe, its collaborative video platform, at the SATIS and IBC 2021 shows.

    Eolementhe facilitates the processing and delivery of media files via an extremely intuitive and user-friendly interface, which features several leading file-processing tools (transcoding, quality control, analysis and correction of audio levels, creation of technical and editorial metadata, speech-to-text, subtitle insertion, AI, online editing, etc.). The combination of automated tools and manual intervention makes Eolementhe a simple, rapid, high-performance solution for the delivery of ready-to-broadcast files.

    « Eolementhe’s DNA is the ease of handling for every kind of user, whatever their role. Significant improvements have been made to the platform from this perspective, for more seamless and easier processing of media.», Videomenthe CEO Muriel Le Bellac explains.

    EOLE EDIT, THE EASIEST ONLINE EDITING SOLUTION

    Eolementhe platform offers a new feature of simplified online editing. EoleEdit allows users to prepare content (cut, add of logos, image, sound, text…) before managing it on Eolementhe, for example to add subtitles.

    NEW COMPLETE SUBTITLE REVIEW SERVICE

    As the distribution of multilingual content grows, so does the need to produce professional subtitled videos in multiple languages at an attractive cost.
    To meet this need, Videomenthe offers a complete service, including the Eolementhe platform and experienced professional translators. This global offer offers speed of execution thanks to the automated tools driven by Eolementhe, which generate subtitles in 120 languages, and quality results thanks to our partners who intervene to revise the content, directly on the platform.
    "This new service responds to several issues raised by our clients: obtaining quality subtitles, within a given timeframe, and in languages that they do not necessarily master internally. Another advantage is the fact that we work in collaborative mode on a single platform, which avoids time-consuming and error-prone email exchanges," adds Muriel Le Bellac.

    EOLECC LITE, SIMPLIFIED SUBTITLING SOLUTION

    Finally, Videomenthe now offers a subtitling package for users who need simple subtitling, without collaborative work. EoleCC Lite is a very easy to use interface, very suitable for journalists, videographers, community managers, head of digital...

    "We are continuing our development according to our broadcast DNA, but with a desire to make our Eolementhe platform more accessible to meet the growing use of video, particularly for communication and training. Offering a simplified version of our solution is our way of making professional video tools available to everyone," concludes Muriel Le Bellac.
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    Videomenthe will be present at SATIS show on 9 & 10 November (stand 5) and at IBC from 3 to 6 December (stand 2.B39 – French Pavilion).


  • [Event] Videomenthe attends SATIS show in Paris on November 9-10

    Finally we'll meet the broadcast industry at a physical show! We are so happy to see you at SATIS on 9 and 10 November in Paris.

    The Vidoementhe team will wait for you on booth 5 throughout the show. We'll present our media workflow solution Eolementhe, as well as solutions from our partners Capella Systems (transcoding solutions) and Interra Systems (QC solutions).

    We also host a workshop on Tuesday 9 November at 5pm:

    "Reinvent your media workflows! Easily prepare and deliver your files with Eolementhe, the collaborative cloud platform".

    Transcoding, QC, multilingual subtitling, technical and editorial metadata, audio, AI: discover how to manage your media workflows easily and quickly with Eolementhe's ultra-intuitive interface.
    During this workshop, you will witness the creation of a global workflow between a production and a broadcaster, with technical and editorial validation and multilingual subtitling, in a collaborative way!
    Broadcasters, production, post-production, archives: save time, optimise your costs and increase your efficiency thanks to the mix of automated tools and human actions offered by Eolementhe.

  • Capella Systems releases version 4.7 of Cambria FTC transcoding solution

    New features:

    - Support for encoding directly from S3
    - Support for retrieval from S3
    - Support for AV1 codec files
    - Support for S3 pre-signed URL source
    - Output ATS files
    - Output HEV1 files
    - Normalize at True Peak Audio Sample
    - EZTitles is supported for Passthrough jobs
    - Akamai NetStorage Retrieval and Post Task upload (purchase option)
    - Allow user-installed Perl packages and executable (Beta) for use with Scriptable Workflow
    - Launch function for AWS EC2 instances
    - Automatically shut down AWS instances
    - Tool to dynamically manage number of AWS instances
    - Configure on premise storage to become accessible to AWS EC2
    - Show Pay As You Go (PAYG) Balance
    - Automatic Job Cleanup
    - Packaging job can be configured and launched from Watch Folder (Beta)
    - Pay As You Go (PAYG) support added to Hosted License method

  • [Press Release] Dell Technologies selects Eolementhe for the subtitling of its European events

    Dell Technologies has turned to Eolementhe solution to provide the subtitles for its European events in 10 languages.

    Eolementhe©, the collaborative multilingual-subtitling Saas platform, has been chosen by Dell Technologies for the multilingual subtitling of its events. In addition to the ease of use of its transcription and translation features, the collaborative working capacity provided by this solution was a decisive factor in Dell Technologies' decision.

    Dell Technologies in fact works with several different partners, who are responsible for the production of its events in the different target countries. In this context, it is essential to provide a collaborative working interface enabling the production teams to work on the subtitles, while allowing Dell Technologies to oversee the work being carried out before it receives the completed videos, subtitled in 10 languages.

    "Eolementhe is one of the rare subtitling solutions offering such extensive collaborative working options. Not only do we save time in the sphere of consultations with our partners, but there is also no compromise in the quality of subtitling of our events. We are very satisfied with this partnership", Dell Technologies' EMEA Event Manager Pascal Nuger explains.

    Videomenthe collaborated with Dell Technologies to create a customised workflow, involving both the production companies and Dell Technologies' teams in this process. Once the subtitles have been automatically generated by Eolementhe's AI tools (providing transcription and translation into several languages) the correction and validation stages allow the various users to intervene, guaranteeing a seamless, rapid, efficient process.

    "Eolementhe is perfectly suited to the requirements of international companies which need to involve multiple participants, both internal and external, in the subtitling process. The great advantage offered by our solution is that of allowing users to work within the cloud platform, thereby avoiding time-consuming exchanges of emails which can lead to errors being made. We also pay great attention to our customers' needs and work hand-in-hand with them to ensure that they gain the greatest benefit from our solutions", Videomenthe CEO Muriel le Bellac notes.

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    About Dell Technologies
    Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) helps organizations and individuals build their digital future and transform how they work, live and play. The company provides customers with the industry’s broadest and most innovative technology and services portfolio for the data era.


  • [Press release] The ESCP Foundation collaborates with Videomenthe for the subtitling of its 2021 video greetings

    The ESCP Foundation uses the Eolementhe CC solution from Videomenthe to subtitle its 2021 video greetings.

    The ESCP Foundation is a public utility foundation which aim is to support the ambitions and the academic excellence of ESCP Business School, which has a European influence.

    Marion Calone, Foundation’s Fundraising and Event Manager, chose Eolementhe CC solution to subtitle in English its New Year video greetings.

    « We needed to subtitle this video in english, in a really short time! It was therefore necessary for us to use automated subtitling, with the intervention of a proofreader to guarantee the quality of the subtitles », Marion Calone explains.

    The Eolementhe CC solution offers a mix of automated tools and human actions, allowing a quick and quality subtitling by means of a very user-friendly interface. Once the video has been uploaded, the AI software performs the tasks of converting speech to text and automatically translating the text into 120 languages. Users can then collaborate in the process, by revising and validating the content, before burning the subtitles and delivering the video (lien, Dropbox, Twitter, Youtube).

    « We offer our clients a turnkey service. For the ESCP Foundation project, a professional translator revised and validated the subtitles, directly on the Eolementhe CC platform. The subtitled video and subtitle file were delivered to the Foundation on time, without compromising the quality of the English translation!», Videomenthe CEO Muriel Le Bellac adds.

    « We salute Videomenthe’s reactivity and professionalism, which allowed us to be perfectly on time! The subtitle interface is easy to use, and the translator did a great job!», Marion Calone concludes.



  • Videomenthe in the Streaming Media's Top101 Companies that matter most in online video

    For the 4th consecutive year, Videomenthe is part of the Streaming Media Europe Top 101, which represents an annual look at the most interesting and influential companies in the online video space.

    The list is established by Streaming Media magazine's editorial team, who rank companies on a scale of 0 to 5. The top 101 then make the list.
    For the first time, only companies whose headquarters are based in the UK or continental Europe have been selected, to keep it "local"!

    This is a great recognition of our work on Eolementhe, the collaborative media tool box!

    WHY DID VIDEOMENTHE MAKE THE CUT?

    Videomenthe’s innovative video platform makes it simple for broadcast professionals to connect, process and deliver TX-ready content, through a mix of automated tools and human intervention.

    Eolementhe is an efficient, easy-to-use and cost-effective solution to make your videos ready to deliver!



  • [Press Release] The Collège de Paris chooses Eolementhe CC as its option to subtitle online courses

    The Collège de Paris has chosen Videomenthe’s solution Eolementhe CC to subtitle video training programs for international students.

    The Collège de Paris brings together recognised institutions of higher learning, which mission is to promote French excellence through training. The openness to international markets is a key value : the Collège de Paris welcomes every year 25% intenational students, and designs specific programs for them.

    in this context, the Collège de Paris called upon Videomenthe and its Eolementhe CC solution for the subtitling in English of several online courses initially in French.

    The Eolementhe CC solution in fact enables professionals in every field to add multilingual subtitles to their videos by means of a very user-friendly interface, combining automated tools and human revision.

    Once the video has been uploaded, the AI software performs the tasks of converting speech to text and automatically translating the text into 120 languages.

    Users can then collaborate in the process, by revising and validating the content, and Eolementhe CC finally embeds the subtitles in the video, which can then be shared directly (link, Dropbox, Twitter, Youtube).

    «Some clients, such as the Collège de Paris, need a turnkey service. We therefore use the advantages of our platform to generate subtitles very quickly. We then involve our network of proofreading partners, who review and validate the texts directly on the platform. The subtitled videos are thus delivered to the client in a really short time, while maintaining the quality of the subtitles and controlling budgets!», Videomenthe CEO Muriel Le Bellac explains.

    « It was indeed important for us to receive ready-to-use videos. I am very satisfied with the quality of the service, the delivery times and the flexibility Videomenthe was able to demonstrate.”, Collège de Paris International’s Vice-President, Guillaume FINCK, concludes.

  • [Press Release] BNI France uses the Eolementhe CC web solution to subtitle its videos

    Videomenthe announces that its Eolementhe CC solution has been chosen by BNI France, the world’s leading business networking organisation, for the subtitling of its videos.
    Videomenthe, which is a partner of the big names in the media, is now placing its expertise at the disposal of corporate clients in the form of Eolementhe CC, a collaborative subtitling solution available in 120 languages, which is professional, user-friendly, rapid and very affordable!

    Eolementhe CC has proved to be the ideal tool to meet the needs of BNI France, the top business networking organisation in France and the world, which helps professionals to develop their business through referral marketing.

    “BNI is an international networking organisation operating in 73 countries. The question of languages obviously arises; we regularly receive information videos and videos promoting international events, which we have to translate and adapt for the French public. Eolementhe CC allows us to add French subtitles very rapidly ourselves, in a situation in which information needs to be distributed very fast”, BNI France’s head of marketing and communication, Claire Bléhaut, explains.

    The Eolementhe CC solution in fact enables professionals in every field to add multilingual subtitles to their videos by means of a very user-friendly interface, combining automated tools and human revision.

    Once the video has been uploaded, the AI software performs the tasks of converting speech to text and automatically translating the text into 120 languages. Users can then collaborate in the process, by revising and validating the content (modifying the text, synchronising it with the audio).

    Eolementhe CC finally embeds the subtitles in the video, which can then be shared directly to a Dropbox, Twitter or Youtube account or can be shared using a link.

    “This option of generating subtitles in several languages and being able to correct them directly on the platform is one that has great appeal for our corporate clients. This solution really has been designed to simplify the process of subtitling and sharing videos to the greatest possible degree, and we invite industry professionals to test Eolementhe CC so that they can see this for themselves”, Videomenthe CEO Muriel Le Bellac concludes.

  • Capella Systems announces Cambria v4.5 Official Release

    Capella Systems, editor of transcoding and live encoding solutions, released Cambria V4.5.0.51047 official version.

    New Features:
    - VP9 codec added to MP4 and Elementary Stream exporters
    - Dolby Audio support added
    - frame only playlist support for HLS
    - Black Segment Detection added to analysis exporter
    - FTPS retrieval and post task delivery support added
    - Color Space Conversion filter enhanced
    - Nexguard V2 added to Target Filter list
    - ASW credentials encrypted
    - Upgraded to use latest version of Cryptlex API

  • IBC Showcase webinar: replay available!

    You missed our webinar: "Play and adopt Eolementhe, our web media tool box, to deliver your content in the right quality wherever you want in whatever language!"

    The replay is available

    What? Transcoding, QC, subtitling, technical and editorial metadata, Artificial Intelligence... : join Videomenthe at IBC SHOWCASE to discover how to quickly and efficiently manage media workflow with Eolementhe, our collaborative cloud-based media platform. During this 30-minute webinar, we'll focus on a global workflow including tech and editorial content validation and multilingual subtitling. We’ll show you how to save time and money, and increase efficiency thanks to a mix of automated tools (AI) and human action!



  • [IABM Interview] In conversation with Videomenthe: remote work and new challenges

    In this IABM TV interview, Muriel Le Bellac (CEO, Videomenthe) explains how Videomenthe solutions are helping the media industry strengthen their ability to remote work and remote production.


  • Join Interra Systems live webinar on #media QC - April 15

    Discover the leading M/L and AI enabled automated #QC platform that provides comprehensive quality and compliance checks for #VOD content, linear and #streaming #workflows.

    🗓️ Wednesday, April 15 - 10:00AM CEST


  • Videomenthe at the Mobile Video event in Paris

    On february 6th, Videomenthe will participate to the Rencontres Françaises de la Vidéo Mobile, event wich gathers media, communication and film professionals.  They will share their feedback and know-how in practical workshops and conferences.

    Videomenthe will present Eolementhe, its collaborative platform that allows transcription and translation of subtitles into 112 languages, thanks to a mix of automated tools and human actions.

    3.30pm to 4.00pm - WORKSHOP "How to subtitle your videos into +110 languages  (easy, fast and cost-effective)"

    Real-time demo of Eolementhe solution with customer use cases (European Parliament and France Médias Monde).

    Short programmes, interviews, news, communication videos, training content...: media, company or institution, you have to subtitle your videos. Focus on this web platform that allows to automatically subtitle videos into 112 languages, with human revision. A professional result, 5x faster and cost-effectively!

    STAND
    Meet us also on our booth, all day from 8am till 6pm.

    DETAILS

    When ? Thursday 6th February 2020 from 8am to 6pm
    Where? Pan Piper, 4 impasse Lamier 75011 Paris

  • Videomenthe team whishes you a wonderful year!

    We wish all our clients, partners, colleagues worldwide a wonderful new year!

  • Videomenthe in the Streaming Media's Top101 Companies that matter most in online video

    For the third consecutive year, Videomenthe is part of the Streaming Media Europe Top 101, which represents an annual look at the most interesting, important, and influential companies in the online video space.

    The list is established by Streaming Media magazine's editorial and publishing team, who rank companies on a scale of 0 to 5. The top 101 then make the list.

    This is a great recognition of our work on Eolementhe, the collaborative media tool box!

    WHY DID VIDEOMENTHE MAKE THE CUT?

    Videomenthe’s innovative video platform makes it simple for broadcast professionals to connect, process and deliver TX-ready content, through a mix of automated tools and human intervention.

    Eolementhe is an efficient, easy-to-use and cost-effective solution to make your videos ready to deliver!

  • [Event] Meet Videomenthe & Dropbox at SATIS show 2019

    Videomenthe will attend SATIS on Dropbox stand (C51 - Dock Pullman), to present Eolementhe and the new Dropbox connector.

    Users can now directly connect their Dropbox to Eolementhe, select files from Dropbox, manage it (transcoding, quality control, metadata, subtitles...) and deliver it to their client while saving the fianl versions into Dropbox.
    This new plugin is truly part of Eolementhe DNA: a professional web portal, simple and modulable, which integrates the most relevant market solutions.

    Come and meet us at SATIS show to discover how to make your workflows simple and smooth!

  • [Press Release] France Médias Monde chooses Eolementhe© as its video-subtitling web solution

    Videomenthe announces that Eolementhe©, its collaborative media workflow platform, has been chosen by France Médias Monde as its multilingual subtitling solution, following a consultation stage.

    The France Médias Monde group incorporates trilingual rolling news channel FRANCE 24, RFI international radio station and Arabic-language radio station Monte Carlo Doualiya. The three stations broadcast from Paris to 5 continents in 14 languages.

    France Médias Monde held a process of consultation to equip itself with a simple, modern video-subtitling cloud solution. The group publishes on its web sites brief videos (interviews, reports, etc) that have been made in-house and its aim is to make its teams' subtitling work easier and faster.

    Collaborative media-workflow platform Eolementhe© was chosen by France Médias Monde for its transcription, translation and multilingual subtitling features, but also for its modularity, its user-friendliness and of course, its cost.

    “We're able to publish our videos - subtitled in several languages - on the internet very rapidly, without any compromise in quality of translation, thanks to Eolementhe© and its automated tools. The option of human validation at every stage in the process, as part of the collaborative method of working, is a real advantage. Another aspect is the availability of Videomenthe's teams, which has enabled us, in particular, to work together on customizing the solution," RFI's Clément Bisset explains.

    Videomenthe thus collaborated with France Médias Monde to create a sequential workflow that adapts to the working methods of teams right across the production chain. Steps providing for manual correction and validation enable the different users (journalists, technical staff, editor in chief and others) to intervene after each automated stage (transcription and translation into several languages), which guarantees seamlessness, speed and efficiency.

    The Eolementhe© solution has also been customized: work spaces adapted to each profile have been created and a subtitles display in line with France Médias Monde's web graphics specifications has been incorporated.

    "We are obviously delighted that France Médias Monde has entrusted us with this project, which has several exciting features. The "mobile video" context first of all, with the collaboration between international technical and editorial teams, which is implemented seamlessly via Eolementhe©. Then there is the delivery of video content for web platforms and social media, which demonstrates the flexibility of the solution in terms of formats. Finally, the involvement of all our colleagues at France Médias Monde, who help develop the solution in a very constructive way", Videomenthe CEO Muriel Le Bellac notes.


  • [Event] Meet us in London on november 13-14 for the DPP Tech Leaders' briefing

    The DPP Tech Leader's Briefing is a two-day conference and networking event where senior technology executives from 30 major media companies will provide their key priorities for 2020:

    Videomenthe will present Eolementhe, our collaborative media tool box, at the Start Up Zone.

    Book a meeting with Muriel Le Bellac, CEO, and Bertrand Coutré, Project Manager, to discover how Eolementhe can help you manage and deliver your files, in a smooth, quick and efficient way!

    PROGRAMME DAY 1

    - MAKING NEWS
    News is being transformed – and politicised as never before. The Tech Leaders’ Briefing begins right on the cutting edge of media.
    Speakers: Tim Bertioli - Vice / Bevan Gibson - ITN / Ian McLaren - Thomson Reuters / Mark Rogers - BuzzFeed

    - WHAT EMEA BROADCASTERS WANT (PART 1)
    The EMEA market may be the most complex in the world – with some of the greatest opportunities. You can’t afford to miss what these companies have to share.
    Speakers: Adde Granberg - SVT / Darren Long - Sky / Grant Franklin Totten - Aljazeera

    - WHAT THE NETWORKS WANT (PART 1)
    North American networks set the agenda for content at scale. Managing complexity is the name of their game – and it’s a game we’re all now in.
    Speakers: James Crossland - WarnerMedia / Francois Vaillant - CBC Radio Canada / Del Parks - Sinclair Broadcast group

    - INDUSTRY REVIEW
    Speakers: Helen Stevens - ITV / Jessica Dahan - Imagen / Carys Hughes - Sky / Megan Johnston - Splice / Stephanie Wheeler - Deluxe

    - TRANSFORMING SPORT
    Sports content is where innovation tends to happen first. These may be the most important trendsetters of all.
    Speakers: Andy Beale - BT Sport / Gordon Castle - Eurosport / Florian Diederichsen - Dazn / Barry Flanigan - Copa90

    PROGRAMME DAY 2

    - ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS
    The world’s biggest companies are tech companies – and media companies. They sit at the heart of the whole media ecosystem.
    Speakers: Rainer Kellerhals - Microsoft / Yeming Wang - Alibaba Cloud / Usman Shakeel - AWS

    - WHAT EMEA BROADCASTERS WANT (PART 2)
    This second session will brilliantly demonstrate the complexity and opportunities of the EMEA market.
    Speakers: Martijn Van Dam - NPO / Matt Westrup - A+E Networks

    - WHAT THE NETWORKS WANT (PART 2)
    The second of our North American sessions brings together some of the most famous broadcasters in the world.
    Speakers: Simon Farnsworth - Discovery / Renard Jenkins - PBS / Richard Friedel - Fox

    - SOCIAL REVOLUTIONARIES
    These are companies that get billions of video views a month - redefining what it means to be a content provider.
    Speakers: Jamie Bolding - Jungle Creations / Kate Burns - Brave Bison / Jacqui Kavanagh - Refinery29

    - WHAT THE UK BROADCASTERS WANT
    For the 4th successive year the UK tech leaders will give it to us straight
    Speakers: Sinead Greenaway - UK TV / Tom Griffiths - ITV / Matthew Postgate - BBC / Orpheus Warr - Channel 4



  • [Interview] Videomenthe showcases Eolementhe solution at IBC 2019

    Videomenthe CEO Muriel Le Bellac was on camera at IBC for an interview by IABM. She presented Eolementhe 6, the lastest version of the collaborative media tool box which allows to process and delilver Tx-ready files.
    Watch the 6-mintue interview, and discover the latest features and improvements of Eolementhe (Artificial Intelligence, speech-to-text...), the uses cases and references.

  • IBC 2019 - Videomenthe introduces Eolementhe V6: microservices architecture, subtitling optimization and Artificial Intelligence

    Videomenthe, the distributor and publisher of software solutions for processing media files, will be presenting the latest new features offered by Eolementhe©, its collaborative media tool box, at the IBC 2019.

    Eolementhe© facilitates the processing and delivery of media files via an extremely intuitive and user-friendly interface, which features several leading file-processing tools (transcoding, quality control, analysis and correction of audio levels, creation of technical and editorial metadata, speech-to-text, subtitle insertion, AI, etc.). The combination of automated tools and manual intervention makes Eolementhe© a simple, rapid, high-performance solution for the delivery of ready-to-broadcast files.

    "2019 marks a turning point in the life of Eolementhe©. Major European clients are placing their confidence in us, and working in partnership with our teams to enhance and develop the platform. This version 6 of Eolementhe© reflects a desire to industrialize the solution, incorporating features designed with the constant goal of simplifying work for users and making workflows more seamless", Videomenthe CEO Muriel Le Bellac explains.

    INDUSTRIALZATION BY MEANS OF MICROSERVICES
    Videomenthe is enhancing Eolementhe’s©, flexibility, reliability and scalability by deploying it using a microservices architecture. This architecture also forms a starting point for achieving a level of eco-design that makes it possible, notably, to optimize resources in response to platform load and client's needs.

    OPTIMIZING THE USER EXPERIENCE
    So, what is Eolementhe’s © guiding principle? Ease of handling for every kind of user, whatever their role. Significant improvements have been made to Filelib from this perspective, for more seamless and easier processing of media, particularly in the area of subtitling.
    Users can now personalize their working environment to suit their profile, whether it be technical or editorial, by simply selecting the desired settings. One example of this is a 3-pane view, allowing those with an editorial profile to see the subtitles in both the source language and their translated version, and to see a video preview.
    Other new features include the option to customize the way in which subtitles are displayed, in line with particular graphic specifications, and the incorporation of a chat tool, improving collaborative working via the platform.

    A COMPREHENSIVE PACKAGE FOR MULTILINGUAL CONTENT
    The delivery of multilingual content is progressing and with it the need to produce high-quality subtitled videos in several languages. Yes – but how can this be done when you don't have recourse to resources providing the desired languages?
    Videomenthe is now offering a comprehensive service combining the Eolementhe© platform with experienced human resources. This comprehensive package delivers rapid execution, by means of automated tools, and a high-quality result, using transcribers and translators who work to validate and correct the content directly on the platform – all at an attractive rate.

    ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
    The AI tools offered via Eolementhe© are now combined with a conditional workflow feature, for automated sorting and other actions in accordance with criteria set by the user.
    For example, if the AI detects images involving nudity in the content, the workflow is interrupted and follows a specific path (notifying the user, providing the option to re-teach the AI about this content, delivering it in separate folder). If not, the workflow continues.

    "Quality and speed of processing are key to effective monetization of content. This is our point of focus in this version 6 of Eolementhe©. Other major new features will be unveiled at the IBC. Come to Stand 2.B39 (French Pavilion) to find out all about them!", Videomenthe CEO Muriel Le Bellac concludes.


  • Capella Systems announces a new Cambria v4.2 official version

    Capella Systems, editor of transcoding and live encoding solutions, released Cambria v4.2 official release version.

    Main new features are:

    - Adaptive Streaming Re-packager (purchase option)
    - IMF ProRes Import
    - Support for lossless codec: FFv1, FFvHuff
    - Option added to output fragmented MP4 with byte range external file
    - AVID AAF Exporter creates AVID MXF (MPEG-2 IMX, XDCAM HD, or DNxHD) and handles check-in to Interplay
    - Added support for ProRes to MXF exporter
    - Added support for DV (DVCPRO25, DVCPRO50, DVCPROHD) to MXF exporter
    - Added Long GOP support to MXF (XAVC)
    - Analysis Exporter enhancement to allow video matching detection
    - Kantar SNAP Audio Watermarking
    - Logo filter enhancement for motion logos
    - Web-based Dashboard/Monitoring/Alerting
    - Automated AWS clients for Cluster
    - “Pay As You Go” Licensing Option (beta)

    Enhancements:

    - S3 performance optimization with MOV and MXF XDCAM sources
    - Improved credential handling for S3 to allow different credentials to be used per job
    - MXF output is usable in Premiere as it grows

  • Brand new website for coporate clients (marketing, communication, HR)!

    We are working with medias ... but also with corporate clients who trust our solution Eolementhe to manage their videos.

    That's why we have launched a second website, dedicated to marketing, communication & HR professionals.
    We present Eolementhe, and how the solution can help processing and delivering videos, for internal and external communication purposes.


  • [Event] Videomenthe presents Eolementhe at Viva Tech 2019

    Videomenthe has been selected by Rakuten Aquafadas and Adocc, to present Eolementhe collaborative platform, dedicated to marketing, communication and HR professionals, during Vivatech.
    Viva Tech is the world's rendezvous for startups and leaders to celebrate innovation in Paris (Porte de Versailles).

    You want to discover how to easily enrich and deliver your videos for internal or external communication? Through a collaborative platform, and without technical skills?

    Let's meet up booth J50-003 | Occitanie Pavilion 

  • [Press release] The European Parliament adopts Eolementhe© as its option to begin multilingual subtitling

    Videomenthe announces that the European Parliament has chosen Eolementhe©, the collaborative media workflow platform, at the conclusion of a tendering process.

    In late 2018, the European Parliament's Directorate General for Translation issued a call for tender with the goal of adopting a web-based solution for automated transcription and translation – one that would allow for manual intervention at all stages of the workflow, to be able to check, edit and amend its components, all accessed via an intuitive, secure, adaptable interface.

    Videomenthe is proud to announce the success of its tender, thanks to the functions and technical features of the Eolementhe© platform (speech-to-text, multilingual subtitling, collaborative working and secure hosting in Europe, in particular), but also in view of its compliance with the budget set by the European Parliament.

    "Eolementhe has proved to be the ideal solution to meet our requirements. The combination of very effective automated tools with the option of manual intervention makes it possible to deliver high-quality subtitled content in a very brief period of time. Another point worth emphasizing is Videomenthe's availability and its capacity for listening to its customer, making it a trusted partner", explains Delphine Piraprez, an advisor at the European Parliament's Directorate General for Translation.

    In January 2019, Videomenthe began working with teams of European Parliament translators to create a workflow allowing their needs to be met.

    Once the video has been rapidly and securely uploaded to the Eolementhe© portal, a preliminary automatic stage of audio conversion to text (also known as speech-to-text) is carried out.
    A Pause option then allows a checker to adjust the text and the timecodes in the source language before moving on to check the transcription file that serves as the basis for the translations.
    The automated translations are then processed in parallel using Eolementhe©, with a Pause once again to allow translators to check and modify them, working collaboratively.

    These parallel workflows provide considerable time savings, by combining speed of automation with human added value.

    AN INTUITIVE INTERFACE
    Videomenthe has also trained and supported teams of European Parliament translators and managers (around 150 people) in using the tool. Since the Eolementhe© interface has been designed to be intuitive and easy to use for any kind of user, the learning experience went smoothly, enabling the translators to become operational rapidly.

    "This project is great recognition for us. It confirms our position as a European-level publisher of Saas video solutions and strengthens our belief that combining automated tools and manual intervention is a real asset in streamlining workflows and for better monetizing content", adds Videomenthe CEO Muriel Le Bellac.


  • [PARTNERSHIP] Eolementhe now available on Microsoft Azure Marketplace

    Eolementhe is now available on Microsoft Azure Marketplace, which gathers professional solutions that are certified and optimized for Azure.

    Videomenthe is really proud to have been selected to enter the Microsoft marketplace partners community :-)

    #CollaborativeSolution #videomarketing #communication #HR #subtitling #VideoTranslation

  • [EVENT] March 8th, International Women's Day

    Muriel Le Bellac, Videomenthe's CEO, will be part of an event organized by Google in Montpellier, to share her experience in the digital industry as a woman.




  • [Press Release] Quality Control for files in the cloud: Deluxe Media Paris uses the Eolementhe© solution

    Montpellier, France – 29 November 2018 – Deluxe Media Paris uses Eolementhe©, the collaborative media tool box, Videomenthe announces.

    Deluxe is an international group specializing in the creation, transformation, localization (dubbing, subtitling, audio description, etc) and distribution of content for broadcasting operators, suppliers of content and advertising agencies. Deluxe operates in 38 markets worldwide and has 7, 500 collaborators.

    Deluxe Media Paris has chosen Eolementhe©‘s service for quality control of its media files and to guarantee compliance of the content sent to its clients.

    Eolementhe©, the collaborative media tool box for creating workflows and transferring media files in the cloud, offers transcoding, quality control, audio loudness correction, the insertion of metadata, multilingual subtitling, artificial intelligence, delivery of files, etc, all via the same very user-friendly interface, in a multi-provider environment.

    “Our priority is technical and artistic quality, and respect for original content. In addition to operating requirements, we had two further requirements: security of content and control of our budget. Eolementhe© enables us to meet our clients’ criteria in terms of quality of files, while guaranteeing us a secure environment. Another important point is that as the workflow is created entirely in the Cloud, we enjoy the benefit of a flexible, scalable financial model,” Deluxe Media Paris’ Director of Audio Services, Frédéric Taieb, explains.

    Videomenthe has worked with the Deluxe Media Paris teams to put in place the system settings and in particular the processing permissions required for each user. Quality control test plans have also been created and uploaded to the Eolementhe© platform, and can be used by any type of operator, technical or otherwise.

    Quality control is carried out using Interra Systems’ Baton® tool and the “Pause Workflow” feature makes it possible to include stages of editorial and technical checking of files, which facilitates collaborative working.

    Once the workflow has been executed, Deluxe Media Paris has compliant files, ready to be delivered to its clients completely securely.

    “We are in fact working to implement good security practices in terms of both software development and deployment in the Cloud, to be able to offer our clients a secure and reliable platform. This is a crucial point, just like financial flexibility. Eolementhe©, with its more seamless collaborative workflows, is a real asset in monetizing content more rapidly and more effectively,” adds Videomenthe CEO Muriel Le Bellac.


  • Videomenthe in the 2018 Streaming Media's Top101 Companies that matter most in online video

    Videomenthe is proud to be part of the Streaming Media Europe Top 101, which represents an annual look at the most interesting, important, and influential companies in the online video space.
    This is a great recognition of our work on Eolementhe, the collaborative media tool box to connect, process and deliver TX-ready content.

  • [EVENT] Videomenthe support INEDITS' event for archive and content preservation, on 22-25 November

    INEDITS is a European non-profit association with the aim to encourage the collection, the conservation, the study and the valorization of amateur films. INEDITS counts 40 members from different countries (France, Great Britain, Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco, The Netherlands, Czech Republic).

    Videomenthe is the sponsor of the 28th annual meeting of INEDITS which will take place in Annecy, 22-25 November 2018, and gather association members, audiovisual professionals and partners.

    PROGRAMME
    This meeting will focus on amateur films and travel, and examine the place of animated films in our collections. Three technical workshops will be proposed to participants: the use of 3D printers for audiovisual archives, the reprinting of substandard copies, cleaning and processing video tapes.

    On Friday 23th November, Videomenthe will present Eolementhe, its collaborative media tool box, which allows to easily create and deliver media content, and to better monetize it.


  • [Press Release] coralbay.tv announces integration with Eolementhe© from media workflow specialist Videomenthe

    Cloud playout and workflow specialist, coralbay.tv Ltd., announces its integration partnership with Videomenthe’s media workflow solution, Eolementhe©.

    Eolementhe© is Videomenthe’s collaborative media toolbox which offers everything you need to easily connect, process & deliver TX Ready content. Eolementhe© provides a suite of tools for content management, including quality control, transcoding, loudness control, subtitles, speech to text and metadata handling, operating in a collaborative environment. Eolementhe© will be seamlessly integrated with coralPlay to provide stations with a fully unified workflow platform and playout solution and will ensure clients can utilise the full functionality of both systems to provide a coherent workflow.

    Both systems can be deployed either in the cloud or on premises giving clients a choice to suit their own infrastructure requirements.

    Peter Hajittofi, CEO of coralbay.tv comments “This partnership with Videomenthe reaffirms coralbay.tv’s forward-thinking approach to integration & interoperability. With the advent of cloud solutions, partnerships such as this will help to ensure clients do not have to compromise on functionality when moving to the cloud and they can more easily accommodate changes in approach as they move forward.”

    We are delighted to be partnering with coralbay.tv” said Muriel Le Bellac, Videomenthe CEO. “This partnership will allow all our clients to get a comprehensive and reliable end-to-end solution, thanks to the combination of Eolementhe© and CoralPlay. Preparing and playing out material quickly and easily, on demand and on multi-devices, is the key to monetizing content!”

    # # #

    About coralbay.tv
    coralbay.tv develops and supplies real-time playout and content preparation solutions. With considerable prior experience in automation, coralbay.tv is creating a new generation of products specifically designed to work in cloud environments with an emphasis on security, elasticity, redundancy and deployment.



  • [EVENT] Innovation Day Digital Media - October 16th in Paris

    Videomenthe will take part of a round-table during the "Innovation Day Digital Media", organized by Interxion on October 16th in Paris (Maison de la Radio - 22nd floor, one of the best view of Paris). We'll talk about our solution Eolementhe and how innovation can help in monetizing content.

    Three panels:
    With AWS, Colt, Globecast, Ivory, Omnilive, Videomenthe and Wildmoka.

    1/ How do OTT allow content broadcasters to reinvent their business models and answer customer's needs?

    2/ How to improve the customer experience by providing live and on-demand quality content using AWS services?

    3/ What digital innovation strategy can you deploy to engage and manage your audience?

  • [Press Release] Artificial Intelligence, Conditional Workflows, Multilingual Subtitling and High Availability: Videomenthe unveils Eolementhe© v5.0 at IBC

    Montpellier, France – 2018/08/09 – Today, Videomenthe, the distributor and publisher of software solutions for processing media files, announces the unveiling of Eolementhe© v5.0, the very latest version of its collaborative media tool box.

    Eolementhe© facilitates the processing and delivery of media files via an extremely intuitive and user-friendly interface, which features several leading file-processing tools (transcoding, quality control, analysis and correction of audio levels, creation of technical and editorial metadata, speech-to-text, subtitle insertion, etc.).
    Eolementhe© version 5.0 offers new features and improvements which demonstrate the commitment to optimizing the user experience and industrializing the platform.

    “Eolementhe© is about the aggregation of file-processing solutions via a single interface, optimally linked together by means of features that we are developing”, explains Videomenthe CEO Muriel Le Bellac. “Choices concerning these new features are always guided by client feedback, to enable them to guarantee seamlessness and continuity of workflows. We hope that this 5.0 version will meet their expectations.”

    Artificial Intelligence
    The Eolementhe© v5.0 alpha version includes AI tools permitting facial, object and thematic recognition. This feature offers users finer indexing of content and faster subsequent searches. The information collated can be viewed in FileLib, the tool for previewing the video before rendering: the user can view the areas of the video containing this information.

    Easy-to-create conditional and parallel workflows
    Eolementhe© now incorporates two new functions - represented graphically - allowing time and efficiency gains to be made:
    • Conditional workflows, with the automatic creation of workflow branches in accordance with criteria predetermined by the user: the status of the previous task (e.g., whether it passes or fails Quality Control), the file name or the audio or video technical metadata (format, duration, codec used), etc. Setting the parameters is as easy to do as with the other Eolementhe© blocks: with a simple click or by manual entry.
    • Parallel workflows, which make it possible to execute several tasks simultaneously during the same workflow

    High Availability
    Videomenthe is enhancing its platform’s security and reliability by offering high availability across the content-processing chain, whichever tools are selected, whether proprietary or otherwise.
    Speech to text and multilingual subtitling
    Videomenthe is making significant improvements to FileLib, with the purpose of making the user experience ever better and more intuitive. Editorial changes can now be made more easily, notably thanks to a display taking up the full width of the window on scrolling through the subtitles, on the left side of the rendering thumbnail and on the video. Eolementhe© also incorporates two speech-to-text different tools.

    New dashboard: Tracking and controlling operations
    Finally, Videomenthe is developing its dashboard to give users and administrators a complete overview of the processes under way, in real time.
    Eolementhe© therefore facilitates collaborative working, with intuitive management of internal and external teams as a result of the oversight provided across all operations.

    Videomenthe CEO Muriel Le Bellac notes that “This 5.0 version is true to the guidelines we have always followed: seamlessness of workflows, ease of use and collaborative working. Our solution facilitates improved monetization of content thanks to the speed of its processing and exchange between partners.”
    “Eolementhe is a solution looking to the future. It responds to changing needs, notably in relation to the growing number of video files to be processed, but also the economic circumstances of different industries. Eolementhe is a solution that in fact helps to create a bridge between these different clients and industries (Broadcast, Web, Radio TV, Corporate etc.) and the IBC is the perfect opportunity to identify new partners and move forward together in this direction,” she concludes.
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    Hall 2- Booth B39 - French Pavilion



  • A new comprehensive training offer

    Videomenthe has been offering solutions to its clients for 10 years.
    Today, this knowledge is transmitted throughout a comprehensive training offer, dedicated to audiovisual professionals, on the following topics: transcoding, quality control, loudness, workflows, file transfer, infrastructure / IT / Cloud...

    CERTIFIED TRAINING COURSES
    Videomenthe is registered as a certified training company, recognized by the French Datadock platform for the quality of its courses.

  • [Press Release] Videomenthe announces appointments of Mike Shaw as Business Development Manager and Sandrine Hamon as Back Office and Communications Manager

    Videomenthe today announced the appointments of two new team members, as they continue their international expansion.

    Mike Shaw comes with 30-years broadcast experience having held senior positions on both the operational and supply side of the industry. Mike spent 10 years with the BBC before joining the MAM company IBIS as Managing Director. He now joins Videomenthe as Business Development Manager to bring growth within the UK and beyond.

    Sandrine Hamon holds a Bachelor’s Degree in foreign languages and international trade, and has 10 years marketing and communications experience in the IT and Broadcast industries. Sandrine was notably in charge of the digital marketing and business strategy for a consultant company specialized in the broadcast industry.

    « Mike is an innovative strategist with a clear vision and a keep-it-simple philosophy. His 30 years’ broadcast industry experience are invaluable.
    Sandrine knows the broadcast environment but also has a broad vision which is essential in enhancing the visibility of our media content solutions » explains Muriel Le Bellac. « Our team has many challenges to raise around our solutions, VideomentheCloud, the file transfer service, and Eolementhe©, the collaborative media tool box for content processing and delivery! »


  • What's new on Media Shuttle?

    New features announced in June 2018:
    • Distribution Groups in Share Portals: You can now organize members of Share Portals into groups, allowing portal members to send content to multiple users at once. Portal members can choose distribution groups when sending files.
    • Distribution Groups: Distribution Groups in Send and Share Portals can now contain up to 100 members.
    • Media Shuttle Transfers: You can now transfer content to 100 individual members at a time when using the Send, Forward, and Request Files operations.


  • Eolementhe©, an eco-designed solution, compliant with the « Greenconcept » program

    The digital transition of the economy gives rise to a deep change. It raises several questions since our information systems generate negative impacts on nature (resources depletion, consumption of energy, greenhouse gas…).

    As Videomenthe has been fully aware of these environmental issues since several years, the company chose to integrate the “Greenconcept” program, driven by the CCI Occitanie and financed by Ademe agency and Occitanie Region.
    The goal was to evaluate the results of the eco-design strategy that has been set up to create Eolementhe©, platform for processing and delivering media files, and identify new ways of reducing its environmental impacts.

    The final report shows that all the actions that Videomenthe has been set up since several years give today significant results on environmental impacts. The mutualization of cloud-based servers allowed a reduction from 36 to 67% according to the KPIs (-47% on greenhouse gas emissions for example).
    An analysis of the lifecycle has been done for the Eolementhe© solution (conformity of the file and delivery of a 26 minutes program), and new ways of actions have been found as a result.

    Effectively, to move forward in this « Green » attitude, Videomenthe is working on the possibility to change the encoding proxy file format from H264 to H265.

    The end-users of our solutions can also act on a daily basis, by simple actions, for example:
    - Turn off their screen while a file is being uploaded,
    - Regularly empty the trash to avoid useless use of IT resources,
    - Check the conformity of each file before uploading it to reduce space wasting and useless data transfer
    - Use the « stop and go » feature of Eolementhe©, which allows to add technical and editorial verification steps, hence avoiding useless files go back-and-forth
    Videomenthe will provide the clients a good practices guidance, to go further in this “green” action.
    To combine ergonomic, operational performance and reduction of our environmental footprint is a daily challenge that has to be taken up together, for a responsible digital economy!


    The goal was to evaluate the results of the eco-design strategy that has been set up to create Eolementhe©, platform for processing and delivering media files, and identify new ways of reducing its environmental impacts.

    The final report shows that all the actions that Videomenthe has been set up since several years give today significant results on environmental impacts. The migration of physical servers on a cloud-based infrastructure allowed a reduction from 36 to 67% according to the KPIs (-47% on greenhouse gas emissions for example).
    An analysis of the lifecycle has been done for the Eolementhe© solution (conformity of the file and delivery of a 26 minutes program), and new ways of actions have been found as a result.

    Effectively, to move forward in this « Green » attitude, Videomenthe is working on the possibility to change the encoding file format from H264 to H265.

    The end-users of our solutions can also act on a daily basis, by simple actions, for example:
    - Turn off their screen while a file is being uploaded,
    - Regularly empty the trash to avoid useless use of IT resources,
    - Use the « Stop and Go » features of Eolementhe©, which allows adding technical and editorial check steps, in order to avoid useless file transfers

    Videomenthe will provide the clients a good practices guidance, to go further in this “green” action.

    To combine ergonomic, operational performance and reduction of our environmental footprint is a daily challenge that has to be taken up together, for a responsible digital economy!



  • [Use Case] Eolementhe©, ready to assist marketing and communications departments in preparing and sharing their videos

    Video is a powerful communications tool. It has become the most effective way for companies to publicise their activities and so to convey their vision and values. Video, whether it is for corporate, tutorial, motion design purposes and so on, or whether it is used for marketing or in-house communication, makes it possible to put across a clear visual message in just a few minutes, in situations in which many different media and meetings would normally be needed to convey an intelligible message.

    So, people who already know about Videomenthe are probably asking, “Why is this company that specialises in the broadcasting industry talking about uses of company videos?”

    When Videomenthe launched Eolementhe it was above all with the aim of simplifying the processing and delivery of video files. A new method of working could then be offered by Videomenthe, using its “all-in-one” platform. Instead of possessing large numbers of frequently under-utilised tools, why not incorporate them within a single responsive platform and conceal their complexity behind an extremely user-friendly interface?
    Despite appearances, Videomenthe’s purpose is not challenging ways of working, but really to make the process more fluid and improve it by promoting collaborative methods.
    Here, collaboration is tackled in different areas: the pooling of resources, working together on the same file and sharing of videos with external partners.
    So, this is a generally “win-win” model: the software publisher continues to grant its licences (via Videomenthe or to the end client); the client benefits from quite favourable rates and additional features; and Videomenthe, which is also a distributor, continues to act as an orchestrator between the publisher and the client.

    Whether they are broadcasters, production or post-production companies or advertising content platforms, this option also appeals to a varied broadcasting clientele attracted by the speed of access provided by Eolementhe and also by how easy it is to use. They now have at their fingertips a comprehensive, user-friendly tool for professional video processing and delivery.

    To begin with, Eolementhe was above all a platform for working on technical files. Then its range of applications was expanded to include preparation and editorial validation, using FileLib.
    While continuing to target its core market with this new feature, Videomenthe is also setting its sights on a completely new target: businesses and their marketing and communications departments.
    The idea is to make Eolementhe available to marketing and communications departments for the purpose of communicating and collaborating on multiple versions of the same video and, finally, sharing them.

    Examples of the use of FileLib: subtitling
    Here, the client’s requirement is for multilingual versions of the same video so that it can then be shared with the different Business Units.

    The stages of the workflow

    The workflow is constructed by choosing each block that corresponds to a stage in the process (subtitles, delivery etc.). Alternatively, a preset workflow option can be selected.

    - Ingest block: video upload
    Several methods are available (server, object storage, internet video, video from social networks, etc.)

    - Speech-to-text block: transcription and translation into the desired language
    A transcripts file is then generated, indicating the time stamps and display of the subtitles translated.

    - Pause block: for checking and making corrections manually
    This stage is crucial because it allows the user to check the subtitles and correct them as required. Other checkers may be added; they will receive a notification email inviting them to access Eolementhe via a link to FileLib.

    - FileLib tab: previewing the video before rendering
    This will allow the checker to check the subtitles and make modifications directly in the text editor.

    Once the final version has been approved, the person responsible for the project validates it and resumes the workflow.

    - Burn block: subtitling
    The final version of the subtitles is inserted into the video. These subtitles can therefore be translated or transcribed and can also be used as part of the audio description.

    - Delivery block: multi-recipient sharing
    Once the video has been approved it is shared with all of the recipients concerned (here, around 30 of them) by means of a download link.

    So, the Eolementhe platform permits collaboration on a video and guarantees a smooth process of communication and correction. You can see here that the method is extremely simple. To recap, users first create a workflow or use a preset, then they just have to upload the video for processing. The execution of the workflow automatically launches the stages, one by one, and the pause feature allows the user to intervene manually during the checking process and the technical or editorial correction process. The workflow finally concludes with delivery of the video.

    With Eolementhe, all of the processes are carried out via a single interface, accessed from an internet browser. There is no need for technical skills - Eolementhe is extremely simple to use and guarantees a smooth flow of operations and communication between collaborators.

    Access is rapid and allows videos to be exchanged in a secure environment.
    Eolementhe therefore avoids the need for a lot of to-ing and fro-ing and messages back and forth by text, email, DropBox, Wetransfer, etc, and so helps to save a considerable amount of time!











  • Eolementhe, part of the Microsoft 'Azure Preview France' program

    The partnership between Videomenthe and Microsoft allows Eolementhe to be deployed into the 'Azure Preview France' platform.

    Now, let's find all Eolementhe features into the Azure France's cloud.

    Contact us to know more

  • [Press Release] France Télévisions chooses Videomenthe as one of the providers for its regional channels’ transition to HD DTT

    Videomenthe Wins Bid Due to the Flexibility, Reliability and Quality of Service of Harmonic’s File-Based WFS™ Workflow Engine and ProMedia® Transcoders

    Following a call for tender, Videomenthe was chosen by the France Télévisions Group to update its file-processing tools for the transition to HD DTT.

    The whole of France switched over from DTT to HD DTT overnight between 4 and 5 April 2016, with the aim of updating its TV provision. This involved the generalised introduction of the MPEG4 standard.
    In preparation for this major change, France Télévisions issued a call to tender, in late 2015, for the file-processing tools across all of its 23 regional sites to be updated with equipment capable of generating MPEG4-standard media. Videomenthe won this bid by offering the Workflow File System (WFS™), WFS™ file-based workflow engine and controlling ProMedia Carbon file-based transcoders, from the software publisher Harmonic, the worldwide leader in video delivery infrastructure®.

    As a French distributor of Harmonic file-based transcoding solutions, Videomenthe is thus offering a tried and tested, high-performance system. Harmonic’s WFS™ workflow engine is in fact a transcoding solution extensively used extensively by big leading broadcasters worldwide. Using this solution therefore made it possible to guarantee a gradual, reliable, uninterrupted transition for France 3 TV’s regional stations.

    So, Videomenthe’s bid was chosen based on the calibre of its technical provision, notably the flexibility of use and scalability of Harmonic’s WFS workflow engine, but and also for the quality of the services provided during its deployment. The Montpellier-based company in fact provides extensive expertise (installation, configuration and training) right across the range of its solutions.

    The project was launched in early 2016, with the installation and configuration of pilot workstations by the Videomenthe team. Training was then given to a number of designated people to guarantee a successful transition across all of the regional sites. France Télévisions Project Manager Emmanuel Girouard explains: “It was vital that this change should not affect the autonomy of the regional sites. Videomenthe therefore offered us an appropriate technical solution but also training adapted to the individual methods of operation of these 23 sites.”

    Videomenthe founder and CEO Muriel Le Bellac adds: “We are proud of having won this bid, which is a mark of the confidence France Télévisions showed in us to handle this major transition. Furthermore, working hand in hand with France Télévisions and all of those involved in this project has proved to be a very rewarding experience.”

    For Videomenthe, this three-year contract reinforces its position as a key operator in the European broadcast market. The French company is thus forging ahead with its development and offering its own media-file processing solutions: the collaborative file exchange platform, VideomentheCloud, and Eolementhe©, the portal for creating media workflows in the cloud.


  • [Press Release] VIDEOMENTHE SIGNS A SERVICE CONTRACT FOR VIDEOMENTHE CLOUD WITH FRANCE'S INA

    Montpellier (France), 27 March 2015 - Videomenthe has signed a strategic partnership with the INA, France's national institute for audiovisual archives, for the development of Videomenthe Cloud, a collaborative file sharing platform. This will allow the INA's audiovisual productions department to optimize the collaborative workflow it uses with clients, while providing flawless security.

    More and more clients of the INA's audiovisual productions department were asking for file-based deliveries, requiring the institute to come up with innovating solutions.

    The Videomenthe solution allows the INA to not deal anymore with technical deployments, financial investments and software license purchases. With the Videomenthe Cloud platform, the INA's audiovisual productions department can quickly set up three portals: one to send data, one to share data and one to receive contents from partner production companies in France or abroad (China, Canada, United States). The INA can also send dematerialized files to its clients, but also share contents such as graphics or subtitles with all the players involved in producing a program.

    "We have worked in close collaboration with the INA's audiovisual productions department, so that they could extensively test our solution. We are very pleased with our choice. Videomenthe Cloud offers flexibility in terms of use and deployment, and is a modular solution. Data is stored in France, in a data center that we have partnered up with. The interface can be customized, and ideally suited to the client's needs. Companies that wish to use this service are given an identifier and password, and they can start using the platform immediately," adds Muriel Le Bellac, CEO of Videomenthe.

    Clients need not worry about technical or security aspects, which are all covered. Videomenthe Cloud lets the portal administrator view content transfers, offers notifications of completed delivery, secure data encryption and accelerated transfers. Data can be downloaded by administrators and authorized users, but also stored or flushed depending on the institute's needs.

    About twenty users use the Videomenthe Cloud platform each month. They are not always the same, as this depends on ongoing projects. The strengths of this solution are the accelerated transfer of large files, transfer security, temporary storage, and controlled costs.


Videomenthe

Videomenthe is a French software publisher and distributor specialized in media file workflows offering file transfers over IP, transcoding farms, quality control, loudness control etc.

Videomenthe offers professional services based on these solutions and now offers them through the web portal Eolementhe©.


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