Stirlitz – MEDIA LOGGER & INSPECTOR

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MEDIA LOGGER & INSPECTOR
Contents:
Introduction
How it works
Detailed features Server
Detailed features Player
System requirements
Network architecture
Stirlitz Media Logger – advanced features & specifications
Introduction
Stirlitz Media Logger is the worlds most versatile and user friendly multichannel audio and metadata
logger. Setting up the server is a breeze, and once it is running it needs no further attention. Based on a
client/server architecture it can log op to 128 individual audio channels per server, store the audio in
various bitrates for different applications, giving each audio stream its own expiry policy. Recorded audio
can be accessed as soon as five seconds after recording and as far back as the logs go, through a virtually
unlimited number of Players from the company network, or through Internet. Thanks to the Stirlitz Media
Logger – Player unique Timeline based user interface, users never see files, they just scroll through time,
or jump from event to event (such as 'mike-open' or 'commercials').
How it works
The Stirlitz Media Logger – Server only needs to be
configured once. After that the server modules will work in
a fully automated mode. One module records audio from
the sound card, compresses it and stores it on the hard
drive. Another module collects meta data from GPI events
(when available) and the next module monitors all
processes, sending out alarms by email, sms or SNMP if
required. The last module – Net – provides network
access, manages files (deleting, archiving), controls
access rights, etc.
The Stirlitz Media Logger – Player (client application) uses a single TCP/IP socket to access the server.
Using streamed audio, it can access the archives within a second from any place in the world.
Using the unique Timeline based user interface, users never see files, they just scroll through time, or jump
from event to event (such as 'mike-open' or 'commercials'), making Stirlitz Media Logger the ideal
application for fast air-checks.
1. Access all logged stations from the stations list.
2. Fast links to pre-configured stations
3. The unique timeline based navigator. Just drag the
month, day, hour, minute or second line to the audio
you want to hear, or use the keyboard shortcuts. With
'event logging', see where you are thanks to the colorcoding
indicating categories such as 'music', 'mike
open', 'jingles', 'commercials', etc.
4. Simple playback controls.
5. Jump to any stored audio using the calendar control.
6. If the selected station has 'event logging', events are
shown as text lines and can be accessed from here as
well.
7. Insert, categorize and jump to bookmarks allows for
even easier navigation.

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Detailed features Stirlitz Media Logger – Server & Player
Stirlitz Media Logger – Server
The Stirlitz Media Logger – Server does not need proprietary
hardware.
All Windows-compatible sound cards are supported: analog and digital (AES/EBU, MADI and others).
There are no Microsoft license restrictions, not even with 100+ simultaneous users.
Every incoming audio stream can be archived in several streams, each with its own audio quality and
expiring policy.
Any audio stream can be recorded, included analog and digital terrestrial radio and TV, satellite radio
and TV, even web streams (available – Q3/Q4 2006).
Supported audio formats are: mp3, PCM, Ogg Vorbis (Q4 2006/Q1 2007).
Launch and forget. After a detailed, but very simple installation procedure, the system hardly needs
maintenance.
The system is solid stable – due to its unique software architecture. The most important functions such
as the recording of audio, events and metadata are separated from other functions of the software,
reducing the chance of system crashes to the absolute minimum.
The Server fully integrates with every major On Air playout system and records all associated metadata
(song title, commercials, categories such as news, jingles etc) and 'events' (mike-open, mike-close,
cartridge start etc.).
The client/server operations are based on TCP/IP protocol, using single socket and are easy to encrypt
& tunnel.
Internet/Intranet access (LAN, WAN, WiFi, UMTS, GPRS/EDGE) so you can check your program and
competition from any place with Internet access. This is tested from all major holiday resorts ;).
Access restrictions guarantee secure access.
Dozens of users can access the SML server simultaneously through their players.
SML Pro guarantees that hundreds of users can access the server simultaneously.
Logs are available in 'near real time' just five seconds after having been recorded.
Recorded audio can be streamed via the company network and Internet to client applications (Players).
Recorded audio can be automatically be made available for Podcasts or syndication, for several
websites, in multiple formats. The system will automatically upload to network paths or FTP directories
and generate XML/HTML documents with descriptions of the audio.
The system automatically sends out alarms on pre-defined errors such as signal loss, or extended
periods of silence, via e-mail, SMS or SNMP.
Every server can log audio, events and metadata for up to 128 channels.
Multiple server setups are possible.
Each recorded channel can be saved with different settings for different purposes: keep one month
recording in broadcast quality and 10 years in low quality.
Each recorded channel has its own expiry rules.
Never delete any audio when you don't want to. Stirlitz Media Logger can manage up to 4TB of hard
disks. Files are either automatically deleted when they expire, or when the entire disk space is
consumed, the oldest files are either overwritten by the latest recording, or they can automatically be
moved to other network drives or FTP-directories.

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Detailed features Stirlitz Media Logger – Server & Player
Stirlitz Media Logger – Player
The Player sets itself apart from competition through the super user-friendly user interface.
The user does not have to find and open individual files, they only see TIME. A moving time-line
with color-coded categories (music, news, commercials, jingle, mike open, etc.), so the user
sees what he is listening to. And thanks to the automated labeling of program elements, events
are easy to find.
Scroll through the months, weeks, days, hours, minutes and seconds just by dragging the timeline,
or by using the fast keyboard shortcuts.
Save time by jumping from 'mike-open' to 'mike-open', or from commercial to commercial, or
news to news... etc. etc..
Export 'mike-open only' audio to a separate file, allowing for fast air-checks.
Add bookmarks to audio and share these bookmarks with other users.
Access as much as 1024 servers from each Player.
There are no license restrictions to the number of Players installed: you can install it on any
computer in your station, at home, or wherever you need access to your logs.
System requirements
Stirlitz Media Logger - Server
Windows 2000/XP/2003
1GHz CPU/256MB RAM for 2 channel recording, 2.5GHz/512MB for 8 channels
Windows compatible sound card(s) RAID 1 (Mirroring) or RAID 5 array for data safety
DirectX 8 or later TCP/IP Networking PCI slot for GPI card
Stirlitz Media Logger
Player (full version)
Windows 2000, XP,
2000
1.5GHz CPU
256 MB RAM
Windows compatible
sound card
TCP/IP Networking
DirectX 8 or later
Stirlitz Media Logger
Player - lite version
(all features excluding
graphical Timeline)
Windows 98, ME, 2000,
XP, 2003
limited support for
Windows 98/Me
(we'll not fix any new
bugs connected with
Win98/Me)
500 MHz CPU
64 MB RAM
Windows compatible
sound card
Stirlitz Media Logger
Player for Java
(all features excluding
graphical Timeline - available
Q3/Q4 2006)
Java SE 1.4+ on
Windows, OS X, Solaris,
Linux...
Web browser with Java
support (Internet
Explorer, Firefox,
Safari...)
1.5GHz CPU
256 MB RAM
OS compatible sound
card
TCP/IP Networking
DirectX 8 or later

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