Manzanita CrossCheck™
Features & Benefits

Manzanita CrossCheck™ is a fast and cost-effective content verification solution that checks file based content for compliance against industry standards. When used in environments such Video on Demand (VOD), advertisement insertion, and In-Flight Entertainment, Manzanita CrossCheck will:

  • Saves manual labor and operational costs
  • Speeds the verification process so assets are available quicker
  • Improves overall quality by checking against encoding constraints
  • Integrates into any automated workflow
  • Increases revenue by eliminating make-goods for advertising
Major Features
  • Fast content verification. Manzanita CrossCheck performs rigorous checks for standards compliance up to 10 times faster than real-time. Content quality such as blockiness or black frames can also be verified at lightning speeds avoiding workflow bottlenecks.
  • Automated workflow. Users can automate the verification process using a watch folder that monitors assets for arrival and quarantines files that fail the test criteria. A web services interface is available for tight integration into asset management and workflow solutions.
  • Highest level of standards compliance. CrossCheck leverages Manzanita's reputation for adherence to standards to rigorously verify compliance with CableLabs, MPEG, ATSC, and DVB standards. Examines all MPEG PSI tables, transport headers, adaptation fields and PES header structures in all transport packets, as well as higher level syntax of audio and video access units.
  • Audio & Video quality measurements. Checks audio and video elementary streams for errors introduced during encoding, transcoding and other parts of the workflow. Examples include blockiness, black frames, audio levels, and more.
  • Customized checks with user defined profiles. Individual checks can be turned on and off to suit individual requirements and environments.