What We Do
Sample Digital Media Services (”Sample”) is Hollywood’s premier boutique provider of digital media services for content owners and distributors. Located in the heart of Hollywood, Sample offers a complete lineup of digital media services, such as encoding, metadata management, asset management, digital vaulting and distribution. Sample has datacenter-strength connectivity into the facility (Ds3) and numerous distribution tools to expedite delivery.
We are the market leader in both quality and price and are trusted for delivering the highest value for any encoding assignment, even unique and complicated projects such as cell phones, IP-VOD, HD, iPod, PSP, PMC and handheld devices. Sample has been servicing the biggest names in online and mobile content distribution for over seven years and has been trusted by companies such as Tivo, Intel and Microsoft for research, development and consultation.
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We are the market leader in both quality and price and are trusted for delivering the highest value for any encoding assignment, even unique and complicated projects such as cell phones, IP-VOD, HD, iPod, PSP, PMC and handheld devices. Sample has been servicing the biggest names in online and mobile content distribution for over seven years and has been trusted by companies such as Tivo, Intel and Microsoft for research, development and consultation.
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Ingest Formats
- All file-based formats
- All tape based formats, including High-Definition
Delivery Formats
- WMV – SD/HD
- QuickTime – SD/HD
- VC-1
- H.264
- CineformHD
- MPEG1/2/4
- Real
- Flash Spark/On2VP6
- AC-3
- Uncompressed QuickTime and AVI (QuickTime DV)
- Real-time SAMI file creation during ingest/encoding
- OMF/MXF
Metadata Management Services
- Creation and validation of custom .xml for database queries
- Customization of art work
- Content chaptering and indexing
- Creation of embedded test information into the video files (i.e. copyright, actors, etc.)
- Compilation of ancillary metadata, such as synopsis, rating and genre
- Creation of complete digital transfer packages (i.e. feature, trailer, .xml, box art, still, etc.)
- ISAN and AD-ID registration services
Distribution Capabilities
- dax|D3 – Sample Digital’s Web-based Media Asset Management & Distribution Application
- SmartJog Submission Server
- Signiant Agent deployed at facility
- Copper
- File Catylist
- Secure FTP Transfer
Media Asset Management & On Demand Transcoding
- Sample Digital can provide both media asset management services and digital vaulting
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For Stock Footage Libraries:
- Central management and storage of all video and photography assets
- Online ordering and fulfillment request capabilities
- Keyword search and browse capabilities through databases of films, titles and footage.
- On-demand transcoding from digital masters (mezzanine files)