I thought most TV programmes that can be taken from master tapes are.
I've never seen anything recorded off air on iPlayer, and no credit
squeezes myself - even for programmes broadcast live.
I just had a look at last nights Lottery draw for example and there was
nothing on that, nor on Sunday's THe Big Questions.
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From: owner-backst...@lists.bbc.co.uk
[mailto:owner-backst...@lists.bbc.co.uk] On Behalf Of Frankie Roberto
Sent: 10 September 2009 13:19
To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk
Subject: [backstage] BBC iPlayer - encoding from broadcast
rather than master tapes
Hi all,
Apologies if this has been answered before, but is there any
reason why the BBC iPlayer seems to only encode programmes from the live
broadcast stream, rather than, say, using the actual master
tapes/digital files? Sure, it might be simpler, but long-term it'd be
great to use the original source.
Some reasons for doing so:
* occasionally the live broadcast has errors (eg loss of signal,
or playout error)
* you could trim the programmes more precisely - no more having
to skip the last few minutes of previous programme
* no more "credit squeezes" and continuity announcements
trailing programmes that you can't actually watch
* you could even produce a slightly different edit of a TV show
- for example, with dramas like Doctor Who you wouldn't have text at the
end saying "Next week..."
Are there any plans for this? Seems like it'd be the obvious
next step in improving the user experience of iPlayer...
Frankie
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Frankie Roberto
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