Glossary

1.2.6 Glossary - F

 • Flexicart • 
Multi-cassette video tape storage and playback system developed by Sony, which can be remotely controlled via a proprietary Sony protocol. Etere allows to manage Flexicart units and enables direct playout of their stored content

 • Format Conversion • 
Process of converting digital media from one format to another, through encoding, decoding, or transcoding operations. See Encoding in [1.2.5. Glossary - E] and Decoding in [1.2.4. Glossary - D]

 • Frame • 
One complete, still image in a video sequence. All Etere modules, including Scheduling, Ingest, and Automation, use frame-based time references to ensure maximum accuracy

 • Freeze Frame • 
Video defect in which a single frame is displayed continuously, resulting in frozen video output. Etere allows to automatically detect freeze frames through file-based quality control workflows