COVE QotD: How Long Does it Take to Build an Hour of Online Video for COVE?

The amount of time required to prepare a single hour of video content for use in COVE Pro will depend on the workflow that best suits a station's available resources. The following is an example from one of the Pilot Stations (KCPT) of the breakdown of resources and time required for curating a single hour of content for their video portal:

Prepping video and related content files (1.5 - 2 hours)
Work done by Interactive Producer
1 hour to encode video
30-45 minutes to get chapter start and end times and pull other files (thumbnails, transcripts, etc.)

Metadata and resource collection - 1 hour
Work done by Program Producer

Create graphics - 1 hour
Work done by Designer

Entering Everything into COVE Admin tool - 15 minutes
Work done by Interactive Producer

Total: approximately 3 1/2 hours for an hour program.

[From Angee Simmons, KCPT]

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