<s>
Blackbird	B-Application
(	O
formerly	O
named	O
FORscene	B-Application
)	O
is	O
an	O
integrated	O
internet	O
video	O
platform	B-Device
,	O
video	O
editing	O
software	O
,	O
covering	O
non-linear	O
editing	O
and	O
publishing	O
for	O
broadcast	O
,	O
web	O
and	O
mobile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designed	O
by	O
Blackbird	B-Application
plc	O
to	O
allow	O
collaborative	O
editing	O
of	O
video	O
at	O
resolutions	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
540p	O
and	O
up	O
to	O
60	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
on	O
bandwidths	O
as	O
low	O
as	O
2MBit/s	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
capable	O
of	O
video	O
logging	O
,	O
reviewing	O
,	O
publishing	O
and	O
hosting	O
through	O
HD	O
and	O
4K	B-Device
to	O
UHD	B-Device
quality	O
from	O
original	O
sources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
is	O
implemented	O
as	O
a	O
mobile	B-Application
app	I-Application
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
,	O
a	O
Java	B-Application
applet	I-Application
and	O
a	O
pure	O
JavaScript	B-Language
web	B-Application
application	I-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latter	O
runs	O
on	O
platforms	B-Device
without	O
application	O
installation	B-Application
,	O
codec	B-General_Concept
installation	B-Application
,	O
or	O
machine	O
configuration	O
and	O
has	O
Web	O
2.0	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blackbird	B-Application
won	O
the	O
Royal	O
Television	O
Society	O
's	O
award	O
for	O
Technology	O
in	O
the	O
post-production	O
process	O
in	O
December	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Blackbird	B-Application
platform	B-Device
's	O
functionality	O
makes	O
it	O
suitable	O
for	O
multiple	O
uses	O
in	O
the	O
video	O
editing	O
workflow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
editors	O
and	O
producers	O
wanting	O
to	O
produce	O
broadcast-quality	O
output	O
,	O
Blackbird	B-Application
provides	O
an	O
environment	O
for	O
the	O
early	O
stages	O
of	O
post-production	O
to	O
happen	O
remotely	O
and	O
cheaply	O
(	O
logging	O
,	O
shot	O
selection	O
,	O
collaborative	O
reviewing	O
,	O
rough	O
cutting	O
and	O
offline	O
editing	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
)	O
and	O
more	O
recently	O
fine	O
cut	O
editing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blackbird	B-Application
then	O
outputs	O
instructions	O
in	O
standard	O
formats	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
applied	O
to	O
the	O
high-quality	O
master-footage	O
for	O
detailed	O
and	O
high-quality	O
editing	O
prior	O
to	O
broadcast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
these	O
users	O
,	O
all	O
editing	O
can	O
be	O
carried	O
out	O
in	O
Blackbird	B-Application
,	O
before	O
publishing	O
to	O
social	O
media	O
and	O
online	B-Application
video	O
channels	O
,	O
OTT	O
or	O
commercial	O
cloud	B-Architecture
storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
saved	O
in	O
MPEG	O
,	O
Ogg	O
,	O
HTML5	O
,	O
podcasting	O
formats	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Blackbird	B-Application
's	O
proprietary	B-Application
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
platform	B-Device
was	O
reported	O
in	O
July	O
2012	O
as	O
being	O
used	O
by	O
NBC	O
in	O
connection	O
with	O
the	O
2012	O
Summer	O
Olympics	O
involving	O
integration	O
of	O
the	O
service	O
with	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
and	O
continues	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
deliver	O
coverage	O
for	O
sport	O
events	O
such	O
as	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
,	O
PGA	O
European	O
Tour	O
and	O
the	O
Premier	O
League	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
video	O
platform	B-Device
is	O
referred	O
to	O
broadly	O
as	O
Blackbird	B-Application
and	O
marketed	O
as	O
three	O
distinct	O
B2B	O
products	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
exploit	O
the	O
cloud	B-Architecture
for	O
delivery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Integrations	O
to	O
third	O
parties	O
provide	O
additional	O
services	O
(	O
for	O
example	O
graphics	O
,	O
CC	O
,	O
transcription	B-General_Concept
)	O
and	O
workflow	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
to	O
other	O
NLE	O
systems	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Blackbird	B-Application
Edge	B-Device
server	O
is	O
a	O
gateway	O
between	O
content	O
and	O
the	O
Blackbird	B-Application
platform	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clients	O
may	O
elect	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
single	O
physical	O
Edge	B-Device
server	O
per	O
fixed	O
or	O
remote	O
location	O
to	O
scale	O
up	O
operations	O
and	O
improve	O
overall	O
performance	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
Deployment	O
may	O
be	O
on-premise	O
,	O
on-location	O
,	O
or	O
to	O
public	O
/	O
private	O
cloud	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Linux	B-Application
and	O
macOS	B-Operating_System
supported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Blackbird	B-Application
Player	O
supports	O
;	O
renderless	O
publishing	O
,	O
multiple	O
layers	O
,	O
own	O
branding	O
,	O
clipping	O
and	O
URL	O
sharing	O
,	O
ability	O
to	O
revoke	O
access	O
and	O
a	O
patented	O
navigation	O
bar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Blackbird	B-Application
decoder	O
is	O
packaged	O
in	O
libraries	O
for	O
native	O
mobile	B-Application
apps	I-Application
,	O
applets	O
and	O
a	O
pure	O
JavaScript	B-Language
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Blackbird	B-Application
platform	B-Device
is	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
various	O
components	O
,	O
discussed	O
here	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
server	O
infrastructure	O
on	O
the	O
Blackbird	B-Application
backbone	O
network	O
(	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
the	O
cloud	B-Architecture
)	O
dedicated	O
to	O
Blackbird	B-Application
's	O
customers	O
are	O
distributed	O
over	O
numerous	O
locations	O
and	O
handle	O
around	O
10,000	O
hours	O
of	O
new	O
video	O
content	O
each	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
act	O
as	O
one	O
system	O
,	O
increasing	O
both	O
effective	O
capacity	O
and	O
redundancy	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sites	O
may	O
also	O
attach	O
a	O
server	O
to	O
their	O
own	O
network	O
(	O
Edge	B-Device
)	O
for	O
improved	O
performance/scalability	O
(	O
local	O
ingest	O
and	O
caching	O
to	O
multiply	O
the	O
numbers	O
of	O
users	O
on	O
existing	O
internet	O
connections	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blackbird	B-Application
has	O
its	O
own	O
codecs	B-General_Concept
for	O
both	O
video	O
and	O
audio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
use	O
a	O
form	O
of	O
adaptive	B-Algorithm
coding	I-Algorithm
to	O
allow	O
local	O
variations	O
in	O
the	O
type	O
of	O
data	O
to	O
be	O
encoded	O
efficiently	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blackbird	B-Application
users	O
can	O
see	O
broadcast	O
quality	O
video	O
during	O
editing	O
(	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
proxy	O
quality	O
as	O
has	O
been	O
the	O
case	O
with	O
Blackbird	B-Application
's	O
other	O
codecs	B-General_Concept
)	O
and	O
broadcasters	O
can	O
use	O
the	O
video	O
output	O
from	O
Blackbird	B-Application
directly	O
for	O
transmission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
current	O
Blackbird	B-Application
video	B-Application
codec	I-Application
is	O
called	O
Blackbird	B-Application
9	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
designed	O
for	O
both	O
editing	O
and	O
video	B-Application
streaming	I-Application
over	O
variable	O
speed	O
broadband	O
Internet	O
connections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
Firebird	O
(	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
FORlive	O
system	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Blackbird	B-Application
codec	B-General_Concept
allows	O
real	O
time	O
compression	O
and	O
playback	O
of	O
video	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
important	O
for	O
handling	O
the	O
quantity	O
of	O
video	O
in	O
modern	O
productions	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
reviewing	O
,	O
logging	O
,	O
editing	O
and	O
publishing	O
features	O
of	O
Blackbird	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Blackbird	B-Application
codec	B-General_Concept
(	O
formerly	O
"	O
Firebird	O
"	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
proprietary	B-Application
video	B-Application
codec	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Forbidden	O
Technologies	O
and	O
used	O
by	O
their	O
flagship	O
product	O
,	O
Blackbird	B-Application
(	O
formerly	O
"	O
Forscene	B-Application
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blackbird	B-Application
is	O
designed	O
for	O
both	O
editing	O
and	O
video	B-Application
streaming	I-Application
over	O
variable	O
speed	O
internet	O
connections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blackbird	B-Application
can	O
provide	O
consistent	O
picture	O
quality	O
on	O
slow	O
connections	O
by	O
varying	O
the	O
frame	O
rate	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
tokens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Blackbird	B-Application
video	B-Application
codec	I-Application
facilitates	O
a	O
content-aware	O
dynamic	O
framerate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
codec	B-General_Concept
can	O
create	O
a	O
lightweight	O
proxy	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
deliver	O
a	O
live	O
stream	O
from	O
an	O
event	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stephen	O
Streater	O
is	O
the	O
principle	O
progenitor	O
of	O
the	O
Blackbird	B-Application
video	B-Application
codec	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
22	O
January	O
2017	O
,	O
Forbidden	O
Technologies	O
released	O
the	O
Blackbird	B-Application
9	O
codec	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
6	O
March	O
2018	O
,	O
MSG	O
Networks	O
received	O
a	O
New	O
York	O
chapter	O
Emmy	O
nomination	O
for	O
"	O
Technical	O
Achievement	O
"	O
as	O
follows	O
"	O
MSG	O
Networks	O
Digital	O
Video	O
Editing	O
&	O
Digital	O
Distribution	O
via	O
Blackbird	B-Application
Technology	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Blackbird	B-Application
audio	O
codec	B-General_Concept
is	O
called	O
Impala	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Functionality	O
to	O
support	O
production	O
workflows	O
,	O
account	O
management	O
and	O
media	O
asset	O
management	O
is	O
accessible	O
from	O
native	O
mobile	B-Application
apps	I-Application
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
web	O
and	O
Java	B-Device
platforms	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
a	O
strategic	O
migration	O
to	O
JavaScript	B-Language
was	O
begun	O
to	O
deliver	O
video	O
playback	O
and	O
video	O
editing	O
capability	O
to	O
web	O
browsers	O
without	O
additional	O
programs	O
or	O
plugins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
individuals	O
may	O
use	O
the	O
same	O
Blackbird	B-Application
account	O
and	O
each	O
user	O
is	O
assigned	O
a	O
role	O
(	O
manager	O
,	O
commenter	O
,	O
reviewer	O
,	O
logger	O
,	O
editor	O
,	O
storyboard	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Blackbird	B-Application
interfaces	O
operate	O
through	O
Internet	O
standards	O
such	O
as	O
HTTP	B-Protocol
,	O
JavaScript	B-Language
and	O
Java	B-Device
,	O
so	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
even	O
in	O
companies	O
with	O
severe	O
firewalls	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
web	O
browsing	O
works	O
,	O
then	O
Blackbird	B-Application
almost	O
always	O
will	O
too	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Blackbird	B-Application
editing	O
platform	B-Device
supports	O
publishing	O
from	O
original	O
sources	O
up	O
to	O
4K	B-Device
,	O
to	O
destinations	O
including	O
:	O
social	O
media	O
and	O
online	B-Application
video	O
channels	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
YouTube	B-General_Concept
,	O
Facebook	B-Application
,	O
Twitter	B-Application
)	O
,	O
OTT	O
and	O
commercial	O
cloud	B-Architecture
storage	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
S3	B-General_Concept
,	O
Azure	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MPEG	O
,	O
Ogg	O
,	O
XDCAM	O
,	O
EDL	O
,	O
HTML5	O
,	O
FCPX	B-Application
)	O
,	O
still	O
images	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
JPEG	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
proprietary	B-Application
Blackbird	B-Application
Player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combining	O
the	O
timecode	O
information	O
of	O
video	O
handled	O
within	O
Blackbird	B-Application
at	O
browse	O
quality	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
broadcast	O
quality	O
video	O
allows	O
information	O
in	O
Blackbird	B-Application
to	O
be	O
transferred	O
to	O
a	O
broadcast	O
quality	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Videos	O
logged	O
or	O
edited	O
in	O
Blackbird	B-Application
can	O
be	O
exported	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
simple	O
EDL	O
or	O
more	O
complex	O
XML	B-Protocol
for	O
autoconform	O
and	O
offline	O
or	O
online	B-Application
on	O
an	O
Avid	O
or	O
Final	B-Application
Cut	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Videos	O
which	O
have	O
been	O
edited	O
within	O
Blackbird	B-Application
can	O
be	O
conformed/rendered	O
to	O
multiple	O
outputs	O
automatically	O
at	O
anything	O
up	O
to	O
3840p	O
-	O
full	O
Ultra	B-Device
High	I-Device
Definition	I-Device
(	O
UHD	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
editing	O
Blackbird	B-Application
uploads	O
the	O
full	O
quality	O
frames	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
finished	O
programme	O
into	O
the	O
Cloud	B-Architecture
,	O
or	O
alternative	O
eco-systems	O
via	O
Blackbird	B-Application
Edge	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
special	O
effects	O
,	O
captions	O
,	O
layers	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
cropping	O
and	O
stretching	O
,	O
colour	O
correction	O
and	O
titles	O
are	O
combined	O
at	O
full	O
resolution	O
on	O
a	O
Blackbird	B-Application
Cloud	B-Architecture
for	O
download	O
,	O
or	O
Edge	B-Device
Server	O
,	O
ready	O
for	O
transmission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
Blackbird	B-Application
supports	O
integration	O
with	O
third	O
party	O
systems	O
,	O
both	O
in	O
broadcast	O
and	O
elsewhere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blackbird	B-Application
supports	O
Edit	O
decision	O
list/XML	O
export	O
to	O
industry	O
editing	O
systems	O
such	O
as	O
or	O
Avid	O
/	O
Final	B-Application
Cut	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
creation	O
of	O
rough	O
cuts	O
in	O
Blackbird	B-Application
can	O
then	O
be	O
reliably	O
conformed	O
on	O
Avid	O
,	O
even	O
when	O
they	O
include	O
clips	O
which	O
the	B-Operating_System
Avid	I-Operating_System
would	O
not	O
normally	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
ingest	O
because	O
of	O
time	O
code	O
breaks	O
and	O
gaps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Serial	B-Protocol
Digital	I-Protocol
Interface	I-Protocol
improves	O
Blackbird	B-Application
's	O
integration	O
into	O
the	O
high	O
end	O
broadcast	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SDI	O
support	O
allows	O
Blackbird	B-Application
to	O
ingest	O
source	O
material	O
in	O
both	O
Standard	O
Definition	O
(	O
SD	O
)	O
and	O
High	O
Definition	O
(	O
HD	O
)	O
resolutions	O
from	O
any	O
professional	O
video	O
source	O
in	O
real	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SDI	O
video	O
input	O
meets	O
both	O
Phase	O
Alternating	O
Line	O
(	O
PAL	B-Language
)	O
and	O
National	O
Television	O
System	O
Committee	O
(	O
NTSC	O
)	O
standards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
is	O
provided	O
as	O
a	O
service	O
(	O
SAAS	B-Architecture
)	O
which	O
is	O
charged	O
by	O
usage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blackbird	B-Application
is	O
a	O
development	O
from	O
an	O
editing	O
system	O
made	O
by	O
Eidos	O
Interactive	O
in	O
the	O
1990s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Picture	O
quality	O
"	O
cartoon-like	O
"	O
May	O
2002	O
Live	O
video	B-Application
streaming	I-Application
to	O
mobile	O
phone	O
Java/GPRS	O
Picture	O
quality	O
poor	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
Photographs	O
:	O
phone	O
resolution	O
Sep	O
2005	O
IBC	O
TV	O
news	O
use	O
FORscene/FORmobile	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
Branded	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mobile	O
player	O
can	O
be	O
sent	O
from	O
handset	O
to	O
handset	O
for	O
free	O
via	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
videos	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
distributed	O
virally	O
via	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
once	O
the	O
Forscene	B-Application
mobile	O
player	O
has	O
been	O
installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Java	B-Device
editing	O
and	O
playback	O
Blackbird	B-Application
1	O
codec	B-General_Concept
Jan/Feb	O
2006	O
First	O
prime	O
time	O
TV	O
series	O
uses	O
Forscene	B-Application
BBC1	O
(	O
UK	O
)	O
Super	O
Vets	O
Apr	O
2006	O
Podcasting	O
released	O
Video	O
iPod	O
,	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
Apr/May	O
2006	O
British	O
Army	O
uses	O
Forscene	B-Application
mobile	O
playerCellular	O
news	O
article	O
on	O
British	O
Army	O
use	O
of	O
Forscene	B-Application
for	O
mobile	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
mobile	O
phones	O
Ascent	O
of	O
Everest	B-Application
published	O
on	O
mobiles	O
May	O
2006	O
Video	O
Podcast	B-Operating_System
Forscene	B-Application
Videos	O
edited	O
in	O
Forscene	B-Application
can	O
be	O
published	O
directly	O
as	O
video	O
podcasts	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
can	O
then	O
be	O
downloaded	O
and	O
viewed	O
in	O
a	O
podcast	B-Operating_System
viewer	O
such	O
as	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
or	O
on	O
a	O
video	O
iPod	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Contributions	O
(	O
and	O
logging	O
entries	O
)	O
are	O
spell	O
checked	O
(	O
as	O
of	O
Nov	O
2006	O
)	O
November	O
2006	O
Citizen	O
Journalism	O
Java	B-Device
/	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
mobile	O
phones	O
Third	O
project	O
completed	O
at	O
the	O
World	O
Congress	O
of	O
Science	O
and	O
Factual	O
Producers	O
(	O
WCSFP	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
February	O
2007	O
Forscene	B-Application
Flash	B-Operating_System
support	O
added	O
Java	B-Device
Export	O
of	O
video	O
to	O
the	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
format	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
the	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
Player	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
March	O
2007	O
Forscene	B-Application
Speed	O
Control	O
Java	B-Device
Video	O
and/or	O
audio	O
clips	O
can	O
be	O
edited	O
for	O
slow	O
motion/fast	O
motion	O
style	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
April	O
2007	O
Forscene	B-Application
Fades	O
Java	B-Device
Fade	O
up	O
and	O
fade	O
to	O
black	O
with	O
a	O
single	O
drag	O
on	O
the	O
video	O
track	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
May	O
2007	O
File	O
names/playback	O
Java	B-Device
Multi-line	O
file	O
names	O
and	O
three-speed	O
playback	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
June	O
2007	O
Security	O
Java	B-Device
Log	O
on	O
now	O
supports	O
the	O
secure	O
HTTPS	B-Protocol
protocol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
August	O
2007	O
Images	O
/	O
playback	O
Java	B-Device
Images	O
can	O
be	O
integrated	O
directly	O
into	O
the	O
video	O
track	O
and	O
playback	O
can	O
now	O
be	O
viewed	O
at	O
150%	O
(	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
100%	O
and	O
200%	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
September	O
2007	O
DV	O
Java	B-Device
Broadcast	O
quality	O
DV	O
can	O
be	O
output	O
directly	O
from	O
the	O
web	O
interface	O
and	O
effective	O
transfer	O
of	O
DV	O
from	O
the	O
field	O
over	O
standard	O
internet	O
links	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
October	O
2007	O
Webstart/codec	O
Java	B-Device
Webstart	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
run	O
FORscene	B-Application
,	O
providing	O
access	O
to	O
more	O
memory	O
available	O
,	O
and	O
better	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Blackbird	B-Application
codecs	B-General_Concept
deliver	O
better	O
picture	O
quality	O
and	O
lower	O
memory	O
requirements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
December	O
2007	O
Audio/graphics/codec/	O
account	O
management	O
Java	B-Device
Simpler	O
stereo	O
audio	O
editing	O
by	O
linking	O
the	O
two	O
audio	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
January	O
2008	O
Codec	B-General_Concept
Java	B-Device
Blackbird	B-Application
codec	B-General_Concept
upgraded	O
to	O
version	O
5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
February	O
2008	O
Saturation/recompress/	O
1GB/audio	O
Java	B-Device
Right	O
dragging	O
in	O
the	O
video	O
window	O
adjust	O
saturation	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Recompress	O
videos	O
to	O
benefit	O
from	O
the	O
latest	O
codec	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
March	O
2008	O
Proxy	O
box/AAF	O
Java	B-Device
Boost	O
internet	O
performance	O
for	O
videos	O
captured	O
locally	O
or	O
viewed	O
recently	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
Avid	O
's	O
AAF	O
files	O
is	O
available	O
,	O
complementing	O
existing	O
support	O
for	O
EDL	O
and	O
FCP	O
(	O
XML	B-Protocol
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
June	O
2008	O
Thumbnails/storyboard	O
Java	B-Device
Web	O
published	O
videos	O
have	O
click-through	O
thumbnails	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
July	O
2008	O
AAF/white	O
balance/JPEG	O
export	O
Java	B-Device
Additional	O
data	O
added	O
to	O
AAF	O
output	O
to	O
carry	O
more	O
information	O
through	O
to	O
Avid	O
from	O
FORscene	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
August	O
2008	O
Colourful	O
fades	O
Java	B-Device
Colour	O
wheel	O
controls	O
fades	O
to/from	O
colours	O
other	O
than	O
the	O
default	O
(	O
black	O
)	O
can	O
pick	O
from	O
colours	O
on	O
the	O
video	O
window	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
October	O
2008	O
Titles	O
Java	B-Device
In	O
addition	O
to	O
imported	O
graphics	O
Forscene	B-Application
's	O
subtitle	O
functions	O
are	O
enhanced	O
with	O
background	O
and	O
font	O
colour	O
,	O
transparency	O
,	O
and	O
size	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
September	O
2009	O
Forscene	B-Application
Server	O
Server	O
Sites	O
can	O
multiply	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
users	O
on	O
their	O
existing	O
internet	O
connections	O
whilst	O
preserving	O
all	O
the	O
advantages	O
of	O
internet	O
access	O
from	O
anywhere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
September	O
2009	O
Forscene	B-Application
HD	O
HD	O
Forscene	B-Application
can	O
now	O
output	O
HD	O
directly	O
providing	O
remote	O
access	O
to	O
video	O
for	O
editing	O
from	O
anywhere	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
only	O
uploading	O
the	O
fraction	O
of	O
HD	O
that	O
is	O
actually	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
programme	O
,	O
and	O
ability	O
to	O
use	O
existing	O
computers	O
and	O
internet	O
links	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
September	O
2009	O
Osprey	O
Codec	B-General_Concept
With	O
Osprey	O
codec	B-General_Concept
Forscene	B-Application
enables	O
video	O
editing	O
at	O
broadcast	O
quality	O
locally	O
through	O
a	O
web	O
browser	O
interface	O
and	O
wide-area	O
over	O
the	O
public	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
April	O
2010	O
Multicam	O
Java	B-Device
Multicam	O
can	O
support	O
up	O
to	O
eight	O
concurrent	O
synchronised	O
video	B-Application
streams	I-Application
for	O
logging	O
and	O
editing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2011	O
–	O
2015	O
Date	O
Version	O
Platform	B-Device
Significant	O
features	O
February	O
2011	O
Android	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
Client	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
platform	I-Application
(	O
consumer	O
edition	O
)	O
including	O
integration	O
with	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
and	O
Facebook	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
February	O
2014	O
iOS	B-Application
Mobile	O
Forscene	B-Application
client	O
demonstrated	O
on	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
platform	B-Device
(	O
iPad	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
July	O
2015	O
eva	O
iOS	B-Application
Video	O
social	O
network	O
launched	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
August	O
2015	O
Blackbird	B-Application
8	O
Codec	B-General_Concept
Release	O
of	O
Blackbird	B-Application
8	O
codec	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
2015	O
–	O
2019	O
Date	O
Version	O
Platform	B-Device
Significant	O
features	O
March	O
2016	O
Captevate	O
JavaScript	B-Language
Video	O
editor	O
designed	O
for	O
the	O
consumer	O
market	O
launched	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
August	O
2017	O
VidLib	O
JavaScript	B-Language
Conversion	O
of	O
core	O
video	O
library	O
from	O
Java	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Will	O
initially	O
support	O
two	O
applications	O
;	O
Blackbird	B-Application
Player	O
(	O
"	O
The	O
Player	O
"	O
)	O
and	O
Blackbird	B-Application
Clipper	O
(	O
shot	O
selection	O
of	O
live	O
or	O
pre-recorded	O
video	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
March	O
2018	O
Blackbird	B-Application
9	O
Codec	B-General_Concept
Release	O
of	O
Blackbird	B-Application
9	O
codec	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
April	O
2018	O
Cloud	B-Architecture
Provider	O
Azure	B-Application
Forscene	B-Application
made	O
available	O
on	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Azure	B-Application
Marketplace	O
cloud	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
infrastructure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
May	O
2018	O
Ascent/Forte	O
Integration	O
AI	B-Application
OS	B-General_Concept
integration	O
annotates	O
content	O
with	O
meta-data	O
and	O
drives	O
workflow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
September	O
2018	O
Ascent/Forte	O
JavaScript	B-Language
Products	O
Ascent	O
and	O
Forte	O
JavaScript	B-Language
implementations	O
launched	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Frame	O
accurate	O
editing	O
can	O
be	O
undertaken	O
in	O
browsers	O
without	O
additional	O
configuration	O
or	O
installation	B-Application
of	O
plugins	O
or	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
January	O
2019	O
Blackbird	B-Application
Fitness	O
Technology	O
Peloton	O
select	O
Blackbird	B-Application
to	O
edit	O
on-demand	O
virtual	O
classes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
March	O
2019	O
Blackbird	B-Application
Sports	O
IMG	O
adopt	O
Blackbird	B-Application
to	O
clip	O
,	O
edit	O
and	O
publish	O
live	O
sports	O
video	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
May	O
2019	O
Blackbird	B-Application
Sports	O
Deltatre	O
extend	O
use	O
of	O
Blackbird	B-Application
for	O
turnaround	O
of	O
long	O
and	O
short-form	O
game	O
highlights	O
and	O
clips	O
for	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
sports	O
,	O
including	O
rugby	O
,	O
cycling	O
and	O
athletics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
May	O
2019	O
Blackbird	B-Application
Sports	O
NRL	O
use	O
Blackbird	B-Application
to	O
support	O
packaging	O
short	O
highlights	O
during	O
live	O
NRL	O
matches	O
to	O
be	O
distributed	O
to	O
the	O
league	O
’s	O
global	O
fanbase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
June	O
2019	O
Blackbird	B-Application
Social	O
Media	O
A+E	O
Networks	O
adopt	O
Blackbird	B-Application
to	O
give	O
executives	O
,	O
producers	O
,	O
editors	O
,	O
marketers	O
and	O
others	O
within	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
view	O
,	O
edit	O
and	O
enrich	O
video	O
library	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
August	O
2019	O
Blackbird	B-Application
News	O
TownNews	O
extend	O
use	O
of	O
Blackbird	B-Application
to	O
39	O
TV	O
stations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
October	O
2019	O
Aperture	O
Solutions	O
Group	O
Cloud	B-Architecture
Editing	O
Turnkey	O
System	O
The	O
US	O
Department	O
of	O
State	O
and	O
its	O
production	O
teams	O
will	O
use	O
Blackbird	B-Application
to	O
rapidly	O
clip	O
,	O
edit	O
and	O
publish	O
news	O
broadcast	O
live	O
to	O
its	O
social	O
channels	O
including	O
Twitter	B-Application
,	O
Facebook	B-Application
and	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
and	O
to	O
own	O
website	O
and	O
other	O
digital	O
news	O
outlets	O
across	O
the	O
United	O
States.Source	O
Blackbird	B-Application
PLC	O
2	O
October	O
2019|	O
https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/u-s-department-of-state-chooses-blackbird-for-fast-efficient-video-production-800105522.html	O
November	O
2019	O
Blackbird	B-Application
AWS	O
Blackbird	B-Application
's	O
cloud	B-Architecture
production	O
and	O
distribution	O
system	O
chosen	O
by	O
Bloomberg	O
Media	O
.	O
</s>
