2019/08/30

Nekojarashi and Morpho Unveil Setaria.cloud’s New Transcode Workflow Feature and Revised Pricing at IBC2019

TOKYO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Nekojarashi Inc. (hereinafter, “Nekojarashi”), a leading major collaborative cloud storage provider for broadcasting, media and creative industries in Japan, and Morpho, Inc. (hereinafter, “Morpho”), a global leader in video / image processing solutions and artificial intelligence (AI) imaging solutions, will be showcasing “Setaria.cloud”, a cloud video transcoding and processing service at this year’s largest show in Europe for media, entertainment, and technology, IBC2019.

Among the new additions since Setaria.cloud’s release on February 2019, Nekojarashi is happy to announce that Apple ProRes (decode) will be officially supported in Setaria.cloud after today’s update. Furthermore, exclusive to IBC2019, the upcoming new Transcode Workflow will be shown for the first time as a Beta Version where visitors will be able to get a chance for a direct first-hand experience.

Transcode Workflow is a new upcoming feature offered on Setaria.cloud that allows easy, workflow-based multi video transcoding from a single master into delivery formats used by major streaming services with just a few clicks. Efficient, and easy to use workflows are vital in broadcasting and media industries as it enables them to further optimize their video processing flow which ultimately affects time and cost.

To promote better usage flexibility, Setaria.cloud has also recently released an API documentation which can be found at https://docs.setaria.cloud. The publicly exposed API of Setaria.cloud API Gateway allows secure integration for automation as an alternative usage to its user-friendly GUI-based web browser version. Virtually all major features are available via API (usage tracking, high speed transcoding, processing, etc.). Some example projected use cases are such as when a locally developed application would like to integrate features from Setaria.cloud to allow easy feature expansion, or a script within an existing video processing flow to automatically transcode or process videos.

About IBC2019

IBC is one of the largest events for media, entertainment, and technology in Europe. Every year, the show introduces new equipment and services related to media and technology, as well as hosting innovative talks and conferences during the event.

Official Website： https://show.ibc.org/
Date： September 13th – 17th, 2019
Venue： RAI Amsterdam Convention Centre
Booth No.: Hall 5 – C67

About IBC2019
“Setaria.cloud” is an efficient and high-performance cloud video transcoding and processing service developed by Nekojarashi, available and accessible 24/7 worldwide with just a web browser or via Setaria.cloud API Gateway. Hosted on AWS, Setaria.cloud offers easy access for users to consistent and powerful resources on the cloud without the need of powerful machines. Furthermore, the platform boasts Morpho’s state-of-the-art video processing technologies to improve and process overall video quality while transcoding.
1 Video Transcoding
Transcode to and from popular video codecs such as H.264, H.265, etc. as well as broadcasting codecs like ProRes, Avid DNxHD®, XAVC, and XDCAM
2 Video Processing
Super-resolution / Frame Interpolation / De-noise / Texture Preserving De-noise / Wide Dynamic Range Correction / Stabilization / Hyperlapse / Slow Motion / De-flash / De-flicker
3 Glimpse

Glimpse is a feature that allows you to have 5-seconds preview before you start processing your video, and a real-time side-by-side preview during the processing. This allows you to have a “glimpse” at how user’s video will look without having to wait for the completed result.
4 External Cloud Storage Integration

Setaria.cloud allows storage integration with Amazon S3, Google Cloud Storage, and Alibaba Cloud OSS for much easier asset management and access. More public storages are scheduled to be released at a future date.
New Revised Pricing Structure (2019/8/1)


*1 In the revised plan, there will be no quota (limit) where the fees are now calculated based on per minute input video’s length basis, regardless of the number of processing features being applied at the same time. All currencies are in USD.

*2 Storage fees per GB are tallied and billed on every first day of the month 00:00 Japan Time (GMT +9).
*3 Extra $10.00 will be charged every month for each additional member in a team exceeding 100.
About Nekojarashi Inc.
in cloud services development, particularly in cloud storage. Striving under the company’s mission “Driving people’s creativity through the cloud”, Nekojarashi released a collaborative cloud storage and workspace service for broadcasting, media and creative industries called JECTOR in 2014 and has since become renowned in Japan. Beginning 2016, Nekojarashi began invested interest in cloud video transcoding. For more information, visit https://www.nekojarashi.com/en
About Morpho, Inc.
Established in 2004, Morpho is a research and development-led company in image processing technology. It has globally expanded its advanced image processing technology as embedded software, for domestic and overseas customers centered on the smartphone market, broadcasting stations and post productions. It has also provided image recognition technology utilizing Artificial Intelligence (AI), collecting image information captured by cameras into devices and clouds and analyzing it, for fields such as automotive devices, factory automation, and medical care. Morpho will provide broad support, making a wide range of innovations happen with its imaging technology and Deep Learning technology. For more information, visit https://www.morphoinc.com/en
Contacts
Nekojarashi Inc.
Ran Hiasa 
+81 3-6234-9434

setaria@nekojarashi.com

Morpho, Inc.

Yoko Ono 
+81 3-6673-4332

m-info-pr@morphoinc.com

Source: Morpho, Inc.

2018/03/30

Morpho and Nekojarashi will announce the beta version of video processing cloud service, “Setaria Video Processing (tentative name)”

Tokyo, Japan – March 30th, 2018 – Morpho, Inc. (hereinafter, “Morpho”) and Nekojarashi Inc. (hereinafter “Nekojarashi”) will announce the beta version of the new cloud platform, “Setaria Video Processing (tentative name)”, which is currently under joint development. The target customers of the beta version of “Setaria Video Processing” are mainly business operators engaging in post-production, broadcasting, OTT*1, and handling videos. The service enables users to use the video processing technologies of Morpho in a cloud environment.

The cloud service will be displayed and introduced at NAB Show 2018 in Las Vegas, USA from April 9th to 12th, 2018, where Morpho and Nekojarashi will jointly participate. In addition to the said cloud service, other products and technologies for broadcasting and OTT companies will also be exhibited.

  • *1: OTT is an abbreviation of “Over The Top”, the term used for video and audio services delivered over the Internet as well as service providers which deliver that content.
■ About the beta version of the cloud platform “Setaria Video Processing (tentative name)”

The service will enable users to use the video processing technologies of Morpho, which are provided to the video and broadcasting industry, in a cloud environment. The service can be linked with AWS S3, Azure, IBM Cloud, Google Cloud Storage and other cloud services.

■ About the beta version of the cloud platform “Setaria Video Processing”

The service will enable users to use the video processing technologies of Morpho, which are provided to the video and broadcasting industry, in a cloud environment. The service can be linked with AWS S3, Azure, IBM Cloud, Google Cloud Storage and other cloud services.

Video Enhancement Window

In-Progress Real-time Previewing　

Video Processing Features (Planned)

– Fine Upscale (e.g. HD → 4K)
– Frame Interpolation (e.g. 50fps → 59.94fps)
– Video Noise Reduction
– Easy Drag and Drop Uploading
– Special Preview Feature #1: Quick 5-seconds result preview from any point of the video before encoding
– Special Preview Feature #2: Real-time streaming preview of encoding-in-progress videos

Supported Platforms (Planned)

– Windows(Supported Browsers: Edge, GoogleChrome, Firefox)
– macOS(Supported Browsers: Safari, GoogleChrome, Firefox

Supported Codecs (Planned)

– AVC/H.264
– XAVC
– XDCAM
– P2(AVC-Intra、DVCPRO)
– DNxHD/HR

■ About NABSHOW 2018

NAB Show is the world’s largest event for the broadcasting and video industries, 　which is organized by the National Association of Broadcasters. The show introduces new equipment and services related to the fields.

■ Company Information

Official website: http://www.nabshow.com/
Date: April 9th – 12th, 2018
Venue: Las Vegas Convention Center
Our booth: SU13113 (South Hall Upper)

■ About Nekojarashi Inc.

Under the mission of “Drive people’s creativity through the cloud”, Nekojarashi has developed and offered JECTOR, a cloud workspace, which is exclusively for the creative industries such as video, music, publication, printing and advertising, for previewing videos, images, sounds, 3D, PDF and various other types of data without any customized software, irrespective of the time and place.
For more information, visit https://www.nekojarashi.com/en.

■ About Morpho, Inc.

Established in 2004, Morpho is a research and development-led company in image processing technology. It has provided its advanced image processing technology as embedded software, for domestic and overseas customers centered on the smartphone market, broadcasting stations and content providers. It has also provided image recognition technology utilizing Artificial Intelligence (AI), collecting image information captured by cameras into devices and clouds and analyzing it, for fields such as automotive devices, factory automation, and medical care. Morpho will provide broad support, to a wide range of innovations with its Imaging technology and Deep Learning technology.
For more information, visit http://www.morphoinc.com/en.

■ Contacts

Nekojarashi Inc.
Mail: neko_pr@nekojarashi.com

Morpho, Inc.
Mail: m-info-pr@morphoinc.com

  • *Morpho and the Morpho logo are registered trademarks of Morpho, Inc.
  • *Amazon Web Services, “Powered by Amazon Web Services” logo and any related marks are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. on its subsidiaries in the U.S. and/or other countries.
  • *Azure and Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
  • *IBM and IBM Cloud are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation, registered in many jurisdictions worldwide.
  • *Google Cloud Storage and Google Chrome are trademarks of Google Inc
  • *macOS and Safari are trademarks of Apple Inc.
  • *Firefox is trademark of Mozilla Foundation.

2017/12/20

Business partnership with Morpho, Inc. in the field of video processing technology ~Integration of Video Processing Technology with Cloud-Storage Business Expertise~

Nekojarashi, Inc. (head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Misaki Kawamura; henceforth Nekojarashi, Inc. or Nekojarashi) has come to an agreement with Morpho, Inc. (head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Masaki Hiraga; henceforth Morpho) to form a business partnership in the fields of video production, advertising, broadcasting, and cloud services for OTT business people.

From now on, we will combine Nekojarashi’s cloud-storage business expertise with Morpho’s video-processing technology to promote joint development of services aimed at businesses in the same field, as well as the promotion of our business domestically and overseas.

■ The goals and future of our business partnership

With our mission of “Drive People’s Creativity Through the Cloud”, Nekojarashi Inc. has developed the cloud-storage service JECTOR, which is specialized for creative industry uses, such as film, music, publishing, printing, and advertising. Through JECTOR, we have provided a service that enables all kinds of data previews, such as videos, images, audio, 3D or PDF, without the need for exclusive software and without limitations on time or place.

On the other hand, Morpho, Inc. is a company that has been well-received both domestically and internationally for its image- and video-processing technology as well as its deep-learning technology; this technology has an extensive track record of use in smartphones, broadcasting stations, in-vehicle devices, factory automation, as well as in the medical field.

Through this business partnership, Nekojarashi Inc. will be able to apply and bring Morpho’s video-processing technology to the cloud, and by doing so begin to provide a revolutionary service that uses the cloud to process video in real time. From now on, we aim to expand into not just the domestic but also the global market by making good use of both our companies’ strengths to promote our business, such as by developing together a service that makes use of AI or deep-learning technology for video-processing or image-recognition purposes.

■ Company Information

Company Name： Nekojarashi Inc.
CEO： Misaki Kawamura
Established： 3/3/2006
Business Summary:
– JECTOR: cloud-storage service for professional creators as well as the film and broadcasting industry.
– BackStore: cloud backup and data-management service for corporations

Company Name： Morpho, Inc.
CEO： Masaki Hiraga (Doctorate in Science)
Established： 2004/05/26
Business Summary: research and development, product development, as well as licensing in the field of image-processing technology