{"id":8328,"date":"2026-09-11T10:39:03","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T08:39:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scs.ch\/uncategorized-en-us\/srf-media-archive\/"},"modified":"2026-09-20T07:38:58","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T05:38:58","slug":"srf-media-archive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scs.ch\/en\/case-studies\/srf-media-archive\/","title":{"rendered":"SRF Media Archive"},"content":{"rendered":"

Initial Situation<\/h2><\/div>

For radio and television journalists, the archive is a central working tool. Quotes, historical recordings, or past sporting events often need to be found within a short time and prepared for new segments. This requires a system that efficiently archives newly produced material, quickly searches millions of existing items, and provides selected media immediately for further processing. <\/p>\n<\/div>

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Project Overview<\/h3><\/div>

Client<\/strong>
Swiss Radio and Television (SRF)<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Sector<\/strong>
Digital Resilience<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Solution<\/strong>
Searchable media archive for audio and video.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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System Environment <\/strong>
Metadata database and media storage, desktop application for data entry, modern web client, backend consisting of multiple services in Kubernetes, Elasticsearch as search technology<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Automation<\/strong>
Largely automated data entry, including speech-to-text<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Scope<\/strong>
Entire development cycle from requirements and UX design to development, testing, commissioning, and support<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

The Contribution of SCS<\/h2><\/div>

On behalf of SRF, SCS developed the Faro media archive, which captures newly produced broadcasts largely automatically, makes them searchable, and provides them for reuse.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Largely Automated Capture<\/h4><\/div>
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New broadcasts are archived largely automatically along with extensive metadata. Speech-to-text supports the recording process, while documentarians add scene descriptions and usage instructions. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Locatable to the Second<\/h4><\/div>
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Time-related metadata makes it possible to jump directly to individual quotes or scenes. Searches can be conducted by criteria such as people, locations, events, and spoken content. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Directly to the Editing Suite<\/h4><\/div>
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Audio and video material found can be transferred directly from Faro to the editing suite and reused there for new segments.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Designed for Millions of Media Objects<\/h4><\/div>
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Metadata and media data are managed separately, while Elasticsearch enables fast searches within the large archive. A service-based backend in Kubernetes forms the basis for ongoing further development. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Result<\/h2><\/div>

Faro makes approximately 1 million video segments and 1.6 million audio segments accessible via a modern web client. Journalists can research archive material with second-by-second precision, preview it directly, and transfer selected content to the editing suite without media disruption. SCS is responsible for the entire development cycle, from requirements clarification and UX design to software development, testing, commissioning, and support. Faro is continuously developed and expanded with new functions. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

1 million video segments<\/h3><\/div>

available for research via Faro.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

1.6 million audio segments<\/h3><\/div>

accessible in the media archive.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

to the second<\/h3><\/div>

Quotes and scenes can be found directly.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Services Provided<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>

High-Level Software<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

UX \/ UI<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Operations & Support<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Digital Resilience<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Your Contact Person<\/h2><\/div>
Dr. Stephan Keller<\/div><\/div>

Chief Executive Officer
+41 43 456 16 80<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

Speak with the responsible specialist<\/span>Speak with the responsible specialist<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>

For questions regarding large media archives, high-performance search, and long-term software platforms.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Further Case Studies<\/h2><\/div>