Enter the proposed purchase price of your Channel Box system as provided by your Chyron sales representative.
Your average edit suite hourly rate:
Determined by informal research based on published U.S. hourly rates for non-linear edit suites, including editor. Does not include graphic design or audio production.
Average hours spent editing single promo:
Enter the number of hours your facility currently spends to edit each promo. Includes final render, upload to playout server etc.
Number of promos produced per day:
The number of promos your facility is currently producing each day in your edit suite. Usually determined by human limitations (ie editor works an 8-hour shift).
* Please enter numeric values only.
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Cost per promo:
Your average edit suite hourly rate multiplied by the number of hours spent on each individual promo.
Editing cost per
day / potential new revenue:
This is how much your facility is theoretically spending editing promos each day. Can also be viewed as the potential revenue available to your facility by renting that edit space to new clients.
# of automated promos required for ROI:
The number of automated promos run to air by Channel Box to realize Return on Investment.
# of days before ROI is realized:
Based on current 'manual' process, number of days required before ROI is realized. Note that auto promos allow for more promos to be produced , therefore this number may be lower.