Workflow process for managing digital broadcast program production

A method for workflow processing for digital broadcast program production, the method comprising:

• receiving multimedia production data from a plurality of broadcast data sources;
• directing a plurality of stages that transform the multimedia production data into program data including directing a sequence of stages comprising an ingest stage, a triage stage, a program creation stage, and a program assembly stage;
• and
• directing translation of production data during the plurality of stages between MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 data formats, including encoding production data received according to both the MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 standards substantially simultaneously by utilizing production data received and encoded according to the MPEG-1 standard during the ingest stage and selecting MPEG-2 encoded data of the production data received based on MPEG-1 ingested data, parsing the selected MPEG-2 encoded data into at least one usable data clip, and creating a browsing file of MPEG-1 encoded data from the at least one usable data clip.