Newsletter from 18/05/2018
Exploring multi-platform content at IBC2017
IBC2017 brings together once more all the latest ideas, innovations and incredible technologies from our industry, into a single specially-curated showcase area - the IBC Future Zone. This year, the focus is on multi-sensory virtual worlds and imagery of the future. Step through the Future Zone ‘time tunnel’ into the exciting realms of mixed reality, 3D audio, mind-blowing video displays and holographic projections. Smart AV is working in partnership with the IBC Future Zone to supply a 6m x 2.5m tunnel created from LED alone. As a leader in creative event technology solutions, Smart AV fuse the bridge between creative concepts and the highest-grade event technology. With LED being the future of visual display, the tunnel will be created from a 3.9mm pixel pitch, taking you from night to day within the Future Zone and displaying some of this year's most exciting and innovative content.
- IBC represents an important annual industry dialogue where the worlds of technology and media intersect.
- The greatest thing about IBC is that it provides the facilities to network with industry professionals whilst getting great knowledge on new technology.
- IBC is not about quantity it’s about quality. Conversations are enlightening in every sense. Everyone is here to do business.
IBC2017 opens on 15 September at the RAI Exhibition Centre in Amsterdam. As of today we feature 7 companies and their approach at the IBC2017 Show. This list is continuously updated.
EVS - Media Links - mo-sys - NewTek - Octopus - Sony - TSL
The link "IBC2017" will always show you the featured companies and events in alphabetical order.
MOBILE PRODUCTION
Faber/NEP Upgrades Fly-Away Kits with Integrated Solution from Grass Valley
Faber Audiovisuals, a prominent player in LED displays and audio-visual productions, required the latest equipment for its new fly-away kits. Grass Valley worked with Faber to provide a fully integrated solution featuring the cutting-edge technology for which Grass Valley is known. The fly-away kits are now equipped with an LDX 86 WorldCam camera, GV Korona K-Frame V-series 2M/E production switcher and Densité 3+ FR4 Frame, along with all related software and hardware for complete integration. “As our productions take place outside a studio to capture sports, music and corporate events where they are happening in real-time, the new K-Frame V-series platform, when paired with the GV Korona switcher panel, offers a great combination of power, flexibility and scalability, fitting well in locations where space is limited and providing the Grass Valley high-end performance at an affordable price,” stated Cees Jan Faber, CEO of Faber Audiovisuals.
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Wireless transmission from the Borussia Dortmund Corso Truck
The Borussia Dortmund Corso Truck drives past tens of thousands of onlookers standing by the roadside, merrily cheering their soccer club for winning the German Football Association Cup. WDR TV transmits the spectacular parade live for several hours showing pictures of the club’s truck straight from its course. This is a treat the TV audience and the outside crowds take for granted when watching from the LED screen on Friedensplatz. Looking at this from the purely technical side it is a truly complex job for a wireless camera transmission that WDR TV assigned to the Broadcast Service Provider HDwireless.
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NEP UK Adopts Riedel's MediorNet
NEP UK, one of Europe's largest providers of outside broadcasting (OB) services, has brought onboard Riedel's MediorNet real-time signal transport, processing, and routing technology for use in a broad range of high-profile live productions. With 26 MediorNet MicroN high-density media distribution network devices in inventory, NEP UK is able to use the modular devices in unlimited configurations to support productions ranging from fixed-rig, multiseason TV series to marquee sports events. "Previously, we had to create separate network paths for SDI, MADI, and Ethernet signals, which was not only cumbersome but required too many extra fiber runs," said Chris Cannon, Director of Technical Operations, NEP Broadcast Services - UK.
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STUDIO PRODUCTION
Timeline Television - Studios and Production Facilities at BT Sport
Large scale TV studios wrapped with industry leading facilities and support. Built with the latest technology and digital workflows, the BT Sport Studios are ideal for both live and complex productions.The studios have a huge array of LED and Ultra HD 4K display technologies, and are fully configurable to realise your production Vision. Unrivalled BT inter-connectivity enables live transmission to any channel and can support the largest broadcast events. Uniquely connected to all Olympic Park sporting venues, delivering remote production capability.
Lawo in Zhejiang TV’s new International TV Center
Zhejiang Radio & TV Group (ZRTG), located in Hangzhou (China), has established a new production facility that it has named the Zhejiang International TV Center. The center comprises a 42-storey main building housing several TV studios, and additional studios for music and film production. Central to the studios’ audio infrastructure are Lawo mc²36 and mc²66 digital mixing consoles, along with Lawo DALLIS stageboxes, Nova37 and Nova73 central routers. The facility’s audio relies on a RAVENNA digital network, controlled and monitored by Lawo’s Virtual Studio Manager (VSM), making this the first full networking of broadcast studios in China, with central routers distributing every signal required to be accessed by all of the studios within the center.
Russia’s NTV Updates News Production with 30 Grass Valley Cameras
Grass Valley worked with local systems integrator OKNO-TV to identify the best programming solutions for Russia’s NTV National Federal TV Channel. After reviewing a variety of options, NTV selected 30 Grass Valley LDX 80 Flex cameras and a Karrera K-Frame S-series 3 M/E Video Production Center Switcher to improve the quality and efficiency of its 24-hour daily news programming. The purchase is part of a bigger plan for NTV's success and growth—as the movement from standard definition (SD) to high definition (HD) productions will bring more viewers and advertisers. “As soon as we saw the power and functionality of the Grass Valley solution, we knew that it would be a smart investment for our future,” said Andrey Drukker, CTO from NTV National Federal TV Channel.
SPORT EVENTS
FINA and deltatre launch FINAtv
“FINAtv will be a gateway for the sport to cultivate a new generation of fans that consume information at all times on all platforms,” said FINA President - Dr. Julio Maglione. “The service will offer outstanding programming year-round including from our most celebrated events and will be presented in a state-of-the-art platform. We are excited for its launch and proud to work with Deltatre on this important initiative for the sport.” FINA and Deltatre, a Bruin Sports Capital portfolio company, have formed a wide-ranging, long-term partnership to build and market FINAtv worldwide. As part of the agreement, FINAtv powered by Deltatre’s award-winning Diva video player and Forge CMS.
OMEGA Official Timekeeper of the 17th FINA World Championships
This year in Budapest, the event was the largest sporting showcase that Hungary has ever hosted. Almost 3,000 athletes descended on the city to compete in six different disciplines including swimming, water polo, diving, open water swimming, high diving and synchronized swimming. OMEGA has been at the forefront of international competitive swimming for many years, and in addition to its timekeeping activities, is responsible for the development of some of the key technologies used to determine and record the results. These include the first semi-automatic timer for swimming events, and the famous touchpads positioned at both ends of the pool lanes. With the next major competition now here, OMEGA is looking forward to extending its legacy once again.
Robe Goes with the Flow at FINA World Championships Opening Ceremony
The 17th FINA World Aquatic Championships took place in Budapest, Hungary with 14 days of aquatic sports following a vibrant, colourful, elegant and epic Opening Ceremony directed by Olivier Feracci from French event production specialist ECA2 and Hungarian film director Csaba Kael, CEO of cultural hub Mupa Budapest. He was brought on-board by French event production company ECA2 who co-ordinated all the technical production. The event included a host of other visual elements like large format projections, mapped buildings, water fountains and fireworks. A cast of several hundred performed during the two hour show, broadcast live on national TV, on the M4 Sport channel (Directed by Andras Kakatos) and streamed on CNN Create, from a special stage floating on the river Danube in the heart of downtown Budapest.
SHOW EVENTS
Robe Spiiders Welcomed Home for Zac Brown Band Tour
Multi-platinum, Grammy-Award winning artists Zac Brown Band (ZBB) is on the road again with a new album “WELCOME HOME” and a brand-new production lighting and visuals design created by James Scott and Louis Oliver from UK-based creative design practice, Okulus. James and Louis have included 32 x Robe Spiiders on the lighting rig, which are integral to creating the look, feel and lighting ambience of the show. James has been working with Zac Brown Band since 2014 and since 2015 this has been in conjunction with Louis and Okulus … adding the dynamic and strategic advantage of now being able to offer two design ‘heads’ for each project.
DiGiCo channel count essential for Hans Zimmer tour
Hans Zimmer is one of the world’s most renown film score composers. He has written over 100 scores, including those for Rain Man, Driving Miss Daisy, The Lion King, Gladiator, As Good As It Gets and The Last Samurai and has been nominated for seven Golden Globes, seven Grammys and seven Oscars. It is medleys from this incredible collection of work that the music for his current tour is selected. The audio design for the show evolved during preproduction and rehearsals, but what was clear from the start was that the console channel count was going to be immense, and that the only consoles that could handle it were DiGiCos. The tour’s audio control system was designed by Britannia Row’s Lez Dwight in conjunction with Front of House engineer for the tour, Colin Pink, and monitor engineers Gavin Tempany and Jimmy Nicholson. They chose two SD7s and an SD11. These, along with the rest of the audio system, were supplied by Britannia Row Productions.
Depeche Mode on Tour with beyerdynamic
In order to ensure that the unique Depeche Mode sound comes across as it should live in the various arenas throughout the world, sound engineer Antony King is placing his trust in a whole range of beyerdynamic products. “Unlike in the studio, where we have the optimum conditions for audio work, achieving a good live sound always involves successfully overcoming the challenges posed by the respective venue. And when it comes to dealing with such unavoidable circumstances, it’s great to be able to rely on technology that is designed to overcome any obstacle,” explains Antony King. The experienced sound engineer uses beyerdynamic’s TG 1000 digital wireless system to ensure that he can handle any radio frequency interference anywhere in the world – as well as be able to deliver the best possible sound quality.
PRODUCTS
HyperSlow – Slow Motion for HyperDeck Users
Due to a relatively low price, HyperDecks are widely used as broadcasting decks and disk recorders. But to stream live events over the Internet, slow motion is a must have feature, which is currently not supported for HyperDecks. When combining an array of Hyperdecks with an Apple iPad running HyperSlow a powerful, low cost live slow motion solution is available, suitable for events of all kind. HyperSlow for iOS devices is able to control up to 4 Hyperdecks and supports functions like recording, playback in different speeds, tagging and visiting events. A „SuperPlay“ function allows to play a slow motion from several camera perspectives one after the other, if the cameras use synchronized time code. Anett Ebelt, the electronic brain of LiveSkills states: "Our products and solutions derived from the requirements we have in our chain of work and we do use them ourselves."
Gearhouse Broadcast France expands with major technology investment
“We are now regularly providing a wide scope of services for productions that are aimed at both traditional and online distribution,” said Romain Lheureux, Commercial Director at Gearhouse Broadcast France. “These productions increasingly originate in 1080p 60Hz, so we’re aligning our equipment stock and systems to reflect these requirements”. The investment includes Sony HDC-1700s, the multi-format portable camera system that delivers superb image quality and can easily upgraded to 4K. It also comprises Vislink’s L1700, a customisable transmitter suitable for an array of broadcast deployments. The company has also updated its arsenal of 4K lenses from UHD innovator Fujinon and taken delivery of new tripods and heads from high-end camera support provider Cartoni.
Some Reasons to Choose the PWS-4500 4K Live Server
There are lots of good reasons to pick the PWS-4500 IP-ready 4K multi-port AV server/storage unit. Discover why it’s the versatile, power-packed choice for 4K HDR master recording and playout, super slo-mo replay and HD studio operations. XAVC – the efficient choice: The PWS-4500 records 4K HDR or HD content using the ultra-efficient XAVC codec, delivering supreme picture quality with smaller file sizes. In 4K workflows, the server generates a single 4K XAVC MXF file that’s easily handled by today’s non-linear editing systems. And for extra flexibility in HD production there are Avid DNxHD® and Apple ProRes codec options, too.
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Some Reasons to Choose the PWS-4500 4K Live Server
There are lots of good reasons to pick the PWS-4500 IP-ready 4K multi-port AV server/storage unit. Discover why it’s the versatile, power-packed choice for 4K HDR master recording and playout, super slo-mo replay and HD studio operations. XAVC – the efficient choice: The PWS-4500 records 4K HDR or HD content using the ultra-efficient XAVC codec, delivering supreme picture quality with smaller file sizes. In 4K workflows, the server generates a single 4K XAVC MXF file that’s easily handled by today’s non-linear editing systems. And for extra flexibility in HD production there are Avid DNxHD® and Apple ProRes codec options, too.
VAV VA VOOM! Summa boosts VAV Grand Prix coverage
A Calrec Summa console is turbo-charging audio coverage aboard UM 21, a brand-new 4K OB vehicle by Spanish production company VAV Compañia de Producciones. Dorna Sports is the official rights holder for the FIM World Championship Grand Prix of motorcycle road racing. The company is using UM 21 for its HD coverage of the FIM CEV Moto2 European championships series currently underway in Europe. "We faced some significant challenges designing UM 21 — not only in meeting Dorna Sports' specific requirements but also the technical complexities of covering a racing circuit like the FIM CEV," said Israel Perez, chief technology officer of VAV. "From the beginning, we knew the Summa desk would be up to the task, and it has not disappointed.
F&F Productions selects FUJINON 4k UHD lenses to outfit GTX-18 4K
For the company’s first 4K mobile unit, F&F Productions, LLC, chose 17 FUJINON 4K UHD lenses to outfit the Sony HDC-4300 4K cameras systems on board the newest member of its fleet, the GTX-18 4K HDR Mobile Unit. The new unit will have eight UA107x8.4BESM 4K studio lenses, five UA18x5.5BERD 4K portable zooms, three UA14x4.5BERD 4K portable zooms, and one UA22x8BERD 4K portable lenses. “We’ve had a number of customers who asked us about building a new 1080p/HDR unit, and after rallying our team we decided to build a 4K-HDR mobile unit instead. There is a lot of uniqueness about GTX-18, but what matters the most to our clients is that it offers a complete 4K experience throughout, and our clients are happy to have a one-stop mobile unit that can produce 4K-HDR, 1080p-HDR, 1080p, 1080i, 720p,” said George Orgera, President/CEO, F&F Productions.