Newsletter from 19/07/2011
IBC 2011 Preview: Shaping the Future of the Industry
• AETA • Calrec • Chyron • DK-Technologies • EVS • Gekko • Harris • Hi Tech • i-movix • LiveU • Lynx • never.no • Neutrik • Pixel Power • Polecam • Prism Sound • Ross Video • Shotoku • Sisvel • Snell • Telecast • Utah Scientific • Vinten • Wohler •
AETA AUDIO Systems
"This is an exciting new collection of breakthrough products for audio professionals, radio journalists, and broadcasters. There are industry firsts in the AMR-WB support for Scoopy+ and Scoop4+, and in the combination of sound recording with a four-channel mixer in the compact new 4Minx – not to mention the amazing eScoop smartphone recorder and live broadcasting tool. These will be must-see products for any audio broadcasting professional at IBC2011." — Christophe Mahoux, CEO of AETA AUDIO.
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Calrec
Calrec Audio will make its European debut of its dual fader Apollo audio console, which offers the same immense processing power with double the amount of faders in the same footprint. In the fast paced environment of live broadcast television Calrec understands that users need to have more control at their fingertips.This ergonomic design allows two layers of channels to be available simultaneously, a feature unrivalled by competing platforms.
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Chyron
"Chyron remains committed to the dynamic, ever-changing European broadcast market, and we will be showcasing our newly enhanced graphics platforms at IBC2011. Perhaps our most significant announcement in Amsterdam will be the European debut of AXIS, our cutting-edge cloud-based service that simplifies the online graphics creation process. We are very pleased to now be able to offer AXIS to European and Middle Eastern broadcasters and we look forward to demonstrating 'the cloud' to attendees at IBC2011." — Bonnie Barclay, vice president and chief marketing officer at Chyron.
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DK-Technologies
This groundbreaking Compact Audio Loudness Meter (CALM) was the subject of huge interest when it was unveiled in prototype at NAB in April. It will be shipping in August and is already generating orders from broadcasters looking for a reliable, high quality solution to their loudness metering requirements. The DK Meter is truly revolutionary. No bigger than a smart phone, it is designed to meet increasing demands from the market for cost-effective stereo and 5.1 metering, including loudness. Two versions of the DK Meter are available: the DK1, which is ideal for anyone working in stereo, and the DK2, which is specifically aimed at the burgeoning 5.1 surround sound market.
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EVS
EVS will present its new Sport360° approach at IBC2011. This new concept aims to help sports’ content owners, broadcasters and facility companies to address multiple markets. In today’s challenging sports media environment with rights distribution partitioning, broadcasters must be able to deliver dedicated content on multiple platforms such as TV, web, mobile phones, tablets or connected TV, to their respective viewing audiences. EVS Sports360° concept offers them the best way to address these new challenges covering all aspects of sports production and multi-platform delivery.
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Gekko
Switchable between blue (440 nanometre) and green (525 nanometre)outputs, the karesslite 6012 FX incorporates a 6 x 12 emitter format in a 600 x300 millimetre panel with a front-to-back depth of 165 millimetres and a weightof 7 kilograms including diffuser. It produces a high quality source light withconsistent colour throughout the dimming range. One of the advantages ofusing LEDs as a source for effects work is the narrow band spectral emission,enabling a much better key.
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Harris
The Harris Selenio™ media convergence platform will make its first European trade show appearance at IBC. Harris will illustrate how Selenio empowers system architects to integrate baseband and broadband signal types within the same cost-effective infrastructure. It will report on how this sophisticated media convergence platform is already providing efficient solutions to real-world convergence challenges within broadcast and electronic media operations worldwide.
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Hi Tech Systems
AVITA is a unique hybrid control system designed to easily and quickly capture, edit and play out media from multiple sources. The system uses the very latest touch screen technology and modular hardware panels to allow multiple users access to multiple server ports over a network.Tom Favell, Hi Tech’s managing director, said “AVITA takes Hi Tech’s control expertise right to the heart of production workflow, providing financial and operational benefits to our customers. Clips can be created and recorded instantly just by pressing the ‘record’ button, thereby saving vital seconds from the incoming source; an efficient alternative to traditional controllers.”
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i-movix
"In just a few years, i-movix has cemented a position at the head of an entirely new field in the creative toolkit of live broadcasters — ultra slow motion. The SprintCam range of systems leads the field and our rapid pace of development continues through 2011 with a major breakthrough to be announced in Q3, which will bring a revolutionary advance in image quality to the genre." — Laurent Renard, CEO of i-movix. At IBC2011, i-movix will show the prototype of a totally new and unique broadcast-integrated solution that will be a first in the ultra slow motion market. With this new, technologically innovative development, i-movix will contribute to a significant advance in the current state of the art. Details will be announced closer to IBC.
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LiveU
LiveU is the pioneer of broadcast-quality, video-over-cellular solutions that allow live video transmission (HD and SD) from any location around the world. LiveU’s portable solutions transmit video over multiple 4G LTE/3G, HSPA+, WiMAX and Wi-Fi cellular links simultaneously, which are optimised for maximum video quality based on the available network conditions. LiveU solutions, deployed by Tier-1 broadcasters and news agencies in over 60 countries, have been used to cover high-profile events, such as the 2011 British Royal Wedding, Academy Awards®, GRAMMY Awards®, NBA Finals, Super Bowl, G20 Summit, World Cup in South Africa, 2008 Beijing Olympics and President Obama’s inaugural train ride from Philadelphia to D.C.
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LYNX Technik AG
To address the ever increasing technical demands of modern digital multi-format installations, LYNX designed SHUFFLEMAX, a highly flexible and multi-functional module. Its primary function allows almost unlimited shuffling of embedded audio channels and metadata. SHUFFLMAX is a 16-channel audio embedder and de-embedder for SDI video, and due to its feature-rich design, can also be used for a multitude of other broadcast applications that require the management of multi-channel audio, metadata and audio / video delays.
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Neutrik
The opticamSWITCH is the ultimate solution for fiber optic camera routing within broadcast studios. The device allows switching of unlimited camera positions between several studios and control rooms, eliminating the need for high-maintenance, risky matrix patch fields using SMPTE patch cables. The device works on trendsetting, silica-based PLC (planar lightwave circuits) equipped with TO (thermooptic) switches. The innovative and patent pending design guarantees rugged and safe non-blocking fiber plus camera power switching without any moving parts. The LAN-based remote control software simplifies work, shows switching and camera status, and enables broadcast production automation.
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never.no
never.no stand visitors will enjoy a full 360-degree view of an interactive broadcast and companion app workflow, thus gaining firsthand understanding of the benefits IS and the Synchronized Companion App Framework can bring to their own broadcasts — from every viewpoint from viewer to producer. Furthermore, an exclusive demo and behind-the-scenes look at the first-ever live television synchronized companion iPad® app for Norwegian TV2's coverage of the Tour de France will be on display. Reaktor, the development firm responsible for delivering the highly acclaimed app, will be on hand to further demonstrate the iPad app and share its experience working with the never.no framework.
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Pixel Power
ChannelMaster from Pixel Power is a brand new, highly integrated playout solution that combines the functions of video server, graphics engine, branding, audio voiceover, open subtitling and master control switcher integrated into a single 3RU rack mounted chassis for single or dual channel playout depending on configuration. With two video inputs and upstream router control, ChannelMaster’s™ radical approach to playout combines core automation competency, live content master control (with preview) and total system reliability with no compromise branding and graphics, at a stroke solving the issues other channel-in-a-box systems can’t.
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Polecam
"The new head operates under high-precision electronic control which allows slow or fast action to be tracked with great finesse," explains Polecam founder and Managing Director Steffan Hewitt. "Pan and tilt angle can be smoothly adjusted or continuously varied at a wide range of speeds, from an ultra-slow four seconds per degree up to a fast seven seconds per complete 360 degree rotation. Integral slip-rings can be used to convey power to the camera and to export composite video for monitoring. That provides the capability of shooting unlimited horizontal pans without getting cables in a tangle."
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Prism Sound
The company will highlighting the important issue of Audio Loudness by showing a new application for its powerful dScope Series III audio analyser that allows broadcasters to verify whether their audio meters comply with ITU-R BS. 1770. Prism Sound’s critically acclaimed dScope Series III is a flexible and powerful digital audio analysis platform available in a number of configurations, including two analogue-only versions aimed at engineers and production line managers who are currently only concerned with audio analysis in the analogue domain. These variants give customers access to all the power and flexibility of the dScope Series III audio analyzer platform but at a much lower cost of entry.
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Ross Video
Ross Video will show the latest in television live production and infrastructure solutions at IBC 2011in Amsterdam. All product lines will showcase their advancements on Ross’ newly expanded IBC stand: Vision QMD & Octane Production Switchers - Carbonite Mid-Size Digital Production Switchers - Studio Systems - CrossOver Solo - OverDrive Automated Production Control System - OverDrive Automated Production Control System - XPression 2D/3D CG & Motion Graphics System - SoftMetal Video Servers - openGear 3G/HD/SD Multi-Definition Terminal Equipment - NK Series Routing Systems.
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Shotoku
Shotoku Broadcast Systems will return to the IBC exhibition with enhanced and new manual and robotic solutions. Manual highlights will include a new 2-stage pneumatic pedestal and perfect counter-balance pan & tilt head. On the robotic side, enhancements that further ease-of-use and please the most budget conscious will be demonstrated. In addition to the Robotic camera systems a range of VR tracking and manual camera support systems will be on show and available for hands-on demonstration.
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Sisvel Technology
Sisvel Technology will display the whole 3D chain, from 3D live content to video encoding and distribution. Two on-set 3D cameras will shoot live from different angles. The live feed will be linked to a professional panelizer, a mixer, and an advanced encoder to allow the operator to switch online between the two cameras for comparison between the 3D Tile Format™ and conventional 3D transmission formats. Several STB and 3DTV devices will decode both audio and video being broadcast in the 3D Tile Format to demonstrate the technology's superior image quality and efficiency across a range of broadcast equipment.
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Snell
Snell will introduce new product releases and enhancements that offer higher functionality while lowering operating costs. Highlights will include standards conversion for file-based workflows, a redefinition of the "channel-in-a-box" model, introduction of a new standard in multi-format routers, and a new approach to modular infrastructure. Demonstrations will showcase Kahuna 360, the multiformat (including 1080p) production switcher that breaks away from the tradition of fixed M/Es and supports many simultaneous productions from a single frame. Snell also will demo the Morpheus/Screentoo "second screen" application, which allows media and broadcast organizations to distribute and monetize their branded applications to iPad® tablets and other mobile platforms.
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Telecast Fiber Systems
"We're looking forward to showing IBC2011 attendees a number of new innovations – all based on customer input and designed to deliver maximum performance in a wide range of broadcast and cinema applications," said Steve DeFrancesco, vice president and general manager of Telecast Fiber Systems. "For instance, our new TR6442i is the result of several years of research and feedback from SNG, OB, and studio operations around the world, and has all of the features these broadcast professionals often need for rapid deployment of communications systems over long distances.
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Utah Scientific
"Our commitment to the European broadcast market continues to increase with our addition of a new training and support center in Milan," said Tom Harmon, president and CEO of Utah Scientific. "We have also formed new partnerships with EMEA resellers and systems integrators, and we continue to offer our engineering expertise to address our customers' product requirements worldwide." At IBC2011, Utah Scientific will be showcasing new embedded-audio signal processing for its popular UTAH-400 series digital routing switchers. The capability comes courtesy of a new line of I/O boards that rely on advanced field-programmable gate array (FPGA) technology to perform signal processing. In the past five years, embedded audio has become the norm in media operations of any significant size.
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Vinten
The latest addition to the Vinten Vector family, the recently launched Vector 75, will be among the featured range at IBC. The intelligent design of the Vector 75 is based on the hugely popular Vector 70, but with improved capacity, stronger, more durable components and more practical features drawn from the class leading Vector 750. The pantographic balance system, unique to the Vector range, is suitable for camera, lens and teleprompter combinations of up to 75 kg (165lb) and, combined with the LF drag system, it provides the ultimate in smooth, precise quality of movement.
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Wohler
Wohler will demonstrate the company's full range of signal management and confidence monitoring solutions for video, audio, captioning, and loudness applications. Several Wohler products will be making their European debut at IBC2011, including the MADI-8 audio monitor, the AMP1-D8MDA-3G in-rack audio monitor, and an expanded line-up of captioning and ancillary data management products. The new Wohler Euro Van — a showcase-on-wheels for the company's innovative video and audio solutions — will also be concluding its multicountry European tour in Amsterdam. The Euro Van will be showcased in the outside broadcasting area, stand OE225, and available for attendees to tour as well as for private demonstrations.
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