Is it possible to control loudness without affecting original content? At IBC 2011, Linear Acoustic® will reverse the primary DTV loudness issue from compliance to audio quality with a groundbreaking technology that changes everything. Also, the award-winning file-based workflow system Linear Acoustic unveiled last year is now perfected and will be fully demonstrated. Many signature products have received enhanced designs and exclusive upgrades, and new streamlined products have been added to Linear Acoustic AERO™ and LQ™ families.

NUSSLI, an international provider for temporary event infrastructures, has completed the grandstand structure for The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo 2011 two weeks ahead of the opening event. The company was tasked by Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd. with the construction of a temporary festival arena for 8,800 spectators in front of Edinburgh Castle for the world-famous military music event.

Digital Rapids is bringing our complete range of tools and solutions for transforming and distributing media to IBC 2011. Digital Rapids connects content to opportunity, providing the leading tools, technology and expertise for bringing live and on-demand video to wider audiences and the latest viewing platforms. Enabling superior multi-screen viewing experiences, powerful file-based workflows and efficient business-to-business content distribution, our solutions span video ingest, encoding, transcoding, management, streaming and delivery.

Val Garay has produced dozens of platinum and gold records and worked with artists including Linda Ronstadt, James Taylor, Dolly Parton, Bonnie Raitt, the Motels, Toto, Don Henley, Kim Carnes, Neil Diamond, Santana, Reel Big Fish and a who’s who of others. He produced the GRAMMY® Award-winning “We Are the World,” introduced entirely new production and micing techniques, and in the 1970s was a key architect of what is still known as the “LA Sound.”

Element Technica (ET), groundbreaking designers and manufacturers of 3D rigs and peripheral equipment, provides its I/O Module as the solution for gathering, syncing and recording the mountains of metadata necessary to optimize and streamline the 3D post production process.

Schneider Round and Window Size Quarter Wave Retarders prevent left/right disparity in images that contain glare. 3D camera rigs that employ a beamsplitter can be susceptible to partial polarization because of the silvered surface used by the reflected image.

The Cannes International Film, founded in 1946, is the most prestigious film festival in the world. The 64th edition took place in May at the Palais des Festivals. With a reported budget of approximately 20 million Euros, and record breaking attendance of over 65,000 people, Christie, Technical Partner for the fifth year in succession, provided digital projection technology and supported all digital cinema screenings during the Festival programme.

For years, the independent broadcasting service provider Telegenic has been relying on equipment from RTS/TELEX – not only in its conventional 2D trucks but also in the new 3D-equipped outside broadcast vehicles being added to the Telegenic fleet.

Nowhere is the water so clean and pure like in the Black Forest. Not only a wonderfully refreshing mineral water, but also the ideas of the cable designers from SOMMER Cable GmbH in Straubenhardt are bubbling here.

A fresh breeze of cleanliness for monitors, TVs, tablets, smartphones, anti-glare filters, audio components and much else comes from southern German connector and component manufacturer HICON in the form of an economically doseable detergent (content: 125 ml).

No show event was as exciting and impressive as the Eurovision Song Contest in Düsseldorf this year. Even the technology behind the event was impressive. The audio, video, and lighting designs made extraordinary demands on the equipment - no wonder Neutrik products could be found everywhere. At two critical interfaces Neutrik's rugged and reliable opticalCON fiber system was the product of choice.

Systems integration specialist Broadcast Networks has helped Norwegian broadcaster OB-Team stay one step ahead of its competition by delivering a 3D capable, 16-camera High Definition Outside Broadcast vehicle – the first of its kind in Scandinavia.

LYON Video, the Columbus, OH-based mobile production company, supplied its latest high-definition truck (Lyon 12), complete with Grass Valley™ HD production equipment, and a “B” unit to cover the 2011 ESPN RISE Games at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida.

Calrec Audio announced that New Hampshire-based mobile production company Game Creek Video has added its first two Calrec Apollo mixing consoles to its all-Calrec fleet. The Apollo consoles are being installed in two new HD trucks that will get rolling this summer, bringing Game Creek’s fleet to 27 trucks encompassing 13 all-HD, all-digital systems.

Continuing to expand its senior management team with top-level talent, Grass Valley™ is pleased to announce that Alan Wright, a well-connected and successful industry veteran, will lead the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region as Senior Vice President. Wright will be based in the UK.