SportsTechBuzz at NAB 2024: Wednesday’s Latest From Vegas
The NAB Show is in full swing, and the SVG and SVG Europe editorial teams are chasing down the hottest stories from all over the Las Vegas Convention Center. To […] More
Evertz’s Magnum Offers Total SDVN Orchestration, Control
Evertz (Booth N1502) will highlight its Magnum advanced software-defined video-networking (SDVN) orchestration and controller for facilities looking to transition to IP. The Magnum platform provides flexible and unified control of the broadcast environment through a variety of user operational and management surfaces. Magnum has been developed specifically to bridge all the major components in a […] More
The Tiffen Company Updates Tiffen Dfx
The Tiffen Company (Booth C6019) will launch version 4 of its Tiffen Dfx digital filter suite at NAB 2015. Designed to work with industry-standard photo- and video-editing applications, the plug-in package replicates Tiffen optical filters Rosco and Gam gobos and gels. In addition to the digital intermediate system support, Tiffen Dfx 4.0 now supports Sony […] More
Vizrt Emphasizes Integration With Adobe for Efficient Workflows
Vizrt (Booth SL2417) will focus on a smarter integration enabling efficient video-editing and production workflows in the latest Adobe software. The company will demonstrate the latest integrations between Viz One media-asset–management system an Viz Artist 3D design software and Adobe After Effects CC, Adobe Premiere Pro CC, and Adobe Anywhere. The result is modern, more […] More
Orad To Demo New Artwork SeQuencer
Orad Hi-Tec Systems (Booth SL6317) will premiere its Artwork SeQuencer, a file-based clip- and still-playback server coupled with real-time graphics controlled from a single user interface. ASQ will be typically used for playback of transitions as well as of sequences and images onto studio displays. ASQ provides all the expected functions of a clips-and-still store, […] More
Blackmagic Design Updates URSA Cameras
Blackmagic Design’s Blackmagic Camera 2.3, a major update for Blackmagic URSA cameras, adds support for HD window mode allowing 150fps recording in 1920 x 1080 resolutions, adds support for ProRes 444 XQ, allows recording onto 2 CFast 2 cards simultaneously in RAW allowing higher frame rates in RAW and also adds support for the new […] More
Hitachi Super Hi-Vision Camera Set for NAB Debut
Hitachi, in preparation for the 2016 UHD and Super Hi-Vision broadcast tests in Asia, will unveil a glimpse of its second-generation Studio and Field production Super Hi-Vision cameras to the Americas at the NAB show in Las Vegas next week. The Hitachi SK-UHD8060 is the latest collaboration with NHK STRL (Science and Technology Research Laboratories). […] More
Vizrt, Deltatre to Showcase Live Virtual Sports Graphics
Vizrt will be showcasing a new live virtual sports graphics solution at NAB 2015, co-developed with sports media services company deltatre. By using an integration between deltatre’s Magmasports TV graphics platform and Vizrt’s Viz Arena image-based camera tracking and rendering technology, football tournament rights holders can now quickly incorporate live player tracking graphics and data […] More
Calibre, Imagine Communications To Debut MEMC Converter With Dolby E processing
British image-processing specialist Calibre (Booth N3712) and its global distributor Imagine Communications (Booth N2702) will introduce Calibre’s Fovea-F1 broadcast-grade motion-estimated and -compensated standards (MEMC) converter, which is now available with optional Dolby E audio–frame-rate conversion for premium frame-rate–conversion applications. “Video–frame-rate conversion of content with embedded Dolby E audio requires special Dolby E audio–frame-rate conversion, unlike […] More
Nevion To Showcase Media Monitoring/ Management, Routing, Encoding, SDN
Nevion (Booth SU2615) will emphasize innovations in media monitoring and management, routing and encoding solutions, and, for IP-based broadcast, software-defined networking (SDN). Its show theme, “From Baseband to IP: How To Transition Without Disrupting Workflow,s” places a particular focus on studios and campuses: A non-proprietary, standards-based IP approach delivers the benefits of IT technology. Real […] More
IMT To Roll Out Rugged Receiver With Multichannel Options
Integrated Microwave Technologies (Booth) will launch the Nucomm CPCRx6 compact portable central receiver with multichannel options. The ruggedized COFDM (DVB-T–compliant) six-way diversity receiver offers exceptional RF performance and environmental durability for external use. It accepts six RF inputs from external antennas and features a compact, lightweight IP66-rated chassis, enabling it to be mount it on […] More
Telos Alliance Encoders Integrate With Wowza
The Telos Alliance (Booth C549) has partnered with Wowza Media Systems, a streaming-media–service provider with clients in more than 150 countries. As part of the Works With Wowza partner program, Telos Alliance’s Z/IPStream products are tested, integrated, and supported with Wowza Streaming Engine software, simplifying streaming for joint customers. Z/IPStream streaming-audio-processor/encoders give broadcasters powerful, easy-to-use […] More
Hitachi To Exhibit 8K Production Cameras
Hitachi (Booth SL-3910), in preparation for the 2016 UHD (4K) and Super-High Vision (8K) broadcast tests in Asia, will offer a glimpse at its second-generation studio and field production Super-High Vision (SHV) cameras. The new SK-UHD8060 will be demonstrated, offering 16 times the amount of picture information as HDTV. The SK-UHD8060 is Hitachi’s latest collaboration […] More
Verance Content Recognition Integrated With Linear Acoustic Audio Processing
Verance (Booth N5738), a supplier of premium watermarking solutions, has partnered with Linear Acoustic to integrate Verance’s VP1 open solution for first-screen ACR (automatic content recognition) into the Aero family of real-time and file-based TV-station audio processors. Verance will be demonstrating embedding of VP1 in broadcast audio using a Linear Acoustic Aero unit. VP1 was […] More
For-A’s Offers New Routing Switcher for Midsize Systems
For-A (Booth C5117) will introduce its 4RU MFR-3000 3G/HD/SD/ASI routing switcher suited to midsize systems that handle variable input/output capabilities and mixed signal formats. Designed for mission-critical broadcast facilities, the MFR-3000 can be expanded by eight input or output modules to a maximum 64-input/64-output matrix. Operators can also use up to four inputs and four […] More
Artel Video Systems Acquires Fiber Manufacturer CSI
Artel Video Systems has acquired the portfolio assets of Communications Specialties, Inc. (CSI). CSI manufactures the Fiberlink Series of fiber optic transmission systems for video, audio, and data; the Copperlink line of signal distribution products; the Scan Do line of scan converters, and the Deuce line of intelligent video scalers. The acquisition is expected to […] More