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
NAB 2014
Rohde & Schwarz Shows Off New Scalable Storage Solution
Rohde & Schwarz DVS (Booth SL1605) is exhibiting SpycerBox Cell, a storage area network for uncompressed and compressed postproduction and broadcast formats: SD, HD, 2K, 4K, 8K. Its redundant architecture is scalable and cascadable, enabling the data produced at higher resolutions to be easily stored.z The network features 30 SSD, SAS, or SATA drives mounted […] More
Riedel Updates MediorNet , Intros App for Artist Intercom System
Riedel Communications (Booth C4937) is showcasing the new functionality of MediorNet real-time media network enabled by its MediorNet 2.0 update and has unveiled an app that enables use of compatible iOS, OS X, and Android devices as virtual key panels for the Artist digital matrix intercom system. The MediorNet update provides added benefits, including full […] More
Vizrt Demos Live 4K Graphics Capabilities at NAB Show
Vizrt will be showing visitors how high precision, immersive graphics integrated with live 4K pictures can be achieved with a handheld camera for the first time at the NAB Show. The demonstration will show a handheld Red One camera, fitted with an Ncam tracking system, shooting 4K images at Vizrt’s booth (SL2419). These images will […] More
‘The New Grass Valley’ Teases LDX 4K Camera for Live Sports, Unveils Latest 3X, 6X Super-Slow-Mos
During the company’s first NAB press conference since being acquired by Belden earlier this year and combined with Miranda into a single entity, Grass Valley revealed a pair of major new products for the live sports market: a LDX 4K camera designed to utilize broadcast-standard B4 lenses and a quartet of LDX 3X and 6X […] More
NAB Perspectives: Kevin Prince on ChyronHego’s Major Data-Tracking Partnership with MLB Advanced Media
ChyronHego kicked off NAB Week in style on Sunday morning when the company announced that it had partnered with Dutch-based sports radar tracking technology specialist TrackMan to provide the technological infrastructure behind Major League Baseball Advanced Media’s new player and data tracking system. With the new MLB season just underway, the system is currently installed […] More
Xytech Adds Digital MAM to MediaPulse Using Vidispine Technology
Xytech (Booth SL2428) is launching its MetaVault MAM, a complete media-asset–management (MAM) solution for the MediaPulse platform, at NAB 2014. Vidispine, creator of the Vidispine rich-media solutions middleware system, provides the underlying technology for MetaVault MAM. MetaVault MAM provides a complete content backbone for creation and storage of files, proxies, and metadata. Its adaptor-based architecture […] More
San Francisco 49ers Commit to Sony 4K; Alpha Mount System Introduced
Sony’s NAB 2014 press conference was highlighted by the announcement that the San Francisco 49ers will commit to using the Sony F55 4K camera system in a move that will future-proof content created for use across the team’s platforms and at Levi’s Stadium, the team’s new home that will open in time for the upcoming […] More
GoPro Debuts HERO3+ Hardware, Software for Professional Productions
GoPro (Booth C6537), manufacturer of the Emmy Award-winning HERO camera, will introduce software and flexible mounts for the HERO3+ optimized for professional filmmakers, cinematographers, and postproduction studios. Among the products demonstrated will be the following: Dual HERO System: The new 3D system designed for GoPro HERO3+ Black Edition will enable users to record synchronized 2D […] More
Sound Devices To Host Lineup of Industry Pros at Its NAB 2014 Booth
Sound Devices (Booth C2546), a specialist in audio and video products for production, will host several presentations from leading industry professionals at its booth throughout the 2014 NAB Show. “Sound Devices is thrilled to welcome Alex Lindsay, Eliot Mack, Dave Ruddick, and Drew Taylor to provide their expert insight and experience in various aspects of […] More
Studio Technologies Ships Updated Versions of Model 41 and 42A IFB Interface
Studio Technologies (Booth C11149), a manufacturer of tailored high-performance audio, video, and fiber-optic products for the professional audio, installation and broadcast markets, is shipping enhanced versions of the popular Model 41 and Model 42A line-level audio-to-IFB circuit interfaces. The units have received revised and updated circuitry and components for increased long-term reliability in tough field […] More
Front Porch Digital Brings LYNX Cloud-Based Digital Media Service to Canada
Front Porch Digital (Booths SU4302 and SU4405) has expanded its LYNX cloud-based CSM platform into Canada with the launch of a private LYNX superhub located in Ontario. The superhub has multiple backbone connections to all of the country’s major production centers, including Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Winnipeg, Calgary, and Vancouver. LYNX is designed from the […] More
T3Media Adds FORscene to Its Cloud-Based Video-Management Services
Forbidden Technologies plc (Booth SL5305), developer of cloud video platform FORscene, announced a partnership with T3Media, provider of cloud-based video management, archiving, licensing, and distribution services for enterprise clients worldwide. Following a successful pilot using FORscene for Professional Bull Riders Inc. (PBR) events, T3Media has begun to use FORscene for additional sports-editing projects for its […] More
Telestream Plans Beta Test for Switch Pro Multimedia Playback, Inspection, Conversion Tool
Telestream (Booth SL3905) has announced a public beta program for Switch, a new multiformat media player for Mac OS X that provides broadcast and postproduction professionals everything they need to play, inspect, and correct their multiformat media in one, easy-to-use professional tool. Switch is built on the same technologies Telestream has developed for its professional […] More
Ross Video Demos: New XPression Tick-It, Two Versions of XPression Prime GO!
Ross Video is launching XPression Tick-it, a next-generation ticker- and branding-workflow server, and XPression Studio GO! and XPression BlueBox GO, two new versions of the XPression Prime GO! laptop graphics solution. Today’s broadcasters often need to daisy-chain multiple single-purpose branding devices in their program streams to achieve a suitable level of branding functionality. With the […] More
Grass Valley Intros Remote-Monitoring Software and Upgraded Director, Shows Off IP Expertise
At NAB 2014, Grass Valley (Booths SL206 and N2513), a Belden Brand, is demonstrating its new GV GUARDIAN remote-monitoring software to predict, preempt, and resolve infrastructure problems; new features that add real-time streaming capabilities, improved workflow, and enhanced real-time data feeds for increase operational flexibility to GV Director; and an expanded IP portfolio with the […] More