Archive for the ‘3-D’ Category
by Michael Grotticelli May 4th, 2012
NovelSat Ltd., a provider of modulation technology for satellite communications, has announced that live testing of its NS3 modulation technology has demonstrated that HD channels can be broadcast using minimal bandwidth space, making it ideal for the smaller vehicles be used for digital satellite news gathering (DSNG).
 NovelSat has shown that high-quality HTDV and 3DTV video channels can be delivered over standard 4.5 MHz and 9 MHz transponder slots. The Israeli company said that its lab tests could result in significant ROI for the industry, including cost savings due to 47 percent less bandwidth consumption; HD-quality transmission over standard-definition infrastructure; simultaneous streaming of video and data enabled by dynamic bandwidth allocation to prioritize the video; and he use of 35 percent smaller antennas (DSNG and flyaway kits). Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: 4.5 MHz channel, files, HD, networks, NovelSat, PSSI, transmission, transponder, TV2Go
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by Michael Grotticelli April 25th, 2012
Last week’s NAB show was attended by 91,932 professionals from the worldwide broadcast and professional video production industries, up about 4.5 percent from the 88,044 that gathered in 2011. Dennis Wharton, the NAB’s Executive Vice President of Media Relations, said that an estimated $30 billion in commerce was generated by the show including the business done on the exhibit hall floor by the 1,600 exhibitors occupying 815,000 net square feet of exhibit space. The NAB Show has attracted more than 110,000 people in its heyday in 2007.
“The economy is getting better and the financial outlook for the broadcast industry in general, reflected by this year’s extremely positive show, is improving as well,” Wharton said, alluding to the increase this year in exhibitor participation and an almost 10 percent increase in size (up from 1,550 exhibitors occupying 745,000 net square feet) from 2011. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: 4K, attendance, cameras, cellular, convention, exhibitors, lenses, media, NAB, OTT, over-the-top, Production, transmission
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by Michael Grotticelli April 23rd, 2012
At last week’s NAB Show in Las Vegas, James Cameron, the renown film director and 3-D guru, continued to ignore the “the doubters, the naysayers and scoffers” and pushed for a 3-D production path he claimed will be profitable for broadcasters.
With his partner Vince Pace, Cameron owns a company, CAMERON | PACE Group, that provides producers with the workflow tools they need to produce 3-D content. He said 3-D television needs to move beyond sports and special events to scripted dramas in primetime. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: 3-D production, 5D, cameras, Fujifilm, Fujinon, hype, James Cameron, lenses, Vince Pace
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by Michael Grotticelli April 12th, 2012
In a move that adds remote, field-proven, POV-style camera and control systems to its video production product offerings, the Vitec Group’s Services Division has acquired the assets and technology patents of U.K.-based Camera Corps Ltd. Camera Corps will now become a wholly owned subsidiary of the company’s Vitec Videocom division.
 The new Q-Ball Pre-Set allows 18 camera control settings to be stored prior to a live or real-time recorded shoot. Camera Corps develops and markets remote cameras and tracking systems, camera-support systems and offers full-service facilities to broadcasters of live high-definition and stereoscopic 3-D sports and studio productions. The company has achieved a reputation for its ability to acquire exciting and unusual television content from exceptionally challenging environments. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Bexel, Camera Corps., cameras, company acquisitions, control systems, point of view, POV systems, Preset, Q-Ball, services, Videocom, Vitec Group
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by Michael Grotticelli April 11th, 2012
 The Cameron-Pace Group wants to elevate the entertainment experience while making 3-D production cost-effective. This is becoming an NAB tradition. famed film director James Cameron and 3-D production pioneer Vince Pace are back at the show this year to talk about 3-D production in movies and sports. This time, however, the founders of the Cameron-Pace Group (CPG) are slated to show broadcasters how to make 3-D profitable.
CPG’s solutions are said to have supported more than 200 sports productions and dozens of feature films generating more than $8 billion in box office. Before the company was established, broadcasters were unable to make a viable business case for 3-D. But now, the NAB said CPG’s “5D solutions” enable crews to shoot 2-D and 3-D at the same time, without a significant increase in production cost or personnel. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: 3-D, 5D, cameras, Cameron-Pace Group, engineering, HDTV, James Cameron, Production, stereoscopic
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by Michael Grotticelli April 11th, 2012
 This year’s program will be held Saturday, April 14 through Thursday, April 19th. The Broadcast Engineering Conference (BEC), a six-day conference featuring technical papers, addresses the most recent developments in broadcast technology and focuses on the opportunities and challenges that face broadcast engineering professionals around the world. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: 3-D, broadcast, broadcast engineering, Hybrid Television, Infrastructure, NAB, radio, Super Session, television
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by Michael Grotticelli April 6th, 2012
At NAB (booth C5219) FOR-A Corp. of America will demonstrate its new SmartDirect integrated live production system. Powered by a Brainstorm graphics engine and FOR-A’s MBP-1244 video processor, the PC-based system delivers high-end graphics and uses templates and automated playlists to dramatically simplify video production workflows.
 The PC-based system delivers high-end graphics and uses templates and automated playlists to dramatically simplify video production workflows. With Brainstorm’s graphics template-based CG interface, SmartDirect can key graphics over background video internally or output key and fill signals for an external mix. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Brainstorm, engine, engineering, FOR-A, graphics, integrated, live production system, NAB, SmartDirect, templates
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by Michael Grotticelli April 4th, 2012
There’s an old expression: you shouldn’t throw away the baby with the bathwater.
 The familiar name is back. That’s the lesson the folks at Digital Vision—a supplier of restoration, color grading, and mastering technology used in feature film and broadcast content creation—appear to have learned the hard way. After acquiring a motion analysis and film scanning company called Image Systems in 2010, and then completing the deal by last year’s NAB Show, the companies said it would use the “Image Systems” moniker and divide the combined organization into three business units—Media, Motion and Defense. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: color grading, Digital Vision, engineering, film restoration, Image Systems, name change
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by Michael Grotticelli March 23rd, 2012
Earlier this month, Samsung held an event in New York City to show its new line of 2012 televisions, which are set to begin shipping by the summer. Not only are these not your grandfather’s television sets, they resemble computers more than any previous Samsung television sets to date.
It’s a clear sign that television sets are finally being reinvented in the era of the Internet. With new competition from Apple and other computer makers, Samsung is placing a big bet with its fifth generation smart television sets. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: digital television, engineering, Internet, networks, OTT, over the top services, Plasma 6-series, Samsung, Smart Evolution, Smart TVs, Web
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by Michael Grotticelli March 20th, 2012
Are you ready for real-time local weather reports and election coverage in 3-D?
Chyron and Ventuz Technology AG, based in Germany, are working together to offer customers the ability to create interactive 3-D graphics for live on-air broadcast and corporate presentations. The two have agreed to co-develop and jointly market a new platform based on Ventuz’s 3-D real-time software and Chyron’s widely deployed broadcast graphics processors, character generators and other hardware. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: 3-D, broadcast engineering, Chyron, digital television, environments, graphics, interactive, Production, Ventuz Technology AG
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