AEROMAX-5.1™ Manages Loudness and Optimizes Delivery of Surround Sound
LANCASTER, Pa. — Jan. 7, 2008 — Linear Acoustic, a manufacturer of customer-centric multichannel sound solutions for digital broadcast, announced today that it is now shipping its next-generation AEROMAX 5.1™ 10-channel TV audio processor. A comprehensive solution created to meet the challenges of advanced DTV delivery, the AEROMAX-5.1 features a loudness controller, upmixer, and metadata manager. The processor accepts 5.1 network audio, two-channel local audio, and digital or analog auxiliary/EAS stereo audio. Optional HD-SDI audio and metadata input and internal Dolby® Digital (AC-3) or Coding Technologies aacPlus (MPEG-4 HE AAC) encoding are also available. more
Petrol, a Vitec Group brand, introduces the new and improved Eargonizer. Now transporting sound equipment and keeping it safe, organized and accessible on the job has never been easier.
Petrol‘s professional sound gear carrying case comes with several upgrades designed for even greater user ease and convenience. At the rear, the Eargonizer is equipped with a longer Velcro holding strap. This allows the strap to more firmly grip the top carrying handle and anchor it to the back of the bag when not in use — keeping it safely away from the opening. The new, fully transparent vinyl top cover provides better visibility of the bag‘s contents. Three “D” rings have been added at the top of each side to enable a greater range of carrying options. A neoprene carrying strap is now included for comfortable, over-the-shoulder toting.
Petrol, a Vitec Group brand, introduces the Dr. Petrol camera carrier. Inspired by the traditional doctor‘s bag, this new semi-hard equipment bag is uniquely designed to hold a camera and accessories comfortably and securely and offer fast and easy access to its contents.
Dr. Petrol‘s hinged top unzips smoothly and opens extra wide to the generous central compartment. Inside there is ample room for inserting a camera fully equipped, without disturbing the mic, viewfinder, or mattebox system. Detachable padded dividers help secure contents and can be custom configured for important accessories like batteries and a camera light. Contents are cradled on all sides by layers of cushioned orange fabric. Upper panels of shockproof, cold-molded laminate safeguard equipment and provide extra protection. Other features include an exterior more
K-Tek, maker of professional boom poles, microphone support products and windscreens, introduces a new accessory for DV cameras — the Universal Camera Clamp Adapter Kit (K-CA).
Converting the existing camera microphone clamp to a standard 3/8”-16 thread, the K-CA is a simple and cost effective way to mount accessories like a shock mount or microphone suspension system to popular DV cameras. When added to the clamp, the adapter allows a user to better position the microphone away from the camera in order to better isolate it from the camera‘s sounds or vibrations.
Designed to fit most DV camera microphone clamps, K-Tek‘s Universal Camera Clamp Adapter Kit comes complete with 2 rubber sleeves to accommodate clamps of different sizes.
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., January 7, 2008 - As the demand for HDTV program content continues to increase, production companies of all sizes are faced with the challenge of delivering the increased quality of high-definition, widescreen video at competitive rates. Washington DC-based Télécam Films, a full-service television and video production company, reports that it is meeting this challenge by outfitting each of its Sony XDCAM HD tapeless cameras with two of Canon U.S.A. Inc.‘s new cost-effective HDgc portable broadcast lenses. Télécam purchased two Canon U.S.A. KH16ex5.7 IRSE ENG/EFP HDgc zoom lenses and two Canon U.S.A. KH10ex3.6 IRSE wide-angle HDgc lenses. Both lens models include Canon U.S.A.‘s exclusive eDrive technologies, which provide features originally developed for Canon U.S.A.‘s higher-end portable HD lenses. more
Anna Alcorn Hired as Senior Account Manager to Provide Sales Support and Customer Service
Santa Barbara, CA: January 2, 2008–Iconix Video, manufacturer of the HD-RH1, the world‘s smallest professional quality HD video camera, today announced the opening of its new Hollywood offices at Sunset Gower Studios. Anna Alcorn (formerly Anna LaRochelle), previously with Panavision‘s Plus 8 Digital, has been hired as Senior Account Manager to provide sales and support.
Strategically located to serve the film and television communities, the new offices at Sunset Gower Studios will provide Iconix customers with 24/7 access to sales support and customer service. The expansion of the Iconix sales force will support the continued growth of the company and the HD-RH1, and signals the increased adoption of the camera system among filmmakers and broadcasters alike. more
Bitcentral‘s Precis end-to-end digital newsroom solution goes live at three television news stations in a single day; complete installations in three weeks
IRVINE, CALIF. - January 3, 2007 - Bitcentral Inc., a leading provider of news production, archiving and distribution solutions to local television stations, has fully installed and gone live with its groundbreaking Precis end-to-end digital news production solution at three television news stations in a single day. The complete personnel training, installation, logistics and conversion of the broadcast stations from tape to complete digital workflows were done in a mere three weeks according to the specific needs of the respective stations. The following stations went live with the Precis solution on Friday, December 14:
• KSEE in Fresno, CA
• KMTV in Omaha, NE
• KTVM in Bozeman, MT
The three Precis installations were scheduled for the same date in efforts to complete full conversion in the small window of opportunity between the November ratings and end of year holiday periods. Adhering to the specific needs of each station, Bitcentral‘s staff compressed the installation and training projects, which usually span across eight to six weeks, into a short three week turnaround according to station schedules. These swift, yet smooth projects set a record time in system configuration, installation and commissioning. more
Chicago, IL, January 03, 2008 - Hundreds of thousands tuned into the 16th annual Magnificent Mile Lights Festival as ABC 7 Chicago WLS-TV provided live HD night-time coverage of the event, which involved an assortment of Nucomm microwave equipment. more
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