Sound Devices is improving the workflow from field production to post production with the introduction of its revised Wave Agent utility software. Compatible with both Mac and PC platforms, it provides comprehensive metadata editing tools and file playback for sound files recorded with the company‘s popular 7-Series Digital Recorders — the 702, 702T, 722 and 744T models as well as the newest recorder in the series - the 788T. The revised Wave Agent software made its debut at NAB 2008. more
HAYWARD, Calif. — April 24, 2008 — Wohler Technologies Inc. and its video products division, PANORAMAdtv, today announced that Joseph Electronics is now a master U.S. distributor for Wohler and PANORAMAdtv products. This new relationship delivers products directly to broadcasters from its warehouses and supplies sales, service, and engineering support in addition to competitive pricing to its considerable base of broadcast clients. more
LAS VEGAS, NV, APRIL 24, 2008–Clear-Com® Communication Systems recently delivered intercom solutions for the desktop PC with the introduction of its first software-based intercom system, Clear-Com Concert at NAB 2008. Clear-Com is the leading innovator of communications systems for the broadcast, live performance, government and commercial markets. This new multi-user and multi-channel intercom product provides broadcasters of all sizes with a reliable and cost-effective way to easily intercommunicate. more
Major update to the leading non-proprietary news production solution in the US breaks the video format barriers of traditional file-based news systems; eliminates transcoding and intermediate formats to speed workflow
Las Vegas, NV - April 14, 2008 - Bitcentral, Inc., a leading provider of non-proprietary digital news production, archiving and distribution solutions to television stations, will demonstrate a major upgrade to their revolutionary Precis News Production System in booth SL 7720 at NAB 2008. Capped by a dramatic change to the browser-based user interface, Precis 4.0 displays significant enhancements to raw media management, format-agnostic playout and remote contribution. more
Locust Valley, NY - MultiDyne Video & Fiber Optic Systems, a leading provider of fiber optics for the transport of video and audio, today announced that VegasHD, a new mobile HD television production facility in Las Vegas, NV, has selected the MultiDyne HD-3000 series 3Gb/s serial digital video fiber optic transport link for the first permanent HD broadcast studio on the Las Vegas Strip, located within Trader Vic‘s at the Planet Hollywood Resort Casino.
“MultiDyne was able to provide VegasHD with a 3Gb/s fiber solution for our new facility,” said Eddie Ferraro, senior vice president of sales for VegasHD. “This cutting-edge design enables us to provide our clients with the “plug and play” fiber capabilities that they demand.” more
Enables Broadcasters to Affordably Migrate to 1080p High-Definition Format
LOCUST VALLEY, NY - MultiDyne Video & Fiber Optic Systems, a leading provider of Fiber Optics for the transport of video and audio for broadcast & Pro A/V applications, today announced that its new HD-3000 3Gb/s fiber optic transport solution features the Gennum 3Gb/s video optical module.
The Gennum 3Gb/s video optical solution used in MultiDyne‘s HD-3000 Series 3Gb/s Serial Digital Video Fiber Optic Transport Link supports the new 1080p progressive 3Gb/s high-definition format, and enables the HD-3000 to ease the engineering and financial difficulties associated with the migration to digital and high-definition television. more
Convert HDMI to Component Video with TVOne-task‘s new 1T-FC-326
The 1T-FC-326 from TVOne-task is a high quality device that allows selection of either of its two HDMI inputs for conversion to an analog YPbPr or YUV with de-embedded audio.
ERLANGER, KY, April 23, 2008– TVOne-task‘s newest format converter, the 1T-FC-326, allows the user to take either of two HDMI inputs and convert it to Component Video. Very wide video bandwidth insures that the analog output is capable of showing the fine detail present in most HDMI signals. The audio output includes Coaxial Digital and Analog Stereo (R/L) that is de-embedded from the HDMI digital signal stream. more
Barco redefines LCD image quality and color calibration with RHDM-2301
NAB 2008, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 14 April 2008 - Barco, a leader in display and visualization solutions for selected professional markets, announces the RHDM-2301, its new High Definition Reference Monitor for broadcast professionals. With the RHDM-2301 Barco presents the first true grade-1 LCD display that ensures broadcast staff in production and post-production environments of the highest level of color stability and accuracy for their video reference tasks. more
SAN DIEGO — April 23, 2008 – Broadcast systems integrator TV Magic today announced that it has been contracted by Cornerstone Church of San Diego, the largest church in National City, Calif., to provide system research and design services for a new HD production and presentation system, in-house audio, stage lighting, and A/V for classrooms. The installation will bring sophisticated media capabilities to Cornerstone‘s new home, a nine-theater multiplex being remodeled to serve as a house of worship, and support the church‘s cable broadcast and DVD ministry. more
Culver City, CA - April 2008… If ever there was a studio that re-defines the term “versatility”, Groove Addicts is it. Featuring multiple divisions, this hotbed of music activity handles a wide range of projects spanning everything from sound for TV and film to radio branding, game audio, movie trailers, and record projects –all of it high-end, high-profile work! At the heart of this whirlwind of mixing and recording is Gerhard Joost (pronounced Yöst), Groove Addicts‘ Chief Engineer/Mixer/Producer in residence. Mixing audio for such a broad range of projects requires a thorough understanding of a given project‘s genre, coupled with great ears and the ability to work fast and accurately. To ensure everything he mixes translates well to a wide range of playback mediums, Joost relies heavily on his studio monitors and, for this, he depends on Equator Audio Research. more
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