Archive for May, 2008

HOUSTON, TEXAS, MAY 30, 2008—Clear-Com® Communication Systems is helping the video production crew of Houston’s Metropolitan Baptist Church stay connected. Clear-Com recently provided the busy team with Clear-Com Party-line intercom systems and CellCom10® digital wireless system, which formed the communication backbone for the church’s many band concerts, dramatic productions and weekly services. more

WEST CHESTER, PA, MAY 28, 2008— Aviom, exclusive developer of the world’s most powerful audio transport protocol, A-Net®, proudly announces the promotion of Kim Treanor to Marketing & Corporate Communications Specialist. Previously, Treanor served as Executive Assistant to President and CEO Carl Bader. In her new position, Treanor is responsible for coordinating and communicating Aviom’s message worldwide. more

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, JUNE 18, 2008—Aviom, exclusive developer of the world’s most powerful audio transport technology, A-Net®, announces its new Sales & Technical Training Program. To kick off the initiative at this year’s InfoComm show (InfoComm Booth C4175), Aviom’s Consultant Liaison and Training Manager Jeff Lange will lead two manufacturer’s training sessions: Audio Distribution Applications with Aviom’s Pro16® Series and Audio Networking with Aviom’s Pro64® Series. In addition, Aviom will run an Audio Distribution & Networking Solutions for Houses of Worship course each day in the Technologies for Worship Pavilion. more

Toronto, Ontario, Canada – May 30, 2008… The qualified European teams have been named and the nominated players are preparing in their training camps for the European soccer championship. Also, the teams in the sports studio control room RP11* of the Austrian broadcaster ORF have completed numerous training units for this major sports event – the EURO in their home country. more

There was a time when in order to promote a product or service, a business had to have a printed brochure. Times have changed. At a recent Las Vegas tradeshow for the broadcast television industry, an increasing number of exhibitors of camera-related equipment were scheduling time in front of the camera to appear in videos promoting their products and services. They were among the growing number of business people who recognize that for message impact, retention, and ease-of-access, streaming video is essential. more

UK production company Lime Pictures has chosen 91 Crystal Vision interface boards for its major upgrade to HD, which includes a complete new High Definition infrastructure as well as new production galleries and edit suites. The upgrade was triggered by the decision to begin making the company’s popular drama series “Hollyoaks” in High Definition for transmission on 4HD – Channel 4’s new HD service which is a simulcast of the UK broadcaster’s core schedule and is initially available on the Sky satellite platform. more

MAYWOOD, NEW JERSEY, May 29, 2008—NEP Supershooters, a leading international provider of outsourced television production services critical to the delivery of live sports and entertainment events, recently outfitted its SS17 mobile production truck with ten Ikegami HDK-79EC HD Native Multi-Format CMOS Camera Systems, which provide full 16:9 aspect ratio and operation in 1080/60i, 1080/24p, and 720/60p HD. As a provider of HD production services to multiple clients requesting a variety of HDTV format standards, the versatility of the HDK-79EC has become crucial to NEP. Each camera is also outfitted with Ikegami’s VFL-900HD, a 16:9 color LCD viewfinder measuring 9 inches diagonally and featuring very low lag characteristic and very wide viewing angles. more

ERLANGER, KY, May 29, 2008—The 1T-VS-658 from the TVOne-task line is a professional Up and Cross Converter with an HDMI output. The video inputs include HDMI, DVI (via the HDMI connector), Analog RGB/YPbPr via an HD-15, Analog YPbPr or 480i/576i YUV Component via three RCA, YC and Composite Video. There are Five Analog Stereo inputs and a SPDIF Coaxial Digital Audio input available for embedding into the HDMI output. A separate Coaxial Digital Audio output is also provided and audio delays of up to150ms can be introduced to insure lip sync.

The 1T-VS-658 handles Input and Output Resolutions up to 1080p and WUXGA. The HDMI is fully HDCP compliant and is compatible with HDMI v1.2 standards. Advanced features, such as 3D Motion Adaptive De-Interlacing, 3D Noise Reduction and 8-bit triple ADC/PLL technology, combine to provide extremely high quality signal conversion. more

ERLANGER, KY, May 28, 2008—The latest problem solving product added to the arsenal of TVOne-task products is the 1T-VS-558 Video Scaler. It accommodates resolutions up to WUXGA and 1080p and allows conversion between them as well as between digital and analog. The unit also accepts 480i or 576i YUV interlaced analog component video, such as from a DVD Player for up-conversion. The unit has separate inputs consisting of DVI-D, Analog RGBHV/YPbPr and Analog YUV/YPbPr. It will output Analog RGBHV via HD-15 and DVI-D via a DVI-I connector respectively.

Advanced features, such as 3-D Motion Adaptive De-Interlacing and 3-D Noise Reduction, provide extremely high quality signal conversion. An OSD (On Screen Display) menu system makes the 1T-VS-558 easy to set up and control via front panel joystick or by the Infrared Remote Control. An Auto Adjust button allows for the automatic size and position of the image. DVI Inputs and Outputs are fully HDCP Compliant. more

PRINCETON, N.J. — May 28, 2008 — Triveni Digital, a subsidiary of LG Electronics (LGE), today announced that it has extended its StreamScope™ test and measurement line with the release of the RM-40SE, a low-cost, easy-to-use monitoring probe that provides comprehensive and continual remote MPEG video monitoring for real-time RF streams. The full-featured monitoring instrument is packaged in a compact design, yet boasts the power to verify DTV transport streams carried by broadcasters and cable, telco, satellite, MobileTV, and IPTV service providers. more