Archive for May 7th, 2008

Rio Rancho, NM - May 2008… If there‘s one thing that, above all else, brings electronic equipment to its knees, it‘s water. The very prospect of wiring a surfer with the necessary equipment to capture the ambient sounds that occur while riding the waves is enough to cause most audio pros to say, “Not with my gear!” For years, onscreen surfing action was akin to the silent movies of yesteryear–until Tim Denmark came along. Equipped with an arsenal of Lectrosonics wireless systems, Denmark has created a niche for himself that brings the excitement of surfing–complete with crashing waves and the slap of the surfboard over the water–right into the homes of television viewers the world over. more

ERLANGER, KY, May 7, 2008–The latest video scaler added to TVOne-task‘s inventory is the 1T-VS-626. It can accept audio embedded in the incoming HDMI signal or from the separate Toslink or analog stereo inputs. The HDMI output can then be scaled to the same or a different resolution. Output audio is simultaneously present embedded in the HMDI signal and separately as Toslink and analog stereo providing maximum flexibility for systems integration.

The 1T-VS-626 is both HDMI v1.1 and HDCP 1.1 Compliant. It has a maximum resolution of 1080p and WUXGA for both the input and output. It will also accept 480i or 576i SDTV resolutions. Advanced features, such as 3D Motion Adaptive De-Interlacing, 3:2 and 2:2 Pull-Down and 50/60 Frame Rate Conversion provide extremely high quality signal conversion. A comprehensive OSD menu and buttons allows selection of output resolution, adjustments of picture quality and audio source selection. It‘s also possible to add up to 150ms of audio delay to compensate for lip sync errors. more

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL–When AR Studios was looking to upgrade Studio A, their search ended with a 48-channel, Solid State Logic Duality console - the first in South America.

Studio owner Andre Rafael, a respected singer/songwriter and long-time SSL user, enthuses about his new purchase, “You can always trust SSL‘s products; the sound is wonderful. We have been booked solid since the room opened and I haven‘t even had the chance to use it for my own projects yet!” more

NEW YORK — May 7, 2008 – Genesis Networks and SmartJog today announced a new cooperative solution for seamless delivery of live feeds, as well as prerecorded video content, over a global fiber optic infrastructure. The joint solution provides broadcasters with a single high-quality source from which to access all of the live and recorded content needed to produce and deliver a wide variety of television programming. more