Archive for July, 2008

ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA JULY 3, 2008—Clear-Com® Communication Systems, a brand of The Vitec Group, announces that its first software-based intercom system, Clear-Com Concert™, is now available through its worldwide network of dealers and distributors. This new multi-user conferencing and intercom product provides organizations of all sizes with a reliable and cost-effective way to easily intercommunicate. more

Toronto, Ontario, Canada – July 2008… With a strong international presence buoyed by a number of critically acclaimed recordings and a history of touring that further cements its status with music aficionados, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra has a rich history and is Canada’s principal large symphony orchestra. Under the leadership of conductor Peter Oundjian, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra’s performances are regularly recorded and released on the orchestra’s own TSO Live label as well as being available for download via Apple’s iTunes music store. Several new recordings are currently in the final mixing and mastering stages and the reference monitors used for these projects are none other than the Q Series from Equator Audio Research. more

ERLANGER, KY, July 2, 2008— TVOne-task’s newest pair of professional format converters, the 1T-FC-524 and 1T-FC-425, tackles format conversion when dealing with analog to digital and digital to analog conversion. The 1T-FC-524 converts analog RGBHV or Component YPbPr inputs to DVI signals, enabling their display on DVI or HDTV monitors or other devices. The 1T-FC-425 converts DVI to RGBHV or Component YPbPr, enabling viewing on analog displays or other devices. Both units are now shipping.

These units are Format Converters only and no video scaling takes place. The 1T-FC-524 will convert to several other formats if DVI is not available. An analog YPbPr input can be converted to either digital YPbPr or RGBHV. An analog RGBHV input can be converted to digital RGBHV. more

Crystal Vision brings its affordable space-saving technology to High Definition color correction and legalization for the first time with CoCo HD. Working with all common HD formats as well as SD, CoCo HD allows flexible whole picture adjustments in both the RGB and YUV color spaces and is ideal for manipulating the colors in any digital image whenever there is a need to correct for camera or lighting problems or to standardize pictures shot at different times. more

Milan, Italy Through CVE Milan, SKY Italy installed a complete multi-frame ADAM matrix intercom system complete with 6-character RTS keypanels and Telex RadioCom wireless systems in their all-new Milan broadcast facility.

The new SKY satellite station has 6 studios and will employ 2500 people when construction is completed this year.

SKY knows that seamless communication is essential when running a broadcast operation that spans multiple studios and thousands of people, which is why they chose RTS and Telex RadioCom. more

IBC2008 Show Preview

Stand 2.A41

ScheduALL

Photo Link: www.wallstcom.com/ScheduALL/screenshot.zip

Company Overview:

ScheduALL is the leading provider of enterprise resource management (ERM) software for the broadcast and media industry. With more than 1,200 worldwide clients within broadcast, satellite, and production facilities, ScheduALL is clearly recognized as the partner of choice for operational management software solutions.

ScheduALL’s software offers comprehensive workflow and resource management capabilities that enable clients to optimize personnel, resource, and bandwidth utilization in a way that directly translates into increased productivity and ROI. ScheduALL’s modular approach and scalable product sets provide a collaborative platform for users in the broadcast, production, post-production, satellite/network transmission, and newsroom environments. ScheduALL clients include BBC, FOX News Network, The Associated Press, IntelSat, Turner Studios, Mediaset, CBC, ABC Australia, RTL, and NewSkies Satellites. more

IBC2008 Show Preview

Stand 2.A41

ScheduALL

Photo Link: www.wallstcom.com/ScheduALL/screenshot.zip

Company Overview:

ScheduALL is the leading provider of enterprise resource management (ERM) software for the broadcast and media industry. With more than 1,200 worldwide clients within broadcast, satellite, and production facilities, ScheduALL is clearly recognized as the partner of choice for operational management software solutions.

ScheduALL’s software offers comprehensive workflow and resource management capabilities that enable clients to optimize personnel, resource, and bandwidth utilization in a way that directly translates into increased productivity and ROI. ScheduALL’s modular approach and scalable product sets provide a collaborative platform for users in the broadcast, production, post-production, satellite/network transmission, and newsroom environments. ScheduALL clients include BBC, FOX News Network, The Associated Press, IntelSat, Turner Studios, Mediaset, CBC, ABC Australia, RTL, and NewSkies Satellites. more

IRVINE, Calif. — July 1, 2008 — Sonnet Technologies, a leader in providing local storage systems for professional users of Macintosh®, Windows®, and UNIX® systems in the film, video, and broadcast industries, today announced the 1TB version of its multiple-award-winning Fusion™ F2 portable two-drive RAID SATA storage system. The fastest storage solution of its kind, the enhanced Fusion F2 delivers remarkable performance with up to 134 MB/sec read and write sustained data transfer rates, and is bus-powered to enable its use when grid power is unavailable. The diminutive system consists of two 2.5-inch drives mounted side by side in a rugged aluminum enclosure just a bit larger than two stacked CD cases, features two eSATA data ports for maximum data throughput, and is designed for use with the Sonnet Tempo™ SATA ExpressCard/34 controller for the MacBook® Pro and Windows notebooks. more