Archive for September, 2011

IBC2011 Interactive Booth Demonstration To Showcase Multichannel ACM System (OptiACM) Functionality more

HOLZKIRCHEN, Germany — Sept. 8, 2011 — WORK Microwave, a leading European manufacturer of advanced satellite communication equipment, announced today the company’s new-generation DVB-S/S2 modulator. The new product design, which introduces multistream technology, transport stream over IP (TSoIP), and a new, powerful user interface, will be on display for visitors to the WORK Microwave IBC2011 stand (4.B63) in Amsterdam, Sept. 9-13.

The new-generation modulator by WORK Microwave with 50-180MHz IF or L-Band output (950-2150MHz) provides high flexibility for uplink station design. The high-speed modulator can be integrated into most standard station configurations and can be used in fixed satellite ground stations as well as in satellite newsgathering (SNG) vehicles, fly-aways, or any other mobile or portable applications.

The product’s feature set enables teleport operators and broadcasters to realize significant savings on satellite bandwidth costs while minimizing rack space requirements. First, because it is equipped with multistream more

RENNES, France — Sept. 6, 2011 — Broadpeak, the Technicolor spin-off providing content delivery networks (CDN) and video-on-demand (VoD) servers for cable, IPTV, and hybrid TV operators worldwide, today announced the launch of the new BkS300 family of live and on-demand servers that are ideal for multiplatform content delivery via the Internet. The new product will be showcased at IBC2011 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, in stand 2.C40b. more

Facilis Technology, a leader in advanced shared storage solutions for post-production and content creation, announced that its T8 direct-attached SAS storage system has been qualified by ASSIMILATE for its SCRATCH® Six and SCRATCH Lab™ digital cinema and broadcast imaging product line for Windows and Mac OS® X. Facilis will showcase T8 at its exhibit stand, 7.D05, and ASSIMILATE will feature Facilis T8 in its demonstrations at stand 7.H11.

Facilis T8 delivers throughput exceeding 700MB/second reads and writes and supports multi-stream HD and 2K DI workflows for Windows, Linux and Mac. With host-level hardware RAID, it offers sustained performance that does not impact host computer performance.

ASSIMILATE qualified Facilis T8 for its SCRATCH® Six DI system and SCRATCH Lab™ digital lab tool for on-location and VFX dailies pipelines. This qualification provides ASSIMILATE customers with a proven solution for real-time playback and high speed render of stereo 2K more

At IBC 2011, Facilis Technology, a leader in advanced shared storage solutions for post-production and content creation, is unveiling version 5.2 of its TerraBlock SAN. The new software release delivers enhanced performance and flexibility through data protection and load balancing, inter-server mirroring, multi-user write spanned volumes and more new features.

TerraBlock is Facilis’ high-capacity, multiplatform, shared storage system supporting 4 & 8 Gb Fibre and 1 & 10 Gb Ethernet through the Facilis Shared File System. Version 5.2 highlights include:

• FastRAID Inter-server mirroring- Maintain an exact copy of volume data in real time on another enclosure

• FastRAID multi-user write spanned volumes- Load balance and increase performance

• Recovery priority and pause - Assign priority to drive recovery activities or client workload and pause recovery entirely for full bandwidth to client workstations

• Adobe Premiere project sharing - Open the same project on multiple Adobe Premiere more

LE PLESSIS ROBINSON, France — Sept. 5, 2011 — Making its debut at IBC2011, the 4MinX from AETA AUDIO SYSTEMS is the first fully integrated digital multichannel mixer and multitrack recorder in one compact unit. It offers mixing and even recording of 5.1 or 7.1 without any problems — both indoor and outdoor. Users can record up to eight tracks and maintain full flexibility on each track: monophonic, stereophonic, or polyphonic. During recording as well as mixing, all levels can be adjusted for each track. more

LYNDONVILLE, N.Y. — Sept. 14, 2011 — Digital Alert Systems, a division of Monroe Electronics and a leading innovator of next-generation Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) and Emergency Alert Systems (EAS), today announced a new technology partnership with RCS, a leading provider of radio station automation systems, that will improve EAS event processing. Tighter integration of the DASDEC(TM) emergency messaging platform with RCS’ NexGen Digital radio automation software will allow broadcasters to minimize disruption to on-air programming — and any impact on commercial breaks and associated revenues — during automatic insertion of EAS events. more

Strong men and powerful machines burrow 1,000 feet into the side of a West Virginia mountain, creating a passageway just 48 inches high amid damp and dusty darkness and the ever-present danger of cave-ins and other mishaps. It’s the world of Coal, a reality series from Original Productions, and the challenge of capturing its daily drama for a major cable network required the outstanding HD performance and rugged build quality of XF305 professional HD camcorders from Canon U.S.A., a leader in digital imaging. Co-Executive Producer and former U.S. Marine Eric Lange had used other HD camcorder brands on other shows, but says the Canon XF305 was the right choice for this tough assignment.

“Many of our shooters use Canon digital SLR cameras and lenses, which provide unbelievable quality,” Lange explained. “Our past experience with Canon equipment gave us the confidence that more

Complete Video RF Link in a Performance Optimizing Portable Package Designed for the Next Generation of Compact Cameras Recognized for Design and Innovation

CHINA, BEIJING, SEPTEMBER 14, 2011 – Integrated Microwave Technologies, LLC (IMT), a Business Unit within the Vitec Group’s Videocom Division, and a leader in advanced digital microwave systems serving the Broadcast, Sports & Entertainment and MAG (Military, Aerospace & Government) markets, announced its RF Central microLite HD Elite system is the recipient of the 2011 BIRTV Award for Design and Innovation. more

Award-winning Dashwood Stereo3D CAT™ delivers lightning-fast live depth analysis tools and disparity/alignment tracker for 3D camera calibration

Toronto, Canada – September 14, 2011 – Dashwood Cinema Solutions (www.dashwood3d.com) developer of cutting-edge Mac®-based stereoscopic 3D (S3D) products, is pleased to announce the availability of the award-winning on-set calibration and analysis system – Stereo3D CAT™ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTDnZrd9rQk). Introduced at NAB 2011, Stereo3D CAT won “Best in Show” for its abilities to simplify stereoscopic 3D camera calibration and monitoring. 3D production and rental facility, 21st Century 3D, is one of the first power production operations to add Stereo3D CAT into their arsenal. “With the recent proliferation of stereoscopic 3D live action production, we have seen many newcomers charging into the field,” comments Jason Goodman, CEO, 21st Century 3D. “Stereo3D CAT gives experts and novices alike the tools they require to empirically analyze their stereoscopic 3D images and eliminate guesswork in aligning more