Since its inception in 1987, Wohler Technologies’ video products division, PANORAMAdtv, continues to be a world leader in providing in-rack audio and video monitoring solutions for the broadcast, motion picture, and professional audio/visual markets. The San Francisco Bay Area-based company offers a comprehensive range of products that simplify analog and digital source monitoring in facilities of all sizes and complexity. More information is available at www.wohler.com. more
Utah Scientific, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of analog, digital, and HDTV routing switchers, master control switchers, and related products including a full range of software for controlling and managing switching systems. The company has been serving the broadcast industry for 30 years with industry-leading products and best-in-class service and support as demonstrated by the industry’s best (10-year) warranty. Additional information about the company can be found at www.utahscientific.com. more
Echolab, Inc. is a leading provider of video production switchers and tools that offer flexibility and on-air reliability for the production and distribution of digital media in a variety of formats. The company’s products include the Overture1™ and Overture2™ video production systems, MultiPlayMD™ multichannel instant-replay system, MegaKeyMD™ clip player/mixer/keyer, and Conductor™ control integration system, all of which provide functionality and ease of use critical to professional-quality production. Echolab is online at www.echolab.com. more
Linear Acoustic, a Telos company, develops innovative, customer-centric solutions for managing multichannel surround sound audio and loudness issues in digital broadcast. The company designs and manufactures the AERO range of audio processing solutions, StreamStacker-HD™, and MetaMAX™ line of products and licenses key technologies to OEM partners. Linear Acoustic has been involved worldwide in projects with all major U.S. terrestrial networks, multiple local stations, and companies including Dolby® Laboratories, Sirius Satellite Radio, Microsoft, HBO, Viacom (Showtime, MTV, etc.), Disney (ABC, ESPN), Sony Studios, and others. The company is also actively involved in the ATSC and other industry organizations, is a member of the AES and IEEE, and is a sustaining member of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers. More information is available at www.linearacoustic.com. more
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
Honeyshed.com uses JMR’s BlueStor Storage Array to boost post production efficiency
Chatsworth, CALIF – May 13, 2008 – JMR Electronics, Inc. (www.jmr.com), a premier supplier of Storage and Server Platforms for OEMs, Systems Integrators and VARS, today announced that its BlueStor™ External PCIe RAID Storage System with PeSAN™ Technology has been in use at HoneyShed (www.honeyshed.com) as part of their post production process.
HoneyShed, which will launch in Q3 of this year, is the first interactive web site designed to connect a generation that lives online to the popular large brands they love via world-class video content. The website’s look and feel is similar to QVC meets MTV and targets a wide expanse of the younger demographic, selling everything from hip clothing and high-tech gadgets to a Volvo C30 car. “We have been very busy refining our website and doing a great deal of production and post production work in preparation for our official launch later this year,” said Jonathan Parkman, post production supervisor at Honeyshed. “We recently required an upgrade to our main storage repository and were referred to JMR’s BlueStor™ by Gavin Rosenberg of Sunstar Company, an Inglewood, CA based reseller. JMR’s BlueStor™ proved to be the ideal storage platform to help improve our post production editing workflow – the BlueStor product and the company are very impressive.” more
Bitcentral‘s Precis delivers a fully integrated, end-to-end, open architecture news production solution that is now integrated with all national news providers.
IRVINE, CALIF. - November 15, 2007 - Bitcentral, Inc., a leading provider of news production, archiving and distribution solutions to local television stations, announced that it has completed integration of its premier news production system, Precis, with all major national news services.
This latest acceptance from the broadcast news community is a validation and testament to Bitcentral’s technological vision and ongoing commitment to streamline newsroom workflows to help bring efficiencies to the editorial and production processes used by television stations. The Precis integration allows users seamless access to file based content provided to the station by their national news providers. more
ALAMEDA, CA and CAMBRIDGE, UK –Clear-Com® a Vitec Group brand, announces the release of two new AES-6 interface cards to its Eclipse Digital Matrix intercom system. The two interface cards are designed to provide connection to either the AES-3 digital audio, or to coax video cable from digital intercom panels. The AES-6 cards complement Clear-Com‘s existing range of IMF interfaces for Eclipse intercom matrices, including the 1RU Eclipse-PiCo system, and supporting the company‘s existing 4000 system panels.
The 6-channel AES-6-CX module connects digital panels to Eclipse matrices. Use of these more robust coax cables is favored for outside mobile broadcast (OB) or live events, while CAT-5 cabling is preferred for indoor connection of other panels offering either mono or stereo modes. The digital audio coax connection also provides two audio paths to the intercom panel, allowing users to have a permanent program audio or production conference feed as well as switched intercom.
One of Three Companies Recognized for Supporting Industry Advances Towards Tapeless/File-Based Production
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — Oct. 9, 2007 — ScheduALL, a leading provider of broadcast production and operations management software, today announced that it has received a Cerify Developer Community (CDC) award from Tektronix, Inc. The award recognizes companies that have undertaken development work and support of key customer projects in the move to tapeless/file-based production. more
Vinten Radamec, worldwide leader in high quality robotic camera support systems for the broadcasting industry, launches the Fusion FCS16, the first ultra-compact control system of its kind to provide full touch screen control for up to 16 cameras, compared to the standard 9, from one single panel unit. The user interface is a Windows based 10.4” touch-screen that allows a single controller to be configured to operate up to 16 cameras and/or full x-y pedestals from any number of locations, whether the operator is in the next room or on the other side of the world. Multiple controllers can be added to the network allowing further operational flexibility. While much more functional, the system is just as compact as its closest predecessor, the Shot Control Panel from Radamec plus it can store up to 64,000 shots. The Fusion FCS16 Control more
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Vinten Radamec, worldwide leader in high quality robotic camera support systems for the broadcasting industry, launches the Fusion FCS16, the first ultra-compact control system of its kind to provide full touch screen control for up to 16 cameras, compared to the standard 9, from one single panel unit. The user interface is a Windows based 10.4” touch-screen that allows a single controller to be configured to operate up to 16 cameras and/or full x-y pedestals from any number of locations, whether the operator is in the next room or on the other side of the world. Multiple controllers can be added to the network allowing further operational flexibility. While much more functional, the system is just as compact as its closest predecessor, the Shot Control Panel from Radamec plus it can store up to 64,000 shots. The Fusion FCS16 Control 
