Toronto, Ontario, Canada – June 24, 2008 … There’s been no shortage of talking points so far: arguments with the fourth official, German coach Joachim Löw’s touchline ban, Bastian Schweinsteiger’s red card and his tremendous comeback in the quarter final against Portugal; and then, of course, the usual transfer gossip… And when the journalists assemble just after 12 o’clock for the German Football Federation (DFB)’s daily press conference, it’s the SWR (Südwestrundfunk, “Southwest Broadcasting”) that’s responsible for transmitting the sound and images from its HDTV OB truck FÜ2HD – in which an mc²66 console from Lawo resides at the nerve center of operations. more
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, May 22, 2008. EMCORE Corporation (NASDAQ: EMKR), a leading provider of compound semiconductor-based components and subsystems for the video, broadband, fiber optic, satellite, and terrestrial solar power markets, will be demonstrating the OTS-1DVI2A dual-link DVI Optiva® video transport module at InfoComm 2008. DVI or analog VGA may be input to the transmitter, and DVI or analog VGA may be output at the receiver. In addition to supporting DVI resolutions up to 2048 x 1536 @ 60 Hz, the module also supports VGA resolutions up to 2048 x 1536 @ 60 Hz.
“Emcore’s OTS-1DVI2A product line, utilizing previously acquired Opticomm technology, is a complete solution for transmitting the full range of VESA and SMPTE-compliant video resolutions over long or short distances on a single wavelength. This single fiber, single wavelength solution is perfect for any professional audio/visual application such as remote digital theaters, video conferencing, concerts, electronic billboards, and sports arena screens”, said Henok Tafese, Director of Business Development of Emcore Broadband. DVI transport is appropriate for any digital communication between video processing and monitor. more
Company Shares Association’s Goals to Advance the Creation, Production and Distribution of Sports Content
Locust Valley, NY – MultiDyne Video & Fiber Optic Systems, a leading provider of fiber optics for the transport of video and audio, has joined The Sports Video Group (SVG) to support the professional community that relies on video, audio, and broadband technologies to produce and distribute sports content.
“MultiDyne’s commitment to supporting the industry efforts of the Sports Video Group will help us continue to advance the creation, production and distribution of sports content,” said Martin Porter, executive director of the Sports Video Group. “Through an open exchange of information between technology leaders and key operations executives among the sports broadcasters and networks, we can truly help make a positive impact on the fan’s television experience.” more
LOCUST VALLEY, NY – MultiDyne Video & Fiber Optic Systems, a leading provider of fiber optics for the transport of video and audio for broadcast & pro A/V applications, is addressing the need for fiber transport in applications where battery-powered equipment is required with the introduction of its LiGHTBoX fiber optic field transport system.
The LiGHTBoX is fully customizable offering virtually any signal configuration and can be linked via tactical fiber cable to the MultiDyne DVM-2500, HD-1500, HD-3000 and HEMC-4000. The new fiber optic transport system will be displayed for the first time at the 2008 InfoComm convention being held June 18-20, 2008, in Las Vegas (Central Hall booth C1926). more
Carlisle, PA, June 4, 2008 – RF Central’s new RFX-CMT-II camera-mounted transmitters in both 2 GHz and 5.8 GHz are now available with one frame delay option. Ideal for live sports and entertainment coverage, the one frame delay provided by RF Central, a brand of The Vitec Group, offers users the ability to intermix wired cameras with an RF wireless camera for a seamless live broadcast. more
Toronto, Ontario, Canada – June 04, 2008… The French Open, one of the most prestigious international tennis events, is in full swing. Traditionally, the toughest games always take place on the red clay of Paris, as clay courts are significantly slower than hard court surfaces. In order to provide the right audio backdrop for broadcast, the Presteigne Charter Group, a prominent worldwide provider of broadcast rental equipment based in London, selected Lawo mixing consoles for this event. Certainly no cracking serves or balls skimming the edge of the net will be missed by TV viewers with these consoles handling audio. more
Harrisburg, PA, June 2, 2008 – WHTM-TV was the eyes and ears for Harrisburg, PA residents as they tuned in over a seven-day period to watch community laborers join together to renovate the home of a deserving family during the ABC 27 News’ Mid-State Home Makeover. Mirroring the format of the ABC network’s popular national Extreme Home Makeover show, ABC 27 captured every step using two of RF Central’s RFX-CMT-II wireless camera transmitter and two of its RFX-RMRTD diversity receivers. 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
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
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada – June 24, 2008 … There’s been no shortage of talking points so far: arguments with the fourth official, German coach Joachim Löw’s touchline ban, Bastian Schweinsteiger’s red card and his tremendous comeback in the quarter final against Portugal; and then, of course, the usual transfer gossip… And when the journalists assemble just after 12 o’clock for the German Football Federation (DFB)’s daily press conference, it’s the SWR (Südwestrundfunk, “Southwest Broadcasting”) that’s responsible for transmitting the sound and images from its HDTV OB truck FÜ2HD – in which an mc²66 console from Lawo resides at the nerve center of operations. more
