INDIANAPOLIS, IN – Auralex Acoustics’ SpaceArray™ Diffusor makes a guest appearance in American Express’ recent Plum Card Commercial featuring MusicDirect, a Chicago-based seller of audiophile products, including vinyl, record players and a wide-range of high-end audio equipment. The company is also a loyal dealer of Auralex Acoustics offering its consumers the company’s full line of acoustical treatments. more
Troy, NY – September 17, 2008 … Giving new definition to a legacy of leadership in technology-based education with an expanding emphasis on the pursuit of discovery, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s new Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC) is rapidly approaching its grand opening—scheduled for October 3-19, 2008. Billed as “an unprecedented platform for exploration where the physical and virtual intersect,” EMPAC is a cutting-edge facility whose mission is to create opportunities for artists, scientists, and students that, previously, did not exist. Providing world-class facilities for creative exploration as well as for research in fields such as virtualization and large-scale interactive simulations, EPMAC’s audiovisual core will rely heavily upon technology from Lawo. more
Amsterdam, The Netherlands, September 17, 2008 – Nucomm, Inc. unveiled its new 7 Series HD ready products at IBC 2008. Nucomm’s entire ENG/OB product line is now capable of HD operation using built in encoding/decoding technology. Presenting today’s broadcast arena with the convenience of field upgradeability, all 7 Series products can be delivered with HD capability or delivered as SD for a future field upgrade to HD via a software key. Prior to this announcement Nucomm’s HD product line consisted of the CamPac 2 HD/SD wireless camera transmitter and Newscaster DR HD/SD diversity receiver, which have been well received as the premier wireless camera system in the industry. The 7 Series replaces the SD product line as Nucomm’s standard product. more
The Netherlands, Amsterdam, September 17, 2008 – RF Central, a leading digital microwave technology provider, introduced its new RMR-X6-II six-way COFDM diversity receiver at IBC 2008. Building on the success of its original RFX-RMR-X6, the RMR-X6-II delivers new advancements and capabilities. more
ERLANGER, KY, September 17, 2008— TV One is happy to announce the addition of two new manufacturer rep companies that will start selling TV One, TVOne-task and AVToolbox product lines. OmniVue will represent the northeast and Anew C.T. will represent the western portion of the U.S.
OmniVue is a manufacturer’s representative company selling through a dealer / system integrator / distributor and OEM network in the Northeast United States. They specialize in video and multimedia products and are an application-oriented sales organization. They assist with developing sales leads, product demonstrations and strengthening customer relations. OmniVue will cover the following states: VA, MD, PA, NJ, NY, CT, RI, MA, VT, NH and ME.
“We are pleased to work with TV One and the reseller channel in delivering the best products and solutions to customers and end-users,” said Owner of OmniVue, Harry Glass. more
NEW YORK — Sept. 12, 2008 — Genesis Networks today announced that it has collaborated with EVS, the recognized leader in digital video systems for live and near-live production, to develop a service offering that gives broadcasters seamless and efficient access to live broadcasted media during sports events. The new XT[2]web solution links OB vehicles and other remote broadcasting sites with the EVS XT[2] production server via the Genesis Networks global fiber infrastructure. more
Fairlight has responded to overwhelming calls to bring its Xynergi based SLICK (self labeling illuminated computer key switches) technology to its popular Constellation large format mixing consoles. The XCS panel, which stands for Xynergi Centre Section, is now an available option across the complete range of its Constellation console series.
The Xynergi controller technology was first launched to the world in the form of the desktop Xynergi Media Production Centre and, according to Fairlight’s Sales & Marketing Director, Stuart DeMarais, “it quickly became clear that with the Xynergi technology, we had invented a controller that re-defined how users interface with their creative environment. more
Fairlight has taken its CC-1 accelerated DREAM II platform to even greater heights with the release of its powerful Version 2 software.
Proving beyond doubt that Fairlight technology has now come of age, V2.0 delivers an unprecedented army of new features developed specifically for the professional user. Representing much more than just an upgrade, this new software is the culmination of months of intensive, customer-focused R&D effort. The result is a product so powerful that it far exceeds any other competitive platform on the market today. more
AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS, SEPTEMBER 16, 2008 – Anton/Bauer, a brand of The Vitec Group, and the world’s premier provider of professional camera batteries, chargers, lighting and other mobile power systems, is showcasing its expanded CINE™ line of power products at IBC 2008 (Stand 9.C40b). The CINE™ VCLX and VCLX/2 offer superior runtime and service longevity for the power demands of today’s digital cinema production and lighting industries. Each model employs the high-draw performance of the Nickel Metal Hydride technology of Anton/Bauer’s HyTRON® 140 video batteries, making up a power package designed for the convergence of 28-volt film and 14-volt video equipment. more
Visions, the largest independent Outside Broadcast facilities company in the UK, has taken delivery of the first batch of award-winning PT0760M Multi-channel Video Waveform Monitors to roll off the DK-Technologies production line in Denmark.
Although not officially due to ship until August, six of the units – literally serial numbered one to six - were rushed through the production process ahead of schedule so that Visions could use them for its coverage of Wimbledon 2008. Within hours of Rafael Nadal’s epic victory over Roger Federer, the units were being packed up for an epic of their own – the journey to Beijing, where they played a vital role in capturing the Olympics for US broadcaster NBC.
Visions Technical Director Rob Newton, who spent two weeks in China overseeing the broadcasts, says: “The DK units proved to be incredibly reliable and we had absolutely no problems with them, which is always a good sign for the future of such a new piece of technology. Our engineers really liked them and although we were only using a fraction of their functionality, they turned out to be really useful additions to our equipment list.” more
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