High Resolution Systems’ UDC-400 Universal Device Controller proved to be a winner when it was selected to provide screen control and ArtNet translation at the 28th annual MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) on August 28 and multiple screen control at the 63rd annual Primetime Emmy Awards on September 18. Both events aired live from LA’s Nokia Theatre.
Mobius Productions of Coral Springs, Florida, which provides screen systems and playback for special events and television, chose the UDC-400 for both events.
The controller’s ArtNet translation feature was key to its deployment at the VMAs, where
Mobius owner Jason Rudolph used this feature of the UDC software as the DMX bridge interface between a grandMA2 light lighting control console, which controlled the servers, and a Vista Spyder X20, which handled switching to multiple screens that formed part of the more
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium – On 12th-13th October at the CCW Expo in New York, intoPIX will demonstrate its new FGPA-based JPEG2000 ultra-low latency codec. Reaching an end-to-end latency lower than 10 milliseconds, the new FPGA IP-Cores address real-time communication and fast response interactive video applications where zero latency is crucial.
intoPIX’ strong expertise in JPEG2000 and FPGA integration have resulted in optimizing the process delay down to less than one frame for a full encoding and decoding cycle, while maintaining the same compression efficiency. As of today, intoPIX offers the only JPEG 2000 implementation capable of achieving such performance.
“Broadcasting of live events, sharing vivid telepresence sessions and remotely controlling post-production tools and images are applications which require that perfect combination of visually lossless quality, professional workflow and highly responsive interactive manipulation. Yes, your live image matters, more
See Dataton at prolight+sound, Shanghai, Stand W5A22, 11-14 October 2011, New Expo Center, Shanghai, China
Stereoscopic playback, 3D effects, and iPad control shown for first time in Shanghai
Dataton and Audio Visual Technique will be launching the brand new version 5 of WATCHOUT multi-display production and playback system at prolight+sound, Shanghai.
Kenneth Cheung of Audio Visual Technique says: “We’re delighted to showcase our technology at prolight+sound and expect it to receive a tremendous reception. WATCHOUT is extremely popular with our partners and, after our success at the Shanghai EXPO, we have supplied it to new installations and special events.”
As well as exhibiting at the show, AVT and Dataton will be hosting seminars throughout the show for partners in China to give them the latest, hands on product information.
Dataton WATCHOUT™ version 5 is already making waves in the international more
See Dataton at LDI, Booth 774, October 28-30, OCCC, Orlando, FL
Stereoscopic playback, 3D effects, and iPad control shown for first time at LDI.
Dataton and their North American partner, Show Sage LLC, will be demonstrating version 5 of WATCHOUT™ multi-display production and playback system at LDI.
Jim Testa, Show Sage’s president, explains: ”As Dataton’s North American distributor we are pleased to be spearheading the introduction of WATCHOUT version 5 to LDI attendees. Already recognized as the number one multi-display software solution for the industry, WATCHOUT version 5 offers many new advantages to our customers including enhanced live interaction and a significantly reduced cost per display channel.
”We look forward to introducing the new features of WATCHOUT version 5 to those attending LDI as well as highlighting our WATCHOUT-tuned computer more
Rio Rancho, NM – October 2011… When you specialize in documentary, expedition, and wildlife sound recording, your work takes you to some of the most remote corners of the world. Such is the case for Simon Forrester, who for the past 25 years, has done just that. An expedition and documentary sound recordist based in Edinburgh, Scotland, Forrester has worked on many major BBC/Discovery co-produced series. Most recently, he worked on the award winning series Human Planet, for which he spent nine months filming in the Arctic. These types of projects frequently wreak havoc on one’s valuable electronic gear, so having the best possible equipment helps minimize such occurrences. That’s precisely why Forrester relies on wireless technology from Rio Ranch, NM-based Lectrosonics. more
Discover Video, LLC (www.discovervideo.com), a leader in video streaming products and solutions, today announced a new live and file Flash streaming transcoder (DVT) for delivering live video to mobile Smartphones, Tablets, and to devices such as Roku . The DVT now supports live Flash ingest which allows users to stream live at the highest possible quality and bit rate, and allow the server to deliver multiple bit rates to viewers. This is especially useful for the explosion of mobile broadcasting where lower streaming bit rates are necessary due to the limits of 3G and 4G networks.
The Discover Video Transcoder (DVT) is available as a simple software product, as a fully configured server, or as a cloud based service. It can transcode live Windows Media, Flash, MPEG-4, or MPEG-2 streams or files to H.264 Flash, and Windows Media. Applications include:
NBC Expands Usage of LiveU’s Video Uplink Solutions
Enables live video broadcasts from any location, anytime, during the US Presidential Campaign
Paramus, NJ, October 5th, 2011 - LiveU (www.liveu.tv), the leader in portable video-over-cellular solutions, today announced that NBC is expanding usage of its LU60 live video transmission system, deploying increased numbers of LiveU units to cover the 2012 US presidential race. LiveU provides rapid and convenient video uplink from any place candidates take the campaign using bonded 3G/4G LTE, Wi-Fi and WiMAX cellular links.
The NBC/LiveU relationship dates from 2008 when NBC pioneered LiveU usage to broadcast live from the Beijing Olympics, followed by the coverage of President Obama’s historic inaugural train ride from Philadelphia to D.C. in early 2009.
Jeff Coneys, Director of MTC/Satellite Operations at NBCUniversal, said: “LiveU usage at NBC has seen triple digit growth over the past few more
Korean Broadcasting Systems (KBS) selected LYNX Technik modular solutions to boost its coverage of the 2011 IAAF World Championship in Daegu, Korea. Broadcast Solutions managed the project as systems integrator and general contractor alongside its local partner, Dong Yang Digital Co., Ltd in Seoul, Korea.
To meet the growing demand for HD entertainment and sports programming, Broadcast solutions was brought on board to aid KBS with the design and development of the new 16-camera high definition OB van. The project was completed over an eight month period. The new truck has been partitioned into four production rooms – video, audio, camera control / shading room, and equipment and was delivered to KBS on June 30th 2011. Its inaugural production was for the 2011 IAAF World Championship.
The World Championship in Athletics is a bi-annual event organized by the International Association of Athletics more
Media Links Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Global Links will demonstrate a tightly integrated video & data delivery and transport solution with software provider, Dimetis at HD World, Booth 1018.
Broadcasters and network service providers will have the opportunity to review an example of a fully managed video & data transport solution that is currently being deployed by a large-scale Telco in various broadcasting facilities and sporting venues throughout the United States. The demonstrations will illustrate an adaptable, affordable and flexible solution for transporting uncompressed or JPEG2000 compressed HD-SDI, SD-SDI and DVB-ASI video protocols, as well as providing dedicated native Ethernet services. It will reflect an efficient and robust transport offering that can be deployed in a variety of network applications that require high quality pixel-perfect content delivery.
Content & Communications World includes HD World, SATCON, and 3D World, more
Leading European Broadcasting facility chooses QTube and Enterprise sQ for efficient, global workflows
Woods TV, part of Paris and Los Angeles based Woods Media Group, a full service global production and program adaptation company, has purchased a Quantel Enterprise sQ system together with Quantel’s revolutionary QTube global workflow technology. The system will be the backbone of Woods TV’s brand new HD, fully file-based facility as the company moves its EMEA HQ to a new state of the art headquarters in Boulogne Billancourt near Paris and reinforces its fast growing worldwide operation with the appointment of Elodie Brulere Powers as VP Global Operations and Development in the LA office.
In specifying and selecting the new system, Woods TV had a number of criteria which only Quantel was able to match: the ability to work with mixed HD/SD content; to handle more
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High Resolution Systems’ UDC-400 Universal Device Controller proved to be a winner when it was selected to provide screen control and ArtNet translation at the 28th annual MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) on August 28 and multiple screen control at the 63rd annual Primetime Emmy Awards on September 18. Both events aired live from LA’s Nokia Theatre. 
