IRVINE, Calif. — Sept. 13, 2008 — Sonnet Technologies today announced the Pro Dual CompactFlash® (CF) Adapter ExpressCard/34, which enables digital photographers to transfer files concurrently from two CF memory cards to a MacBook® Pro computer on-location or in the field, studio, or office. The ability to transfer data from two cards concurrently, rather than swapping them out of the adapter, makes for a significantly more convenient and efficient workflow. The Sonnet adapter uses the 2.5 Gbps PCI Express interface incorporated into ExpressCard® slots, so it delivers performance superior to adapters that depend on the ExpressCard slot’s USB 2.0 interface. more
BILLERICA, Mass. — Sept. 3, 2008 — Echolab, Inc., a leading provider of professional video production switchers and broadcast tools, today announced the availability of dual panel operation for the company’s advanced Overture2™ standard definition (SD) and multidefinition (MD) video production system. Dual panel operation allows one Overture2 switcher chassis to operate under the control of two panels, each panel controlling one of the two independent M/Es, thus providing users with the flexibility to produce two independent productions or to use separate control panels for collaborative switching of a single program. more
NEW YORK — Sept. 4, 2008 — Genesis Networks today announced that it will be offering a complete package of broadcasting services to media organizations covering the U.S. presidential elections in Washington, D.C., this November. Genesis Networks, a leading provider of high-quality global transmission services, will set up operations at the historic Hay-Adams Hotel to provide turnkey broadcasting services ranging from live shot positions to playout services over the worldwide Genesis fiber and satellite network. more
AMSTERDAM, SEPTEMBER 12, 2008 — Holophone®, the leading manufacturer of surround microphones, is offering its users access to the power and audio quality of the H2-PRO in an affordable 5.1 package with the introduction of the H2-5.1 surround microphone. Ideal for productions solely requiring a superior discrete 5.1 surround recording, the H2-5.1 is making its industry debut at IBC 2008 (Booth 8.C10). more
New appliance combines unparalleled portable streaming quality with the most intuitive human interface — touch
September 12, 2008 — IBC 2008, Amsterdam, Stand 7.G41: Digital Rapids – a leading developer of solutions for bringing television, video and movie content to the latest generation of viewing devices — today unveiled a technology preview of TouchStream, a revolutionary new live video and audio streaming appliance.
TouchStream appliances deliver Digital Rapids’ renowned live streaming quality and reliability in a fully self-contained, easy-to-deploy portable form factor. Leveraging the most intuitive of human interfaces — touch — TouchStream appliances offer unparalleled ease of use. Streamlined software controls are accessed through a touch-screen interface with integrated live video monitoring and VU meters for audio validation, eliminating the need for laptops, keyboards, mice and separate monitors. more
September 12, 2008 — IBC 2008, Amsterdam, Stand 7.G41: Digital Rapids – a leading developer of solutions for bringing television, video and movie content to the latest generation of viewing devices — today unveiled new real-time, high definition encoding capabilities for the Digital Rapids Studio AVC Encoder software. Combining the real-time performance previously only available in hardware encoders with the feature and format flexibility of a software-centric solution, the Digital Rapids Studio AVC Encoder will support H.264 ingest, encoding, transcoding and streaming in high definition formats including 720p, 1080p and 1080i. The enhanced HD H.264 capabilities will also be available in upcoming models of the StreamZ Live family of live streaming encoders. more
New support for live H.264 streaming via the Adobe Flash family of products brings Digital Rapids’ acclaimed AVC encoding quality to live web audiences
September 12, 2008 — IBC 2008, Amsterdam, Stand 7.G41: Digital Rapids – a leading developer of solutions for bringing television, video and movie content to the latest generation of viewing devices — is further expanding the company’s acclaimed live streaming flexibility with support for H.264 streaming through Adobe Flash Media Server 3 to Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR applications, bringing Digital Rapids’ exceptional H.264 encoding quality to live web audiences.
Support for H.264 (also known as AVC, or MPEG-4 Part 10) streaming through Adobe Flash Media Server is available for the StreamZ Live family of live streaming encoders, and for Digital Rapids’ StreamZ and StreamZHD media encoding servers as an add-on option. more
A New, Flexible Product and Pricing Model for the Broadcast Industry
Montreal, Canada, September 12, 2008 — Algolith Inc. has announced its One Price, One Platform, More Choices program which is designed to deliver unparalleled power and flexibility to broadcasters leveraging the Algogear™ solution. The program lowers the cost of all Algogear applications to one simple price of $5995.00 USD. It also gives the customer the power to switch the Algogear hardware to any of the supported applications as their requirements grow or change. Algolith is effectively delivering all of their applications with every Algogear card, simplifying their customer’s choices, and giving them the flexibility to reconfigure complex solutions as their requirements change. The One Price, One Platform, More Choices program is a new and revolutionary concept in the broadcast industry where solutions have traditionally been built for a single specific function and cannot be repurposed. more
Algolith’s Intellectual Property Cores Allow Quick and Easy Integration for Broadcast Applications
Montreal, Canada, September 12, 2008— Algolith Inc. announces the integration of high-quality Intellectual Property (IP) cores into Altera’s 1080p video framework. The Altera 1080p video framework allows broadcast systems designers to quickly integrate Algolith noise reduction or de-interlacing technology into Altera Cyclone® and Stratix® series FPGAs. Algolith will demonstrate this solution in Altera’s booth at the 2008 IBC Show in the RAI Convention Center in Amsterdam, September 12 to 16 in Hall 10, Stand A10. more
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