No-cost, Downloadable Applications Provide a Unified Environment to Control AJA Edit Hardware for Capture, Playback, Output and More
Amsterdam, Netherlands, IBC Conference Stand 7.F11 (September 9, 2011)—At IBC 2011, AJA Video Systems is announcing the release of AJA Control Room, a unified cross-platform application for controlling selected AJA KONA and Io products to enable capture, conversion, playback, VTR control and output. In addition, a separate new AJA Control Panel can be launched independently or from AJA Control Room, providing powerful configuration and at-a-glance viewing of settings. Available for Mac OS X and Windows as no-cost, downloadable applications, AJA Control Room and AJA Control Panel provide a common, comprehensive control interface for AJA’s KONA 3G, KONA LHi, KONA LHe Plus, Io HD, Io Express and new Io XT solutions.
Because the AJA Control Room interface is identical across all AJA solutions and platforms, users encounter the same initial more
KONA LHe Plus Offers Top Price/Performance Value With Analog and Digital Video Capture for SD and HD
Amsterdam, Netherlands, IBC Conference Stand 7.F11 (September 9, 2011)—AJA Video Systems is debuting the next-generation KONA LHe Plus, offering powerful video capture and playback capabilities at a new reduced price—almost 25% lower—and with greater performance than its predecessor, the KONA LHe.
KONA LHe Plus offers a host of professional features including 10-bit or 8-bit uncompressed video I/O, two-channel AES digital audio and eight-channel SDI embedded digital audio I/O, analog composite or s-video or SD/HD component video I/O, two-channel balanced analog audio I/O and 10-bit quality hardware down-conversion from HD to SD. KONA LHe Plus offers improved performance with RGB graphics applications, such as Adobe After Effects. AJA’s renowned OS X and Windows software and application integration is included. KONA LHe Plus is also fully extensible via an optional more
AJA’s Highly Portable 10-bit 4:2:2 Flash Disk Recorder to Enable Lens to Post Solution for Avid Edit Workflows
Amsterdam, Netherlands, IBC Conference Stand 7.F11 (September 9, 2011)—AJA Video Systems streamlined lens to post workflows with the introduction of its Ki Pro family of portable video recorders. The newest product in that family, Ki Pro Mini has been in high demand, facilitating direct camera-to-edit workflows that eliminate the time consuming video encode step. AJA is working jointly with Avid® to build support for the Avid DNxHD® video codec into Ki Pro Mini, enabling further production efficiencies to Avid Media Composer®.
“Video producers and editors are always seeking to ease their workflows and improve the quality of their productions while reducing costs,” said Paul Foeckler, Vice President, Creative Professional Products and Solutions. “With the AJA KiPro Mini supporting Avid’s high quality low bandwidth DNxHD codec, editing can begin more more
Manchester, UK, September 2011: German manufacturer of professional audio equipment STAGETEC has supplied a large NEXUS audio network to British public broadcaster BBC North for its new campus MediaCityUK in Salford near Manchester. Spread over a 200-acre site two miles outside Manchester city, MediaCityUK is home of several media production companies and meant to become the new hub for media content creation and innovation in the UK.
The BBC facilities comprise three buildings and a shared studio block and will be the place of work for more than 2.300 BBC employees from 2012 on. The NEXUS will be used for linking studio and production areas in the building with external lines for connection to transmitters and other sites such as London’s Broadcasting House and TV Centre and various outside broadcast venues; as well as the audio router and communication system of the facilities. The order was placed following more
New Television Broadcast Production Gear to Debut During IBC 2011
AMSTERDAM, SEPTEMBER 8, 2011—Bexel, a unit of the Vitec Group’s Services Division and a leading worldwide provider of broadcast services and solutions, is pleased to announce that it will carry for sale the latest offerings from Camera Corps, including a pre-settable Q-Ball high-precision robotic camera and new optical fiber link. Camera Corps, a world leader in providing robotic camera systems for live television and the coverage of major sports events, will debut the products at IBC (Stand 10.C49).
The camera of choice for many reality show, sports broadcasting and televised stage events, Q-Ball is an ultra-compact, remotely controlled camera with an integral 10x zoom optical lens and smooth-accelerating pan/tilt motors. Housed in a robust and fully-weatherproof 115-mm diameter aluminum sphere, it is fully compatible with all existing Camera Corps robotic control systems more
AMSTERDAM, SEPTEMBER 8, 2011 ─ Globalstor® Data Corporation, a premier OEM integrator of high-performance custom workstations and servers as well as a wide range of data storage products for OEM and ODM customers worldwide, is delighted to announce that its ExtremeStor-DI was chosen as the video storage and playback system for demonstrations of ASSIMILATE’s new SCRATCH Six system at IBC 2011, (ASSIMILATE Hall 7, Stand H11).
Globalstor continues to be ASSIMILATE’s primary hardware partner for 64-bit Win7 and will be on hand for the European launch of ASSIMILATES’s SCRATCH® Six and SCRATCH Lab™. For the SCRATCH Six demo, the company will utilize a 10-bay Globalstor ExtremeStor-DI system to showcase the new interactive DI grading, compositing and finishing suite.
“Globalstor systems are powerful, robust and reliable and the company’s commitment to customer service and support make them an ideal hardware partner,” says Miguel more
Digital video solutions from AJA Video Systems are playing a key role in the capture, conversion, archiving and transmission of mission critical video from the Research Vessel Thomas G. Thompson, in support of the Visions’ 11 expedition currently underway 400km off the coast of Oregon.
The Expedition is part of the National Science Foundation’s Ocean Observatories Initiative, which is building a cabled infrastructure on the seafloor to enable scientists to better study the area. The University of Washington School of Oceanography organized the one-month Visions’11 Expedition to explore the region using specialized underwater cameras to capture 24×7 video and archive it for ongoing study, to map and create a photo-mosaic of the seafloor and to provide a range of real-time video-based educational opportunities for researchers, students and the general public.
Video Project Manager Ed McNichol is the contractor hired to more
LiveU Showcases Powerful New Core Processing Technology for Superior Image Quality in its Flagship LU60 Solution
Broadcasters’ #1 Choice for Live Video Transmission with Sub-Second Latency over Bonded 4G LTE/3G Connections
IBC 2011, RAI Amsterdam, Stand No. 3.B43, September 1, 2011 - LiveU (www.liveu.tv), the pioneer of portable video-over-cellular solutions, will present its new LU60 core processing and encoding technology at IBC 2011, enabling real-time on-the-fly optimization for video compression parameters with a 4:2:2. color profile, enhanced 3D transmission and even greater resiliency. LiveU’s new core technology, part of the latest product upgrade, automatically adjusts video profiles according to available network conditions, ensuring superior image quality at all times.
LiveU is also introducing a new ‘tunnel mode’ capability, providing automatic mechanisms for sustained video quality when passing through dead cellular areas with intermittent signal disruptions.
Mr. Juan Losada, Executive Producer at Mediapro, part more
Educators all over the country are including BoinxTV in their upcoming fall 2011 curricula; Students learn to master video production and create their very own school news shows and TV broadcasts with cost-effective ease
Puchheim, Germany – August 18, 2011 – Boinx Software’s Apple Design Award winning live video production “broadcast truck without the truck” software is gearing up for the 2011 back to school season with classrooms and schools all over the country. As more and more educators strive to integrate technology into the classroom, BoinxTV has quickly become a fan favorite among students and teachers alike for its user-friendly workflow and engaging video production capabilities. From creating a school news show, to broadcasting school events, conducting live interviews, or even making a full documentary, BoinxTV makes classroom projects more vivid and exciting, resulting in higher retention rates and more
LEIGHTRONIX introduces a remote video capture and multi-camera control solution that allows a single operator to easily record an event, such as a public meeting, fine arts concert, or local sporting event, from multiple vantage points with professional, broadcast quality results.
The system is built upon high-performance, low cost video technologies, including robotic pan/tilt/zoom digital video cameras, a four channel live production switcher, and the LEIGHTRONIX PEGvault-SD, a real time digital video encoder. The video cameras and production switcher are easily integrated with the PEGvault-SD, which provides control for the cameras and switcher via a Web-based user interface.
The system was designed especially for government agencies of all sizes, educators, and any other organization seeking a compact, all-in-one system for event capture. The highly versatile solution makes integration with LEIGHTRONIX broadcast and streaming products and services easy, allowing for remote Next more
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