Apantac LLC, designer and developer of multiviewers and signal processing solutions is showcasing a sampling of its MT HOOD line of extenders, receivers, splitters, and switches, as well as its CRESCENT line of HDMI to SDI converters, and 3G-SDI distribution amplifiers at the IAAM “VenueConnect” 2010 trade show in Houston, Texas, July 24-26, 2010.
The Apantac products will be on display in “The Delta AV Experience” booth number 1147. Thomas Tang, Apantac’s President will be on hand to demonstrate the professional AV solutions and answer any questions, as will Steve Jellerson, Vice-President of Delta AV and Jim Mead, Delta AV’s Business Development Director. more
TORONTO/MONTRÉAL, CANADA — RadiantGrid Technologies, the developer of leading-edge transcoding, transformation and new media automation service platforms, is helping Astral Television Networks transcode video content for its broadcast holdings, which include some of Canada’s largest, most popular television services. The specialty television broadcast provider employs RadiantGrid’s TrueGrid transcoding technology to support IPTV, Over the Top (OTT), Video On Demand (VOD) and Pay Per View (PPV) transmissions for its services. more
The four new interface products that Crystal Vision will be showing on Stand 2.B11 at IBC 2010 work with 3Gb/s, HD and SD sources, can handle four groups of embedded audio and include the option of integrated fiber input/output connectivity. They have also helped Crystal Vision to win many of the biggest projects currently happening in the broadcast industry, following in-depth product evaluation and acceptance by major broadcasters.
At IBC Crystal Vision will be demonstrating the project-winning features of the Up-Down 3G up/down/cross converter, Q-Down-A 3G short-delay down converter and DA, TANDEM 3G embedder/de-embedder and SYNNER-E 3G multi-functional synchronizer. Crystal Vision products have always been designed to save rack space by being space-saving modules with 12 fitting in a 2U frame, but go one step further now with the latest products fitting more functionality in a single frame more
Ross Video raises the bar in high end production switchers with Vision Octane, the world’s first 8 MLE switcher. Vision Octane is extremely powerful with 35 Full Screen HD Animation Stores, 24 Channels of 3D DVE with WARP capability, 96 inputs, 48 outputs, and an unprecedented total of 56 Keyers - 32 Full Keyers, 12 AuxKey Mixer / Keyers on the aux bus outputs and 12 DVE key combiners. Vision Octane can be loaded with any number of MLEs from 1 to 8, match any application, and be combined with up to 9 different control panels. more
Crystal Vision has been chosen as the exclusive interface supplier for the HD upgrade of “Coronation Street”.
Made by ITV Studios, “Coronation Street” is the longest running British soap opera – celebrating its 50th Birthday this December – and is set in the fictional town of Weatherfield, a suburb of the city of Manchester.
The 39 interface products were purchased and installed by UK systems integrator AVC, who recommended the use of Crystal Vision. The project was to upgrade two studios from SD to HD and to build two new two-camera Outside Broadcast vans (to replace the existing SD OB vehicles) in just 10 weeks – while having zero impact on the production schedule. The studio upgrades were carried out in the existing apparatus areas and control rooms which made the project extremely challenging, so equipment delivery was critical.
New from Crystal Vision is Q-Down-A 3G – a broadcast down converter and distribution amplifier designed for broadcasters who want to keep the maximum quality of their 3Gb/s or HD signals when down converting.
The latest addition to the Q-Down family – Crystal Vision’s most successful range of products – Q-Down-A 3G combines the three advantages of outstanding picture quality, short processing delay and competitive pricing and includes four audio group handling and the option of integrated fiber input or output connectivity for additional flexibility.
Q-Down-A 3G has been designed to fulfil all of a broadcaster’s down conversion requirements, and can down convert 1080p, 720p and 1080i at both 50Hz and 59.94Hz. 3Gb/s (1080p) video can be converted to HD (720p or 1080i) digital and analog, or to SD digital and analog. 720p, 1080i and SD video can be more
RadiantGrid Technologies, developer of leading-edge transcoding, transformation, and new media automation service platforms, along with MOG Solutions, leader in the development of Material eXchange Format (MXF) and Grass Valley™’s General eXchange Format (GXF) tools, have teamed up to incorporate support for writing GXF files along with its associated metadata and closed captioning within the RadiantGridTM Platform. more
Austria’s national public service broadcaster ORF has selected Crystal Vision as the interface supplier for the HD upgrade of Studio RP3 in Vienna, purchasing 107 boards to down convert, up convert, synchronize and distribute the studio signals.
ORF broadcasts six TV channels – ORF1, ORF2, ORF2 Europe, TW1, ORF Sport Plus and 3sat (together with ZDF, ARD and SRG) – with the programmes which are made in Studio RP3 mainly transmitted on ORF2. This fully-equipped studio includes eight cameras, 16 server channels, a switcher with 80 inputs and 48 outputs and a 128 x 128 SD router, and is the first ORF studio to be upgraded from SD only to an HD capability.
Following the evaluation of several interface suppliers, ORF’s decision to use Crystal Vision for the studio refurbishment was based on price, good customer support and the down converter’s short processing delay. Studio RP3 produced more
LYNX Technik AG, provider of award-winning modular interface solutions for the broadcast and professional AV industries, announces that UK-based Gearhouse Broadcast has purchased 96 yellobrik CDH 1811 SDI to HDMI converters for use in the 2010 World Cup International Broadcast Center (IBC) in Johannesburg, South Africa. more
AJA KONA Cards and Converters Support RED Capture to Final Cut Editing Workflow for Director/Producer Dean Devlin’s TV Shows & Films
AJA Video Systems announced that production and post company Electric Entertainment is using its KONA video capture cards and conversion solutions in an all-digital workflow for the prime-time TV drama “Leverage” as it heads into its third season on TNT. The show, produced by Dean Devlin and starring Timothy Hutton, makes its season three debut on Sunday, June 20, 2010 at 9:00PM Eastern and Pacific time.
“Leverage” is created from start to finish at Dean Devlin’s Electric Entertainment in Hollywood, which houses not only editorial and finishing, a mixing stage and screening room (equipped with 3D capabilities and 5.1 audio) but script writers as well. “Leverage” has used AJA KONA cards since its pilot episode.
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