Echolab, Inc. is a leading provider of video production switchers and tools that offer flexibility and on-air reliability for the production and distribution of digital media in a variety of formats. The company’s products include the Overture1™ and Overture2™ video production systems, MultiPlayMD™ multichannel instant-replay system, MegaKeyMD™ clip player/mixer/keyer, and Conductor™ control integration system, all of which provide functionality and ease of use critical to professional-quality production. Echolab is online at www.echolab.com. more
Fairlight’s award-winning Crystal Core technology (CC-1) is gaining significant momentum in the US where broadcast and post production companies have recognized its ability to improve workflow and reduce energy costs and carbon footprints.
Incorporated into Fairlight’s key products such as Constellation, Xynergi and Anthem CC-1 has placed the company at the forefront of ‘green’ computing initiatives by providing an alternative processing platform that delivers increased performance with dramatically lower power consumption. In a world where energy price rises and climate change are major concerns for every responsible business, this technology is proving enormously popular because it performs digital audio and video processing hundreds of times more efficiently than state-of-the-art CPUs or digital signal processors.
In recent months a number of key Fairlight customers have upgraded their facilities to incorporate CC-1, citing speed, improved workflow and reliability as the main reasons for their decision to upgrade. more
German broadcaster Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (RBB) has made a firm commitment to Fairlight technology by purchasing two of the company’s Constellation digital recording, editing and mixing systems for its audio post production studios.
Established in 2003 from the merger of Sender Freies Berlin (SFB) and Ostdeutscher Rundfunk Brandenburg (ORB), RBB is responsible for the production and broadcast of public radio and television in the German federal states of Berlin and Brandenburg. It is also a member of the consortium of German public broadcasters, ARD, and its Potsdam broadcasting centre houses the ARD Digital service.
The Constellation systems, both with Pyxis Track video, MXF options and Crystal Core (CC-1) engines are destined for RBB’s studios in Potsdam and Berlin, where they will be used for news, magazine and feature production. The installations will take place during July and August, with both systems expected to be fully operational by the end of the summer. more
BILLERICA, Mass. — July 8, 2008 — Echolab, Inc., a leading provider of professional video production switchers and broadcast tools, today announced that Suffolk County Community College (SCCC), a two-year college known nationally for its radio and television production program, is using the 1-M/E Overture1™ switcher within a new fully digital center. The Echolab switcher is part of SCCC’s state-of-the-art facility in Selden, N.Y., where students prepare for careers in the field of professional broadcasting. more
IRVINE, Calif. — June 27, 2008 — Sonnet Technologies today announced price reductions ranging from 10 to 25 percent for the company’s award-winning Fusion™ line of high-performance SATA storage solutions for professional content creation and editing. With the greatest reductions applied to Sonnet’s higher-capacity models, price cuts of up to $1,500 give storage system buyers the opportunity to get the maximum storage capacity for their money without compromising quality or performance. more
Atlanta, GA (June 25, 2008) – Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, Louisiana transitioned its Emmy-winning cable television channel to a file-based workflow on-air this week. The Southeastern Channel produces over 600 hours of original programming each year, and airs over 100 hours of original programming weekly as part of its 24/7 schedule. The state-of-the-art production facility provides training and hands-on experience for television students at the university, many of whom go on to commercial assignments after graduation, as well as providing local news, education, sports, and fine arts programming to the community at large.
BILLERICA, Mass. — June 25, 2008 — Echolab Corporation, a leading provider of professional video production switchers and broadcast tools, today announced the release of the SuperBox module, which enables users of the company’s advanced Overture™ series production switchers to put as many as six windows –onscreen at once. This plug-and-play solution simplifies news and sports production, allowing for simultaneous display of commentators, reporters, or program guests from different locations — all within one picture. more
Classic & New Madrid has maintained its reputation for technical excellence by installing Fairlight Constellation large-scale digital recording, editing and mixing systems into three of its audio studios.
The facility, which was specifically set up to handle musical production, music and soundtrack creation and sound post-production, installed the new systems as part of a general refurbishment programme. It has also invested in Fairlight’s Crystal Core Engines (CC-1) and integrated Pyxis SD non-linear video systems. This provides the facility with the very latest audio mixing technology, enabling it to offer clients a formidable combination of speed and functionality.
Technical Director Quim Rubí says: “The new Constellations replace Fairlight Prodigy 1 (MFX) systems that were originally installed in 1999. The fact that we have always been very satisfied with Fairlight’s technology is a key reason why we have chosen this upgrade path.” more
AJA KONA, XENA and Io HD Products Help Ohio State University and the University of Oklahoma Streamline Video Production
AJA Video Systems, a leading manufacturer of professional video interface and conversion solutions, is experiencing rapid growth in the educational sector with a rise in adoption of the company’s popular KONA, XENA and Io HD products at top educational institutions.
At Ohio State University, executive producer Kevin Theessen uses AJA’s KONA cards and the Io HD to help produce programming for the Big Ten Network and WOSU Public Media (PBS), funded via a broadcast deal with Fox Sports and other Big Ten schools. The four programs in production take advantage of the amazing technology and connectivity of the school’s students, faculty, alumni and partnering organizations to deliver shows in HD that include footage shot on XDCam HD, Sony HD Cam as well as contributed clips from people who might not have access to high-end video equipment.
“Because we work with so many different formats including DV, HDV, AVCHD, HDCAM, and in the case of an episode that centered around a researcher working on an ice floe in Alaska, even Webcam, among others—Io HD is key to our workflow, Theessen continues. “My favorite thing about the Io HD is its versatility—there’s rarely a format that I can’t up-convert for our shows.” more
Santa Monica, California – May 2008 : Following increased demand from European online video companies sourcing material in the US, video encoding specialist, Moving Media have set up a brand new studio in Santa Monica, LA equipped to deal with a wide range of broadcast video formats.
Offering state-of-the-art facilities to encode from tape to file or provide transcoding of existing digital assets, the new studio has a strong focus on audio quality. Studio Principal, Bruce Maddocks has over 30 years experience of sound production, television scoring and studio design expertise, merged with extensive knowledge of mixing, mastering, analog archival and restoration.
With strong broadcast engineering talent in house, Moving Media’s LA team are well-equipped to produce output of any format for iPod, IPTV, or Archival with systems for secure VPN delivery as well as FTP and support for all-important DRM-enabled encoding. more
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