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Utah Scientific announced that ZDF (Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen), Germany’s national public television broadcaster, has deployed the company’s UTAH-400 digital routing switcher at the core of a new studio facility in Mainz dedicated to 24/7 news broadcasting. The routing system was sold and installed through Utah Scientific’s German distributor and systems integrator SHM Broadcast, GMBH. The facility uses virtual studio technology and a highly flexible routing architecture to allow production crews to switch quickly between sets for ZDF’s flagship news programs, including “Heute News,” “Heute-Journal,” “Mittagsmagazin,” “Wochenjournal,” “Logo,” and “Blickpunkt.” Read on in the Briefing Room… More IBC2008 news from the Broadcast Engineering Briefing Room
Sonnet Technologies, a leader in providing local storage systems for professional users of Macintosh, Windows, and UNIX systems in the film, video, and broadcast industries, today launched the Fusion F3. A versatile hardware RAID storage system, the Fusion F3 encloses a pair of high-performance 3.5-inch SATA RAID drives to achieve 1TB, 2TB, or 3TB configurations in a stylish aluminum and steel case that fits equally well in recording studios, high-end A/V racks, and desktop or portable video editing systems. Read on in the Briefing Room… More IBC2008 news from the Broadcast Engineering Briefing Room
Omneon announced a new family of MPEG-2 MediaPorts for its Spectrum and MediaDeck video servers that will be showcased at IBC2008. These MPEG-2 encode/decode MediaPorts are based on the same codec technology in the popular MediaPort 5200 and 5300 series, but now offer double the ingest density — increased from two to four channels — to provide enhanced price/performance while also using less power. In addition, Omneon has added the ability of the MediaPort 5320 and 5220 series to generate 1-Mbps MPEG-1 proxies in real time, enabling fast access to proxy material for low-res previewing, browsing, and editing. Read on in the Briefing Room… More IBC2008 news from the Broadcast Engineering Briefing Room
JMR Electronics, Inc. (www.jmr.com), a premier innovator of Storage and Server Platforms for OEMs, Systems Integrators and VARS, will showcase its revolutionary and patented BlueStor PeSAN PCIe storage solutions at the IBC Conference and Exhibition, held at the RAI Centre in Amsterdam. The company will co-exhibit with a distribution partner, Global Distribution, at display 7.J30. Fresh on the heels of a major sales and marketing expansion into Hollywood and the American entertainment industry, JMR is launching into the European market in grand fashion at IBC, unveiling to the world its extremely robust, uniquely designed and disruptive BlueStor PCIe based storage solutions that has Hollywood buzzing. Read on in the Briefing Room… More IBC2008 news from the Broadcast Engineering Briefing Room
Bridge Technologies (Oslo, Norway), the leading broadcast and telecommunications monitoring provider, has launched the microVB, a breakthrough in miniaturised remote monitoring and analysis for IPTV applications. With the microVB system, IPTV operators can for the first time gather complete and accurate data about the performance at the viewers’ set-top box, using a cost-effective user-installed monitoring device. Enabling deep packet inspection without requiring a technician to visit the customer’s home to install the device or diagnose problems, the microVB is robust and small enough to be delivered to the customer by mail. Read on in the Briefing Room… More IBC2008 news from the Broadcast Engineering Briefing Room
Clear-Com Communication Systems, a Vitec Group brand, launches Version 5.0 of its highly robust Eclipse Digital Matrix System. Acting as a central switching unit for communications across a broadcast operation, the new Eclipse Digital Matrix Version 5.0 offers more connectivity options between frames and panels, expands the Digital Signal Processing and “Listen Again” capabilities on V-Series user panels, and simplifies the user interface of its configuration software. Clear-Com demonstrates these capabilities at IBC, Stand 9.C40a. Read on in the Briefing Room… More IBC2008 news from the Broadcast Engineering Briefing Room
 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).
Based on the company’s flagship model, the H2-PRO, the H2-5.1 features six DPA microphones arranged to correspond with the typical 5.1 speaker setup found in a studio or home theater. This configuration allows the H2-5.1 to easily and effortlessly capture, from a single point, an extremely accurate 5.1 surround recording with no signal manipulation required. The mic’s six channels of audio are output to six separate XLR connectors. Read on in the Briefing Room… More IBC2008 news from the Broadcast Engineering Briefing Room
 AJA Video Systems, a leading manufacturer of professional video interface and conversion solutions, has released new software versions for its popular Io HD, KONA, XENA and FS1 products, along with a set of new AJA Mac plug-ins for Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects and Photoshop.
“In an effort to meet the demands of our customers and rapidly evolving format standards of our industry, AJA is committed to delivering frequent product updates across our product lines,” commented Nick Rashby, President, AJA Video. “We like to stay ahead of the curve, working closely with third-party vendors such as Apple, Adobe and RED to deliver support for the latest versions of creative tools and digital file formats that are key components of our clients’ workflows.” Read on in the Briefing Room… More IBC2008 news from the Broadcast Engineering Briefing Room
Volicon today announced a new module for its award-winning Observer® desktop video monitoring and recording solution that enables scheduled, selective recording of specific broadcast channels within designated time periods. Supplementing the Observer’s built-in ability to monitor and record multiple video channels automatically around the clock, the Scheduled Recording Module makes it easy for broadcasters to pick specific timeslots or programs to record for a variety of purposes. Read on in the Briefing Room… More IBC2008 news from the Broadcast Engineering Briefing Room
 At IBC 2008, Sound Devices(Booth 8.E84) will introduce the CL-8 Controller for the 788T Digital Recorder. The CL-8 is a mixing control surface companion to the company’s new 788T recorder which provides additional capabilities to the 788T without a significant increase in weight, making it adaptable to a variety of field productions. Read on in the Briefing Room…
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