Archive of the HDTV Category

JPEG 2000 IP-core solution provider intoPIX announced the availability of its products on the Altera FPGA device families at IBC2011.

The growing adoption of JPEG 2000 in the audiovisual industry has pushed intoPIX to extend its IP core offering to Altera FPGA users, said Jean-Francois Nivart, CSO of intoPIX. more

Panasonic introduced the AV-HS410 compact live 1ME HD/SD production switcher at IBC2011.

Like its predecessor, the AV-HS400A, the new all-in-one switcher is 19in wide but provides in its standard configuration nine signal inputs, which are expandable with option boards to a maximum of 13 signal inputs (HD/SD switchable). The 7in color LCD panel displays settings in an easy-to-read format. more

Pandora International introduced its PLUTO image processing system, which is designed to run various applications for post production and production workflows, at IBC 2011.

The PLUTO hardware allows for HD-SDI 4:2:2, 4:4:4 dual-link and 3G I/O with options for HDMI and display port to follow. more

Today’s media landscape can be summed up with two concepts — infinite content and the ubiquity of screens.

Those were two of the major takeaways from the IBC2011 session “Apps and Gizmos – Consumers Lead the Way,” chaired by Ken Blakeslee, chairman of WebMobility Ventures, a UK-based consulting firm that advises clients on bringing multimedia mobility products to market. more

At IBC2011, Xilinx announced the availability of its SMPTE 2022-5/-6 intellectual property core, the company’s newest building block for broadcast equipment developers delivering the IP-based systems needed to reduce the cost of transporting raw, high-bit video.

The core brings Forward Error Correction (FEC) for video over IP to Xilinx’s Broadcast Real-Time Video Engine Targeted Design Platform so developers can quickly build flexible, high-bandwidth systems capable of recovering IP packets lost to network transmission errors and ensure the picture quality of uncompressed, full bandwidth professional video. more

Codex Digital made the European debut of its new Codex Vault series on-set laboratory solution for dailies review, deliverables production and archiving at IBC 2011.

The Codex Vault supports digital cinema cameras made by RED, ARRI, Aaton, Sony and other manufacturers. more

Camera Corps launched the Q-Ball Pre-Set, a major addition to its range of speciality remote cameras at IBC2011.

Developed in response to the company’s own operational requirements and feedback from customers, Q-Ball Pre-Set is a remotely controlled HD/SD camera head that can store up to 18 preset pan, tilt, zoom and focus positions when used with Camera Corps large PTZF switcher and joystick control unit. more

Danmon Systems Group (DSG) unveiled its new IP-based television studio control system at IBC2011.

Based on integrated pan-tilt-zoom HD/SD cameras, the system can be driven from the standard Internet browser at network headquarters. Features include full camera and pedestal control, return monitoring and 60in height-adjustable background display screens. more

A technical paper written by engineers from NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corp.) on the parameters of the Super Hi-Vision and presented at IBC2011 was recognized as the best technical paper of the conference.

The paper, “Super Hi-Vision System Offering Enhanced Sense of Presence and New Visual Experience,” lays out the video parameters of the system, which delivers 16 times the resolution of HDTV. It discusses the system’s spatial and temporal resolution tone and color reproduction and Super Hi-Vision’s impact on the future of television. more

What self-respecting tech-head or sci-fi geek doesn’t remember the holographic projection of Princess Leia pleading for Obi Wan Kenobi’s help in defeating the empire?

While there was no holographic projection of Carrie Fisher beaming from a dutiful R2-D2 in Amsterdam, there was an intriguing technology demonstration in the IBC2011 Future Zone of mid-air 3-D images by Burton. more