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TV and Video, 10 years at NAB
A decade ago the digitization of the industry barely took
flight and even words like CD-ROM were a novelty in the
vocabulary of professionals. Then came the DV and the
HDV. Today the "neighborhood" with other industries represent
the new challenges.
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NAB2005: The most important media fair
Electronic
(Las Vegas, NE, USA, 09 March 2005) From 16 to 21 April will be
performs in Las Vegas Convention Center a new edition of this
fair organized by the National Association of Broadcasters. The
agenda for this year includes conferences and exhibition of
products on media convergence, IPTV, regulations and, by
of course, technology for broadcast.
News
Production
Technologies that transcend control
teacher
(Irving, TX, USA, 06 April 2005) Sundance Digital to Unveil
new versions of its FastBreak Automation and Seeker programs,
and demonstrate your solution for automation
Titan, among others.
Post
What's new from Accom at NAB
(Menlo Park, CA, United States, March 23, 2005) The company
presents on this occasion five products for production and
SD and HD post-production, including computers
for live streaming, servers for production of
EasyClip and SD/HD disc burning technology.
Simultaneous HD and SD servers
(Sunnydale, CA, USA, 06 April 2005) The MultiPort 4100 series of
interface devices for MPEG-2 decoding,
Omneon, allows simultaneous playback of SD and HD material
on the same or more playback channels.
Telestream available for Mac users
(Nevada City, CA, April 13, 2005) Telestream to expand support
of your automated workflow solutions, FlipFactory
and MAP, for Apple Macintosh, to the storage system of
high-performance XSAN network files. This will simplify the
export and import of PC files.
Leitch expands its offers for HD
(Toronto, Canada, April 13, 2005) Leitch will exhibit at NAB 2005
a variety of new products, which allow
industry professionals store, process, edit and
route in standard and high-definition formats.
JPEG2000 video on Doremi Labs servers
(Burbank, CA, USA, 14 April 2005) VDR V1-HD servers and
MCS-HD, from Doremi Labs, include compression technology
JPEG2000. The first offers HD-SDI & SDI input/output,
while the second offers two playback channels and two playback channels
recording, independent.
DK-Technologies USB Color Analyzer
(Herlev, Denmark, 14 April 2005) The analyzer adjusts the
color temperature of LCD monitors used in environments
Broadcast. Users can store measurements for
rear reference or adjust the color temperature accordingly
snapshot.
New products for localization of
language
(Studio City, CA, USA, April 14, 2005) QC Station and RenderStation
are the two new TM Systems products designed for
streamline the dubbing and subtitling workflow. The
programs increase translation efficiency by reducing
investment in software or networks.
Vizrt, high graphic processing
real-time definition
(Bergen, Norway, 14 April 2005) Vizrt will present a new
HD version of the Viz/Trio character generator system, from the
Viz/Weather 3D software designed for weather forecasts
local and the next generation of Viz/Content Pilot software
for content management.
What's New in Ross Video
(Iroquois, ON, Canada, 14 April 2005) The company will present the
new version of the Synergy SD digital production switcher and
the RossGear MD product line and modules for distribution,
conversion, synchronization, multiplexing and demultiplexing of
audio/video signals.
Snell & Wilcox offers the channels of
TV control the transition to HD
(Hampshire, United Kingdom, 15 April 2005) The Kahuna switcher and the
IQDEC00 module makes it easy for TV studios to take the plunge
from SD to HD. The first offers simultaneous operation in HD and SD
within the same operating system; while the second,
digitizes and processes an analog input signal, both
video as audio.
For graphics and animation
Combustion 4, for Windows and Mac
(Montreal, Canada, 23 March 2005) Version 4 of the software
Combustion, from Discreet, includes a set of tools for
the creation of visual effects, vector painting,
particles, animation and 3D composition. The company will exhibit
this and other of its products for post-production at NAB 2005.
Chyron will be present during the fair
(Melville, NY, April 14, 2005) The company will be presenting a
varied set of products for the production of graphics and
Animations. From clip servers to HD or SD systems
Advanced.
Plugins de Boris
(Boston, MA, USA, April 14, 2005) Boris FX will present Boris Blue,
a real-time 3D, composition and graphics solution
in motion; and Boris Continuum Complete II, a suite of
filters that extend the capabilities of Discreet Inferno, Flame,
Flint, Fire and Smoke.
All discreet at NAB
(Montreal, Canada, 15 April 2005) The company will exhibit all its
product line for design and content creation, and
will present new versions and products. During the fair
will teach courses on smoke, flame and 3ds max.
Chroma Key in HD
(Whittlesford, United Kingdom, 15 April 2005) Crystal Vision
will launch during NAB the Safir HD for chroma keying, the
coding EMDEC-200 and FTX202 fiber products,
SDI to fiber optic transmitter, and the FRX204, fiber receiver
SDI optics. Also the Synad-E, the first synchronizer for
mix Dolby E and AES.
Enroll now is from Leitch
(Toronto, Canada, April 15, 2005) Leitch will be at NAB 2005 with
Register IncaStation, Inca RTXHD and Inscriber IncaStudio for
graphics; and Enroll InfoCasteris to create
an on-air multi-zone appearance for digital signals,
broadcasting and satellite and cable applications.
Broadcasting
Thales Multimedia Products
(Versailles, France, 23 March 2005) The company will exhibit a
variety of products at the fair, among which are
stations for DTV broadcast, MPEG stream monitoring and
equipment for the management of digital content for cable,
terrestrial or satellite.
On-Air Automation Products
(London, United Kingdom, 23 March 2005) On-Air Systems to present
during NAB 2005 a new family of products for transmission
Automated. Some of the products include systems
integrated for tape and satellite content ingestion, and
solutions to deliver graphic and video information in a
single station.
Gepco introduces miniature coaxial cable
(Des Plaines, IL, USA, 06 April 2005) The VDM260 cable, despite
of its low weight and thickness, does not sacrifice the properties
electrical and mechanical required for a transmission
reliable broadcast applications.
What's New in Network Electronics
(Salt Lake City, UT, USA, 06 April 2005) The company will launch
at the fair a series of products that will complete your suite
Flashlink, such as 2RU 16-channel CWDM system, converters
multiple dual optics, and a converter and transponder
2.5 G optical.
New Telecast Fiber Systems products at
NAB 2005
(Worcester, MA, USA, April 14, 2005) The company will present at the
fair the Adder II family of audio multiplexers, intercom and
data, copperhead T-444 fiber optic connector, Teleport
CW Multiplexer and Mamba ISS Series for Optical Interconnect
by patch-bay.
New Dielectric products
(Raymond, ME, USA, 14 April 2005) Dielectric presents its line
of antennas designed for the 700 MHz band, including
slotted coaxial antennas as well as panel antennas. The
antennas can be polarized horizontally, vertically or
circular.
Other
First-class duplication
(Plymouth, MN, USA, 15 April 2005) The BravoPro Disc Publisher, from
Primera Technology, burns and prints up to one hundred CDs or DVDs at the same time
time. Has two high-speed CD-R or CD-R drives or two
DVD+-R/CD-R and prints directly to the disc with a resolution of
4800 dpi.
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