Latin America. Sony showcased its continued progress in interoperability and reveals six new SOLUTIONS based on IP Live. A fundamental part of Sony's strategy is its commitment to delivering fully interoperable solutions and systems that are ready for deployment, using currently available standards, while remaining open to future standards.
The company has played a very prominent role in the industry since 2012, when it joined the Joint Taskforce on Networked Media (JT-NM) working group. Later, he joined the ASPEN and AIMS alliance groups, and more recently AMWA's Networked Media Incubator (NMI) project, which promotes the development of the Networked Media Interface framework.
Sony's continued compatibility with advances in open protocols is what underpins Sony's position as a leader in technological innovation and interoperability. The Networked Media Interface (NMI), which follows the JT-NM reference architecture and the seven layers of EBU for interoperability recommendations, understands and encompasses all of these requirements: media transfer, synchronization, identity, detection and logging, flow control, flow switching, and compression.
Sony has revealed the technical specifications of the technological components related to the NMI to the SMPTE (Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers) in the form of a registered declaration document (RDD): Essence Independent Mapping (RDD40), LLVC (RDD34) and NDCP (RDD38). To guide the industry toward interoperability through collaborations, the expansion of the IP Live alliance includes the addition of four new members: Asaca Corporation, ASTRODESIGN,Inc., Lambda Systems Inc. and Studer by Harman.
Based on this work, in the last version of IBC Sony presented six new solutions to complete its offer of IP Live production systems:
NXLK-IP45F: AV multiplexer/demultiplexer card
Sony's new processing card allows video and audio to be multiplexed and demultiplexed over IP signals, with an SDI signal output that includes built-in audio. The card can handle high-quality 4K videos and supports most audio over IP formats, such as Dante and AES67. Conversion from SDI to traditional IP is still possible with this solution.
NXL-IP4F: SDI-IP Converter Unit
Sony's new SDI/IP converter unit is perfect for integrating any standalone 4K/HD source or destination into an IP-based production system. The NXL-IP4F provides easy conversion for older SDI equipment, thanks to its use of Sony's Networked Media Interface (NMI) technology.
HKCU-IP43F: NMI card for HDCU-4300
Sony's new Networked Media Interface (NMI) card for the HDCU-4300 camera control system makes it easy to connect the IP Live system to the network. The HDCU system is easy to install in small mobile units and very compact, with only 2 U of height.
XKS-Q8111 and XKS-Q8166: QSFP+ I/O cards supporting NMI for XVS series
The new QSFP + I/O (input or output) cards, compatible with Sony Networked Media Interface (NMI) for XVS mixers allow direct connection to the main switch of the IP Live system network using a 40 Gbps fiber link. The XKS-Q8111 card is input and the XKS-Q8166 output.
PWA-MV1N: multivisor software
Sony's new software-based IP multivisor solution is a highly efficient monitoring solution for IP Live production infrastructures, drastically reducing the video matrix resources used for monitoring. It supports up to 32 IP-based video streams. Its flexible design also allows you to display graphics, Tally signals, clocks and UMD timers through HD or 4K display outputs. |
