Archive for February 28th, 2008

NOISE INDUSTRIES PARTNER SUGARFX RELEASES NEW FXPACK THEMES FOR APPLE PRO VIDEO APPLICATIONS
New release provides 3d templates; team also updates popular Drop In product

Boston MA – February 27, 2008 – Noise Industries, developer of visual effects tools for the postproduction and broadcast markets, today announced that partner sugarFX (www.sugarqc.com) has released a brand new Noise Industries FxPack titled “sugarFX Folding Cards LC�. The new FxPack is designed to run on Apple Final Cut Studio 2 (FCS 2) and Final Cut Express 4.0 (FCE 4); providing users customizable 3D theme effects. “sugarFX founder Ricardo Silva is one of the world’s top broadcast designers and we are honored to have his design influence as part of our partner-product line,� comments Niclas Bahn, director of business development, Noise Industries. more

New HDMon-90WS Monitor Features Flexible Design and Advanced Processing That Ensures Exceptional HD and SD Images

HAYWARD, Calif. — Feb. 26, 2008 — PANORAMAdtv, the video products division of Wohler Technologies Inc., today announced the release of the HDMon-90WS, the latest addition to Wohler’s HDMon family of HD color video monitor displays. The 9-inch HDMon-90WS is a production-grade monitor that accepts dual HD/SD-SDI inputs, as well as analog component and composite signals, DVI signals, RGBHV video, and CGI images, serving as an ideal solution for users requiring high-quality viewing of both HD and SD images. more

Until Close of the 2008 NAB Show, Existing Users of Opera Systems Can Make Cost-Effective Exchange of Opera Panel for Complete Overture Unit

BILLERICA, Mass. — Feb. 26, 2008 — Echolab Corporation, a leading provider of professional video production switchers and broadcast tools, today announced its Amazing Upgrade Offer, through which current users of the Opera series production switchers can make a cost-effective upgrade to a new Overture1SD or Overture2SD high-performance video production system. The Amazing Upgrade Offer is good through the close of the 2008 NAB Show on April 17. more

SAN DIEGO — Feb. 25, 2008 — Broadcast systems integrator TV Magic has completed an A/V upgrade for the City of Thousand Oaks, Calif., updating the audio, video, and control systems used at city hall to broadcast committee meetings and public discussions on the city’s municipal cable TV channel, TOTV. The new digital equipment replaces aging analog systems and enables a better level of audio control during production. more

Overture1â„¢ and Overture2â„¢ Offer Unique Combination of Power, Flexibility, and Ease of Use in Creating Visually Stunning Live Productions

BILLERICA, Mass. — Feb. 25, 2008 — Echolab Corporation, a leading provider of professional video production switchers and broadcast tools, today announced the release of the high-performance 1-M/E Overture1™ and 2-M/E Overture2™ production switchers, available in standard definition (SD) and multidefinition (MD) models. Both of these innovative systems combine internal conversion and synchronization with powerful key layering and special effects to provide simple control over complex production tasks and, in turn, streamline creation of a sophisticated on-air look. more

New TFT Widescreen Monitor Features Robust Signal Processing and Versatile Configuration Suited to Professional Field or Studio Production

HAYWARD, Calif. — Jan. 30, 2008 — PANORAMAdtv, the video products division of Wohler Technologies Inc., today announced the release of the HDMon-190, a high definition 19-inch widescreen monitor designed to meet the needs of broadcast professionals in both field and studio applications. With extensive motion processing capabilities and user-adjustable scaling and interpolation for interlaced images, the monitor provides superb imaging for video in any format or resolution. more

BILLERICA, Massachusetts (February 28, 2008) Broadcast Pix today announced that the University of Oregon, School of Journalism and Communications, has installed a Broadcast Pix Slate 1000 switcher. System integrator Advanced Broadcast Solutions (ABS) worked with Broadcast Pix and the University to set up the Slate 1000 in the school’s television studio at the Chambers Electronic Media Center. That is where students enrolled in the Electronic Media program attend production classes and produce a daily five minute newscast as well as a weekly live half hour news program called, “Oregon News.” The live newscast airs locally on area cable systems. more

Allows operator to access and create fully integrated graphics and videos directly from newsroom systems

Bergen, Norway, February 28, 2008 – The new Viz Quattro from Vizrt will make its official debut at NAB 2008 (SL4805) in Las Vegas this April. Viz Quattro is an enabling feature that bridges the graphics and the video workflows. It is a breakthrough solution that enables an operator to create fully animated graphics containing multiple videos from a single desktop interface. more

(February 27, 2008) – DULUTH, Georgia – Wegener Corporation (Nasdaq: WGNR), a leading provider of equipment for television, audio and data distribution networks worldwide, today announced the operation of live video broadcasts on a VSAT network from ViaSat Inc. (Nasdaq:VSAT), showing compatibility of WEGENER’s video overlay solution for VSAT networks. VSAT networks provide bandwidth efficient solutions for distributing interactive IP data between thousands of data centers, retail locations, corporate LANS, schools, the Internet, and home offices. Using standard ViaSat LinkStar® uplink and downlink equipment WEGENER added live high definition (HD) and standard definition (SD) video streams to a VSAT network traditionally used to transmit data files. Artifact-free video was successfully decoded by the WEGENER SMD 515 IPTV set top box. more

BILLERICA, Mass. — Feb. 6, 2008 — Echolab Corporation, a leading provider of professional video production switchers and broadcast tools, today announced the appointment of Kris Kite as the company’s manufacturing engineer. In his new position with Echolab, Kite will be responsible for planning, directing, and coordinating the company’s manufacturing processes to ensure efficient and timely production of quality products that meet the needs of the broadcast market. more