Archive for April 17th, 2009

LANCASTER, Pa. — April 14, 2009 — At the 2009 NAB Show this month, Linear Acoustic is introducing the new AERO.qc™ Audio Quality Controller, which combines all of the essential loudness and reformatting tools required for maintaining a consistent viewer experience, including ITU loudness measurement, loudness correction, selective upmixing, metering, and monitoring. AERO.qc is designed to simplify operational integration when deployed at the head of the program chain — during ingest, origination, or in-house production — where correction can be applied manually or automatically to maintain program consistency. more

LANCASTER, Pa. — April 13, 2009 — As the current economic climate forces broadcasters to work under the constraints of ever-shrinking budgets, engineers and executives are demanding audio processing systems that feature more robust functionality in preparing legacy media assets for 5.1 delivery. Linear Acoustic and Cobalt Digital Inc. have teamed up to meet this need, uniting their advanced audio solutions by incorporating Linear Acoustic upMAXâ„¢ surround sound upmixing technology into Cobalt’s 9305 embedded audio delay processor. Together, these technologies allow broadcasters to receive any stereo pair source material and upmix it to 5.1 for storage or transmission, in turn providing their viewers with the highest level of audio quality. more

HAYWARD, Calif. — April 13, 2009 — Wohler Technologies Inc. today announced that Wohler Mobile, packed with state-of-the-art processing and monitoring products, will be making a stop on the 2009 NAB Show floor. Proudly adorned in Wohler blue, the 22-foot-long trailer demonstrates how easily Wohler products provide key functionality even in the most space-constrained production applications. more

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. — April 13, 2009 — da Vinci Systems, LLC, today announced the creation of the da Vinci Professional Services division to support the evolving and increased demand for system interoperation, storage optimization, and remote operations at leading post-production facilities worldwide. more

Sunnyvale, Calif. — April 16, 2009 — Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ: HLIT) today unveiled the latest enhancements to its Rhozet™ Carbon Coder™ universal media transcoding solution. New capabilities include a dramatic performance increase in H.264 transcoding, improved output quality, improved support for Avid®-based workflows and support for Microsoft® Smooth Streaming. At the 2009 NAB Show, booth #SL9728, Rhozet will demonstrate these enhancements and also preview an automated quality control solution which fits into the Carbon Server workflow and minimizes the manual review of input and output files. more

Sunnyvale, Calif. — April 16, 2009 — Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ: HLIT) today announced that its market-leading DiviCom® encoders and ProStreamâ„¢ 4000 multi-screen platform will power ATSC Mobile DTV technology demonstrations at the 2009 NAB Show. The DiviCom Electra® 8000 universal broadcast encoder, Harmonic’s newest and most advanced platform, offers a powerful design that reduces bit-rates without compromising video quality, enabling broadcasters to free up valuable spectrum for advanced services such as mobile video delivery. Harmonic’s ProStreamâ„¢ 4000 provides real-time video compression optimized for the ATSC Mobile DTV format suitable for delivery to mobile devices. more

Sunnyvale, Calif. — April 17, 2009 — Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ: HLIT) today introduced the ProViewâ„¢ 7000 integrated receiver and stream processing platform — the world’s first solution to combine a scalable video receiver, DVB descrambler, multiformat decoder and MPEG stream processor in a single rack unit. The versatile and modular ProView 7000 paves the way for content providers, broadcasters, cable MSOs and telco operators to cost-effectively deploy today’s most advanced distribution and contribution applications. more

Dalet’s enterprise media asset management solution centralizes MLB, NASCAR, College Football and NFL content; integrating highlights and promo workflow production

New York, NY – April 17, 2009 – Dalet Digital Media Systems announced today that FOX Network Engineering & Operations has deployed Dalet Enterprise Edition for its sports content management system. Networks within the FOX Broadcasting Group, such as FOX Sports will rely on the Dalet Enterprise Edition to produce highlights, packages, and program teasers for the US most highly watched sports programs; Major League Baseball (MLB), NASCAR, College Football (NCAA), and the National Football League (NFL). The new Dalet Enterprise Edition installation centralizes and catalogs media assets with detailed information as well as integrates Apple Final Cut Pro editing workgroups through the Dalet Xtend plug-in interface; streamlining the Fox Sports postproduction process. more

Award-winning customers Editor Chris Dickens and Composer A.R. Rahman guest appearance set to wow audio and video community on show floor

Who: Slumdog Millionaire’s Chris Dickens, Editor, and A.R. Rahman, Composer/Performer

What: An Avid® (NASDAQ: AVID) hosted presentation at NAB 2009 with this year’s Academy Award® Winning Editor Chris Dickens and Academy Award Winning Composer/Performer A.R. Rahman of Slumdog Millionaire will offer an engaging look at their collaborative efforts and the creative process behind the audio and video workflows for one of 2008’s most watched and loved films in the world. more

Las Vegas, Nev. (April 20, 2009) – Enhance Technology, Inc. (ETI), the industry leader and pioneer in the design and implementation of Enterprise and hybrid I/O storage technology for digital content, post production, broadcasting, video surveillance, medial imaging and IT market places, will present its exciting new products and services to attendees at the 2009 NAB Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center April. 20 – 23, 2009. This year, ETI will set itself apart from its competitors with new green technology initiatives as well as showcase its recently debuted advanced expandable storage system. more