Archive for November, 2010

WASHINGTON, D.C., NOVEMBER 30, 2010 – MultiDyne Video & Fiber Optic Systems, a premier provider of fiber optic-based video and audio transport and routing solutions for broadcast and pro A/V applications, will be making its debut in the RF Fiber transport space with the introduction of its new MultiDyne SatLink SL-2150 Satellite Fiber Optic Link at this year’s GV Expo 2010 (Booth 552) in Washington, D.C. With the new SatLink SL-2150, satellite dishes can connect with distant control rooms, network operation centers or broadcast head ends. more

GV Expo 2010 Booth #536
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Industry’s First Ultra Portable DDR, Monitoring Device to Support All Versions of Apple ProRes, Avid DNxHD and CineForm

New York, NY (November 30, 2010) — Cinedeck LLC (www.cinedeck.com) today announced it will showcase Cinedeck EXTREME v2.0, highlighting full support for Avid DNxHD, CineForm and Apple ProRes, at GV Expo 2010 in Washington DC this week in its booth #536.

Cinedeck EXTREME v2.0 enables any camera with an HDSDI or HDMI output to bypass inferior on-board compression codecs and record to a choice of the most industry-popular compression standards used in production today, including all flavors of ProRes, DNxHD and CineForm Digital Intermediate. Additional flexibility for uncompressed 444 and uncompressed 422 recording is available via the FullStream Uncompressedâ„¢ option.

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Raleigh, NC – News 14 Carolina, North Carolina’s 24-hour cable news network, recently turned to FOR-A when looking for a new, networkable HD/SD chroma keyer solution, and FOR-A delivered with the FOR-A MBP-100CK.

The unique aspect of the MBP-100CK that was particularly appealing to Dawson Heath, broadcast engineer at News 14 Carolina, is its ability to operate the chroma keyers remotely. “We were able to network the FOR-A keyers,� he explained. “We have various newsrooms around the state, and we do much of our work out of the Raleigh facility, so the remote access to the FOR-A chroma keyer functions provides us with a big advantage over using other products.�

Before installing the FOR-A chroma keyers, engineers could only adjust the cameras remotely, but not the keyers. “Now, if something changes with the lighting and the key is more

Image of Hosa Technology’s PPC-100 Powered Speaker Cables.

Buena Park, CA – November, 2010 … Hosa Technology, the leading innovator of analog and digital connectivity solutions for the modern musician, is pleased to announce the introduction of the new PPC-100 Series Powered Speaker Cables. As a ‘snake’ that incorporates both shielded power and shielded audio lines into a single cable, the new PPC-100 Series Powered Speaker Cables provide a convenient solution for interconnecting mixing consoles and powered studio reference monitors. more

HOLLYWOOD; November 30, 2010 – In a project spanning nearly a year, Soundelux Design Music Group provided sound design services for Fable III, the latest installment in the enormously popular action-adventure game franchise from Microsoft Game Studios and Lionhead Studios, and available exclusively for Xbox 360. more

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., November 30, 2010 – When veteran cameraman Steve Angel settled in to shoot Game 4 of the 2010 American League Championship Series at Yankee Stadium in New York on the evening of October 19, he had no idea that his Canon DIGISUPER 86xs long-field HD zoom lens was about to become the game’s big story. But when the score was tied 2-2, a broken bat flew through the air, shattering the protective filter on the front of the lens and scratching the front element.

TBS’ decision to run select replay shots for the rest of the inning from the damaged, but still operational, HD lens – which showed viewers a clear hole surrounded by blurry, multiple fracture lines – provided vivid evidence of the durability of Canon optics. For mobile production provider Corplex Mobile Television, the more

Now everyone can enjoy the art of colour grading their images with Airgrade (www.airgrade.co.uk), the new, free-of-charge, colour-grading engine that’s remote-controlled from an iPhone, created by The Pixel Farm Ltd (www.thepixelfarm.co.uk), the developers of film industry-renowned VFX software.

Airgrade – the fun way to colour grade using an iPhone and a Mac

Starting from scratch, users can become a true film master or colossus of colour. Whether they aspire to be a Da Vinci or a Pablo, Airgrade opens a pandora’s box of colour, letting them bring real lustre to their images. From a base, ‘one light’ grade, to full-on ‘look creation’, Airgrade helps remove the mystique of colour grading to show that it’s not all black magic.

Airgrade emulates professional film and TV grading tools, and combines a powerful Mac-based grading engine, more

WASHINGTON DC CONVENTION CENTER, EXHIBIT #100, NOV. 30-DEC. 2, 2010 – Ikegami Electronics (U.S.A.), Inc., the award-winning original co-developer of portable tapeless video cameras, will exhibit its acclaimed GFCAM™ HDS-V10 Flash-RAM HD/SD camcorder along with a broad range of other cost-effective, high-performance HD cameras and monitors at Government Video Expo 2010, in Washington DC. Ikegami products are world-renown for combining advanced technology with handy, user-friendly features.

“More than ever, government video professionals are tasked with the need to maximize the productivity of the equipment they use while simultaneously producing first-class HDTV quality content,� observes Alan Keil, VP and Director of Engineering for Ikegami. “Ikegami has long been at the leading edge of developing advanced and versatile new HD production technologies that meet the needs of professional and broadcast-level video communicators. We are confident that attendees at Government more

iPad UDC

High Resolution Systems LLC has introduced four size options and four different price levels for its Universal Device Controller (UDC), a software-based control platform that allows simple, cost-effective control of devices using IP (TCP/UDP) or serial (232/422/485) protocols. The options fit any budget and application and offer a scaleable path to the full-featured UDC.

“The options enable us to better serve customer needs in applications where all of the powerful features of the full UDC are not required,� notes Drew Taylor. “The four levels of software are all the same UDC application and are completely scaleable. As a customer upgrades, more features are unlocked until all of them are available in the full- version UDC. A customer can upgrade their version any time without reinstalling it. They just keep their current configuration settings more

New York – November 29, 2010: Tomorrow evening, thousands of people will gather at Rockefeller Plaza for the annual Tree Lighting Ceremony. The classic event, which has been an annual tradition since 1933, will feature live performances by Susan Boyle, Charice and many others. Wireless First, a Mount Vernon, NY-based production specialist, has chosen Sennheiser to provide the wireless infrastructure for the event for the ninth consecutive year. The event will appear on local and national prime-time television, broadcasting to millions of people.

Aside from the obvious logistical challenges of mounting and decorating a giant Norwegian Spruce with 30,000 environmentally friendly LED lights, Rockefeller Center presents mammoth Radio Frequency (RF) challenges to wireless operators. Rockefeller Plaza is in extremely close proximity to Radio City Music Hall and most of the major television broadcast networks, presenting a significant challenge that can only be overcome by superior wireless equipment.

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