Archive of the Hardware Category

IBC Amsterdam 7th September 2007: S.two Corporation of Reno, NV, USA has announced that a collaborative effort with ARRI was responsible for bringing digital film makers increased integration between the ARRIFLEX D-20 digital cinematic camera and S.two DFR2™ & Take2™ uncompressed digital field recorders. S.two has also chosen IBC to announce more feature support for the Sony F23 digital camera.

Steve Roach S.two VP of Marketing commented, “Our DFR2™ and Take2™ disk-based uncompressed field recorders are the first recorders of any kind to support every mode of operation offered by the ARRI D-20 digital cinematography camera – variable frame rates up to 60fps and raw data recording in addition to 4:4:4 RGB. We have also added 60P and variable frame rate support to the already impressive list of features supported in the Sony F23 camera.” more

IBC Amsterdam 6th September 2007: S.two Corporation of Reno, NV, USA has confirmed that the DFR4K™ uncompressed 4K digital field recorder announced at NAB 2007 and shown in prototype form at Cine Gear 2007 is ready to ship and a production example will be shown as part of an uncompressed 4K workflow solution on the DALSA stand No 11.351 at the IBC Convention. more

HP today enhanced its lineup of multi-processor-based server systems built to improve performance and cut costs.

Based on the new Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® processor 7300 series, these energy-efficient servers are designed for customers running data-intensive business applications such as databases, business intelligence, enterprise resource planning and large mail and messaging platforms in virtualized environments. more

NEW YORK, Sept. 5, 2007 – HP today introduced three commercial desktop solutions designed to give businesses of all sizes a professional edge with entry-level workstation pricing and “zero-footprint” PCs. The new products, including the HP xw4550 Workstation, the HP xw4600 Workstation and the HP Compaq dc7800 Business Desktop PC, pack the power and performance demanded by users of high-end solutions. HP also introduced new technologies for the HP ProLiant Blade Workstation, which was developed to improve business continuity, data security and business efficiency for multi-display, multi-workstation computing environments. more

September 6, 2007 — IBC 2007, Amsterdam, Stand 7.641: Digital Rapids - a leading developer of scalable solutions for content ingest, encoding, transcoding, protection and delivery – today unveiled the StreamZ Live product line, a new family of live streaming encoders optimized for demanding applications from live IPTV channels to webcasting.

StreamZ Live delivers the proven benefits of Digital Rapids‘ award-winning StreamZ studio encoding systems in a dedicated live platform, including the robust reliability and exceptional output quality that have made StreamZ the platform of choice for leading studios, networks and facilities. more

~ Standard XX Series with Valuable Velour Chromium Plating ~

LAKEWOOD, NJ, August 29, 2007 – Neutrik, designer and manufacturer of the XX series XLR cable connector, introduces its XX-HE Series, an exclusive version of its standard XX Series featuring valuable velour chromium plating and extra high temperature resistant insulator material.

Available in male (NC3MXX-HE) and female (NC3FXX-HE) configurations, the 3-pole connectors include velour chromium housing and machined (not stamped or rolled) gold contacts. Improved chuck type strain relief provides higher pull-out force and makes assembly easier and faster. Offering a sleek and ergonomic design, the boot features a polyurethane gland, which gives high protection to cable bending stresses. Colored rings and boots are also available for easy coding and identification. more

On IBC stand number 8.561, Sonifex are showing for the first time the RB-SC2 dual sample rate converter. The RB-SC2 is a 1U rack-mount which produces AES/EBU, S/PDIF and TOSlink optical level digital audio outputs from a balanced AES/EBU, S/PDIF and TOSlink optical level digital audio inputs. The sample rate of the outputs can be set by an internal clock or from various external synchronizer sources. The RB-SC2 is a high performance, enhanced version of the existing Sonifex RB-SC1 providing the following additional features: more

Adder Begins Shipping Small, High Performance KVM over IP Solution

AdderLink ipeps Provides Secure, Remote Computer Management from Anywhere in the World

NEWBURYPORT, MA – August 27, 2007 – Adder, a leading developer of KVM switches, extenders and IP solutions, today announced it has begun shipping its new AdderLink ipeps KVM over IP solution to its network of North American resellers and distributors. AdderLink ipeps (IP Engine per Server) is a global computer management solution, allowing system administrators to securely access computers from anywhere in the world via the Internet or a corporate network. more

Herrsching, August 2007
DVC Digitalvideo Computing GmbH, IBC booth no. 6.104, will showcase the new uncompressed dual-channel ClipRecorder XTreme X2.
In Film Space Mode it features recording and playback of two HD DPX file streams at the same time in the same timeline. In Clip Mode ClipRecorder XTreme X2 operates like a two channel uncompressed player for HD / 2 K formats up to 1080 p 50 or 2k p 25. ClipRecorder XTreme X2 with its internal SAS disk array fits into just 3U of vertical rack space. more

LOS ANGELES — Aug. 23, 2007 — Capturing the fun, freedom, and adventure of the Subaru brand, SWAY studio brings liveliness and precision to the newest Subaru Impreza commercial entitled “Peel Out,” currently airing nationwide. SWAY‘s team of talented visual effects artists utilized a series of high-end animation and photorealistic techniques to bring life to cars, living room spaces, magazine pages and people. more