Technical Achievement Award Teradek LLC, for the advancement of HD transmission and the Bolt line of products Since graduating as an Electronic Engineering more than 20 years ago, Nicol has gained electronic product development experience in the military, security, cinema and broadcast industries, all with a common focus on Digital Video. In 2013 Nicol joined the Vitec Group as Senior Vice President: Technology, with the acquisition of Teradek, where he now also contributes to the Group’s strategy, product roadmap and M&A activities. Nicol says, “The Teradek Bolt line of products was built in response to years of customer requests for an affordable, high performance wireless transmitter that doesn’t’t break the budget. Prior to its launch, wireless transmitters were typically bulky, heavy, and very expensive for the average shooter. To ensure this new product would appeal to a wide variety of filmmakers, our goal was to create a device that would easily fit any camera rig from the casual DSLR shooter up to the professional cinematographer.
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In 2012, we launched the Bolt Pro, a zero latency uncompressed wireless video transmitter aimed squarely at video professionals, but at a price point that the common shooter could afford. In no time, demand for the product far exceeded our capacity to build it; we knew we had a hit. Despite Bolt’s initial popularity, early feedback from our professional users made it clear that our next revision would need to include a number of new features that were rarely found in other products.
Teradek manufactures cutting edge wireless video products for remote video capture, live broadcasting, real-time monitoring, and webcasting. Founded in 2008, by Nicol Verheem, CEO, Teradek quickly established themselves as an IP video innovator in the security industry long before video over IP was commonly adopted. All Teradek products are proudly designed and manufactured in the USA.
At NAB 2014, we announced our second generation Bolt system with three different transmission ranges and a variety of groundbreaking features that were developed specifically for cinema professionals. The updated models included timecode and metadata pass through, 3G-SDI and HDMI inputs/outputs, a USB 3.0 output for seamless ingest into DIT carts, and a brand new chassis that is both smaller and lighter.
Verheem is a global market leader in Wireless Video and IP Video products used in Cinema, Live Production, and News Gathering. A hands-on CEO, Nicol is still involved in most all aspects of product definition and design, and oversees all sales and marketing activities.
To date, the Bolt line of wireless transmitters have been used on a multitude of television and movie sets, including Dexter, 24, Need for Speed, Pirates of the Caribbean, House of Cards, Fast and the Furious 7, Gone Girl, Stalker, and Vikings.”
Lifetime Achievement Awards 2015
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