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IN THIS ISSUE 4 SONY 6 BLACKMAGIC, TVLOGIC 7 HITACHI 8 DALET AT CPAC 9 CHIMERA 10 VIDEO MTL AND FUJINON 11 DIGIGRAM 12 TEKTRONIX, ARTEL VIDEO 13 BENQ 14 JVC, STREAMBOX 13 16 ROHDE & SCHWARZ 17 NETIA, VIDEO CLARITY 18 HSX, KFX 19 BBS LIGHTING, UPRTEK 20 NEULION, BLUEBELL 21 JOSEPH ELECTRONICS, ND SATCOM 22 P.I. ENGINEERING, NEWTEK, SGL

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COVER ILLUSTRATION SGL continues to update its scalable media solutions for broadcasters, post production facilities, news/sport organizations and film preservation archives

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Sony Supports HDR, 4K Production Workflows PVM-X550

1387.8 mm viewable area, measured diagonally

The PVM-X550 55-inch 4K OLED picture monitor offers a large 3840x2160 pixels high grade picture for critical monitoring performance. This high performance TRIMASTER EL™ OLED monitor gives you professional quality black performance, colour reproduction, quick pixel response, and accurate signal processing. Quad view display allows individual settings for each display. In addition, the PVM-X550 supports High Dynamic Range display and a wide colour gamut supporting DCI-P3 and most of the ITU-R BT.2020 standard. The monitor’s lightweight design and thin bezel makes it ideal for wall mounting and as a companion client monitor for the BVM-X300 for colour grading and quality control.

PXW-Z150 The PXW-Z150 is the latest addition to the XDCAM range of lightweight, easy to use professional camcorders with new functionality to enable wireless operation and 4K high quality shooting.

The flexible, effortless set up capabilities enables content creators of all experience levels to deliver impressive imagery for content and events shooting scenarios, no matter how tight the budget. It features a 1.0 type stacked Exmor RS® CMOS image sensor, providing users with spectacular 4K recording and impressive 5x slow motion in Full HD - essential functionality for content creators looking to deliver corporate or personal productions to the highest quality.

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NEW PWS-4500 The PWS-4500 live server system is one of the key elements to Sony’s next-generation 4K/HD live production solution with IP technology. It incorporates all the functions of the PWS4400, including XAVC (both 4K and HD) and Avid DNxHD recording capabilities, flexible I/O configurations, and HFR recording capability. The PWS- 4500 adds IP interfaces, filesharing function (Share Play), and redundant power supply. The systems configuration is flexible, using various optional accessories, allowing it to be used as a highly cost-effective plain HD production recorder with less I/Os, or as a full-featured slow replay server supporting both 4K and HD formats, and both SDI and IP interfaces.

BVM-X300 The BVM-X300 30-inch 4K OLED master monitor is the flagship model in Sony’s professional monitor line-up. This high performance monitor includes unparalleled black performance, colour reproduction, quick pixel response, and industry-leading wide viewing angles. In addition, the BVM-X300 supports High Dynamic Range mode and a wide colour gamut conforming to DCI-P3 and most of the ITU-R BT.2020 standard. By unleashing these superb features and qualities, this master monitor makes an ideal tool for a wide range of applications such as colour grading and QC (quality control) in the 4K production workflow.

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750.2 mm viewable area, measured diagonally.

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NEW Blackmagic Duplicator 4K deliver Ultra HDs content as H.265 files recorded onto SD cards.

Blackmagic Supports UHD/4K Delivery The new Blackmagic Design Duplicator 4K supports the delivery of ultra HD content by recording H.265 files onto SD cards in an open file format that can be immediately distributed.

The built in real-time H.265 hardware encoder delivers Ultra HD video, even at high frame rates up to 2160p60. The H.265 video files are small with data rates low so content can play back from standard SD card media. With H.265, Ultra HD content is not much larger in file size than a HD file would be in the older H.264 standard.

Featuring 25 SD card recorders miniaturized into a single rack unit, the Blackmagic Duplicator 4K uses standard, common SD cards that are readily available, super thin, inexpensive and very fast. Cards can be used for SD, HD and Ultra HD video up to 2160p60 and are compatible with Windows 10 computers. With the addition of a USB adapter, SD cards can even be plugged directly into most consumer Ultra HD televisions for immediate playback of the video.

Blackmagic Video Assist 4K features two built in high speed UHS-II recorders that work with the latest high performance SD cards, making them fast enough to record Ultra HD video up to 2160p30 on widely available, inexpensive SD cards. Files are saved as broadcast quality 10-bit 4:2:2 video in either ProRes or DNxHD formats, making them compatible with all popular editing software, like DaVinci Resolve, so you can start editing immediately without having to transcode or convert files. Recording can be triggered to start and stop using LANC or over HDMI or SDI from the camera.

Blackmagic Video Assist 4K is also an extremely high quality audio recorder that features two mini XLR inputs with 48V of phantom power so customers can attach external microphones. Sound is recorded into the same file as the 6 Broadcaster August 2016

video, eliminating AV sync issues between separate audio and video files.

The unit has a 7-inch, high resolution 1920 x 1200 monitor and touchscreen with a wide 135º viewing angle. The display is also a touchscreen that lets customers use simple tap and swipe gestures to display camera information, change settings and evaluate audio and video levels.

Other Blackmagic products that are now ultra HD and 4K ready include converter upgrades, a new DeckLink Duo 2 PCIe Capture and Playback Card, an update to the ATEM switcher, UltraStudio 4K Extreme 3, a Desktop Video 10.6.4 update with HDR and Video Assist 4K. Blackmagic has recently partnered with intoPIX to adopt TICO voice over IP standards, and they will be launching video solutions make it possible to transmit Ultra HD and 4K video streams over IP networks.

TVLogic’a 12G 4K Reference Monitor

TVLogic 4K Reference Monitors TVLogic has introduced its LUM-240G, a 12G 4K reference monitor, as one of 10 new models from the company.

Included in the line-up are four 10-bit 12G-ready 4K models in 17”, 24”, 42” and 55” sizes, three 1920 x 1080 10-bit 17” broadcast and colour-critical models, two new 7” field and on-board monitors, and a new 5 x 3.5” rack monitor.

The 10-bit native 3840 x 2160 240G reference monitor has 3G quad link and 6/12G single link input + HDMI 2.0 for 4K 60p. It includes 3D LUT import/export, HD 1:1 or full-screen upscaling function, as well as a colour calibration utility.

The LUM-240G features a matte finish panel, true 4K resolution, true DCI colour gamut, true 24p (48Hz) driving for digital cinema and 1:1 Pixel Mapping Modes for HD. The LUM-420M/550M are 42” and 55” native 3840 x 2160 10-bit models with support for 3G quad and 6/12G single input 4K, four input quad HD, and two Sample Interleave modes.

The new RKM-535A offers five 960 x 640 native 8-bit screens in a 3.5 x 5 inch rackmount. www.broadcastermagazine.com

NEW Hitachi Adds High Dynamic Range (HDR) Hitachi is adding High Dynamic Range (HDR) imaging capabilities to its high-quality Ultra High Definition (UHD) 4K and HDTV broadcast cameras.

At the high-end of the product line, HDR has been added to the Hitachi SK-UHD4000 UHD studio/field camera. With its industry standard B4 2/3-inch bayonet mount and 2/3-inch sensors, operators can still make use of their existing HDTV lenses. The camera delivers the depth of field and high sensitivity needed for traditional TV studio and sports production with UHD quality.

HDR has also been added to the Hitachi Z-HD6000 HDTV studio/field production cameras system, which captures 1920x1080 resolution video. This native 2K camera utilizes 2.6 megapixels and 2/3-inch MOS sensors and offers F12 standard sensitivity with >60 dB of video headroom and realtime lens aberration correction (RLAC).

As a multi-standard, low-noise portable HD Studio and EFP camera, Hitachi’s SK-HD1000 acquires outstanding images with its three (R,G,B) 2.3 megapixel UAIT (UltraAdvanced) CCD sensors and now enhanced by HDR.

HDR Added to Hitachi Z-HD6000 HDTV Cameras

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RovoControl offers electronic PTZ for moving an HD 1080p box around the UltraHD frame, allowing Pan and Tilt for HD output.

Its HDBaseT connector allows for camera interaction, video, audio, power, and control, all over a single Cat 5e/6 cable.

RovoCam features an integrated HDBaseT transmitter. HDBaseT offers long cable runs over standard Cat5e/6 cables, passing RovoCam’s gorgeous UltraHD/HD imagery, audio, camera control, and power to the unit across significant distances.

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NEW Dalet Workflow at CPAC

Where the Dalet MAM detects valid ST436 data, Dalet AmberFin automatically extracts the caption information to a Dalet Digital has supplied and integrated an end-to-end standard SCC caption file, associated with the relevant video workflow for CPAC’s (Cable Public Affairs Channel) English file in the MAM. Also automatically generated is TTML (Timed and French closed captioning.

Text Markup Language), a standardised XML structure that The solution combines the strength of Dalet AmberFin and represents all the captioning information as time-coded metaDalet Galaxy to provide an advanced automated workflow data that can easily be catalogued, searched and modified. that maintains genealogy and captioning data for the 24/7 “The TTML pivot format is vital. Instead of keeping the operation. information at file level, we expose CPAC is delivered by cable, it as timed metadata to the user satellite and wireless distributors so that they can directly view and to more than 11 million homes in search it as well as perform basic Canada and worldwide via 24/7 web editing and correction of the caption streaming on the CPAC TV 2 GO information,” explains Dalet Sales mobile app and the www.cpac.ca Director Frederic Roux. “CPAC has website. The organization ingests rich automated metadata created in up to 80 hours of new content daily the Dalet system and tagged to all and has made over 30,000 hours of its content through this captioning CPAC is delivered by cable, satellite and wireless distributors to archived content available on these process.” more than 11 million homes in Canada and worldwide via 24/7 digital platforms.

In the other production scenario at web streaming on the CPAC TV 2 GO mobile app and the www.

“We urgently needed a closed CPAC, when an SCC file is received cpac.ca website. captioning solution that could manfrom the captioning house, Dalet will age a variety of content from several instantly match it with the video file different types of production workand then perform the same workflow: flows: news and magazine-style transforming the SCC file into searchshows, live and studio production, able, viewable, useable data. and long-form programming. For Retaining caption data during the each of these workflows we needed production process is integral to the to be able to manage, and more Dalet end-to-end workflow. As Dalet importantly maintain caption data, maintains the genealogy of all proespecially after editing has been duced content, the Dalet MAM autocompleted or the content is passing matically associates the corresponding through another system,” said Eitan caption metadata from the various CPAC uses an existing Dalet Media Asset Management (MAM) Weisz, senior manager of broadcast pieces of production content to the deployment to manage transformation and distribution in operations, CPAC. final package created by the NLE. The an end-to-end media workflow with a key emphasis on The solution devised by Dalet in final new asset then inherits the capmaintaining captions as metadata. concert with CPAC deploys Dalet tions of the original material.

AmberFin as an advanced media and processing platform Distribution is also managed by Dalet at CPAC. For linear for insertion and extraction of caption data, leveraging the playout, Dalet uses the metadata caption information or the existing Dalet Media Asset Management (MAM) deployment SCC file with associated video to re-embed the captions in to manage transformation and distribution in an end-to-end the media file within the ST436 data track. Options exist for media workflow with a key emphasis on maintaining captions managing the captioning separately as a side car file. Should as metadata. there not be an SCC file, Dalet will automatically regenerate it During live shows or events, CPAC content is transcribed based on the timed text metadata. by operators using keyboard or stenography methods to For distribution to VOD, Web or mobile platforms, the text generate live captions. Live feeds with captions are ingested will be rendered automatically into a TTML file, the most suitinto Harmonic and Dalet Brio video servers and written to an able web format.

MXF file including a standard SMPTE ST436 data track. For “With this automated system we can prepare a video file for pre-produced content, a proxy file is sent to an external capbroadcast and for all non-linear distribution complete with captioning house for transcribing and generation of a separate tioning information in both French and English languages and in caption file. full confidence that metadata will be preserved,” Weisz added.

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New Chimera Mounts Accommodate Square and Horizontal LED Panels

Chimera Mounts for Octa Lightbanks Chimera Lighting has announced the TECH Multi Bracket (9224) for mounting 5-foot Octa lightbanks on LED panels.

The new style ring can accommodate square and horizontal LED panels from brands such as Litepanels, Cineo and Arri SkyPanels To compliment this unique adapter, Chimera Lighting

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The lenses complement 10 Sony HDC4300 4K/HD cameras.

Montreal Mobile Adds 4K, Long Zoom Capabilities

The UA107x is called

Montreal-based production and rental house Video MTL and its Toronto location, Dazmo Camera, have added the new Fujinon UA107x8.4 (UA107x) lens into their production and rental mix. The lenses are the newest standard feature of Video MTL and Dazmo’s production truck, where they complement 10 Sony HDC4300 4K/HD cameras.

Recently introduced, the UA107x is the longest and widest 4K lens ever created for Ultra HD (UHD) broadcast applications. While Video MTL and Dazmo own several Cabrio PL lenses, their purchase of two 107x’s and one UA22x8 portable zoom is the company’s first optics selection for nextgeneration 2/3-inch UHD cameras.

Future growth expected in 4K mobile production and a specific customer request precipitated the order, the production company describers. And just four days after placing the order, the new lenses were at work on a shoot produced by La Grosse Fabrique for Netflix France, a full 4K shoot from recording to delivery.

“These lenses, in combination with our production truck, allowed us to provide that for them. They also wanted a long zoom, and because we believe demand for the 107x will only increase, we felt this lens was a great choice for us in terms of investment,” said Andrew Lapierre of Video MTL. The feedback from the Netflix shoot was from a camera

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the longest and widest 4K lens ever created broadcast applications.

operator well known to Video MTL for his exceptionally high standards. “After using the Fujinon 107x lens for the first time, he said he only wants to use this lens in the future. He called the lens/camera combination ‘unbelievable’ and said it makes his job so much easier.”

The production truck and new lenses hit the road again in late June for La Voix Junior (the Quebec adaptation of The Voice Kids), produced by a partnership of Le Groupe TVA, les Productions Déferlantes and La Voix Télévision.

The UA22x8 portable zoom is designed for UltraHD broadcast applications and is compatible with 4K 2/3-inch broadcast cameras. With a compact and lightweight design, a 22× zoom ratio and a focal length from 8mm in wide angle to 176 mm in telephoto, the UA22x8 excels in capturing a broad range of applications, including live sports, program production and news reporting. www.broadcastermagazine.com

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AQORD 4K Ultra HD HEVC Encoder

Digigram UHD 4K Hardware Video Encoder Digigram’s new HEVC/H.265-enabled versions of its popular AQORD video encoder are designed to enable point-to-point broadcast contribution of UHD 4K video or simultaneous HD channels, as well as broadcast and IPTV distribution of 4K content to the home.

Housed in a 1-RU, 19-inch chassis, the AQORD *HEVC-4K Ultra HD encoder and AQORD *HEVC-xHD multi-HD encoder make use of HEVC/H.265 to deliver high-resolution (up to 4Kp60, 4.2.2, 10-bit, 120 Mbps) video increasingly used for premium-quality live event production.

Ready to use right out of the box with minimal configura-

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tion, these latest additions to Digigram’s AQORD family allow users to stream UHD or multiple HD feeds almost immediately. With HEVC/H.265 encoding or local recording capabilities, AQORD *HEVC offers mission critical 24/7 reliability, supported by dual streaming capabilities, forward error correction (FEC), and a redundant power supply.

The new Digigram products ingest raw video through quadruple 3G-SDI video inputs and use HEVC to realize double the compression efficiency enabled by AVC/H.264.

The AQORD *HEVC-4K is UHD-ready while the AQORD *HEVC-xHD can encode one HD channel and upgrade up to four HD channels or one UHD channel via software license.

Both versions are now shipping.

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4K Transition Tools from Tektronix Tektronix’ new extensions to the MTS4000 and MTS4SAV3 test platforms include comprehensive HEVC analysis tools for operators transitioning to 4K. In addition to the new HEVC support for content distribution, Tektronix is also adding features to assist settop box (STB) manufacturers who need the ability to create custom 4K and HEVC transport streams to test 4K on STBs. Using the MTS4000, manufacturers can now create 4K transport streams from elementary streams and system information tables with custom parameters.

The MTS4000 provides comprehensive transport streams analysis and interoperability testing. Its deep analysis of the transport streams, PES, and elementary streams helps track down sources of picture anomalies and identify transport streams with syntax errors. Its ability to capture events for in depth troubleshooting is also critical to identifying the root cause of problems.

MTS4SAV3 includes a closed-caption analysis-only version of the more comprehensive MTS4EAV7 software for FCC compliance.

Tektronix New 4K Test Platform

New Capabilities in DigiLink Media Transport Platform Artel Video Systems is adding new IP and hybrid IP/SDIbased capabilities to its DigiLink Media Transport Platform, a fully integrated, modular solution for transporting broadcastquality media including 3G/HD/SD-SDI and ASI plus Ethernet traffic over IP, direct fibre, and managed optical networks.

The flagship DigiLink Media Transport Platform and FiberLink fibre-optic transmission product lines are designed to meet the needs of broadcast, sports, and other markets looking to transition their networks to IP-based solutions.

The multipurpose Dual-Port L-Band Demodulator and Satellite Scanner adds new satellite-scanning functionality to the Platform.

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New IP and hybrid IP/SDI-based Capabilities in DigiLink Media Transport Platform,

RF information, modulation data, and other key metrics used in daily operations in an easy-to-read list. Operators can then select a specific satellite transponder and send the demodulated signal to the ASI output for transport by other DigiLink modules over IP or fibre networks. www.broadcastermagazine.com

NEW BenQ’s 32-inch 4K Ultra HD display

BenQ 4K UHD Monitor for Video Editing BenQ’s PV3200PT IPS monitor is a 32-inch 4K Ultra HD display with 10-bit, 100-percent sRGB colour, following the Rec. 709 standard.

The PV3200PT specializes in reproducing colour tones with a Delta-E value of less than or equal to two and features a 14-bit 3D Look Up Table (LUT) to display the most accurate colour mixture for improved RGB colour blending.

This results in impeccable colour and gray tone reproduction. In addition, the monitor offers a brightness uniformity function enabling it to maintain a consistent image across www.broadcastermagazine.com

the entire display. By balancing brightness to a deviation and chromaticity less than 10 percent, the monitor offers a more consistent viewing experience. Individually tested to verify performance, the PV3200PT also features simple hardware and software calibration by allowing users to adjust the unit’s image processing chip without altering graphics card data.

An OSD controller provides preset custom modes so users can quickly switch between Rec. 709, EBU and SMPTE-C modes, increasing editing efficiency while saving time. The innovative PV3200PT monitor is part of BenQ’s Eye-Care models, with its ZeroFlicker technology and ergonomic customization such as height, tilt, pivot and swivel adjustments.

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NEW JVC Demos New PROHD Camera with IFB, Streaming and Fibre Options JVC Professional Video is showcasing its new GY-HM660 ProHD mobile news camcorder with integrated IFB audio channels and its new DT-N series of ProHD broadcast studio LCD monitors.

The GY-HM660 is the industry’s first streaming camcorder with integrated IFB, one channel for the camera operator and a separate feed for talent. As a result, news teams can communicate with the studio while streaming live HD reports from the field. Designed for ENG, the GY-HM660 also features new CMOS image sensors with improved F12 (60Hz) sensitivity for superior low-light performance, as well as an integrated Fujinon 23x auto focus zoom lens with a wide 29-667mm (35mm equivalent) focal range, three ND filters, and manual zoom, focus, and iris rings.

When paired with a 4G LTE modem or hotspot, the camera’s built-in video-over-IP technology delivers highquality streaming with a choice of resolutions, bit rates, and formats without a backpack transmission system or external encoder. The GY-HM660 also includes support for Real Time Messaging Protocol (RTMP), which allows a direct connection to Ustream, YouTube, and other content distribution networks (CDNs).

Designed for studio or field use, all three DT-N monitors – the 17.3-inch DT-N17F, 21.5-inch DT-N21F, and 23.8-inch DT-N24F – feature a 1920x1080 full HD resolution LCD panel with LED backlighting that is compatible with ITU-709 standard color space for HDTV broadcasting. With a variety of video inputs, the monitors support 1080p, 720p, 1080i, 576i, and 480i formats, plus 2K (2048x1080p) that is downsampled to full HD for display. Built-in tools include waveform monitor, vectorscope, histogram, zebra stripes, peaking focus assist, red/green/blue only display, picture freeze, and selectable gamma preset, as well as three user profiles for easy image customization.

Streambox Supports NewTek NDI for Enhanced Live Video Streaming The new Streambox application for NewTek Network Device Interface (NDI) and live production IP workflows over Ethernet networks (NDI) allows multiple video systems to encode, transmit and receive many streams of high quality, low latency, frame-accurate video and audio in real-time.

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New ProHD Gear from JVC

receiver. This allows for virtual HD-SDI over Ethernet replacement including one-to-many distribution over LAN. Streambox’s support for NewTek includes a new protocol that can benefit any network-connected video device, including video mixers, graphics systems, capture cards, and many other production devices that stream live via Streambox to NewTek systems.

The platform offers full HD and SD support, universal standard IP streaming and live streaming to any NDI compatible network device. www.broadcastermagazine.com

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Rohde & Schwarz Supports Native 4K/UHD-1 The newest Rohde & Schwarz ingest and playout platform, R&S Venice 4K, supports native 4K/UHD-1 acquisition, playback and transform functions in production and TV studios.

The 4K version of the R&S Venice ingest and playout platform enables ingest, playout and transform processes for 4K/UHD-1 material with up to 60p. At the same time, an HD-derivative can be generated to provide compatibility with existing HD workflows.

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to internal and external storage media, and the recorded material can be directly accessed.

R&S Venice 4K supports Sony XAVC and Apple ProRes for the recording of UHD-1 signals. Like existing R&S Venice 2U systems, it can be controlled via VDCP, web services (FIMS, MOS) or via a remote client.

The R&S Venice Play software is intended for use in studio playout applications. It allows users to control multiple channels even in tense playout scenarios. Users can directly access all important functions and make changes to processes until immediately before content goes on the air, even in hectic production environments. The clear display of multiple channels in parallel makes it possible to simultaneously view channels in A/B mode and auxiliary channels and to control them even under difficult live conditions. www.broadcastermagazine.com

NEW NETIA Media Assist Software Suite NETIA is showcasing its full Media Assist digital software suite, with radio automation (production, newsroom, scheduling, and playout modules), media asset management, and workflow management tools.

In a news environment, the NETIA Media Assist software suite acts as a multimedia hub for content in any format, including audio, video, text, or images. The cloud-ready system enables radio stations to deploy their back-office applications in a dedicated SAN or host them securely outside the station’s premises.

Its new monitoring tool for Media Assist gives radio staff a single interface for managing and optimizing multisite workflows. Staff can now monitor priority levels on all launched processes to help minimize their impact on bandwidth, while facilitating content delivery within the group and increasing time-to-air ratios.

The Media Assist API enables interoperability and integration of multiple business- and public-facing systems. In addition, broadcasters can set up several instances of the NETIA Workflow Engine to handle parallel tasks such as transcoding

in order to process even more content during peak news periods. Computational tasks, together with server components, can run in a virtualized infrastructure with minimal configuration stored on clients and minimum effect on users.

Multimedia Hub for Radio Automation from NETIA

Video Clarity RTM 4K

Video Clarity Monitor and Measurement Device for 4K Video Clarity has released a 4K-capable version of the company’s RTM real-time audio and video monitoring solutions.

RTM 4K is the first quality-monitoring solution that can apply 4K video sources and compare them with encoded/decoded 4K video, the manufacturer reports, to test for video quality, audio quality, lip sync, and loudness. It performs those tests using full-reference methods and correlates results to accepted scales of human perception.

Content originators and delivery networks can use RTM 4K to measure the quality of delivered 4K video over time by comparing the 4K source with the downstream versions, with audio quality, lip sync, and loudness included.

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correct the problem later.

Content providers can also deploy RTM 4K — both in advance and during a broadcast — for long-haul perform-

ance testing of special large-audience live programming, or in any instance where 4K content quality monitoring and measurement are required.

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NEW Soft Source from HSX Cineo Lighting is shipping its HSX ColourTuneable Soft Source worldwide.

The HSX features flicker-free operation and a colour tuning range of 2700 – 6000 K. With an output control range of 0-100 percent with local control, DMX and RDM support, and a straightforward, intuitive control interface, adjustments can be made quickly New Dimmable and efficiently.

Soft Light Source The compact unit measures in at 290 from HSX x 532 x 216 mm (12 x 21 x 8.5 in.), with a silent, passive cooling system without fans built in.

Other features include three standard deviation color matching (SDCM) variations over 50,000 hours and presets at 2,700K,

3,200K, 4,300K, 5,600K and 6,000K. The HSX has no colour shift over the full dimming range, the manufacturer reports, and is 100 percent compatible with all HS line accessories.

KFX Technology Remote Heads, Skater Dolly The KFX/MYT Velvet Remote Head is a super compact remote head with enough power to move even larger camera packages around with ease. It has a capacity of 50lbs/22kgs.

Using backlash free gearboxes the MYT Velvet is incredibly smooth in operation, with zero lag from the operator’s perspective and spot-on starts and stops.

This new system is based on the popular MYT Velvet pan and tilt Fluidless Nodal head combined with KFX Technology control system with its simple, one cable plug and play operation. The MYT Velvet has a simple joystick control console that has the usual KFX functions for setting speed, end stops and direction. Options are available for pan bar or hand wheel control.

The first collaboration between KFX and MYT began with the motorization of the MYT Constellation skater dolly from the MYT Galaxy Line. The MYT Constellation is a camera skater dolly that runs on regular speed rails, an industry standard which allows very long runs to be achieved in comparison to regular fixed bearing camera sliders. This allows for motor controlled tracking shots up to 300 feet/90m. As with all KFX products this motor unit is compatible with the MYT Velvet Remote Head as well as the KFX Aurora Remote Head.

KFX Technology also is demonstrating early versions of their new Repeat Software for the KFX-Ronford baker slider and the Aurora remote head.

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NEW BBS Debuts LED Remote Phosphor Light Bank System BBS Lighting’s new Bank LED Remote Phosphor lights come in Pipeline 4-Bank, 3’ and 4’ systems.

By incorporating Remote Phosphor technology in the new 4-Banks, the fixtures deliver a 95+ TLCI (Television Lighting Consistency Index). With traditional LEDs, the manufacturer reports, colour output begins to drift over time due to heat damage to the phosphor layer doped directly on the bulbs.

Remote Phosphor Pipes feature a phosphor layer positioned away from the LEDs to remain brighter, with a consistently high TLCI over years of use.

Pipeline cylindrical Pipes each have a rugged aluminum flat channel with 1/10th-inch thick remote phosphor covering to handle rough treatment without breakage.

Pipeline 4-Banks house BBS’ rugged, 3 or 4-foot long, 1-inch diameter LED Pipes that provide light emission of over 1000 lumens per foot (12,000 lumens from the 3’ and 16000 lumens the 4’). Cool running, they power off of a 48V power supply to provide smooth dimming all the way down to zero.

Remote Phosphor technology in new 4-Banks from BBS,

Utilizing the built-in 4-channel control, Pipeline Banks are fully dimmable (100% to zero) without color shift or flicker.

The control offers 8- or 16-bit DMX and manual dimming plus strobe capability.

Pipeline 4-Banks come in 3200°K, 4300°K or 5600°K color temperatures. A Bi-Color model allows the user to dial in any color temperature between 3200°K and 5600°K and individually tweak. For additional control, a foil-lined softbox and light grids are custom-designed for the Pipeline 4-banks. The banks are stackable for greater combined output.

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CV600 Digital LED Light Meter The new CV600 Colour/Exposure meters from UPRtek come with a new Colour Correction Filters Calculator makes it easy to match any light source. Wavelength sensitivity on the unit is from 380 – 780 nm.

A new Exposure setting allows readings in T, F, TF, and EV modes. The Exposure modes allow for the user to adjust for Time of exposure (T Mode) also F-Stop (F mode) setting the iris. Also (TF Mode) setting of both time and F-stop. The (EV Mode) Exposure Value allows for compensation for light or dark in the image.

Among its other features, it supports CRI, CCT, LUX, Delta Ascension, Spectrum Analysis and Flicker measurements. The CV600 transfers data through its SD card (data) storage slot.

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NEW Instant Analytics for Targeted Marketing, Retention and QOS Programs NeuLion has added a new analytics dashboard to the NeuLion Digital Platform to monitor in real time every viewer’s quality of experience of their over-the-top (OTT) and TV everywhere (TVE) services. With continual data collection at the subscriber and device level, NeuLion delivers real-time metrics to analyze every single viewer through live and VOD content QOS/ QOE monitoring, updated every 30 seconds with views broken down by device, bitrates, location and more.

The brand new OTT Dashboard features Global Heatmaps with live views of OTT customer activations including application downloads, registrations, purchases, logins and

Bluebell Single-Cable Connectivity for 4K Broadcast Applications Bluebell Opticom announced a suite of products that provide a single coax or fibre connection to a 12 Gbps SDI video interface for 4K/UHD applications. It gives broadcast studios and outside broadcast operators a SMPTE 2082-compliant, one-cable alternative to quad-link HD solutions required for 4K broadcasts today.

The current method of transporting a single 4K signal is to send four 3 Gbps SDI signals over four separate cables (one signal per cable). Bluebell’s 12 Gbps SDI solution reduces the cable count for a 4K signal from four to one, which reduces the complexity of the setup considerably. Furthermore, the Bluebell solution makes it possible for customers to use 12G 4K/UHD monitors to troubleshoot source signals in 4K before transmitting an IP stream.

Bluebell’s suite of SMPTE 2082-compliant, 12G-SDIcapable products includes the BC365, the BN365, and the new BC390. The BC365 card is a dual-channel 12G-SDI

New Analytics Dashboard for the NeuLion Digital Platform

authentications; all viewable by device type and location; a breakdown of users by paid, free, trials and more; Content watched listings of most viewed videos, what devices the content is being watched on and from where; a retention history and linear channel report.

It can be integrated with Nielsen data to create one view of broadcast and OTT analytics together. link over single-mode fibre. Its stand-alone counterpart, the BN365, is a compact, single-channel 12G-SDI interface unit for remote throw-down applications. The new BC390, being launched at IBC2016, is an interface card to support 4K/ UHDTV. It will provide an infrastructure transport system not only for quad 3G-SDI and two sample interleaves, but for serial 12G-SDI on both copper and fibre as well. It will also allow for a very high density of 3G-SDI signals to be multiplexed onto one fibre.

Both the BC390 and BC365 are modular cards designed for Bluebell’s BC Series 19-inch rack-based system. They can be used with any other card in the range to build a complete optical infrastructure that links remote 12G-SDI cameras with Gigabit Ethernet, audio, data, and sync signals.

Bluebell Opticom’s BC365 card and BN365 stand-alone unit create a one-cable 12G-SDI 4K link.

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NEW Fibre Booth Kit for Mobile TV Group’s New 4K Truck Mobile TV Group is using a full-size fibre booth kit from Joseph Electronics for use with 39 Flex, its newest purposebuilt 4K outside broadcast (OB) truck. The custom-built JE booth kit is the first for the powerhouse OB company. The kit’s first show was the 2016 Masters Golf Tournament, which was also the first live 4K broadcast in the United States.

The new truck, 39 Flex, has also covered Canadian Football League games, with the fibre booth kit in use about half the time. Mobile TV Group has retrofitted some of its other trucks to be able to use the kit when it’s not needed in 39 Flex.

Mobile TV Group’s fibre booth kit contains eight bidirectional HD-SDI video feeds, eight IFBs, four partylines, and two 1 Gigabit Ethernet connections.

“A fibre booth kit is something we never had before but have long needed,” said Peter Wehner, director of engineering at Mobile TV Group. “In the past, when clients had an

Mobile TV Group’s 39 Flex 4K Production Truck with Joseph Electronics Fibre Booth Kit

announcer booth that was farther away than our copper cables could reach, they had to rent a fibre booth kit separately. Now we can offer clients a complete package befitting our expertise and reputation in outside broadcast.”

SKYWAN Satellite Routers ND SatCom’s flagship product, the SKYWAN platform, enables international users to communicate securely, effectively and quickly over satellite.

SKYWAN 5G satellite routers provide tools to manage network resources and link characteristics to give precedence to selected network traffic. The newest upgrade - Virtual Channel Group (VCGr) - advances the SKYWAN 5G satellite router’s Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF) function with innovative satellite bandwidth management capabilities, and enables secure operation of up to eight user groups over the same network.

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Upgrades for SKYWAN 5G Satellite Routers

the SKYWAN 5G satellite network into virtual private networks for various user or application groups using the same platform.

The new VCGr ensures that a committed bandwidth threshold is not violated by other user groups’ traffic. Operator-defined traffic profiles are enforced with the committed threshold. Whether a user group network can access shared bandwidth or not is easily controlled by configuration.

With the VCGr upgrade, service providers can offer their customers virtual SCPC links in one SKYWAN network.

The new VCGr software release is upgradeable to all SKYWAN 5G satellite routers.

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NEW New X-keys Control Panels for TriCaster P. I. Engineering, manufacturers of X-keys computer input devices, announced new product compatibility with NewTek TriCaster multi-camera video production systems. With this new integration, X-keys buttons and controls will be instantly available in TriCaster for triggering assignable functions.

Previous versions required the end user or integrator to program the X-keys with a series of keystroke combinations, and be careful not to conflict with existing shortcuts. In this new release, TriCaster sees the X-keys as a unique USB HID device and maps keys and controls to functions without using keystrokes. Keys on the X-keys can easily be labeled individually to identify their functions. Users trigger actions from dedicated keys without having to search the screen or

NewTek TriCaster Advanced Edition Supports X-keys XK Line-up

open multiple menus to find the feature they require.

The latest version of NewTek TriCaster Advanced Edition software supports the entire XK series of X-keys with models from four to 128 keys. The newest X-keys XKE-124 T-bar is recommended for most switching applications with 124 keys and a T-bar fader for real time transition control. Embedded analog controls such as an industry standard jog & shuttle control and a precision three axis joystick are also featured in this product line.

SGL Updates FlashNet SGL is showcasing its new version of its FlashNet content management solution, designed to integrate seamlessly with MAM or automation control systems to provide broadcasters, post production facilities, and news/sport organizations with reliable, scalable solutions with substantial cost and workflow efficiencies.

SGL is introducing FlashNet Lite, its new entry-level software offering the full FlashNet solution but restricted to a single server node. At IBC 2016, SGL will demonstrate its new User Interface for the first time in Europe. The UI provides customers sophisticated tools for archive and restore functionality, system health, monitoring, analysis and more.

While many media files require large amounts of storage, projects also often require much smaller files to be stored such as JPEGs, XMLs, and so on. If each file is archived separately the process of writing to tape becomes much less efficient. The FlashNet Amalgamation Service resolves this problem by consolidating multiple small files into one set of files, which will be archived at the same time without additional tape positioning.

SGL now supports reading and restoring from SMPTE’s Archive eXchange Format (AXF), and it has support for Sony’s cloud-based service, Ci, that allows media professionals to collaborate on the creation and sharing of high quality, high resolution content. The SGL integration with Ci means that broadcasters and content owners can quickly and easily transfer material directly to the cloud from their MAM system 22 Broadcaster August 2016

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using SGL FlashNet. As well as Ci, SGL also supports Amazon S3 via Aspera and ExpeDat Gateway.

SGL is also highlighting its Avid Interplay Web Services plug-in that lets customers use the archive capabilities that they currently require, with the ability to employ Avid Interplay | Archive at any time in the future without the need to re-archive any content. The partial file restore feature enables operators to easily select and restore elements of a clip directly from the archive in high resolution. Prior to this, partial file restore functionality could only be achieved using the full Avid Interplay | Archive system. www.broadcastermagazine.com

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