streaming TV station or for transmission. A very, very nice product. Ed:
Well this is all NewTek too isn’t it?
Ken: Yes, they have a range of products to suit your budget and scale of application. There’s one other thing … this company is different in that the people in it, they really are a team. At the end of the distributor meeting, they all got up, grabbed a guitar, a drum or a mic and they sang us a song. That was quite unique, nice to see. Ed: But you must feel a bit sad if you’re already got one of these and suddenly the new models come out. You’re stuck are you? Ken: No you’re definitely not stuck. NewTek have an upgrade path for people who have just recently purchased the 450 Extreme and the 850 Extreme. There is a low cost firmware upgrade if they require it. The NewTek demo area.
create all of these objects on the screen and just keep on going. It’s amazing.
Ed: And what’s this, in the earlier versions you had to pay extra for a keyboard, but now …?
Ed: Does it make you want to start your own TV station Ken?
Ken: That’s right, the 8000, 855, 455 are shipped with control panels as part of the price, it makes them so much easier to use.
Ken: Not personally, but it is great technology entirely suitable for a start up TV station whether it be a
Ed: For more information and pricing for NewTek NZVN products call Protel ph 0800Protel.
AJA for Protel
Ed: The star of the AJA show must be the new Ki Pro Mini but it’s a slightly fatter Ki Pro Mini isn’t it Ken?
AJA are another major product line for Protel. Ed: I went to the AJA Press function where they were very happy about the range of new products and improvements on existing products that have come out this year. AJA have been working hard, and one of the smallest items is?
Ken: Yes, it’s called the Ki Pro Quad, 4K/Quad HD/2K/ HD Solid State Recorder. From camera capture to editorial and monitoring, Ki Pro Quad unites the components of a 4K workflow in a compact, powerful and affordable package. It’s attached here at NAB to a Canon EOS C500 which Protel are dealers for as well. The beauty of the AJA product is it’s built rugged and we know it works. We will let you know when the KiPro Quad is shipping. Ed: I was told that AJA worked with Canon before the release of this camera, to make sure the whole workflow actually happened. It’s not a case of the camera came out and suddenly they jiggered around and got a connector, it was well planned to work? Ken: Yes, it was a joint effort between Canon and AJA and we can see it working now on the stand. This gives confidence both products work well together. Ed: That must be good for you as a Canon and an AJA dealer, that you can sell both products quite happily? Ken: You bet, it definitely is a great bundle.
Ken: It’s the AJA T-Tap Thunderbolt™-powered SDI and HDMI output device. Get 10-bit SD, HD and 2K output from any Thunderbolt™-enabled Mac. Ed: So it’s only an Apple product? Ken: It only works with Apple laptops and iMacs at present.
Ed: And you have to look at the back of this thing to really believe how many ins and outs it has – a whole range of HD-SDI and it’s got a Thunderbolt connection, it’s got HDMI monitoring and a reference signal, so it’s very versatile and I guess having that larger form factor gives you more place for buttons? Ken: Yes, it definitely does have a few more control buttons and a small viewing screen to look at recorded media. On the 4K version, there are two card slots. On the Ki Pro Mini, there’s just the one. Basically, they hold high spec pre-tested SSD cards from AJA to ensure suitability.
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