By Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director | Friday, September 12, 2014 - 8:40 am
IO Industries’s news 4KSDI camera is a single-piece 4K/UHD camera head with 3G/HD-SDI outputs for connection to separate recorders and monitors. It features a Super-35mm global shutter sensor, interchangeable lens mount, and multiple output formats to support various applications. Designed for use in professional broadcast and production environments, it also suits remote video applications with […]
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By Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director | Friday, September 12, 2014 - 8:36 am
Lawo has chosen this year’s IBC as the launch platform for the mc²36 audio console – an all-in-one mixing desk, with a comprehensive feature set that covers broadcast, theater, house of worship, live and install applications. The company says the compact size of the console belies its power. A powerful DSP micro-core with internal 512×512 […]
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By Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director | Friday, September 12, 2014 - 8:29 am
Ross Video is demonstrating version 10.0 software for the Carbonite production switcher at IBC 2014. Version 10.0 supports 2.5 ME operation, MiniME and MultiScreen modes, 3G and UHD (4K) signal processing, as well as some very unique new features. Carbonite v10.0 new features include the ability to ‘fly’ any key source by utilizing Carbonite’s powerful […]
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By Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director | Friday, September 12, 2014 - 8:27 am
Today, Ross Video announces its plans to release XPression Telestrate, a next-generation telestration tool for live sports and other types of on-screen analysis at IBC 2014. Telestrate has no dedicated hardware but rather uses just a single layer on the output of an XPression Real-Time Motion Graphics System. Built in cooperation with Coiron Visual Developers, […]
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By Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director | Friday, September 12, 2014 - 7:16 am
Snell rolled out a number of new products at IBC, including the new Kahuna switcher range. Kahuna 4800, Kahuna 6400 and Kahuna 9600 offer more fire-power and flexibility than ever before and with added 4K capabilities across the entire range. Combined with Snell’s new flexible switcher control surface, Kahuna Maverik, the Kahuna 4800/6400/9600 provides a […]
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By Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director | Friday, September 12, 2014 - 7:09 am
Aspera continues its shift to become a provider of more than just accelerated file transfer services by putting an increasing emphasis on helping live sports broadcasters and others more easily stream live content at a high quality to viewers. “There are now so many different cameras capturing different angles so now it is how do […]
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By SVG Staff | Friday, September 12, 2014 - 5:00 am
Vizrt announced the release of the new Viz Opus complete control room system. Viz Opus combines Vizrt’s graphics rendering, video playout, and studio automation capabilities to create a cost-effective control room in a single system. “We recognised that many broadcasters need to be able to launch new channels on any platform, economically and without sacrificing […]
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By Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director | Friday, September 12, 2014 - 5:00 am
It’s no surprise that Sony’s focus at IBC will be on 4K, but there is one surprise in store for those who visit the stand: the new PXWFS7 4K XDCAM Super 35mm camcorder designed for long-form documentaries, reality TV and magazine shows, and even low-budget commercials and corporate videos. “It’s truly optimized for longer, intimate […]
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By SVG Staff | Friday, September 12, 2014 - 5:00 am
DTS announced the integration of the DTS-HD decoder in the OnStream MediaPlayer+ from VisualOn, a leader in multimedia technologies. The technology will be demonstrated in the DTS booth at IBC. DTS-HD technology is an advanced multi-channel audio codec that enables streaming services to deliver content to connected devices in immersive surround sound, providing consumers a […]
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By Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director | Friday, September 12, 2014 - 4:53 am
Finnish commercial TV channel Nelonen has chosen ChyronHego’s acclaimed Channel Box 2 Channel Branding & Promo System to incorporate rich branding elements into its Pro1 and Pro2 sports channel programming. ChyronHego partner and production house Tuotantotalo Werne will manage the installation, deployment and system playout for both channels. “ChyronHego was an easy choice for Nelonen’s Pay-TV sport channels […]
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By Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director | Friday, September 12, 2014 - 4:49 am
Four major player tracking deals based upon Chryon’s ZXY Sport Tracking solution were top of mind for the company on the opening day of IBC in Amsterdam. The Japanese National Institute of Fitness and Sports; Danish professional football team FC Midtjylland in conjunction with the University of Aarhus; Norweigan professional football team Tromsö Idrettslag in […]
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By SVG Staff | Thursday, September 11, 2014 - 5:01 pm
One of the technological stars of this summer’s FIFA World Cup in Brazil was EVS and its innovative C-Cast multiplatform distribution system. At IBC2014 in Amsterdam this week, the company is looking to build upon that success with a continued focus on productive and efficient file-based workflows. The company celebrated its 20th anniversary in style […]
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By SVG Staff | Thursday, September 11, 2014 - 1:19 pm
iStreamPlanet announced the availability of a new whitepaper by media technology analyst firm Frost and Sullivan that provides content owners and distributors a framework and analysis of the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of cloud-based live encoding services versus traditional hardware encoding solutions. Demand for more live content across all connected devices is driving broadcasters […]
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By SVG Staff | Thursday, September 11, 2014 - 11:43 am
EVS announced the newest addition to the EVS’ Epsio range of products, Epsio Paint, to be revealed at IBC2014. EVS has developed the latest product to enable LSM operators to seamlessly insert live graphics to an action replay – including spotlights, player names, lines and arrows. Developed in partnership with ChyronHego, the new Epsio Paint […]
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By SVG Staff | Thursday, September 11, 2014 - 11:40 am
Hitachi Kokusai Electric announced that it has developed the SK-UHD4000, a broadcast 4K Ultra-HDTV camera system which uses the 2/3-inch B4 mount lenses of conventional (2K) HDTV broadcast cameras. The use of standard HDTV lenses eliminates the need for optically degenerative lens mount adapters. This technological advantage allows broadcasters and production companies to effectively use […]
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