NAB Products - March 2003
VIDEO DISPLAY PROCESSOR
Zandar Technologies FusionPro
Combines input formats in one system; cards can be used in 3RU or 1RU frames; supports up to 13 dual-channel input cards; 3RU chassis has a dual redundant power supply; 1RU has accessible front-loading processing cards and support for local and remote control.
+353 12808 945;www.zandar.com
Stand: C3846
TRIPOD
Vinten Fibertec
Reduces the risk of wind buffeting and camera shake; “channel” leg sections are made of carbon/glass composite; is lightweight; lever action clamps are positioned adjacent to each other; ensures more secure locking.
+49 6131 910930;www.vinten.com
Stand: SU4723
VIDEO SERVICES
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News Skies Satellite
Global satellite network broadcasts hundreds of channels of entertainment and news programming to cable headends, broadcast affiliates and consumers' homes worldwide; services include program distribution, full-time video contribution and direct-to-home transmissions.
+31 70 306 4100;www.newskies.com
Stand: C3444
FRAME/LINE SYNCHRONIZER
Crystal Vision SYNAD124
Includes tracking audio delay for up to two groups of embedded audio; allows video feeds containing embedded audio to be retimed; eight mono channels of audio can be delayed to match the video from any two audio groups, with SYNAD de-embedding, resampling and then re-embedding the audio.
+44 1223 497049;www.crystalvis.com
Stand: C670
TEST SUITE
OmniTek OmniLab
Integrated test suite of OmniView (analysis package for image data) and OmniGen (test signal generator); complete digital video test laboratory providing the capability to compare video input signals with reference test images.
+44 1256 881 110;www.omnitek.tv
Stand: SU6565
DIGITAL BROADCAST CONSOLE
Solid State Logic Avant Plus
Has the HS Control Processor implemented on the Avant Plus; features Premix Masters, where six or eight premix channels can be stacked beneath individual premix master faders; allows for multiple sets of rotary, switched and fader-driven controls and surround panning using a pen and tablet surface.
+44 1865 842300
www.solid-state-logic.com
Stand: N2512
RESTORATION SYSTEM
Snell & Wilcox Archangel Ph.C
Provides real-time restoration of a variety of film and video impairments, including providing noise reduction in areas of high movement; uses Ph.C Phase Correlation motion estimation technology.
+44 20 8917 4330;www.snellwilcox.com
Stand: C2860
HD CARDS
Axon Digital Synapse
A range of HD cards now available for the Synapse conversion system; new HD products include the HDR07 distribution amplifier, the HEB10 audio embedder and the HDB10 audio de-embedder.
+31 13 511 6666;www.axon.tv
Stand: SU7303
LENSES
Canon Digi HJ21×7.8B IRSD/IASD, HJ21×7.5B IRSD/IASD and HJ11×4.7B IRSD/IASD
Lenses provide portable ENG/EFP production in HD or SD; features DigitalDrive.
+31 20 545 8905
www.canonbroadcast.com
Stand: C2040
MONITORING CARD
Evertz Microsystems Analog Quattro
Analyzes and displays video, audio and data status information and fault condition alerts for four video inputs simultaneously in a 2×2 matrix format.
+44 1268 779234;www.evertz.com
Stand: C3412
REMOTE CONTROL AND FACILITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Harris ReCon
Communications with broadcast, network and facility control equipment; can handle an unlimited number of status, analysis and control channels; is Web-enabled; monitors SNMP; handles EAS logging.
+44 118 964 8000;www.harris.com
Stand: C404
POWER PRODUCTS
Aspen Electronics Aspekt chargers and Nexus battery system
New systems complement the NP format NHP-50 and NP-35 batteries, and the V-mount NHP-65 and NHP-100 batteries, along with the Phantom hot-swap accessory.
+1-866-615-1690;www.aspenelectronics.com
Stand: SU5427
DIGITAL CHROMA KEYER
Crystal Vision Safire
Uses external key function to restrict chroma keying to the area that contains the graphics by forcing foreground everywhere else in the picture; features new Force FB mode, which uses different levels of a single key input to force foreground and background in different areas of the same picture.
+44 1223 497049;www.crystalvis.com
Stand: C670
HDTV SCAN RATE CONVERTER
YEM SCR-1080i
Can convert DVI output of the active display area to HD SDI at 1920 × 1080; graphics, images, characters or anything else on the PC display that are equipped with DVI Graphics board are directly mapped into HD SDI 1080i signal with genlock to master sysnc.
+81 46 228 8883;www.yem.com
Stand: SU6323
LENSES
Thales Angenieux studio and remote/sports lenses
New line of six studio and sports lenses includes a new 70x HD lens with a focal range of 9.5mm to 665mm (22 to 1330 with a 2x extender).
+33 477 90 78 00;www.angenieux.com
Stand: C2425
DSNG SOLUTION
TANDBERG Television with Raytheon and Vocality International Newsgathering
A fully integrated 2U digital flyaway; is capable of bi-directional transmission of audio, video and data feed from a remote transmission site; provides 2-way phone, data and IP communications between the satellite downlink and remote transmit site.
+44 23 8048 4000
www.tandbergtv.com
Stand: C3711
NONLINEAR EDITING SYSTEM
Leitch dps VelocityQ
Features include real-time full-quality playback of four video streams, six graphics streams and four channels of real-time 3D DVE; highlights include a new interface style, more than 100 editing refinements and enhanced integration with Leitch VR servers.
+33 1 42 87 09 09;www.leitch.com
Stand: SU4525
CONTENT MANAGEMENT AND PRODUCTION SYSTEM
SysMedia PLASMA MAGENTA
Author, manage and publish shared content and applications on multiple digital television, Web and analog outputs; review and update interactive content.
+44 1293 814 200;
www.sysmedia.com
Stand: SU6660
VIDEO TIME/DATE INSERTER
ESE ES-206U
Inserts time and date into video (NTSC/PAL or S-Video); features include switchable background mask, keyed or transparent display as well as variable character size and position.
+1-310-322-2136;www.ese-web.com
Stand: SU5623
NETWORK STORAGE SERVER
Pinnacle MediaStream
Handles multiple formats, including SD and HD, simultaneously within a single unit; new mirrored storage provides additional fault protection and provides duplication of content for use in separate off-line or on-air applications.
+49 531 2183 0;www.pinnaclesys.com
Stand: SU5003
SIGNAL MONITORING SYSTEM
Evertz Microsystems MVP
Features a multi-image display; does not limit users to a single type of input; handles up to 48 video inputs per frame; decodes and displays two audio groups per video input.
+44 1268 779234;www.evertz.com
Stand: C3412
REMOTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Harris eCDi
Links Harris TV and Z series FM radio transmitters to standard Web browsers, wireless PDS, Web-enabled cell phones and SNMP network managers; converts Harris-protocol RS-232 serial connections into an SNMP management information base that enables Web-based monitoring.
+44 118 964 8000;www.harris.com
Stand: C404
PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
EVS tapeless sport production systems
Networked/integrated live production solution; provides disk recording and the security and mobility of networking or removable media; covers complete production workflow, from capture of cameras and feeds, to nonlinear editing to playout.
+32 4 361 7000;www.evs.tv
Stand: C736
MPEG-2 DSNG EXCITER
Scopus Network Technologies CODICO E-1510
Combines an encoder, modulator and up-converter in a single 2RU enclosure; suits ideally the requests of satellite mobile contribution networks; user-friendly exciter relies on a 4:2:0/4:2:2 encoder, 70/140MHz modulator and a Ku up-converter unit.
+972 3 9007777;www.scopus.net
Stand: SU6411
ACTIVE SUBWOOFER
Genelec 7073A
Bass reproduction tool for large surround sound or stereo installations; offers 19Hz lower cut-off frequency and 124dB sound pressure output capability; the built-in bass management unit has six signal input and output channels, LFE input and summed signal output connectors.
+358 17 83 881;www.genelec.com
Stand: N1837
DIGITAL AUDIO CONSOLE
Calrec Alpha 100
Offers up to 96 stereo/48 mono channels; 2-layer design allows for channel path per fader or dual path arrangement; provides eight stereo or mono groups, four main outputs (configurable for 5.1, LT/RT or stereo) and mix-minus output per channel.
+44 1422 842159;www.calrec.com
Stand: N2646
LENSES
Thales Angenieux Optimo 24-290 and Optimo 12×9.7HD
Optimo 24-290 has a focal range of 24mm to 290mm and an aperture of T2.8, which provides for a large depth of field and vast range; Optimo 12×9.7HD incorporates an advanced optical design and proprietary high-resolution glass; has a fast aperture speed of f1/4 .
+33 477 90 78 00;www.angenieux.com
Stand: C2425
TALLY SYSTEM
K2E CTD-201L/R
Displays every language, including Korean, Chinese, Japanese and English; 16×16 dot matrix display; the brightness of each letter can be adjusted.
+822465 9292;www.tekpoint.com
Stand: C4682
RAISED ROOF BROADCAST VAN
Frontline Communications ENG-350 HT
Features include a modular rack design with 19-inch wide rack units and a centrally ducted air conditioning system; can be configured for ENG, DSNG or as a combination ENG/DSNG.
+1-727-573-0400;www.frontlinecomm.com
Stand: C4012
MONITORING SYSTEM
Pixelmetrix DVStation-Remote
Smaller version of Pixelmetrix's DVStation; consists of one of four book-size Pod modules and a single 1U rack-mounted remote controller; the system is operated through a LAN or dial-up telephone.
+41 79742 7454;www.pixelmetrix.com
Stand: C2233
ZOOM LENS
Thales Angenieux 26X HR series
Telephoto zoom lens is designed for broadcast field production applications; provides a focal range of 7.8mm to 203mm and 15.6mm to 406mm with 2x extender; features a variety of zoom modes and focus servo controls.
+33 477 90 78 00;www.angenieux.com
Stand: C2425
AUDIO, VIDEO AND DATA TRANSPORT
Harris NetVX
One-box solution used to transport audio, video and data; supports IP routing, ATM switching, E-3 and DS-3 microwave transport and more, simultaneously.
513-459-3400;www.harris.com
Stand: C404
DIGITAL MIXING CONSOLE
Studer D950 M2 V3.0
Features AutoTouch Plus automation and an enhanced router; faders and knobs are touch-sensitive and can be automated; audition modes allow a control value to be first auditioned and then punched into automation record, either locally or globally.
+41 1 870 75 11;www.studer.ch
Stand: N3005
MEDIA PLATFORM
Encoda Deluxe: Paradigm
Media platform features the ability to customize according to each client's practices; provides real-time integration of critical departments.
+44 20 8339 1822
www.encodasystems.com
Stand: C3211
MEDIA MANAGEMENT
BBC Technology Broadcast Network Control solution
Provides control across all areas of distributed broadcast operations from one uniform interface; enables control of equipment in remote areas; runs on standard PC hardware and operating systems.
+44 20 776 52295;www.bbc.co.uk
Stand: SU5047
DIGITAL AUDIO MIXING CONSOLE
Euphonix Max Air
96-channel digital mixing system; designed for on-air, live-to-tape broadcast and OB applications; includes hardware redundancy and software diagnostics.
+1-650-855-0400;www.euphonix.com
Stand: N3014
1RU VIDEO AND MONITOR
Tektronix WVR600 Series Rasterizer
Has high-resolution output to external displays; monitors both analog and digial video signals in an advanced all-digital architecture; includes two standard- definition SDI inputs and two composite inputs for analog audio, digital AES/EBU audio or both.
+44 1344 39 22 00;www.tektronix.com
Stand: C2450
MULTI-FORMAT AUDIO MONITOR
Videotek ASM-100
Monitors many audio formats in one unit; is a 1RU instrument; displays up to eight channels of analog or AES/EBU audio; for video, options enable de-embedding the SD and HD-SDI inputs and full Dolby Digital and Dolby E decoding.
+1-610-327-2292;www.videotek.com
Stand: C974
DIGITAL AUDIO MIXING CONSOLE
Klotz Digital VADIS D.C.II
Mid-priced console designed for live broadcasting and production applications; has four stereo buses with various mix-minus DSP options; monitoring outputs include cue, studio, control room and headphone, each with their own source selects.
+1-678-966-9900;www.klotzdigital.com
Booth N1825
CONTENT PROTECTION
Irdeto Access CypherCast for IPTV
Designed for operators requiring secure deployment of premium video over DSL and FTTH; features real-time encryption.
+31 23 556 2770;www.irdetoaccess.com
Stand: SL3747
TV NEWS MANAGEMENT
Dalet Digital Media Systems DaletPlus News Production
Delivers real-time access and editing of video, audio, wires, stills, feeds and CGs to journalists desktops over a standard IT network; enables news directors to monitor stories from planning to broadcast.
+33 1 40 38 01 39;www.dalet.com
Stand: SU7137
TRIPLE-DIGIT ZOOM LENS
Canon Digi Super 100xs
Features HD/SD capability, a speed of F/1.7, and Image Stabilizer technology; offers a focal length of 9.3mm to 930mm (18.6mm to 1860mm using the 2x extender).
+31 20545 8905;www.canonbroadcast.com
Stand: C2040
CAPTURE CARDS
AJA Video Systems KONA-HD and KONA-SD
Developed for editing on Apple's Mac OS X and Final Cut Pro; the KONA-HD is an uncompressed HDTV 10-bit QuickTime capture card that supports most HDTV formats, including 1080i50/59.94/60; the KONA-SD outputs full resolution video in 8-bit or 10-bit, uncompressed video quality.
+1-530-274-2048;www.aja.com
Stand: SL536
DIGITAL PROGRAM INSERTION
Harmonic
Enables broadcasters to regionalize content; core of the solution is the DiviCom MV50 MPEG-2 video encoder, which has been enhanced to support “Digital Cue Tones” as defined in the SCTE 35 standard; allows for long- and short-form content.
+1-408-542-2500;www.harmonicinc.com
Stand: SU5449
1 M/E DIGITAL PRODUCTION SWITCHER
Thomson Grass Valley Kayak
Designed for live production and editing applications; includes four keyers and complete machine control; its networking capability enables several switchers to be combined and controlled via a single panel; supports both SDI 525- and 625-line formats.
+33 1 34 20 70 00
www.thomsongrassvalley.com
Stand: SU7059, MR7050
OPTICAL DISC RECORDING SYSTEM
Sony Electronics
Consists of two camcorders and three decks; from the camcorder, newsgathering teams will be able to transfer the proxy information to laptop editors or back to the studio at up to 30 times faster than real time; field engineers will be able to transfer the high-resolution footage either as video or as a data file over IP networks.
+44 1256 355011;www.sony.com/professional
Stand: SU4015
MICROPHONE
Sennheiser MKH418S
Allows adjustable M-S stereo imaging via an independent dual capsule system; has rugged brass housing; facilitates consistent and accurate performance over temperature extremes.
+49 5130 600 0;www.sennheiserusa.com
Stand: N2103
IOT
e2v technologies EEV
Energy-saving collector IOT uses either water or oil as the collector cooling fluid; includes compact plug-in systems for both analog and digital broadcast applications.
+44 1245 493493;
www.e2vtechnologies.com
Stand: C544
NONLINEAR EDITOR
OmniBus Systems HeadLine Media Editor Series
Intuitive user interface allows operators to cut packages quickly and easily; voiceover and audio level control options are available.
+44 8705 004300;www.omnibus.tv
Stand: C2670
VIDEO LOGGING SYSTEM
Axon Digital TX-Compliance
Windows Media Player-based logging system can now record four channels of audio and two selectable lines of VBI information in a Windows Media Player format; standard version has a composite video input with two analog audio inputs, and the VBI option provides two lines of Teletext recording and four analog audio inputs.
+31 13 511 6666;www.axon.tv
Stand: SU7303
DIGITAL PRODUCTION SWITCHER UPGRADE
Ross Video Squeeze & Tease 3D DVE and Ultimatte Insider matting
Squeeze & Tease 3D option provides two channels of 3D DVE; enables transitions, over-the-shoulder boxes and the ability to fly and transition any type of key; the Ultimatte Insider provides advanced keying in critical operations.
+1-613-652-4886;www.rossvideo.com
Stand: SU5225
NLE
EVS CleanEdit
Editing solution for news and sports production; both Gigabit-based online systems and 100baseT “browse-editing” configurations are available; users can edit using drag-and-drop functions, or record voice-overs at desktop workstations.
+32 4 361 7000;www.evs.tv
Stand: C736
WIRELESS INTERCOM
Drake Electronics FreeSpeak
Offers all the functions found on a traditional desk-mounted intercom; allows users greater mobility and freedom of movement through wireless connectivity.
+44 1727871214;www.drake-uk.com
Stand: C386
DIGITAL TEST
Hamlet Video International VidScope
Provides precise waveform and vectorscope displays of DV video as well as level and phase displays of embedded audio.
+44 1494 793 763;www.hamlet.co.uk
Stand: C2777
NETWORKED EDITING SYSTEM
Pinnacle Thunder-Liquid purple
Networked solution for editing, composing, finishing and playing on-air in DV25 mode; several Liquid purple editing solutions are integrated with a Thunder server to provide access to clips and stills online for the production of promos, news, live sports coverage and graphics.
+49 531 2183 0
www.pinnaclesys.com
Stand: SU5003
HIGH-DEFINITION VTR
Sony Electronics J-H1
Plays back HDCAM material recorded at 1080 29.97PsF/59.94i and 25PsF/50i modes; with an optional HKJ-101 board, it offers DV encoding and an i.LINK compatible digital interface.
+44 1256 355 011
www.sony.com/professional
Stand: SU4015
AUDIO AND VIDEO MONITOR
Wohler Technologies PANORAMAdtv VAMP2-SDA
Monitor audio and video from two selectable SDI digital and two composite analog video sources in a 2RU unit; a composite video monitor output from the selected SDI for use with larger, external video monitors is included.
+1-650-589-5676;www.wohler.com
Stand: C2543
SATELLITE
Intelsat IS-907
Provides enhanced C-band coverage for the Americas, Africa and Europe as well as high-power Ku-band spot beam coverage for Europe and Africa; features a selectable split uplink with independent gain control in Channel 12 of global beam.
+1-202-944-6800;www.intelsat.com
Stand: N1546
NEWSROOM SYSTEM
Avid iNEWS
Offers advanced machine control, the ability to store CGs with the script, and the synchronicity of words with pictures inside both Avid NewsCutter and Media Browse systems.
+44 175 365 5999;www.avid.com
Stand: RT606, SL300
MONITORING ROUTER
e-mediavision.com AM1602
Custom-designed for integration into systems that make use of multi-viewer or multi-picture mosaic display products; monitors or passes through embedded information contained in the SDI signal, such as audio.
+44 2087552014
www.e-mediavision.com
Stand: C4301
3D TEXT, EFFECTS AND MULTI-LAYER COMPOSITING OPTION
Inscriber TitleMotion Pro for dpsVelocity
Option for Inscriber's TitleMotion graphics and titling plug-in; provides access to animated textures over time, animated kerning over time and the ability to apply 3D effects to text and graphics over time.
+31 297 380930;www.inscriber.com
Stand: SL1715
DIGITAL ROUTER
Leitch Integrator Gold
Comes in standard-definition digital and wideband digital multi-rate formats; will route digital video signals from 30Mb/s to HDTV at 1.485Gb/s, while re-clocking most standard data rates; expandable from 8×8 to 128×128 in a single 8RU chassis.
+44 1344 446 000;www.leitch.com
Stand: SU4525
HD ON-SCREEN MONITOR
Videotek VTM-450E
Includes high-definition-SDI; standard definition-SDI and analog and analog composite measurements; features an eye pattern, jitter measurement, gamut display, pixel locator and data word analyzer; introduces A/D relative timing display.
+1-610-327-2292;www.videotek.com
Stand: C974
TEST SOFTWARE
Alticast AltiFusion
Software allows users to test and debug any third-party MHP application, in addition to those created with AltiComposer 2.0 using a TV, PC and STB.
+49 69 3085 5060;www.alticast.com
Booth: SU6207
STORAGE ARCHITECTURE
Thomson Grass Valley Cohera
Features QOS NewsShare technology, which manages bandwidth so that more channels can be squeezed into a given storage configuration; offers open systems capability for easy third-party integration and a common security model for secured engineering log-in access.
+33 1 3420 70 00;www.thomsongrassvalley.com
Stand: SU7059, MR7050
DIGITAL BROADCAST SYSTEM
TANDBERG Television and Irdeto Access Earlybird
Provides a complete solution from content encoding through to the set-top box; features TANDBERG'S E5710 encoding solution, the MX5600 MPEG video, audio and data multiplexer and the SM5600 compact, satellite modulator.
+44 2380 484666;www.tandbergtv.com
Stand: C3711
+31 23 556 2770;www.irdetoaccess.com
Stand: SL3747
SIGNAL MONITOR
Trilogy Broadcast Sentinel
Improved networked connectivity, and alarm masking; monitors transport errors in the data streams and looks for content errors.
+44 01264 384000
www.trilogy-broadcast.com
Stand: SU6457
MSDC IOT TRANSMITTER
Thales Broadcast & Multimedia DCX Paragon
Designed to provide transmission efficiency of up to 2x a conventional IOT and 4x that of a solid-state transmitter; features Soft Arc Technology, a linear HVPS with no crowbar; compatible with major MSDC IOT tube manufacturers.
+33 1 3490 3100
www.thales-bm.com
Stand: C2000
DEMODULATORS/DECODERS
Videotek DDM-520 and DDM-540
Have a variety of I/O capabilities; can display signals at 1080i, 720p, 480p and 480i; decode and display EIA 608 and 708 closed captions on-screen; support three MPEG-2 streamed formats.
+1-610-327-2292;www.videotek.com
Stand: C974
DIGITAL TV TRANSMITTERS
Screen Service Italia DBT series
Provides integration for MFN or SFN networks according to DVB-T standards; features include hierarchical and non-hierarchical DVB-T 2k and 8k modes, integrated SFN interface, de-jitter on input signal prior to transmission, and ASI and LVDS inputs.
+39 030 3582225;www.screen.it
Stand: N2828
PRODUCTION SWITCHER
Brick House Video VTB-2D
New features include frame-store synchronizers that allow the user to work with asynchronous sources such as satellite downlinks; allows for digital audio processing including slave mixes; 8-input switcher has program and preview SDI outputs and an assignable composite output.
+44 23 8067 6026;www.brickhousevideo.com
Stand: SU5127
NLE
Accom AFFINITY
Features new Dimension 8.3.3 software offering enhancements such as faster clip editing and more responsive keyboard commands; enhanced search options allow users to locate footage files more quickly.
+1-650-328-3818;www.accom.com
Stand: SU7325
AUDIO PATCHBAY
Switchcraft EZ Norm
Plastic, dual jack with nickel-plated, brass inserts/sleeves; in between the top and bottom jacks is a cam that can be rotated by a screwdriver; by turning the screwdriver, the cam opens and/or closes circuits within the jack housing to change the normals.
+44 23 9266 1579;www.switchcraft.com
Stand: C750
GRAPHICS PROCESSOR
Panasonic AV-CGP500
Multi-application, multi-format real-time graphics processor; offers real-time rendering of broadcast quality graphics, including widely-implemented HD formats (1080i, 720p/60 and 1080/24p) as well as SD video (480i).
+44 118 902 9200;www.panasonic.com
Stand: C904
SERVER SYSTEM
Rohde & Schwarz EFA-NET
Introduces the real time and historical, graphical/analytical reporting of transmitters and transmission systems; provides remote access via private LAN/WAN or by Internet; can access key transmitter site parameters.
+49 894 129 12931
www.rohde-schwarz.com
Stand: C335
CONTROL SYSTEM
Network Electronics ASA VikinX.128
Cost-effective range of control panels featuring full TCP/IP connectivity between routers and control panels, allowing use of standard Ethernet LAN; existing LANs can be used as hardware platform for routing system.
+47 334 899 99
www.network-electronics.com
Stand: SU7045
EDITING SYSTEM
Quantel eQ
Resolution Coexistence allows material of any resolution, color space and bit depth to be loaded without the need to re-start or partition the disk; timeline interface provides easy access to editing tools; comes with RAID disk protection.
+44 1635 48 222;www.quantel.com
Stand: C2612
PORTABLE CAMERA
Sony Electronics HDC-F950
Captures a 1920×1080 digitally sampled image; this image is output as uncompressed 4:4:4 digital RGB high-definition video for direct connection via dual HD-SDI to Sony's new family of HDCAM SR recorders or third-party hard disk recorders; facilitates the picture capture rates of 23.98P, 24P, 25P, 29.97P, 50i and 59.94i.
+44 1256 355 011
www.sony.com/professional
Stand: SU4015
DIGITAL INTERCOM STATIONS
Clear-Com Intercom Systems i-Series
Designed for the Matrix Plus digital intercom systems; features include display and non-display modules, 16-button keypad module and level-control module; offers up to 32 keys in 1RU, with backlit displays and individually variable levels for each key.
+1-510-496-6666;www.clearcom.com
Stand: C3526
VIDEO STABILIZERS
FOR-A IVS-500 and IVS-300
The IVS-500 has digital input and output; the IVS-300 has analog composite I/O; both stabilizers electronically correct movement up to 20 percent from a still picture down to the sub-pixel level for both recorded and live images.
+44 20 8391 7979;www.for-a.com
Booth: C2938
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Pharos Communications Almanac
Web-enabled to allow clients to make bookings; offers timed switching, automated record and playback; it also allows switching, archiving and duplication from the desktop.
+44 0 118 950 2323
www.pharos-comms.com
Stand: C2625
HD SWITCHER
Thomson Grass Valley Kalypso HD
Provides native support for 1080i and 720p production; designed to support seamless native switching between SD and HD formats from the same frame.
+33 1 34 20 70 00
www.thomsongrassvalley.com
Stand: SU7059, MR7050
CAMCORDER
Panasonic AJ-SDX900
Operator-controllable selection of EFP-quality 4:2:2 sampled DVCPRO50 or classic 4:1:1 sampled DVCPRO recording, and native 16:9 wide-screen or conventional 4:3 aspect ratios.
+44 118 902 920;www.panasonic.com
Stand: C904
CONSOLE
AMS Neve Logic MMC
Offers the same 24-bit, 96kHz operation, XSP DSP and MIOS96 I/O as the DFC console, in a smaller footprint; Logic 1, Logic 2, Logic 3 automation import; features Encore automation; provides a full surround option.
+44 1282 457011;www.ams-neve.com
Stand: N3038
MEDIA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Encoda Broadcast Master
Prepackaged Windows-based business system to manage the entire media process; can be implemented at your organization in approximately four weeks.
+44 20 8339 1822;www.encodasystems.com
Stand: C3211
SUBTITLING/CAPTIONING SYSTEM
SysMedia WinCaps software
Has multi-language capabilities; offers a time-saving automatic DVD output and support for the latest nonlinear browse video formats; features speech recognition tools and automatic newsroom system interfaces.
+44 1293 814 200;www.sysmedia.com
Stand: SU6660
MEDIA PLATFORM
Quantel iQ
Capable of real-time 2K performance; delivers openness of standard platform and performance of dedicated hardware; allows iQ systems to share and integrate workflow with other systems.
+44 1635 48 222;www.quantel.com
Stand: C2612
STANDARD CONVERTER
Snell & Wilcox DEFTplus
Upgrade to the Alchemist Ph.C and Alchemist Platinum standard converters; converts SD material to 24p and integrate SD and HD material within the same program; can reorder the television field sequence so that the new PAL fields are produced only from the original film fields.
+44 20 8917 4330;www.snellwilcox.com
Stand: C2860
PROMPTING SOFTWARE
BDL-Autoscript WinPlus
New version can operate as a stand-alone system or can be networked to a range of automated newsroom systems, including ENPS, NewStar, Dalet/A.N.N. Open Media, iNews and AP Newscentre.
+44 207 538 1427;www.bdlautoscript.com
Stand: C4476
NEWSROOM AUTOMATION
Autocue QNews
Provides integrated news and transmission automation; indexes incoming wire stories in real time; offers multilingual full-search archiving; supports multilingual script editing; allows fast and flexible remote access; manages video material from acquisition to archive.
+44 208 870 0104;www.autocue.com
Stand: C2064A
DIGITAL MIXING CONSOLE
Studer Vista 6
Features the Vistonics user interface, which provides an instant overview and immediate access to controls; each channel can be individually isolated from the Snapshot functionality to protect sources from being overwritten.
+41 18 70 75 11;www.studer.ch
Stand: N3005
CONTENT BROWSER
Pixel Power PixelBrowser
Web-based browser is an open standards-based software solution to the problem of browsing and searching still picture, video clip and character generator page assets in a broadcast environment; using only a common Web browser, staff can search the library of stills, clips and pages, and drag and drop images to create a playlist.
+44 0 1223 721000;www.pixelpower.com
Stand: SU5359
DIGITAL CAMERA
Ikegami HL-60W
ENG/EFP camera for SDTV; features 38-bit internal processing, 65dB signal-to-noise ratio and 750 TVL resolution, sensitivity of f11, low vertical smear of -135dB, and 10W power consumption.
+49 2131 1230;www.ikegami.de
Stand: C2638
TRIPODS
Bogen Manfrotto 515MV
Features a die-cast aluminum crown with a built-in 100mm bowl interface, adjustable leg clamp levers and a floor spreader to aid tripod leg angle setting adjustments.
+1-201-934-8500;www.bogenphoto.com
Stand: C2469, C2369
SUBTITLE DECODER
Eyeheight SD-2
Decodes Teletext page 888 subtitles and displays them in video; features eight user memories; is a PCB that fits into an FB-9 Flexi-Box; is controlled using an FP-9 or FP-10 Flex-Panel.
+44 1923 256 000;www.eyeheight.com
Stand: SU6632
CINE-STYLE ZOOM LENS
Fujinon HA13×4.5B
Features a 4.5mm focal length at its widest end; provides a 93.6-degree horizontal field of view and focus rotation up to 280 degrees for easier and more exact focusing, with little focus breathing.
+49 2154 924 0;www.fujinon.de
Stand: SU4710
BATTERY
Anton/Bauer Dionic battery
Can be charged on any Interactive 200 or new TITAN series charger; time and state of charge indications are integrated into a single full-time display; determines remaining runtime regardless of battery capacity.
+1-203-929-1100;www.antonbauer.com
Stand: C3650
AUDIO TRANSCODER
Pixel Instruments UMAT-1200
Provides reference quality A/D and D/A conversion, digital sample rate conversion and audio monitoring through internal speakers and external headphones; stereo analog, AES/EBU balanced digital, SMPTE unbalanced digital and S/PDIF inputs and outputs are standard.
+1-408-871-1975;www.pixelinstruments.tv
Stand: SU5219
CONTROL SYSTEM
Crystal Vision Statesman 2
New features include Ethernet control via TCP/IP and composite modules that allow users to design their own control panels by placing controls from several different boards on one screen.
+44 1223 497049;www.crystalvis.com
Stand: C670
BROADCAST MEDIALIBRARY
SeaChange BML 24000
Provides compression and file-format independent storage; can house any media type from uncompressed HD to MPEG-1; can scale to terabytes, with more than 16 terabytes of RAID-5 storage per rack using available 144GB disk drives.
+1-978-897-0100;www.seachangeinternational.com
Stand: SU5459
EDITING SYSTEM
Panasonic AJ-DE10
An IEEE 1394-equipped, ruggedized laptop computer-based news editing system; consists of a specially configured Panasonic TOUGHBOOK laptop computer with news editing software developed from the newsbyte news NLE system.
+44 118 902 920;www.panasonic.com
Stand: C904
TRANSPORT STREAM MONITOR
Broadcast Technology DTSM-700
Designed for DVB-ASI monitoring and compliance of ASI transport streams via copper or fiber; monitor looks for early/late TS packets, overall data rate and additional measurements.
+44 1264 332 633;www.btl.uk.com
Stand: C2912
DIGITAL TELEVISON CONSOLE
Wheatstone D-4000
Has 28 or 32 mainframe inputs, A&D I/Os, VU metering, dual source inputs and open bus architecture; features full logic, opto-isolated machine control, built-in TB, cue, headphone, clock and timer.
+1-252-638-7000;www.wheatstone.com
Stand: N2804
REMOTE MONITORING SYSTEM
RFS Broadcast Antenna System Monitor
Comprises a touch screen connected to a programmable logic controller interfaced with a transducer and analogy/digital converter; provides interactive graphical displays depicting parameters such as forward/reflected power.
+49 511 676 2731;www.rfsworld.com
Stand: C3012
WIRELESS CAMERA SYSTEM
Link Research LinkXP2
Compact design operating at low power; uses MPEG diversity to maintain a robust signal; offers reduced end-to-end signal delay between the camera and the studio to 40 milliseconds.
+44 0 1923 244 233;www.linkres.co.uk
Stand: C390
MONITORING SYSTEM
Miranda Technologies Densité
Provides video and audio signal measurement and alarm profiling, as well as visual confidence monitoring with low latency, low bit-rate video, and audio streaming over standard IP networks.
+33 1 55 86 87 88;www.miranda.com
Stand: C2826
DIGITAL AUDIO CONSOLE
Calrec Sigma 100
Available in four cost-effective processing/input configurations, three frame sizes and a variety of optional input and output interfaces; 4-band EQ and hi and lo pass filters on all channels.
+44 142 284 2159;www.calrec.com
Stand: N2646
FAMILY OF SERVERS AND SUPERCLUSTERS
SGI Altix 3000
Uses “brick modules” consisting of Itanium two microprocessors and up to 8GB of memory; can scale up to 64 processors on a single SGI shared-memory node.
+1-650-960-1980;www.sgi.com
Stand: SL3868