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MULTIFORMAT SAFE AREA GENERATOR Broadcast Video Systems DSA-100 SDI: generates and inserts all required safe action, safe title and center cross graticules

COFDM appears to have lost a significant battle according to a report presented in early January to a closed industry meeting sponsored by NAB and MSTV.DTV

SMPTEresponds Dear Mr. Dick, As President of the SMPTE, I'd like to respond to the letter from Paul McGoldrick published in the December 2000 issue of

RACK-MOUNT UPS Compaq UPS R3000 XR: small, power-efficient 3000VA system delivers 2700 watts in a 7-inch unit; includes both hot swap batteries and electronics;

Cadex Electronics C7200: analyzes most battery chemistries, including Li-ion, Li-Polymer, NiMH, NiCd and SLA; each station of the two-station unit can

Crystal Vision DADA208/DADA208N/DADA208D: new additions to audio interface range offer either two stereo feeds in and up to four outputs of each channel,

FAST Multimedia Dual InTime Board: option now shipping; accelerates effects on silver. and purple. nonlinear editing systems; allows systems to be equipped

e-Studio LIVE e-Studio 7000: new line of turnkey systems provides all the components necessary to create a Webcast; enable users to create live interactive

Wegener Communications PowerPlay 1000: allows audio to be sent to affiliate stations, remote audio sites or satellator for storage and later retrieval;

Thomson Broadcast DBE 4140: performs local program MPEG-2 encoding, receives an MPEG-2 transport stream containing the national program through its ASI

Pinnacle Cinewave: now shipping; uncompressed SD video solution available for Apple's Power Mac G4; combines TARGA Cine engine with video authoring tools

Panasonic Broadcast AJ-MK2700: now available; option for the D-5 HD VTRs; set of plug-in sub-boards for AJ-HD2000 and AJ-HD2700 VTRs; enable metadata

Barry Ballanger has joined Doyle Technology Consultants as director of engineering.Digital System Technology promoted J.T. Duggin to executive vice president

Radamec Shot Control Panel MkII: compatible with all robotic camera pan and tilt heads; includes touch-screen display to provide full shot and transition

a look at the industry's next decade Uncertainty is as common a feature on the landscape of television broadcasting as are towers. If you think you have

e-Studio LIVE e-Studio1000: compact addition to e-Studio family of live webcasting solutions; system includes e-Studio V2.0 software suite, Real Networks

Avid ePublisher: now shipping; allows users to create and deliver synchronized video and multimedia content to the Web, Intranets, CDs and DVDs; timeline-based

The latest addition to Crosscreek Television Productions' fleet is Voyager VI, a 53-foot, 79,000-pound truck outfitted for 601 digital production. Commissioned

Fujinon XA87x9.3ESM/XA87x13.2ESM: offer focal lengths up to 2300mm and 87x magnification for extreme close-ups and high image quality; new image stabilizing

Aspen Electronics PSM-160 Pro: features direct connection to standard battery mounts and an additional four-pin XLR power output for simultaneous on-camera

Shure Inc FP23: now shipping; offers 24 hours of operating life with two AA batteries for on-location recording; features all-metal construction, special

Editor: When the head of Chronicle Publishing asked me if digital reception would be better than analog reception, I responded that I thought it would

Vigits iCON: smallest production downconverter available on the market; can be mounted on the side of an HDCam or monitor; converts from HDTV to NTSC;

Rohde & Schwarz Netlink: provides for remote control and monitoring of broadcasting transmitters via Internet web browser and an SNMP-compatible network;

Solid State Logic SL 9000 J Series: software enhancements include the new Version 4.3 software package; the software allows seamless integration between