BROADCAST ENGINEERING STAFF

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

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

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;

United Media On-Line Express 2.7: now shipping; provides uncompressed video quality for the creation of high quality video and audio content; supports

Miller Camera Support, LLC Leo: electronic contact closures provide for full operation of rear zoom controls; quick release mechanism allows easy transition

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

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

Astro Systems DM-3000: monitoring device offers wide-angle, bright and high-contrast views; supports 1080i/60, 1080p24sf, 720p/60 and 1080i/50; input

BUF Technology Spot Server Management System: system combines, creates and loads individual and multiple clips and sequences of trimmed clips for playback;

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

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

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

Tandberg Television Data Reflex: facilitates the incorporation of new data services into wasted bandwidth; built into Tandberg's evolution 5000 multiplexer

Dalet Digital Media TeamNews: tool for creating, editing and publishing stories on-air and online, including over the Internet, interactive TV and WAP-enabled

Optical recording Most everyone is familiar with the compact disc. Whether your encounter has been as a source for music, a storage device for data, programs

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

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

Discreet Logic character studio 3: now shipping; allows for large-scale crowd character animation, behavioral animation, accelerated physique performance

Shure Inc KSM44: multipattern condenser microphone features externally biased large dual diaphragms in a side-address design; offers extended frequency

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,

Solid State Logic Aysis Air/Aysis Air Mobile: feature new analog and digital I/O features for the broadcast consoles, including RIO Grande I/O and MADI

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

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

Media 100 Cleaner 5: now shipping; allows users to create streaming media content for the Web in four steps: capture, author, encode and publish; simplifies