BROADCAST ENGINEERING STAFF

FCC Chairman warns industry must meet commitments FCC Chairman William E. Kennard used an occasion at the Museum of Television and Radio in New York City

SyntheSys Research HDEYE292: analysis and generation test system for high-definition serial digital signals (SMPTE292M); supports 14 HDTV formats, including

Pixel Power Collage 2 Stills: based on new Collage 2 architecture; features dual Power PC processors and multiple pixel processors for 30 billion operations

FAST Multimedia Inc silver.XL/purple.XL: extensions for silver.XL and purple.XL now available; these add Media Cleaner Wizard from Terran Interactive

COMPRESSION/MPEG TEST EQUIPMENT Acterna SyncCheck: now shipping; Windows-based software developed by Interra Digital Video Technologies; measures lip-sync

Not surprisingly, the August editorial, "Kill the 8VSB Frankenstein," drew a lot of comment. Most respondents came from two camps: consumers and broadcast

FCC issues rules on DTV set labeling The FCC recently adopted rules for the labeling of digital television (DTV) receivers to ensure consumers will be

Evertz 4x1: full-bandwidth HD router accepts generic SMPTE 292M video and SMPTE 276M audio signals; features automatic input cable equalization; genlock

NONLINEAR EDITING SYSTEM Avid Xpress Version 4: now shipping; new features include one-step streaming media output, export of QuickTime Reference movies,

Adherent Data Analyzer: looks at transport streams and their content and displays the bit rate, repetition rates, structure, syntax and semantics of data

PRODUCTION SWITCHER Pinnacle PDS 9000: now shipping; a 36-input, 2.5 M/E production switcher aimed at mid-market live production, specifically news and

Philips GoldLine series: incorporates ClearView compression technology for enhanced MPEG-2 compression; features improvements in MPEG-2 compression algorithms

Minerva Networks iTVManager: software solution manages television services for delivery over broadband IP networks, allowing broadband network operators

Tektronix PQM300: offers enhancements allowing users of multichannel systems to identify, diagnose and correct common MPEG-related visual impairments

Extron CVDA 6 EQ MX: amplifies and conditions video signal to maximize image quality over long distances; splits composite video signals from quad-standard

DTV conference planned The seventh annual Digital Television seminar, Digital Television 2000, will be held Dec. 6-8, in the Hyatt Regency Grand Hall

Tiernan Communications TE6000: designed for digital SNG; available in 4:2:0 or 4:2:2 configurations; supports the new EBU BISS Conditional Access Protocol;

Avid DS HD: offers integrated picture and audio editing, compositing and animation; features paint, titling and project management tools; applications

Vertigo Multimedia Producer Playout Manager: allows users to create playlists of graphics and animations built using Discreet Logic's frost superscript

Thomson Broadcast Sportcam: new version of the 1707 digital triax camera; 12-bit, with 16:9 aspect ratio; offers flexibility for a quick transition from

Snell & Wilcox Premier: range provides up-, down- and cross-conversion; HD5200 upconverter offers 3D spatio-temporal interpolation in a 1RU box; the HD2200

PSP Digital PVS-2HD: switcher control interface supports all common standard- and high-definition formats; compact, single M/E switcher with two to eight

iZ Technology Corporation RADAR 24: based on the RADAR and RADAR II products; 24-track random access recorder is designed to use the real-time BeIA software

Harris Open Database Connectivity (ODBC): industry standard supported by vendors including Microsoft, Access, Oracle and Informix; provides fast, direct

OmniBus Fingerprinting: indexes media assets within an organization for easier tracking; allows companies to monitor and verify the transmission of commercials,