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Set on a Single-Link 12G Infrastructure, New World Symphony Installs FOR-A 4K/UHD Production Switcher plus Range of Gear

Robin Hoffman, Pipeline Communications — Mon, 21 Oct 2019 16:13:37 +0000

Cypress, CA, October 21, 2019 – With its live WALLCAST® simulcasts and concert auditorium surrounded by an immersive projection system, the Miami-based New World Symphony (NWS) features unprecedented integration of technology into its educational, rehearsal, and performance spaces. The New World Symphony prepares graduates of top music schools for leadership roles in orchestras and ensembles around the world. It combines teaching and technical innovation in a way that brings classical music into the 21 century and makes the music accessible to everyone.

When the leaders of NWS were looking to upgrade the already top-of-the-line audio and video infrastructure within the New World Center, their Frank Gehry-designed campus three years ago, they were set on a single-link 12G infrastructure as the backbone for the overall upgrade. They met with representatives from the Miami office of FOR-A to discuss FOR-A’s range of 12G 4K/UHD products.

“We determined early on that our specific needs would be best served by designing our new 4K/UHD upgrade project around a single-cable 12G infrastructure,” explained Clyde Scott, Director of Video Production, New World Symphony. “Most options were quad-link and 4K IP, but FOR-A was the only manufacturer to make a single-link 12G switcher large enough for our purposes. We demoed the switcher and were impressed with its capabilities and ease of use.”

After that, FOR-A’s Director of Latin Region Sales, Mario Rodriguez and Product Specialist Bob Peterson worked closely with NWS to identify several other key pieces of equipment in the company’s suite of 12G products that would work well in the new installation, including: a large 12G router, production servers, and terminal gear.

After a highly competitive review, NWS went all in with FOR-A, purchasing: a 4K/UHD production switcher, two routing switchers, 19 signal processors, integrated control software, a multi-viewer, four 12G/SDI servers, two 12G graphics systems, and nine modular universal system frames.

Among the FOR-A products selected is the recently introduced 3 M/E HANABI HVS-6000 12G-SDI production switcherOffering 12G-SDI capability on all inputs and outputs, the 3 M/E HANABI HVS-6000 uses a single cable link. Video signals are processed throughout as a single image. The HVS-6000 is a 12 RU switcher, with a maximum of 80 inputs/32 outputs or 64 inputs/48 outputs. It also offers frame synchronization, frame buffer, 3D DVE, and 4 keyers per M/E with DVE function + 4 DSKs. The switcher has an optional board-mounting SFP connector that supports an IP interface.

In addition to the HANABI main switcher panel, NWS is integrating a smaller 12-button HVS-2120ROU switcher panel into a remote control room for use with the main electronics for simultaneous use of the HANABI resources in multiple locations.

“We’re thrilled to support the New World Symphony in its incredible mission to enrich the Miami community with its classical music offerings and the organization’s progressive approach to the use of technology for education and performance,” said Rodriguez of FOR-A. “Everything at the New World Center is first class. We’re proud to be included with such high-end company. We’re confident that our equipment will more than meet their expectations, and we look forward to providing New World Symphony with our latest technology for many years to come.”

NWS presents approximately 70 performances each year, many of which include immersive projections and 12 of which are presented as live simulcasts on the 7,000 square foot exterior projection façade of its New World Center building (WALLCAST® Concerts). Inside, the concert auditorium also features a large complement of theatrical lighting, ten robotic 4K cameras and a full broadcast-style control booth, top-of-the-line audio recording and sound reinforcement equipment. The NWS system employs 1.8 petabytes (raw)/1.2 petabytes (useable) of R&S SpycerNode high performance media storage.

Every practice space in the New World Center is wired with connections for video and audio, as well as connected by miles of fiber to support the school’s robust distance learning program.

The following comprises the full FOR-A equipment rundown for NWS:

HVS-6000 video switcher with HVS-3355OUA and HVS-2120ROU
GearLink integrated control software

Insight 212 (12G-SDI) video server x 4
ClassX Pro 12G character generator x 2

MFR-6000 (144 x 144) routing switcher
MFR-3000 routing switcher
MV-4310 multi-viewer
FA-9600 signal processor x 18
USF-212AS universal system frame x 6
Modules:
USF-106UDC-12G 12G-SDI 4K/HD up/down converter x 2
USF-106DC-12G 12G-SDI 4K to HD down converter x6
USF-1100VEA 10-output analog video distributor x 2
USF-105DDA-12G 12G-SDI 5-output digital video distributor x 5
USF-111DDA-12G 12G-SDI 11-output digital video distributor
USF-101MDX4-12G 12G-SDI 4K audio multiplexer/demultiplexer with 8 channels of AES I/O x 2
USF-101MDX8-12G 12G-SDI 4K audio multiplexer/demultiplexer with 16 channels of AES I/O x 2
USF-105DADA 5-output unbalanced digital audio distributor

About FOR-A

FOR-A, a worldwide, industry-leading manufacturer, offers a wide range of broadcast and production products with a focus on cutting-edge technologies, including: HD, 4K and IP products. FOR-A continues to offer future-ready, cost effective, advanced technology solutions. Products include: video switchers, routing switchers, multi-viewers, full 4K high-speed cameras, IP encoders/decoders, multi-channel signal processors, 8K/4K/HD test signal generators, color correctors, frame synchronizers, file-based products, character generators, video servers and much more.

For a full range of HD and 4K production and processing solutions, as well as IP-based products, visit our web site at www.for-a.com.

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U.S. Technology Firm Variant Systems Group Receives Strategic Investment from FOR-A Company Limited

Robin Hoffman, Pipeline Communications — Thu, 10 Oct 2019 15:09:31 +0000

Portland, Oregon, October 10, 2019 – Variant Systems Group, a leading provider of live broadcast production tools for the sports media and entertainment industry, has received a strategic investment from FOR-A Company Limited, a worldwide provider of broadcast and video production technology. VSG and FOR-A have also finalized a global distribution agreement whereby FOR-A will offer, on an exclusive basis throughout the world, VSG’s Envivo family of products. The investment and the agreement are part of FOR-A’s ongoing strategy to invest in innovative companies that can bring new ideas, market knowledge and services into the company’s worldwide business.

Variant Systems Group provides best-in-class live production solutions for the ultimate in audience and fan engagement. The Envivo family of products is transforming the way media producers approach live production. Launched at the 2017 NAB SHOW, Envivo Replay offers a complete live event replay solution packaged in an intuitive user interface with continuous multiple iso-channel recording capabilities, simultaneous clip storage of multiple angles to clip bins, playlists for highlights playback, built-in branding capabilities, direct publishing to social media such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, WeChat, and Sina Weibo as well as support for high speed super slow-motion cameras. Launched at the 2019 NAB SHOW, Envivo Studio offers the same intuitive interface in a product specifically designed to address the needs of fan and audience engagement in live production workflows.

Adolfo Rodriguez, Co-Founder and CEO at Variant Systems Group said: "This strategic investment allows Variant Systems Group to fast-track our development and innovation efforts and to partner with a well-established, global leader in television and media, while expanding our mutually strong US position across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. Variant Systems Group and FOR-A have a very strong alignment on the requirements of live production workflows, and this investment ensures our two companies continue to innovate and grow together."

Katsuaki Kiyohara, President and Representative Director at FOR-A commented: “This investment demonstrates FOR-A’s ongoing commitment to identify and leverage emerging technologies that can enhance our products and provide our customers with improved workflows. This is an exciting opportunity to gain insights from a leader in live production solutions for the benefit of FOR-A’s customers and our mutual ongoing businesses.”

FOR-A, a worldwide, industry-leading manufacturer, offers a wide range of Broadcast and Production products with a focus on cutting-edge technologies including: HD, 4K and IP Products.

FOR-A continues to offer future-ready, cost effective, advanced technology solutions. Products include: Video Switchers, Routing Switchers, Multi Viewers, Full 4K High-Speed Cameras, IP Encoders/Decoders, Multi-Channel Signal Processors, 8K/4K/HD Test Signal Generators, Color Correctors, Frame Synchronizers, File-Based Products, Character Generators, Video Servers and much more.

For a full range of HD and 4K Production and Processing solutions, as well as IP-Based Products, visit www.for-a.com.

Headquartered in Portland, Oregon and founded by a team of video professionals with over 60 years of combined industry knowledge specific to the Live Production market and live event workflows, Variant Systems Group provides top-notch live production tools like “Envivo Replay” and “Envivo Studio” that fills a gap in the college sports market, as well as the high-end production market. Envivo Replay delivers a replay solution that offers ease of use, intuitive and ergonomic designs, and flexibility in addition to features, and workflows to support revenue-generating models. VSG’s Live Replay solution offers a proprietary user interface, which capitalizes on the effective interface of touch-screen user input, as well as mechanical hardware control input devices. Envivo Studio delivers a fan and audience engagement solution with the same intuitive interface in a product specifically designed to address the needs of live production workflows incorporating a Still Store, a Spot Box, Clip Store, a Live Switcher (For Cutting Camera Inputs), Loop Record, Internal Keyer (for Multi-layer Overlays), Switcher Support (Key/Fill Outputs), Drive Multiple Venue Screens (IMAG), VDCP Control, and many more capabilities.

For additional information please visit www.envivoreplay.com.

KEEPING THOSE SCRIPTS ROLLING: Fail-Safe Teleprompting Enhanced in the IP Age

Robin Brown — Fri, 02 Nov 2018 17:48:43 +0000

As the IP revolution continues to transform media and broadcast and deliver greater efficiencies and flexibility, prompting will be a key beneficiary, especially when it comes to smooth, instant failover in the event of an equipment glitch. In this article, we’ll look at the impact of IP networks on prompting redundancy and reliability.

Teleprompting is the unsung hero in the broadcast chain – a critical essential, to be sure, but one that’s often taken for granted until it doesn’t work. As one of our customers said once, “Prompting is one of the last things that broadcasters think of, but it’s the first thing that’s missed when it doesn’t operate properly.”

Room for improvement

To appreciate what’s at stake with prompting reliability, consider the talent’s position. For a news anchor or other media personality, there are fewer worse nightmares than a prompter that stops working on air and a script that disappears mid-read. Pre-IP, getting things going again has been primarily a manual and delay-filled process often requiring engineering intervention.

Traditional prompting systems rely on USB, serial, or video cables to connect the controllers to a local prompting engine and video connections to deliver the prompting output to a traditional on-camera teleprompter monitor. For critical live productions, even the most resilient of these systems requires a second, completely redundant computer and video generation unit running all of the same settings as the main unit, such as the presenter’s choice of font sizes, background colours, newsroom connections, loaded rundowns, or controller profiles. In the event of a problem on the main prompting computer, an operator has to manually fail over to the second box using an A/B switch.

Primary Application

Since the two systems aren’t automatically synchronised, the operator has to manually locate the correct place in the script on the redundant system. Controllers also have to be duplicated or separately switched with a second A/B switch, and the switchover of the video causes the prompting monitors to lose their input and cycle for a signal, creating further delay. In the meantime, the talent is forced to improvise while enduring second after appalling second of missing script.

IP networks: built-in redundancy

In contrast, an IP-based prompting workflow creates connectivity without requiring point-to-point connections, and therefore delivers core redundancy. At the prompting application level, this enables a full-redundancy fail-safe by which a mirrored PC, paired with the main application, can seamlessly take over if the first PC/application fails — with automatic synchronization of script position, individual users’ settings, controllers, newsroom connections, teleprompters, etc. When the first application recovers, it drops into standby mode, at the ready should the active PC fail.

Mirror application automatically synchronizes with the primary application to provide seamless fail-safe

Since all elements of the prompting system are networked devices and therefore not physically connected to each other, the existing controller(s) can continue working with prompts from the backup machine, wherever it is in the world. Because the switch from the host PC to the backup is immediate, the on-air talent might notice nothing more than a fractional, millisecond pause in the scroll speed – if he or she notices anything at all.

A critical element: data-only transport

Delivering and displaying the video script on the prompting monitors is another area that is vastly improved in an IP-based workflow. Traditional prompting systems send a full video feed to the monitor via a video cable; likewise, some approaches to IP prompting send the full video signal over the network. While video over IP might work well for many other types of IP media deployments, it’s not ideal for prompting because of bandwidth issues (requiring compression, encoding and decoding) and the potential for latency and synchronisation problems.

A better approach – and one more conducive to reliability – is for the prompting software to send small unicast data packets instead of the full video feed. With only small amounts of data sent over the IP network, every monitor can remain in constant communication with the master application to ensure reliable synchronisation and centralised management. Rather than all monitors relying on a single video stream from a video generator – a single point of failure – each monitor on the network renders its own script video. The prompt operator can see at a glance the status of all devices, be they scroll controllers or on camera monitors, and so can tell immediately if there is any issue.

Building redundancy into an IP-based prompting network

So what are the vital elements of an IP prompting system that delivers these levels of reliability? First and foremost, the solution requires software that offers a fully synchronised redundancy system with mirror functionality. (At this writing, WinPlus-IP from Autoscript is the only software to offer these capabilities.) Also critical are prompting monitors with built-in intelligent scroll technology that enables them to generate a script independently, based on the data packets sent over the IP network. All IP-connected devices, including controllers and prompters, need to be able to be seamlessly managed by the device manager of any application on the network.

Autoscript teleprompting in use as this year’s royal wedding in London.

Although creating IP prompting redundancy requires two software applications, the days of having to duplicate hardware for the scroll engine and controllers are over. The benefit of this comes into focus with a prompting workflow that enables broadcast operations to collaborate across geographies and allocate resources cost-effectively. Since the software-based prompting elements are connected on a network rather than running on local hardware, the backup PC could be in a different time zone that isn’t operational. As any operator can prompt to any teleprompter on the network, an operator in New York can control the script, speed, and other prompting attributes of a prompter in London and instantly switch control to an operator in Doha in the event of a resource issue, such as operator illness.

It all comes back to the talent. In the final analysis, the anchor or other on-air personality doesn’t care how the scripts are delivered; he or she just wants to be able to read the text at a comfortable and adjustable pace, with no hiccups or interruptions. For an IP-based teleprompting solution, the right built-in intelligence creates failsafe reliability and a win-win situation: talent is enabled, rather than hindered, by the technology, and the broadcast operation is able to take maximum advantage of IP’s connectivity, flexibility, ease of use, and cost efficiencies.

Live Remote Production isn't Just for Broadcast Anymore

TVT Staff — Tue, 03 Jul 2018 17:13:42 +0000

Live television is proving to be a great way for OTT services to differentiate themselves from competitors. But live production is expensive, or least it has been. Now a new generation of IP-based technology enabling signal transport via an unmanaged network is changing the game for live remote sports, music and entertainment production.

This white paper explores this new production methodology and how it is making it more affordable to offer live programming. Download to learn:

How broadcasters like Fox Sports are using live capture to enable at-home production
How at-home production is changing the cost equation of live remotes
Why encoding once and packaging IP for multiple devices is the smart thing to do
Importance of monitoring live capture and live streaming quality

Click here to read the full white-paper.

Avid Releases Maestro | Live Graphics Platform

Michael Balderston — Tue, 16 Jan 2018 16:22:00 +0000

BURLINGTON, MASS.—It’s game time for Avid’s Maestro | Live, a new graphics platform designed to work for live television sports productions. Maestro | Live offers a combination of data driven graphics, video playback and sports enhancements.

Avid provided Maestro | Live with plug-and-play integration with real-time sports databases and scoreboard protocols to enable live updates of scores and player stats. The system also supports both 1080p and UHD.

The graphics system also has a drag-and-drop methodology that allows users to address the changing production needs of different sports. It comes equipped with ready-made controllers for sports like soccer and basketball.

Dejero and ExpertFile Announce Partnership

Michael Balderston — Mon, 24 Apr 2017 11:00:00 +0000

LAS VEGAS—Dejero is forging a new partnership with global search engine and content platform ExpertFile with the goal of providing expert viewpoints and sources for broadcast reporters and editors in newsrooms.

ExpertFile’s directory of expert contacts covering a range of topics will now be accessible inside Dejero’s Live+ Control management system from a web browser within a newsroom or out in the field.

“This integration takes away a level of complication for the assignment editor, keeping more functionality within a common, simple and convenient user interface,” said Bogdan Frusina, founder of Dejero. “It saves time and reduces the pressure of finding credible experts.”

Dejero will preview some of its joint activities with ExpertFile at its booth, C1307, during the 2017 NAB Show.

Dejero to Highlight IP Newsgathering Solutions at IBC 2016

Cameron Vigliano — Wed, 27 Jul 2016 14:58:00 +0000

AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS–Dejero is showcasing the latest developments in its IP connectivity solutions for newsgathering and broadcasting at this year’s IBC Show.

Dejero’s LIVE+ Control management system, designed to simplify live broadcast tasks while on location by transporting recorded content to broadcast facilities over IP or cellular networks, has several new enhancements. v4.0 core software improves Live+’s file transport speed and updates the key algorithm for congestion control. Live+ Control now has Grass Valley’s GV STRATUS video production and content management system embedded, allowing users to move recorded clips from the Live+ server to the GV STRATUS server.

Showing for the first time in the European market is Live+ EnGo, Dejero’s compact mobile transmitter for news crews in breaking news situations. EnGo encodes IP video and bonds available networks to deliver video with low latency.

Dejero also said it will make a “major announcement at IBC2016 that will revolutionize the movement of files from the field.”

Dejero’s IBC 2016 booth is located at 12.C56. The IBC Show takes place at the RAI in Amsterdam, Sept. 8-13.

Dejero Live+ Adds Stabilization, Audio Updates

Michael Balderston — Tue, 26 Apr 2016 11:10:00 +0000

WATERLOO, ONTARIO—Dejero has released a new update to its Live+ Mobile app for journalists. Among the new features are improved stabilization abilities, an enhanced audio meter, and support for new microphones and real-time analytics.

With the new version of the Live+, users can enable image stabilization on iPhone 5s and up. In addition, Dejero has boosted the app’s audio meter to better reflect the sound environment, according to the company. Support for mics with lighter connector cables is also a new feature for the app.

In addition, the company has announced that the app now supports real-time analytics in Live+ Control, Dejero’s cloud-based management system. The new feature analyzes both live and historical stream performance data, including network connections and glass-to-glass latency.

Dejero is expected to demonstrate the updated Live+ at Mojocon in Dublin.

Dejero Updates Live+ Newsbook Software

Michael Balderston — Tue, 24 Nov 2015 09:55:00 +0000

WATERLOO, ONTARIO—Dejero has announced an updated version of its Live+ Newsbook software for Mac notebooks. This new version of the LIVE+ enables users to bond portable Broadband Global Area Network terminals for a live stream more than 1 Mbps of video. As a result, users have access to additional Internet connectivity and allows for live video streaming anywhere covered by a BGAN satellite network.

Network Innovations Provides a Client With the Updated Live+ NewsBook Software by Dejero

With the BGAN-HDR bonding feature, the Live+ can now send live video feeds and recorded and edited files back to the broadcast facility by connecting multiple Explorer-710 terminals to the notebook through Ethernet. A High-Data-Rate streaming connection automatically optimizes transmission settings. In addition to BGAN, Live+ Newsbook software bonds cellular, Wi-Fi and Ethernet connections for an aggregated data path for the transmission of high-quality, low-latency video.

Dejero is a provider of remote acquisition, cloud management and multiscreen distribution products located in Waterloo, Ontario.

Dejero Adds European and South American Distributors

Michael Balderston — Tue, 03 Nov 2015 11:16:00 +0000

WATERLOO, ONTARIO—Canadian-based Dejero is spreading its legs into Europe and South America as the company announced it has signed three new distributors for its Live+ platform.

The new distributors include WatchApp, who will represent Dejero in Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Paraguay; Tevios, who will represent the company in Belgium and Luxembourg; and Video Signal, who will handle distribution in Italy. The distributors will represent the full Live+ platform of IP video contribution and cloud-based content management products for electronic newsgathering and remote broadcasting.

Dejero also announced it has appointed Marc Derks as its director of sales, EMEA. Derks is based in the Netherlands and most recently worked at Axon Digital Design in a sales and management role.

Dejero is a provider of technology for remote acquisition, cloud management, and multiscreen distribution of professional live video over IP.

Control Rooms: It’s All About the Bass

Jay Yeary — Tue, 03 Nov 2015 09:30:00 +0000

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS— The importance of bass managing control room speakers was made crystal clear to me in May 2004, during the first game of the NBA Western Conference Finals. The audio control room for the event was the first 5.1 room my team had ever built and, in addition to mixing the studio show and wraparound elements in surround, we were receiving a full 5.1 mix from the mobile unit parked at the arena.

Audio Design Labs’ Audio Management Controller
Everything was going well right up to the moment we mixed in audio from the site, which was when we discovered that effects microphones inside the venue were picking up low-frequency energy that was not there before the game started. Unfortunately, this low-frequency content was overwhelming the mix and driving our dynamics processing nuts.

The mix engineer in the truck could not hear the problem and it took us a little while to figure out that the main speakers in the truck were not reproducing those low frequencies because they were each fed directly from a console monitor output. This meant that none of the low-frequency content from the main channels was being sent to the subwoofer where it could have been reproduced.

In a large audio mix room with good acoustics, thick walls and full-range speakers, this would be no problem, but mixing audio in a remote truck is essentially mixing in the polar opposite of that environment. Had the truck speakers been bass-managed, the mix engineer in the truck would have corrected the problem immediately without getting a call from the studio control room.

REPRODUCING ALL FREQUENCIES
Bass management ensures the speaker system can reproduce all frequencies of content in the mix so the engineer can actually hear what is going on. Oddly, making this happen seems to have become more difficult as the need for it has increased. Audio control rooms used to have large speakers that could reproduce frequencies below 80 Hz, even though NTSC television had a limited frequency response of around 50 Hz–15 kHz and all of about 40 dB of dynamic range on a good day.

Nuendo Bass Manager plug-in
Mixing for analog television meant rolling off and filtering high and low frequencies, carefully controlling levels with limiters and compressors, and trying not to trigger any processing downstream that would destroy the mix. NTSC became ATSC and we suddenly had five audio channels with 20 Hz–20 kHz frequency response, 100+ dB of dynamic range and a band-limited low frequency effects (LFE) channel that requires its own speaker.

Unfortunately, the installation of subwoofers did not make up for the fact that mix rooms and their main speakers were shrinking. It seems that as soon as we started creating content with significant low-frequency energy, many facilities stopped installing control room speakers capable of letting us hear it, or building rooms with enough space in them to handle that energy.

The smaller near-field speakers found in control rooms now are much less likely to be able to adequately reproduce low frequencies below 80 Hz properly, if at all, and it is difficult for their frequency response to remain linear at lower frequencies. This creates a real problem for the mix engineer since audio that cannot be heard in the control room will still make it to the home. Worse still is the fact that practically all home surround systems bass-manage automatically, sometimes to make up for the fact that their main speakers are small.

At the creation end of the chain, bass managing means redirecting frequencies that cannot be reproduced by the five main speakers into the subwoofer. Subs get a bad rap as just being there to make things shake, but a properly placed and set-up subwoofer can actually smooth out low-frequency problems in small rooms and, when used for bass management, allows smaller speakers to operate more efficiently because they aren’t wasting power trying to reproduce frequencies they weren’t designed for.

Subwoofer speakers are also necessary for proper reproduction of the point one (.1) LFE channel, which was designed specifically to make sure the low-frequency portions of audio effects are adequately represented. Bass management never adds content to the LFE channel, but it does redirect low-frequency content from the main channels into the subwoofer along with it.

Genelec PD7070A15 subwoofer connectors
IMPLEMENTING BASS MANAGEMENT
Actually implementing bass management is generally not difficult, but can be expensive. The speaker system we used for Western Conference Finals had bass-management features built into the subwoofer, so changing our control room and mobile unit setups meant running the monitor channels to the subwoofer first, then to their respective speakers.

Speaker systems without this feature require a monitor controller or audio console monitoring section with built-in bass management that then feeds the speakers. There are also a number of software options available, either included in digital audio workstation monitoring sections or as plug-ins.

No matter the method, the principle is the same. A low-frequency crossover point is selected—usually 80 Hz—and audio below that frequency is redirected from the main monitor channels to the subwoofer. This ensures that low-frequency content makes its way to a speaker that is capable of reproducing it. Since sound becomes omnidirectional as we reduce frequency it is more difficult (but not necessarily impossible) to pinpoint the source, so using one speaker for low-frequency content works fairly well.

Anyone mixing on speakers that are not gigantic, full-range monsters should give serious consideration to bass managing their speaker system if they really want to hear everything in the mix, especially if a subwoofer is already a part of that system. Those mixing in small rooms would also do well to assess whether bass managing their system along with proper subwoofer placement would help sort out some of the acoustic problems inherent in those spaces.

Jay Yeary is a broadcast engineer and consultant specializing in audio. He is an AES Fellow as well as a member of SBE and SMPTE. He can be contacted through TV Technology or attransientaudiolabs.com.

Dejero Updates LIVE+ Mobile App

Michael Balderston — Wed, 23 Sep 2015 09:46:00 +0000

WATERLOO, ONTARIO—Dejero has announced an updated version of its LIVE+ mobile app, a smartphone or tablet app that allows journalists to broadcast live while on the go. Some of the new features for the upgraded app include an exposure and focus lock, and a simplified on-screen zoom capability.

Dejero's LIVE+ mobile app

The new automatic exposure and automatic focus lock feature offers control for situations in which automatic adjustments are not ideal. By tapping and holding onto a specific area in the frame, users are able to select what area is focused on, as well as manually adjust and lock exposure levels. Additionally, users can now zoom in and out with a sliding motion thanks to the new on-screen zoom bar.

The new version of the LIVE+ mobile app for iOS is now available for free download via the Apple App Store. Users must have a license to send live feeds and recorded or edited files to a server.

Kinetic Media Runs Dejero Live+ for Dubai Triathlon Coverage

Michael Balderston — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 09:25:00 +0000

WATERLOO, ONTARIO – To bring live coverage of the inaugural Challenge Dubai Triathlon to viewers, New Zealand-based production company Kinetic Media relied on Dejero’s Live+ mobile transmitters. Streaming live footage from the field to OB trucks, Live+ transmitted video from the men and women’s swimming, running and cycling courses.

Live+ mobile transmitters mounted on motorcycles

Mounted on two motorcycles to be able to keep up with the action, Live+ mobile units transmitted footage of the events through available cellular networks back to Kinetic’s trucks. Dejero’s Intelligent Connection Management technology bonded multiple cellular signals and automatically adapted network conditions to ensure video quality. Live+ Broadcast Servers in the trucks received the signals and streamed them to the Web and on Dubai TV channels.

The Ontario-based Dejero provides remote acquisition, cloud management and multiscreen distribution tools for professional live video over IP.

TV TEM Takes Dejero Live+ Into the Field

Michael Balderston — Wed, 24 Jun 2015 13:07:00 +0000

WATERLOO, ONTARIO – Covering the cities of Sorocaba, Bauru, São José do Rio Preto and Itapetininga in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, Rede Globo affiliate TV TEM has acquired Dejero’s Live+ GoBox and Live+ Mobile App to assist with its newsgathering capabilities. The Dejero devices allow TV TEM field crews to cover live events and breaking news on location using bonded cellular, Wi-Fi and portable satellite connections.

The Live+ GoBox is able to accommodate SIM cards for each major Brazilian cellular provider to ensure connectivity for live transmission to TV TEM’s broadcast center in São Paulo. The GoBox can also record up to 40 hours of HD video for later broadcast. With the Live+ Mobile App, videojournalists can use their smartphones’ built-in cameras and cellular connections to transmit live video.

“Although we still rely on traditional microwave and OB vans, the Dejero technology has increased the mobility of our news teams and enabled them to go live immediately, rather than waiting for the vehicle to arrive,” said Ewerton Maciel, director of technology at TV TEM.