Broadcast PixBooth #SU9524
Broadcast Pix will showcase the new Version 2 software for the Broadcast Pix Studio system. In addition to the switcher, Inscriber CG, digital disk recorder, stillstore, logo generator and three DVEs Version 1 provided, Version 2 features three new options: camera control, animations for the CG, a second DDR channel, and a Pinnacle 3D DVE. New standard features in Version 2 include StudioMemory for recalls that combine all of the system’s tools, and ShowBuilder for the off-line pre-production of shows.
Broadcast Pix will also showcase a plug-in API (application programming interface) to enable plug-ins to be added to the Broadcast Pix System, which can then be controlled by the Broadcast Pix control panel, with its knobs, joystick, and PixButtons with built-in picture displays. The first plug-in using this new API is camera control.
>For more…www.broadcastpix.com
DNF ControlsBooth #SU8965
At NAB2004, DNF will debut its new Flex Control VTR control module. Basic control features include record, play, stop, rewind, fast-forward, jog, shuttle, slo-mo, loop play, and search-to-time. The new module supports shared control with control of one to eight VTRs from one DNF Flex Control CP20 control panel. Control can be individual or ganged.
DNF is also launching its new Flex Control Clip Control module. With Clip Control, Flex Control users can load and play video clips on video servers and DDRs easily within Flex’s Ethernet-based, distributed control environment. Operators can view a list of clips in the video server, select, load and play, as well as loop, create, and record clips. The Clip Control module supports Odetics protocol-controlled servers and DDRs.
>For more…www.dnfcontrols.com
FOR-ABooth #C5628
FOR-A continues to expand its Hanabi switcher series with the introduction of the new Hanabi HVS-1000HS, a one mix/effect version of the two M/E Hanabi HVS-3000H/S digital HD or SD switchers. The HVS-1000HS supports 1080i, 24p, 720p, and standard definition formats in 2RU. Two types of operation units are available for different applications—the HVS-1000EOU and HVS-1000LOU. The HVS-1000EOU is designed for editing and in-studio applications, and the HVS-1000LOU is suited for OB and live production.
One DVE card comes pre-installed on the HVS-1000HS. An additional optional DVE card can be installed for increased flexibility on both the SD and HD versions. On the SD switchers this increases the capacity to two channels of DVE from each card. On the HD switchers, an optional DVE card provides one DVE channel.
The new switcher comes standard with eight inputs, and can be configured for up to 16 inputs. Four still pictures can be stored in frame memory and the HVS-1000HS features five standard outputs (PGM x 2, PVW x 1, AUX x 1, Input Preview x 1). It is optionally expandable to seven outputs. One channel of key is also standard. Up to three independent key layers and key edge/shadow generators are available. The two optional keys can be used for chromakey operations.
>For more…www.for-a.com
L-3 Communications Booth #C1422
New for NAB2004 is the CEA 80, a modified version of L-3’s Constant Efficiency Amplifier (CEA) tube for use in analog transmitters to improve efficiency over standard IOTs. The new device is currently available and has been fully tested in analog service. It will work in common mode, with performance equal to an IOT in all respects: gain, linearity, sync compression, etc. The CEA 80 is capable of 55% efficiency in analog service.
>For more…www.L-3com.com/edd/
Leitch TechnologyBooth #SU9868
Leitch will demonstrate enhanced newsroom workflow and productivity with NewsNet, an end-to-end newsroom solution based on the new NEXIO server platform. Key to NEXIO’s scalability is MediaNet, a fully integrated content management application that provides a unified view of server content whether on a local or remote server system. MediaNet allows users to execute smart asset mining of content and metadata and provides heightened security and content management across multiple NEXIO server domains.
Leitch will show new core modules in both HD and fiber optics and demonstrate the complete range of new processing and distribution options available in both the 6800+ and NEO modular processing product lines.
For transmission applications, Leitch will showcase its new NEXIO transmission server, NXMTS, which supports multiple compression formats in both standard and high definition resolution. It supports an ASI interface and the ability to record, process, and playback MPEG transport streams. The NXMTS server can be integrated with the shared storage system or used as an edge server in a remote location. When integrated, the content is stored on common shared storage and can be utilized by other components on the server system. The NEXIO portfolio offers applications such as ingest, clipsync, delay, and playlist. For broader, feature-rich applications, the NEXIO system can be integrated with automation from all the leading automation vendors.
In MPEG processing, Leitch will be unveiling an all MPEG-2 stream manipulation product line, the Digital Turnaround Processor (DTP). The DTP solution will allow broadcasters to inexpensively, and with superior video quality, overlay graphics/logos on pre-compressed SD and HD streams. This allows a remotely encoded DTV signal to be localized with such applications as logo overlays, crawls, time temperature, stock information, and local weather and news. Such enhancements will allow content owners to derive additional revenue from their national content by localizing it and making it more relevant to local audiences.
Also new at NAB2004 will be Leitch’s new NEO SuiteView multi-source display processor, which is scalable (from 4 to 44 inputs in 3RU or 4 to12 inputs in 1RU) and capable of rendering multiple video and computer signals in realtime to high-resolution computer monitors, plasma displays, or projection display systems. NEO SuiteView is fully integrated with Leitch’s Command Control System (CCS), allowing users to create a customized, system-wide monitoring solution for 24/7 operation.
>For more…
PESABooth #SU9530
In a break from tradition, PESA will be introducing a router not named after a feline at this year’s show. Premiere is a small expandable system available in matrix sizes based on 8 x 4, 12 x 8, 16 x 8, and 16 x 16. It can handle a variety of signal types, including composite, Y/C, RGB, RGBHV, and stereo audio. Future releases will include SDI, HD-SDI, and AES/EBU. Included in Premiere are RS232, USB, Ethernet, and PESA PRC connectivity, along with PESA Windows set-up software and a local control panel. In addition, the system is easily networked with auto-sensing configurations and can be controlled remotely on an IP network from anywhere in the world.
PESA will also offer the Clikcontrol Internet-based router control system. It operates over Ethernet via TCP/IP and uses a Windows Internet Explorer browser as the client interface. It communicates directly to the 3500PRO or Ocelot control system via RS232. Once configured, Clikcontrol can be used just like any remote control panel linked to the system.
PESA will launch the UCI-2000 protocol conversion unit for the Grass Valley Encore and SMS7000 in the U.S. for the first time at NAB. The 1RU protocol translator is now available for the Grass Valley Encore and SMS7000. Units are also available for Ditech, Philips, and Sony routing systems. The UCI-2000 allows the user to set up communications in either a master or slave mode.
>For more…www.pesa.com
Scopus Network Technologies
Booth #SU11814
Brand new for NAB2004 is Scopus’ CODICO E-1800 high definition encoder. The encoder provides multi-format 1080i, 720p, and 480p support, with 4:2:2/4:2:0 encoding up to 45 Mbps. The E-1800 also performs EIA 708 VANC closed-caption extraction and provides audio multiplexing and MPEG-LII and Dolby Digital (AC-3) encoding for analog and digital audio inputs. The system supports Dolby E multichannel coding in pass-through mode, includes an inverse telecine mode, and is ATSC- and DVB-compliant.
Scopus will also be announcing its new UniversalEncoder at NAB2004. The UniversalEncoder resolves the need for an encoding platform for each broadcast format by serving as a universal platform for MPEG-4, Windows Media 9 (WM9), SD, and HD encoding formats. The UniversalEncoder provides broadcasters with a migration path from MPEG-2 to new compression algorithms such as the standard and high definition MPEG-4 Part 10 (H.264) and WM9 formats. On the same platform, the UniversalEncoder supports both SD and HD with various compression schemes. As a multi-use encoding platform, Scopus’ UniversalEncoder offers backward-compatible and redundant MPEG-2 support, along with software upgrade paths for compression-standard transitions, when possible.
Scopus will launch the newest edition of its Integrated Receiver Decoder (IRD) product line with the CODICO IRD-2900. With a graphical front-panel display, the IRD-2900 includes a variety of front-end options, such as ASI transport-stream input and output to support high bit rates over 155Mbps, IP inputs, up to four QPSK L-Band inputs, and up to four pairs of balanced outputs. The IRD-2900 will decode up to two video programs in the transport stream. The system also includes genlock, three GPI relay contacts, AGC output, and a 10/100 Base-T Ethernet port for IP data streaming and supporting SNMP.
>For more…www.scopus.net
Telecast FiberBooth #SU9824
First introduced at IBC2003 and now shipping, the DiamondBack II is a natural extension of the DiamondBack video multiplexer. It features eight channels of broadcast-quality analog video and a ninth BNC for the coaxial output of the company’s various Adders on a single fiber.
>For more…www.telecast-fiber.com
Thomson/Grass ValleyBooth #SU8076
Thomson will showcase two new additions to its Grass Valley camera line. A new hybrid fiber system for the Grass Valley LDK 6000 mk II WorldCam camera will support high-bandwidth transmission of HD video up to 13,000 feet over fiber-optic cable. The system also features a camera adapter and fiber modules for its base station. A new SDI multi-core camera system will provide a compact, flexible solution for Grass Valley LDK 300 and LDK 500 camera users. In addition to an LDK 300 or an LDK 500 camerahead equipped with a IT, ITW, FT or DPM sensor, the system includes a compact multi-purpose adapter, a 100 meter multi-core cable, a base unit, and a choice of camera control panels.
>For more…www.thomsongrassvalley.com
