Broadcast News Archive for November, 2014
11/11/2014 Sound Devices To Showcase At CCW
Sound Devices and its new video brand Video Devices are to appear at this year's CCW show on Booth 1240, showcasing a range of rack-mounted production decks, including the Video Devices PIX 270i and P

11/11/2014 The Big Change Around NLE - Plugging Into Asset Management Systems (Pt. 1)
For a $50 note: Professional Editing at Consumer Prices. George Jarrett hears that editing has moved on in terms workflow sophistication, secure reach and handling growing files. The big question on m

11/11/2014 The Big Change Around NLE - Plugging Into Asset Management Systems (Pt. 2)
(cont. from Pt. 1) "We are giving people an easier way to get to us. One of the beautiful things about Media Composer is that it can be used in so many different types of editing environment

10/11/2014 Adorama Shows Apple 5K iMac At CCW
Adorama will be bringing the latest cameras, lenses and audio gear from Blackmagic, Canon, Sony, Fujinon, Audio-Technica, Sennheiser and TASCAM to the 2014 CCW Expo. This year's CCW show will be he

10/11/2014 Albis Technologies Partners With FastLink Telecom In Brazil
Albis Technologies has appointed FastLink Telecom as its new dealer in Brazil. FastLink will offer the whole Albis Technologies product portfolio, including business access and multimedia solutions.

10/11/2014 Blackmagic Releases Fusion 7 For Free
Blackmagic Design has revealed that Fusion 7 visual effects and motion graphics software is now available completely free of charge. The software for Windows can be downloaded from the Blackmagic Desi

10/11/2014 Doing It For The Cause...
ContentAgent, the workflow management and automation tool from ROOT6 Technology, was one of the first products to receive AMWA certification as part of the DPP's Compliance Programme and is in daily u

10/11/2014 Image Store: Looking At Long-Term Data Archiving
If you are storing data on hard disks for the long-term, you WILL lose data. You need a Plan B. In this article we look at LTO tape which is low cost, reliable and has a guaranteed life of over 30 yea

10/11/2014 Leader Video Test Range Debuts In Hollywood
Leader demonstrated the latest additions to its range of video test instruments at the SMPTE's 2014 Annual Technical Conference & Exhibition in Hollywood, October 20-23. Making its first show appea

10/11/2014 Securing DPP Delivery With HHB...
Now that the October 2014 deadline has passed, all UK TV programmes should comply with the DPP delivery specifications, which include the EBU R128 loudness standard for audio, writes Martin O'Donnell,

10/11/2014 SMPTE And CCW+SATCON Explore Topics Shaping Media Facilities
During CCW+SATCON, Nov. 12-13 at New York City's Javits Center, SMPTE will offer sessions examining two of the key technical issues and trends affecting modern media facilities: migration toward IP-ba

10/11/2014 The Changing Times Of Subtitling...
One of the more curious footnotes from this year's IBC is that the subtitling business is going through very interesting times at the moment, to quote the old curse. It was easy in the old days. U

10/11/2014 Thorsten Milse Upgrades Sachtler Kit
German-born professional nature and wildlife photographer Thorsten Milse has been using Vitec Videocom brand Sachtler's tripods and fluid heads for years. From using the Sachtler ENG 2CF tripod fou

07/11/2014 Cloud 12 Introduces Next Generation UAV Technology
Cloud 12 is taking its service to new heights with its ultra-modern Droidworx SkyJib 8 Heavy Lift Octocopter, referred to as Olivia. The next generation UAV technology weighs a feather light 15kg

07/11/2014 EtherNet/IP™ Communication On Smart Camera Now Available
Microscan has announced the availability of EtherNet/IP™ communication on its ultra-compact machine vision smart camera, Vision MINI Xi. The Vision MINI Xi offers a complete machine vision tool se

07/11/2014 Industry Experts Attend GatesAir Repack Summit
GatesAir invited almost 100 industry thought leaders and experts to its Mason, Ohio headquarters for the firm's second Repack Summit. The two-day event addressed the concerns and challenges of U.

07/11/2014 New Single-Slot P2 Memory Card With Thunderbolt Interface Launches
Sonnet Technologies has launched its new single-slot P2 memory card reader with a Thunderbolt™ interface. The Thunderbolt Pro P2 Card Reader is a rugged, pocket-size device for videographers using

07/11/2014 NTP Technology To Attend SATIS
NTP Technology is to demonstrate the latest versions of the AX32 analog/digital/analog audio interface and DX32 digital audio matrix at the SATIS show at Porte de Versailles, France. (18-20 November)

07/11/2014 Square Box Systems Signs Exclusive Agreement
Square Box Systems and North Shore Automation have signed an exclusive global sales agreement. Under the new agreement, Square Box Systems is the exclusive worldwide sales partner for North Shore

07/11/2014 Video Clarity's RTM Now Provides Built-In Decoding Of Dolby Digital Audio
Video Clarity's RTM real-time audio and video monitoring solution and ClearView line of video quality analyzers now provide built-in decoding of Dolby® Digital audio in SDI or IP video streams and fil

06/11/2014 ANOVA Lights London's First 4K Studio
Sitting in the heart of London, just metres away from Oxford Circus Tube is a brand new state of the art, purpose-built studio that offers huge potential in capturing and delivering 4K media The 2,

06/11/2014 Big Interview - Jünger Audio Solutions For The Modern Age
Established in Berlin in 1990, Jünger Audio might be a relatively young company, but has over the years built a reputation for delivering quality audio products to radio and TV broadcasters, IPTV prov

06/11/2014 Custom Consoles: From Tailored Furniture To Module-R
Custom Consoles celebrates its 18th anniversary this year. The company was originally incorporated in 1996 as a specialist manufacturer to the broadcast industry, designing and building individually t

06/11/2014 DV Talent Offers Forbidden Forscene Training
Forbidden Technologies has announced that DV Talent will offer a training course for edit producers featuring its cloud platform Forscene. DV Talent is a UK-based independent training school for TV

06/11/2014 Files Are Easy?!
The big topic of conversation for many visitors to IBC this year was FD Day, October 1. From then onward, all content sent to major UK broadcasters should ideally be submitted as a file rather than on