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T +44 (0) 1494 729 728 Test, Measurement, Monitoring and Quality Control [email protected] IN THIS ISSUE Live broadcast ‘game changer’... Big Interview Studer's Page Sony Streams Roger Heiniger 5 looks back on IBC2014 Live 4K Over George Jarrett Page George discusses the 10 state of the IP At IBC2014 industry with the IABM Last month's IBC show saw Sony team with Broadcasting Central Europe (BCE) and Level 3 SMPTE Communications to demonstrate a full 4K-over- Page Chair of IP delivery in front of Cinema Sound industry personnel, Systems Brian journalists and visitors. 12 Vessa on With a frame rate of 50p, the broadcast was captured in UHD bringing back using Sony’s PMW-F55 at BCE’s live production studio in the 'wow' factor Luxembourg, and screened as part of Sony’s keynote speech at IBC2014, some 250km away at the RAI Exhibition and Conference Centre in IBC2014 Amsterdam. The live demo also showcased Page Editor Iain Todd bi-directional transmission of 4K signals, including audio and reports back remote control for pan, tilt and zoom. 32 from the Sony teamed up with BCE and Level 3 Communications, Amsterdam RAI operator of the global Vyvx broadcast fibre service, to facilitate the live video broadcasts over IP. Sony's Sony's 4K-over-IP demo was a PMW-F55 was operated on big draw to this year's stand Remote PTZ Head over IP using 3D STORM Vinten’s camera control units. combination of format to keep their costs and logistical Yamauchi, Senior Manager, New The colour matrix was managed flexibility, creative control and operations to a manageable Technologies & Business Bruno Lesté, remotely with Sony’s RCP-1500 ‘access-from-anywhere’ level.” Development Europe at Sony Page control panel. mobility,” explained Gusty “Sony is today marking the Professional Solutions Europe. LiveXpert The demo coincided with BCE's Feinen, Manager of New latest milestone in the future of “IP Live Technology from Sony latest project; the building of a Technologies at BCE. “We think AV and IP-based live is the only solution able to 40 Product Manager, new production facility in this technology will play a production, showing that live deliver an accurate multi- Luxembourg that will feature IP- significant role over the coming production over IP has the camera live production with discusses 3D configured AV infrastructures. months and years as live capability to deliver 4K signals unshakable continuity and full “We see live over IP as a real broadcasters increasingly look with minimal latency, quality security, no matter what the Storm's latest offerings game-changer, since it provides to 4K picture quality as a drop or compromise in format, production location or broadcasters with a potent differentiator, while still aiming operations,” said Hiroshi system configuration.”

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7454/BFV217/J Broadcast Film&Video Volume 18: Issue 10 3 NEWS PUBLISHER BROADCAST Derek Carstairs Film&Video SENIOR EDITOR Strictly Returns Colleen Dornan A Note From The Editor: ACCOUNT MANAGERS Richard Inman This issue we take a look back at IBC2014, reflecting on a show that delivered both new developments and reassurance that the industry is on the up. Noel O’Sullivan We have a range of features looking back at the show and providing a run- To Elstree Studios Aaron Paul down of the major themes and news stories - including this month's Big Interview courtesy of Studer - while George Jarrett reflects on the IABM and Elstree Studios is once again hosting Studios and Post Production’s BBC Elstree facility, the complex boasts ten Avid Symphony HEAD OF DESIGN the future trajectory of the industry. BBC Studios and Post Production for the latest series of the reality talent show suites to meet turnaround post production Jonathan Ashby Our IBC coverage also features two further interviews with Bruno Lesté, Strictly Come Dancing. requirements. Between them, the suites handle LiveXpert product Manager at 3D Storm, and James Sénade, VFX Supervisor up to 100 hours of training material each week. at Paris-based studio Saint George, who won this year's Autodesk Flame The Beeb is providing full studio facilities, post John O’Callaghan, Head of Studios and Post EDITOR Award at the show. production services and technical support from Production Services at BBC Studios and Post Iain Todd For those heading to this year's PLASA in London, we hope the event Elstree Studios to celebrate the show's tenth Production, said: “We are delighted to welcome continues its growing success – there's more to Europe than IBC, after all! anniversary. Strictly back to Elstree for a second time and to NEWS JOURNALISTS From all the team at BFV, we hope you enjoy the issue. During its thirteen-week run, Strictly’s Saturday be supporting the nation’s favourite dancing night live performances and Sunday night show for the 10th year running. As you’d expect Mark Hornby Iain Todd results shows will beam from George Lucas from the team behind the shiniest floor in Stage 2 at Elstree. The 15,825 square foot studio showbiz, the production requirements get bolder CREATIVE & space houses the set and an audience of 750 and more ambitious every year, but our fantastic MARKETING MANAGER people. production facilities and technical crew are up CONTENTS Now in its 12th series, the production set-up for for the challenge!” Hilary McEwan Strictly includes 10 cameras to Page 14 Page 24 capture all the action, The 15,825 square foot studio hosts PRODUCTION including one 30’ MovieBird the show and its 750-strong audience Matt McCallum Technocrane, four pedestal cameras, a radio Steadicam Paul Murray and four other handheld/ lightweight tripod cameras. DISTRIBUTION ENQUIRIES An extra Hot Head camera Mark Lyons was used for the Strictly launch show to capture Letters and contributions welcome. overhead shots of the dance floor. Rates available on request. 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Broadcast. dB worked to upgrade the University’s studio and location camera Sky Italia has deployed Imagine facilities from SD to an HD Communications’ Magellan SDN virtual studio in time for the Orchestrator as part of a move by start of the new academic the broadcaster to integrate and year last month. The system is based around manage a fully redundant the NewTek TriCaster 8000 distribution system for both ASI vision mixer, Chyron IP and IP transport streams across graphics and 3play 425 broadcast routers and server. The students will be using JVC GY-HM650 ENG commercial IP switches, all cameras. within a common SDN The HD TV Studio will also infrastructure. feature a broadcast system solution capable of taking in Sky Italia is the leading pay-TV provider sources such as: remote ENG in Italy and owns operations centres in live location feeds via 3G / Milan and Rome, where individual feeds 4G and Wi-Fi, live Skype and multiplexed ASI streams are interview feeds, Internet transported within each centre as well as feeds, and the ability to between the two locations. quickly exchange video The solution deployed by Sky Italia content with social media includes Imagine Communications’ platforms such as Facebook, Platinum IP3 routers and the Twitter and YouTube. The broadcaster's 10GbE network switches, system can also make use of with the entire workflow managed by the Apple AirPlay devices via Magellan SDN Orchestrator. The Wi-Fi, IPTV, SMART TV etc. Platinum IP3 routers will be deployed in Tom Swan, Sales & Marketing Director of dB fully redundant 1+1 configurations at Broadcast, said: “We are each centre, handling both ASI as well as delighted to have brought baseband signals. These are matched this important upgrade in on with IP switches, also in 1+1 redundant time for the latest generation configurations, that switch the IP- of Journalism students to encapsulated ASI streams. benefit. The studio project has Featuring techniques that transparently been implemented as part of map IP signals into the existing workflow, a resilient system to support the Magellan SDN Orchestrator provides the University for the next a unifying layer of control for both the five years, providing a stable Platinum routers and the IP switches. and reliable platform for This means Sky Italia operators can use users.” familiar hardware and software control panels to accommodate both signal types in the hybrid workflow environment. “Sky Italia remains at the forefront of innovations in broadcast and we have Timeline been seeking a managed transition to an Imagine's Magellan SDN Orchestrator all-IP infrastructure that minimizes is at the core of Sky Italia's operations 5 - 8 October disruption and preserves our workflow processes,” said Massimo Bertolotti, simultaneously in both IP and ASI realms IT/IP equipment, but they want to great example of innovations that we are PLASA Head of Innovation & Multimedia by providing the ability to switch transition with as little risk and creating to enable this transition. This Excel, London distribution at Sky Italia. “After transport streams with complete disruption as possible,” said Charlie Vogt, announcement is just one more indication discussions at NAB, it became clear that operational transparency, facilitating our CEO of Imagine Communications. “We of our commitment to IP and software- Imagine Communications is leading the path forward to IP. are developing the products, solutions defined, virtualized networks, and we are 9 - 12 October industry in creating solutions that enable “Broadcasters are eager to benefit from and services that will help our customers very pleased to work with Sky Italia in this transition. Their Magellan SDN the rapidly declining costs and seamlessly migrate from ‘here to there,’ this cutting edge deployment.” AES Convention Orchestrator allows us to work expanding capabilities of commercial and the Magellan SDN Orchestrator is a Los Angeles, CA, USA LiveU Selected By BT Sport For Fleet Fit-Out 13 - 16 October MIPCOM LiveU has been selected by BT monitoring of the LiveU units and content Sport to create Europe’s first via browser-supported computers or Palais de Festivals, cellular newsgathering fleet of tablets, from remote locations. Cannes, France vehicles. The deal has been led LiveU’s LU500 weighs around 1kg (2.2 lbs) by LiveU’s UK partner Garland and is powered by LiveU’s new multi- Partners Ltd. processor video encoding engine and 15 - 17 October fourth-generation patented bonding The deal saw LiveU and Garland Partners algorithms. Broadcast India equip three Vauxhall Astras with the Samuel Wasserman, LiveU’s CEO, said: Mumbai, India LU500 and Xtender remote antenna “We’re very excited to be working with BT technology. Each LU500 backpack unit can Sport on such an innovative and exciting be connected wirelessly (up to 1,000 ft/300 project. From the outset, cellular bonding 21 - 23 October meters) or via Ethernet to the Xtender on technology has been used across the sports top of each vehicle. broadcasting universe to create a far more SMPTE Andy Beale, Chief Engineer with BT Sport, rounded and dynamic viewer experience. California, USA said: “We now have a fleet-footed and CNGs are growing in popularity around effective way of allowing sports journalists the world because of the advantages our Contact the RFV to get the story back to us. We value the cellular bonding technology offers. LiveU’s Newsdesk NOW! flexibility and speed of deployment of the LU500 was used extensively in this year’s LiveU solution.” Tel: +44 (0)28 9031 9008 FIFA World Cup and Sochi Winter The units are accessed and controlled Olympics, often combined with Xtender Fax: +44 (0)28 9072 7804 remotely via LiveU Central, a management technology, to bring otherwise impossible [email protected] Each unit is connected wirelessly or via platform that allows control and live footage to viewers everywhere.” Ethernet to the top of each vehicle

000/BFV217/J Broadcast Film&Video The BIG Interview Volume 18: Issue 10 5 Infinity And Beyond - Studer Wraps Up Another IBC

intuitive user interface currently excellence in our sector. I’m absolutely Swiss-based Studer is one of the available on the market. All the convinced that the x86 based Infinity world’s leading companies dealing advantages of the Vistonics interface Core is the future of modern digital in professional audio. together, with the power of the Infinity signal processing technology for Core, provide the user with the best professional audio mixers and Studer is Studer’s product range includes tools to handle this high channel count. the first professional mixer equipment and systems for Currently only Vista consoles are manufacturer launching a large format TV/radio broadcast, recording and running with Infinity Cores, to comply mixer with x86 based Core technology production studios, or 19" with the market requirements, offering in a single unit. It’s absolutely components for system over 5000 Input- and Output channels astonishing what potential we have applications. and the power to process over 800 audio with our new platform and its At this year’s IBC, HARMAN's channels. processing power is growing Studer upgraded its Infinity Series exponential according to Moore’s law. of digital consoles with the Studer Currently we can calculate more than Vista V, a new 52-fader Vista V 800 mono equivalent processing based on the same Quad Star channels (including full dynamics and technology as its predecessor the “IP becomes an important our standard parametric equaliser). Vista X. Integration of new features like BFV caught up with Roger Heiniger topic as a transfer processing plug-ins is much quicker and Ingo Hahn, Product Managers platform for the broadcast and less error prone than with any other at Studer Professional Audio. development platform like DSPs and industry. It will be an FPGAs. The same is also valid if we’re looking towards handling and important driver for the processing video streams. There is a BFV: IBC2014 saw the release of the great variety of development tools new 'Vista V' – the latest in the industry but is dependent available for x86 platforms and they are company's Infinity line. Was this a big on the level of all handled with standard C++ code, release for the show? What was the which gives us great project flexibility attention like on the stand? standardisation” because all of our top engineers now ‘speak’ this same programming RH: The release of the Vista V caught a language. lot of attention during the show. Coming up with this product was a IP seemed to be a bigger deal at this Roger Heiniger very important step in extending our I think it’s obvious that also other Studer year's show than 4K. Would you agree? Vista mixer line from the flagship Vista products as well as our Harman mixer- Is IP the way forward for the industry? our application field. We see some IH: Generally across the Harman X towards more compact enclosures like group sister Soundcraft will profit from parallels to the situation with the Professional product lines, we are our very successful Vista 5, since the this outstanding new Core technology IH: Yes indeed, IP becomes an introduction of MXF as THE new "network agnostic", as such, Studer is Vista Infinity Series mixers are equipped very soon. important topic as a transfer platform interoperability format for the broadcast embracing an open philosophy with the highest level of redundancy for the broadcast industry. It will be an video industry. After the MXF standard regarding AoIP. We think within the concepts, like Dual Cores with seamless I understand the Infinity Core won the important driver method for the was agreed on, it took several years near future there will be a change to switching between them without the Best Of Show Award. Was this a industry but is dependent on the level of before the workflows and systems were distributed, networked infrastructures loss of any sample and Quad Star desk surprise to the team? Can you tell us standardisation. seamlessly integrated. and backends. But there still might be redundancy, containing four CPU about the recent updates to the range? Currently there are issues (like possible different systems based on different boards and decentralised redundancy patent infringements, Layer2 vs. Layer3, Of course Studer played its part in this AoIP technologies. A Standard like switching of the surface control. We are very proud to have received the stream announcements and discovery respect with the release of the AES67 AES67 is the right approach to ensure recognition of the Best Of Show Award not being part of standards), which integration. How does this facilitate interoperability but from our point of What does it add to the Infinity line? which recognises Studer‘s prominent destablise the market and prevent faster Audio over IP? view, there are still some open questions Studer Vista desks come with the most role in driving innovation and distribution of the AoIP technology in that need to be covered, for example discovery mechanisms or stream announcements. Besides audio transfer The Vista V attracted alot of attention at this year’s IBC over networks - a challenge will be the installation of a stable and managed audio network to benefit from this new standard. AES67 fits very well in Studer’s open philosophy leveraging standard technologies, like we are doing with Infinity Core and the AES67 interface. Very interesting discussions at IBC with our customers and partners gave us a good feedback with respect to this approach and will help developing our business. 5. Once IBC is over, attention inevitably turns to NAB the following April. What will be the company's drive in the run-up to that show? Should we expect any further big announcements over the next two quarters?

RH: The Infinity Core opens up a new dimension of possibilities; you can imagine that our product roadmaps are full of new ideas for all kinds of innovative features and having unrestricted access to HARMAN’s huge stable of world-leading audio processing and effects algorithms enables us to be as creative as possible. One doesn’t have to think too hard to imagine that many of these well acknowledged by sound engineers all around the world, could find their way into exciting new Studer products for next year! www.studer.ch

1107/BFV217/J 6 Broadcast Film&Video Volume 18: Issue 10 IBC NEWS CLIPS... NEW APPOINTMENTS Vislink Enhances Studio Technologies Dante- New Sales Manager NewSwift Range... for VDC Trading... VDC Trading, Vislink has enhanced the distributor of Van structural efficiency of its Enabled Console Hosts Multi- Damme cable, NewSwift product range. The NewSwift HD 240 assemblies and antenna can now support connectors has an increased max Lingual Translations For Xbox LIVE appointed Jodie operational wind speed of Verley to the role 75 kph, and up to 180kph of Sales Manager. when collapsed. Microsoft Production Studios has Ms Verley’s The latest version of installed six Studio Technologies background for the last 16 years has NewSwift HD 240 features Model 215 Dante-Enabled been in Electronics Distribution, benefits from better load where over the last 12 years she distribution when Announcer’s Consoles at its mounted to ensure smooth production facility to host multi- worked her way from Material operation. It is available as lingual translations for a program Planner, Account Manager, Field either a single or three produced in conjunction with Account Manager to Sales Manager. piece carbon fibre reflector Xbox LIVE. Ms Verley said: “We have a great and can be specified to product and it’s my job to ensure our include auto-acquisition Sales Team deliver the service and and auto-tracking The American English Xbox LIVE product.” capabilities to maintain a production streamed audio and video data link while on the content during the recent 2014 move. GamesCom convention in Germany. GamesCom is the world’s second largest Cruet Appoints New “The NewSwift HD 240 MD... antenna was initially video game trade fair and attracted over developed to meet growing 340,000 visitors, 6,000 journalists and 635 Will Wilkinson demand from the Africa, exhibitors from 88 countries. has been APAC and Americas Studio Technologies’ Model 215 Dante- appointed regions for a larger vehicle- Enabled Announcer’s Console integrates Managing mounted broadcast system. all on-air talkback and cue audio signal Director at We have listened to our routing. Three pushbutton switches in Microsoft Production Studios Audio Control Room London-based customers’ needs since the total are offered, with LED indicators to camera and crew initial launch and enable the user to control three audio plug each unit into an available space and the appropriate routing through hire company enhanced the NewSwift output channels: one main and two begin producing the live streaming Audinate’s Dante Controller software Cruet. The move range to create a more talkback. broadcast instantaneously. “ application, and we were up and running robust 2.4m antenna with follows Emma Dow stepping down “Because GamesCom is primarily The team set up Microsoft Production in all five rooms in less than 30 minutes. It from the role due to health reasons. better support for different Studios’ main studio room, boasting a saved us a day’s worth of setup focused on a European audience, we Ms Dow is to remain as a Director of SNG vehicles around the needed to quickly produce Dante-based infrastructure to broadcast compared to running discrete analog world,” said Ali Zarkesh, Cruet working on a part time basis. interpretations of the American English the English language edition of the audio lines. With Dante and the Model Product Development streaming show. Microsoft Production 215s, we could deliver the English Mr Wilkinson been in the industry Director at Vislink. Xbox LIVE production into Castilian and Latin American Spanish, French, Italian Studios’ video editing suites were then version into the headsets of the for over 27 years. He has been with and German,” says John L. Ball, systems transformed into temporary voice-over interpreters and they, in turn, could Cruet for 11 years, the last eight of Leader Reports IBC engineer for Microsoft Production rooms for the translating staff. quickly translate the audio and feed the which he has held the position of 4K Interest... Studios. “We had to figure out a way to “The entire process was quite amazing content into the microphone plugged into Production Director. During his time at Cruet, Mr Wilkinson has been part Leader lnstruments has produce the simultaneous interpretations from a technical perspective,” Mr Ball the Model 215 that was connected to our reported a strong interest within our existing facility space and, said. “We simply took the Model 215s network. We did not miss a beat and the of the Management Team and has in 4K at this year's IBC, because the Model 215 Announcer’s into the different rooms, plugged them worldwide Xbox community thoroughly overseen numerous major following the popularity of Console is Dante-compatible, we could into the existing Ethernet network, made enjoyed the production.” productions. Continuing on in his its LV5490 waveform new role he will be responsible for monitor on the company the overall operation of the business stand. as well as its commercial success. The solution allows standard-definition, high- definition and 4K ultra- RTS Announces Anders Kjempp high-definition to be Appointed Sales checked from a single And Marketing, compact unit. "The market both in DK... Europe and worldwide has Adaptable IP With OEI-2 Anders Kjempff already reached the point has been where 4K is the logical appointed as Sales RTS showcased the new solution at this year's IBC Show choice for every Continuing the IP trend at IBC and Marketing production company keen was RTS Intercom Systems, Director at DK to future-proof its which launched the new OEI-2 Technologies, material,” said Regional (OMNEO External Interface-2) as with responsibility for promoting Development Manager a means to provide high end the company’s range of audio and Richard Heath. communication systems within “The LV5490 is equipped video metering products. with eight input connectors existing and established Mr Kjempff previously ran his own and accepts up to two 4K infrastructures. IT sales company, which he sold signals simultaneously. earlier this year. Prior to that he Another key new feature is The OEI-2 enables connectivity spent nine years with broadcast the ability to handle the between analog audio sources and transmission company video signals via two- legacy RTS keypanels and an OMNEO ProTeleVision Technologies (PTV) sample interleave as well network, meaning users can maintain where he was Sales and Strategy as square division. existing infrastructure and the equity of Director. "The Focus Assist feature their original equipment investment. we introduced at IBC this He said: "I have known about DK- Utilising standard IP Ethernet Technologies for many years and year is a Leader innovation infrastructure, OMNEO-equipped that allows the LV5490 to have always admired its approach to products can be assembled into product design and development. be used for checking low- networks of two to 10,000 cooperating contrast content and fine DK products are conceived from a devices that share common control • Support for both USOC or 586B dual Ethernet connectors for device image detail. Other new blank sheet of paper – there are no systems. The solution offers scalability wiring. looping. capabilities include a CIE third party algorithms or 1931 colour space chart and future-proof expandability; studio- • Provides less than 20 ms of audio • Supports compatibility with third- quality synchronised multichannel latency in typical network party Dante™ products available components because everything is generator. The LV5490 can designed from scratch with no show 4K signals in the audio; a secure control protocol suite; installations. from numerous suppliers. standard's full ITU ultra-low latency and the support of • Provides a frequency response of 20 OMNEO's program transport compromise. That is why the Recommendation BT.2020 DHCP protocols. Hz to 20 KHz to the keypanel. component has come about through a company has such a strong colour space. Operators • Supports DHCP and device partnership between Bosch Security international reputation for quality. I can also adjust the size of Key features are as follows: discovery for easy set up and Systems (RTS corporate ownership) am delighted that I am now part of each of the displays on the • Provides an interface between legacy network management. and Audinate Pty. OMNEO uses this because I share the same values. screen to suit specific RTS keypanels and RTS OMI • Optional fiber connection – multi- Audinate's Dante networking Coming to DK really does feel like tasks.” OMNEO interface cards for ADAM mode or single-mode available. technology to provide standards-based, coming home." and ADAM-M units. • Supports CAT-5/5e and CAT-6 with routable IP media transport.

6855/BFV217/J Broadcast Film&Video Volume 18: Issue 10 7 5159/BFV217/J 8 Broadcast Film&Video Volume 18: Issue 10 CLIPS... IBC NEWS DPP To Test Atomic Fiction Opens Montreal IP, AVB, 4K And LTO To Facility... File-Based Visual effect studio Atomic Fiction has opened a new facility in Montreal. The Feature At SMPTE 2014 Analyser first project at the Montreal office is 'The Walk', a The SMPTE 2014 Annual of the networked media ecosystem, the content and applications in the cloud. feature film based on the Technical Conference and suitability of commodity Ethernet The 'Asset Management' session will Devices story of French high-wire switches for uncompressed video, and reveal the results of an industry survey Exhibition is to feature sessions of digital storage in professional media artist Philippe Petit, co- on networked media, file-based the workflows and infrastructure The Digital Production Partnership produced, co-written and enabling next-generation and entertainment and continue with a (DPP) has announced plans for the directed by Robert workflows, cloud case studies postproduction. Finally, the session will presentation on how the use of LTO tape testing and certification of File Zemeckis. and asset management. explore network-delivered references, with linear tape file system (LTFS) Based Analyser devices. “We are excited to be the generation of SMPTE standards- technology may accelerate 4K building upon Atomic Taking place this year from 20 – 23 based synchronous video signals using workflows. Speakers from Fraunhofer The move comes as the DPP prepares to Fiction’s growth, and October in Hollywood, California, the just current time, and ensuring precision IIS will introduce the concept of a file- define test criteria for Analyser evaluated several event is significant for those in motion- time protocol (PTP) design and delivery ecosystem that builds on the products by the end of October, with possibilities for this imaging and media technology, performance across large networks. scalability of certain media formats and certification level testing planned to expansion. There is an production, operations, and the allied 'File-Based Workflows' will discuss the the "substitution strategy" that was begin early November as part of the incredible talent base of arts and sciences. findings of the Joint Task Force on File introduced at SMPTE 2012. Part two new Compliance Programme. VFX artists in Montreal, "Engineering leaders and high-level Formats and Media Interoperability in begins with a presentation on media The Programme already has more than which makes it an ideal business professionals from broadcast, addressing issues associated with the archiving, standards, and the Library of 25 manufacturers signed-up and place to put down roots. cinema, and IT view the SMPTE annual exchange of professional media. The Congress. A subsequent presentation participating in the voluntary testing We’ve committed to a six conference as a unique opportunity to session will continue with a will examine tools based on SMPTE's scheme, including Sony, Axon, Snell, year lease on a custom examine and discuss the technologies presentation on the business benefits of recently published standard Archive Wohler, Nugen Audio, root6 and designed 15,000 square and trends shaping our industries," said frame-rate manipulation and the eXchange Format (AXF) and application Cinegy. foot space,” said Kevin Paul Chapman, SMPTE 2014 program automation of closed-captioning, from the set through production The DPP worked with the Advanced Baillie, co-founder of chair and senior vice president of timing, and language verification. It will workflows. This will be followed by a Atomic Fiction. “The Media Workflow Association (AMWA) conclude with a summary of specific presentation that explores advances in business climate and technology at FotoKem. "While SMPTE to develop a joint testing and film and video digitisation and open culture felt like the perfect 2014 sessions address a wide range of bandwidth savings and quality certification process to focus on testing fit, and the healthy tax important topics, we've created in- improvements offered by High standards-based solutions for long-term product conformance to the UK DPP incentives are the cherry depth sessions that apply a tremendous Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) archiving and preservation. Shims of the AMWA AS-11 Specification on top for our filmmaker wealth of expertise to specific topic compared with other means used for A detailed event schedule for SMPTE (beginning with AS-11 DPP HD). clients. There are so many areas that are making a profound contribution of interlaced content. Part 2014 is available online at The Compliance Programme is reasons why Montreal is impact on how content is created." two features a discussion on media www.smpte2014.org. designed to help the industry identify the ideal place for the DNA "We are excited to launch the SMPTE identity and the importance of products that work with AS-11 DPP files Chris Fetner will make this of our California studio 2014 program with an opening keynote maintaining it when content exists year's keynote address and to facilitate the file-based delivery continue to grow and by Chris Fetner, director of global simultaneously within multiple process by ensuring products can evolve.” content partners operations at Netflix," domains This will be followed by correctly create, read and process files Atomic Fiction is added Pat Griffis, SMPTE education presentations covering the challenges that meet the AS-11 DPP standard. headquartered in Oakland, vice president and executive director of associated with asset management and To date the DPP Compliance California, and is best technology strategy in the office of the delivery of assets to any platform and programme has focused testing on AS- known for VFX work on CTO at Dolby Laboratories. "Clearly, all devices using a single workflow. It 11 DPP File ‘Writer’ and ‘Reader’ movies such as 'Star Trek Netflix has been a disrupter in the will conclude with a presentation devices only, which has led to the Into Darkness', industry, and we hope to learn what is outlining the impact of remote content certification of a number of ‘Writer 'Transformers Age of shaping the company's technology access on both production and delivery and/or Reader’ products by the Extinction', 'Need for decision-making during Chris' talk." to the second screen. Advanced Media Workflow Association Speed' and 'Flight'. Mr Fetner will make this year's keynote 'Cloud Case Studies' will explore a (AMWA). The next phase will look at address, which will then be followed by range of implementations of cloud- Analyser and AQC devices. Tedial Teams With 'Networked Media in the Facility', a based services, investigating Once products have met the relevant Magna Systems... session focussing on the use of integration, deployment and security. criteria, they are issued with a DPP Test packetised methods to move media and The session begins with a look at the Report. Manufacturers can then apply Tedial has begun a new metadata in real-time over networks. benefits of purpose-built private cloud to the AMWA Certification Authority partnership agreement The first part will address AVB solutions, and then looks at the practical for Certification. Once certification is with Australian broadcast standards, along with IP networks in the use of the cloud to enable end-to-end granted, they are then permitted to use supplier Magna Systems & live broadcast plant, in live production, live streaming to the second screen. Two the joint AMWA & DPP logo on the Engineering. and in contribution broadcasting. The further panelists will discuss concerns relevant product and in associated The agreement covers the second will cover level-setting concepts over and strategies for securing media marketing material. Asia Pacific region and Kevin Burrows, DPP Technical focuses on Tedial’s IT Standards Lead and CTO Broadcast & solutions for business Distribution Channel 4, said: “We driven MAM and media 'Strong Appetite' for Middle East News realise the importance that Analyser workflow. Magna Systems devices play in supporting will provide sales and interoperability, and their contribution technical support to Tedial There is a “strong appetite” in provider. understanding of Middle East news the Middle East for news content Despite identifying a preference for consumers and how the industry needs to the compliance programme to date. customers in the region. We look forward to being able to offer Tedial Sales Director David locally produced content, over half of to adapt to meet their needs,” said Ian in different formats, as well as a certification for these essential Abel said: “We are both respondents said international TV Phillips, Middle East director of news desire to access trustworthy products.” leaders in our field and news from a number of different content is a better source of news for AP. “For example, it’s critical to focus on building lasting perspectives, according to a new because of better quality video clips. understand the trends in news relationships with 75% said they would be more likely to consumption habits, particularly when customers to provide them survey conducted for The access a news story if it has an it comes to video and the use of social with the best business and Associated Press. accompanying video, and that video media. The demand for better quality operational benefits. It is consumers have a higher dwell time on video and more regional news also these values that are The report 'Spring Tide: The new era for news content each day. 83% of Middle presents a number of opportunities, exhibited in the video news in the Middle East and East consumers said video clips while the increased use of social media competence, expertise and North Africa', examines the news improve the overall understanding of suggests the need for new and experience of the Magna market in the region and suggests ways content. innovative strategies to drive audiences team, which will drive it needs to evolve. Lighthearted stories are important, as is back to online news sites.” success for both companies Produced by Deloitte, the survey of 18 international news, while political news Matthew Guest, head of digital strategy in the Asia Pacific market.” to 45-year-olds in the United Arab stories remain the most commonly for Deloitte Europe, added: “We were Magna Systems and Emirates, Egypt and Saudi Arabia accessed - by 80% of respondents. 63% really excited to carry out research in a Engineering Director of shows that 97% of consumers regularly expressed a desire for increased market that is evolving incredibly fast Sales Barry Pegg added, discuss news and current affairs in their coverage of regionally-focused stories. on both the supply and demand side. “Tedial’s solutions using daily lives. News is consumed by 70% of respondents use social media for The findings highlight a series of its Media IT technologies audiences in the region for an average news more today than they did last exciting opportunities for news are truly cutting-edge and of 72 minutes per day. This is longer year, while 59% discover the majority of providers, particularly for local outlets the business opportunities than in the U.K., Germany and Japan. news this way. But it seems TV remains that are in a position to produce a and ongoing benefits they The report also said the Middle East is an important way of finding out more richer, more cultural output for present our customers often ill-served by existing news on a story once it has broken, with 43% audiences. The Middle East is within the Asia Pacific providers, while almost a third of flourishing and news providers need to region are significant. We accessing it first to get more will be supporting Tedial respondents said trust was information. ensure that supply balances with “paramount” when choosing a news “The new study gives us a much deeper demand in the future.” at every opportunity.” Testing is planned to begin late October/early November

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7526/BFV217/J 10 Broadcast Film&Video Volume 18: Issue 10 Seismic Shift: Broadcasters Usher In New Era Of Software Defined Networks The IABM is one of the industry’s most crucial financial health and technology trend predictors, mainly through the stat research it shares with its 300 members, but also through the intriguing changes to its own membership. So where is the industry heading? George Jarrett explores... With IBC’s new 100 exhibitors, and the want systems to work for a longer market revenues. In fighting over the certainly are hoping to follow small companies showing they might period time and work closely together 15% left to them, smaller companies the vertical integration that we have the edge on new technologies with the vendor,” said White. “They are show just 1.7% of growth year on year. are seeing with our end users, despite the big companies holding the looking at new ways of monetizing The better news is that companies in and as more of the industry R&D muscle, IABM CEO Peter White content across multiple screenings. It is profit make up 70% across the market, consolidates – from an end was a mixture of gung ho and launch the all streaming. It is all IP driven, and but sadly two thirds of the rest have user perspective – the only lifeboats when he fronted the annual broadcasters are not investing in shown no profit for three years. way the equipment supplier IBC market evaluation. traditional hardware like they used to. It The mind can get excited about a profit market is going to be able to “The purpose of the session was to is all about workflows.” to sales ratio of 11.3%, but the mention of survive is to see the same kind establish a feel for our industry, and to The head scratching ended when White a lack of skilled staff introduces the of solution. ask if it is still making money and what proved that the market is still pretty jitters. Basically, the IABM surveys and “As the industry is getting the drivers are,” he said. buoyant. indices show that the market has ready to go through this very “Broadcast suppliers are suffering from “It is around $40 billion currently and changed beyond belief. Users want best transformative era, I think the way broadcasters are driving change we expect it to advance to $45 billion by of breed, but the one element of change consolidation is going to be through IT convergence. the end of 2017. But things are going to that makes them nervous is when tricky because the time to “We have noticed from our research that change from there in,” said White. acquisitions see their pet systems market and the acceleration there is less and less traditional “Indeed everything we observe swallowed up by a predator. This is around the kind of R&D that hardware being purchased. More and externally is reflected inside our where some of the bigger IABM needs to be developed will more people are going for software- membership changes. members come in. Where is it all challenge a lot of M&A,” he defined networks,” he added. “We are finding now that the large heading? added. “It certainly puts a lot of “Broadcasters are looking for longevity global type of member - the likes of “At IBC and NAB there are always lots pressure on it, but I do think from products. They are looking for Grass Valley, Imagine, Sony and Quantel of small new companies. We are busy on we will see many more interoperability. They are looking for a – are not to be found any more,” he the acquisition trail because we found it acquisitions. good ROI on everything they buy, and added. “There are a lot of small guys a bit difficult as a niche player. We “We are seeing the competitive this has put a lot of pressure on the coming along who are providing IP needed to service customers on a wider assessments that are being margins at the supply base.” network services, and streaming, and a front,” said Quantel CEO and executive placed on this industry One big factor is the mass of acquisitions lot of the market innovation is coming chairman Ray Cross. “Companies are because of how far we are and mergers that happened around from the smaller players. The whole spending money more wisely than they behind. This is going to be an NAB time. shape and profile of our industry has did, and expect to get a lot more for their exciting three to five years. “In recent times there have been great transformed in just five years.” money. Initially we would be selling to (IBC) shone a spotlight on a Charlie Vogt series of consolidation. If you are a chief engineers, but increasingly we are seismic shift that’s set to impact systems integrator, for example, you are Reading the stats as runes selling through procurement. everybody in the broadcast industry, he “With the scope of benefits on offer, probably not in a good place at the Research always throws up oddities and “My thoughts are about IT and IP continued.” especially for organisations that attend moment because marking up hardware contradictions. In one strand - looking at deployment and the adoption of cloud, Picking up on the skills shortage issue, the conferences, events and exhibitions, has just died,” said White. “Unless you vital products going forward – the and have we listened enough. I do not Vogt said: “The average employee in the the subscription fee essentially pays for can offer an added value service there number one purchase intention was think there is enough user education at broadcast industry is 45 years old. We itself,” said White. “In addition, our are very slim margins indeed.” workflow and asset management, and present. There is a lot of confusion about need more purple haired IT savvy business reports and intelligence are The worrying paradox is that sales audio consoles came third! cloud, but it is simple for me because people.” made available to members at no cost or continue to grow, but margins are hard Essentially the IABM identified 5.8% basically it is out sourcing,” he added. at significant discounts, depending on to justify. Why? growth year on year, but vendors with at “We do not have a cloud offering today, IABM reacts to transformative factors the type of research, and often this “Broadcasters say that they will only least a €50m turnover show 7.1% year on but we will have. A new membership structure offering a information is not available anywhere buy if it is absolutely necessary. They year growth, and they take 85% of “Service contracts are a big issue. My wider scope of benefits starts with global else.” background is in IT service, and when I membership for multinational Platinum membership is new: “With first came to Quantel I was surprised organisations as a standard feature of all this, we are really looking to pass where that we did not have an awful lot of categories. we’ve gone before. Companies in this support contracts. As we gear towards “The launch of the new packages is category are seen as industry trail IT everyone in the world expects service being driven by our mission to assist blazers,” said White. “Additional contracts,” he concluded. members in being more successful in benefits are geared towards helping Marco Lopez, the president of Grass such a competitive climate,” said White. these members reinforce or achieve this Valley added another angle: “Customer “Organisations can now select the best view by offering extra engagement groups are trying to find ways of membership option that suits their opportunities through conferences, improving their business models so they requirements as the advantages are briefings and summits.” have typically been reducing staffing more appropriate to the needs of their The platinum gang will also be invited levels, and the technology is changing so business. It is really about the level of to present webinars and submit quickly we need to be there to support engagement that a member wants with thought-led articles to the IABM journal. them. IABM and the industry as a whole.” Bronze membership is also new and “We have created a completely new A wider industry group can now opt for caters to organisations that do not service division with almost its own Bronze, Silver, Silver 100+, Gold and directly supply products and services to PNL structure because users are Platinum feature structured benefits end users, but support the broadcast and demanding much more direct around areas such as access to top media industry and the organisations relationships with suppliers,” he added. quality business intelligence, within it. “Companies will migrate, it’s going to information and research, training, “We recognise the valuable role that happen. Our role is to support them resources, networking and various affiliate organisations, such as public during migration and make them future discounts on global conferences and relations agencies, recruitment ready.” events. To kick-start this, new members companies and finance houses, play Charlie Vogt, CEO of Imagine are offered free membership for the within the ecosystem,” said White. Communications and Gates Air said: remaining year when signing up for Peter White “The larger scale equipment suppliers 2015. www.theiabm.org

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7547/BFV217/J 12 Broadcast Film&Video Volume 18: Issue 10 SMPTE Standards Ready To Boost ‘Wow’ Factor Current study and standards work is paving the way toward a richer, more immersive theatre experience, writes Brian Vessa, Chair of SMPTE Cinema Sound Systems Technical Committee (TC-25CSS) and executive director of digital audio at Sony Pictures Entertainment. The newly published SMPTE report ‘B- During this study, SMPTE’s B-Chain auditoriums. While this process and the presentation of both images and audio to cinema delivery bitstream format and Chain Frequency and Temporal Study Group undertook testing at six committee’s documentation of it are a ‘wow’ standard. applying the sensibility of the modern Response Analysis of Theatres and different cinema auditoriums, including intended to be accessible for cinema The emergence of immersive audio calibration work noted above to Dubbing Stages’ is the first document to two mixing stages and four exhibition technicians with varied levels of promises to deliver a boost the ‘wow immersive sound systems. In concert make a comprehensive review of the theatres, in order to gather data on the experience and expertise, there is an factor’. Recognising the significance of with the SMPTE Digital Cinema state of current exhibition and dubbing current state of cinema sound system accompanying series of annexes that this technology, SMPTE’s Study Group Technology Committee (TC-21DC), the theatres and the cinema audio standards electroacoustic response and calibration. offers a more complex, in-depth on Immersive Audio published a group also is examining the architecture originally written three decades ago in Rather than examine the audio playback explanation of the data and theory detailed report addressing the cinema associated with the carriage, movement, the era of analog optical cinema sound to of the soundtrack that accompanies the behind the process. industry’s evolution toward an and synchronisation of immersive audio which they are calibrated (the existing image medium, or the ‘A-chain’, the This first-of-a-kind document gives expanding range of audio formats, with and using its findings to standardise the standards on cinema sound, ST-202 and research focused on audio equipment in cinemas a valuable tool for making the additional audio signals driving height technical elements of an effective and RP-200, were both established in the the auditorium such as speakers, most of aging standards and, very often, and overhead speakers to achieve a more interoperable architecture. 1970s.) amplifiers, screen and the cinema room aging equipment. By using this setup immersive experience. This included an When these elements are incorporated The content of this fresh, nearly 200-page EQ itself, or the ‘B-chain’. and calibration process, exhibition examination of ways to deliver an into an open standard, studios will be report, will be featured at a session at the The resulting report, created by SMPTE’s cinemas will be able to present audio that immersive experience using a common able to create a single mix and single 137th International Audio Engineering Cinema Sound Systems Technology better reflects the original soundtrack distribution method and possible shared digital cinema package (DCP) for Society Convention (AES137) in Los Committee (TC-25CSS), details the scope mix and, in turn, will provide B-chain attributes. The resulting report delivery of immersive audio to theaters. Angeles, California and represents data of the study, the techniques used, the cinemagoers with a richer all-around provides an examination of six different The SMPTE-DCP provides a stable and found over the course of nearly three results of testing, what those results experience. SMPTE is planning to build immersive audio systems and future-proof format for digital cinema years of study. mean for the motion picture industry on this advance and further improve recommends standards for a playback. Taking it one step further, the and what further steps - namely, the cinema sound by creating new standardised object-based audio SMPTE DCP allows for the single creation of new SMPTE standards and performance standards for cinema deliverable. immersive audio mix to be incorporated recommended practices - are indicated sound systems to ensure the optimum with 4K at higher frame rates, translating by those findings. The ultimate goal of playback of soundtracks. Working Towards Standardisation to a more immersive overall experience. this work is to improve the quality and The impetus provided by this report - as For these reasons, there is a broad consistency of cinema sound, bringing Upgrading Antiquated Playout... well as the considerable interest shown industry push for a rapid transition to sound reproduction in diverse cinema While digital technology allows the bold by studios, cinema owners and SMPTE-DCP and greater adoption of the spaces closer to that of the mixing stage. and even visceral nature of today’s manufacturers involved in creating format in playback systems. What’s TC-25CSS is not resting on its laurels soundtracks to be preserved right digital cinema technologies and products more, the standards TC-25CSS are with the conclusion of this significant through from the mixing stage to the - led to SMPTE’s creation of a new creating will help ensure that, whether step toward modernising standards and theater, the performance of equipment Working Group focused on the ‘regular’” or immersive, the movie practices for cinema sound. Instead, the installed at the exhibiting cinemas often interoperability of immersive sound soundtracks incorporated into those committee is moving forward with work compromises both sound quality and systems and the standardisation. The deliverables sound consistent from on a recommended practice (RP) for artistic intent. Designed for a different era suite of defined standards currently in theatre to theatre. modern digital cinema sound system of cinema sound, governed by decades- the works will address the creation and All of SMPTE’s work on cinema sound setup and calibration, as well as a old standards, the aging equipment in delivery of a standardised immersive will bring profound improvements to the standardised pink noise test signal. many cinemas simply is not equipped to audio format, along with considerations experience of film in the cinema, and this To establish the aforementioned RP, the replicate current soundtracks and scores for playing immersive audio within the is great news for studios, cinemas, and committee gathered data on how the best accurately. What’s more, there are theatre in an interoperable fashion.. cinemagoers. Possibly even more calibration technicians today use the test currently no performance standards or The SMPTE Working Group is tackling exciting is the potential of these equipment that is currently available to baselines in place, which may be standards creation in several steps. It is standards to inform manufacturers’ them. Aggregating the insights gained referenced in the attempt to reach this developing the first open standard for future development of consumer from this study into a ‘best practices’ goal. To address this shortcoming, the object-based audio metadata that electronics that enable an immersive methodology, TC-25CSS hopes to supply SMPTE is working to engage dictates how and where in a room a audio experience in the home. Brian Vessa a normative step-by-step process for stakeholders — studios, exhibiting given piece of audio should play. The calibrating sound in cinema cinemas, and the public — to raise group also is working out the digital www.smpte.org/standards/reports

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7439/BFV217/J 14 Broadcast Film&Video Volume 18: Issue 10 Forbidden, IBC2014 And The Cloud... From my perspective, IBC2014 was one of the busiest IBCs ever, comparable to last year and with a palpable energy, writes Stephen Streater, CEO, Forbidden. As an industry executive with an eye GoPro — are blurring the boundary Instead, I saw incremental development process of testing and, toward the cloud, I spent a good deal of between the broadcast market and the improvements to existing products and where appropriate, challenging and my time at the show surveying users much higher-volume non-broadcast technologies. On the other hand, IT and overturning preconceptions. Forscene - and industry insiders to gauge the professional and ‘prosumer’ market. cloud services continue to advance Forbidden’s market-leading cloud status of cloud adoption and This is a significant change to the rapidly and are quickly replacing the video platform - was the subject of two acceptance. I also browsed the show industry, which is increasingly traditional broadcaster kit. The cloud as Content Everywhere Europe conference floor in pursuit of new trends and impacting broadcast suppliers and will a whole is now widely accepted, and sessions. developments — especially those that shape the way they do business in the many even see it as a necessity for stand to influence cloud services. future. creating evolved, efficient workflows. In the workflow session, a large facility I came away with some distinct In general, I saw little evidence of real described how they started using impressions: Lower prices on breakthroughs or innovation in Forscene. They went on to explain how professional-grade products — such as traditional broadcast hardware or “Customers probably hope they had created a new workflow which those from Blackmagic Design and software. reaps financial benefits by that their traditional synchronising post-production and suppliers will step up to archiving for the BBC through Forscene. new cloud-based This year, the great strides made by the cloud concept were evidenced by the technologies because, dedicated cloud theatre. In Forscene’s after all, those suppliers cloud session, a key client described how they used Forscene in their new Stephen Streater already understand the wireless camera production and post- unwritten requirements of a production workflow. The audience We also heard from many attendees that heard how using the cloud eliminates Forscene-only cloud workflows are demanding broadcast the delay between shooting and editing, attractive for editing and repurposing environment” providing better collaboration between content for Web and mobile production crews in the field and post- distribution. Sports editing and production teams back at base. repurposing broadcast channels for the That acceptance might seem like the web and mobile are particularly death knell for broadcast equipment Ease of integration in the cloud was one amenable to this approach: the suppliers, but all is not lost as long as thing that stood out at IBC2014 – and simplicity and speed of the Forscene those suppliers can embrace the IT this only makes the value of our interface are well suited for fast trend. It appears that customers are Forscene cloud platform more apparent. turnaround situations, and the cloud looking first to traditional broadcast For example, at our own stand, we had integration simplifies web and mobile suppliers for IT, before going to IT a live demonstration of integration distribution. vendors. between Forscene and the new Sony mobile camera adapter, showing an My own observations about the cloud Customers probably hope that their end-to-end cloud workflow in Forscene. gleaned from IBC2014 at large, coupled traditional suppliers will step up to new In talking with visitors to our stand and with the interactions we had during the cloud-based technologies because, after others at the show, we confirmed theatre presentations and at our own all, those suppliers already understand growing interest in Forscene workflows stand, reinforced the value of Forscene the unwritten requirements of a that let media makers acquire, log, edit, as a powerful and mature platform demanding broadcast environment. finish and publish video all within the which can support full production I’m also confident that Forbidden Forscene platform. In these workflows, workflows entirely in the cloud. Which Technologies made an impression of its clients use Forscene not just for review begs the question: “Once in the cloud, “Once in the cloud, why leave it?” - why leave it?” Forbidden makes the case at IBC2014 own on conference-goers. The IBC and logging, but also for the nonlinear conference picked up on Forbidden’s editing stages. www.forbidden.co.uk

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7527/BFV217/J 16 Broadcast Film&Video Volume 18: Issue 10 7519/BFV217/J Anton/Bauer Scores At 2014 FIFA World Cup When Germany kicked the winning goal in the final game of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, it climaxed a sporting event watched by almost a third of the world’s population. The fact it could be seen by an estimated 3.5bn people was, in part, thanks to Anton/Bauer. Over 200 Anton/Bauer DIONIC® HC batteries By choosing Anton/Bauer, I can concentrate on supplied mobile power to cameras at every other tasks, knowing that my power supply is event location. Bo Baraniak, an artemis stabiliser well managed, consistent and reliable. The Gold system operator, relied on Anton/Bauer to Mount® connection provides a solid fix to my rig, capture footage of team coach arrivals, pitch which is a necessity when sprinting to keep up inspections, warm ups, team walk outs and with the action. anthems, match coverage and end game “When there’s only one World Cup final, there's celebrations. only one chance to shine, and only one battery to “I used HC and HCX DIONICS, which were the choose, and that’s Anton/Bauer,” he adds. perfect batteries for dealing with high amp The 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil broke TV cameras,” Baraniak says. “They also supply long viewing records worldwide. Anton/Bauer was run times with a perfect weight balance. Live proud to be an essential part of the global artemis operating brings many responsibilities phenomenon that is now part of sports and and pressures, so the choice of kit is vital. broadcasting history. www.antonbauer.com

MADI Specialist DirectOut A Big Hit at IBC MADI specialist DirectOut Technologies pulled in the crowds at IBC eager to see its four new MADI products. ANNA-LISA is a handheld MADI analyser and MA2CHBOX.XL also incorporates a 194 x 194 signal generator, an essential tool for any MADI USB controlled audio router. system employing MADI. It provides quick- check indicators for signal condition, input level MONTONE.42, a 1U MADI to Ravenna audio- and jitter plus extended analysis, such as over-IP bridge, offers seamless integration protocol and user bit checks, is accessible using between MADI and networked audio-over-IP an external application via USB or Bluetooth. devices. Based on the Ravenna network protocol and MADI, it serves as a versatile link for KYRA is a four source MADI monitor mixer for broadcast, live and studio applications. MADI monitoring and line checking. Four stereo or eight mono channels can be summed to front All of these devices will be on show on the panel or external speakers or a headphone DirectOut stand B02 at PLASA in October. output. Space saving KYRA fits a 1U slot making it ideal for all manner of multichannel DirectOut Technologies’ range is distributed in monitoring applications. the UK by Aspen Media and can be viewed on its MADI product website www.aspen-madi.com. MA2CHBOX.XL is a flexible reference class headphone and MADI monitor controller. There www.aspen-madi.com are three MADI ports; SC fibre, BNC and SFP www.directout.eu and the AES3 input can be routed independently to either headphones, AES output or line out. Broadcast Film&Video Volume 18: Issue 10 17

6888/BFV217/J 18 Broadcast Film&Video Volume 18: Issue 10 6661/BFV217/J Happy Birthday Raycom! The last thirty years have seen a variety of world changing events. The fall of the Berlin Wall, an increasing amount of military conflicts, several royal births, deaths and marriages along with major developments in sport and entertainment. What do these have in has over the years enabled common? They’ve all been Raycom to understand the subject to the attention of needs of its customers and an increasingly dynamic select the best product and technically developing solutions. media circus. As a result Pyers Easton, Managing there is also a very good Director, considers RF as chance they’ve been not simply a business, but audibly recorded using as more a way of life! equipment supplied by “From an early age I’ve Raycom. enjoyed a passion for Since 1984, Raycom has everything radio, I’d built used its close working relationship with the UK’s my own improved design transmitter at the age of premier broadcasters and location sound engineers nine,” he says. “A continued interest in this niche to secure distribution rights with some of the area of electronics led me to working with the world’s most innovative manufactures of infamous radio Caroline in its twilight years and professional broadcast quality audio solutions. The my first real commercial venture building radio microphone and IEM ranges from Wisycom broadcast RF link systems and transmitter stations of Italy and US based Lectrosonics are recognised for a number of independent and national Radio as the top of their field for performance and services in the ‘90s. Pushing the boundaries of reliability. Phonak of Switzerland also chose product development to provide real world useful Raycom to launch and develop sales for their solutions has made all the study of RF theory unique RF based virtually invisible in ear monitor, worthwhile. I still smile when I see one of my the invisity. products from the ‘90s, the Garwood stereo IEM system, still being used today.” Raycom is however not simply a distributor. Their own UK manufactured RTB radio talkback base When the opportunity arose to continue the legacy station has long been recognised as the product of of Raycom’s founder Ray Withers by acquisition of choice by production teams needing flexible the company from Ray’s family after his sad communication with engineers and talent in the passing in 2002, it was eagerly taken. I’m sure Ray field or studio. The latest 4th generation unit, the would be pleased how the company has built upon RTB6211D has been developed in conjunction with its solid foundation to enter new markets and Kenwood of Japan and features their NEXEDGE® product areas. radios to offer excellent digital performance whilst Recent success in winning new large system still retaining analogue operation when required. contracts in the RF challenging field of F1 Through its 30 year history Raycom has always motorsport has encouraged Raycom to continue to considered a high level of customer support and explore other markets. 2014 sees the company long term after care service as pivotal. Guidance in enter the live sound market where it sees great product choice and a full repair service is offered possibilities for its growing product range. by the company either from its own workshop or The next 30 years will surely bring many complex those of its manufacturer partners. In all cases the challenges for everyone working in the RF field. customer is kept informed of progress and highly Raycom’s certainly has the history to ensure the experienced RF engineers admirably deal with experience will be as painless and enjoyable as even the most unusual issues. A hands-on, in the possible for its loyal customers. field, knowledge of radio frequency technology www.raycom.co.uk 7622/BFV217/J Camera Corps Supports Wildscreen 2014 Camera Corps will demonstrate its range of compact and remote camera systems at the biennial Wildscreen Film Festival in Bristol, October 19-24, 2014.

The event brings together programme producers, solutions to meet programme-production investors, commissioners, buyers and challenges that go far beyond traditional broadcasters to discuss all aspects of wildlife engineering boundaries. filmmaking and photography. Rounding the week off will be the Wildscreen Panda Awards, dubbed "Our key message for visitors to the Wildscreen 'The Green Oscars', which celebrate the best in Film Festival is that Camera Corps systems as can natural history filmmaking. capture images from practically any location, above ground, underground or under water, in "A distinguishing feature of Camera Corps is our normal light, low light or infra-red, in practically design team's proven ability to innovate faster and any weather. Our low-noise high-precision remote better than any of our competitors," says Camera control drives, including joystick-based gradual Corps' Commercial Manager Barry Parker. "We acceleration, make the total system ideal for have an developed an extremely wide range of unobtrusive wildlife programme production, speciality cameras over the years and can create whether to capture a shy subject or to prevent the camera crew becoming a crocodile's breakfast.

"We will be showing our latest Q3 fully controllable remote pan/tilt/zoom/focus head and the MeerCat ultra-compact fixed camera, both of which were introduced at the NAB Show in April and are now in production. They will be demonstrated as part of a complete remotely controlled system including ancillary equipment from our sister companies in the Vitec Videocom division." www.cameracorps.co.uk Broadcast Film&Video Volume 18: Issue 10 19 Cineroid PG32: A Powerful Test Tool 7147/BFV217/J The new Cineroid PG32 is a revolutionary device that combines a 3G Pattern Generator, Signal Converter and Video Display. The PG32 fits in the palm of the hand The output of the PG32 can even be and offers 16 different selectable selected as progressive or interlace resolutions and frame rates of the with its ‘P2I’ convertor feature. As main types of test pattern, namely; well as video confidence, PG32 SMPTE, single colour, vertical incorporates an audio level meter, so graduation and horizontal it’s possible to confirm any of 8Chs of graduation. Within these there are a embedded audio too. multitude of options available, It is housed within a durable including the ability to add a moving square aluminium body, with full size HDMI and BNC overlay on any of the patterns. connectors and recessed power switch, and is The combination of test generator with the built designed to be used in all professional shooting Waveform and Vector-scope monitoring, both in environments. With an input voltage range of 6- real-time, means this one test device can be used 17V, powering the unit couldn’t be simpler, to quickly identify any errors on video either using rear mounted NPF or LP-E6 equipment. The 3.2” display on the front of the batteries, or via the built in mini-XLR connector unit gives an immediate visual confirmation of and included D-Tap adaptor power cable. the test pattern output, or view any input signal The PG32 is available now and the price is and so also be used as a video confidence £589.00 ex vat. monitor. HDMI signal can be converted to HD- [email protected] / +44 (0)1784 450 506 SDI and vice versa. www.octica.tv Globecast At MIPCOM 2014 Globecast is highlighting the latest advances to its content aggregation and distribution services (CAAD) at MIPCOM 2014. Globecast aggregates and its teleports around the world distributes premium content to all major satellites. This worldwide for the makes it uniquely placed to international pay-TV reach billions of viewers across marketplace, helping channels five continents. gain coverage with the world’s leading pay-TV platforms. The Globecast provides tailored company provides solutions for content providers distribution and aggregation of all shapes and sizes. It has services for over 30 TV the infrastructure and channels across Europe delivering content to all workflows to handle everything in a secure way, the major pay-TV platforms. from content acquisition and Globecast uses the best of satellite, CDNs, distribution/delivery – including encrypted dedicated fibre and public Internet to make sure satellite distribution and over-the-top geo- that broadcasters’ and media companies’ content localisation of feeds – to local ad insertion. is where it should be when it should be, correctly The company provides multiplatform, multi- packaged and formatted. With its extensive fibre device services using its years of experience and networks and satellite capacity, Globecast sends business acumen to enable customers to better thousands of hours of content each day over monetise their content. 57,000 miles of fibre, uplinking this content from globecast.com

5453/BFV217/J Silent Air - A New Approach With the world’s quietest air To Location Cooling conditioning solutions you can Over the last four years we have developed a number of low noise AC systems specifically aimed at film and broadcast applications, and it is now well known that be assured that even the most filming can continue much longer when you have Silentair air conditioning. Shortened shoot times due to hot sweating actors So lets look at the Olympic requirements; sound-sensitive operations are expensive and annoying and are now a thing The AC system of the past when Silentair is installed. With no 1. Must be a Temporary installation background noise at all from the AC, post 2. The System should ‘click’ together – no nuts production is also easier and quicker to process. and bolts won’t be disturbed. Of course it’s not always about cooling, having 3. Fast fit for minimum installation times silent heating is equally important. That’s the 4. Eliminate the need for expensive engineers beauty of Silentair Air conditioning; flick a 5. Nothing to be on the floor – everything at high Applications include: switch and the silent cooler becomes a silent level heater gently heating the space without creating 6. Silent or very low operational noise levels a draught 7. No draughts onto people at all • Post production Some of the studios that have installed Silentair 8. No shadows when filming report that their environment is much better than 9. Low energy use • Foley Studios previously and they can now work round the 10. No flexible ducting on the floor –(trip hazard) clock if required, with no deterioration in temperature. This gives their studio an edge, in 1. The Trombone system has been designed for • News Broadcast this most competitive of markets. easy installation and simple removal. On the same theme, we are sometimes asked to 2. All parts click or twist together provide silent air conditioning on a particular 3. Fast fit – less than 1 hour from start to finish • Film Studios series shoot, just for a few months, but this is not 4. No engineers required - only a 13 amp socket easy, as a permanent installation is too expensive 5. Unit and the ducting are suspended from the and just not practical for such a small period of ceiling on wires •Voice over time. However, a shout for help from a sound 6. Silent operational noise levels - guaranteed guy I know started us thinking about finding a 7. No draughts booths practical and affordable solution. We resurrected 8. Everything is above the lighting line a system we created for the Olympic games: 9. Runs from a 13 amp socket (single system) namely ‘The Trombone’ fast fit silent AC system. 10. No exhaust ducting or doors / windows to • Audio Booths The Silentair Trombone system – perfect for open - to let the hot air out - small diameter silent shoots - anywhere. flexible piping and screw together connections. •Pods Each system can be expanded or contracted to suit the space to be cooled or heated. The output of each system can be varied between 2.2 kW • Sound recording and 7 k W and two can be linked together which will deliver a massive 12 kW heating or cooling. The systems are designed for short-term use and For more information will be priced to reflect this. contact Silentair on Why not contact Silentair on 0207 4709224 or 0113 2708873 or [email protected] or through +44 (0)1132 708873 our web page www.silentair.co.uk or www.silentair.co.uk 20 Broadcast Film&Video Volume 18: Issue 10 CUE - The Safety And Reliability BES Adds Mains Distribution Of IDX In A Cost Saving Range Products To Range A cut away unit from the new CUE range showed IBC2014 attendees the honeycomb Leading manufacturer of broadcasting equipment in the UK, BES, has developed three internal structure that isolates lithium ion cells from each other in accordance with new and innovative mains distribution units for the broadcast industry. new Japanese PSE safety regulations. The range has incorporated Darren Fuller, Sales Manager An added advantage of this Unlike most battery suppliers IDX new products to help the at BES said: “We are very approach is the rigidity of the works closely with its partner, industry keep pace with excited to be offering this new structure backed up by a two-year Sanyo - the world’s premier technological advances that product range. Over the last warranty. To ensure varying supplier of Lithium-Ion cells. The rely on extra power capability. three years we have seen a rise requirements are met, there are CUE control P.C.B. has been tested Two of the new mains in demand for products which three models in the new range – and approved to maximise the distribution units have been can provide a greater level of Endura CUE-D75, Endura CUE- performance and longevity of the manufactured with an power to keep up with D95 and Endura CUE-D150. All batteries have 1x cells. integrated mains filter to technological and social (D-Tap) DC output connector allowing The cells used have been matched and specially guarantee a clean signal when changes. Providing these peripherals to be powered direct. The V-Mount selected by Sanyo as best for purpose. powering rack systems, available as a 10 amp or quality products will now enable businesses to connection is a worldwide standard fitting and Safety, reliability and strength of build – these 16 amp unit. easily manage and keep up with the modern day the preferred mounting system for the broadcast are the three components that have made IDX The third item in the new range is a 32 amp broadcasting tasks.” All three units are housed in industry.A discharge cut-off prevents the batteries the first choice of professionals all over mains distribution unit with 12 individually a 19” 1RU rack mounted chassis and include an batteries being damaged by products without a the world. With the new Endura CUE range, you fused 6 amp outputs, designed to manage accessible front fuse panel with a max. rating of voltage sensing shut-down mechanism. Four can now add extra affordability to batteries that today’s need for high power. The input is with a 6 amps. They also feature a 2-pole main input bright power status LEDs provide a quick check have always been worth their money. Neutrik power-con connector with loop through switch and 110 – 230 VAC with a black finish. of remaining power capacity. idx-europe.co.uk capability. www.dem-uk.com/bes or phone 01724 273206 7606/BFV217/J Loudness Automation Made Easy By DK-Technologies

DK-Technologies has increased the functionality of its DK T7 audio, loudness and logging meter by adding Loudness Automation, a software update that is free of charge to existing and future DK T7 users.

This latest upgrade is based on SMPTE timecode and allows the DK T7 to instantly recalculate the Integrated Loudness value up to four hours back in time. For audio engineers, this exceptionally useful time saving function is a major improvement as it means they no longer have to re-run programme material to hit their Loudness target value. DK-Technologies has also added USB mouse operation to the Multi touch screen DK T7, allowing for fast and easy on screen access or operation using the HDMI external monitor output. A number of other improvements have also been incorporated, including headphone volume control and more screen setup functions. The competitively priced DK T7 allows end-users to adapt to virtually any format including 3G SDI I/O. The unit also offers 8 AES/EBU input/output channels, 2ch Analogue input channels, headphone output and HDMI monitor output. Its compact design – just 20 x 135 x 180 mm (depth, height and width) – ensures portability and makes it easy to position, while its intuitive multi touch interface makes it very straightforward to use. The meter is currently available in two different models - the DK T7 costing €3495 and the entry level DK T7 Stereo, costing €2895. Both models are available with or without balanced digital AES inputs as well as in 19” rack mountable versions.

www.dk-technologies.com Broadcast Film&Video Volume 18: Issue 10 21 DPA Mics Bring Full House To PLASA 2014 DPA Microphones, in partnership with UK distributor Sound Network, will be showing its full range of live and body worn microphones in PLASA's first ever Audio Village - an area dedicated exclusively to Pro Audio. DPA will have a live band backline set up on Omnidirectional Miniature Necklace its stand (D77) to display the host of Microphone - a cleverly designed mic that applications that can be covered by its superb houses the legendary d:screet 4061 range of condenser microphones. The display Omnidirectional Miniature Capsule in a soft will include a full drum kit, amplifiers, rubber necklace. The necklace mic comes in acoustic instruments and a vocalist, all miked black, white and brown and in lengths of 47 or with products from DPA's d:dicate™ Recording 53 cm (18.3 or 20.9 inches). Microphone, d:vote™ 4099 Instrument PLASA visitors will have an opportunity to Microphone and d:facto Vocal Microphone win a d:screet Necklace Microphone, worth ranges. Over 20 different mics and over £540 including VAT, as one will be given microphone techniques for live sound will be away each day as part of the company's ‘Wear demonstrated throughout the four days of the it to Win it’ competition. To enter, all visitors show. have to do is visit the DPA stand, be At PLASA, DPA will also be focusing on its photographed wearing a necklace microphone range of body worn microphones, which are and post their Polaroid into the entry box. A internationally acclaimed for their superior draw will be held at 5 pm each day to pick a sound and durability. Included in the line-up winner. Whoever is chosen must be present on will be the company's recently launched the stand to claim the prize. heavy-duty d:screet™ 4060 Omnidirectional Miniature Microphone and the new d:screet™ www.dpamicrophones.com ARRI Announces 7512/BFV217/J First Major AMIRA Update ARRI announces AMIRA Software Update Packet SUP 1.1, the camera’s first major software update, due for release this month.

• Temporary licenses: As of SUP 1.1, AMIRA Advanced and Premium temporary licenses will be available at the online ARRI License Shop. Activated on a weekly basis, they provide a uniquely adaptable solution for the variable needs of owner-operators. • EF and B4 lens support – With the forthcoming EF mount, AMIRA users can use EF mount stills lenses, controlling the iris in these lenses through the camera’s user interface. B4-type lenses with an integrated servo module are also supported, with the auto iris function controlled via an assignable user button. • Bluetooth audio monitoring – This new feature allows the camera operator, or anyone else, to monitor audio through wireless Bluetooth headphones. By using a microphone-equipped Bluetooth headset, spoken comments can be recorded during filming to provide guidance for editing and postproduction tasks. These comments are recorded to a fifth audio track, aligned with the four main audio tracks, but kept separate from them. • Dynamic auto tracking white balance – For situations that involve a change of colour temperature during a shot, the new dynamic tracking option makes an automatic white balance adjustment. Utilizing a sophisticated algorithm developed by ARRI, this adjustment is seamless, even for the most extreme color temperature transitions. • WiFi remote – SUP 1.1 will allow AMIRA’s LCD panel to be displayed live on consumer wireless devices, permitting remote camera control without any need to hire additional tools. The HTML-based signal can be displayed on Android devices as well as iPhones or iPads. Alternatively, if wireless control is not required, a LAN-capable device (such as a laptop) can be connected to the camera via an Ethernet cable. The user interface replicates the camera’s home screen menu, much like the AMIRA Simulator web tool. • Pre-record function – An internal buffer in the camera is used to record a perpetual loop, the length of which depends on selected options. When the REC button is hit, the clip recorded to the CFast 2.0 card will include the specified pre-record period at its start. For more information on the AMIRA update, visit www.arri.com 22 Broadcast Film&Video Volume 18: Issue 10 PHABRIX Suprises At IBC2014: 4K And ALL UHDTV1 Formats The big news on the stand for PHABRIX at IBC2014 was 4K and its world’s first announcement of a 12 Gb/s eye supporting ALL UHDTV1 and 4K formats. PHABRIX kept their big news under wraps, allowing ‘invitation’ only customers into the stand office to see the new technology at work and witness the 12Gb/s eye in operation. Once inside, PHABRIX were keen to HD, 3G and 4K UHDTV capability The chipsets that make this possible “I welcome talking to fellow “We have also introduced a new show off the established Rx chassis, with the addition of the new module. are not available until early in 2015 so technologists to understand the product variant the TAGC at IBC. A now supporting the new 4K card. The Rx card supporting this expect 4K cards on the Rx rack mount application of our new technology in big brother of the TAG, the extra C is Having promised early adopters of technology has 4 x 12 Gps inputs and modular system at NAB 2015. By solving some of the problems they for a combined generator bundled in the Rx rack mount modular outputs, making a staggering 48 Gaps demonstrating the technology early foresee migrating to 4K and UHDTV1 the price. Now you have a generator, instrument that the product was capacity, more than enough for ALL using pre-engineering chips, formats.” analyser and monitor for analogue, future proofed as new technologies UHDTV1 and many of the UHDTV2 PHABRIX were keen to pose the Paul Nicholls, sales and marketing for SDI and optical in one easy to carry come along, the Rx now supports SD, payloads. question: ‘why buy another product PHABRIX commented: “The stand portable. Oh and please ask us about that doesn’t support was crazy this year, we had people the price – every engineer will love PHABRIX was keen to show its 4K ready Rx series at this year’s IBC every 4K format when blocking the aisles. The 4K UHDTV the value.” you can wait a few announcement was certainly pulling The PHABRIX SxE was a popular months and have the best the high end manufacturers, but we product on the stand with its eye and in the business on its haven’t been holding back on our jitter toolset and continues to be a first establish Rx chassis with other Rx rack mount developments choice for most broadcaster engineers its multi window either. New toolsets include A/V requiring portable physical layer presentation’. generation, an amazing audio down analysis. The new free A/V generator Phillip Adams, founder mix matrix which turns the Rx into a released end of October adds even of PHABRIX added: “We fantastic audio/video QC test and more capability to this top of the are working with leading measurement combination. With range instruments that’s easy to carry edge technology not yet closed caption support, AFD/VI/ into any broadcast environment. commercially available to WSS, V-Chip indication and dual Dolby E, Dolby D and Dolby D Plus the market hence our Dolby decode for Dolby E, D and D analysis and generation makes the decision to release at plus, the Rx displays 17 instruments SxE a perfect video and audio NAB 2015. There are at a time at 1920 x 1080 via HDMI or broadcast fault finder. serious limitations with SDI output. It can do this on four PHABRIX also displayed a lot more current 4K and UHDTV simultaneous inputs and on SDI or literature at the show than other years product offerings. What fibre – both interfaces are built into and its new 2014 brochure has been we are demonstrating the modules. designed with the same quality of a offers a complete “We’re known for our handheld high end car brochure. The detail in solution supporting 4 x products so the new A/V delay the brochure captures exactly what 12 GB/s SDI (48 GB/s) generator on show becomes part of PHABRIX is very good at - clear and optical interconnects the standard toolset. Our new TAG information delivered to the end user based upon next shown at IBC is the most cost effective in an easy to understand package. generation FPGA hand held instrument on the market technology. Cutting today with composite, SDI and For more information and a free through the confusion is optical interfaces. With fibre going in brochure contact PHABRIX at what we have always everywhere, you simply add a SFP www.phabrix.com or call 01635 strived to do at and you have an optical or an 873030 PHABRIX. additional copper interface.

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7440/BFV217/J 24 Broadcast Film&Video Volume 18: Issue 10 ATG Danmon Completes File-Based Production Support System For Intervideo ATG Danmon announces the completion of a file transcoding and standards conversion system for Intervideo, London's longest established independent broadcast post-production house. "We do whatever is necessary to ask was whether the client wanted PAL checked to ensure that it complies to the and identified AmberFin iCR software “Also installed is iCR player which repurpose client content and deliver it or NTSC and what the tape format was. customer's exacting specifications. running on high-specification servers. allows us to review, in baseband, any either in the file or tape domain," Now we have to handle a multitude of This offered us much greater flexibility file along with any error data from explains Intervideo Technical Director, different codecs, wrappers, metadata "The bulk of our encoding work was to meet each client's needs via a unique Vidchecker displays along the players Gerry Wade. "The perception of file- requirements and audio bit-rates. Every performed in three Apple FCP suites mix of user operation and automated time line. Files can also be edited at this based workflow is that it must be easier job becomes totally bespoke. The but our volume of work dictated a more workflow. point if necessary. This makes the than working with video tape. In the outgoing file will go straight into the efficient solution. We looked at various process of file creation, quality control old days, the only question you had to client server and be automatically encoding and transcoding products "We decided to invest in a complete and human review very efficient. turnkey solution from ATG Danmon, including computers, software and "The system enables us to deliver, auxiliary hardware. ATG Danmon pre- among other things, DPP-compliant installed and tested the system and files which become mandatory from managed the integration, set-up and October for anything going to the BBC, initial training. ATG Danmon was a BSkyB, Channel 4, Channel 5 or ITV." logical partner for this project given the company's proven experience The AmberFin iCR platform enables providing file-based broadcast systems content producers, post-production over many years. ATG Danmon also facilities, broadcasters and transmission manage the support which includes service-providers to deal with high remote log-in to deal with any issue volumes and true-to-source high- very efficiently. I don't have to chase a quality pictures at the same time. call centre halfway across the world if a Unique to the iCR Platform, complication arises. AmberFin’s UQC automated processes integrate third-party verification tools "The complete installation occupies a to enable efficient and effective standalone control desk which is decision-making and new levels of connected to our storage network. It confidence in the processes of file consists of an iCR ingest server on the creation and transformation. At IBC left which allows us to create a file from AmberFin will be showing a new file- tape in practically any codec and based standards conversion product. wrapper. This also has some dedicated editing functionality. On the right is an Vidcheck's Vidchecker automatically iCR transcode server which allows us checks the video quality of file-based to convert a file from one type to content, intelligently correcting luma, another, or manage the metadata or chroma and RGB. It also conforms repackage it. audio peak and audio loudness levels to ATSC/CALM and EBU "The system also has Vidcheck file requirements. analysis software integrated though the Gerry Wade: “ATG was a logical partner for this iCR's Unifier which automates the www.atgdanmon.co.uk project given the company’s proven experience” transcode and QC workflow.

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In line with New York’s Broadway Setting a new standard amongst complicated and prestigious complex and the West End in London, Istanbul’s cultural venues, the Zorlu of venues, with thousands attending The Zorlu Centre is a substantial complex Istanbul’s Zorlu Performing Arts Performing Arts Center aims at being its events. Occasionally, events are of venues with little room for error Center is the new home of musicals one of the select culture and arts broadcasted live on national and music events in Turkey’s platforms worldwide, including television. Especially in such cases, metropolis of 14 million inhabitants. when it comes to installed technology. there is no space for mistakes when it Part of the 2.5 billion US dollar Zorlu Despite bidders from several comes to the coordination and Center, the Zorlu Performing Arts European countries, the assignment communication of production and Center features two separate halls. So went to Istanbul-based long-term RTS live broadcast.” far the 2,262- and 738-seat venues partner Atempo. The greatest have hosted world-renowned shows challenge, Volkan Konuralp, Istanbul To ensure flawless communication including Cats and concerts featuring Regional Director at Atempo, recalls, during all events, Atempo installed Ennio Morricone, José Carreras and was the complexity of the venue: two separate RTS intercom systems: Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Ballet. “The Zorlu Center is a massive, one for the Musical Theater and one for the Drama Theater. RTS systems have been at the core of the “Above everything else, venue’s most prestigious performances the new intercom system had to guarantee that all those involved in a production would be able to exchange information with each other at any time without any of holding up to four AIO analog or The planning of the entire integration problems and in high RVON-C VoIP cards with eight ports of the RTS system yielded perfect audio quality,” Konuralp each. In each hall, the respective results to deal with any eventuality. recalls. “Furthermore, the Cronus is connected to KP-32 CLD Crucial to a positive outcome was the system had to be reliable keypanels. excellent quality of communications and simple in and of itself between the individual zones of each to use…and not only to Sanjay Kumar, RTS Area Sales venue,” explains Konuralp. “RTS has use, but also to Manager for Turkey, said of the been a world leader in the intercom configure.” features of the colour display business for a many years. There’s a keypanels: “As well as being reason their systems relied upon by As a solution for both the extremely elegant and intuitive in prestigious venues as the Bolshoi in Musical Theater and the their operation, these coloured Moscow.” Drama Theater, Atempo’s display keypanels offer a number of Another important factor for the Istanbul Project Manager unique features such as DSP venue’s operators: “The combination Murat Koysuren and his processing, full-colour LCD displays of reliability and experience by one of team installed an RTS and multi-directional keys. the largest, most renowned intercom Cronus 32-port digital Plus they convince by combining companies worldwide tipped the matrix intercom in each high-end programming with user- favor towards RTS. And the fact that hall. The RTS Cronus friendliness.” Rounding off the RTS is part of such a large intercom is a modular, 32- system are WKP-4 wall mount multinational company as Bosch was port digital matrix keypanels, as well as a BTR-800 the icing on the cake.” intercom in 2RU format wireless beltpack and DSI 2008 Euro (two rack units) capable wired intercom beltpack systems. www.rtsintercoms.com

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7442/BFV217/J 28 Broadcast Film&Video Volume 18: Issue 10 CTV Chooses Leader LV 7770 Multi- SDI Rasterizers For New OB 11 Truck CTV Outside Broadcasts has chosen eight Leader LV 7770 rasterizing multi-SDI signal monitors for its new OB 11 truck. The rasterizers were supplied by Leader's UK reseller, Thameside TV, which is based in Shepperton. "OB 11 is one of the largest outside Apollo audio desk, RTS/Telex Omneo larger screen than can be reference. The selected input is The LV 7770 feature set encompasses broadcast trucks in Europe," comments IP-based intercom and Axon interfaces. accommodated in a portable reclocked and can be fed downstream. waveform, vectorscope, peak video Chris Thomas, CTV Head of Vision. "It It is future-proofed to allow easy instrument. level display, SDI/external-sync phase is latest addition to our fleet and can upgrading to 4K if or when required. Fully controllable from its front panel, difference, audio, picture and data accommodate a crew of 34 people, It has two auto-sensing 3G-SDI/HD- via Ethernet or from an optional monitoring functions. Displays can be sourcing from up to 28 live cameras. The Leader's LV 7770 rasterizing multi-SDI SDI/SD-SDI inputs and can perform dedicated remote control panel, the LV viewed at full screen size or in truck is 3G-capable throughout and has signal monitor allows production and tests on a total of 17 video signal formats 7770 employs a user interface essentially assignable combinations. Extensive a large main production suite, a huge post-production staff as well ranging from standard-definition up to identical to the existing LV 5770, LV 5800 error detection and error logging VT area plus two additional rooms engineering supervisors in television 720p, 1080i and 1080p high-definition. and LV 5700A. This ergonomic facilities are incorporated, including which can be used for activities such as and facilities to check the quality of their Tri-level sync or NTSC or PAL similarity allows operators to move gamut detection and adjustable error editing or graphics. video and audio content on a much blackburst are accepted for external easily between devices. thresholds. Digital analysis screens "Seven of the LV 7770 test instruments Include data dump as well as equivalent have been incorporated into the main The main engineering area of CTV OB11 with control cable length readings. engineering area where they can be panels of seven Leader LV 7770 rasterizing multi-SDI signal assigned to check the quality of test instruments adjacent to the base of the monitor wall Also available within the LV 7770 are incoming video from up to 28 camera Leader's unique Cinelite II relative channels. They were chosen on the basis brightness analyser, 3D Assist of their excellent quality, functionality stereoscopic signal evaluator, EIA- and the good post-sales support. An 708/EIA-608 closed caption data additional LV 7770 is housed in the edit display, active format description data suite. The Leader rasterizers enable display, optional physical layer testing production staff to check waveforms, and ancillary data display. vectors and other data on relatively large wall-mounted displays which are A separate audio option card supports much easier to work with than the integral audio tools include Dolby miniature screens incorporated into metadata analysis and simultaneous most test equipment. OB 11 is certainly display of 16 channels of SDI-embedded not short of wall space. It has higher audio, audio loudness display, headroom than our previous big trucks measurement of lip-sync timing. with a quad expander comprising one double that comes out from the top of This latest order follows the recent the roof space plus a concertina that purchase by CTV of two Leader LV 5307 folds out in three different steps.” 7 inch monitor/rasterizers for OB 4. Based at CTV's headquarters in Park Royal, West London, OB 11 was www.leaderamerica.com commissioned to work on CTV’s recently renewed cricket contract with www.ctvob.co.uk Sky Sports. Facilities include a Sony MVS-8000X production switcher, www.thameside.tv Imagine Platinum IP3 router, Calrec

7530/BFV217/J Broadcast Film&Video Volume 18: Issue 10 29 PlayBox Technology Celebrates Big 15 PlayBox Technology celebrated its 15th anniversary at IBC2014 in September plus the delivery of over 15,000 television playout and branding channels. PlayBox Technology pioneered the Channel-in-a-Box approach which empowered many broadcasters to advance from video tape to file-based playout along with delivering high-quality dynamic interactive graphics.

"15,000 channel sales is a phenomenal customers the security that comes from freedom broadcasters appreciate. streams. Four video sources can be NEW SocialMediaBox: All Social achievement which has left our sourcing a total solution from a single "From a single channel playout server monitored on a single screen and Media on a Single Screen competitors trailing far behind," manufacturer. We deliver 24/7 to a multi-channel turnkey broadcast controlled via a new streamlined user SocialMediaBox enables programme comments Don Ash, Managing Partner reliability in every playout and centre, PlayBox Technology offers interface. Audio levels can be production and presentation creators to and Director, Sales. "It is also a great branding channel we produce. Our pre- exactly the right solution." monitored as loudness/true-peak incorporate comments from multiple tribute to the skill and dedication of the sales and post-sales support are Making their European exhibition displays and adjusted when required. social networking feeds quickly and entire PlayBox Technology team, from absolutely top grade which is what debut were CaptureBox PRO, Content ingested to CaptureBox PRO is efficiently into a single ready-for- software development and technical broadcasters rightly expect when Production AirBox, SocialMediaBox available for playback within a few broadcast stream. Comments can be integration right through to sales and operating round-the-clock transmission and TimeShiftBox DUO. seconds of capture commencing. selected and moderated from a variety engineering support. PlayBox services every day of the year The CaptureBox PRO feature set also of different social media outlets, Technology pioneered the transition "PlayBox Technology solutions offer NEW CaptureBox PRO: Simultaneous includes capture-list import from third- integrating sources such as Facebook from high-cost rigidly-defined user interfaces which are effortless to Ingest of Multiple Channels party traffic systems, support for CEA- and Twitter on a single feed for dedicated hardware to the much more operate and provide exactly the A successor to the existing CaptureBox 608/708 closed-captioning and transmission. This is extremely useful affordable and versatile server-based information needed to perform a ingest server, CaptureBox PRO allows automated VTR control via RS-422 with for live television shows which produce systems now used worldwide. specific task. Operators can easily multiple channels of high-definition or batch-capture listing. Additional auxiliary-screen pages for viewer "The key to success in this business is to switch between live and pre-scheduled standard-definition content to be features include a GPU-accelerated feedback. The custom feed can be have total control over both the mode, making practical use of captured from SDI digital feeds, encoding engine, plus expanded output as an RSS feed and used in other hardware and the software, giving our automation while retaining the creative analogue sources and MPEG transport metadata handling and creation during systems, or sent to TitleBox for on-air the ingest process. Loudness metering presentation. Direct 'push' control to the PlayBox has delivered over 15,000 with true-peak measurement allowing TitleBox character generator allows TV playout and branding channels audio level monitoring and adjustment better live interaction. at any time.

NEW ProductionAirBox: NEW TimeShiftBox DUO: Multi- Instant Playout of Multiple channel Time zone Offset Server ChannelsProductionAirBox provides TimeShiftBox Duo allows simultaneous content playout for news, live programme delay for more than one broadcasts, virtual-studio screens, and SD/HD channel. It allows broadcasters video walls. Four independent players to re-transmit television channels across are accommodated in a single server multiple time zones. Designed for easy with built in aspect ratio and resolution integration into playout centers, DTH conversion as well as integral support operators or for other applications of a wide variety of compressions. where delay of SD/HD-SDI is required, Content can thus be played without TimeShiftBox Duo provides all the transcoding. resources needed to perform accurate A dedicated multiviewer is also time offsets for any duration ranging incorporated. ProductionAirBox from 10 seconds to more than one provides 2K/4K SDI output, enhanced month. Logo overlay and optional playlist handling and end-of-clip interactive character generation are also actions. The server can be operated available. TimeShiftBox DUO is fully from multiple locations via its own transparent pass-through of ancillary remote application, also GPI/VDCP/ data, including audio streams. MOS control is available. www.playbox.tv

6849/BFV217/J 30 Broadcast Film&Video Volume 18: Issue 10 The Best Kept Secret In Outside Broadcast Squeezed in between the camera and the battery, LiveShot really is the best-kept secret in Outside Broadcast. When first spotted, the assumption is that it is being used to link the camera back to the OB Vehicle which, of course it can do. But closer study reveals that it can equally stream back to the studio directly using its multiplicity of data capabilities, also making it ideal for use as the main streaming codec from the OB Vehicle itself. LiveShot is a second-generation multi- that work in real time, learnt from years It has its own in-built WiFi Hot Spot Multi-stream connectivity is also rackmount at the studio using any IP stream High-Profile H264 HD video of experience with the ACCESS-IP which allows local control and setup incorporated within the same package connection. and audio codec. It has a unique industry-standard IP Audio codec. from smartphones, or connection can with the possibility to directly plug-in combination of capabilities; it multi- When you ask a reporter the other side be instigated at the touch-of-a-button to up to six USB dongles of any mix of LiveShot is genuinely jaw-dropping; streams in HD (up to 1080i) directly to of the-back-of-beyond how they are, it a pre-configured destination. Control is 4G/LTE/3G or WiFi which, with the we have seen the same expression other codecs (both hardware and is nice to know straight away without of course possible from the studio end cabled ethernet connectivity, the when the penny drops as to what it can software) without the need for having to wait five seconds whilst the or via the Central Switchboard Server, LiveShot automatically bonds/ actually do; its unique combination of complicated network setup; it streams question arrives. LiveShot’s low- which also provides a preview feed of diversifies. Plugging in a USB hub to two-way multi-streaming; its return also to its on-board SD card for later latency coding and robust connectivity all the codecs in the family account. the extension port allows connection of video/stereo feed; its two-way comms; store-and-forward. Data bonding and deals with all that. further wireless interfaces, all of which its ultra-low delay even over a ropey diversity is also incorporated as is a Remote control from a smartphone or are handled in the same way. The WiFi internet connection; its easy operation reverse video and stereo feed plus a The LiveShot Portable has HD/SD-SDI, tablet also gives access to a variety of capability of the LiveShot makes it the needing just the touch-of-a-button to two-way comms codec, all within its HDMI and Composite Inputs which it profile settings which are fully perfect partner to our V3X range so you connect; its lack of artifacts when the small 2kg package that consumes only streams with high-quality (AAC-ELD) adjustable so that you can achieve the don’t need to worry about additional connection deteriorates; its small size about 8W. stereo audio to the LiveShot best quality at low bitrates. The app dongles taking up space. LiveShot is and weight; lots to be surprised about. Rackmount studio unit. It receives also comes with video status updates also compatible with Luci Video, which Designed specifically for contended return video and stereo audio from the and connection statistics so you know allows you to stream video from your www.vtx.co.uk connections, the LiveShot handles studio - plus there is a two-way audio just how much bitrate you need for phone or tablet straight to the fluctuating data rates with comms codec built-in as standard with streaming. sophisticated error masking and both cabled and Bluetooth connectivity The LiveShot expansion forward error correction techniques to the headset. Connection between LiveShots is direct module for multiple USB without the need to use a server, though users automatically have their own account on the Switchboard Server which acts as an address translator. Difficult to explain but probably the key to real-world connectivity, the Switchboard Server manages the IP connectivity of units that are behind NAT routers and firewalls by keeping track of the public address and port, even when it changes.

Connections between units on mobile networks or on shared WiFi connections are all handled seamlessly without the user having to know the complex IT task that it is carrying out. By browsing to the user's dedicated page on the server, complete setup of all units can be carried out - as can the control of connections between LiveShot in action LiveShots. Streaming, of course, is direct from LiveShot to LiveShot.

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0000/BFV217/J 32 Broadcast Film&Video Volume 18: Issue 10 IBC2014: 4K, IP And The Shape Of Things To Come Iain Todd returns from an IBC that seemed stronger, busier and, thankfully, more optimistic than in 2013... “We’re thrilled that out of the gates, requirements. Engineers Following a rather acquisition-centric The update will see AMIRA Advanced The AMIRA, as always, proved a big NAB this year, it was hoped that 2014 and Premium temporary licenses made CION customers shooting AJA Raw will can mix and record live draw to ARRI’s stand would be the IBC that would finally available at the online ARRI License have an NLE workflow supported in shows and create new deliver on both IP and 4K, pointing the Shop. Adobe Premiere Pro CC,” said Nick material or mix down industry firmly in the direction of New features include Bluetooth audio Rashby, AJA President. “While CION live recordings. growth, success and, ultimately, monitoring, allowing the camera enables a multitude of ProRes codec The group also something to write about! For while one operator to monitor audio through choices, and other direct-to-edit announced new of the joys of this year’s IBC was a late wireless Bluetooth headphones. workflow options, customers who will innovations for the Avid summer that shone down on the RAI Dynamic auto tracking white balance, want the ultimate in colour range and MediaCentral Platform. for the duration (not least upon the WiFi remote camera control via wireless flexibility may choose to work with AJA Avid revealed plans for Heineken drinkers at the beach bar), an devices and a pre-record function are Raw files in Adobe Premiere Pro CC.” resolution independence absolute highlight was the prevalence of also included. The CION is a new production camera across the platform and new gadgets, solutions and updates on ARRI also announced a more-than 25% capable of shooting at 4K/UltraHD and the next phase of the which to report. reduction in the camera’s boot-up time, 2K/HD resolutions and was announced Avid Connectivity a waveform display on the camera’s at NAB 2014. CION offers in-camera Toolkit. “These latest Samsung greeted attendees with a viewfinder image and LCD panel and a recording directly to the Apple ProRes innovations are focused vision of things to come via its colour bar allowing monitors to be family of codecs, including ProRes 4444 on helping media collaboration with SES and SmarDTV to calibrated to match the viewfinder. and ProRes 422 up to 4K 60 fps, and organisations and demo the first end-to-end encrypted offers the ability to output 4K AJA Raw professionals connect Ultra HD content, which this journalist Sony continued the camera news with data at up to 120 fps via 4x 3G-SDI with audiences more discovered via a tip from industry guru the release of the PXW-X200, the latest outputs. powerfully, efficiently, David Kirk. The picture was addition to its XDCAM range. The and profitably,” a transmitted to a Samsung Ultra HD TV release features an improved 1/2 inch- Canon demoed its line-up of broadcast statement said. on the stand by using a SmarDTV CI type Exmor 3CMOS sensor, a new 17 solutions and technologies, including Avid Resolution Plus CAM module. times zoom lens and XAVC Intra/Long the new CN7x17 KA S – the company’s Independence will The demo marked the first time a full GOP. first-ever cinema lens to feature a servo enable users to work 3840x2160 pixel, CAS protected UHD The company also showcased a full 4K drive unit. with 4K media and other signal in HEVC encoding standard at a 50p broadcast delivered live over IP. It Attendees were treated to the entire high-res formats frame rate of 50 fps and 10bit depth was was captured in Ultra High Definition line-up of Canon’s X-series camcorders, anywhere in the world, decrypted by a standard SmarDTV CI using the PMW-F55 at BCE’s live including the recently announced XF205 to ingest, store, Plus Module and rendered on Samsung production studio in Luxembourg and and XF200, as well as the company’s orchestrate, edit, secure, Ultra HD TV models, according to screened as part of Sony’s keynote range of Cinema EOS products. analyse and distribute Samsung. speech at the show, some 250km away. SD, HD and 4K media Building further on its 'Everywhere' within the existing infrastructure. film-transistor display that avoids ARRI continued the look to the future While there was still no news on an vision, Avid announced the VENUE | glare. It features two integrated Riedel with news of the first major update for exact date for the 4K CION, AJA S3L-X compact live sound system, DaVinci Resolve 11.1 was a major Digital Partylines, two AES67 and the AMIRA via SUP 1.1, due for release announced that it will soon be enabling live sound professionals to announcement for Blackmagic, the AVB-compatible ports, two Ethernet this month. supported in Adobe Premiere Pro CC. meet increasing sizes of live sound upgrade including improved ports, one option slot and redundant asymmetric trimming, a new Swap power supplies. It is fully compatible Edit command, the ability to trim gaps with all of Riedel’s current and legacy in the timeline, editable in/out points intercom panels, including the in the source viewer, graphical fade company’s new RSP-2318 Smartpanel. sliders for video opacity, action and The TNG-200 application turns the title safe overlays, independent track Tango platform into an intercom heights, a full screen timeline option system that can be tailored to and the ability to add transitions to individual needs, including choice of multiple clips at the same time. matrix size starting with 40 x 80. It also features improved integration Riedel also released its new RSP-2318 with Final Cut Pro X, support for object Smartpanel user interface, with a tracking and stabilisation of compound feature set including three high- clips, second layer input support for resolution, multitouch colour displays, OpenFX plugins and new support for stereo audio, a multilingual character Dolby Vision image processing. set and 18 keys in 1 RU. Blackmagic Design also unveiled DeckLink 4K Extreme 12G, a new Dual TSL Products presented its new TM1 Link 12G-SDI capture and playback MK2 system controller, adding to the card that includes an eight-lane PCI company's TallyMan control system. Express Generation 2 connection, The TM1 MK2 supplies dual gigabit allowing high performance such as Ethernet connectivity to ensure dual stream video capture and communication is transported, while playback at resolutions up to 2160p60. its processing power “guarantees real The new DeckLink 4K Extreme 12G time data and control across any includes a new mezzanine card design facility.” that adds HDMI in and out on a second TSL also announced a partnership with daughter card, along with sockets for IPE Products to advance developments adding two optical fiber modules for in control and display technology. Dual Link optical fiber SDI in and out. “We’re delighted to be collaborating with IPE. Its innovations stem from its The Riedel stand was lively as ever Systems Integrator roots, which have following the release of the Tango given them the insight to develop TNG-200, its first fully networked pertinent communication display platform based on AES67 and AVB solutions for practical operational standards. The solution is equipped challenges,” said Chris Exelby, MD, The Samsung UHD TV, in all its glory with a high-resolution, full-colour thin- TSL Products.

6277/BFV217/J Broadcast Film&Video Volume 18: Issue 10 33 “By combining our knowledge and It features dual stream, real-time Vizrt celebrated its IBC2014 Innovation resources, we can provide a more processing (or faster) per server, ±10% award for work with Sky Sports and complete solution, both to our broadcast run time adjustment, automatic audio ChyronHego to create a studio clients and those in other sectors that adjustment and pitch correction. production for 'Monday Night Football'. require scalable control and display of Back on the stand, the company critical and non-critical information. The The big news on the Matrox stand was announced integration with NewTek's IDS product range complements our the Matrox VS4, a quad HD capture card TalkShow, Skype-based video calling current portfolio nicely and with TSL for multi-camera live production system. Vizrt’s Viz One MAM system Products’ well-established global streaming. Suitable for use with records feeds from TalkShow, while the network we are in an ideal position to Telestream Wirecast for Windows or Viz Opus control room system routes introduce the IDS range to new regional StudioCoast vMix software, the solution TalkShow’s Skype feeds live on-air. and vertical markets.” sends video feeds for streaming and Producers can choose which Skype feed facilitates ISO recording to disk of to use in a broadcast using templates in GatesAir announced two low-power original video and audio feeds for post Viz Pilot, while Viz Engine displays the TV platforms; The Maxiva Ultra- event editing via a Matrox plug-in for live feed as a SDI signal or IP stream Compact series offering standalone, Wirecast or Matrox Video for Windows with real-time graphics overlays. low-power translator and gap filler (VfW) codecs for vMix MultiCoder solutions for UHF and VHF networks, software. Jünger Audio demoed the inclusion of and the Maxiva Multi-Compact series The VS4Recorder multi-camera its proprietary Spectral Signature comprising high-density, 4RU 19-inch recording app works with the VS4 card dynamic EQ for its new D*AP4 VAP rack-mounted UHF and VHF to give synchronised control over Voice Processor. The new tool offers transmission systems available in capture of the four inputs connected to automatic EQ control to balance spectral several configurations, including N+1, the VS4 to create MOV, MP4, or AVI differences in real-time. By analysing N+2, or N+1+M+1 redundancy. The files. incoming audio and comparing its Maxiva brand provides a full line, Matrox Video announced support for spectrum with predetermined voice single-source family of transmission the upcoming Adobe professional video 'fingerprints', the unit can automatically products to support DTV networks of editing tools in Adobe Creative Cloud apply dynamic EQ corrections. any size and scale. with the Matrox Mojito 4K monitoring Avid strengthens its ‘Everywhere’ vision “We continue to evolve our Maxiva card. Mojito 4K is a quad 3G-SDI, 4K solutions to ensure maximum video card that can be used with Adobe software-based metering solutions. The created in a live web video, as the player performance, flexibility, efficiency and Creative Cloud tools on Windows new upgrade brings extensive analysis cannot correctly report the current play lowest total cost of ownership for our platforms. Users will reap realtime and display functions for mastering, position within the video since it differs customers as they build out digital over- monitoring and output of video footage metering and loudness measurement depending on when the viewer the-air networks,” said Rich Redmond, at resolutions up to 4096x2160 and for single- and up to eight-channel switched on. chief product officer, GatesAir. “Every frame rates up to 60 fps (4K@60fps). A applications as a standard-format With Screen’s new solution, low network is looking to streamline 10-bit H.264 intra-frame rendering codec plugin for Windows and Mac OS bandwidth timing information is added operations, and these two distinct low- facilitates full raster video previews. platforms. to the video stream and used to power solutions simplify network synchronise subtitles to the frames of deployment and enable cost-effective Snell announced a new Kahuna Solid State Logic contributed to the IP video being watched. The ‘script’ at the wireless content delivery.” switcher range. Kahuna 4800, Kahuna news with a demo of IP Audio viewer’s device obtains the current 6400 and Kahuna 9600 offer added 4K Networking. The new SSL Network frame's time value from the video On the Wohler stand, the company capabilities across the entire range. I/O range consists of ‘MADI-Bridge,’ stream and uses it to determine when showcased its modular iON monitoring Combined with Snell’s new flexible providing 64 bidirectional channels of subtitles should be displayed from the platform, enabling signal monitoring of switcher control surface, Kahuna fully redundant MADI-to-network subtitle server. Unsurprisingly, Screen's baseband and stream-based signals and Maverik, the Kahuna 4800/6400/9600 bridging with front panel confidence solution picked up a TVBEurope Best allowing users to access, view, control provides a new feature set, including headphone monitoring; ‘SDI,’ bridging Of Show award for its efforts. and manage a range of signals and more power for M/E functionality and eight 3G-SDI embedders and eight de- associated data remotely from any Web- enhanced DVE resize engines. It enables “The D*AP4 VAP draws on our embedders to the network or MADI Facilis Technology previewed new enabled PC, Mac, smartphone, or tablet chroma key capabilities on all keyers extensive experience with previous with internal per channel routing; and features for future versions of its device, with video and audio content and 2.5D DVE on all models in the Voice Processing devices such as our ‘Stagebox,’ which provides eight TerraBlock multi-platform, high- streamed in real time,. range. The range specifics are as follows: popular VO2, but adds new tools and channels of mic/line I/O (using SSL’s capacity shared storage system One of the big draws to the Wohler • Kahuna 4800 – Up to 4 M/Es, 16 algorithms to create an easier and more SuperAnalogue mic pres) with supporting 8/16Gbps Fibre Channel stand was the Tachyon Wormhole, keyers efficient approach to voice processing redundant network connectivity. The and 1/10Gbps Ethernet. developed in partnership with • Kahuna 6400 – Up to 12 M/Es, 24 with no compromise in sound quality,” demo featured four SSL consoles (2 x New functionality includes cascading Cinnafilm. The solution enables users to keyers says Peter Pörs, CEO of Jünger Audio. C10, C100 and Live) networked with virtual volumes to multiple drive shorten or lengthen video projects by • Kahuna 9600 – Up to 24 M/Es, 48 “We have also included processing such third-party devices from Shure and groups or servers, expanded support for ±10%, unbeknownst to the end viewer. keyers as HP/LP filtering, versatile dynamics Sound Devices and SSL’s ‘LMS-16’ 'edit during capture' growing files, section, full parametric EQ and de- Loudness Monitoring system connected 40Gbps Ethernet and additional partner essing, and made the unit really easy to directly to the network. qualifications that aim to streamline use – even for non-technical radio staff complex workflows. such as producers and journalists.” Video Devices, the new branch of Sound Devices, made its debut at this Disk Archive launched a new RTW debuted two updates to its year's show. Its network-connected PIX expansion chassis for its ALTO tapeless TouchMonitor TM7 and TM9 audio 270i and PIX 250i video decks provide long-term storage system. The solution meters. The meters’ Timecode Reader tapeless, file-based recording and can accommodate up to 275 TB of License SW20008 now permits playback with the ability to remotely storage in each 5RU module, with a recalculation during loudness metering, control, set up and transfer high-quality dissipation of around one watt per while the Logging Data Server License files over Ethernet. They record edit- Terabyte. Adding the new 4RU EX-60, SW20014 has gained expanded chart- ready Apple ProRes or Avid DNxHD ALTO enables users to increase capacity display functionality. files and allow simultaneous multiple- by up to 340TB per EX-60 chassis. Each The new Loud.Recal instrument drive recording. Audio capabilities ALTO can support two EX-60s for a automatically calculates loudness include 64 channels of both MADI possible 955TB per node. measurements for the complete runtime audio and Dante audio-over-Ethernet It can be populated with locally of a segment at the time corrections are for PIX 270i and the PIX 250i’s 16 tracks sourced, off-the-shelf disks on a buy-as- performed to the mix or sequence of audio. needed basis, with any mix of disk size (wherever located in the program). and vendor in any slot, making ALTO a Logging Data Server License SW20014 Screen Systems pulled it out of the bag practical, highly competitive and now offers graphs with up to four this year with a demonstration of live completely future-proof system for different loudness and TP values, as web subtitling, showing that there are large-scale storage of infrequently well as real-time relative-gate display. always surprises in store, even when accessed material in content libraries Riedel released its new you think you've seen it all. and archives. Smartpanel at this year’s show RTW also announced the second plugin in its Masterclass PlugIns line of The solution addresses the problem www.ibc.org

7623/BFV217/J 34 Broadcast Film&Video Volume 18: Issue 10 6873/BFV217/J Broadcast Services - It’s All A Bit OTT Bob Butler of Broadcast Services looks at the human attention span and asks where our multi-platform, on-demand world is headed...

I have just read in one of the trade press How did this come about? Well I think like a lot magazines we get that 84% of people use their of things it started in America. When I first laptops/iPad whist watching television. No, I visited the USA, which was many years ago, I don’t believe it either! Various articles then go on was appalled by their standard of television and about the rise (or potential rise) of ‘Over-the- the cutting to adverts every few minutes. It was Top’, OTT Multiscreen systems. So not only are not until much later, whilst watching a football these people apparently watching their game in America with a friend’s children that I television, they are also watching multiple realised their attention span was about one screens on their tablet. minute.

Anyone who has watched one of the news or American football was of course designed to sport channels will have noticed (I hope) that accommodate the ad breaks so the action is quite you cannot read and listen at the same time, so short anyway. But these kids could not even the bulletin strips are pretty much useless, unless watch one game. They flip between channels, you have turned the sound off of course. maybe watching two to four games at a time. However, apparently the ‘new viewing public’ When asked what they thought of English can now not only read and listen - which by the football or soccer as they call it, they said it was way is impossible - they can watch three or four okay but you could watch for 10 minutes, or god programmes simultaneously. forbid 30 minutes, and nothing happens!

Of course what they meant was nobody scores a goal. So maybe all this OTT stuff is not as daft as I thought, and I bet 4K looks great in a 15cm widow on a tablet.

Moving on, the next article I read said SDI is dead, IP is the way forward! Are they mad?! IP might be great for one-off broadcasters at some major event following months of planning, but not for run of the mill stuff at various venues! Some places give you a blank look when you ask what their Broadband speed is like!

One other word of warning; there are only 26 letters in the alphabet, if we carry on using three letter acronyms at the rate we, are we will run out. So beware OTT, UHD, UEX, MSO, IoT - that, believe it or not, is the Internet of Things!

www.broadcast-services.co.uk Vitec Showcases Latest Products At IBC2014 Market-leading Vitec Videocom brands, Anton/Bauer, Autoscript, Litepanels, OConnor, Sachtler, Teradek, Vinten and Vinten Radamec highlighted a range of their latest products at this year’s IBC.

Anton/Bauer launched its long-awaited V- Mount digital battery and charger series. The batteries were developed specifically to power today’s digital productions, including the unique needs of 4K camera set-ups and other digital cameras while providing top-tier levels of safety, performance and reliability.

Autoscript showcased a number of new innovations, including WinPlus Remote, an iOS- based prompting system that enables journalists in the field to obtain easy access to the most up to date scripts using iPads. The teleprompting Press briefing at Vitec’s IBC stand specialist also launched the E.P.I.C. 19, a 19 inch Litepanels demonstrated the form and function integrated prompting and on-air system that of its new ASTRA 1x1 Bi-Color panel LED. The delivers addition versatility to the studio LED is the first in a new range of products set to environment. debut later this year. The ASTRA 1x1 features increased brightness, a high CRI and user Sachtler introduced its range of Ace Accessories selectable active/passive cooling modes. – cost-effective and highly functional Matte Box, Litepanels will also be highlighting its Sola and Follow Focus and Base Plate – as well as the Ace Inca 9 Fresnels, as well as the high output LED L tripod system. In addition, the new 75HD Hilio 12. tripod with FSB 6 fluid head was demonstrated, showcasing its versatility and user-friendliness. Vinten Radamec debuted the Fusion FE-165 and FE-55, class-leading elevation units for on-air height control in the studio environment. The elevation units ensure absolute accuracy and precise shot trimming.

Other highlights included the Teradek lBC live show and Vinten’s Osprey Elite pedestal and Vector 430 pan and tilt head that will work with a 4K camera to demonstrate the control, balance and quality of images that can be achieved.

In addition, OConnor displayed its 1030D and 2575 fluid head systems, both built out with the O-Focus and CFF1 Kit ranges of camera accessories.

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7155/BFV217/J 36 Broadcast Film&Video Volume 18: Issue 10 Soho Editors Take On IBC2014... As IBC in Amsterdam close its doors for another year, it was interesting to see what had come out of the five days at the show, writes Simon Hall, Training Centre Manager, Soho Editors. Firstly, 4K is now everywhere. More Blackmagic Design have been saw coming. The purchase of software consolidate and transcode option, For those unfamiliar with rec2020, it’s and more people are shooting with the producing affordable 4K cinema company Eyeon and its high end Premiere has always been a little light in the new designated colour space for larger format, with more and more cameras for a while and introduced the compositing and finishing software this area as transcoding has never been UHDTV, 4K and 8K displays, replacing cameras being capable of filming it. new PL lens mount for the standard Fusion means that Blackmagic have an option. The announcement at IBC the rec709 currently used by current This means a reduction in cost and cinema camera, and IBC gave many now have the ability to offer a finishing that Premiere can now consolidate and displays. The performance of the more cameras on the market - take a people their first close up look of the package as well as just grading. transcode, as well as having an displays could be seen as Canon look at JVC’s new GY-LS300 compact URSA. But for Soho Editors the interest improved multi project workflow, showed the two colour spaces side by 4K camcorder as an indication of where was at the other end of the pipeline. Looking at what Blackmagic did when means Premiere is starting to tick a lot side, with clips being professionally the market is going. All of this is Firstly updates to DaVinci Resolve in they bought DaVinci, you would expect of boxes for broadcasters now. Other graded. Even after extensive grading encouraging as, unlike stereoscopic version 11.1 meant that Blackmagic had a cleaned up interface and lower price little interesting items were the render the rec709 picture still looked raw when filming which is still fiddly and added even more editing capability in point, and hopefully a tie in with and replace, which speeds up compared to the 2020 space. The expensive, meaning not many people its grading software. It is now a fully Resolve. If all of that were to come performance by flattening embedded monitors are still hugely expensive but are able to produce it, 4K looks like it functioning NLE, and although it lacks about, then Blackmagic would have a After Effects compositions into video with more manufacturers getting in on will be an accessible format for many . one or two audio plugins and exports, it post production bundle of an editor, clips. Another interesting addition to the act more affordable systems are is certainly now fast grader and finisher, which would be an the Adobe package was an update to likely to be around soon. becoming a rival to the impressive package that may not break SpeedGrade, which includes an main three nonlinear the bank. It’s going to be an interesting enhanced looks workflow and The question over 4K still remains editors on the market. 12 months for the company. interestingly a curve toolset that pays though, certainly in the U.K. If Couple this with the more than a little nod to DaVinci broadcasters cannot even transmit outstanding grading Resolve’s curve grader, which is no bad 1080p, what chance have they got with functions and more thing. 4K? Indeed, broadcasters have been support for plug ins “IBC2014 threw up some falling behind even the video streaming such as Boris Avid’s offering at IBC was a little more services such as Netflix. Well the IBC Continuum Complete interesting stories, a few muted. Despite the appearance of film future zone may have presented an as well as its ability to surprises and a real director Robert Rodriguez and the guys answer. Japan’s NTT showed a robust handle practically every behind the post of Star Wars Episode IP transmission system for 4K and the codec around and indication of where the VII, which was very interesting, releases BBC R&D team presented a vector Resolve looks to were a little thin on the ground with based system which would allow strengthen its position industry is heading. Avid still extolling the virtues of Avid vectors for a picture to be sent with the as an Online editor. And Looking at the attendance, Everywhere and Media Composer 8, TV’s GPU rendering the frames in real say it quietly, the light neither of which are really new. Avid time. This system could mean very little version is free, and it the broadcast industry did announce Avid Resolution data for huge pictures. Certainly one for will do ninety percent of seems to be thriving once Independence, which allows of the future but an interesting concept what the full version 2K/4K/UHD editing. While this is nonetheless. does. Many editors are more...” great for Avid users, it is still something now becoming the likes of Apple and Adobe have been So IBC2014 threw up some interesting interested in Resolve, able to do for a number of years. Still, it stories, a few surprises and a real too, as many more are is good to see that despite the issues indication of where the industry is being asked to grade Adobe unveiled more updates for their Avid have had over the last eighteen heading. And looking at the their edits. Indeed, Soho CC 2014 suite. An interesting and much months they are still pulling IBC attendance, the broadcast industry Editors were inundated needed update is the media and project crowds as much as they always did. seems to be thriving once more, which with training requests at management tool. It’s not too unfair to can only be a good thing. the show. say that Premiere’s consolidation has So what about the future? The The other big news to needed work for a while. When you introduction of some new rec2020 come from the Aussie compare it with Avid Media Composer monitors from the likes of Canon and heavy hitter was one and the now seriously old Final Cut Pro Dolby have produced some of the sohoeditors.com Simon Hall that not many people 7, both of which have a proper finest colour in monitors ever seen.

7525/BFV217/J Broadcast Film&Video Volume 18: Issue 10 37 Rotolight Scores Highly In TLCI Lighting Test The Rotolight LED Lighting range was recently put through its paces by former BBC Research Engineer and colour science expert Alan Roberts, developer of the Television Lighting Consistency Index (TLCI), fast becoming the industry standard for gauging the quality of broadcast lighting.

The Rotolight ANOVA Bi Colour V2 results may not be acceptable for The need for quantifying the quality of creating an unreliable studio/location LED light and soon to broadcast,” up to the highest category lighting for the broadcast and film result. be released Rotolight NEO on camera (>85). Results are published by the industry is becoming paramount. As light both placed in the top category Guild of Television Cameramen at: lesser quality lighting systems are The Process in testing the with scores of 86 and 85 respectively, www.gtc.org.uk/tlci-results entering the market, more attention is TLCI is very similar to the tested at their midpoint (4500K). being paid to the problems of correct CRI test, although focuses According to the TLCI scale, a score of Rod Aaron Gammons, Managing colour performance, especially when much more on the gamut 85 or higher as achieved by Rotolight is Director of Rotolight said: “Rotolight’s mixing sources. Colour Rendering of a television camera and regarded as ideally suited for multi award winning LED Studio, index or CRI has been the accepted uses the industry standard professional television/broadcast use Location and on Camera lighting standard for years and was originally ‘X-Rite ColorChecker with “errors so small that a colourist products have rapidly become the developed for measuring Tungsten Chart’ as a key reference. would not consider correcting them”. leading choice amongst broadcasters lighting, but it became apparent that When testing, the TLCI- and cinematographers around the CRI was particularly unreliable as a 2012 software samples the The TLCI index, which has now been world, and these independent TLCI measure of LED colour accuracy. light source at particular adopted by the European Broadcasting results confirm the quality and colour colour temperatures (such Union (EBU), scores lights in five accuracy and quality of our British- as tungsten 3200K) and categories ranging from the poorest made lighting products, designed for compares it with virtual quality (0-25) where according to the the most demanding of professionals.” “The need for quantifying readings of the ‘true’ colour scale “colour rendering is bad and the quality of lighting for the temperature that has been pre-programmed and tests broadcast and film industry the results against the is becoming paramount. colour chart. As further comparison it also refers to As lesser quality lighting a model of a standard systems are entering the camera response created ...as was the from the averages of many NEO LED light market, more attention is commercial cameras. being paid to the problems NEO’s 120 LEDs offer full spectrum The recently announced Rotolight NEO colour reproduction with an overall of correct colour on camera and location LED light, CRI=95 (Skin tone>98) and can be performance” which also scored in the top TLCI accurately dialed from 3150K to 6300K category, builds on Rotolight’s multi- in ten degree Kelvin steps. It features an award winning LED technology used intuitive dual rotary encoder control CRI is a metric of the human eye and by industry leaders around the world system for rapid brightness and colour offers little about how a light source including BBC, NBC, CNN, Disney and temperature adjustment in the field, might render colour on camera sensors. ITV to name a few. and Rotolight’s ‘Dynamic Drift The human eye is very forgiving when It was developed at Pinewood Studios Compensation’ for smooth dimming responding to colour and continually UK, after years of extensive feedback from 0%-100% with no colour shift. adjusts to correct. Camera sensors don’t from leading cinematographers and NEO can be powered by six AA have this mechanism and are designed photographers. Providing a highly batteries for up to five hours (or three to give a true representation of colour in versatile solution for run-and-gun news hours at 100% power), AC adapter or what it ‘sees’. The CRI result is broken shooters, filmmakers or still D-TAP cable, drawing only 9W at full up into colour bands, such as R9, that photographers, it is easy to use and fast power. Rotolight’s Anova was placed in signifies ‘saturated red’ and is outside to set up, great on location or in a For more information on Rotolight’s the top category by the TLCI... the gamut of a television camera – thus studio. products visit www.rotolight.com

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For more information about our systems and services please call 0207 801 9111 or email [email protected] Broadcast Film&Video Volume 18: Issue 10 39 Miles More Van Damme 4K, 6GHz x 75 Ohm Coax For NEP Visions Connectors, New From Bryant VDC Trading has supplied OB giant NEP Visions with another thirty seven, 100 metre Bryant Unlimited with Coax Connectors have launched a range of 75 Ohm, 6GHz coax assemblies of Van Damme Star Quad Tour Grade broadcast cable as well as making all connectors for its family of video cables to extend their capability to 4K Ultra HD... the break-out tail sets. Building on the success of to fit all of Bryant's coax cable One of the leading Outside Broadcast providers packs in Kazakhstan, NEP Visions specialises in Bryant's current range of BNC range from BD SD01 to BD SD11, in the world, NEP Visions has over 25 years’ the latest technological solutions coupled with connectors for High Definition plus they'll also fit cables from experience in covering the world’s premier experienced delivery crew and project Broadcast, these latest additions Draka, Belden, etc. Whether you events. From being host broadcaster for The management. to the BNC family are capable of are looking for 6G connectors for Royal Wedding in 2011 to providing HD fly- NEP Visions' Paul Fournier said: “We have over outperforming their competitors 4K Ultra HD, or improved 20 trucks in action at any one time requiring in applications up to 6GHz whilst performance from existing 3G many miles of cable. We use Van Damme cable using exactly the same tried and systems, this new range of BNCs extensively because it has proved to be reliable trusted (and probably already in from Bryant Unlimited is the and well made. It really withstands the rigours the SI’s tool bag) Bryant answer, superseding as they can of outside broadcast use.” Unlimited crimp tooling. Bryant Unlimited’s 50 and 75 Ohm BNC ranges NEP Visions has an extensive range of To achieve optimum performance for 3G and 4K already widely used in broadcast applications production facilities with a full in-house Ultra HD these coaxial connectors embody gold for the transmission of HD-SDI 1080p, SMPTE technical development and support crew to back plated outer and inner contacts which offer 500 292M & 424M standards and 3G picture quality. it up. The Visions fleet is equipped with the mating cycles and achieve a better than -20dB STOP-PRESS: Unique at even 3G, unknown at latest remote and mobile production options and Return Loss at 6GHz, hence permitting high data 6Ghz but in this new range is a right angled 75 can be available anywhere in the world. signal transmission without distortion! Finished Ohm BNC jack to plug adapter version. www.vdctrading.com in distinctive gold and black, they are available www.bryant-unlimited.co.uk Camberwell Guides: 6626/BFV217/J Green Screen Production - Top Tips This guide focusses on how to approach your filming day. Whether you are an experienced hand or not, you'll probably be working closely with a new client.

The following is a check-list to make sure you, and your potentially inexperienced clients, are on the same page. Especially if you are on a tight deadline. Ideally the client will have a very good idea of how the finished project will look. Even if they can’t visualise at the time, they will be aware of the process you as film- makers need to go through. Be clear with clients their deadlines for all material. This will include scripts, directions and movements, props, services, messages. Delay in these items can have an impact when shooting on Green Screen and the editing time needed. Both the production team and the client should be clear on the background footage, image or matte colour. This is essential as picking clothing, make up, lighting style, lighting positions and anything else can really affect the overall look. Imagine an exterior shot with a sunset scene. Low lighting, warm colours are a must. Clothing and art direction and everything else would have to follow suit. Having a detailed storyboard is crucial. From here a detailed breakdown and shot list can be incorporated into the day’s schedule. Don’t shoot everything chronologically. Moving artists’ position can cause havoc with continuity. This storyboard is also a great way to encourage your actor or presenter. With all camera movements required, then a great deal of tracking marker placements are needed. The background would have to adjust accordingly to the movement. 3D spacing and motion tracking is a complex and render heavy process. Creating realistic backgrounds in a 3D space and adding live action scenes to it is a costly exercise. Try and avoid camera moments if possible. Try to not shoot full body shots, either. Adding a realistic floor to a 3D world can be a huge undertaking. Mid shots and anything above the knees are great and will allow you to manipulate any stock background image for cheap Think about angles and perspectives when implementing a background; ensure the perspective changes to match angle changes. Check the camera's focal length too. Close-up shots should be out of focus as opposed to the wide shot and the angle of the background 100% matches the change. You must incorporate the lighting to match the background. If the light spills off to one side, make sure you place an alternative light on your subject appropriately. The background image will also determine the placing of all lighting set ups. Think of shadows and light sources. Where would the main light source be coming from in the background image? Match accordingly. Photo by Sarah Peace Try and have the editor onsite. Although not essential, they can sign off their own understanding and happiness and there edit will be a lot more in line with your thinking. They can also advise on lighting and camera movements too. It may save him, and your budget, lots of extra headaches. www.camberwellstudios.co.uk 40 Broadcast Film&Video Volume 18: Issue 10 Taking IBC2014 By Storm... 3D Storm is NewTek official Master Distributor in EMEA. The company distributes solutions for live video production, including TriCaster, 3Play and LiveXpert. Following a stand tour at this year’s IBC, BFV caught up with Bruno Lesté, LiveXpert product Manager at 3D Storm.

BFV: Firstly, how was IBC for you You were very close to the NewTek solutions empower production within an affordable budget. this year? Do you feel the show is stand, for obvious reasons. Were you workflows, speed-up production LiveCG Football is the perfect expanding with each year that goes happy with the location? What was operations, and complement any live example to show how a product is by? the draw to your stand like? production environment with developed based on users' enhanced add-ons, plug-ins as well as requirements. The latest version we BL: IBC 2014 is the place to meet for NewTek is engaged in an amazing standalone products. showcased at IBC included some new video professionals and program called the NewTek tools to handle all the graphics manufacturers. Video trends evolve Developer Network. LiveXpert is a LiveXpert was a major talking point needed in a football game live over the years and so at IBC we feel member of the NewTek Developer for 3D Storm this year. What production, to be displayed on the that the audience has grown and the Network. As one of NewTek Master advantages do you feel it brings to stadium's big screens. With LiveCG audience's interest has evolved Distributors, and as a result of 20 production workflows? Football, sports live production will towards the new generation of video years of close relations with TriCaster never be the same. production. IBC was a successful users, we are developing a complete LiveXpert is a very complete line of event for 3D Storm, with our own line of products that will answer products, with a large variety of FingerWorks is a particularly booth in hall 7, showcasing the full TriCaster and 3play users' applications addressing broadcasters, interesting product, as it seems more line of LiveXpert products for the first expectations. Thanks to our sports producers, small production and more platforms are becoming time. customers' feedback, LiveXpert companies or events organisers. touch-friendly. Is it safe to say touch LiveXpert helps overcome several is now an established aspect of the common barriers. Our main goal is to industry? What advantages does it provide solutions to simplify the set- give TV sports analysis, for example, up of a live production, to bring smart when compared to alternative tools to solve situations that methods? previously needed multiple pieces of equipment and to keep the prices for When we think product, we think Bruno Lesté such products as low as possible. users. When you develop a solution, it is crucial to consider who will use Most of the broadcasters around the the product and how it will be used. world (not to say all of them!) have The most powerful technology already tried to insert Skype calls in a receives low interest if it can only be TV program, by using DIY solutions “When you develop a used by a few people. Journalists' with what could be available in the value remains in their perspectives market to capture the VGA screen of a solution, it is crucial to and analysis, not in their dexterity in PC. Most of the time it resulted in using tools. FingerWorks is a very problems with audio and video consider who will use intuitive solution, conceived to bring quality and tour de force in order to the focus on the effects and free users manage all the calls. TalkShow and the product and how it from technology barriers. The main Skype TX is the perfect technology will be used. The most power of FingerWorks is to hide the combination to turn around all the technology behind the ease of use. difficulties. powerful technology TalkShow is an amazing tool for TalkShow was the big news on the broadcasters to enrich the audience receives low interest if NewTek stand. How does it improve experience and engagement. A mix of on the traditional video calls that Skype calls and messages from the it can only be used by European viewers will be more social networks will enlarge the familiar with? Can it ever replace the possibilities for TV programs to catch a few people” immediacy and convenience of tweets the audience and be more interactive. or text messages in terms of audience engagement? www.3dstorm.com The benefits of products like LiveCG Broadcast and LiveCG Football will be familiar to sports fans across Europe, as augmented reality and graphics have become part and parcel of broadcasting. How do you fight off what must be quite fierce competition in the marketplace?

LiveCG Broadcast offers an incredible ratio features/price that has no competition on the market. LiveCG Broadcast is an intuitive production system, giving the ability to broadcast dynamic graphics directly from an Excel spreadsheet or from social networks. Today, producers cannot afford to spend hours in training, in configuration etc. LiveCG Broadcast provides smart tools to produce more 3D Storm’s IBC booth video, with high quality content, More than 30 renowned companies are members of the NewTek Developer Network, including LiveXpert

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7444/BFV217/J 42 Broadcast Film&Video Volume 18: Issue 10 Flame Award Announced At IBC2014 Autodesk returned to this year's IBC to announce the winner of the 2014 Autodesk Flame Award, which "recognises the achievements of amazingly talented and highly skilled Flame artists" from an international lineup. Announced on Saturday evening at the amazing Flame artists in Europe and and most of all, Francois Gilguy. Back show, this year's Flame Award went to around the world. That said, I have to then, there was very little formal James Sénade, VFX Supervisor at Paris- emphasise that all of the projects I work training available on Flame and its based studio Saint George. Launched on are the result of a collective effort, creative possibilities, so I spent many by James Sénade and Bastien Harispe the work of a team. hours, day and night, looking over the in 2013, Saint George utilises the 2D and shoulder of other Flame artists to learn 3D talent of its team to develop BFV: Can you describe briefly your how to use the toolset. individual and unique projects for a background – how you came to work in Two years later, I became a junior range of clients and directors. Broadcast the VFX industry? freelance Flame artist. It was then that Film & Video was given the European Louis Arcelin, the owner of the exclusive on the story and caught up JS: I got my start in the industry as a advertising production group Première with M. Sénade to get his views on both video assistant at Duboi, a post Heure, gave me the opportunity to the award and on the Flame toolset production studio co-founded by Jean- work on high-end projects, allowing me itself... Christophe 'Pitof' Comar, a special to further develop and refine my skills effects pioneer in France. At the time, to become a senior Flame artist, and BFV: First of all, congratulations on the they were doing the post production subsequently, a VFX Supervisor. award. How much of a surprise was finishing on the film 'La cité des enfants this to you? perdus' (The City of Lost Children), BFV: How would you describe your which was directed by Marc Caro and production process? How do you get JS: I am delighted and pleasantly Jean-Pierre Jeunet. from concept to finished product and surprised to receive this award. It’s While at the company, I learned an where does Flame fit in? James Sénade truly an honour to be selected as the enormous amount about Flame from Flame Award winner amongst all the Sébastien Caudron, Christophe Richard JS: I don’t have a set process, because These projects included: JS: 'Flame Artist' doesn’t define one each project brings its own processes, particular task; rather it defines a role in which unfold according to the type of • 'The Ever Changing Face of Beauty', the VFX industry, a role that has work – whether commercial, music conceived and directed by Sølve evolved over the years. To me, a 'Flame video, feature film or video art. I really Sunsbø, features a 'cadavre exquis', Artist' is a technician, a project enjoy collaborating and working which was projected onto two 18-meter manager, a marketer, an operator and a closely with a director, from high screens at the Armory during the VFX supervisor who must also have the storyboarding to finishing for each New York Fashion Week. ability to blend his or her technical project. Flame plays a role throughout savvy with artistry. this process, and the work of a Flame • 'Km3D', directed by Baillie Walsh and artist is to adapt his or her tools to the starring Kate Moss, is an immersive 3D Flame is an intuitive and multi- project and its intention. video art installation uniting fashion, art disciplinary tool. It allows you to and film. manage complex projects that include BFV: What have been your favourite many steps and a variety of people projects to work on with Flame? • 'Metro Manila' is a feature film working together. But not just that; it directed by Sean Ellis that took home the also allows you to work on atypical, Each project poses new challenges. Audience Award at the Sundance Film highly creative projects. Recently, I had the opportunity to work Festival in 2013, among other honours. on some atypical projects that sit Images: courtesy of Saint George somewhere between video art and BFV: The 'Flame Artist' is a concept that experimental film, which all allowed works well in terms of Autodesk's me to use imagery to communicate the promotion of its clients and users. What Thierry Mugler ‘Angel’ by Baillie Walsh, starring creative vision and aesthetic ambition does the software give you in terms of saint-george.tv Eva Mendes - part of James Sénade’s portfolio of different artists and directors. your work? www.autodesk.com

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Contact: Callum Andrews or Rigby Andrews on Phone: 01932 226341 Fax: 01932 246336 or visit our website @ www.hallifordfilmstudios.co.uk • Email: [email protected] HALLIFORD STUDIOS LTD, MANYGATE LANE, SHEPPERTON, MIDDX TW17 9EG Broadcast Film&Video Volume 18: Issue 10 43 Remote Control And 4K Cameras - Bradley Engineering’s IBC2014 Bradley Engineering’s stand was one of the busiest at IBC with visitors arriving to test-drive the remote-controlled cameras and queueing with questions for David Bradley and the company’s co-exhibitors BlackCam, Versatile and AltaSens. The highlights of the new Judging by the crowds around the camera head and AltaSens’s Super-35 It’s designed as a goal post camera or developments were the ELKAM, a stand, this was exactly what everyone 4K CMOS image sensor technology, similar, where it can be used with brand new mini High Definition wanted to see this year. It attracted the which gives standard 4K cinema Bradley’s Remote Control Panel Mk3 camera suitable for goalposts and nest attention of neighbouring exhibitors as frames in 12 bit or 10 bit resolution at to control all four cameras, or it is boxes, the RD12 camera-back receiver, well exhibition visitors. up to 72 frames per second. equally suitable for getting a wide and a totally new project - a prototype AltaSens joined the Bradley party as The design uses the AltaSens angle view of a nest box, where being remote controlled camera for 4K video, co-exhibitor for the first time this year, AL41410C sensor that was announced remote controlled, it will not disturb which Bradley is developing with and is working jointly with Bradley earlier this year, which delivers nesting birds. The ELKAM uses a 2 AltaSens. The aim of the Engineering to create a design for the industry standard 4K cinema frames in megapixel 0.3” HD CMOS sensor and demonstration was to show visitors next generation of 4K remote sensing 12 bit or 10 bit resolution at up to 72 supports HD formats 1080p 50, 59.94, what it would be like to work with a cameras. The design is based on frames per second. It’s a Super-35 size 60 , 1080i 50, 59.94, 60, 720p 50,59.94, 4K camera. Bradley’s dome-shaped Camball image sensor with 5.2 µm pitch pixels. 60. Bradley and AltaSens showed the prototype camera with the cover Bradley’s RD12, which may be the Bradley hosted another popular removed so that visitors could see the world’s smallest CCU receiver, is stand at this year’s show the electronics inside. capable of controlling all of the parameters on a broadcast camera. At Bradley’s Camball is a Pan Tilt Zoom just 100 grams and 88mm x 60mm x camera with 99 pre-set positions that 12.5mm, it operates with Sony, Bradley’s Camball can be memorised and recalled. It has Ikegami, Panasonic and Bradley a lightweight, weather proof carbon cameras, to give effortless CCU control Versatile brought their own designs for fibre housing and all of the camera for Iris, Tally, Red Gain, Blue Gain and remote camera heads: jibs, booms and functions and movements can be Pedestal. Bradley’s design makes this cranes which offer everything you controlled remotely, including the Pan, simple, it just uses one single cable for need to support a remote camera head. Tilt, Zoom, Iris, Focus and the power and data. The RD12 and its activation of infrared mode and the corresponding transmitter, the RD11, David Bradley was formerly a BBC colour balancing elements. All this is operate in the license free zones and cameraman and has a long history of done using Bradley’s remote control are frequency agile with user designing and manufacturing remote panel RCP3. selectable channels. cameras. Since the company started Exhibition visitors could see the the cameras have improved miniaturised 4K camera module Co-exhibitors Blackcam and Versatile continually, with new developments integrated in the remote-controlled completed the demonstrations with a based on customer requests. Today the Camball head along with the 4K selection of rails and moving arms to company offers a selection of digital sensor at the module’s visual cortex. complement the remote controlled mini camera heads with ultra-smooth cameras. movement and remote control. The ELKAM is a specialised HD Blackcam showed their tiny remote They are designed to be easy to rig and camera in an elbow shape, with a full controlled camera systems on tracks, operate the way that camera operators HD MOS sensor and a 100 degree which are used to capture dynamic like to work. wide angle lens and full remote views of the artists for live shows such www.bradeng.com control. as The Voice and Rising Star. Tel: +44 (0) 1590 622440

7549/RFV217/J 44 Broadcast Film&Video Volume 18: Issue 10 Start Your Streaming And Recording Engine! Racing fans can’t get enough of their sport, and MotorSportsBroadcasting.com is happy to give them the action they crave in live webcasts and on-demand viewing.

High-quality HD production at platform specialising in live and on- bitrates suitable for live streaming, minimal cost is the responsibility of demand content. Featuring an easy-to- Monarch HD simultaneously records a President of Operations Sam use interface with added broadcast high-quality MP4 or MOV file to an SD Provencher. Challenges abound. tools, StreamVu helps content creators card, USB drive, or network-mapped Streaming from a different location affordably reach as many viewers as drive. Monarch HD has an intuitive each weekend means that equipment they want. interface, the Command Center, that has to be entirely mobile. Internet Matrox Monarch HD is a small, easy- lets users quickly set up, control, and connectivity in the rural areas where to-use H.264 encoder designed for output streams using any computer or most racetracks are located can be professional video producers who mobile device with a web browser. problematic. Quick, easy setup is a need to simultaneously stream a live necessity. And reliability is paramount. event and record a mastering-quality After extensive research into online version for post-event editing. Priced video delivery platforms and H.264 at just $995, it provides these two “Streaming is not part of our encoders, Provencher settled on independent modes in an integrated workflow; it is our workflow. StreamVu as his service provider and unit. From any HDMI input source, the Matrox Monarch HD streaming such as a camera or switcher, Monarch As a mobile production and recording appliance they HD generates an H.264-encoded The Monarch HD recommended. stream compliant with RTSP or RTMP service, we have to be able StreamVu is an online video delivery protocol. While encoding the video at to arrive onsite and begin Provencher talks about his production “The recorded video is top-notch, too. process: “Streaming is not part of our Being able to record at such a high streaming live in 10 minutes workflow; it is our workflow. As a level then pull that file instantly is an or less. We work with mobile production service, we have to amazing asset for our production. be able to arrive onsite and begin “Getting started on this project, our various switchers, and they streaming live in 10 minutes or less. driving concern was how much we all feed the Monarch HD We work with various switchers, and could get out of our budget. By finding they all feed the Monarch HD encoder. the Monarch HD, we were actually encoder” This insures that we are capturing the able to come in under budget and meet broadcast-ready feed for local all of our production goals. Monarch recording as well as sending out a high HD’s price point made it an easy “The Matrox Monarch is ideal for web- quality live stream. decision. It is one of our smallest casters like MotorSportsBroadcasting “When it comes to the challenge of pieces of production equipment, yet who need to stream and/or locally internet access, we have used satellite it’s the most valuable.” capture their productions,” says connections, aircards, and broadband Provencher sums up his experience: StreamVu President Brian Arrowood. services when available. The Monarch “Matrox and StreamVu work “Its live encoding is on par with the HD encoder is so versatile that we can seamlessly together. The quality and best Flash encoders we support, but its stream at our ideal of 2.8Mbps for high ease of access is greater than any other local recording, at a bitrate separate quality or, when internet speed is platform we have used in the past. from the live stream, is its key lacking, at 700Kbps. It’s dynamic There is a major level of comfort and differentiator. While StreamVu enough to handle the full range with reliability in both technologies that provides cloud archiving for our exceptional reliability and quality. allows us to focus our energy on other customers, it’s limited to the bitrate aspects of the production. Best of all, that they are streaming. Nothing beats “The live video stream from the we know we are going to have 24/7 the reliability and quality of a local Monarch HD is as good as anything live voice support if anything out of recording. Monarch HD is an excellent we have seen on the market. We have the ordinary happens. That’s a must- and well-built encoder filling a need actually received feedback from our have in our industry.” “The Matrox Monarch is ideal for webcasters like MotorSportsBroadcasting.com” for those seeking a quality encoder returning viewers on the increase in with a local capture capability.” video quality since we began using it. www.matrox.com/video

7548/BFV217/J Broadcast Film&Video Volume 18: Issue 10 45 ContentAgent Gains AMWA Blink And You’ll Miss It All television content intended for broadcast in the UK is required to comply with a Certification For AS-11 range of quality and delivery specifications: some of these are legal requirements and there are considerable financial consequences for failing to ensure that content falls UK DPP Deliverables within the required parameters prior to air - By Thomas Dove, CEO, Vidcheck. It was announced at IBC that ContentAgent, the workflow management and automation tool from ROOT6 Technology, had successfully met the criteria set out as part of the DPP’s Compliance Programme, and had been awarded AMWA certification.

One of the first products to “Working with manufacturers receive authentication, to achieve certification has ContentAgent is already proved just how widely used to automate the enthusiastically they have creation, QC and delivery of embraced the DPP's industry Due to the level of detail required to QC file- problems, and only one mistake can cost a AS-11 UK DPP files. At IBC, standard.” based media formats to ensure they meet broadcaster more than the technology we’ve some important new In addition to automated AS- delivery specifications, it’s no surprise that developed to fix it, which is called ‘Vidfixer’. enhancements to the 11 UK DPP deliverables, a errors slip through unless a full automatic QC is Vidcheck products are currently in use with most workflow were demonstrated number of important new done. An editor’s job is stressful enough without major broadcasters content distributors, archive including Metadata Update features for ContentAgent having to drill down to the exacting detail of organisations and post production companies, and Insert Edit where users were unveiled at IBC every frame, and therein lies the problem. Errors and focus on checking the parameters and will be able to make last including CardAgent, a tool can escape notice in the blink of an eye…‘in a settings that people typically get wrong in the minute changes without the designed for multi-user ingest flash’, as it were. preparation and exchange of file-based media. time-consuming need to re- intensive environments such And flashes in file-based media can cause transcode or re-wrap the as news or reality shows and serious problems. Photosensitive epilepsy (PSE) Our approach is to make the QC process as entire file. ContentAgent enhanced Avid integration in is a type of epilepsy in which seizures are simple and painless as possible by fully users can also benefit from the both standalone and Interplay provoked by flashing or patterned images. automating not just the checking, but also the system’s integration with environments. OfCOM requires that all video be tested for correction. This is particularly important with third party automated file- Motion compensated potentially harmful flashing/pattern images the addition to Vidfixer of our patent-pending based QC, and visual QC via standards conversion, the before it is broadcast. If the video fails PSE tests process for correcting file-based media for PSE SDI/HDMI playback result of ContentAgent’s it must be corrected, or include an appropriate flashing. monitoring. integration with Tachyon warning, otherwise it can incur serious penalties. Commenting on the AMWA certification, Owen from Cinnafilm and the deployment of GPU We take advantage of ultra-fast processors that Walker, Head of Product Management at ROOT6 acceleration, was also seen at the show. This You may think it’s easy to work out if a video apply self-correcting heuristic algorithms to Technology remarked: “The DPP initiative is a technology was used widely by BBC Sport for its sequence contravenes legal PSE requirements modify original content by the minimum particularly worthwhile cause and we are recent coverage of the FIFA World Cup. At the and correct such anomalies. It’s not. Moreover, amount needed to ensure compliance. The heartened that ContentAgent has been tournament BBC Sport converted over 3,500 irrespective of whether certain errors, including algorithms we have developed and deployed are recognised by an independent external separate clips totalling nearly 8 TB of media for flashing and/or patterns, are identified by some unique to Vidcheck and are not available in any assessment. use in editing. ContentAgent was also used to automated software technologies that do the other product or software range. The result is “Our technology is all about reducing time and convert a further 37TB of media during the event required checks, they still require manual that correcting PSE flashing can now be done effort by automating commonly applied so it could be added directly the BBC Sport intervention to fix them using editors working in quickly, fully automatically and accurately. processes and the automated AS-11 UK DPP Archive in Salford. edit bays. The editor does an adjustment then workflow is a great example.” Other new features for ContentAgent include the tests the result again to see if it now passes (often If you couple those developments with the Kevin Burrows, DPP Technical Standards Lead provision of automated ProRes workflows and multiple times). This trial and error approach is automated video level correction that we’ve and CTO Broadcast & Distribution Channel 4, integration with Minnetonka AudioTools Server time-consuming, repetitive and, therefore, already patented and included in our QC said, “The Compliance Programme has had a for Dolby E. A new Queuing Engine interface is expensive. products, you have a system that enables very positive response from the industry and we also provided to streamline third party process creatives to be creative without having their are delighted to be announcing the first tranche monitoring. The manual process has the further downsides professional lives ‘flash before their eyes’. of those products that have met the Compliance of often applying more change to the video than www.vidcheck.com Programme's exacting testing. www.root6technology.com is really required, and can also introduce new

7555/BFV217/J 46 Broadcast Film&Video Volume 18: Issue 10 PLASA Returns To The City... From 5 to 8 October, PLASA London returns to ExCeL London to showcase the best in live entertainment technology.

Among the 200 exhibitors is JVC, As exclusive distributor for Shure, New products at the show include: who are debuting at this year’s show. QSC, DIS, Radial, Primacoustic, “Our production truck will be at this Sound Devices and Servoreeler in the Raycom’s Wisycom MFL provides an year's PLASA and will be featuring UK and Ireland, the company has a innovative answer to the our full range of products, including wealth of entertainment technology transmission of high quality radio our live streaming professional to present on its stand, including the frequency signals over long camcorders,” explains Liz Cox, JVC new Shure QLX-D wireless distances. Wireless feeds are Professional’s marketing manager. microphone system. converted by laser to an optical signal “This is our first time at the show so and distributed over lightweight we’re particularly keen to promote "SDUK is proud to support PLASA fiber-optic cabling. Additionally the our GY-HM890 fibre studio camera to 2014 in our expanded role as headline system offers a remote configuration the event production market. sponsor," comments Kirsty Lamport, capability and a choice of multiple “As with our GY-HM650 the company's Head of Marketing. RX/TX setups make MFL the ideal handheld and GY-HM850 ENG "The show proved itself to be a great choice for tour managers looking to camcorders, the GY-HM890 has success for us again last year, reduce transport costs and increase the advantage of having network and following the move to Excel. It will be the quality of RF-based audio at the live streaming engines built-in; we the perfect place to debut QLX-D, mixing desk. believe PLASA attracts the types of which we look forward to companies and venues who will find demonstrating to customers during Cadac Holdings Ltd. will show its this technology essential as they start the show, and we'll also have some CDC eight-32, CDC eight-16 and to further their reach into live exciting announcements to make on CDC four digital consoles, as well as streaming and production.” the first day.” the LIVE1 compact analogue desk. The company is launching the latest Audiophiles can take advantage of the Audio companies demonstrating Event Director James Rowley- version of the CDC eight software Audio Village area, new to PLASA for the new products on the show floor Ashwood comments: “PLASA (V2.3), which brings a host of new first time at this year’s show include Sony, Cadac, Yamaha, London welcomes around 13,000 features to the flagship concert sound Digico, Avid, DPA microphones, visitors who are greeted by 200 console and will exhibit the CDC MC Other features of the new CDC eight DPA will have a full live band Raycom and Shure Distribution, exhibitors, two seminar theatres, the Router and MC MADI Bridge – both software update include a Waves backline set up to display the host of who are also a headline sponsor of PLASA innovation awards and a host of which are integral components of interface card integrated within the applications that its popular range of the event. of networking opportunities and the high performance MegaCOMMS console, providing connectivity to the d:dicate and d:vote condenser mics industry parties.” network. Waves MultiRack server and control excel at covering, including a full via the console touchscreens. This drum kit, amplifiers, acoustic Another busy PLASA show allows up to 64 channels of Waves instruments and vocals. DPA’s body- awaits this year’s attendees studio-grade processing tools to worn microphones are known for simultaneously run alongside CDC their quality sound and durability, eight’s own native effects options. having recently made news with their The Waves GUI is displayed for new d:screet Necklace and Heavy viewing and editing on the CDC Duty Miniature Microphones. Visit eight touchscreen. There is also the stand to enter DPA’s ‘Wear it to support for the new TabMix iPad Win it’ competition, try on the new remote control App, also being d:screet Necklace mic for size and shown for the first time at PLASA. make sure you’re at the live draw at 5pm every day for a chance to win one, Sunday through Tuesday.

Neutrik shows XIRIUM X. Having “PLASA London welcomes wireless transmission between two around 13,000 visitors who connectors and a transmission of studio quality audio signals has are greeted by 200 finally been turned into reality by Neutrik with the development of its exhibitors, two seminar innovative DIWA technology. DIWA theatres, the PLASA (Digital Wireless Audio) offers digital data transmission without data innovation awards and a compression and provides high-level host of networking sound quality. Though wireless, the audio signals are transmitted by opportunities and industry DIWA in studio quality. As a result, parties” no compromise from an audio point of view needs to be made in situations where no cable can, or should, be used. With XIRIUM X, a new, innovative product and the DPA Microphones, in partnership entry point into the world of DIWA with UK distributor Sound Network, technology, Neutrik aims to set a new will show its full range of live and standard in the professional wireless body-worn mics in PLASA’s new audio transmission. Audio Village - an area dedicated exclusively to pro audio. Register to attend PLASA London at www.plasashow.com/register Broadcast Film&Video Volume 18: Issue 10 47

2620/BFV217/J 48 Broadcast Film&Video Volume 18: Issue 10 7587/BFV217/J Broadcasting The Pulse Of Mozambique Soico Group is the largest private media group in Mozambique, providing news and entertainment through its national newspaper, radio station and TV station STV since 2002. To coincide with the launch of STV’s second TV channel, Soico tasked Axel Technology to migrate the station’s existing analogue and tape based infrastructure to a full digital workflow for live studio production, ingest and program playout, enabling Soico to transition to full HD production. Axel Technology devised a fully integrated production facility incorporating a Blackmagic Design live production workflow across two studios and their individual production units, a technical and ingest department and a master control room. A range of Axel Technology’s play out and media asset management applications, designed to specifically integrate with the Blackmagic hardware, streamlines the workflow enhance the debates and discussions taking to allow production teams to focus fully on place in the studio,” explains Matteo. “The program content. majority of our studio cameras are robotic, so Matteo Castagnoli of Axel Technology explains monitoring signal and content quality is that the Blackmagic Design infrastructure incredibly important for the production desk. provided the reliability required for the long This is assured through waveform and term installation: “When we design TV station histogram monitoring with Blackmagic’s infrastructure we need rock solid, robust SmartScope Duo 4K preview monitors and the production equipment that will not only stand ATEMs’ MultiView monitoring for content up to daily use, but will also future proof a previewing.” station’s transmissions. Blackmagic’s broadcast Both program feeds are taken to a central equipment facilitated STV’s HD transition, but technical control room and ingest facility with an will also be able to support Ultra HD, when the ATEM Production Studio 4K to mix final time comes.” programming output. The content from both STV’s main studio is used to produce news studios is fed into Axel Technology’s automation content, including bulletins and discussion XPlayout and video capture application programs, whilst the second is used to produce XCapture. lifestyle programs, including a daily morning Signal distribution throughout the facility is magazine show. Each studio has its own managed by a Smart Videohub based in the independent multi-cam workflow featuring technical room, and its new visual routing Blackmagic’s ATEM 2 M/E Production Studio feature is a key benefit. “The technical team can 4K. quickly and easily scroll through an image of “The ATEM switchers and hardware panel each input, making switching between sources a installed in STVs studio production units give very intuitive action; once again streamlining the the production team the capacity to include a production process,” concludes Matteo. wide range of video sources, such as graphics, full motion clips and lower thirds titling, which www.blackmagicdesign.com 6877/BFV217/J John Gillan Adds Magic To His Polecam • Local TV, Education, UK DOP John Gillan has fitted out his Polecam rig with the Black Magic Design Cinema Faith & Gov’t Pocket camera. • Systems integration 30 Years The camera shoots ProRes and Cine DNG (RAW) formats. It is very lightweight, which makes it • Equipment sales over 30 years’ perfect for Polecam, allowing a seven-metre • Equipment service experience in reach with full iris, focus and start-stop control broadcast equipment via a Manfrotto 901 EPLA Lanc controller. • Equipment disposal “It's one third of the weight of the Canon C300 sales and service. camera allowing much quicker and easier setup • All budgets! times and relocation speeds and already the results are amazing,” says John. The lens used is a Lumix 7-14mm f4.0 lens. John has also fitted an Atomos HDMI-HD-SDI converter to feed his Polecam HD monitor. www.libraprobroadcast.co.uk “The Manfrotto LANC controller is absolutely +44(0)1527 853305 OR +44(0)1789 766710 - [email protected]

brilliant – iris, focus, zoom, start stop and you can hit autofocus, or you can use the zoom Award Winning Camera Crews demand to do a pull focus.” “I also found a great low cost matt box for £64 - Full Specification Camera, Sound & Lighting Kits - on line I have a Tiffen variable ND filter on order, Sony F55/F5 • Canon C300/500 • Alexa • RED • DSLR • XDCAM • P2 • GoPro & Mini Cams which the camera doesn’t have.” Documentary, Reconstruction, Factual, Promos, “I’ve already used the camera on the Polecam for a few jobs including a corporate for Arsenal Arts & Entertainment, Current Affairs, Commercials & Corporate Football Club. Because the camera is so Specialist Filming Underwater, Aerial, SkiCam, Vehicle, Marine, Mini-Cams lightweight if I’m using a length of 3 to 4 poles I don’t need to use the Wire Strut System stabilisation system, so that gives me a very fast rig time. From now on, depending on the job, I will alternate between the Black Magic camera and the Toshiba HD minicam.”

www.jgbroadcast.tv UK and Worldwide www.polecam.com 3607/BFV217/J Office: +44 (0)207 622 0870 www.bluefintv.com Mobile: +44 (0)7973 502349 Broadcast Film&Video Volume 18: Issue 10 49 Anevia IPTV System Chosen 7625/BFV217/J For French TV Regulator Anevia Enterprise has announced that the company's VOD and IPTV solutions have been chosen as the core of a new system integrated into Avistel's AviSMART system for the French TV, radio and multimedia regulator, Conseil Supérieur de l'Audiovisuel (CSA).

Anevia products combined with the Avistel AviSMART gives French TV regulation staff the technical capabilities needed to access over 180 television channels via IP from terrestrial, satellite, cable and internet sources on more than 110 devices.

"A vital element of this project was the need for reliability and flexibility of the system for our ongoing monitoring activity which often requires adding new channels, " comments the “Other factors influencing the choice were CSA's Project Manager, Department of Flamingo's web-friendly control interface and Information Systems, Julien Deschamps. the ability to pool multiple CAM modules on a "Equally important was the need for an single input. inherently intuitive system which our staff could The inherent efficiency of Anevia's VOD and learn to operate quickly without need for IPTV products enabled us to achieve this in just lengthy training. Anevia's technology running five days." within the Avistel AVISMART system has enabled both objectives to be achieved with great "We are very pleased to have worked with efficiency. It also means we now have a system Avistel on such a high-profile national project at which can be expanded easily if we are called on the CSA's Paris headquarters," says Anevia CTO to upscale our activity in the future." Damien Lucas.

"The system was installed by our Now Be One "The CSA plays a very important supervisory division," adds Avistel's Technical Director, role in safeguarding French broadcasters, and Johan Rauscher "Anevia's Flamingo XL (DVB to media creatives. Beyond the technical aspects, IP) and Flamingo 400H (HDMI to IP) gateways Avistel and Anevia have built up a relationship plus Toucan video-on-demand software were of trust and partnership over nearly 10 years." chosen for their reliability, ease of operation and compactness. Anevia's Flamingo is a modular, easy-to- configure-and-deploy family of IPTV head-ends. Flamingo captures live TV and radio content from satellite, cable and digital terrestrial, and streams it over IP networks to set-top boxes, PCs and other IP-connected devices. It can deliver hundreds of streams from a single box. Modular hardware design makes the head-ends scalable to meet business growth.

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The Doughty Treatment... 7113/BFV217/J Lighting designer Philip Lyons is always on the lookout for new products that are well designed and premium engineered. So when he was appointed to Using a range of Doughty We hire a wide range of the latest digital camera update the Medical track and pantographs, Lyons Illustration Departments, devised a solution that technology at competitive prices. which provide images for use received the seal of approval in treating patients, teaching from his clients. We pride ourselves on our level of technical and for publication, of two Lyons certainly rates major hospitals in Bristol and Doughty’s ability to respond expertise and customer service our clients expect. London, he had no hesitation to a challenge. When a new in specifying a full range of piece of equipment was studio equipment from needed, Doughty quickly That’s why our clients come back to us Doughty Engineering to help fabricated a prototype. time and time again. him fulfil his brief. Doughty design engineer Lyons said: “Both St Thomas’ Hospital in Mark Chorley said: “In an industry like this we London and North Bristol Hospital had existing have to be proactive. There are constant design departments that were out-dated and needed to challenges for lighting designers, so it’s vital that T: 0208 755 1141 be brought up to health and safety standards. they have a partner who is able to treat such Relocation to new premises offered the challenges as all in a day’s work. If we can do E: [email protected] opportunity to design photographic and video this for our customers then it’s a win-win studios to meet clients’ needs, both now and in situation for everyone.” the years ahead, to future-proof the investment.” www.doughty-engineering.co.uk W: www.kitandcrew.co.uk Kinesys Prepares For PLASA 2014 7626/BFV217/J Kinesys will appear at this year’s PLASA show at the London ExCeL. 2014 has been landmark Marketing and year so far for the company Communications Manager. which has expanded on all This year Kinesys has also RF and Communications for Broadcast and Live Events levels. expanded its scope At Kinesys’ UK dramatically in territories Hire, Sales, Design, Installation and Service of headquarters in west outside the UK and Europe. London, the addition of a Major sales in 2014 have Wireless Microphones, In Ear Monitors, IFB and Presenters Cue third unit has expanded the included Kinesys systems Radio Talkback Full Duplex Intercom and IP Based Systems total space by a third. being sold in the Middle A major development for East, Africa, Asia and South Wired Party Line and Matrix Talkback and Intercom Kinesys this summer was America. Wide Area Distributed Antenna Systems over IP, Cable and Fibre the opening of the new In addition to this Kinesys’ American operation - robust, reliable, highly Multichannel Audio and Data Point to Point Links Kinesys USA Inc. - headquartered in Atlanta, flexible and user-friendly products have been an Georgia and headed up by industry maverick important component of the visual equations on Licensing for UK, Europe and ROW David Martin. many high-profile tours this year including In addition to this, many of the departments Robbie Williams’ ‘Swings Both Ways’ tour, Contact: within the company have restructured and Arcade Fire’s ‘Reflektor’ tour and Ed Sheeran’s expanded including Dan Dufaur who has joined ‘X’ tour in the US. Tel: +44 1483 414376 Fax: +44 1483 414362 24hr: +44 7881 951744 as Technical Sales Engineer and Steve Fowler [email protected] – www.thewirelessworks.biz who has taken on several new challenges as www.kinesys.co.uk 22 Woodside Business Park, Catteshall Lane, Godalming, Surrey GU7 1LG, UK 50 Broadcast Film&Video Volume 18: Issue 10 Custom Consoles Module-R, 7678/BFV217/J EditOne and Media Wall Chosen For Malaysian TV Film Facility Malaysia-based broadcast systems integrator Digistar has chosen Custom Consoles furniture at the core of a new construction project for a large television and film production facility in Iskandar, Malaysia. Six Module-R desks and six Media Wall co- Sound Control Room 1 and 2 are equipped with ordinated monitor displays have been installed an L-shaped Module-R desk plus a 1.5 metre across two identically equipped television wide Media Wall. Both sound control desks has control rooms, each divided into three suites: 13U-high equipment bays at each end and Sound Control, Production Control and Lighting incorporate a removable panel to accommodate & Vision Control. The order also included 15 of various audio mixers. the recently introduced EditOne desks plus side- pedestals and a Module-R desk for a central Production Control Room 1 and 2 each comprise Ingest area. a Module-R desk facing a 2 metre wide Media "Custom Consoles Module-R and Media Wall Wall and a rear desk for clients or special gave us the freedom to order furniture from an production requirements. industry-proven range of component modules," comments Russ Jones, Chief Engineer at Lighting & Vision Control 1 and 2 both consist of Digistar. The result exactly matches our a Media Wall plus a desk with seating for up to customer's requirements in terms of three staff: tape operator on the left, lighting functionality, stability, visual elegance and engineer in the middle and vision control dimensions. For the post-production suites engineer at right. where we needed stand-alone furniture, the EditOne series proved ideal." customconsoles.co.uk

6073/BFV217/J 7529/BFV217/J Broadcast Film&Video Volume 18: Issue 10 51 JVC Unveils 4K Technology Prototypes At IBC The electronics giant unveiled new additions to the 4K family at this year’s show, including the new GY-LS300 Super 35mm sensor 4K camera...

GY-LS300 compact 4K camcorder UHS-I U3 memory cards, and its dual full HD imagery at up to 240p for JVC’s mini 4K camera system codec system also delivers super slo-mo applications. Equipped A prototype model of the new GY- simultaneous recording and with a live 4K output and a host of LS300 compact handheld camcorder streaming for both HD/SD and recording options, this ergonomic was shown at IBC, featuring JVC’s HD/proxy files. The camera features camera sets the standard for next- exclusive Super 35mm 13.6MP 4K the 4K CAM logo and marks the start generation professional acquisition. CMOS image sensor, developed by of this new camera series from JVC. Like the handheld GY-LS300 camera, JVC’s sister company, AltaSens, for 4K the GY-LSX1 features the new 13.6 MP 24/25/30p recording. 4K technology design concepts 4K CMOS image sensor and records to The camera uses Micro Four Thirds SDHC/SDXC UHD-I U3 memory lenses, originally developed for JVC provided a glimpse into an cards. DSLRs to deliver cinema-quality expanding 4K future at NAB earlier images in a compact camcorder, and this year, with new technology design The new Super 35mm CMOS image also accepts a wide variety of stills and concepts, and these models were also sensor is also being integrated into a video lenses for filmmakers who have on show at IBC. Signalling JVC’s entry two-piece mini 4K camera system, the already invested in expensive lenses into the digital cinematography GW- SP100. This tiny camera (converters available for PL-mount marketplace, the GY-LSX1 is a 4K produces beautiful 4K video, with and other lenses). This first prototype shoulder-mount production camera 4096x2160 or 3840x2160 resolution at has an advanced codec and onboard equipped with a Super 35mm sensor up to 50/60p recorded locally to recording system, providing 4K and PL lens mount, which delivers full SDXC UHS-I U3 memory cards. It has imaging on standard SDHC/SDXC 4K imagery at up to 50/60p, as well as an interchangeable MFT lens mount system, chosen due to its very shallow flange depth, which offers the greatest flexibility to end users who have already invested in lenses. The design concept camera system features a The GY-LSX1 4K shoulder- video unit with a foldable and mounted production camera detachable 7-inch HD LCD monitor and offers the same IP capabilities as the GY-HM890 camcorder, with HD wireless video transmission and wireless camera control.

The mini 4K camera can also be attached to the MT-GB001 gimbal option; this may be used with a helicopter system for aerial shooting, with anti-shaking and anti-blurring technology ideal when used with a handheld system. So, while the mini 4K camera produces images suitable for cinematic applications, the system also has applications for broadcast news and could open a whole new world for broadcasters.

The GY-LS300 4K camcorder www.jvcpro.co.uk

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Over the many years we have been around, Polar- Stardom enclosures are reliable, easy to configure Graphics have seen a lot of changes in this market and offer many different interfaces, including place. Prices, software and performance are Thunderbolt, USB 3, Firewire and e-SATA. becoming more competitive as are the functions of Stardom offer 1, 2, 4, 5 and 8 bay solutions to suit the various enclosures that house the drives. It’s a customers’ requirements and cover data rates up to mine field out there with people promising all uncompressed 2K DPX. For those on the go the 2 manner of functionality and performance. So bay MR2 is ideal. It’s small enough to fit in your where does one start? pocket, whilst being configurable for RAID 0, 1 and 20 years ago a 2GB hard disk drive (HDD) would JBOD functionality. have set you back over £600. Today you can get If you are looking for the best AVID file system Footage from virtually every major sporting event 1000x that capacity for less than quarter the price, emulation and enough bandwidth to stream 4K covered by ITV Sport since the mid-1960s from with much better performance and reliability. Now, DPX, in our opinion the best option is TerraBlock athletics, boxing and darts, to domestic, FA Cup, with solid state drives (SSD) we are able to write from Facilis Technology Inc. TerraBlock is an European and international football, through to and read to storage faster than ever; however that industry-leading shared storage system dedicated speedway, snooker and wrestling. performance comes at a cost, mostly seen in to post-production and content creation capacity and the premium price tag. Price and workflows. TerraBlock comes in four models, from From George Best to Giant Haystacks, Frank Bruno performance aside, one question remains: “What the entry level internally expandable 24EX/8 to the through to Frank Rijkaard, the ITV Sport Archive is a do I do with these disks?” fully populated 24D, with either 2TB, 3TB or 4TB who's who of international greats from the world of The ever decreasing price per GB has allowed more drives there’s a TerraBlock for every workflow. The 5405/BFV217/J sport. Classic footage also from ITV Sport stars users to purchase additional storage to support Facilis Shared File System included with every through the years including Brian Moore, Jimmy Hill, their growing needs. Portable and Shared Storage TerraBlock easily accommodates the most complex Dickie Davies, Saint and Greavsie and Desmond solutions are now something we can’t live without, multi-platform environments and enables Lynam. be it the 32 GB USB stick on your keychain, or the collaboration among diverse applications and The London Television Centre 200TB server locked away in the cupboard. image formats. Upper Ground 200,000 hours of classic footage from Athletics, Whatever your storage need, Polar Graphics has it With TerraBlock, you can do it all - From 4K film London Boxing and Darts to FA Cup, UEFA Euro Football and covered! colour grading to HDV craft editorial, across 8/16 SE1 9LT FIFA World Cup 2010 and 2014. Amongst the many manufacturers out there Gb fiber, 1/10Gb Ethernet or all four Stardom offer a series of standalone direct attach simultaneously. TerraBlock provides the T +44 (0)20 7157 4470 ITV Sport Archive is home to the most iconic drive enclosures ideal for all manner of data performance to get the job done. E [email protected] sportsmen and women of our time. storage applications. These can be populated with conventional spinning disks or SSD in certain www.polar-graphics.com models, and run as either JBOD (just a bunch of disks) or set to RAID 0-10 (depending on model). Tel: +44 20 8868 2479 7585/BFV217/J Enterprising Hamlet Video Rewarded 4K, 8K, 12K. Where will it end? Maybe in tears when the internet grinds to a halt! Hamlet however had tears of joy as they received their third Best of Show award in two exhibitions this year... The prestigious accolade of DigiTek Junior DT900J, is a Best of Show was awarded new ½ rack 1U high base to the Hamlet Enterprise. It band test and measurement was presented to MD Steve platform offering from 1 to 4 Nunney during the input slots for 3G, HD, SD exhibition, who was SDI and composite extremely pleased for the capability. In addition users whole team that had can include a test signal produced this fantastic generator, EYE display and instrument for QoS stream audio modules, with analysis. The Enterprise sat additional audio options if beside the MicroFlex Mach2, required. The EYE display is two times Best of Show the ideal front line award winner at NAB 2014. maintenance feature with Hamlet had four new products in all at IBC, patented cursor measurement not found including the Protean Magnum TSG and the elsewhere. With tiled and quad displays to DigiTek Junior 1U, ½ rack base band measuring choose from waveform, vectorscope, all audio instrument. channels and picture on one screen, or all inputs Enterprise is, a convenient compliance tool on one quad display makes assessment of four designed to enable those in the ever growing sources instantly clear. Alignment of multiple field of streaming traffic to ensure quality of camera set ups, OB’s and camera matching services so they can be successfully decoded by becomes a simpler task. It's ideal for professional end users. Its tablet-like enclosure replaces a installations requiring absolute measurement it’s laptop with a proprietary ASI hardware and a real world ‘does it all’ instrument that is 4K software. The case milled out of solid alloy is ready. extremely tough and holds a real time analyser The Protean Magnum test signal generator is of streaming IP and ASI based services encoded successor to an industry standard, the Protean as MPEG-2, H264 (MPEG-4 part 10) and others. Axiom. It’s an ideal partner for all van, truck or The operating measurement criteria is the TR field operations and of course the MicroFlex 101.290 Priority levels 1 and 2 plus transport Mach2 for those who need to have a handy stream with user adjustable min and max levels. separate TSG source. The compact size and Applications include Packet Inspector, Hex functionality compliment the award winning analysis, Pid Tree, Bitrate Graph, high resolution MicroFlex Mach2. video and audio decoder and player, web Two awards at NAB2014 were overwhelming, browser and can handle multiple transport but to be awarded with yet another at IBC was streams. The Enterprise supports a wide range of the icing on the cake for all the hard working streaming protocols and adaptive bitrate folks at Hamlet and especially the Enterprise monitoring tools required to ensure service design team. compliance. With a very intuitive touch screen graphical control interface, its unique capability www.hamlet.co.uk is a first in the marketplace. Broadcast Film&Video Volume 18: Issue 10 53

0000/BFV217/J 54 Broadcast Film&Video Volume 18: Issue 10 Axon Successfully Demonstrates 4K Over Ethernet-AVB Axon Digital Design, manufacturer of conversion and interfacing products, used this year's IBC to showcase 4K over Ethernet using AVB (audio video bridging). At IBC2014 AXON introduced the possibilities that AVB- network and available to be linked to other devices. Connections Ethernet has as an alternative to baseband coax cabling. AVB is are established with very low latency. Since the switches are part the term for an integrated framework of standards that sit of the transport mechanism, the system is very easy to setup. alongside a transport layer format (described in IEEE 1722) and includes important elements such as network timing/ This year the continuing developments of AXON in this field synchronisation and quality of service/bandwidth management. have led to the demonstration of 4K over AVB-Ethernet. In order to showcase this, AXON used one Extreme Networks switch for One of the advantages using AVB is that there is no requirement two quadrants and the other two quadrants were transported in for IP address management which makes the solution a ‘plug over another Extreme switch plus an Arista switch. and play’ system. A new device (or ‘AVB node’) is automatically registered in the AVB's guaranteed timing produced a perfectly timed picture as

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an output. Visitors witnessing the 4K demo recognised the advantage of AVB-Ethernet in live production areas, instead of using four coax cables.

AXON also used the demo to showcase separate audio streams (intercom and audio monitors) over Ethernet through AVB. This shows that audio and video can be transported over the AVB- Ethernet simultaneously and independently, something that is not possible with S2022 as this standard is focusing on longer distance transport rather than live production.

Headquartered in The Netherlands, and with offices across the world, AXON develops, manufactures and markets high quality broadcast equipment for the conversion, processing and compliance recording of audio and video signals. Products integrate advanced signal processing techniques, innovative engineering and modular flexibility and provide high quality, affordability and reliability within mission-critical broadcast applications.

For more information please visit www.AXON.tv. Broadcast Film&Video Volume 18: Issue 10 55 Phantom Cameras Flex The 4K Muscles The IBC trade show presented a chance for Vision Research to show off their latest offerings in the TV & Motion Picture industry. The new Phantom Flex4K, and well established Flex, compact Miro LC320s and v642 for sports broadcast were prominently featured throughout the show.

The Flex4K digital cinema camera started shipping earlier this important feature for super slow-motion replays, allowing the The Flex4K began shipping year and has already been used in several productions in 2014. operator to keep an eye on the action and never miss a shot earlier this year The unique camera system was designed to support various while the camera plays back from a separate memory partition. production styles and workflows with a full featured on- The camera’s sharpness, colour matching and low noise camera menu and excellent performance from 24 - 1000 frames- performance make the Flex4K an exceptional camera for both per-second (fps). Accessory power outputs and optional live action and super slow-motion replays. The camera can run battery backs exist to make the camera a completely self- in full 4K mode, compatible with pan & scan systems, or in a contained system that can be used as easily remotely as it can windowed 1080p mode, allowing for 1080p capture under a B4 in the studio. mount. Vision Research works with integrators that specialise in super slow-mo broadcast, who are now offering complete 4K At IBC, Vision Research screened plenty of breathtaking 4K systems built around the Flex4K that captures and plays back footage on a 65” 4K monitor, including footage recently shot super slow motion at 4K or 1080p. with a monochrome version of the Flex4K. Visit www.visionresearch.com to learn all about Phantom Several accessories were shown to complement the Flex4K - cameras and view sample footage. And be sure to follow the including a prototype 12” full 4K on-camera monitor from Flex4K camera on twitter @PhantomFlex4K for all the latest Astro, new monitors from Transvideo, a new Angenieux news. Optimo-Style lens complete with a full set of Vocas accessories. A new Canon EF mount, battery backs and custom remote 0000/BFV217/J controls were also shown to demonstrate the camera’s flexibility.

The Flex4K comes with a standard PL mount, with different options available including the new Canon EF lens mount – allowing for remote control of focus and aperture. The lens mounts are easily field replaceable between PL, Nikon F and the new Canon EF mount.

A V-Lock battery back, manufactured by Blueshape is now available – making the camera compatible with high-capacity 12V V-Lock batteries. The Blueshape 270HD battery has been proven to run the camera for over two hours. In addition, there is an Anton Bauer Gold Mount and a Hawk-Woods mount for 26V Reel-power batteries available. These mounts are sold as accessories and are also field replaceable.

When it comes to controlling the camera, there are multiple options. The most common camera settings are available right on the camera body and Vision Research PCC software is available for controlling the camera via Ethernet. In addition, there are multiple control units commercially available, including the Vision Research RCU, the Abel Cine PCU (Phantom Control Unit) and the SpectR controller from Sublab.

Vision Research featured the PCU and SpectR at IBC – these were both designed by experienced Phantom camera operators and offer unique setups that come in handy on set. All available controllers include a system for wireless operation.

Mark Roberts Motion Control and Camerobot showcased Phantom cameras on their high speed motion control rigs – providing exciting live demonstrations for visitors.

The off-camera workflow was demonstrated by Glue Tools, who provide mac solutions for working with Phantom cameras and Cine raw files. Phantom Cine raw files are more widely accepted than ever, and Phantom file support was a big topic for industry standard applications such as Blackmagic Resolve and Adobe Premiere.

Perhaps the most notable new offerings in the Phantom product line have to do with integration into sports broadcast systems. Phantom Flex4K and v642 camera models were featured at the iMovix booth, showing the latest advances and footage from their integrated broadcast systems. The iMovix X10, X10 UHD and Spine systems provide unique functionality which enable the special features of Phantom high speed cameras.

Recent updates to the Flex4K includes features geared toward sports broadcast applications, such as an ENG Lens port, 24- axis multi matrix for color control and multi-channel SDI outputs supporting simultaneous live and replay functionality. This simultaneous live capture and replay functionality is an 56 Broadcast Film&Video Volume 18: Issue 10 Czech TV Check-List Post-IBC Once again, the elite from the world of broadcasting gathered together in the 21st century projection hall towards the end of September at the headquarters of Czech Television in Prague. This annual event, organised by Discussions centred around the future conversation in the bar concerned the updated the audience on the ABEX Society, focuses on technologies and developments for changing viewing habits of the multi- recent merger advantages, dissemination of the principal the broadcasting sector. connected younger generation and focusing on the expanded developments exhibited at the recent Of particular note were presentations the consequent effects on TV revenues complementary product lines IBC in Amsterdam. on non-linear services such as VOD, and online revenues. now available from these two Participants included those who had OTT and general on-line delivery of International presenters included famous brands. Deborah attended the IBC and those who media content. Although the main representatives of the top global Gillet-Pagny (AviWest) wished to get updated on what they lectures focused on technical aspects, manufacturers. informed delegates about the had missed. the underlying feeling driving Aidan Sutcliffe (Quantel/Snell) latest developments exploiting handheld devices for live broadcasting.

Jim Bakker (Lectrosonics) premiered their unique range of hybrid wireless microphones for movie and broadcast production. Thomas Kloiber and Daniel Urbansky (Riedel) mesmerised the audience with their multi- faceted linguistic presentation on innovations in their world of top-class communication systems for complex broadcasting events. Martin Junek, President of ABEX Society The new ranges of servers with their enhanced powers and capacities, is likely to be performed in reverse, now available on the market, were with streaming live to the internet presented by Martin Lenk followed by ‘catch up’ by television. (Isilon/EMC) and Tomas Straka (Rohde & Schwarz). Other major The opening speech was, as usual, brands such as Avid, AJA, Blackmagic delivered by Martin Junek, President Design, Harmonic, JVC, Hitachi, of ABEX Society, and included the Lawo, etc., were represented by their latest information and statistics principal distributors Visual Unity, regarding the most recent IBC. The Traco Systems and Disk Systems. final contribution was deliberately left to Dusan Liska, the leading expert Josef Vasica (Provys) gave a most on digital broadcasting, in the certain interesting contribution on current knowledge that he would keep trends in broadcast management delegates glued to their seats in together with solutions available from anticipation of another scintillating his company, a global leader in this presentation on his favourite topic. field. In particular, he discussed the He did not disappoint. The event acts as a follow-up to the IBC show in Amsterdam developing aspect in linear and non- linear operations whereby ‘catch up’ www.abex-society.org

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The best shared storage and editing solutions with the best FREE technical support Broadcast Film&Video Volume 18: Issue 10 57 Stand And Deliver - Judging IBC2014... While most of us at IBC are busy racing around the halls, making appointments or debating the latest industry revelations in the Beach Bar, a team of judges is working its way around every single stand and awarding the best of the bunch. Chris Pollard, industry expert and one of this year’s judges, sums up the experience... Every year, IBC gives out awards for All fourteen judges, under the expert but the Official IBC Secrets Act the best stands at the show. It's one and watchful guidance of Robin prohibits me from telling you what Somebody’s got to do it - navigating the stands those things that everyone says they Lince, duly assembled on the Friday they are (insert usual 'I could tell at IBC can be a tall order at the best of times... don't really care about, when they morning, and off we went. We were you, but...' joke here). All I can say is actually do! split into seven teams of two, and that we were looking for impact, each assigned a group of halls to inventiveness, artistry, and whether Having been to every IBC since it review. This meant looking at every they actually work, and marked the came to Amsterdam in the late stand, breaking them down into stands using a scoring system which Jurassic, and having been both a three categories - best shell scheme, makes Mah Jong look like dominoes. vendor and a buyer in approximately and best free space under and over a Eventually, we retired, tired and equal measure over that time, I read hundred square metres. Having sweaty, to Judge Central, and handed the call for an extra judge as an trudged the floor for a couple of in our scores. opportunity for an enjoyable and hours, we decided on our shortlist, unusual task. After a short vetting and retreated to the calm sanctuary process, I was duly accepted onto the of the conference room to submit our panel. recommendations. “We were looking for impact, inventiveness, I thought this would be the bulk of it. How artistry, and whether they naive... actually work, and Robin, hunched over marked the stands using his trusty laptop, then collated the shortlists a scoring system which from the seven teams, makes Mah Jong look like covering all of the halls, and handed them out to dominoes” us all. We then had until Saturday noon to visit all of the shortlisted Next day, we reconvened to vote on stands in all of the halls. the final shortlist, derived - using If you think this sounds magic, mostly - from the scores. like a lot of walking, Do you remember the climactic scene then you'd be from Trading Places? The scene set absolutely right. In over on the trading floor of the New York I gather that within minutes, Twitter Drawn from every part of our twenty years at IBC, I Stock Exchange? Well, no-one was alight with the winners' posts, industry, and from a wide cross don't think I've ever actually collapsed and was carried and as a weary and footsore judge, section of nationalities, the walked so far in one out in our case, but I suspect it was a that was really rather gratifying. Our discussions were lively, good day. Maybe even in all close run thing. job done, we could slump back into natured and, often, hilarious. I made five days. By a combination of logic, rational our chairs and reflect on another several new friends, people whom I discussion, mathematics and triumph of democracy and common might not otherwise have come There are strict rules shouting in very unequal quantities, sense. across, and the whole process was regarding what we we eventually ended up with our I must say that rarely have I met such both entertaining and rewarding. I were looking for, and winners, who were duly notified for a charming and friendly group as the hope I get invited back to do it IBC Judge Chris Pollard how they were scored, the Grand Awards Ceremony. panel of judges. again...

0000/BFV217/J 58 Broadcast Film&Video Volume 18: Issue 10 Loudness Is Key For HHB At IBC2014... At this year’s IBC show in Amsterdam, HHB debuted new loudness technology from TC Electronic and announced the release of a new issue of the Pro Audio Report.

Loudness Adjustment of Business Management, Broadcast fully compliant with all major Pro Audio At IBC2014 TC Electronic’s aNorm normalisation and Production. loudness and broadcast standards. Revered as a leading source of algorithm provides loudness “aNorm adapts seamlessly to your Both SDI and AES versions (balanced information on the latest adjustment features that offer a new content to achieve a transparent result or unbalanced) are available. professional audio approach for user-defined Targets for where delicate production balances The newly released System 6000 developments and industry Program Loudness and Loudness aren't washed out. It is also easy to Integrator plug-in is a complete trends, the strength of the Pro Range (LRA). use, and it even leads to new integration solution for the System Audio Report lies in its strong Complementing aNorm is the new transition processing never before 6000 processor that allows users to editorial focus and Butterfly Processing Meter that offers possible.” save and reload settings as part of comprehensive content. Issue both graphical and numerical displays HHB is also displaying the latest TC almost any DAW/NLE project via 2 is comprised of 40 pages of of Program Loudness and Loudness Group products, including the new Ethernet. Changes to presets can be essential information on Range parameters at all stages of the TC Electronic Loudness Pilot for automated during playback, making pressing industry topics and process. The aNorm algorithm and loudness compliance with dual-stereo full use of all four of System 6000’s in-depth pro audio product Butterfly Meter are part of the new or dual-mono audio, the System 6000 processing engines. information for the broadcast, LoudnessWizard II license for TC Integration plug-in and the latest Free for all Dynaudio Air loudspeaker education, music recording, Electronic’s DB6 Broadcast Audio Dynaudio Air Control loudspeaker users, Air Control offers advanced OB, post, radio, television and Processor. software. configuration, calibration and video game markets. “We are proud to offer second- Optimised for regional and local installation software that delivers generation loudness normalisation broadcast stations, Loudness Pilot precision control of loudspeaker UK Screen Technology and new loudness processing provides hassle-free stereo loudness parameters. Setups and presets can be Working Group Chair Neil metering to all audio-conscious control in a fit-for purpose device that saved to a PC or MAC via a touch- Hatton provides an update on broadcasters,” says Thomas Valter, VP employs True-Peak metering and is compatible user interface. file delivery and loudness that focuses on the requirements of TC Electronic’s aNorm was launched at IBC the Digital Production Partnership. Leading journalist Paul Mac explains Object-Based Audio with a look at Dolby’s Atmos system. The Pro Audio report is available now He also contributes an article on the latest standards of digital audio HHB Group Sales Director Steve networking. DiGiCo MD James Angel comments: “It is very important Gordon offers an exclusive insight that the Pro Audio Report highlights into the features and technology that the most relevant issues and have made DiGiCo broadcast consoles technologies for pro audio the top choice for this year’s professionals. Issue 2 truly reflects the Wimbledon Championships and the diversity of our expertise, with 2014 Commonwealth Games. features and technical information that are in-depth and editorially These in-depth features are combined focused.” with up-to-the-minute information on the Avid S6, and articles on the latest UK residents can register to receive a from Genelec, Roland, Sennheiser, free print copy of The Pro Audio Sonnet, TC Electronic, Dynaudio Report at ww.hhb.co.uk/signup.php. Professional, Neumann, RØDE, Universal Audio, Blackmagic Design, A digital edition will also be Rosendahl, Studio Technologies, available on the HHB website. Mogami and more.

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