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04 NEWS FoxtelviaXbox,Tivoin3D,$25Million

forNSWproduction,HoggHeadstoMediahub.

10 TAKING STOCK HarmonictoAcquireOmneon,Echolab

Cancelled,MixedVendorResults,InvestinginPeople.

16 TECHNICAL STANDARDS ETSIEndorsesMHEG,MPEGLooksBeyond

AVC,AMWAPostProtocol,ISMAMergeswithMPEGIF.

18 NAB CONFERENCE REVIEW

22 3D – THE THIRD DIMENSION AustralianFirsts–PayTVandTerrestrial

Footballcodes,More3DatNAB.

30 ACQUISITION ACSAwards,NABGearWrap.

36 NEWS OPERATIONS ConvergingontheiPad,NAB

Newsgathering.

38 SPORTSCASTING RiedelGivesRedBullWingsinPerth,

XDCAMBowlsOverCricketMuseum,OutsideBroadcastGroupTipstheSmallScale,EVSFirstforFoxSports,ZspaceGetsTouchywithONEHD.

46 POST-PRODUCTION CuttingEdgeDigsDeepwithWWIEpic,

TaxBoostforVFX,BondBoardsEditShareArk,OktoborGivesMusicalTwisttoMalaysianTVC,DVSIncreasesAsiapacExposure,CISVFXBuysPostmodern,plusPostatNAB.

50 STORAGE & ASSET MANAGEMENT MAMKeytoESPNStarSportsGoingHD,

DAMfromLasVegas.

54 DIGITAL SIGNAGE CoolSignsfromCoolsign,D-signageatthe

PetrolPump,SingaporeResortSignswithHarris

57 AUDIO DavidAtkinsWowsShanghaiExpowith

Fairlight,SoundingOutNAB2010.

62 RADIO DigitalRadioTrialinCanberra,Chinese&

AustralianBroadcasterstoDevelop‘PushRadio’,NewAudioStandardsforDAB+Content

68 TRANSMISSION, SIGNAL DISTRIBUTION, T&M

Constraintsfrom‘DigitalDividend’,FreeviewNZGrowth,PrimeBrandswithPixelPower,DubsatLaunchesinNZ,TENSyncswithEvertz,SignalsfromLasVegas.

74 CONFERENCES, EXHIBITIONS, ROADSHOWS

75 CLASSIFIEDS

76 OFF-AIR WhatHappensonTour…getsPrinted

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80 TIME SHIFTER GerryBrooksisonLeave.

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WHO WOULD HAVEthoughttherewouldbesuchafrenzyamongAustralianbroadcasters tobecomethefirsttoairasportingmatchin3D?

No sooner had the Nine Network and SBSannounced their joint trial terrestrial service tobroadcast Rugby Leagueand the FIFAWorldCupSoccer, then FoxSportsand Foxtel jumped inwithanAustralianfirstfor3DcoveragebytelevisingtheAustraliaVsNewZealandsoccerfriendly.

For its part, when the Nine Network beganbroadcastingaloopofpre-recorded3DmaterialonMay19intheweekbeforetheStateofOriginRugbyLeague.Itthefirstterrestrialbroadcasterintheworldtoundertakesuchabroadcast.

So, congratulations to all involved in thesemilestonefirsts.

For all concerned, however, the distributiontechnology involved isn’t stretched toomuchaboveand beyond current HD delivery - the bandwidthrequired for carriage isn’t much more than aconventionalHDchannel.Thechallenge lies in theproduction.

Nine called on the big guns fromUS company3ality for adviceand has spent time learning fromSkySportintheUKwhose3Dshootingphilosophyis“lowandslow”–camerapositionsandmovementsrespectively.SBS,meanwhile is taking the3DfeedfromFIFAhostbroadcaster,HostBroadcastServices.

C+Tmadethevisittoarain-soakedANZstadiuminSydneypriortothematchtogetthelowdownonthe 3D production (see page 22) which includedexpertisefromUScompany3ality,GlobalTelevision’s

HD1OB truck (equippedwith3Dmonitors for theoccasion),aspecialprototypecamerafromtheUK’sPresteigneCharterandNine’sowncameraoperatorsracking up more 3D “flight time” - not to mentiontransmissionviaTXAustraliaandBroadcastAustralia.

Whenitcametoviewing,C+Tattendedaspecialscreening at the Domayne store in Alexandria,Sydney, where a number of “lounge rooms” hadbeenconstructedaroundSamsung3DTVs.

Themajorityofthecoveragewasbothimmersiveand stunning, and while the production of 3Dtelevisionisstillinanevolutionaryphase,asHarveyNormanfranchiseeSeanDixoncommented,“If thisistheworstit’sgoingtolook,lookoutforthefuture!”

A PERMANENT 3D TERRESTRIAL CHANNEL?And, the big rumour for the future is a permanentterrestrialTVchannelsetasideforthe3Dbroadcastingof sportingandother specialeventswhichexistingbroadcasterswouldhavetolease(likesatellitetime)fromtheGovernment.Anintriguingideawhichcouldbeanotherpay/free-to-airareaofconflictoraspaceforaneweraofcooperation.We’llhavetopeerintothose3Dlookingglasses.ThanksforReading

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considerationaswescouttheworldforpotentiallocationsforourupcomingfeatures.”ThelatestNationalDramaProductionSurveyrevealedthat$434millionor63percentofdramaproductiontookplaceinNSWin2008/2009.Morethan1,400filmandtelevisionrelatedbusinessesarelocatedinNSW,employingmorethan6,800peopleandgeneratingincomeinthevicinityof$1.3billionperannum.In2010-11,theKeneallyGovernmentwillinvestabout$33.5millioninsupportingfilmandTVproductioninNSW.ThefundingannouncementfollowsthatofAUD$1milliontowardsconstructionofanewdesertfilmstudioinBrokenHilltosupporttheregion’sgrowingfilmindustry,whichwillseeproductionofthelatestMadMaxfilmlaterthisyear.

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Hogg HEADS To MEDIAHUBMediaHubChairmanDavidPendletonhasannouncedthatAndrewHogghasbeenappointedtothepositionofChiefExecutiveOfficerofMediaHub,thenewlyformeddigitalplayoutfacilityco-ownedbytheABCandWINTV.“AndrewwillmakeagreatcontributioninleadingMediaHubashebringsanextensivebackgroundintelevisiondistributiontogetherwithstrongleadershipskills”,MrPendletonsaid.“UnderAndrew’sdirection,MediaHubwilltransformthecapabilityandcapacityfordeliveringtelevisionprogrammingtoaudiencesforboththeABC,WINandotherclients.”AndrewisformerlyGeneralManagerofThePlayroom,OmnilabMedia’sspecialistBroadcastservicesandDigitalmedia,aggregation,play-outanddistributioncompany.MrHoggsaidhewaslookingforwardtoleadingthenewteamthatwillprovideanunparalleledservicetobroadcastersbyusingnewtechnologiestooperateandmaintaintelevisiondistribution.“Thefacilitywillallownewopportunitiesforclientstodeliverservicestoaudiencespreviouslynotpossible,suchasthecosteffectivedeliveryofnewdigitalmulti-channelservicesthroughoutAustraliaandlocalprogrammingtocapitalcities,statesandterritories.It’sanewplatformthatwillgiveourclientsmoreoptionsforcontentdeliverythaneverbefore,”MrHoggsaid.Visit www.mediahubaustralia.com.au

HogAN HoPS oN DIgITAL By DESIgNDigitalByDesignhaswelcomedAndrewHoganasanewAccountManager.AndrewbringswithhimavastknowledgeofAutodeskproductsandawealthofsalesexperience.AndrewjoinsDBDafterspendingsevenyearsintheUK,whereheworkedforrenowned3Dtrainingfacility,EscapeStudios.PreviouslytothatAndrewworkedwithComputer2000intheUK(Autodesk’sEuropeandistributor).Visit www.dbd.com.au

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FAgERLUND LANDS AT JvCJVCCommercialhasannouncedthatBryanFagerlundhasjoinedasQueensland/NorthernTerritoryJVCCommercialProductsManager.BasedinBrisbane,FagerlundwillfocusprimarilyonbusinessdevelopmentwithintheJVCCommercialdivisionbybuildingoncurrentbusinessrelationships,strengtheningJVCCommercial’spresenceintheQueenslandmarket,developingnewbusinessopportunitiesandmanagingkeyaccounts.CriticallyFagerlundwillberesponsibleforthefullrangeofJVCcommercialandprofessionalproductsincludingthenewultrathinscreensand3DpanelswhichhavebeenmakingquiteastirinthemarketandattherecentNABandDesignExshows.FagerlundbringsextensiveindustryexperiencewithhimtoJVCCommercialhavingspentmanyyearswithKLPhotographicsandtheHagemeyerPhotographicsDivisionsellingproductlinesincludingSigma,MinoltaandPolaroidacrossQueensland.Visit www.jvcpro.com.au

TELEPoRT ASSoC ADDS DIRECToRSTheWorldTeleportAssociation(WTA)announcedtheresultsofelectionsforitsBoardofDirectorsforthefiscalyearthatbeganApril1,2010.Electedtothree-yeartermsonWTA’sBoardwere:DavidJustin,CEO,GlobeCastAmerica.Mr.JustinwastappedtoheadGlobeCast’sAmericasunitin2009afterasuccessfultenureasCEOofGlobeCastAsia,wherehedoubledthecompany’srevenuesinthreeyearsandoversawthebroadcastingofthe2008OlympicsinBeijing.SergeVanHerck,CEO,Newtec.Mr.VanHerckwasappointedCEOin2006,afterservingasthecompany’sDirectorofBusinessDevelopmentforAsia.PriortojoiningNewtec,heservedasSeniorManageratAccentureandHeadofSatelliteServicesatBelgacom.MahendraNathVyas,Director,EsselShyamCommunications.Mr.Vyasisaco-founderandmemberofthemanagementteamofthisprominentIndianteleport,towhichhebringsdecadesofexperienceincludingBharatElectronicsandtheIndianSpaceResearchOrganization.Visit www.worldteleport.org

TvS CHIEF SIgNS oFFHavingoverseentheSydneycommunitystation’srecenttransitiontodigitalbroadcasting,TVSChiefExecutiveLauriePattonhasannouncedthatheissigningoff.AsSecretaryoftheAustralianCommunityTelevisionAlliance,MrPattonspearheadedthecommunitytelevisionsector’snegotiationswiththeFederalGovernment.LatelastyeartheGovernmentallocatedadigitalchannelineachofthemainlandstatecapitals,alongwithfundingforanewtransmissionsystem,foreachcommunitystationthroughuntiltheswitchovertodigital-onlybroadcastingin2013.TVSlauncheditsdigitalserviceon1March2010.WhileheisleavingTVS,MrPattonwillremainExecutiveDirectoroftheTelevisionSydneyFoundation.TheFoundationhasbeencreatedinordertosolicitpublicdonationsandtoprovidefinancialsupporttonot-for-profitcommunitygroupsandindividualswishingtomakeprogramsforTVS.Visit www.tvs.org.au

REyNoLDS DIRECTS ABC IN TASMANIATheAustralianBroadcastingCorporationhasannouncedthatFionaReynoldshasbeenappointedtothepositionofABCStateDirectorTasmania.FormerlytheEditoroftheFairfax-ownedLauncestonExaminer,MsReynoldsisaformerreporterwiththeABCinHobartandCanberraandhasalsoworkedasaneditor,producerandreporterwithnewsandcurrentaffairs,acrossradioandtelevision,inMelbourne,BrisbaneandLaunceston.FionaReynoldshasbeenajournalistfor22yearsandhasaMasterofArts(InternationalRelations).Shewillstartherroleon7June2010.TheTasmanianStateDirectorpositionbecamevacantontheretirementofRobBattenfromtheABCinearly2010.

FSM ExPANDS WITH LAU AND yUANFSMDesignhastakenontwomotiongraphicsspecialistsintheformofJimmyYuanandMichelleLau.Yuanwaspreviouslyinvolvedindesigningtitlesequencesandeffectsfor“RacetoWitchMountain”and“FastandFurious4”.HisdesignshavealsoservedawidearrayofleadingbrandsincludingCoca-Cola,BMW,HP,RoyalElasticsandMTV.Meanwhile,MichelleLaugraduatedfromSydney´sUniversityofNewSouthWaleswithadegreewithHonoursinDigitalMedia,specialisinginAfterEffects,IllustratorandMaya.ShebeganworkasaMotionGraphicsDesignerinyU+co[HK]forprojectsbasedintheareasoffilm&broadcastandadvertising.BeforejoiningFSMshewasafreelancedesignerinthecomfortofherownHongKongfortress.Visit www.fsm.com.au

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GlobalTelevisionhasappointedofKeithAndrewsasManagingDirectorandChiefExecutiveOfficer.HejoinsGlobalTelevisionfromsoftwareproviderViewlocityTechnologies,wherehehasbeenCEO.ThecompanyalsoannouncedthatTonyShepherd,GlobalTelevision’sGeneralManager–Victoriaanda30-yeartelevisionindustryveteran,wouldjoinGlobal’sboardofdirectors.MrAndrewssucceedsKerriThompsonwhoismovingtotheroleofManagingDirector,RetailwithANZBankinNewZealand.GlobalTelevisionChairmanBrianGatfieldthankedherforleavingGlobalinasoundfinancialandoperationalposition.

SALLoCH SIgNS oFF AT kLoTzManagingDirectorforKlotzDigitalAsiaPacific,PatrickSalloch,hasresignedfromthecompanyhandingoveroperationalresponsibilitiestoKeithPrestidgeuntiltheKlotzBoardofDirectorsappointsareplacement.Salloch’sresignationfollowstheacquisitionofKlotzDigitalAGbyUnitedScreensMediaAGandtheappointmentofDr.AndreasGruettnerasthenewKlotzDigitalAGCEO.KeithPrestidgecanbereachedviak.prestidge@klotzdigital.com.my QUINTO COMMUNICATIONS PTY LTD

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Taking Stock

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Echolab CancellationEcholab, the US independent switchermanufacturer, hasbeenplaced into liquidationfollowing a decision by its primary investor topullallfunding.

“It was a great shock to us all,” saidManagingDirectorNigelSpratling.“Iam trulysorry that thisaction leavesmanyunemployed,suppliers with unpaid bills and customers withunsupported products. The recent introductionof an expandedAtem switcher family look setto takeus intogrowthandprofitas themarketreception was excellent and our sales funnelhadgrownby$2Masaresult.Wehadbeensustaining a run rate of about $5M and theadditionofAtemwassettodoublethat.”

The liquidation decision came despite anannouncementpriortoNABinAprilthatHarriswas to become a reseller of Echolab’s ATEM1M/E and 2M/E switcher displays – anagreement negotiated by Echolab’s primaryinvestor.

“Itrulybelievethatoursmallteamhadcreatedtheverybestofbreedinsmallandmediumsizedproduction switchers and at a price point thatprovidedexceptionalvalueandmargin,facingthe lossof theseefforts isdifficult for everyoneinvolved,”concludedSpratling.

Aliquidationcompanyhasbeentaskedwithselling the company’s assets, product IP andinventoryinordertopaycreditors.

Harmonic to Acquire omneonHARMONIC INC. (NASDAQ: HLIT) andOmneon,Inc.,aleadingproviderofvideoproductionandplayoutsolutions,hasannounceditistoacquireOmneon for an enterprise value of approximatelyUS$274 million in cash and Harmonic stock. Theproposed acquisition would combine Harmonic’svideo delivery infrastructure with Omneon’stechnology for the production, management anddistributionofdigitalmedia.

For the year ended December 31, 2009,Omneon’s revenues were approximately US$105million,ofwhich67%wereoutsidetheUnitedStates,withnosinglecustomerrepresentingmorethan10%oftotalrevenue.Omneon’sgrossmarginwas58%in2009.Omneonhasapproximately280employeesworldwide, and is headquartered in Sunnyvale,California,with researchanddevelopment facilitiesinSunnyvaleandBeaverton,Oregon.

The products and solutions of the combinedcompanyaredeployedwithover2000customersacrossmorethan100countries,forbroadcastandon-demand video services delivered via cable,satellite, telco, terrestrial, broadband and mobilenetworks.Thecompanywillhaveacombinedvideo-focusedglobalR&Dorganizationof450engineers,acombinedglobalsalesandserviceorganizationof330peopleandanetworkofover250globalsaleschannelpartners.

Underthetermsofthedefinitiveagreement,whichhas been approved by the Boards of Directors ofbothcompanies,Harmonicwillpay$190millionincashandissueapproximately17.1millionsharesofitscommonstock.Thisrepresentsanenterprisevalueofapproximately$274million,basedontheclosingpriceofHarmoniccommonstockonMay5andisnetofOmneon’scashbalanceswhichareexpected

to be approximately $32 million at closing. Theproposedacquisitionissubjecttocustomaryclosingconditionsandregulatoryapprovals,andisexpectedtocloseinthethirdquarterof2010.

The proposed acquisition is also subject to theapprovalofOmneon’sstockholders,andHarmonichasenteredintovotingagreementswithholdersofamajorityofOmneon’soutstanding sharesof capitalstock,pursuanttowhichsuchOmneonstockholdersagreetovoteinfavorofthetransaction.

MostoftheOmneonexecutivemanagementteamisexpectedtojoinHarmonicatclosing,includingMr.LawrenceKaplan,afounderofOmneon,andCEOMr.SureshVasudevan.

BofA Merrill Lynch acted as exclusive financialadvisor to Harmonic in connection with thetransaction.Visit www.harmonicinc.com and www.omneon.com

More Moves from TechnicolorAs foreshadowed in its debt restructuring plan,Technicolor (Euronext Paris: 18453; NYSE: TCH)has signed two “committed receivables facilities”.ThefundingagreementsincludebothFrenchandUSinstitutions.

InFrance,Technicolor’swhollyownedsubsidiary,ThomsonTelecomSAS,signeda€100million3yearfactoringfacilitywithGEFactofrance.

In theU.S., certainof itsUS subsidiaries signedwithWellsFargoCapitalFinance,LLC,partofWellsFargo&Company(NYSE:WFC),aUS$125million,3-year credit facility, secured by the subsidiaries’receivables.

The loan agreements follow the release of FirstQuarterRevenuesforTechnicolor.

Q1 2010 Group revenues from continuingoperationsamountedto€691million,down24.4%at current currency and down 25.0% at constantcurrencycomparedtoQ12009.

Excludingtheretailtelephonybusiness,fromwhichtheGroup completed its exit at the end of 2009,revenuesdeclinedby20.9%inQ12010atcurrentcurrencyandby21.5%atconstantcurrency.

Entertainment Services benefited from a strongrelease slate in Film and high level of activity inDigital Production. However, Postproduction andMediaManagementServicesremainedaffectedbyfewerproductionsandtheatricalreleases.TherateofvolumedecreaseinDVDmarkedlyslowedduringthefirstquartercomparedto2009.

ThetrendseenintheConnectbusinessinthefinalquarterof2009continuedinQ12010.Revenuesfell by 35.8% at current currency and 37.0% atconstant currency compared with a first quarter of2009whichbenefitedfromparticularlyhighSet-TopBoxesvolumes.ThroughQ12010,Connectmarketpositions were maintained, and market conditionsstabilised.

Technicolor recently announced a reorganisationplantoenableitsGrassValleybusinesstoadaptto“astronglydeterioratedbusinessclimate”.GrassValley,currently being divested, is not within Technicolor’sstrategic re-focusing, centered upon services forcontentcreatorsanddistributors.

According toTechnicolor,“theworldwidemarketforprofessionalbroadcastequipment,whereGrassValley does business, has been in sharp decline- about 30% since the end of 2008 - mainly asa result of declining broadcaster budgets andadvertisingexpenses.Likeallcompaniesinthesector,Grass Valley faces serious economicdifficulties, asevidencedbya31%decline in revenuesbetween2008 and 2009 and losses totalling 87m€1 in2009.”

The plan was based upon Grass Valley’sreorganisationintothreedistinctactivities:broadcast,head-endsandtransmission.Itwouldincludea25%reduction inGrassValleyheadcountbyeliminating625jobsworldwide.Visit www.technicolor.com

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12 Taking Stock

Taking Stock

Speaking froma recruitmentconsultantperspective,2009 was a painful year to forget as recruitmentconsultanciesandagenciesshednearly5000stafffrom the industry floor, with the deadwood anddriftwoodthefirsttogo.

Ispeakharshly in these terms,becausesomanyleftasmudgeofunprofessionalbehaviouracrossthelandscape that most of us long term professionalshavetrippedoverforages.

However, it’sgoodonceinawhile topurgethecorridorsleavingjustthestrongesttosurvive.

Nowbefore thoseof youwhowereunfortunatecasualties of the GFC take umbrage over mycomments, they are directed to those who knewtheywere on borrowed time, not thosewhowereproductiveandfornofaultoftheirown,werethrownintoastateofpersonalandfinancialcrisis.

Asmentionedinpreviouseditorials,therecruitmentindustryhastheabilitytoseethetsunamicomingwellbeforeithits thecorporatebeach,becausethefirstlifeboattobelaunchedisstaffrelated.

“Let’s place the position ‘XXX’ on hold andredirect resources”, was a common cry. Pipelinedappointments and underperformers wereunexpectedly given the opportunity to seek newcareers.

2010: THE yEAR oF INvESTMENTHowever,wearenotheretore-liveandfeelnegativeof what we have lived through, because 2010 isshapinguptobeoneofthebiggestinvestmentyearsever.

I mean investment in terms of resources of bothstaff,companyandasaresultofresearchbythosecompanies who were savvy enough to re-directresources into R&D during 2009 a new wave ofproductreleases.

Okay,youmightbethinking,isthisguylivinginabubble?HashenotheardabouttheconcernswiththeEuropeaneconomythatcouldleadtoare-birthoftheGFCnortheadditionalTaxonmininginWesternAustralia,justtonameafew?

Surethosenewsworthyitemswillsellpapersandthereiscertainlysubstancebehindtheconcerns,butweallknowcommercialprofitsdrivetheeconomy.

Ona home scale, our economy is based uponalltypesoftransactionsfromcorporate,Government,andevendowntotheretailsectorwhereyouandIopenourpursesandwallets.Monetary,andfiscalpoliciesdropoutofthismix.

Media Staff & Strategy by karl Jansson*

2010 The year of growth!

Read the Blog Online at www.broadcastjobz.info

Governments are managed like a corporationwiththepublicandcorporatesasshareholders.OnaworldstageweappeartohavepulledthroughtheGFCwithlittleblemishestoshow.SowhatreallyisthestateoftheAustralianeconomy?

THE STATE oF THE ECoNoMyTaken from “TheAustralianBureauofStatistics” thefollowingfiguresreflectatrendofsubstantialgrowthfrom 12 months proceeding April 2010, withparticularinterestfromtheendoflastyear.

Justonthesefiguresalone,Employmentincreasedto 11,016,500 and Unemployment decreased to615,900.However,interestinglyaggregatemonthlyhours worked had increased to 1,537.7 millionhours.

Reason for the increase in hours worked? Moststaffweremore thanhappy towork theadditionalhoursdue to the insecuritiesofpossibly losing theirjob.Thisconfirmsthatasanationweareresourcefulandwewilldowhatisneededtopullthrough.

It’sourinbredAussieculturetonotacceptlaziness,nordoweacceptalackofloyalty.

Coupled with modest corporate profits that areforecast for this yearwe have an economy that isbalanced upon key staff retention and projected

corporategrowth thatwill influencespendingatalllevelsofthecommunity.

Wearebutonecountrythatisinsurvivalmodeontheglobalstage,butwearenotalone!

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Karl Jansson is General Manager of “BroadcastJobz.tv” and “J-Curve Broadcast Recruitment Consultants”.Email: [email protected] Web: www.broadcastjobz.tv & www.jcurve.tv

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14 Taking Stock

Taking Stock

Barco Returns to ProfitBarco(Nyse/Euronext:BAR;Reuters:BARBt.BR;Bloomberg:BARBB)announcedresultsforthethreemonthperiodended31March,2010.

Barco’sorderbookattheendofMarch2010stoodat382.6millioneuro.AttheendofMarch2009theorderbookwas366.5millioneuro.Orderintakeforthequarterincreased36.8%to216.2millioneuroupfrom158.0millioneuroayearearlier.

Salesof176.1millioneurowereup21.7%from144.7millioneuroin1Q09.Grossprofitsgrew52.7%to59.3millioneuroupfrom38.9millioneurotheprevious

year.Grossprofitmarginwas33.7%.In1Q09itwas26.8%andin4Q09itwas21.4%.EBITDAwas18.7millioneurocomparedto7.3millioneuroin1Q09.EBITwas5.3millioneuroversusminus6.0millioneuroin1Q09.EBITmarginwas3.0%

comparedtominus4.2%in1Q09.Netincomeforthequarterwas4.1millioneurocomparedtominus0.9millioneurothe

yearbefore.Netearningspersharewere0.34eurocomparedtominus0.07euroin1Q09.Freecashflowattheendofthequarterwasminus0.3millioneurocomparedto36.6

millioneurotheyearbefore.MrVanZele,President&CEOofBarco,saiddemandforBarco’sproductsinthemedical

division grew strongly in 1Q10 and that orders booked in the digital cinema divisionexceededmanagement’sexpectations.

Asfortheotherdivisionshesaid:“Allotherdivisionshaveimplementedprogramsaimedatmeetingtheirlongterm10/10/20targets(10%growth;10%EBITmargin;20%ROCE)andIamhappytoreportthatallsixdivisionshaveagainturnedEBITDApositive.”

MrVanZeleconcludedbysaying:“IamcautiouslyoptimisticaboutBarco’sperformancefortheremainderof2010.”Visit www.barco.com

IMAx Screens AheadIMAX Corporation (Nasdaq:IMAX) (TSX:IMX)has reportedadjustedEBITDA (asdefinedby theCompany’s credit facility) of $42.0 million and$93.4million for thefirstquarterand last twelvemonths ended March 31, 2010, respectively,compared to$7.0millionand$15.1million forthe first quarter and last twelve months endedMarch 31, 2009, respectively. Total revenuefor the first quarter ended March 31, 2010increased 120% to $72.8 million, a record fora single quarter for the Company, compared tototalrevenueof$33.1millioninthesameperiodlastyear.Firstquarter2010adjustednetincome,which excludes the impact of variable stockcompensation,was$35.3million,or$0.53per

dilutedshare,comparedtoanadjustednetlossof$2.6million, or $(0.06) per share on the samebasis last year. Reportednet incomewas$26.6million, or $0.40 per diluted share, for the firstquarterendedMarch31,2010,comparedtoareported net loss of $(2.6) million, or a net lossof$(0.06)pershareforthefirstquarterlastyear.

During the first quarter of 2010, the Companysignedcontractsfor41theatresystemsincluding19joint revenue sharing systemarrangements and22salesarrangements,ofwhich14weredigitalsystemupgrades.Thiscompares toa totalof three systemsigningsinthefirstquarterof2009,allofwhichweresystemsales,andatotalof35systemsigningsforalloffiscal2009.Sincequarter-end,theCompanyhas

signeddealsforanother13theatresystems.AccordingtoIMAXChiefExecutiveOfficerRichard

L. Gelfond. “Our strong operating and financialperformancedemonstrateswhatcanhappenwhengreat filmsare combinedwith our growing theatrenetwork.Whilewearepleasedtohavegeneratedrecord quarterly financial results, we believe thelongertermbenefitsoftitlessuchasAvatarandAlicein Wonderland to our business transcend a singlequarter. Such benefits are perhaps best evidencedbythenumberoftheatredealswearedoing,whichwillfueladditionalgrowthfortheCompanyoverthelong-term,andanincreasedleveloftentpolemoviesbeingcommittedtotheIMAXtheatrenetwork.”Visit www.imax.com

Positive Transmissions from Crown CastleTransmission service provider Crown CastleInternationalCorp. (NYSE:CCI)hasreportedresultsforthequarterendedMarch31,2010.

“Wehada verygoodfirstquarter, exceedingthemidpointofourOutlookforsiterentalrevenue,site rental gross margin, Adjusted EBITDA, andrecurring cash flow,” stated Ben Moreland,President and Chief Executive Officer of CrownCastle. “We continue to see significant tenant

activity, particularly related to the deployment ofmobile data services. Based on our strong firstquarter results and our expectations for the restof 2010, we have raised our full year 2010Outlook, which now suggests annual site rentalrevenueandAdjustedEBITDAgrowthof8%and11%,respectively.Longerterm,IamexcitedaboutCrownCastle’spositionrelativetothedeploymentofthemobileInternetacrossanumberofdevices

and wireless networks. With the largest towerportfoliointhemostpopulatedcitiesintheU.Sandthehighestlevelofcustomerserviceinourindustry,we have a unique ability to benefit from thegrowthinmobiledataservices.Inthelastcoupleofquarters,wehavebegun toseeearlysignsofthesemobiledatadeploymentsinourresults,andIbelievesignificantopportunitieslieahead.”For full details, visit http://investor.crowncastle.com

Dip in the Road for IDCInternational Datacasting Corporation (TSX:IDC),a distributor of broadband content via satellite,announced its financial results for the three- and12-monthperiodsendedJanuary31,2010.

Revenue was CANADIAN$23.3 million,compared to$29.1million forfiscal2009.Grossmarginwas43%,comparedto47%lastyear.

EBITDA was negative ($1.5 million), comparedto$2.6millionforfiscal2009.Netlosswas$6.6million,or$0.12pershare,comparedtoearningsof$3.0million,or$0.05pershare,forfiscal2009.

During Q4 Fiscal 2010, revenue was $6.9million,comparedto$6.4millioninQ4fiscal2009.Grossmarginwas40%,compared to57% inQ4fiscal 2009. EBITDA was negative ($1.1 million),compared to $ 0.7 million in Q4 fiscal 2009.Net loss was $2.9 million, or $.05 per share,comparedtoearningsof$1.6million,or$.03pershare,inQ4fiscal2009.

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16 Standards

Polling in Palestine

technicalSTANDARDS

IMPALA, the International MHEG PromotionAlliance, has announced that ETSI – the EuropeanTelecommunications Standards Institute – haspublished the latest version of the public standardinteractive TV middleware as a formal Europeanstandard.

Version 2.1.1 of ETSI standard 202 184

ETSI Endorses MHEg Hybrid Tvcontains a raft of very significant updates to theoriginal ETSI MHEG specification from 2004,representing the most important increase in thetechnology’s capabilities since its inception.These include support for the IP-based MHEGInteraction Channel, which enables hybridbroadcast broadband receiver operation via an

IPconnection–alreadybeingusedbyFreesat intheUKforcatch-upTVservices–andfullsupportforHDgraphicswithincreasedcolourdepthandscreenresolutions.

ThelatestversionofMHEGwassubmittedtoETSIin lateSeptemberandhasnowbeen fully ratified.Visitwww.impala.org

MPEg Evaluates AvC Successors The recent 92nd MPEG meeting in Dresden,Germany, heard from the Joint CollaborativeTeam on Video Coding which has evaluated27proposals forHEVC(HighEfficiencyVideoCoding).

The Joint Call for Proposals on VideoCompressionTechnologywas issued jointlybyMPEGand ITU-TVCEG in January2010.27completeproposal submissionswere received,andtheassociatedvideomaterialwasevaluatedin extensive subjective tests. More than 4000video clips in all were subjectively evaluatedatthethreetestinglaboratories-FUB,EPFLandEBU.Thetestinglaboratoriesconducted134testsessionsinvolving850humantestsubjects,whofilled out 6000 scoring sheets on which 300000qualityscoreswererecordedforanalysis.The technical evaluation of the proposalswasperformed by the Joint Collaborative Team onVideoCoding (JCT-VC)during its firstmeeting,which was held under MPEG auspices inDresden.Theresultsclearlyindicatedthatsomeproposals exhibited a substantial improvementin compression performance as compared tothe corresponding AVC (ITU-T Rec. H.264 |ISO/IEC14496-10)anchors. Inanumberofcases, the performance of the best proposalscanbe roughlycharacterisedasexhibiting thecompressioncapabilitytoachievesimilarqualityusingonlyhalfof thebit rate. The JCT-VChasbegunidentificationandintegrationofproposeddesignelementstowarddevelopmentofanewvideo coding design to be known as HighEfficiency Video Coding (HEVC). A report oftheresultsofthesubjectivetestingwillbemadeavailableasapublicdocumentN11275.Visit http://mpeg.chiariglione.org/

AMWA Post-Production ProtocolTheAdvancedMediaWorkflowAssociation(AMWA)hasannouncedthattheAdvancedAuthoringFormat(AAF)EffectsProtocol(AS-05)hasbeenformallyapprovedbytheassociation.

TheAAFEffectsProtocolallowsgreaterinteroperabilitybetweenvideopost-productionsystemsbydefiningasetofneweffectsbeyondthoseintheAAFEditProtocol(AS-01).

UsingtheAAFObjectmodelthespecificationsupportstheexchangeofmetadataconcerningtitle,opacityandcoloureffects.Titledataincludestheposition,fontandcolourofvideotitles.Thecolourmetadataisbasedupon theAmericanSocietyofCinematographersColourDecisionList (CDL) format,whichdefinesasetofparametersforinterchangingbasiccolourcorrectioninformation.

ThespecificationcanbedownloadedfromtheAMWAwebsiteatwww.amwa.tv

Avnu Alliance Adds MembersTheAVnuAlliancerecentlyhosteditssecondPlugFestandaddedfivenewmembers.TheindustryforumisdedicatedtopromotingtheadoptionoftheIEEE802.1AVB(AudioVideoBridging)standardsandtherelatedIEEE1722and1733forprofessionalA/V,automotiveandconsumerapplications.

Thefivenewmembers that recently joined theAVnuAlliance representdiverse industrysegmentscommittedtoreliable,low-latency,andhigh-resolutionnetworkingcapabilitiesforahigh-qualityA/Vexperience.Thenewmembersinclude;- Audinate,creatoroftheDantedigitalmedianetworkingtechnology- Micrel,globalmanufacturerofICsolutions- Sennheiser,manufacturerofmicrophones,headphonesandwirelesstransmissionsystems- UniversalMediaAccessNetworks(UMAN),developeroftheUniversalNetworkOperatingSystem- UniversityofNewHampshireInteroperabilityLab(UNH-IOL),athird-partylaboratorydedicatedto

testingdatanetworkingtechnologies.Visit www.AVnu.org

ISMA Merges with MPEgIFTheBoardofDirectorsoftheMPEGIndustryForum(MPEGIF) and Internet Streaming Media Alliance(ISMA) have entered into a binding agreement tomerge the two organisations by allowing MPEGIFmembers to become ISMA members and goingforwardasMPEGIFwithintheISMACalifornianon-profit corporation. MPEGIF’s current structure as aSwissassociationwillbedissolved.

“ISMA delivered massively important technologycontributions resulting in great value and lastingbenefittoourindustryovertheyears,”saidProf.Dr.

h. c. SebastianMoeritz, President ofMPEGIF andCEOatdicas.“WeareabsolutelydelightedtoseethelongcooperationandmutualadmirationbetweenISMAandMPEGIFresultinthisagreement.”

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18 NAB Review

Conference Review

THE ROLL OUTofHighDefinition televisionhasbeenlikemanyovernightsensationsinthemusicbusiness-ittakesadecadeormoreofpracticetogetitright.Whichiswhythemassivesurgeofnew3Dstereoscopicproductsat this year’s showwas suchasurprise.

Thealmostunholy rush tobring theZdimensiontoapparentlysalivatingaudiencessawNAB2010seemingly given over completely to launching,discussinganddemonstratingstereoscopictoolsandtechniques. There was some interest at last yearsshowbut it seems thesuccessof theall-conquering

‘z Factor’ Rules at NAB 2010By Peter White

>> >> NAB President and CEO Gordon Smith, “Broadcasting is not an ATM that can keep spitting out spectrum.”

Avatarbehemothhasledtoaglobalmarketingdriveresulting in a frenzied scramble to feed this newmarket.

This requirement has led toanenviablepositioninthispostGFCclimatewherethereisanalignmentof the threeplanetsofcontentcreators,buyersanddistributors-allpushing,pullingandcreatingdemandfor3Dmaterial.

ThepreviousmovetoHDmeanstherearealreadysomefatandfastworkflowpipelinestocopewiththeconsiderablylargerfiles,throughputsandbandwidthrequirements inmost facilities. But3D is doubleorquits with twice as much of everything needed toshoot,post-produceandtransmitinfullstereoscopicglory.

So NAB 2010 reflected a scenario whereeveryonewasofferingproductsthatwerecapableofrecording,processing, transmittingor screening theZfactor.

WhilerecentNABgoersmayhaveglazedoveratHDcapabilities,everyonewhomanaged togeta budget to attend this year was paying attentionto3D.

LENzIn the acquisition corner it was almost Steampunkretrowithamassiverangeofrigsinallshapes,sizesandconfigurationscompletingforattention.

At theKISSendof themarketpeoplequeuedtogettheirhandsontheGoProminiatureHDcameraatashowspecialpriceofUS$199.Straptwotogetherandyoucouldrecordinstereofrompracticallyanypositionorview.

A similar philosophy applied to the new anddynamicallyexpandingDSLRarenawithanequallyexpansiverangeofthirdpartyequipmentonoffer.

NextupthechainPanasonicdebuteditssoonto-bereleased AG-3DA1 camcorder. Billed as the world’sfirst professional quality, fully-integrated full HD 3Dcamcorder offering SD media card recording, its listpriceofUS21,000makestheAG-3DA1a‘nobrainer’forthosewantingtocapture3Dwithouthavingtoworryaboutlensalignment,intraoculardistancesetc.Abuilt-intwin lensconfiguration inaveryportable3kilogramcamera will attract many buyers who will hopefullyquicklylearntherulesof3Dcameramoves.

At thebig endof town the35mmfilmandHDcameraswerefittedintothealreadymentionedarrayofrigswhileArrireleaseditsAlexadigitalcamerawithanewSuper35formatCMOSsensor.Aatonwentdowna hybrid pathwith its Penelope-Delta digitalmagazineforitsPenelope35mmfilmcamera.Userscansimplychangefromafilmtodigitalmagazinesothesamecameracanshoot35mmordigital.

Panasonic took theDSLRconcept toanewlevelwith its AVCCAM HD camcorder, the AG-AF100,billedasthefirstprofessionalmicro4/3-inchvideocamcorderoptimisedforHD.Essentiallyithastakenthechipfromitsmicro4/3-stillcameraandoptimiseditforHDvideorecording.

SCREENzThe most obvious stereoscopic wonders were ofcourse thescreensonseeminglyeverystand.With

viewsrangingfromsmallmonitorstomassivearena-sized displays, the exhibition stands were seas ofheadswithdarkglassesgazing sometimes inaweatthelatesttechnology.TheoptionsofactiveshutterandpassivepolarisedwereallpresentwithcontentincludinglivegolfattheSonypressconference.

As with the SD-HD move, conversion optionswere available to create 3D from 2D includingBlackmagic Design’s DeckLink HD Extreme 3Dcapture card and JVC’s IF-2D3D1 stereoscopicimageprocessor.

MoBILEz?Onaphysicallysmallerbutequally importantnote,interest in mobile and smart phone technologycontinued unabated at NAB. No 3D here - yet!Whilecontentmanagementandtransmissionsystemsof any note included options for delivering videoand information to those very small screens, somearenowturningthetables.Harrisfeatureditscitizenreporter application that allows iPhone users tocaptureandsendvideotodesignatedcatchservers,completewithGPSlocationverificationandcallbackphonenumber.

Radiowasnot immune from thevideoexplosionwith Netia now offering CamDirector, the voice-activatedcameramoduleforitsRadio-Assist8suiteof digital audio automation software. CamDirectorenables automatic in-studio video production byswitching cameras according to the speaker andmikecurrentlyinuse.

Another trend atNABwas themove to includeeasy-to-activate or automatic Emergency AlertSystem/homelandsecuritynotificationgenerationinasmuchequipmentaspossible.OptionsrangedfromQuickShot,aonebutton,presentationroomproducttodedicatedproductsfromDigitalAlertSystems.

PRESIDENTIAL FIgHTBACkDespite the buzz, newly appointedNAB Presidentand CEO Gordon Smith left 3D out of his debutNAB“Stateof the Industry”openingkeynoteat theshow.InsteadheputontheboxingglovestoleadtheBroadcastindustry’spoliticalfights.

ThefirstissueSmithcutintowasradioandthefeetherecordingindustrywantstolevyonstationswhentheyplaymusic.

Citing80 years of free promotion for free play,Smithsaidtherecordingindustryhadlostitsheadin

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thedigital revolutionandnow“withdesperationinitseye,hasdecidedtobitethehandthatfeedsit.”

“It’swhatwecalla“performancetax.”Labelsliketocall it a “right”ora “royalty,”butwhatever youcallit,it’sbasicallyabailoutofthemajorrecordingcompanies, three of the four largest of which areforeignowned.IthinktheAmericanpeoplehavehadenoughbailouts,”hedeclared.

NextonSmith’slistwas“thegreatspectrumgrabofthenewNationalBroadbandPlan.”

HesaidthatthebroadbandplanwouldgivemorethanathirdoftheTVspectrumtowirelessbroadbandcompanies. The $15 billion transition to digital had

alreadyincludedgivingmorethanaquarteroftheTVspectrum to the government,which then auctioned itofftobroadbandcompanies.“Andtheyhaven’tevenstarted to use it yet,” Smith noted. “With the manyadvancements coming to wireless that use spectrummore efficiently, you have to ask, what makes thisspectrumgrab-andthedisruptionandlossofinnovationitwouldcause-reallynecessary?BroadcastingisnotanATMthatcankeepspittingoutspectrum.”

Smith’s last targetwas the continuingbattleoverretransmission consent rights for broadcasters. Hestatedthatbroadcasterscreate themostcompellingand most popular programming on television and

“broadcastingisacornerstoneofourdemocracy.”“Ourprogrammingprovidesrealvaluetoourpay

TVpartners,andwedeserve faircompensation forprovidingcableandsatelliteviewerswithprogramslikeTheOlympics,TheSuperBowl,“AmericanIdol”and“Lost.”

ButpayTVdoesn’twanttocompensateus-despitethefactthatourcontentisthebackboneofeverypayTVpackagesold.”

Smith finished by promising NAB’s aggressiveadvocacyattheFCCandinWashington,toensurethatbroadcasterscancontinuetheirlegacyofservicetotheAmericanpublic.

Sony Exec Adds Dimension to NAB

>> >> 3D champion: Hiroshi Yoshioka, Executive Deputy President of Sony.

3DfromtheLenstotheLivingRoomwasthethemeofNAB2010’sopeningkeynotefromHiroshiYoshioka,Executive Deputy President of Sony Corporation.MrYoshiokasetoutSony’svisionforpromoting3D,theconcretemeasures ithas taken to thatendandupcomingdevelopments.

ItistheBlu-raydiscformat,saidMrYoshioka,thatisbehindthecurrentpushof3Dintothehome.

“LasVegasissuchanappropriateplaceforSony,”he said. “We’vealwaysbeen high-stakegamblersand, most of the time, we’ve won. Videotapebypassed16mmfilm.WeplacedabetonBetamax,andlost.Blu-raywonthedayagainstHD-DVD...withhelp fromour friendsatDisney,FoxandWarner’s.WithoutBlu-ray,3Dwouldstillbeinourfutureinsteadofabouttoarriveinourhomes.”

Mr Yoshioka also highlighted the role JamesCameron’sAvatarhasplayedindrivinginterestin3D.

“Thatfilm,whichwasshotwithSonyHDcameras,proves that 3D can and will transform the wayentertainmentisproducedandexperienced,”hesaid.“And, if anyone thought ‘Avatar’ was a one-hit 3Dwonder,lookat‘AliceinWonderland’-with3DeffectsproducedbySony’sownImageworksstudio.Ithadthebiggestopeningweekendofany3Dfilmever.

“There is no question that 3D is the next greatentertainment platform. And Sony, with all of itsresources,intendstoleadthewayinbringinggreat3Dintothelivesofmillionsofpeoplearoundtheworld.

“I say ‘great3D’becausemaking3D images isrelatively easy. But making high-quality 3D is not.Poorlyexecuted3Dharmsconsumerperceptionandacceptance of the technology, threatening its long-termsuccess.”

MrYoshiokasaidthecompany’sapproachto3Dwouldbethesameasitappliedtohighdefinition–makingsureeverylinkintheproductionanddeliverychainisstrong.Sony’s“LenstotheLivingRoom”3Decosystem includes 3D production equipment, 3Dmovies, 3D digital cinema systems with 4K and3D-capableprojectors,and3DBraviaTVs,Blu-rayplayers, home theatre systems and PlayStation 3systems.

Sony expects strong demand for its 3D Braviasin2010andexpectsthe3DTVmarkettogrowto

around100millionunitsgloballyoverthenextthreeyears.

“Inadditiontothelaunchofour3DBraviasand3DBlu-raydiscplayers,Sonywillofferanupgradetoourmorethan33millionPlayStation3systemsthatwillenablethemtoplay3Dstereoscopicgamesand3Dmovies,”saidMrYoshioka.“3DgametitleswillbeavailablefortheupgradedPS3sthisyear,andwewillgrowourportfolioof3Ddevicesevenfurtherwith3D-compatibleVaiocomputersandDigital Imagingproducts.”

Sony’s 3D production chain begins with itsProfessional Solutions group which used NAB todisplay rigs and cameras for 3D production, 3Dcapable switchers,VTRsand imageprocessors,aswell as 3D professional monitors and a prototype3DLEDdisplay.Therewasalsoanew3Dmobileproduction truck on the show floor built by UScompanyAllMobile.

For its part, Sony Pictures Entertainment isproducing a number of new3Dmovies, includingthenext“Spider-Man,”and“TheSmurfs.”AndSonyPicturesHomeEntertainmentwill deliver3DBlu-raydiscsforconsumerstoenjoyintheirhomes,including“CloudyWithaChanceofMeatballs”.

SonyisalsopartneringwithESPNtodevelopanddelivercontentthroughthenetwork’snew3Dchannellaunchingin June.ESPN3Dwillbroadcast85livesporting events in3D in its first year, including the

WorldCup(soccerfinals)inJuneandJuly,theSummerXGamesinAugust,andweeklyBCScollegefootballgames in the fall, including the Championship inJanuary.WorkisalsowellunderwayonSony’sjointventure with Discovery Communications and IMAXforadedicated3DtelevisionnetworkintheU.S.

“OurlongtermcooperationwithRealDintheareaofDigitalCinema,hasnowledtofurtherpartnershipintheareaofglobal3Dbroadcastingformatcalledthe“SidebySidemethod”,wherewehopetotake3Dbroadcastingtothenextlevel,”saidMrYoshioka.

Sony Pictures Entertainment’s Hot Ticket division- working with Sony Music Entertainment – is alsoproducingaseriesof3Dliveconcertperformances.

Sony has also partnered with CBS to createthenew“Sony3DExperience” - thefirst consumerresearchcentrededicatedto3D.ItispartoftheCBSTelevisionCityfacilityattheMGMGrand.

AnewSony3DTechnologyCenter,locatedontheSonyPictureslotinCulverCity,California,alsooffers3Dclassesforcontentcreators.

“Fornearlyacentury,mostfilmmakershavehadtodepictour3Dworldina2Dmedium,”concludedMrYoshioka.“Butnow,technologyhasfinallycaughtup with reality. With today’s stereoscopic 3D, wehavetheabilityandthetoolstodeliverstunning3Dentertainment experiences to consumersaround theworld.Andweknowaudienceswantmuchmore.”

NAB Show Attendance UpThe National Association of Broadcastersreleaseditspreliminaryattendancefiguresforthe2010NABShowwhichreflectedaslightriseon2009’sGFC-affectedattendance.Registrationfiguresincluded:Totalregisteredattendees-88,044Internationalattendees-23,900Countriesrepresented-156Newsmediaattendees-1,153The 2009 NAB Show final attendance was82,650.Visit www.nabshow.com

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>> >> 3D Control at TCN 9, Sydney.

IT WAS IN TEMPORARY office spaceadjacenttothe‘GO’channelcontrolareaatChannelNineSydneythatworldtelevisionhistorywasmadeonMay19,2010,withthefirstterrestrialbroadcastof3DTV.

Beating a cooperative effort by Korea’s KBS,MBC, SBS and EBS by mere hours, the NineNetwork/SBSAustralia3Dbroadcastscommencedwith a loop of 3D material shot by Panasonic attheVancouverOlympicsfollowed,aweeklater,byNine’scoverageof thefirstof threeStateofOriginRugbyLeaguematches.Thetrialcoversallmatchesin theRugby Leagueseriesandwill culminatewithSBS’3Dtransmissionof15matchesfromthisyear’sFIFAWorldSoccerCup.Outsideofthelivefixtures,matchhighlightswillbebroadcastalongwithaloopoflocallyshot3DmaterialproducedwiththehelpofequipmentsupplierJohnBarry.

According to Charles Sevior, Network ManagerBroadcastTechnology,withNineNetworkAustraliathetrialbroadcasthasinvolvedpartneringwitharangeofvendorsandserviceproviders–andinquicktime.

“We commenced with transmissions in SydneyandBrisbane.Sydney’susingthespectrumpreviouslyusedbyBroadcastAustraliafortheirnichetelevisionserviceDigital44.

“Broadcast Australia had that capability so weapproachedthemandluckilytheyhadn’tsortofpulleditapartsowewereabletoturnthataroundandgetitreadyforthisbroadcast,sothemainthinghasbeengetting our contribution system organised, gettingfeedsouttoGoreHillbutalsotoaroundthecountrytoallthetransmittersiteswherewe’reoperatingandthenobviouslyhavingthemcommenceoperation.”

Outside of Sydney, TX Australia transmissionsites at Mount Coot-Tha and Mount Dandenongare carrying the trial service to Brisbane andMelbourne respectively. Meanwhile, the WINTelevisiontransmissionsiteatKnightsHillisservicingthe Illawarra region south of Sydney with NBNTelevision transmitting the3D trialvia itsCooksHilland Charlestown translator sites which service thecityofNewcastle,northofSydney.

The trialwill alsomake use of SBS transmissionsites at Mount Lofty (operated by TX Australia andservicing Adelaide) and Bickley (operated byBroadcastAustraliaandservicingPerth).

“We’re basically running a 14.5 megabit totaltransport streamat16QAMbecausewe’re using

lowerpowertransmittersinalotofcases,”saysSevior.“Insteadofusing64QAM,23megabitwhichwenormally use, dropping it back to 16 QAM givesustheequivalentcoverageeventhoughit’salowerpowertransmitter.Andbecausewe’reusingMPEG4andwe’rejustbroadcastingasingleservice,we’renotmultiplexinganythingelse, thepicturequalityatthatbitrate,it’saround13megabits.Somethinglikethatisample.TheMPEG4isworkingquitewell.”

3Dmaterialwillbebroadcastinthesidebysideformat.

AccordingtoCharlesSevior,“itwouldappearthatthe industry consensus is sideby side is best usedin 1080i environment particularly with interlace.Under/overor top/bottomhasbeenmorepopularinthe720pformat.

“Ifyou thinkabout interlacing,everysecond lineisfromanalternatefield.Ifyouthendecimatedthatunder/over,you’re reducingyour vertical resolutionbut then you’ve also got the interlacing which isessentiallyaverticalresolutionformofcompression.So, by doing side by side you’ve already doneinterlacing inaverticaldomain.With sidebysideyou’re reducing the resolution horizontally, so it’s amoreequalformofcompressionratherthanputtingitallontheverticaldomain.

“So, with things that we’ve seen that otherbroadcastersaroundtheworldhavedone,sidebysideseemstogohandinhandwitha1080iformatwhichiswhatweoriginateattheOBand,obviously,whatwenormallydealwithhereinAustralia.”

Forthebroadcastofloopmaterial,programmingisrecordedontoanEVSserverafterencodingwitha

HarrisX50encoder.“TheX50isliketheX75ortheX80,”saysSevior.

“It’s one of their little workhorse devices that doeslots of things. They showed it to us at NAB as aprototype.TheX50’saproductthey’vebeenmakingforawhilebuttheyhadsomenewsoftwareintheretodothe3Dencodingandtheycangointolefteye,righteyeorsplitthem,splitandpulloutoneeyeortheothereye,thatsortofthingsothere’sanumberofcompanieswith3DprocessesandHarrisofferedthatonetoussowe’veuseditforrealtimeencoding.”

FromtheEVS,materialgoes througha“commandandcontrolarea”adjacenttothe‘Go’Channelcontrolwith“standard3Dscreens”usedformonitoring.

“Samsung have helped us out with a few TVsso thatweactuallymakesure that thesignalwe’reputting out is actually being decoded properly. Alloftheconsumertelevisionsthathavebeenmarketedareactive shutterdisplays,butwhatwe see in theprofessionalenvironmentandtheoutsidebroadcastproduction environment, you would use polarisedscreenswhichonlyrequirethepassiveglasseswhicharethestandardRealDorsimilarpolarisedglasses.

STATE oF oRIgINForStateofOriginRugbyLeaguematchesin3D,NinehasengagedGlobalTelevision’sHD-1OBtruck(HD-2 isemployed for theconventional2Dbroadcast).Aspartofpre-production,ajointNine-GlobalteamvisitedtheUKtosee3Dsportsproductioninaction.

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viewersaround the country. This liveandexclusiveSocceroos3DexperienceisFoxSportsnextstepinan on-going quest to take the sports broadcasting

“Scoring early in the game”, Fox Sports was thefirst tomakeAustralianTVhistorywitha3Dsportsbroadcast of its coverage of the Socceroos’ lasthomematchbeforethe2010FIFAWorldCup.

FOXTELiQ2andAUSTARMyStarHDsubscriberswitha3D ready televisionwerebeable towatchthegameonMonday,May24fromtheMelbourneCricketGround, viaa specially set-up3D channel(Channel200)calledFoxSports3D.ThecoveragewasalsocarriedonFoxSports3HD(Channel205)andFoxSports3(Channel503).

With3Dcapabilityalreadybuilt into itsset-tops,deliverywasmoreanissueofbandwidthallocation,EPGenablementand,ofcourse,customeruptake.

On the production side, Fox sports and GlobalTV used five Sony-equipped 3D camera rigs fromPanavision with software-based stereo monitoringandcontrolandtheuseofpassiveSonymonitoring.

Hinting at future 3D forays, Fox Sports chiefexecutive,DavidMalone,said“AsAustralia’sleadingsportsbroadcaster,FoxSportsisproudtobemakinghistory bydeliveringanAustralian television first to

experience to exciting new levels for all Australianfans.

Foxtel chief executive, Kim Williams AM, said“Onceagain, Foxtel isat the forefrontof televisioninnovation in Australia. This is an importantannouncement and a key step in our overall 3Ddevelopmentplanthroughthetriallingofthefirst3DAustraliansportsbroadcast.

“Trials like this with Fox Sports will continue thisyearandnextaswebetterdevelopourrangeof3Dskills preparing for its eventual incorporation in theFoxtelsuiteofservices.”

Carl Rose,ManagingDirector,SonyAustralia&NewZealand,added“Thereisanextremelyexcitingfuture for 3D TV in Australia, particularly when itcomes to sport. Viewing sport in 3D replicatesthe feeling of being right there at a game, whileproviding a completely new perspective. Sony’sexpertiseincreatinganddeliveringa3Dexperienceis unmatchedand this partnershipwith FoxSports,FOXTELandAUSTARisalandmarkinourroll-outof3DtechnologytoAustralianhomes.”

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Silicon Imaginghasunveiled theSI-3Dcameraat the National Association of BroadcastersConvention. The new SI-3D stereo camerautilises dual SI-2K Mini heads integrated witha single processor, which mixes and synchsthe left- and right-eye images into a single3DQuickTimefile.Thesecanberecordedwiththenew SI-3D Minideck Recorder, or fed into thenew SI-3D Live system for stereoscopic SMPTEHD-SDIbroadcastor2KCinemaplaybackandprojection.

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JasonPendleton,while24camerasareemployedonthe2Dcoverage,the

3Dcoverageoriginatesfromjustsevencamerarigs.“We’vegota totalofsevencamerason the3D

coverage,”saysPendleton,“whichismadeupofsixrigsfrom3alitywhicharefull3DcamerasusingSony1500HDcamerasandwe’vealsosourcedaprotoorapre-productionmodelfromPristeigneCharter(oftheUK)whichisa3Dcamerathatthey’veengineeredbasedona1/3-inchSonyCCDblockmountedintoabodythat’snotdissimilartoastandardSony1500camera.That’sgoingtouseanRFsystem.

“ThatRFcamera’sreallythetrickiestthingthatwe’repullingtogether,butfromwhatwesawintheUKthatdoesprovidesomeofthebestshotsinthe3Dspace.It’llbasicallygetusedaroundthesidelineprimarilytogettheteamsrunningoutontothegroundandthenit’lljustrovearoundeithersidelineorbehindgoals.

“It’s got a standardHD Link Research link on it,but that’s been modified to have two encoders.Traditionally,withthe2DandHDRFcameras,we’reusing a 10meg slot.With this system it’s actuallyusinga20megslot.”

Theprototypecamerahasnoremotecontroloverinterocularseparation,butthiswillbeafeatureofthefinishedproduct.Inthemeantime,a

Sony MPE200 stereo processor is used toalgorithmicallyadjusttheinterocularseparation.

“Intermsoffixedcameras,wegotfourbasicallyontheground,justinthecorners,effectively,andthenwe’vegottwoatalowercameradecktowhatwetraditionallyuse.”

According to Pendleton, directors really need tolook at completely different camera angles for 3Dcoveragecomparedtothenormal2Dcoverage.

“Themottoislowerandlonger,”hesays.“Fromadirector’sperspective,yousitonashotalot longerthanwhatyouwouldnormallybecausethetransitionsbetweencameraanglesarecritical.Ifyouusedthetraditional high mid shot for the 2D coverage youtendtolosethe3Ddepthoffield.”

Theseven3DcamerasgointoHD-1viaduallinksappearing to the truckas14cameras through14inputs.

“Whatwe’resourcingfrom3alityintheStatesiseffectively six fixed cameras. They’ve currently gottwoversions,oneiscalledaTS2whichisbasicallyabeamsplitset-upandthattendstoworkbetterforstuffthat’sintighttothecamera.TheotherrigisasidebysidewhichistheTS4and,obviously,theinterocularseparationbetweenthetwolensesisrestrictedtohowhowtightthetwocamerascanactuallygettogether.

“Thebestwaytodescribetheoperationisyou’vestill got your traditional TDandCCUguys lookingafterthematchingofthecameras.Generally,they’reworkingwithtwoCCUspercamerarig–i.e.,twocameras.Theiriscontrolisgenerallylinkedbetweenthetwocamerasbutthepaintandcolourmatchingisallmanualbetweenthetwo.

“Obviously,thesidebysiderigsarefairlyeasytokeepmatched,butwiththesplitrigs,becausethey’reactually shooting through a mirror with one of thecameras,thereisadifferencebetweenthosetwo.

“So, you’ve still got your TD and CCU guysare doing their traditional role and then in the3Dspaceyou’vegotastereographerwho’skindofthe3DTDandhe’smanaginga teamofconvergenceoperators.”

“What we’re doing,” says Charles Sevior, “iswe’re tappingasmuch informationaswecangetfrom theseguys,butat the same timewe’redoingitourselves.We’reusingourownpeople,ourowncameraoperators,ourownengineersandsoontogetourhandsonthis.”

In addition to coverage from the3D rigs,HD-1willalsotakein2Dsignalsand“convert”thattothreedimensions.

“Werecognisedearlyonthattherewillbesomecameraangles thatwe can’t coverwith our sevencameras,” says Pendleton, “sowhatwe’reactuallydoing is taking two ISO router outputs from the2D truck and we’re running them through a 3alityprocessorwhichwillhaveafixedoffset tomakeavirtual3Dsignalwhichwecanpresenttothevisionmixeranduseinourcoverage.Wekindofrecognisethat potentially there may be some video ref-typedecisionsthatitmaybeprudenttohangoffthemaincoverage.”

InsideHD-1,3DreplayswillbehandledbyfourEVSsrunninginasynchronisedor3Dmode.

“That basically turns a six-channel box into twocamerasinandonereplayout,”saysJasonPendleton.“So we’ll effectively be ISO-recording all seven3D cameras with effects mics and enhancements.It’s supplementary audio but it’s still being done insurround.”

GraphicstechnologyforthetrialhasbeensuppliedbyVizRTwhohasloanedNinea3DenginebeingfedbyNine’snormalstatisticssystem.

“On the initial advice of 3ality, we moved thetickerthatwewouldnormallyhaveinthelowerleftto

thetopleft,”saysPendleton.“Theyjustadvisedthatanygraphicsthataregoingtositinfrontofthescreeninthe3Dspacearebetterofffloatingatthetopofthescreenratherthanatthebottom.”

According toCharles Sevior, coverage from thegame will then be compressed to a contributionquality compression of around 40 megabits anduplinked viaan itinerant satellite back to TCN9 inSydney.

“We’reputtingitintoaEricssonIRDtotakethatoutsoitcomesoutasnormaloneandahalfgigabitleftrightencodedsignal,saysSevior.“Basically,we’vegot a lot of options here but primarily we’re justputtingitintoourrouterinfrastructure,we’reswitchingitthroughamastercontrolswitcherandtakingitbackoutagainandwehavetheabilitytheretoswitchintothedemolooporbacktoaliveeventandIthinkwealsohavetheabilitytodosomebugs,somegraphickeyswhichhavebeenauthoredin3D.

“Then, from there, we put together a terrestrialnetworkpredominantlyASIbutalsothere’sasatelliteuplink that’s beingprovided for thepurposeof thistrialbyOptus for terrestrialdistribution toall of thetransmittersites.

“We’ve actually launched in Brisbane with alow-power transmitter that TXA were able to getorganisedbutwehaveanothertransmitterthatHarrisisprovidingforusforthistrialwhichishigherpowerand that should get most of Brisbane with goodcoverage.

“Similarly, in Melbourne we’ve got an interimtransmitteroperating for thefirstevent forOrigin1.Stillmediumpower,Iwouldn’tcallitlow-power,stillbe quite a good signal over Melbourne but we’llbeable to reconfigureandput in a higher powertransmitter.

>> >> 3ality-designed convergence operator stations at Sydney’s ANZ stadium.

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The 3D Tv Trial LicenceTheAustralianCommunicationsandMediaAuthorityhasissuedlicenceswhichwillallowtheNineNetworkandtheSBS toconductscientific trialsof3DTV inSydney,Melbourne,Brisbane,Adelaide, Perth,NewcastleandWollongong.

The licences allow the trial operators to “test newradiocommunications technologies” between 19 May2010 and 19 July 2010 by broadcasting 3D highdefinition television toviewerswithaccess to3D-enableddigitaltelevisionreceivers.ThetrialswillincludelivetelecastsofthethreeStateofOriginrugbyleaguematches.

TheACMAunderstandsretailerswillbeusingthetrialstoshowcasethefirstgenerationof3Dtelevisionreceivers.

“Itisimportantpeopleareawarethatthesetrialshaveonlybeenapprovedforthistwomonthperiod,”saidACMAChairman,ChrisChapman.

The3DTVtrialswillbebroadcastindigitalmodebytheSBSonUHFchannelsinSydney(Channel35),Adelaide(Channel29)andPerth(Channel35)andbytheNineNetworkinMelbourne(Channel35),Brisbane(Channel50),Newcastle(NBNLtd)(Channel35),andinWollongong(WINTelevision)(Channel50).EachtrialwillcarrybothSBSandNineservices.Viewersintheselocationswillaccessthetrialthroughlogicalchannelnumber40ona3D-enableddigitaltelevisionset.

TheUHFchannelsallocatedforthetrialsareunassignedchannels(generallyknownasChannelB).TogetherwithotherunallocatedBSBspectrumknownasChannelA,ChannelBwaspreviouslyreservedfordigitaltelevisionservicessuchasalimitedrangeofin-homebroadcastingservicesandformobiletelevisionservices.

TheconceptofChannelAandChannelBhasbeendiscardedbythegovernmentaspartofthecurrentpolicyreviewoftheallocationanduseofspectrumknownasthedigitaldividend(spectrumtobevacatedupontheswitch-offofanaloguetelevision).

ChannelAhasbeenallocated tocommunity television ineachmainlandmetropolitanmarketuntilanalogueswitch-offin2013.ThisleavesChannelBastheonlyBSBspectrumavailablefortemporaryuseuntiltheprocessoffinalisingthedigitaldividendiscomplete.

Theapprovalofthe3DTVtrialsforaperiodoftwomonthsisnotanindicationthatthefuturepermanentallocationoftheseUHFchannelswillbeforbroadcastingpurposes.Thatisamatterforconsiderationbythegovernment.

“We’ve had incredible support from thetransmission service providers from BroadcastAustralia and TX Australia and also from Harriswho have provided transmitters on loan at veryshortnoticeforthiseventandalsoslightlybehindthe scenes RFS have helped out with combinersandthingsthathavebeenneededtogettheUHFsignalsintothetransmissiontowers.

“The purpose of the trial, from a scientific pointofview,istoseeifthe3Dtelevisionformatcanbebroadcast successfully through the normal terrestrialmeansandalsotoprovidetheH264MPEG4videotransmission. “That’s very interesting to understandwhat percentage of televisions in the market havethatcapabilitybecauseit’ssomethingwetalkabouta lot at conferences,andwith the futureof free toairtelevision,whetherwecanorcan’tconvertfromMPEG2toMPEG4inthefuture.

“That’soneofthereasonsbehindFreeview.We’retryingtoensurethattheAustralianpublicareofferedhighquality televisionswithMPEG4aspart of thebasespecificationbecausewedon’twantAustralianconsumersbuyingthingsthatdon’thaveafuture.”

>> >> Nine Network Engineering Manager Jason Pendleton with 3ality TS4 3D camera rig, including two Sony HDC-1500 cameras.

>> >> 3D camera rig engineering and control.

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AccordingtoCapitalDevelopmentManageratSBS,JohnLock,thematcheswillgooutinthesamesidebysideformatasNine’sRugbyLeaguecoverage.

“The receivers in the market are currently there and the ones thatare soon to be there can all be coded,” he says. “It’s a pretty bigadvantage.WecanputitoutonexistingDVBequipmentinMPEG4,that’sanotheradvantage.WecoulddoitinMPEG2butwe’redoingitinMPEG4.

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3Dfilmingwillbeundertakenatfiveoutofthe10FIFAWorldCupstadiums:SoccerCityandEllisParkinJohannesburg,Durban,CapeTownandPortElizabeth.25matchesintotalwillbefilmedandbroadcastin3D.

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Talent in view at Cinematographers Awards

>> >> [L-R] Marc Van Agten (Fujifilm), Australian Cinematographer of the Year Andrew Commis and Simon Murphy (Fujifilm) at the 2010 Australian Cinematographers Society National Awards.

STEALING THE LIMELIGHT from the Logies, cinematographersfrom around Australia gathered at theVictorian Arts Centre in Melbourne forthe2010AustralianCinematographersSocietyNationalAwards.PresentedbyFUJIFILM, these are the peak awardsthat celebrate the art ofmoving imagephotographyinAustralia.

Theceremonysawthepresentationofawardsineighteencategories,including16 Golden Tripods. It also saw threemembers-DavidBurrACS,DavidLewisACSandHowardRubieACS-inductedintotheACSHallofFame.

SpecialawardsonthenightincludedtheprestigiousMilliAwardforAustralianCinematographer of the Year, the InternationalCinematographeroftheYearAwardandtheACS-NFSAJohnLeakeOAMACSAwardtoanEmergingCinematographer.

TheMilliAwardwenttoAndrewCommisACS,for his work on Beautiful Kate, for which he wasalsoawardedaGoldenTripodintheFeatureFilmcategory.

TheInternationalAwardforCinematographywasacceptedviavideobyRobertRichardsonASCforthefilmInglouriousBasterds.

The inaugural winner of the ACS-NFSAJohn Leake OAM ACS Award to an EmergingCinematographer was Kirsty Stark from SA. Sheplans to use the $5000 cash prize towards aproject that will enable her, along with anotheremerging SA cinematographer, Vivyan Madigan,to develop their skillsworkingwith16mm filmasopposedtodigitalformats.

Thewinnersinthefollowingcategorieswerealsoannounced:CATEGORY No. 1 - STUDENT CINEMATOGRAPHYGold-DavidRusanow(VIC),TheFumes“PythonforaPillow”CATEGORY No. 2 - EXPERIMENTAL & SPECIALISED CINEMATOGRAPHY•GoldenTripod-MatthewHorrex(NSW),Zero•Distinction-RichardChatawayACS(SA),SchmackosPopcorn“Schmatrix”CATEGORY No. 3 - TV STATION BREAKS & PROMOSGoldenTripod-MichaelBeresford-Jones(NSW),FINASwimmingPromoforONEHDCATEGORY No. 4 - MUSIC CLIPS

•GoldenTripod-TomGleeson(NSW),Fearless•Distinction-JasonHargreaves(QLD),KateMillerHeidke“CaughtintheCrowd”CATEGORY No. 5 - NEWS - LOCAL/REGIONALGoldenTripod-JaysonFlakus(QLD),CaneDiseaseOutbreakCATEGORY No. 6 - NEIL DAVIS INTERNATIONAL NEWS•GoldenTripod-BenEmery(NSW),BangkokBattle•Distinction-WayneMcAllister(NSW),LongMarchCATEGORY No. 7 - CURRENT AFFAIRS•GoldenTripod-LouieErogluACS(NSW),Detroit‘Ain’tTooProudtoBeg’•Distinction-WayneMcAllister(NSW),CatsintheCloudsCATEGORY No. 8 - TV MAGAZINE, LIFESTYLE & REALITY•GoldenTripod-FrankMaurici(NSW),Eskimos•Distinction-RogerPrice(ACT),Portugal-CheeseSlicesCATEGORY No. 9 - CORPORATE & EDUCATIONAL•GoldenTripod-PeterDavies(NSW),Choices•Distinction-AronLeong(QLD),BishopBrothersEngineeringCATEGORY No. 10 - DOCUMENTARIES, CINEMA & TV

•GoldenTripod-JohnBiggins(NSW),FeralPeril•Distinction-PieterDeVriesACS(NSW),TasmanianDevilCATEGORY No. 11 - WILDLIFE/NATURE•GoldenTripod-RoryMcGuinnessACS(VIC),Turtle-TheIncredibleJourney•Distinction-MalcolmLudgateACS(SA),LizardKingsCATEGORY No. 12 - COMMERCIALS -LOCAL/REGIONAL•GoldenTripod-CallanGreen(NSW),SamanthaWills“EveryMoment”•Distinction-WayneAistrope(VIC),

HeraldWeeklyTimes140YearsCATEGORY No. 13 - COMMERCIALS - NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL•GoldenTripod-MandyWalkerACS(NSW),TourismAustralia-“VPSales”•Distinction-SimonDugganACS(NSW),Jameson’sLostBarrel•Distinction-GreigFraser(VIC),TourismVictoria-DaylesfordCATEGORY No. 14 - DRAMATISED DOCUMENTARIES•GoldenTripod-JimFrater(WA),TheGreatEscape“TheReckoning”•Distinction-JohnRadelACS(NSW),InOurNameCATEGORY No. 15 - FICTIONAL DRAMA SHORTS•GoldenTripod-MurrayLui(NSW),Jacob•Distinction-StuartGosling(VIC),ALoveStoryCATEGORY No. 16 - TELEFEATURES, TV DRAMA & MINI SERIES•GoldenTripod-AllanCollinsACS(NT),3ActsofMurder•Distinction-MarkWarehamACS(QLD),AModelDaughterCATEGORY No. 17 - FEATURES - CINEMA•GoldenTripod-AndrewCommisACS(NSW),BeautifulKate•Distinction-ElleryRyanACS(VIC),VanDiemen’sLandNEWS DIRECTORS AWARDGold-CraigMcKeough(QLD),KybongFatalClipsofthisyear’sGoldenTripod-winningentriescanbeviewedathttp://showreelfinder.com/ACS2010/Visit www.cinematographer.org.au

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The GY-HM790E is JVC’s new shoulder-mountcamcorder that supports multi-core or fibre-basedproduction.Thecamcorderfeaturesthree1/3-inchCCDs,whichallow a lighter, more compact form factor for bettermanoeuvrability in the field and more flexibility withroboticcameracontrolsystemsinthestudio.Itproduces1920x1080imagesandcanrecordin1080i,720p,andSD(480i).Thecamerarecordsat35Mbps(HQmode/variablebit rate) or19Mbps/25Mbps (SPmode/constantbitrate).Thecameraaccommodatesavarietyoflenseswithits1/3-inchbayonetlensmountandfeaturesadualcardslotdesignthatrecordstolow-cost,non-proprietarySDHCClass6or10solid-statemedia cards. JVC’s native file recording technology

Cartoni introducednewandupdatedproducts in itsrangeofsupportsolutionsatNAB.Tosatisfythedemandbyvideographersfor“true”fluidpanandtiltheadstosupportthenewHDSLRs,DSLRsandcompactVideocameras,Cartonihasrevampedthe classic Action Pro, introducing the new ActionProHDSLR. This head includes thepatentedCartoniLabyrinth fluidmodules in both pan and tilt, positivelock,75mmbowlandanewlydesignedquickreleasesliding cameraplate for better balanceof theoff-setloadssuchaslongfocallenses.

TheActionProHDSLRsystemcomesequippedwithanaluminiumtripod,built-inspreaderandtransportsoftbagatapricecomparabletopopularphototripods.

Cartoni has upgraded its Cartoni Focus with theFocusHD,whichblendstheperformanceoftheFocus

Fujinon, Inc. introduced a raft of lenses at NABincludingsixfor3Dproductionand5forHD.3DHDlensesinclude:FournewB4mount lensesaredesigned for3DHDproductions.•HA23X7.6BEZD-T5DD: 23X zoom with a focal

length of 7.6-175mm (15.2-350mm with 2Xextender).

•HA16X6.3BEZD-T5DD: 16X zoom with a focallength of 6.3-101mm (12.6-202mm with 2Xextender).

•HA18×7.6BEZD-T5DD: 18X zoom with a focallength of 7.6-137mm (15.2-274mm with 2Xextender).

•HAs18X7.63BZD-T5DD:18Xzoomwitha focallengthof7.6-137mmwithno2Xextender.Allfourlenses include Fujinon’s Inner Focus, Zoom Limit,andQuickZoomfeatures,withanoptional16-bitencoder.

Panasonic’snew50SeriesSystemisthecompany’sfirstimplementationofan InternetProtocol (IP)andSerial-controlledvideoproductionsystem.TherangeincludestheAW-RP50remotecameracontroller,theAW-HE50multi-formatHD/SDcamerawithanintegratedpan-tilt-zoommechanism,andtheAW-HS50sub-compactliveswitcherwithbuilt-inMultiViewer.

TheAW-RP50 remote unit cancontrol up to100AW-HE50 cameras via IP control, and up to fivecamerasandfivepan-tilt headswithRS422control.Itiscapableofaccessingupto100presetsforeachPanasonic PTZ cameras (the AW-HE50 and AW-HE100),andupto50presetsforotherpan-tiltheads.

Panasonic’s new AW-HE50 multi-format HD/SD

allowsrecordinginready-to-editfileformatsforAppleFinal Cut Pro (.mov) and other major NLE systems(.mp4)thatarecompatiblewiththeSonyXDCAMEXworkflow.

An optional ASI output module provides a directfeedfromthecameratoasatelliteuplinkormicrowavetransmitter via BNC – no “black box” interfacesrequired–forliveHDvideofromthefield.OtherENGfeaturesontheGY-HM790EincludeananalogueSDpool feed input, 4.3-inch LCD screen, and a high-resolution,1.2megapixelLCOSviewfinder.TwoXLRinputswithphantompowerofferuncompressedLPCMaudiorecordingwithmanuallevelcontrols.

With its HD/SD-SDI port, the GY-HM790Eprovidesanuncompressed4:2:2fullHDsignalforlive

withcontinuouslyvariablefluiddraginbothpanandtiltandaversatilecounterbalancefrom“0”to12,5kg.TheincreasedpayloadcapacitymakestheFocusHDtheidealsupport forallexistingDigitalHDcameras,eveninheavilyaccessorisedconfigurations.

The latest tripod in theCartoniHeavyDuty tripodfamily isanew2stageHeavyDutyversion fulfillingthedemands for super-sturdy legs inOBsituations. Ithandleslargeheadsandpayloadsofmorethan100kgmakingitidealfor3Dfilmrigs.Thisnewtripodoffersexceptionaltorquerigidityandaruggedconstruction,with the final section in stainless steel and doublelocksonbothstagesonthe3legs.Theselockshaveanewergonomicdesigntoensurethebestgripandtheeasiestoperationinallweatherconditionsandwithgloves.

Fujinonisalsoofferingtwoextendeddefinition3Dlenses.TheA4X7.5BMD-DNLfeaturesa4Xzoomwitha focal lengthof7.5-30mm,while theA8X12BMD-DNLfeaturesan8Xzoomwithafocallengthof12-96mm.Bothbroadcastquality lenses includeaB4mount.

The six new lenses work in conjunction withFujinon’s3DSynchronousControlSystemorthird-partycontrollersforsimultaneouszoomandfocuscontrol.

NewHDlensesinclude:•HA14×4.5BE RM/RD: a new high-end, ENG-

StylewideangleHDproductionlensdesignedfor2/3-inch cameras. It features an exclusive 2.2xextender that extends the focal length from 9.9to 138mm.Without the extender the lens has afocal lengthof4.5up toamaximumof63mm.Thelenshasa14xzoomrangeandamaximumrelativeapertureat1:1.8 from4.5mm to41mmand1:2.8at63mm.

camera with integrated pan-tilt-zoom mechanism willbeavailableintwoversions,theAW-HE50HwithanHDMI output and AW-HE50S with an HD/SD-SDIoutputandgenlock.

TheAW-HS50half-rackHD/SDliveswitcheroffersfour HD/SD-SDI and one DVI-D inputs as standard,as well as a built-in MultiViewer. It offers a 10-bitframe-synchroniser foreach input,one-channelofup-conversion,twoHD/SD-SDIoutputsandonescalableDVI-D output. As a 50 Series component, the AW-HS50providesIPlinkstotheAW-RP50remotecameracontroller,enablingautomaticselectionofthecurrentlycontrolledP/T/Zcameravideoontheswitcher’sAUXbus.Visit www.panasonic.com/broadcast

monitoring,andaFireWireportprovidesoutputofSDsignalsortheHDVtransportstream,sofootagecanbebacked up economicallywith anHDD recorder.AnoptionalSxSmediarecordermoduleattachesdirectlytothecamcorderandallowssimultaneousrecordingtoSDHCcardsandSxSmedia.

The new GY-HM790E also offers a redesignedstudio adapter sled that incorporates a modularapproach to multi-core or fibre connectivity for acleaner interface. Modules connect directly to thecamerawithoutexternalcabling,sotheycanbeusedeitherwiththestudiosledorhandheld.

A specially configured low light version of thecamera,theGY-HM790LL,willbeavailablelaterthisyear.Visit jvcpro.com.au

Thenew2stagecanhavea150mmbowlbaseoraflatMitchellstandardbasewithVintenstyle4boreholes. Cartoni has also designed a new set of rail-wheelsfortheDolly,nowavailablefortheextendabledolly. With this accessory mounted in seconds yourP20Pedestaloranyextendabledollycanbemountedonstandardtracksfordollytravellingshots.

Lastly,theCartoniE-REM15isnowavailablewithnew accessories and integrated equipment, whichincrease the field of action of this remote controlledandencodedpanandtilthead.TheE-REM15canbe operated by joystick, hand wheels or pan bar.Anewconsoleallowsamultiplecontrol forup to8different headsandcameras,making itagreat toolforconferencerooms,theatresandparliamenthouses.Visit www.cartoni.com

•XA16sx8BRAM: designed for 2/3-inch camerasandfeaturesa16xzoomrangeandafocalrangeof8to128mm.TheXA16sxhasanewergonomicdigital servoandanewlydesigned rear-focusingsystem.

•XT17sx4.5BRM: a 1/3-inch ENG-Style lens thatalso features the new digital servo with QuickZoomCruiseZoomandonesecondzoomspeed.

•XA20sx8.5BRM: a cost-efficient, ENG telephotolensdesigned for2/3-inchcameras that features20xzoomrange

•XT20sx4.7BRM: also a cost-efficient ENG-Stylezoom lens designed for 1/3-inch cameras. Thislens features a focal length of 4.7mm up to amaximum of 94mm. It has a maximum relativeaperture at 1:1.4 from 4.7mm to 87.7mm and1:1.5at94mm.

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JvC’s New ProHD Camcorders CartoniSupportGrowsfor3D&HDSLR

New Fujinon 3D, HD LensesPanasonic Debuts 50 Series System

SachtlerRevampsVideo18/20HeadsSachtler,aVitecGroupbrand,presentedtheVideo18S1andVideo20S1fluidheadsatNAB2010.ThesearethelatestmodelsoftheclassicVideo18andVideo20SachtlerENG/EFPheads.

ThepayloadrangeoftheVideo20S1hasbeenexpanded:justliketheVideo18S1,itcannowtakeoncamerasstartingattwokilogramsinsteadofsevenandbothheadsnowhaveaBoostButtonforaquickpayloadrangeshift.Broadeningthepayloadandexpandingthecounterbalancerangeto16-stepsenablesextremelyfinetuningofalargerangeofcamerasincludingDSLRsshootingHDVideos.Duetotheirheavymassincomparisontothecamerathetripodheadsenableadistinctlyprecisepanning.

gravity Software Eases Multicam ProductionAtNABthenewlyformedSSLDV,Inc.,aSolidStateLogicCompany,announcedthedebutoftheGravityStudio Recorder MC Software option. Building onthecapabilitiesoftheGravityStudioRecorder(GSR),the MC software option is designed to providemaster control of up to three satellite GSR units forexpanded,multi-cameravideoandaudiocoverageofaprogram,whilestillpreservingthetraditionaltapeworkflow paradigm engineers use for prerecording‘live’productions.

The Gravity Studio Recorder is a digital linearrecording device that allows for the overwriting ofprevioustakeswithnewmaterialontothesamefile.TheGSRMCsoftwareoptioncreatesamaster/slaverelationship between a designated master GravityStudio Recorder and up to three additional GSRunits.WithMC,anenduser cannow successfullyincludearangeofindependentcamerapositionsandproductionoptionsnotavailablewitha singleGSRunit.Witheachcamera’sdata storedon individualGSRunits,adirectormaynowre-takeaquestionandanswer segment, refine the video flow, insert andcompileintoasinglefileforairwithoutseparatetimeandbudgetintensivepost-production.Visit www.solidstatelogic.com/gravity




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Arri Alexa Adds FCP SupportArriannouncedthatitsnewAlexadigitalcameranowincludesnativesupportforAppleProRescodecsusedinFinalCutStudio.TheAlexacamerasupportsAppleProRes422(HQ)andProRes4444,andallowsHDimagestobecapturedandrecordedontocommerciallyavailableremovablestoragemedia.Theseuniquerecordingandworkflowcapabilitiesoffersnative recordingofProRescompressedHD imagesontohighperformanceSxScardsandprovidesinstantaccess,viewingandeditingofimagesinApple’sFinalCutProonMacdesktopandnotebookcomputers.Noingestionortranscodingstepisrequired.

TheArriAlexawillbeshippingtocustomersworldwideinJune.Visit www.arri.com

Silicon Imaging Unwraps SI-2k 2.0 & SI-3DSilicon Imaging presented the SI-2K 2.0 and SI-3D camera systemsat theNationalAssociation ofBroadcastersConvention.

The SI-2K2.0HDand2K cinema-quality RAWcamera combines improvements in the SI-2K’sfirmwareand software todeliverup to11-stopsofdynamic range, 12-bit log processing, an IRIDAScolour-managed pipeline, improved sensitivity,360-Shutter modes, ambient timecode integrationand uncompressed CineformRAW Quicktimerecordingto2.5”SolidStateDrives.TheQuickTimefilescanbe instantlyedited inApple’sFinalCutorimported into AVID with the ALE and metadatageneratedin-camera.

TheSI-2Kcanbedockedinto theSI-2KCinemaDVRortetheredtothenewSiliconImagingMinideckforSteadicam,shoulder-mountorhandheldoperation.

“The SI-2K camera delivers the image qualitynecessaryforHDtelevisionandtheatricalreleases,”explainedAriPresler,CEOofSiliconImaging.“Theability to capture and record uncompressed 12-bitlogisunprecedentedandenablesourcontenttobeeasily cut with film or any other digital format outthere. The CineformRAW QuickTime codec offersreal-time cost-effective editing, metadata managedgradingandultimately,DCIMastering.”

TheSI-3DstereocamerautilisesdualSI-2KMiniheads integrated with a single processor, which

mixesandsynchstheleft-andright-eyeimagesintoasingle3DQuickTimefile.Thesecanberecordedwith thenewSI-3DMinideckRecorder,or fed intothe new SI-3D Live system for stereoscopic SMPTEHD-SDI broadcast or 2K Cinema playback andprojection.

The SI-3D offers filmmakers built-in tools forchecking and adjusting camera alignment andparallax shift between the two views. All of thecontrolsareaccessiblethroughasimpletouch-screeninterface.Thestereodataisprocessedinonesystem,eliminatingtheneedforaseparatestereoprocessortomixthetwosignalsforastereodisplay.Visit www.si-2k.com

AJA ki Pro 2.0AJA Video Systems has announced theupcoming version 2.0 firmware for its Ki Proportabledigitalvideodevicethatrecordshigh-qualityAppleProRes422QuickTimefilesontocomputer-friendlymedia.New features includesupport for 8-channel embedded audio; gangrecordingwithmultipleKiProunitsviathewebinterface,andRS-422devicecontrol.

Because it featuresSD/HD-SDI,HDMI,andanalog inputs,userscan interfacewithvirtuallyany typeofcameraor video source theymayown or rent. Ki Pro’s numerous simultaneousoutputsenableflexiblemonitoring,connectingtobothprofessionalandconsumermonitors.

Fromadistance,userscancontrolKiProwithalaptoporiPhonewebbrowserviaethernetorwirelessconnection.

And now, through its own Avid MediaAccessArchitecture (AMA),AvidenablesuserstoconnecttheAJAKiProtoMac-basedMediaComposer and Symphony systems to instantlyview,editandplaybackProResQuickTimefileswithaccesstoallclipmetadata.

KiProVersion2.0firmwarewillbeavailablebymid-2010asafreesoftwaredownloadtoallKiProcustomers.Visit www.aja.com

Camera Robotics and Control SystemsNew Telemetrics, Inc. additions include the TPMTelescoping PedestalMount; the55D-CAUCoax/FiberCameraAdapter;thenewRCPSeriesRemoteControl with EVI-D100 and EVI-HD1 interfaces forcomprehensive control of integrated PTZ camerasfromvariousmanufacturers;androboticsandcoax/fiberlinkinterfacefortheSonyEX3cameras.

The Telemetrics TelescopingCameraMount (TCM)and Telescoping Pedestal Mount (TPM) are remotelycontrolled,motorisedcamerapositioningmechanisms.TheTCMhasaceiling/teleglidemountablehanging

configuration, adding vertical positioning to pan/tiltcameramovement,whiletheTPMisanuprightversion.

The new 55D-CAU Coax/Fiber Link is anaffordable camera control system with increasedoperatingdistance. The system is ideally suited forboth permanently installed or mobile applicationsandeliminatestheneedforvideoequalisers,framesynchronisers, intercom adapters, microphonephantompowerandremotepowersupplies.

Enhancements to the Telemetrics Remote ControlPanel(RCP)SeriesincludecompatibilitywiththeSony

EVI-D100 camera, Panasonic’s line of broadcastpan/tiltheadsaswellasthecompany’sAWE-HE100PTZcamera,andCanon’sBU-45PTZcamera.RCPSeries units feature a user-intuitive Graphical UserInterface (GUI)witha joystick for camerapan, tilt,zoom,focus,irisandmasterpedestalcontrol.

ThenewLIU-EX3LensDriverprovidesremotefocusandzoomcontrolfortheoriginallenssuppliedwithSonyPMW-EX3camcorderandalsoservesasTTL/RS-422cameracontroldataconverter.Visit www.telemetricsinc.com

Angenieux Focus on HD, 3DThalesAngenieuxNAB lineup showcased thenew14x4.5HDVideoWideAnglelensanditsOptimoDP Series lenses. The company also announcedcollaborationwithCookeOpticsLtd.inwhichThalesAngenieux will incorporate Cooke’s /i Technologyintoitsrangeoflensestocapturemetadata.

Angenieux’sNAB2010line-upincluded:HDVideoLenses:Thenew14x4.5HDVideo

WideAngleLenswithafocalrangeof4.5to63mm(9to126mmwith2xextender)andanapertureoff/1.8(4.5to41mm);the19x7.3HDVideoLenswithafocalrangeof7.3mmto139mm;andthe26x7.8HDVideoTelephotoLenswithafocalrangeof7.8mmto203mm(5.6mmto406mmwitha2xextender)andanapertureoff/2.2.

Digital Production Lenses: The Optimo DP 16-

42mmlensfeaturesawideanglepositionof16mm(75.4degrees),a fastapertureofT2.8,calibratedfocusmarksandnorampingorbreathing;and theOptimoDP30-80mm lens featuresa focal lengthof 30-80mm (2.7x zoom) and delivers the imagecoverage of full S35 (32mm diagonal). The 3DReadyOptimoDP LensPackageholds two factorymatched 16-42 or 30-80 Optimo DP lenses in acustomised compact carrying case. The Optimo3D ready package includes specific features for3D applications like factory matched zoom andfocus scale, comparable optical quality and easilyadjustabletracking.ThenewWA0.75xWideAngleAdaptereasilyattachestothefrontoftheOptimo15-4035mmFilmLensandtheOptimoDP16-42Lensforafisheyeeffect.Visit www.angenieux.com

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Broadcasters, Publishers ‘Converge’ on iPadPrintandelectronicnewsorganisationshaveconverged on Apple’s new iPad tablet,seeing content for the device as a ‘must-offer’.Thenewplatform,whichwentonsaleinAustraliainlateMay,isnowalsoavailableintheUS,Canada,France,Germany,Italy,Japan,Spain,SwitzerlandandtheUK.

In the US, Apple has already sold overone million iPads and customers havedownloaded over 12 million apps fromtheAppStore, aswell as over1.5millionebooksfromthenewiBookstore.

AppleplanstoreleasetheiPadinAustria,Belgium,HongKong, Ireland, Luxembourg,Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand andSingaporeinJuly.

News Corporation’s ‘The Australian’ newspaperhasannouncedthelaunchofadedicatednewspaperiPadappthatbringstogetherallthebestfeaturesofTheAustralianonthelatesttechnologyplatform.

TheAustralianappwillbeupdatedconstantlyandoffer interactivity for readers. With an introductoryprice of AUD$4.99 a month from launch, TheAustralian’s iPad app will feature stories from TheAustralian’s daily print edition, updated as newsunfolds.Overthecomingmonths,additionalcontentanduserfeatureswillbeadded.

Chris Mitchell, editor-in-chief of The Australian,said “TheAustralian’s iPadappmarries thebestofprint and digital: its layout and browsing featuresoffer a similar reading experience to the physicalnewspaper.Beingdigitalthereaderisguaranteedtobeuptodatewithbreakingnews.

“Wewillbeaddingnumerousfeaturesandmorecontenttotheapp.Wewillactivelyengagewithourreaders,seekingtheirfeedbackontheapp,helpingusdevelopfutureversions.”

The Australian’s iPad app, the first of many thatNews Limited is developing for itsmastheads, hasbeencreatedby thenewspaper’s editorial team inconjunctionwithNewsDigitalMedia.

The Australian is the second News CorporationnewspaperintheworldtolaunchaniPadappandhasbenefittedfromtheexperienceofitsWallStreetJournal colleagues who collaborated closely withAppleonitslaunch.

TheNewsDigitalMediateaminvolvedincreatingThe Australian’s iPad app includes: Les Wigan– director of operations; Paz Saavedra – seniormobile product manager; Myles Lagolago-Craig –technicalmanager;DianaSilva–projectmanager;Programming:Tigerspike.Visit www.theaustralian.com.au/ipad

Meanwhile, independent current-affairs title ‘theMonthly’ has launched an application for iPadand iPhone. Built by Bonobo Labs specifically fortheMonthly,itisafulltexteditiondesignedtotakeadvantageoftheiPad’sreader-friendlyscreen.

Mainly publishing thousand-plus-word essays,theMonthly’siPadeditionwillcreate“acompellingreading experience featuring page-turning, fontadjustment,bookmarking,jump-tonavigationandatableofcontents”.

Each issuewillbeavailable for in-apppurchasewithpricingyettobeannounced.Archivalissueswillalsobepurchasableviatheapp,whichhassteeredclear of the “notoriously slow-loading print-replicaapproach”.ItalsodoesnotrequireaconstantInternetconnectionforreading.

The iPhoneand iPadversionswill havedifferentinterfacesbutbothwillsharethesamecode-baseanddisplay the same content. Visit www.bonobolabs.com

TheAustralianBroadcastingCorporationistakinga free approach to the device with a custom-builtiPadapp featuringa rangeofABCcontentwhichcapitalisesonthefunctionalityofthedevice.TheABCappfeatures:•National and local news, entertainment stories,

selectedABCTelevisionandRadioprograms,liveandondemand.

•Newsin90Secondsvideobulletinstowatchvia3GandWiFi.

• Podcasts of selected ABC Television and ABCNews programs at good quality for the largertabletscreen.

• Live radio streams of Radio National, NewsRadio, triple j, Classic FM, ABC Dig Music,ABCCountryandABC Jazzavailablevia3GandWiFi.IanCarroll,DirectorofABCInnovation,says the

appisthelatestofferingintheABCMobilesuite.

“We believe that tablets will grow to beanintegralpartofouraudience’slives,justassmartphonesarenowpartofmanypeople’sdaytodaymediaconsumption,”hesaid.

ABC Mobile was launched in March2009 and is aimed at extending ABCcontent onto many mobile devices. TheMobile suite includes four free ABCapps – for iPhone/iPod Touch, Android,Blackberry and some J2ME enabledSymbian phones – as well as the m.sitewhich can be accessed from any web-enabledmobile phone on http://m.abc.

net.au. The ABC has also built two specialistiPhoneappsfortriplejUnearthedandRage.Theseappshavebeenhugelysuccessful,with theABCiPhoneappalonerecording720,000downloadssinceitslaunchinMarch2009.

AnABCiViewiPadappiscurrentlyindevelopmentandscheduledforreleaselaterintheyear.Visitabc.net.au/mobile

Backinthenewspaperworld,FairfaxMediahasannounced The Sydney Morning Herald and TheAgeelectroniceditionappsfortheiPad.

The Sydney Morning Herald and The Ageelectronic edition apps will include all sections oftheprintednewspapersandletreadersflipthroughpagesjustastheydowiththepapereditions.

Featuresunique to theelectroniceditions includeeasy zooming in and out, scrolling, clicking on astorytoreadintextformonlyifpreferred,andclick-onheadlinestohighlightindividualstories.

Readerscansearchfortopics,people,keywordsand back copies, as well as share articles withfriendsandcolleagues,andcommentonstories.

Contentontheappswillbeupdateddaily,andisdelivered to iPadsanywhere in theworldprovidedtheyareconnectedtotheinternet.

Whenreleased,TheSydneyMorningHeraldandTheAgeelectroniceditionappscanbedownloadedforfreeforatrialperiodfromtheAppleAppStore.

Fairfax Media has already announced its firstmagazineappwiththelaunchofSport&StylefortheiPad.

Fairfax Media Chief Executive and ManagingDirector, Brian McCarthy, said “It is importantto remember that content is at the core of theapplicationswearedeveloping.Whateverplatformordeliverymechanismweutilise,itwillcontinuetobeourrichanddeepcontentwhichattractsaudiencesandadvertisers.”

AUDIO REPORTING VIA IPHONETielineTechnologyreleasedReport-ITLive,aniPhoneIPaudiocodecapplicationfornewsgathering.Report-It Live is a professional wireless IP codecfor transmitting live, broadcast quality, low delayaudio to a Tieline IP audio codec in the studioover3GcellularbroadbandorWiFi. TheReport-ITLivesoftwareapplicationdeliversthelowest-costportable wireless IP audio codec solution on themarkettoday.

BydownloadingtheReport-ITLiveappfromtheiTunesAppStoreuserscan turn iPhones intoan IPaudiocodecwiththeabilityto:

- broadcast live and record broadcasts on theiPhoneatthesametimetokeepacopyofthelivereport.

-recordanintervieworreportofflineandthengoliveonairlater.Userscanalsoreportliveandplaygrabsfromanyrecordedinterviewwhileonair.

-conductaninterviewoff-lineandstorethereportforforwardinglater.Audiofilescanbeforwardedin real time to a Tieline codec in the studio forrecording, or uploaded via FTP to a news serverwithnocodecrequiredinthestudio.

Tieline has also designed and built the palmsizeReport-ITLivehardwareDock(soldseparately)to connect broadcast quality microphones andheadphonesandbettermanageaudiolevels.Visit http://www.tieline.com/products/G5/Report-IT-Live

FLAT-SCREEN AND PORTABLE PROMPTINGAutoscript presented a range of highperformance prompting solutions at NAB2010, includinghighbrightness LEDTFT flatscreens,andtheXboxUltraandX-Liteportablepromptingsystems.

Autoscript’s LED TFT flat screens utiliserecentadvancesinLEDtechnologytoprovidesuperior brightness, higher contrast levels,improvedreliabilityandenergyefficiency.

Based on the XBOX USB external boxsolution, the Xbox Ultra connects viaUSB port to a laptop or PC and providesenhanced features and capabilities whichmake it particularly useful for portableprompting. Now featuring four outputs, itcanpower twiceasmanyon-cameraunits,andalso featuresasmoothon-screenscrollonthecomputerscreen,eliminatingtheneedfor an external previewmonitor. The videooutput is standard composite PAL orNTSCand is compatible with all Autoscript on-cameraunits.

TheX-Lite,whichreplacestheWinPlusVGAunit, is an entry level prompting tool whichincorporates one output, and is suitable forsimplepieces tocameraandforeducationalpurposes.Visit www.autoscript.tv

Harris Corporation has used NAB2010to demonstrate a range of new tools in itsNewsForce news production and Invenio assetmanagementsystems.With the introduction of its new “citizenjournalist”application,Harrissaysitishelpingbroadcasters reinvent news production —enabling consumers to become reporters andstations and networks to benefit from a newform of immediate newsgathering. New,cost-cuttingbusinessmodelsarenowpossiblewhereveracitizenisalreadyon-sitecapturingtheaction.

AnAppleiPhone“app”allowsiPhoneusersto capture video and send it to designatedcatchservers.Newsroomsreceivefastcontentthat’sverifiablebyGPSlocationandcall-backphone number, and is fully searchable usingthe Invenio asset management system. HarrisNEXIO servers manage the non-broadcastresolution of the iPhonematerial and ready itforbroadcastviaVelocityeditors—takingtheguesswork out of creating standard-definitionandhigh-definitionbroadcastcontentfromcellphonefootage.

At NAB, Harris also demonstrated a newglobal proxy, low-resolution workflow comprisingNEXIOservers,Velocity2.0nonlineareditorsandInvenio asset management. Within this globalproxy workflow, TV journalists can browse andedit low-res proxies created from high-res mediaonNEXIOserversnetworkedacrossmultiplecitiesandfacilities.

Global proxy eliminates proprietary filesystems, making the workflow platform-independent. Proxy media plays on mostcommonsoftware(QuickTime,WindowsMediaPlayer,VLC,etc.)andviaAppleiPhone,iTouch,Blackberry and others, making it suitable forWebandmobileapplications.Creationofonlyoneproxyversionisrequired,asthesamefile—astandardMP4—canbeusedbyInvenioandthird-partyproductsandresideinthecustomer’schoice of standard IT storage. An embeddedSMPTE UMID marks the clip in a truly uniqueway, so that it canalwaysbe referencedbackto the NEXIO server system that contains thecorrespondinghigh-resclip.

Harris also has added Sony XDCAM-EX andPanasonicAVC-IntratoitsVelocityeditorcapabilities,

giving customers a broader choice than everof broadcast codecs from which to choose.The Velocity editor’s ability to create differentresolution clips with their own unique codecsand output media assets via a single clicksimplifiestheprocessofrepurposingcontentformultiplatformdelivery.

NAB also marked the debut of theProduction Playout Center, a multichannelingest and playback system that addsfunctionality toNEXIOAMPandNEXIOVoltservers for stadium applications. A singleProduction Playout Center chassis lets usersinitiate records, select replays from one ormultiple camera angles, create highlightpackages,useoff-speedplaybackcontrolanddeliver crowd-pleasing video to big-screendisplaysaround thevenue— fromup to16playout channels. The Production PlayoutCenter allows NEXIO AMP and Volt serverstosupportcommonstadiumworkflows,wherefast-movingactionfrommultipleanglesneedstobecapturedand turnedaround for instantreplayandhighlightpackages.Visit www.harris.com

WEATHER SYSTEM FOR 3DTVAtNAB2010,WeatherCentralLLCshowedlivedemonstrationsof3D:LIVEFusion-itsnextgenerationon-airbroadcastweatherplatform-showingthecapabilitytodeliverweathercastsfor 3D stereoscopic television channels. Thedemoillustratedhowthetechnologiesbuiltintothe3D:LIVEplatformprovide theperformanceandtoolsettoaddresstheemergingdemandsof3Dbroadcasts.

The demonstration was produced andplayed out entirely from a current-generation3D:LIVE Fusion system with softwareenhancementscreatedbyWeatherCentral totakeadvantageof thedepthandperspectivecapabilities available to 3D channels. SonycontributedaBravia3Dtelevisiononwhichtoshowcase theoutput.Builton the latest64-bitWindows7operatingsystem,3D:LIVEFusiontakesadvantageofenhancementsinhardwareperformance to enable the instant creationof stunning visuals. Resolution independentgraphics and enhanced 3D objects forweatherelementsandcityscapesare inherentcapabilities of the3D:LIVEplatform, enablingthe creation of believable and immersive 3Dweatherstories.Visit http://www.wxc.com

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SPoRTSCASTINgTHE CLEAR SKIESoflateAprilprovidedperfectconditionsforthesecondraceofthe2010seasonoftheRedBullAirRaceChampionshipinPerth.Thelargecrowd of more than 140,000 spectators witnesseda thrillingfinalon the6.3-kmlongrace track througha challenging 17-Air Gates obstacle course set upjustmetersabovethesurfaceof theSwanRiver.Afteranexciting raceweekend, theAustrianHannesArchfinishedfirstonly50milliscondsfasterthanMattHall,whowonthesecondplace,whilelastyear’schampionPaulBonhommecameinthird.

For the seventh year in a row, RiedelCommunications is serving as the official globalsupplieroftheRedBullAirRaceWorldChampionship.Riedel,themanufacturerofintercom,fibreandaudiosystemsandoneoftheworld’sbiggestrentalservicesfor wireless and wired communications solutions,is at the forefront of the event providing the entirecommunications and signal distribution solutions,integratingbothHDvideoandaudiosignalsaswellaswirelessandwireddigitalintercomsystems.

Additionally,RiedelissupplyingthewirelessvideolinksandHDcamerasfortheraceplanes’onboardcamerasenablingstunningpictures tobedeliveredfrom the pilots’ perspectives. The demands on thetechnical infrastructure of suchaproduction,whichincludes the setup of a mobile airport including acontrol tower,areenormous.The signaldistributioninfrastructure forvideo,audio,communicationsanddataofsuchaproductionplaysakeyrole,sinceitdirectlyaffectsallotherareasoftheproduction.Sincethe2009seasonthisinfrastructureisbasedonRiedelMediorNet,anewfibresignaltransportsolutionthatincludesroutingandsignalprocessing.

Thecommunicationsandvideosignal infrastructureoftheAirRaceproductioninPerthcoveredlargeareas.Video signals were needed at several locations forvariousapplicationssuchasthebroadcastproduction,race control or video wall production. MediorNet’snetwork approach is capable of point-to-point andmultipoint routing and delivered camera signals toboththeGermanproductioncompanySIVisionwithits16.5m26cameraHDtruckandthevideoproductionfortheevent’svideowallproduction.

Thefibre-opticsignalbackboneoftheeventwasbasedon13MediorNetnodes,whichtransportedallintercom,HDvideoandaudiosignalsuncompressedinreal-time.AudiosignalswereinterfacedviaMADIandRiedel’sdigitalaudionetworksolutionRockNetto integrate theevent’smainmixingconsole,whichprovided the mix for the live audience. Since the2010season,DiGiCo’sSD8isservingasthemainmixing console. A close technology partnership

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betweenRiedelandDiGiCoallows foraseamlessintegrationofbothtechnologies.

The events communications infrastructure wasbasedonanArtistDigitalMatrix Intercomnetworkconsisting of eight nodes connected via a dualredundantfibrering.TheeightframeswerelocatedintheAirRacecontroltower,theTVcompound,theorganisationcompoundandattheraceairport.Ataday-timeopenairevent like this, thespecial8-digitLED display keys of the Artist 1000 series allowsclearlabellingofdestinationsandreadabilityunderall lighting conditions including direct sunlight forall 130 RCP-1028 panels. In addition, the Artist1000panelsprovidedbroadcastqualityaudioandindividuallistenlevelcontrolforeachtalkkey.

According to Yungmin Lee, project managerof Riedel Communications, “We are enabling thecommunicationsofover650peopleinvolvedwitheachRedBullAirRace.Everyonefromthepilottosecurityandrefereesareutilizingourstate-of-the-artsystem.”

The Matrix intercom system was integrated withRiedel’s Digital Trunked Radio installation (TETRA).TETRAcombines theadvantagesofanaloguetrunkedradio with those of digital mobile radio, resulting inoptimal frequency usage, the highest transmissionqualityforspeechanddata,maximumsecurityagainsteavesdropping, as well as flexible networking andconnection management. Additionally, digital trunkedradiooffersfullduplexcommunication,GPS-positioningand connection to the public telephone network orcompany telephone systems. Over 550 MotorolaMTH800’swereutilised toassist in theproductionoftheraces.Additionalwalkie-talkie radiosystemswereconnectedtothewiredcommunicationsystemsthrough30ofRiedel’suniversalradiointerfaceRiFace.

Onboard viewsof the RedBullAir Races camedirectlyfromthecockpitswith28wirelessvideolinks.On-boardHD cameras captured live footage from

thepilot’sperspective.Riedelspecificallydevelopedthewirelesstransceiversaswellastheon-boardHDcamerasinclosecollaborationwithleadingcameraand lens manufacturers to meet the high demandsof theRedBullAirRacebroadcastproduction.Thelenses feature a 110 degree angle without thedistortion fish-eye lenses usually have. A specialengineered six-channeldiversity receiver combiningtechnologies of various manufacturers guaranteedthe secure signal transmission of audio and videoevent during the most extreme flight manoeuvres.Four ground cameras were also used as well astwoCineplexhighdefinitioncamerasinhelicopters.WirelessRiedelBestBoys transceiversprovidedthewirelessvideotransmissiontothevariousvideowallsplacedaroundtheracetracks.

Time is a crucial factor for set-up of the eventinstallationandhasadirecteffecttotheproductioncosts. MediorNet’s integration of various cablinginfrastructures such as video, audio and data intoonenetworksignificantly reduces timeandeffort ininstallation.Besidestime,weightisanotherrelevantissuefortheRedBullAirRace.Withracesin6differentcountriesaround theglobe the reduction inweightthrough the use of fibre instead of copper cablestranslates directly into a lower transportation costs.InadditionMediorNet’son-boardsignalprocessingand conversion also result in less transportationcostssinceiteliminatestheneedforvariousexternaldevicessuchasup-anddown-scalers.

Riedel is also providing the most appropriate ITinfrastructureforallRedBullAirRaces,includingInternetaccess, VoIP telephone, network infrastructure withserversandfirewallsandamediacenterforjournalists.

In the end, Riedel delivered six containers withapproximately11tonsofcommunicationequipmenttotheRedBullAirRaceWorldChampionship.Visit www.riedel.net

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THE INTERNATIONAL CricketHallofFame(ICHOF),theworld’sfirstfullyinteractive,permanentexhibitionofcricketisbeingbuiltatBradmanOvalintheAustraliantownofBowral,NSW.

RecentlyTheBradmanMuseuminBowralreceivedAUD$6.5 million of funding from the AustralianFederal Government to develop and build the sitewhichwillhousetheICHOF.Sydney-basedSurfsideProductionswerebroughtintoshootalargenumberof interviewsof formerandcurrentcricketgreats tobeshownonthesite.Thedesignofthenewbuildingincludes an interactive experience on touch-screenmonitorsanda numberof highdefinitiondisplays.According to Surfside Productions’ Sean Mulcahythere was a comprehensive decision process onwhich format to use,which equipment to buy andwhich supplier to go to to help with the entireworkflow.

Mulcahyexplained,“Fromourpointofviewwehad been working with tape based solutions fromdayoneandthereforeadatasolutionthatcouldbeutilisedinAvidcouldn’tcomesoonenough.XDCAMwastheobviouschoice,ashandingoveralowcostdiscattheendofthedaywastheidealscenarioforus.TheICHOFprojecthadtobeshotinHD,databasedandtheworkflowneededtobeveryreliable–allofwhichXDCAMcoversoffbeautifully.”

When undertaking the ICHOFprojectMulcahyhad very specific reasons for choosing XDCAM,“The first onewas obvious - itwasHD. It is alsoaffordable and the practicalities of using a databased HD system for this project worked well.Secondwas thearchivingprocess,XDCAMdiscshave over 50 years of storage life and that wasenoughtogetthroughintermsofmuseumarchivingandsecurityinrelationtotheinterviewsandmaterialthatwouldbetransferredontoit.IntermsofpracticalabilityforjobsliketheICHOFthatrequireshooting

and editing with quick a turnaround, XDCAM ishardtobeat.”

FortheICHOFprojectMulcahyshotdocumentary-styleinterviewsformorethananhourinanelectronicfieldproduction-stylesetupinastudiooronlocationand also a number of situations involving cricketmatches,crowds,vox-pops,visionandtheoverlayofvariouscricketinggroundsandsportingvenues.

WhensearchingforthebestequipmentsupplierMulcahyandhisteamhadawiderangeofoptions.

“To be honest the main reason we went withVideocraftistheservicethatAndyLiellandhisteamoffer.Thecameraandtheaftersalessupportweresuperb - I can’t say enough positive things aboutAndyandtheteam.ItalsoreallyhelpedhavingRobFloro there with his Avid system support expertiseandasaresult,theXDCAM’sintegrationintoAvidwentverywelltoo.”

Withsuchahighprofilesetof interviewees thequalityandefficiencyoftheworkflowwasonethatMulcahyhadtobeveryconsciousof.

Hesaid,“Theproxyvideoworkflowisexcellent,in terms of ease. Iwas able to e-mail or FTP the

proxys to theclientand theycould integrate themeasily into theiredit,get thediscandreconformitwiththeHDmaterial.Anotherusefulmethodwastobring thedischome, simplycopy thefile structureontoaportableharddriveandcourierituptotheclient.Then theysentmeback theharddriveandwerepeatedtheprocess.So,fromourpointofviewtheopportunitiesandpossibilitiesareendlesswiththeformat,Avidlovesit,thepicturesarebrilliantandthewholesystemworksverywell.

“The feature on the camera that has workedextraordinarily well is the switchable formats –goingfromstandarddefinitiontoHDisveryhandy.Thecontinuousclipfunctionmakesabigdifferenceto the ingestprocess in termsofbringing thedatain and not having somany clips. The other thingthatwas verygood is theoptional external videoinput.ThisallowsSDvideotobeupconvertedandrecordedasXDCAMHDinthecamera.”

TheInternationalCricketHallofFamewillopeninlate2010.Visit www.surfsideproductions.com.au and www.videocraft.com.au

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At NAB 2010, Grass Valley introduced thelatest version of its K2 Dyno Replay System,whichincludestheabilitytohandlesuperslow-motionand3Dprojects.Withnewfeatures forlive production applications, as well as instantreplaywith slow-motion and super slow-motioncapability, the K2 Dyno Replay System canstreamline file-based workflows for a widevarietyofliveproductionenvironments.

Thenext-generationcontrollercoupledwiththeK2Summitproductionclienthelpsproducersandotherprofessionalscaptureliveeventsincrystal-clearHDresolutionsandinstantlyplaythemoutat variable speeds for critical analysis duringfast-paced events — all housed in a compact2RUchassis.Itisideallysuitedforstudios,HDproductiontrucksandsharedstorageproductionfacilities,aswellasliveA/Vstagingeventsandin-stadiumentertainmentnetworks.

TheK2Dynov1.6softwareisfullycompatiblewith Grass Valley K2 Summit software releasev7.2.ThenewsoftwareisalsocompatiblewithGrass Valley’s K2 Solo server, representing anevenlower-costreplaysystem.K2Solocanalsobe networked with a K2 Dyno/Summit systemtoofferavarietyofalternaterecordandplayoutoptions.WiththenewChannelFlexoption,newchannelconfigurationscanbeaddedsuchas4inputsand2outputs,or6inputsand1outputon

oB group – Tipping the Small ScaleFormedin1992withafocusonthecorporatemarket,the Outside Broadcast Group went on to make anameforitselfonsportssuchasbasketball,theSydney2000Olympicsandsoccer.Today,themajorityofitsworkisforNetworkandPayTVbroadcastersandfromitsbaseinSydney,italsoregularlyprovidesfacilitiesinAdelaide,Canberra,Melbourne,GoldCoastandBrisbane.

OneofthelastnicheoutsidebroadcastoperatorsleftinAustralia,theOBGroupisfullyHDcompatiblewithitsmaintruck(HD/SD)wiredfor8cameras,6VTR’s,ChyronHyperX(HD/SD)anda6ChannelEVS-XT2completewithXFile.The truck isalsoequippedwithaSonyMVS-6000HDvisionmixerandSonyHSC-300HDcameras,Evertz3000MVPmultiviewing,anInnovason SY48 digital audio console as well LinkResearch wireless camera system and Clear-ComEclipse PiCo 36 (upgradable to 72) port runningEclipseManagementVersion5softwarefortalkback.

Aportableflyawaysystemisalsoavailableandfeatures a fully optioned Grass Valley INDIGO-HDandtheunitissuppliedwith10LCDmonitors.

AccordingtoOBGroupManagingDirectorColinRothenberg,“Ourphilosophyistofacilitatealljobsofeightcamerasandunder.Wefeelthereareenoughlargetrucksinthemarket.”

The smaller scale sports productions covered by

theOBGroupincludecyclingsuchastheTourDownUnder,boxingwithFoxSportsandtheRugbyLeagueShow for National Indigenous Television (NITV).AwardsshowsalsofeatureontheOBGrouproster,ashastheArafuraGamesandtheBledisloeCuprugby.

ThesmallscalefocusisreflectedbytheOBGroup’spersonnelline-upwhichfeaturesColinasthemainstaysupportedbyapoolofregularfreelancers.

“I call them full-time freelancers,” says Colin,“because I’ve got pretty much a permanent audiodirectorandmyseniorcameramandoesallmyshots

and while, they’re not staff, they are pretty muchpermanent.

“That’sallwereallyneed.Idothetechnicaldirectionandtheaudiodirectorandcameragoinbeyondtherestandwejustbringtheotherswhenneeded.

“Weprefer todosmaller jobs.Thereareenoughfacilitators out there for large-scale jobs. We getcalls fromall overAustralia. Thedifferencewithourorganisationisit’saverysortofpersonalisedservice.I’mthepersonthatquotesandthepersonthatcomesoutthatwillserveotherpeopleonthejobanddoestheinvoicingandthat’sactuallyworkedreallywell.”Contact the OB Group via +61 (0)412 619 757 or visit www.obgroup.com.au

Notwidely reportedat the time,butFoxSportsAustralia successfullyoperated thefirsteverEVSsport graphics system, Epsio, fully integrated totheoriginalLSMreplaycontroller, for liveinsertsofa virtualoffside lineduring the soccermatchbetween Australia and Indonesia at SuncorpStadium,BrisbaneduringMarch.

Epsio is a new sport analysis tool that addsvirtual offside lines and other analysis effectson live PGM. The system is designed to beoperatedusingtheexistingEVSXT[2]-LSMremotecontrollers operated for live replays and slowmotionsequencesinmostOBandliveproductionfacilities.

On Site Broadcasting Australia (OSB), inchargeoftheFootballandRugbyUnionoutsidebroadcast production facilities for Fox Sports,used the newgraphic solution fromEVS for thefirst time at the Qualifier soccer match for theAsian Cup between Australia and Indonesia inearly March. The new system was operated tomark the offside positions of the players on the

A number of sports and media organisationshavecometogethertoforgeavoluntaryCodeofPracticeforSportsNewsReportinginAustralia.TheCodeofPracticeoutlinestherightsandobligationsofsportingandmediaorganisationsregardingtheprovision of access to sporting venues, and thecollectionandreportingofsportsnews.

AttheinauguralCodeAdministrationCommitteeMeeting, Kevan Gosper, former Vice-Presidentof the International Olympic Committee, wasnominated as Chair and Mark Hollands, ChiefExecutive Officer of the Newspaper PublishersAssociation,assecretary.

Sporting Organisations represented on theinitial Committee, include: Australian FootballLeague;AustralianRugbyUnion;CricketAustralia;NationalRugbyLeague;andTennisAustralia.

MediaOrganisationsrepresentedontheinitialCommittee,include:FairfaxMedia;NewsLimited;AustralianAssociatedPress;Agence-FrancePresse;andGettyImages.ThedraftingoftheCodefollowsactionsbytheAustralianMinisterforBroadband,

pitchwithvirtualgraphicoverlayscreatedduringtheliveproduction.

TheEVSsetupintheOBtruckincluded4HDXT[2]servers,connectedontheXNet[2]networkand controlled by LSM remote systems for slowmotion replay actions and highlight edits. TheEpsio graphic system was added to one of theservers and managed using one of the existingLSMcontrollers,allowingtheoperatortomanuallycreatethevirtualgraphicsinjustafewseconds.

“Although several tests have been organisedbyEVSsincetheintroductionofthenewsolutionin September 2009 during the IBC show inAmsterdam,thiswasthefirsttimethatEpsiowasfully integrated to the existing XT[2]-LSM basedsolution,” said Luc Doneux, General ManagerAsia&Pacific&BigEventsforEVS.

Todd Procter, Manager, Outside BroadcastProjectsatFoxSports,said“Weneededasimpleand efficient system that is able to immediatelyrecognise the playing field during actions anddraw the offside line along the borders of the

CommunicationsandtheDigitalEconomySenatorStephen Conroy who referred the reporting ofsports news to the Senate Standing Committeeon Environment, Communications and the Artswhich tabled a report on 14 May 2009. HesubsequentlyaskedGraemeSamuel,ChairoftheAustralianCompetition&ConsumerCommission,toholdroundtablemeetingswiththemajormediaandsportingorganisations.

“I congratulate Mr Samuel and the sportingandmediaorganisationsforusingtheroundtableprocess todevelopavoluntary industry code forsports news reporting,” Senator Conroy said.“The agreement and signing of the Code willhelptoensuretheAustralianpubliccontinuestheirenjoymentofsportsthroughnewsreportingwithoutthedisruptionsthathaveoccurredinthepast.ThesigningofthenewCodeisagreatoutcomeforthesportsandmediaorganisations,and thegeneralpublic.”A copy of the code can be downloaded from www.dbcde.gov.au

playingfield.”Headded,“Oneof the realadvantagesof the

systemisthatyoudon’tneedanadditionaloperatororcontroller tocreateanoffside linegraphic.Thegraphicscreationoperationisextremelysimple,andcanbemanagedbyanyLSMoperatorafterafewminutesoftraining.”

Thesystemismanagedthroughtheimplementationof thenewEpsiosoftware that is integrated to theLSMsystems,allowingoperatorstomanuallytriggerthe offside line with the jog wheel of the remotecontroller. After a one-time-per event calibrationwizard, where each camera sends images ofthe playing field with predefined angles into thesystem,Epsioisabletoinstantlyandautomaticallyrecognize the playing field during actions andvirtually draw the offside line along the bordersof the playing field. The configuration allows theproducertoautomaticallyseeascreenshotwiththeoffsideline,sothathecandecidewhetherornottoplayouttheentireactionwiththeoffsidelineeffects.Visit www.evs.tv

EvS graphics First for Fox Sports Australia

HD, 3D Slo-Mo Replay

Code of Practice for Sports ReportingClear-Com Enhances Concert CommsClear-Com Communication Systems, a Vitec Groupbrand,launchedanenhancedversionoftheitsClear-Com Concert intercom software, which now offersnewexternalaudiointerfacingcapabilities.Withthisnewconnectivityoption,Concertcaneasilyinterfacewith external audio systems, including partylinesystems, paging systems, program feeds and othermatrix systems using a four-wire interface over astandardIPnetwork.

Communications among key production crewmembers typically takeplaceoverclosed-circuit two-wire and/or four-wire intercom systems, restrictingother users from joining the intercom loop. Concertallowsauthoriseduserswith Internetaccess toeasilycommunicate with other crew members using hard-wiredpanelsandwirelessbeltpacksonthepartylineand/or matrix intercom circuit who are using hard-wired panels and wireless beltpacks. In addition,Concertcannowacceptandsendaudiothroughafacility’spublicannouncementsystem,programfeed,andother4-wireaudiodevicesviamostcommerciallyavailableaudiointerfaceboxes.Visit www.clearcom.com

asinglesystem.Oneortwochannelsof2Xand3XSuperSlow-Motionoperationscanbeusedaswell.For3Doperations,theleftandrighteyeinputscanbesynchronisedwithinasinglechannel.

The new software (v1.6) adds newly designeduser interface enhancements with improved on-screen display indicators for both VGA and SDIoutputs, and better operational control to boostproductivity.

Designed with direct input from experiencedreplay operators, the K2 Dyno replay controllerfeatures a highly intuitive user interface atouchscreen LCD, colored buttons, and optionalmouse,keyboardandVGAoutput.

The K2 Dyno solution offers easy connectivitywithotherproductionsystems.There ishigh-speedGigabit Ethernet networking and connectivitywithoff the shelf removable storage such asUSB andNAS devices. Transferred files are wrapped withMXForMOV,sothecontentcaneasilybesharedwith editors, archives, and other storage systemswith no special equipment or processes. EditingsystemssuchasGrassValley’sEDIUSandApple’sFinalCutPro,canbedirectlyconnectedforeditingin place. Live feeds can be edited while beingrecorded, and packages quickly made ready forplayout.

Users can also implement metadata into thereplay process to enable the re-use of content for

various purposes. Metadata layouts can becreatedoff-line in advanceof an event, clipscanbegiven names, and textmetadata canbeaddedduring theeventalongwithratingsandicons.Allmetadatacreatedcanbesavedalongwith theclipsandused fromsession tosessionorsystemtosystem.

The Grass Valley K2 Dyno replay systemoffers powerful features for live productionreplay.Theseinclude:• HighlightandMarkscreation• Synchronised key/fill or left/right 3D

operationinasinglechannel• Integratedmetadatathroughallproduction

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>> >> Sony MVS-6000 HD vision mixer inside the OB Group’s main HD vehicle.


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zspace Wins gold Medal in SwimmingAustralian broadcast design house zspace recentlyempowered the ONEHD on-screen presentingteam(LibbyTrickettandMarkHoward)atthisyear’sTelstraAustralian SwimmingChampionshipswith anewpieceoftechnologythatincorporateszspace’ssoftware engineering and technical know-how, toallowthepresenterstohaveuptotheminutestatsattheirfingertips.

Thenew ‘Touchscreen’ technology,affectionatelydubbed“Lib’s[LibbyTrickett]TV”byMarkHoward,allows the presenter to visually enhancewhat theyarediscussing.Forexample,theymaybereviewinganupcomingraceandwithliterallyonetouchofthe‘Touchscreen’, theycancallup the listofswimmerscompetinginthatparticularrace;fromtheretheymaywanttoconcentrateononeswimmerandinasimilarfashion,withonetouchofthe‘Touchscreen’,theycancallupindepthdetailsabout therelevantswimmerthatwasjustselectedandsoon.

Libby Trickett, ONEHD Presenter, said “At therecent swimming nationals it was great to use theinnovativeTouchscreentechnology.Ithinkitallowedtheaudiencetogetmoreinvolvedinthestatisticswewere talking about, and engaged them in a waythat hasn’t been seen previously in the sport. I’mexcitedaboutdevelopingandusingtheTouchscreenin different ways to further enhance the viewingexperience!”

AccordingtoZspace,theopportunitiesandtailormadesolutionsthatthecompanycancreatewiththistechnology for its clients are endless. This includesplans for3Dorstereoscopicvision tobeavailableforitsclients.

zspace Executive Producer, Tim Jardine said “Ithasbeenamazinghowmanyrequestswehavehad

sincetheswimmingaired,fromvariouslocalnetworkswantingtoknowmoreabout theTouchscreensandhowitcouldbeimplementedtoworkwithintheirownsporting program or upcoming event. It really is apieceoftechnologythateveryonewantstogettheirhandsonatthemoment.”Visit www.zspace.com.au

oz govt Bends Anti-Siphoning for Soccer on SBSAustralian Minister for Broadband,Communications and the Digital Economy(and soccer fan) Senator Stephen Conroy hasannounced a change to the anti-siphoning listthatwillallowfull livefree-to-aircoverageofallmatchesofthe2010FIFAWorldCup.

“TheRuddGovernmentisastrongsupporteroffootball in Australia and recognises that the FIFAWorldCuptournamentsarethepinnacleeventsforfootballontheworldstage,”SenatorConroysaid.“The changes announced will provide SBS with

theflexibilitytoensurelivecoverageofall64matchesof the tournament, and thereby enhance the viewingexperienceforfootballfansacrossthecountry.”

The changes will be given effect by a noticeamendingtheBroadcastingServicesAct.Thenoticewill amend the anti-siphoning list to remove eightgroupstagematchesfromthelist.

This de-listingwill allowmulticultural broadcasterSBS to show theeightmatches liveonSBS TWOwhileotherconcurrentgroupstagematchesarealsoshownliveonSBSONE.

This would have otherwise been preventedas the anti-siphoning scheme precludes free-to-air broadcasters from premiering events on theanti-siphoning liston theirdigital televisionmulti-channels.

SBSwillthenreplayeachoftheeightmatchesonSBSONEimmediatelyaftertheirlivetelecastonSBSTWO.

The2010FIFAWorldCupwillbeginon11June2010.Visit www.sbs.com.au

ESPN STAR Runs with globeCast for Twenty20 CricketAsian sports content provider, ESPN STAR Sportsemployed GlobeCast as its technical broadcastpartner to deliver cricket from the ICC WorldTwenty20intheWestIndiestotherestoftheworld.

As the International Cricket Council’s globaldistribution and broadcast partner, ESPN STARSports(ESS)neededahybridsatellite/fibresolutiontobroadcastall thegames to rightsholdersacrosstheworldinthehighestquality,andGlobeCastwaschosen as the best provider of this solution. Closeto40broadcastandsyndicationpartnersofESPNSTARSportsshowedtheactioninover181territories

acrosstheworld.GlobeCast deployed engineers at each of the

three venues: Providence Stadium in Guyana,BeausejourStadiuminStLucia,andKensingtonOvalin Barbados. Additionally, GlobeCast provided a24-hoursatellitebookingcentreandhelpdeskduringlivetransmission.

TheGlobeCastBackboneNetworktransmittedtheworldfeedaswellasaunilateralfeedforESPNSTARSports.

For theworld feed, thesignalwassent from thevarious locations in theWest Indies toGlobeCast’s

partnerteleportinLondon,whereitwasuplinkedtoseveral international satellites reaching audiencesin North America, Western Europe, South Africa,Oceania,MiddleEastandAsia.

ForESPNSTARSports’unilateralpath,GlobeCastdownlinked the feed in Londonandsent thesignaldirectly via fibre to GlobeCast in Singapore foruplink.AnSNGinNewDelhithendownlinkedthefeedandroutedit toESPNSTARSportsfacilitiesinIndiaforadditionalproductionbeforeingestingintoitsnetworks.Visit www.globecast.com and www.espnstar.com

>> >> “Touchy” ONE HD presenters Libby Trickett and Mark Howard with zpace’s touchscreen stats display.

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vividas Streams Socceroo via FacebookThanks to Australian video software developmentcompanyVividas,soccerfanswererecentlyabletochatwithAustralianSocceroosCaptainLucasNeilllivefromhisnewTurkishClubGalatasaray.

This unique live webcast drew praise fromparticipants around the globe including commentssuggestingtheyhad“neverseenanythinglikethisonFacebook”.

In the first of two live webcast this week, theSocceroos Captain answered questions via a livevideo Facebook chat. Neill discussed his life in

Turkey, his future in football and howhe thinks theSoccerooswilldothisyearinSouthAfrica.Youcanseeandarchiveoftheexclusivevideoherehttp://apps.facebook.com/get_in_the_fight/event

Sydney US, one of the partners responsible forputtingthiseventtogetherstatedthat‘wethinkit’sareallyuniquelittleachievementforusall!”

According toDaveWinter,CEOofVividas, theNike Football livewebcasts through Facebook areaperfectopportunityforVividastoshowcaseitslivestreamingcapabilities.

“Because of the unlimited scalablility of Vividas,the stream is unaffectedby thenumberof viewers,contrasting with traditional streaming technologiesandmakingitperfectforstreamingmajorliveeventsthroughFacebookwhocanprovidevirtuallyunlimitednumberofviewers,”Wintersays.

A second in the series of Nike live webcastswasheldwiththeCaptainoftheNewZealandAllWhites,RyanNelsen,answeringtheburningtopicsofthedayinalivewebchatonNikeFootballNZL.Visit www.vividas.com

Even Bigger Sport from EvS AtNAB2010EVSdisplayeditsexpandeditsrangeof serversand software systems for liveandOBproductionsfeaturingtwonewservers,integrated graphics and on-the-fly editingsolutions.

Thenewsolutionsincluded:New Production & Live Storage Server - this

newly developed server offers boosted liveproduction capabilities and scalable storagecapacities– with up to 20TB storage capacityper server – for all live broadcast productions.ThenewSD/HD server isavailable in6,4or2 channel configurations, with new SAS diskscontrollers,newexternalstoragearraysanddualnetworkingcapabilities.

NewEdit-WhilePlayoutMode-Thisisthefirsttimelineeditortoofferon-airfixingandon-theflyeditingfeaturesoptimisedformulti-timezonesandfast turnaround program editing. The new edit-while-playoutmode from IPEditallowshighlightstobeplayedoutwhiletheyarestillunderediting

progress.New Entry Level Replay Server - XTnano is the

new 4-channel HD/SD slow motion replay serverfrom EVS that has been designed for live sportsproductionsrequiringsimpleworkflows.

NewSportsGraphicAnalysisSolution- thisnewsport graphic tool has been fully integrated to theXT[2]+ LSM system, allowing users to control liveslowmotionandcreateoverlaygraphics fromonesingleremotecontroller.

Loop Recording Server for Studio Applications- XS is the latest multi-format server solution withpeerless recordingand ingestionofmultipleA/Vfeeds and playout control. XS is available in 2to4flexiblechannelconfigurations inSDorHD.XS is optimised for third-party control, includingautomation systems, linear or hybrid editors,switchersandcontrollers.

New Multi-Channel Playout Controller - MPlayisan intuitive remotecontrol system that isused forthe playout of clips, playlists and graphics. With

thisnewlydevelopedsystem,asingleoperatorcan control up to 4 channels simultaneously.MPlay is also designed for live productions,guaranteeing fast and efficient roll-out to airoperations, including fill & key graphics andganged clips. All MPlay functions are fullyconfigurablewithIPDirectorsoftware.

NewENGFilesImport&VirtualEditing-Thisfeature offers smooth and efficient reviewing,clipping and on-the-fly transcoding. Contentfrom the ENG camcorder (XDCAM, P2) isdisplayed on an intuitive interface enablinginstantbrowsingforclipselection,sub-clippingand/or fast rough-cut editing. Once selectedor created, clips and consolidated edits canbeeasilytransferred(withon-the-flytranscodingoperationif required) fromtheENGdevice toany EVS server for further production or post-productionoperations.Visit www.evs.tv

Compact Camera Transmitter

Quantel/EvS gatewayAt NAB Quantel previewed its EVS Gateway tohandlefasterthanrealtime,bi-directionaltransfersofmediaandmetadatabetweenaQuantelEnterprisesQ server-based production system and EVS XSandXT[2]instanthighlightsservers.Whenaclipis

createdon theEVSserver it canbe identifiedandexportedasanMXFfile,andthemetadataasXML,totheQuantelserverusingtheEVSIPDirector.

AssoonasmediabeginstoarriveintheQuantelenvironment,editingcancommenceonallconnected

Quantel editing workstations. When edited it canbeplayedtoairfromtheQuantelsQserver,orthemediaandmetadatacanbesentback to theEVSserverasaDVCPROHDMXFOP1Afile.Visit www.quantel.com

RF Central, a Vitec Group brand, unveiled itsnextgenerationmicroLiteHDcompacttransmitteratNAB2010.

microLiteHD is aminiatureCOFDMdigitaltransmitter designed for the next generationof compact cameras featuring full HD/SDIcapabilitiesthatareprimarilyusedinnewsandfieldproduction.

The unit is ultra compact, features MPEG-4encoding/decoding inHD/SDwith extremely lowpower consumption. Packaged in a size that willeasily mount on the new generation of cameras,microLiteHDisidealfornewscrews,pointofviewcamera applications, sports and entertainmentproduction,realitytelevisionproduction,etc.

microLiteHDoccupieslessthansixcubicinches,

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NZ-based VFX, animation and digital creativeconvergence studio Oktobor has completed itsfirst60 second, fully computergenerated TVC for2010.

TobebroadcastacrossMalaysia,thebrieffromthe client Twisties and agency Saatchi & SaatchiMalaysia,wastoappealto‘coolkids’inthesamewayamusicvideowould.

After early consultation, the idea’s conceptdevelopment fell to Oktobor Animation DirectorGarySullivan.

“We heavily layered each scene with crazydetail,”saidSullivan.“Westartedwiththegaragewhere thechallengewas to light it insuchawaythatitlookeddramaticandnotdour,coolandrealbutnotgrotty.Itwasalsotheonlyinteriorshot.FromtherethepackofTwistiesescapesintothestreetandthewaitingclutchesofworkmen.Therearethemesof connectivity and musical continuity here withdustbinlidsascymbals,alightningboltjackhammerandKissstylefacepainting.FromthereweseethepackflybybirdswhoarepluckingtelephonewiresforsoundwhileaguyonatelegraphpoletriesinvaintoclutchtheTwisties.Havingeludedthebirdsandtheengineerthepackentersthesoccerstadiumwhichculminatesina360-degreeslowmotionshotof a character based on famous Brazilian soccer

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Cutting Edge Digs Deep for WWI Epic

>> >> German troops about to be shafted in Beneath Hill 60.

AustralianposthouseCuttingEdgewasresponsiblefor 120 VFX shots and the full DI on the recentlyreleasedAustralianWorldWar I film ‘BeneathHill60’whichwasdirectedbyJeremySimsandstarredBrendanCowell.ThefilmfeaturesoneofthelargestCGI explosion scenes ever to grace Australianscreens.

Cutting Edge partnered with The Silence Filmsand became deeply involved in planning for postandVFXonthefilmearlyinpre-production.Throughdevelopmentandpre-productionCuttingEdge’sVFXSupervisor Ron Roberts worked very closely withdirector, producer, DOP and production designerto determine which shots could be enhanced, orachieved in totalasCGI.Someof thesedecisionsresulted in tangible financial and time gains inproduction.

Atkeytimes,RonflewuptolocationinTownsvilletoensure that everythingneeded forVFXpostwascapturedonfilm. At theendof theday,Ronandhis team completed 120 VFX shots, comprisingeverything from set extensions, sky replacements,mattepaintingstofullCGIexplosions.

“To bring Cutting Edge in with us from the startmeant that our path from pre-production into postwasseamless.Theexperienceandcan-doattitudeofeveryoneontheirteamenabledustoconcentrateonstoryandperformance.”saidBillLeimbech,Producer.

SeniorColouristAdrianHauser,DOPTobyOliverandJeremystartedearlydeterminingthelookofthe

film.Timewastakentestingdifferentfilmstocksandtreating them both digitally and photo chemicallyto decide on the best plan for the shoot. Specificconsideration was given to shooting in low lightconditions as so much of the film takes place intunnels.TobyandAdriancontinuedtocommunicateregularly especially in the early days of the shoot,sendingreferencestillsbackandforthtoensurethatrushes looked as close as possible to the plannedfinallook.

“Talented colourist Adrian Hauser and I workedvery closely in pre-production testing stocks andlooks,sotherusheswereasclosetothedesiredlookas I’ve ever experienced; andwhen Iwalked into

thefinalgradethewerefewsurprisesmeaningwewereable tocomfortablyfine-tune the imageswithexcellent results.Workingwith such a friendly anddedicatedteamatCuttingEdgemadeeverydayofthegradingprocessapleasure.” saidTobyOliver,DOP.

Withtheconvenienceofthepost-productionofficeandEditor,DanyCooperbasedwithin theCuttingEdgeEQfacilitiesitensuredthattheBeneathHill60teamcouldworkcohesively togetherandwith theirpost-production team. The proximity to sound postproductionfacilitySoundfirmalsomadeaverybusyfinalgrade/finalVFX/premixscheduleachievable.Visit www.cuttingedge.com.au

Tax Boost for Australian vFxThe Australian Federal Government has used its2010Budget toannouncechanges toeligibilityrequirementsforfilmtaxoffsetsthatwillprovideaboostfortheAustralianfilmindustry.

The Government will remove the currentrequirement under the Location Offset forproductions valued between AUD$15.0 millionand$50.0milliontospendaminimumof70percentoftheirproductionbudgetsinAustralia.

The Post,Digital andVisual Effects Production(PDV) thresholdwillalsobe reduced, from$5.0million to $500,000. Both changes will applyfrom1July2010.

Rising Sun Pictures, which has producedvisual effects for more than sixty feature filmsincludingtheHarryPotterseries,expectstobea

chiefbeneficiaryof newlyexpanded trade rebatesdesignedtopromotefilmproductioninAustralia.

The new lower threshold promises to pay hugedividends for Rising Sun, the largest independentproviderofvisualeffectsservicesinAustralia.Itwillallowthecompanytocompeteeffectivelyformanymorefilmprojectsthatpreviouslyconsideredthe$5millionthresholdanimpedimentforcompletingtheirworkinAustralia.

The cyclical nature of large-scale VFX contractsmeans that companies suchas RisingSun need tocompliment thiskindofworkwithnumeroussmallercontracts to achieve a consistent workload. TheloweringofthethresholdwillenableRisingSuntonotonlyattractnewclientsbutalsomaintainthecapacitytocreatehighvolumesofcomplexvisualeffectson

packagesofworkgreaterthan$5million.PDVhasevolvedintoaglobalindustryoverthe

past several years. Innovations in technology suchas Rising Sun’s cineSync have made it possibleto collaborate remotely with film producers inHollywood, London and elsewhere. A workforceof highly skilled and talented post-production andvisual effects artists has also emergedworldwide.Additionally,governmentsinmanypartsoftheworldhave enacted tax rebates and other measures toattractproductionwork.TheFilmIncentiveprogramdevelopedby theAustraliangovernment allowsalargecompanylikeRisingSuntocompeteonalevelplayingfieldwiththetopvisualeffectssuppliersintheUS,UK&Canada.Visit www.rsp.com.au

Bond Boards EditShare Ark The first EditShare Ark Disk archiving system inAustraliahasbeeninstalledbytheVideoproBusinessCentre at Queensland’s Bond University Faculty ofHumanities and Social Sciences. The EditShareArkDiskwillbackupandarchivematerial from theUniversity’smainEditShareservers.

TheFaculty’sTechnologyandTVStudioManagerDaniel Murphy said the Ark Disk was the most

efficientworkflowoptionfortheUniversity’sarchivingandbackupneeds.

“We chose Editshare as it is the only producton the market that meets all our needs. It is theonly shared storage solution that allows us theflexibility to work in either Final Cut Pro or Avidcollaboratively.”

The Ark Disk installation moves the University to

acompletely tapelessworkflow, fromacquisition tostorageandarchiving.

Bond University currently uses four EditShareserverswithatotalof24terabytesofstoragespace–allwithinitsHumanitiesandSocialSciencesfaculty.The new Ark system would provide an extra 16terabytesofstorage.Visit www.videopro.com.au or www.editshare.com

oktobor gives Musical Twist to Malaysian TvC

player,Ronaldhino.Thesoccercharacterswerethemostchallengingtogetrightwithseveralredesignstakingplace.Ifyouwatchcarefullyyou’llseeeachfootball hasa Twistie-grasping tongue too. This iswherethefairgroundcomesinwithgiantconductorcomplete with top hat, big wheel, roller coasterandapackgrabbingcharacterwhostandsupasthecarhe’sinismoving.Thenextsceneisastreetwithcountlessmusicalreferences–agrandpianobuilding,saxophonebuildingandtheKLtowersinthe formof giant recorders.As if itwasn’t surrealenough we then move to a giant Jimmy Hendrixoctopus, microphone eating wrecking ball andvarietyofhandsalltryingtograbtheTwisties.Finallyweendupwiththecharactersinfrontoftheskyline

fromthemysticalKualaLumpurstyledcityofTwistieWorld as the ‘irreTwistable’ message appears onthescreen.NooneactuallymanagestocatchandeattheTwisties!”

As the spot was fully CG Sullivan, OktoborAccount Director Ganesh Raj and AnimationProducerMegSullivanhadlogisticalissuesthathadtobedealtwithearlyinthepiece.

Theentireadwasmodelled in3DusingMayawith music cueing the animation throughout.IllustratorAndrewArchercompletedconceptsforthecityandthecharactersandwithashorttimeframe,therestoftheOktoborteammovedupagear.Theanimatic, timing, camera angles, 3D storyboardand thefinal shotof thecityallhad tobe lockeddownandsignedoff.

Sullivan said, “There was continuous characterdesign, camera flow and positioning to take intoaccount.Welockedtheeditandtimingbeforewegot the final animatic and building models. Weprettymuchmodeled24/7togeteveryobject in3DandhadregularWIPandapprovalsmeetingswith the client and agency. We used Premier foreditingandAfterEffectsandNukeforcompositingwithafewminoradjustmentsinFlame.”Visit http://oktobor.com/#/work/twisties/








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DvS Increases Asia-Pac Expo-sureHong Kong-based DI specialist Digital Magic hasexpandedits4KDIpipelinebyintegratingasecondDVS Clipster into its workflow. Running from May1 to October 31, 2010, Digital Magic will beresponsibleforfootageshownattheShanghaiExpo’sHongKongPavilion,theChinaThemePavilion,andtheOilIndustryPavilion–thus,theywerelookingforahigh-performancereal-time4KDIgateway.Clipstermet these requirementswithease,providingDigitalMagicwithaveryefficientDCIworkflow.

Essential to thisworkflow isClipster’s capability toingest and play-outmore than 100 graphic formats.In addition to DPX, Cineon, TGA and TIFF, Clipsteralsohandles formatssuchas JPEG2000,QuickTime,Windows Media, MXF, MPEG 1/2, PanasonicDVCPRO,AVC-Intra,SonyXDCAMandAvidDNxHDandenablesflexibleprojectuseatDigitalMagic.

Digital Magic has employed Clipster’s ability toplayback4Kmaterial in real-timeandhandledual4KmaterialfortheOilIndustryPavilion’s4Dtheatres,with their 24M x 7M screens. Clipster’s digitalacquisition package lets Digital Magic combineseveralRAWdataonasingletimeline.TheDVSDIworkstationthendecodes,demosaicsandsupportsallformatsinreal-time.FortheShanghaiExpoworkflow,Clipster ingests 4K RED material and processes itwith its extensive feature set including conforming,editing,colourcorrection,andversioninginreal-time–workingwithvariousdisplaysystems.

DigitalMagicalsobenefitsfromtheDIworkstation’sdirectconnectiontodigitalprojectorsanditsflexibleplay-outcapabilities:At theShanghaiExposeveral4Dtheatres’large-screenprojectionsarefedbyfourprojectors for both 4K and 3D material. Clipsterprocessesthisdatainreal-time.

DCI DoWNUNDERWhenSydney-basedcompanyMotionlinkexpandedinto the business of distributing Digital CinemaPackages (DCPs) for cinema in 2010, they werefaced with the challenges of DCP packagingand DCPs workflows – specifically speed andperformance. The DCI (Digital Cinema Initiative)establishesexactingspecificationsfordigitalcinemathat ensure a uniform and high level of technicalperformance,reliabilityandqualitycontrol.

Motionlink, being a smaller facility andmindful ofboththeexpenditureandthecomplexityDCIworkflows,realisedtherewasnomarginforerrorordowntime.

In January 2010, Motionlink installed the DVSClipster supplied by Sydney-based post-productionand digital media specialist Digistor. Clipster canperformall the steps required for theproductionofDigitalCinemaPackagesfordistributiontocinemasfor digital projection – steps that would otherwiseneed to be distributed over several products.MotionlinkcannowcreateDCPsasanewrevenuestreamandservicetotheirclients.

WhentheyintegratedClipsterintotheirpipeline,Motionlink benefitted immensely from the DI

workstation’sDCIwizardthatguidestheuserthroughall DCI Mastering steps. They also achieved anextensiontotheirproductrangeandserviceofferings,ahigh-speedworkflowandincreasedsecurity.Wellsupported by DVS’s DI workstation, Motionlink isnowabletocreateDCPsatlightningspeed,QCthewholeprocessreliablyandexpandintoabrandnewareaforthebusiness.

Clipster, the DVS flagship, consists of a robustfeature set including conforming, editing, colourcorrection, and versioning in resolutions up touncompressed4K in real-time.All necessaryDCI

steps from DSM (Digital Source Master) to DCP(Digital Cinema Package) can be created in asingle system thus preventing time-consumingtransferprocessesthroughtheuseofmanydifferentcomponents. Since the DSM and JPEG2000material can be played back with audio in realtime, the entire process is very transparent andtime-saving. The possibility to view the finishedDCPdirectly inClipster helpsMotionlink’s editorscontrolitsqualityfastandeasy.Visit www.motionlink.com.au www.digitalmagic.com.hk and www.dvs.de

CIS vFx group Acquires Postmodern SydneyNorthAmerica-basedCISVisualEffectsGrouphasacquired the assets of Postmodern Sydney. CIS,basedinHollywood(USA)andVancouver,Canada,isanaward-winningbrandintheinternationalvisualeffectsindustry.

Postmodern, established in 2001, is a fastgrowingdesignandvisualeffectsbusinessservicinghigh-endfeature,commercialandtelevisionclientsinAustraliaandthroughoutAsia.

AndrewRobinson,ManagingDirectorofPostmodernSydney said, “The CIS guys reached out to us latelastyear to talkabout joiningforceswith themonanAustralianshop,”explainsRobinson.“WelookforwardtobringingCIStechnologiesandcapabilitiesintoourcreativepipelineforfilmstudios,commercialproductioncompaniesand televisionnetworks inaddition to the

independentfeaturemarket.”Don Fly, President and General Manager of

CIS, said, “The depth of Australian creative talentand strong governmental support for the industrymake entering the Sydney market very attractive.The Postmodern team has done some great work.Theyareadesignledboutiquecompanywithalotof talentandenergy.We’reall veryexcitedaboutworkingwiththem,”addsFly.

ThebusinesswillcontinuetooperateasPostmodernfrom its existing premises with all key personnelremaining in-place. Plans are underway tobuild anew purpose-built Sydney facility later this year tohouseanexpandedCIS-Postmodernoperation.Visit www.postmodern.com.au and www.cisvfxgroup.com

At NAB Cintel showcased its modular andupgradeable diTTo Evolution film scanner which isinstantly switchable from pin to non-pin registrationoperation. In thisway it canevolve froma simple-to-use,calibratedpinregistrationscannerforDigitalIntermediateusetoamulti-format,non-pinregistrationmachine for archive scanning, shrunken anddamagedfilm.

Italsoincludesfilmgrainmanagementandimagestabilisation tools. diTTo evolution offers an easyto use Interface and the D/SCO - Dust/Scratch

Bluefish444 Expands Red SupportSpecialist2KandHDvideocardsmanufacturerBluefish444haddeliveredsignificantsoftwareupgradestoitssupportforFinalCutStudio,AdobeCreativeSuiteandSymmetrysoftware.TheupgradeswillbeavailableQ2,2010andprovidedesktopandSDI/DVI/HDMIpreviewandmasteringofRedCameraR3Dfiles.

Bluefish444 will extend its supported workflows for Final Cut Studio, Adobe Creative Suite andSymmetrybyincludingpresetsfortheplaybackofR3Dfiles.ThiswillprovideacrossplatformsolutionusingeithertheEpochorCreatevideocardrange.

ForofflineworkflowsusingeitherAdobeCreativeSuiteorFinalCutStudio,Bluefish444willprovidea preset to enable low resolution R3D files to be real-time hardware up/cross converted, using theBluefish444scalingtechnology,forfullscreenpreviewaseither2K/HD.

ForonlineworkflowsusingeitherAdobeCreativeSuiteorFinalCutStudio,Bluefish444willprovideapresettoenableR3D2Kfilestobepreviewedas2K/HDusingthe12bitinternalprocessingpowerofEpochorCreate.

FormasteringR3Dfiles,Bluefish444willprovideoptionsfor422or444VTRmasteringusingeitherSymmetryforWindowsorFinalCutProforMacOSX.

Bluefish444willmakeaseriesoffreedriversoftwareupgradestoAdobeCreativeSuite,FinalCutStudioandSymmetry throughout2010toenableEpochandCreatesupport forRedCameradigitalintermediateworkflows.Visit www.bluefish444.com

Cintel Bows diTTo Scanner, imageMill2 ProcessorConcealment option. diTTo evolution additionallyprovides a fast shuttle capability, imageMill2processingtoolsanda3.2Ddensityrange.

AlsoseenatNABwasCintel’simageMill2imageprocessing platform that adds network capabilitiesanddatafilemanagementtotheexistingimageMillcapabilities. ImageMill2 addresses the industriesneed for a fast yet simple to use noise and grainmanagement tool for both data-centric DigitalIntermediate applications, and restoration projectswithin one product. imageMIll2 offers scanning

speedsinexcessof25fpsfor2KandHDfiles,10fpsfor4KfilesandSDfilesattwicerealtime.

A newDust/ScratchConcealment option calledOriginisduelaterin2010.

Cintel also demonstrated a new MillenniumdataMill workflow utilising the Yoyo system fromYoyotta.FilmisscannedtoHDdatainrealtimewiththeYoyosystemcontrollingboththefilmscannerandanimageMillprocessingengine.Visit www.cintel.com

Blackmagic’s Revolution for Da vinciFollowingitsacquisitionofDaVincilastyear,BlackmagicDesignhasannouncedbigchangestohowDaVincicolourcorrectionsystemsaresold.

ThecompanyisintroducingthreemodelsofDaVinciResolve.AnewMac-basedsoftwareonlyversion,aMac-basedversionthatincludestheDaVincicontrolsurface,andahighendLinuxversionformultipleGPUsupercomputer-basedsystems.Itisalsomakingiteasyforuserstoupgrade.AnewfullyfeaturedMac-basedsoftware-onlyversionofResolvewillretailatUS$995.

ThemainDaVinciResolvemodelincludesboththeMacsoftwareandtheDaVinciResolveControlSurfacewhichallowsuserstoadjustsettingsinDaVinci.UsersgetthesamepowerofasingleGPUsystemandbecauseit’sMac-based, theycan install it themselves.DaVinciResolvewith the fullcontrolsurfacewillbepricedatUS$29,995.

ForheavycorrectinginHD,2K,4Koreven3D,thecompanyhasaLinuxsoftwareupgradethatcanbeaddedtotheDaVinciResolveControlSurfaceforUS$19,995.ThisisafullDaVinciResolveLinuxlicense,andletsusersconnectthecontrolsurfaceintoLinuxcomputerswithmoreslotsforinstallingGPUs.

“ThesingleGPUperformanceonMacissimilartothesingleGPULinuxsystemsthatcost$200,000onlysixmonthsago,”saidBlackmagicDesignCEOGrantPetty.

“DaVinciResolvemightbeaffordablenow,butit’sstillahighendsolution,sorequiresathirdpartycontrolpanelsuchastheTangentWave,andsingleCUDAcapableGPUcard.IfvideoI/Oisrequired,thenitalsorequiresaDeckLinkHDExtremecard.OfcoursewewillworkhardtoopenDaVinciResolveuptootherbrandsofcontrolpanel,capturecardsandGPUsasfastaswecan.”

AllexistingDaVincicustomerswithDaVinciResolveorSplicewillgeta freeupdatedversionofDaVinciResolve7.0software - theLinuxversionfirst in JunefollowedbytheMacversion.CustomerswithanolderDaVinci2Ksystemcanusethecontrolsurfacetheyhave,andupgradetoDaVinciResolvebypayingtheLinuxlicenseonly.Visit http://www.blackmagic-design.com/products/davinci/resolve/

Avid Raises Bar with New Editing SystemsAvid has introduced new versions of its MediaComposer(v5),NewsCutter(v9)andSymphony(v5)editingsystems.Newfeaturesinclude:

- Support for Matrox MX02 Mini monitoringhardware, for customers looking for a low-costexternalmonitoringsolutionthatenablesfieldeditingandsimplifiedclientscreeningsessions.

- HD-RGB finishing capabilities that enablecustomers to keeping high-end finishing work in-house.AvidMediaComposerNitrisDXnowoffersDual Link HD-RGB support, allowing customers todigitise RGB 4:4:4 material from video sourceslikeSonyHDCAMSR.AnewRGBplayerandfull-effectsprocessingsupportprovidegreaterprecisionfor colour, keying and effects work, satisfying thedemandsofthehighestqualityproductions.

- Multi-channel audio support and an enhancedinterface.

-AvidMediaAccess (AMA):Native support forpopular industry formats includingRed,QuickTime,Canon XF, XDCAM proxies and AVCHD whicheliminates timely transcode, re-wrap and log andtransferprocesses.

Additional New Features in Media Composer,NewsCutterandSymphony,include:

- Improved audio effects and multi-channel audiosupport:Deliverstheability toapplyhundredsofreal-timeaudioeffectswithsupportforReal-TimeAudioSuite(RTAS) audio plug-ins, providing customerswithmorecreativeandcorrectiveaudiooptionswithinAvidvideoeditingsystems.Additionally,stereotimelinescannowbetreatedasonechannel/layer,easinghandlingandincreasingavailabletimelinerealestate.

- Enhanced user interface: Offers a new timelineSmartTool,featuring“draganddrop”audioandvideoelementsaswellaseditingand trimming features fordirectmanipulation of clips in the timeline, providingcustomerswithmorechoiceinthewaytheywork.

Media Composer, Symphony and NewsCuttersoftware will be available on June 10, 2010.MediaComposerv5educationalpricingisUS$295and academic versions 4 - 5 will qualify forcomplementaryupgradesforfouryearsfromthedateofsoftwareactivation.

Visitwww.avid.com

Cameron-Backed 3D Doco at Digital PicturesDigital Pictures haswelcomed the Sanctumproduction team to its state of the art, 3D ready, post-productionfacilityinMelbourne.

Thereported$30milliondollarstereoscopicfeaturetellsthethrillingtaleofdocumentaryfilmmakerAndrewWight’sneardeathexperiencewhilst leadingadivingexpeditionof15menin theremoteundergroundcavesystemsoftheAustralianNullarborPlains.

Wight,whoscriptedthefilm,isco-producingtheprojectalongwithFilmNation’sAaronRyder.AlisterGierson(Kokoda)isdirecting,andOscarawardwinnerJamesCameroncementshiscommitmenttostereoscopictechnologyandstorytellingasthefilm’sExecutiveProducer.

Emmy Award winning post-production supervisor Marc van Buuren and his team are workingexclusivelywithDigitalPicturesonthefeature’s3Dpost-production.

DigitalPictureswillundertakethe3Dconform,digitalcolourgrading,digitalmasteringfor3Dcinema,2Ddigitalcinema,theDI35mmnegative,andtheHDvideodeliveriesfortheproduction.

“WehavebeensetupforDigitalCinemaforsometime,andnowwehavesetourselvesupwiththe3Dsoftwareandhardwarepackages,weare3Dready!WehavecompletedanumberoftestsforSanctum,whichhavebeenscreenedforUniversalintheUSandtogreatsuccess.NowweareintheprocessofrenovatingourtheatretteandinstallingasilverscreenforRealD,”saidPenelopeFelton,HeadofDigitalFilm,DigitalPictures.


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Telestream, theproviderof video transcodingandworkflow solutions, used NAB2010 to announceVantage, an enterprise-class software solution thatintegrates silos of digital video processing intoa single managed workflow. Vantage combinesvideo capture, transcoding, analysis, qualitycontrol, metadata processing, graphics assemblyand video file management into three solutions,VantageWorkflow,VantageAnalysisandVantageTranscode.

Vantage Transcode automates transcodingbetween all major video and audio files formats.Transcoding as part of the workflow provides theindustry’sbroadestanddeepestfileformatsupportforbroadcast,cable,edit,web,mobile,VOD,and

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MAM key to ESPN Star Sports in HDSystem integrator TSL has included the IBIS “iFind”media asset management platform in a new HDplayout facility currently being installed for ESPNSTAR Sports’ (ESS) 73,000 square-foot broadcastfacilityinSingapore.

TSLhascompletedpre-buildforthefirst twonewHDchannels, thefirst scheduled togo live in June.ThesystemisdesignedtoaccommodateexpansiontosixchannelsandESShasalreadyorderedathirdchanneltogoonairinJuly.

According to TSL Managing Director DavidPhillips, “We evaluated multiple media assetmanagementsolutionsinordertofindonethatwastherightfitforESPNSTARSports’workflowandtheIBISofferingwasclearlythemostappropriatesystemforthisproject.”

The new ESS iFind MAM system includes IBIS’s

“iAcquire”, which controls the acquisition andredirection of material from multiple sources tomultipledestinations.iAcquireincludestoolstoingestfromtape;vialinesfeedwithroutercontrol;orbyfiletransfer. Recordings can be started instantly for thefastturn-aroundsituationsrequiredoflivesportaswellas being scheduled in advance using the iAcquireScheduler application. As material is ingested,operators at IBIS iLogger workstations can tag theincoming sports events with appropriate, validatedmetadatawhichisheldwiththemediathroughoutitseditoriallifecycle.

IBIS Chief Technical Officer John Haselwoodsaid, “TSL is a world leader in systems integrationwehaveenjoyedworkingcloselywith themontheprecisetechnicalspecificationsrequiredforESS.ThisnewHDplayoutfacilityisstate-of-the-artandweare

pleasedtoagainbeworkingwithTSLtoincorporatean integrated, flexible media management systemthatwillbenefitESSforyearstocome.”

The IBIS “iFind” broadcast media optimisationplatform is a multi-device search tool that providesintuitive, intelligent, system-wide search capabilitiesforvaluableclipmetadata.The iFind interfacealsoenablestheusertoworkwiththeassociatedbrowseproxiesgeneratedon ingestby trustedpartners likeIPV tocreateashot listbeforeexportinganEDL inXMLformattoeditonFinalCutPro.

The iAcquireworkstation runningon theplatformcanbeusedtotrimtheinandoutpointsofmaterial;review material just loaded; add automationmetadataatthepointofingest,orlaterontheserver;orcallupaclipandreviewitinjog/shuttlemode.Visit www.tsl.co.uk and www.espnstar.com

Integrating Workflow SilosIPTV workflows, including MXF, VANC, timecode,captions, multiple audio streams and metadata.Built upon Telestream’s award-winning FlipFactorytechnology, Vantage transcoding is optimized forspeed and reliability. When used as part of theworkflow deployment, Vantage can automate“smart” transcoding workflows that incorporateadaptive decision-making and automated encodeconfiguration.

Meanwhile, Vantage Analysis allows users tocreate adaptive workflows that react to contentpropertiesandquality.Analysissupportsanyvideofileformatandpropertiessuchasletterbox,curtains,black, slate, telecine and ITU 1770 loudness.Resultscanbefeddirectlytotranscoding,reporting

or web services; this allows the creation of self-healingworkflows.Userscandesignworkflowsthatdetectandcorrecterrorsatanystepintheworkflowprocessandprovideinputtoothertasks,includingreportinganddownstreamvideoprocessing.

Capturefromtapeorlivesourcescanbeaddedto the workflow using Telestream Pipeline whichseamlessly integrateswith Vantage to immediatelyautomate workflow processes during capture.Graphicsassemblycanbeaddedtotheworkflowusing Telestream GraphicsFactory to increase thevalueofmediabybranding,localizingandtailoringmediaforspecificregionsandaudiences.Visit www.telestream.net

LTo-5 Archive ApplianceAt NAB2010, Cache-A introduced Pro-Cache5,an archive appliance for digital film, broadcastand video professionals working with file-basedworkflows.Oneof the first LTO-5archive productsonthemarket,Pro-Cache5offersnearlydoublethestoragecapacityofexistingLTO-4cartridges -now1.5 terabytes (TB)/LTO-5 cartridge - while alsoprovidingsignificantlyfasterarchivingspeeds.

ThesmallformfactorPro-Cache5enablescreativeprofessionalstocreatesourcemastersinacquisitionworkflowswhenusingthenewmemorycardordisk-basedcameras.At the same time, italsoprovideslong-termarchivalstoragewitheasyaccesstocontent

assetsateverystageofproduction.Pro-Cache5 writes data on low-cost, secure,

portable, interchangeable and IT industry-standardLTO-5tapecartridgesusingthestandard“tar”format,and thearchive life is30 years. LTO-5alsooffersread/writecompatibilitywithLTO-4.

Both the LTO-5 based Pro-Cache5 and LTO-4 based Pro-Cache4 network-attached archiveappliances are easy to install and use. Operatingsystem-independent, they can be deployed intoWindows,MacOSandUnixenvironmentstoprovidedirectaccesstoarchiveddatafromanyplatformwithsimultaneousmulti-useraccessandvolumesharing.

Both the rack-mountable Pro-Cache5 and Pro-Cache4offeraninternal4TBofRAIDconfigurableaseitherstripedformaximumspeed(RAID0)orfordataredundancywithmirrored reliability (RAID1).Withadditional ExpressCard and eSATA connections,thePro-Cacheplatformisidealforthefastarchivingof direct connected storage. It also offers SASconnections for high-speed mounts and expansionaswell asa sturdy three rack unit (3RU)/half rackchassisforindustrialcompatibility.Inaddition,thePro-Cacheplatformcanbeupgradedtocontrolroboticlibraries.

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VIDEO ARCHIVE RECORDER WITH LTO-5 SUPPORTFOR-A introduced the LTR-100HS VideoArchiveRecorderatthe2010NABShowinLasVegas.ThenewrecordersupportsLTO-5technology, the latest standard in long-term,high-capacity tape storage, to provide asimpleandeffectivearchivesolution.

The LTR-100HS is equipped with a highquality MPEG-2 codec, the LTR-100HSincludes an MXF wrapper/un-wrapper,so MXF files (XDCAM HD/HD422/IMX)recordedtoLTO-5tapecanbeuseddirectlybymanyNLEsystems.LTO-5tapecartridgescan store approximately 50 hours ofprogrammingrecordedat50Mbps.

Within its compact chassis and half rackdesign, the LTR-100HS includes an LTO-5drive,2TBharddrive,HD/SD-SDII/O,andLCDmonitor.Otherfeaturesincludefrontpanelplayback controls with a convenient jog/shuttlewheel,RS-422forexternalVTRcontrol,gigabitEthernet interfaceforfile-basedI/O,andUSB2.0 interface for barcode reader,PCkeyboard,orUSBstorage.Visit www.for-a.com

LIVE PRODUCTION CONTENT MANAGEMENTAtNAB2010,GrassValleyunveiledK2DynoProductionAssistantwhichprovidesasuiteoftoolstoeasilykeeptrackofandmanageK2servermediaassetsonlocation.Userscancreatemetadatagridsoff-lineinadvanceofaneventtotagcriticalinformation,suchasnamesandrelevanteventactiontypes.ThemetadatatagscanthenbeeasilydistributedtoGrassValleyK2Dynoreplaycontroller.Metadatacanbeloggedandaddedduringanevent.Allmetadatacreatedcanbesavedalongwiththecontentandeasilyrepurposed.

Contentstoredonanetworkcanbeviewed,aggregated,andthensenttoremovablestorageornetworkdestinationsusinguser-selectable,automatedrules.Usingthecapturedmetadata,userscansearchforcontent,createnewsub-clips,andbuildcompleteplaylists.

AllGrassValleyK2clientsoffermanaged,guaranteedbandwidthnetworkingthattheK2DynoProductionAssistant takes advantage of for performing file transfers in the background while production operationscontinue.Thisincludesmovingcontentbetweenserversandtonetworkstoragelocationsaswellastostandardoff-the-shelfremovableUSBstoragedevices.TheuseofstandardITtechnologiesfacilitatesseamlessfile-basedworkflows.AstheK2platformprovidesfilewrappingofMXFand.MOV,thecontentcaneasilybesharedwithsystemsdedicatedforeditingandarchiving,withnospecialequipmentorprocesses.

ThenewGrassValleyK2DynoProductionAssistantcanalsobeeasilyintegratedintoalltypesofnonlineareditingworkflows.EditsystemssuchastheGrassValleyEDIUS,FinalCutProandMediaComposercanbenetworkedtoK2serverclients,makingfiletransfersfastandeasy.WiththeEDIUSandFinalCutProNLEs,theycanalsobeconfiguredtodirectlyeditinplace.MetadatacanalsobesenttoFinalCutProworkstationsandinterchangedtousewhensearchingformaterial.TheK2DynoProductionAssistantcanbeusedtoestablishrulestoautomaticallymovecontenttolocationsforeditorstouse,evenwhilealiveproductionisinprocess.Visit www.grassvalley.com

COLLABORATION VIA SANAt NAB 2010, Studio Network Solutions(SNS)announced the immediateavailabilityofSANmpversion3.1SANsharingsoftware.

SANmp SAN sharing software allowsmultiple users toaccess the filesona FibreChannel or iSCSI SAN, enabling everyoneto capture, share and edit directly onto astorage system in real-time — improvingcollaboration and eliminating wasted timecopyingfiles.

SANmpoffersthebenefitsofsafelysharingall of the storage on a SAN, but withoutthe administrative complexities of clusteredfile systems. SANmp works at the volumelevel with native file systems such as HFS+andNTFSanddoesn’t needanymetadatanetwork or special servers. It is easilydeployed and can be used with anywherefromtwotohundredsofusers.

SANmpiscompatiblewithFinalCutPro,Avid,AdobePremierePro,ProTools,Smoke,and most similar applications for Mac andWindows. It is also compatible with mostpopularstoragearrays,FibreChannelHBAs,as well as the free SNS globalSAN andMicrosoftiSCSIinitiators.

SANmp is now available for immediatedownload as a free trial on an unlimitednumberofcomputers.Visit www.studionetworksolutions.com

EDITSHARE STORAGE SERIES/XSTREAM 6.0AtNABEditShareannouncedtheavailabilityofVersion6ofitsStorageSeriesandXStreamsharedstoragesolutionsdesignedforprojectandmediasharingforFinalCutProandAvideditors.

HighlightsofthenewStorageSeriesandXStreamVersion6.0include:• optimisationsforDPXWorkflows-userscanenableDPXoptimisationsonaper-MediaSpacebasis,

andchoosespecificoptimisationsforHD-DPXor2K-DPXworkflows.• newdefinitionofgroupsofusers.Onceagroupisdefined,itcanbeaddedandremovedfrom

MediaSpacesandProjectSpacesandmanaged the samewayas individuals.Userscanalsobelongtomultiplegroups.

• includestheabilitytoconvertManagedSpacestoUnmanaged.• administratorsnowhavetheabilitytochangethenameofaMediaSpace.• new versions ofNetatalk and Samba - EditShare ensures the fullest compatibilitywith the latest

versionsofMacOSXandWindows7.• newGraphicalInterfacetobringitvisuallyinlinewithEditShare’sFlow,ArkandGeevssolutions.• integrationofSolidStateDrivesallowsEditSharetooffer itsfirstsharedstorageserverwithSolid

StateDrives(SSD).Asinglesetof16SSDscansupportmultiplestreamsof2KDPXfiles,50ormorestreamsofvideoinformatsincludingProResorDNxHD,orhundredsofaudiostreamsformixingapplications.Inaddition,EditSharewillsoonbeimplementinganew“datamovement”capabilitythatwillallowcustomerstointelligentlymoveMediaSpacesfromSSDstoSpinningDiskswhenthehigherperformanceofSSDsisnolongerrequiredforthatmedia.

• dual Port 10-Gigabit cards - about 80 percent of all EditShare systems ship with 10-Gigabitnetworking. With Version 6, EditShare systems now offer a Dual 10-Gigabit option, providingfacilitieswithgreaterbandwidthandflexibility.

Visit www.editshare.com

COMPREHENSIVE PRODUCTION PLATFORMAt its 2010 NAB Show press conference,Omneon Inc. unveiled new components andenhancementsacrossitsproductline,alongwithkey production application partnerships, thatfurtherextendtheOmneonplatformtosupportabroadrangeofproductionworkflows.

A new Omneon Spectrum MediaDirector2201 module delivers more channels andmore IP bandwidth at the same price as thelegacyMediaDirector2102Bmodel.ThisnewMediaDirector is thesecondin the lineofnewMediaDirectors introduced last fall, offeringindustry-leading system bandwidth and price/performance.

ThenewOmneonMediaGridContentServer2124 combines with the latest releaseof MediaGrid software, V2.3, to deliverperformance and cost-efficiency for high-bandwidth production workflows. The smallestOmneon MediaGrid system with just threeContentServer 2124 systems can deliver upto1GB/sec inbandwidth, supportup to100simultaneousFinalCutProeditors,andnativelyhosttranscodingandQCapplications.

The company’s Spectrum and MediaDeckSystem software release V6.1 adds supportfor theMediaDirector2201while contributingnewcapabilitiesincludingsupportforrecordingXDCAM HD compliant with Sony’s RDD9standard.

Omneon ProXplore simplifies workflowsby automatically harvesting and clearlypresenting key metadata such as format, bitrate, resolution, and aspect ratio. Intelligentrules and notifications facilitate the movementof media through production workflows withminimal manual intervention, tracking contentthrough its lifecycle and improving efficiencyacross the workflow. Using business rules builtintotheplatformandusingOmneonProXchangefortranscoding,ProXploreautomaticallyformatscontentasrequiredforthenextsteporuserintheproductionworkflow.Visit www.omneon.com

DALET UPGRADES ENTERPRISEDaletDigitalMediaSystemsreleaseditslatestversionof Dalet Enterprise Edition, its open Media AssetManagement(MAM)platformdesignedtofacilitatecollaborative workflows for news, sports, programpreparation, and archives. Natively integratedproductiontoolsmanageingest,logging,production,playout, archive and distribution of content acrossmultipleplatforms.

Delivered with the comprehensive DaletNewsroom Computer System (NCRS), DaletEnterpriseEditionprovidesa fully integratedend-to-endsolutionthatcanbeadaptedtoanynewsroomoperation. The versatile Dalet platform also meetstheproductionneeds forcomplexend-to-end,multi-platformproductionworkflows.

Developedon theprinciplesofServiceOrientedArchitecture(SOA),DaletEnterpriseEditionleveragesthe full capabilities of modern IT technologies. ItsWorkflow Engine and Web Services API providesfutureproofopenness.

DaletEnterpriseEditionincludes:-Newswheelplayoutandpre-productionworkflow

isarevolutionaryconceptinitiallydesignedforTimeWarner Cable’s 24/7 news production workflow.The new feature maximises playout automationefficiencyofnewsclipsacrossmultiplechannels,withdifferentformatsandlanguages.

- Dalet’s “CG on the timeline” feature simplifiestheprocessofcreatingbroadcastgraphicsfromthejournalists’desktops.Noburn-inrequiredasplayoutisfullyautomated.

-Comprehensiveweb-basedNRCS.WebSpace,Dalet’s Windows-based web client now includesa full-featured NRCS. In addition to video tools,newsgathering, planning, rundown management,and script editing are available to users fromanywhereviaweborPCclients.WebSpacerunsonMacandWindowsplatforms.

DalethasalsounveilednewcoreMAMfunctionsincluding a new Business Process Managementengine to orchestrate workflows and optimiseresources; management of Digital Rights andGenealogyforanytypeofcontent:anextendedsetofsupportedmediaformatsandnewfunctionalitiesforcentralisedingest:andnewmanualandautomatedQualityCheck(QC)tools.Visit www.dalet.com

VOLICON EXPANDS OBSERVER FAMILYVoliconhasannouncedasignificantexpansionofitsObserverfamilyofdigitalvideologgingandmonitoringsystems.

Observer Professional for budget-conscioustelevision stations and companies thatrequire streamlined features and workflowsfor scheduled recording, searching mediamentions,andclippingforquickexport.

ObserverEnterpriseforlargerbroadcastingnetworks that require 24×7 multichannelmedia monitoring and compliance logging.The Observer Enterprise includes integratedNielsen Ratings for side-by-side competitiveanalysis based on viewership, and it alsosupports Volicon’s optional Content MatchingandProducermodulesforaudiofingerprintingandcontentrepurposingworkflows.Thesystemsupports monitoring of unlimited channelsand unlimited user access, offers inputs foranalogue, SD-SDI, and HD-SDI sources, andprovidesuptotwoyearsofstorage.

ObserverEnterprisePlusforthelargestandmost complex editorial production facilitiesthat require multiple bit rates and resolutionsfor high-resolution finishing. The systemincludes a unique capture card that enablesdual encoding of full-frameHD (1280×720,6 to 9 Mbps) and a corresponding low-resolutionSDproxy (320×240,384 to512kbps) for efficient network bandwidth browseediting and high-resolution conformance.The Observer Enterprise Plus provides a fullyintegrated,automatedtranscodingenginethatconvertsObserver-basedbroadcastcontenttomorethan40codecsandcontainersforeasyimport to industry-standard non-linear editingsystems,Websites,videoservers,andmobileapplications. The system offers multi-bit-rateencoding froma single input,and it includesinputs for analogue, SD-SDI, and HD-SDIsources, plus composite and component I/Ofor RF inputs intoawide rangeof supportedset-topboxes.Visit www.volicon.com

OMNIBUS, DATADIRECT PARTNER TO POWER ITXOmniBus Systems, the provider of comprehensive broadcast automation, content management andworkflowsolutions,hasaddedDataDirectNetworks’ (DDN)S2Aarchitecture to therangeofstorageplatformscertified forusewith the iTXautomationand transmissionplatform incriticalbroadcastandmediaapplications.

DDN’sxSTREAMScalerplatform,togetherwiththeS2A9900andS2A6620storagesystems,havebeenassessedincontinuoususewithiTXforresilienceanddataintegrityduringintensivemediatransferactivity.CertificationbyOmniBusindicatesthatserverandstorageproductsexceedtheperformanceandreliabilitycriteriaforcriticalbroadcastapplicationswithiTX.

OmniBusiTXcombinesallthefunctionsofabroadcastconventionalchaininasingle,integratedsuiteofsoftwareapplications.WithsupportforSDandHDformats,andtheabilitytointegratewiththird-partysystems,iTXallowsbroadcasterstocost-effectivelylaunchandoperatehigh-qualitychannelsinbroadcast,IPTV,mobileTV,disasterrecoveryandbusinesscontinuityapplications.Visit www.ddn.com and www.omnibus.tv


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Cool Signage

A SPIN-OFF of US D-signage networkprovider Adspace, Coolsign has focused oncreating an ecosystem of partners to solve thetechnological challenges of digital signage.Using Coolsign technology, Adspace hascreated the largestoutof homemedianetworkinshoppingmallsintheworldwithinexcessof120USshoppingmalls running1400screens.ButCoolsignhastakenitsecosystemideafurtherwith deployments in Denmark, the Pentagon,NikeWorldwideandnumerousothers.

ForLouGiacalone,FounderandPresidentofCoolsign,thecompany’smissionistomakesurealltheD-signagepiecescometogetherwiththebestpracticestomakeitsuccessful.

C+T:YouemphasiseD-signageisnotlikeTVortheweb.So,howwouldyoudescribeit?LG:“Really it’smediaataglancesoithas theflexibilityand themotionof televisionand kindof the immediacy of the web in the sense thatagainyouchangestuffminutetominute,youcantargetdifferentmessages todifferentaudiencesand it’sa richmediawhichagainpeople tendto lookat it likea TV ‘cause it uses the similarscreenstoTVsinalotofcasesbutagainyoujustdon’thave the focusedattention thatyouget inTV.That’saverydifferentexperiencethanbeingoutandaboutandyouhaveapurpose,you’regoing somewhere, you’re doing something oryou’rewaitingforsomething.Thedigitalmediais reallysomethingoutsideofwhatyou’re therefor so it really has to grab your attention andmake an impact and then be prepared thatyou’regoing todisengage ‘causeagainyou’renevergoingtohaveafocusedexperienceoutinpubliclikeyoudoathome.”C+T: Where is the industry in terms ofstandardisation?LG:“We’vebeenhelpingpushstandardisationwith collaborationwith the other software folkslikeScalarandHarrisand there’sacommunity

of interest inside POPAI which is the Point OfPurchase Advertising Institute and there is adigital signage technical standards group thatweare veryactive in.So farwe’veaddressedcontent, formats, we looked at scheduling,communicationsowe’repushingtowardshavingsomething this year where playback devicescould speak a common language so that theywouldpotentiallybeable tohaveonevendor’splayback device or more importantly like anembeddedhardwareplaybackdevicethatcouldspeakalinguafrancasignageandconnectintoaCoolsign serveroraScalar serverandbeapartofthatnetworkwithouthavingtorecodesothere is significantprogressbeingmadeat thistime.And,wethink that’scritical to thesuccessoftheindustry.”

C+T: How much does that standardisationprocessdrawuponeffortsinotherindustrieslikeTV?LG: “We’ve looked at some of the broadcasttransfer standards. Some of it is applicable,someofitisn’t.We’vedrawnalotfromtheSmilStandard (Synchronized Multimedia IntegrationLanguage)which is amultimedia standard thatwasmoreinternet-focused.Thatseemedtohavealittlebitmorerelevancyintermsofmetaphorsandschedulingthatisrelevanttodigitalsignage.Televisionisaverylongformatsoithasaverydifferent feel than thesignagestuffwhich tendstobe shorter andmoreof a compositemedia,that you’re bringing a lot of stuff together. So,we’re definitely keeping an eye on the otherstandardsbecauseweunderstandthatit ispartofabiggermediacommunity.”

C+T: So when people are creating theirdeliverables forTVandhere’sourwebfileandsoon,wheredoyouseeyouguysfittingin?LG: “There’s obviously a bigger issue to beaddressedfordynamiccontentthatiscomposite,

but for the base content formats we’re makinga clear recommendation to either use mpeg 2orH264asthebasecontentformatandwe’vegotrecommendedbitratesandsampletestfilesthathavebeenputforthinthecommunitysothatwecanall validate that for thegiven tests thatwe’re able to play those. So, again, that’s themeanlinerecommendationforcontent-MPEG2beingthebroadcaststandardandH264beingtheupandcomingfavouritewithin thebroadermultimediacommunityandIPTV.

“We feel comfortable that support for thoseformats is thecoreofwhatwe’redoing.So, inthe workflow for cut and production, as longas your tool suites support IPTV and H264,that you’re able to get those files out, thatdigitalsignagewilladjustthosedirectlyandbepreparedtodealwiththem.”

C+T:You’veemphasised this isamedium thatfunctionsonanetwork.Arethereanyproblemsusingwirelessasacomponentofthis?LG: “This is something that we’ve workedreally long and hard on which is to makesure thatwe’recompatiblewith justaboutanyinfrastructurebecauseIPisIP.That’sthebeautyof it which is you’re insulated from the actualtransport layer so we with our product againarecompatiblewithall thewiredandwirelesstransports.

“Weintrinsicallysupportmulticasting,wefeelthis is a critical thing because, again, with anetworkofscaleyouwanttobeabletogetthestuffoutthereefficiently,multicastbeingthemostefficientthingoutthere.But,ofcourse,wirelessisreallyimportant,too.I’vespokenalotaboutthecostofdeployinghardinfrastructureandyou’regoingtowanttotakeadvantageofwireless,sowedealreallywellwithheterogenousnetworksbecauseagainthat’sgoingtobecritical.

Lou Giacalone, Founder and President of Coolsign.

HarrisCorporationhasreceivedanordertosupplyitsDigitalOut-of-Home(DOOH)solutiontotheMarinaBaySandsintegratedresortcomplexinSingapore.

The solution at Marina Bay Sands comprisesseveral hundred InfoCaster Player content playoutdevices, which will provide information andadvertising to enhance the resort experience forcustomers. InfoCaster Creator software will handlecontent creation, and the InfoCaster Managernetwork management system will drive broadcast-qualityvideo toscreensandvideowalls invariouspartsoftheresort.

Harris video wall playback technology willenable Marina Bay Sands to change the screenconfigurationon the resort’svideowalls— throughthenetworktotheplayoutdevices—toenablemoredynamicdisplayarrangements.Thesynchedplayeroutputfeaturewillallowgraphics,animationorpre-

PumpTV is Australia’s first and only digital petrolstation “TV network”. The network nowcovers fourmetropolitanmarketshavingrecentlyrolledoutacrosspetrol stations inAdelaideandBrisbane, followinglaunchesinMelbourneandSydney.Deliveringvideoandadvertisingcontent through itsnetworkpartners,Channel7andYahoo!7,PumpTVhasbeenrollingoutthroughselectUnitedPetroleumlocationsinbothcities.

Channel7andYahoo!7arePumpTV’sexclusivecontentpartners,providingnews,sportsandweatherandlifestyleupdates.

TherolloutispartofPumpTV’splantoextenditsnetworkto4800screensacross400petrolstationsby2012-givingadvertisersexposuretoover12millionhighlyengagedconsumerspermonthwhiletheyfilltheirvehiclesatthepump.Measurementofaudiencenumbers is achieved through an accumulation of

definedsequencestobeactivatedforplayoutacrossmultiplescreenssimultaneously.

“The Harris DOOH solution will enable MarinaBaySands to communicatemoredynamicallywithits customers throughout the resort,” said DeniseMacDonell, director and general manager fordigital signage,Harris BroadcastCommunications.“Our solution is highly scalable and surpasses thecapabilities of a typical digital signage network intermsofbothqualityandworkflow.Customersarebetter able to manage content and drive revenue-generatingopportunities.”

Harris Digital Out-of-Home solutions enable thecreation,scheduling,distribution,playingandreportingoflivevideoandgraphics.Userscanacquireorcreatedigital content and manage it throughout the entiredeliverychain—fromacentralsiteormultipleremotelocations—onaTCP/IPnetwork.

transactionreportsacrossalllocations,reportingthenumberofpeoplewhoboughtpetroland thereforewereexposedtothePumpTVscreen.

Advertisers have the choice of 15sec or 30sec

InfoCaster Creator content creation stationsenableeasyacquisitionandgenerationofgraphics,live video and dynamic data content. InfoCasterPlayerdevicessynchronizeanddelivercontentfrommultiple sources to thousands of remote displaysspread over a nationwide network, addressingindividual messaging display requirements.Advancedmanagement,schedulingandmonitoringtoolsgiveusersunprecedentedcontrolandflexibilityovertheenterprisenetwork.

Thecompany’ssolutionatMarinaBaySandsisthe largestHarriscasino/resortDOOHinstallationin the ASEAN region. It follows other resort hotelandcasinoprojectsinwhichHarrissolutionshavebeen implemented, most notably The VenetianMacauResort-HotelandFourSeasonsHotelresortinMacau.Visit www.harris.com

TVCsoranimated“wraps”thataredisplayedonasplitscreenalongsidethevideocontent.

PumpTV follows a US model where almost32,000petrolstationscreenswerelaunchedinfouryearsfrom2005.

“Ourbusinesshasgrownfromstrengthtostrengthwithmoreadvertisersacknowledgingtheopportunityof reaching out to a captive audience through awhole new platform,” says David Parker, CEO ofPumpTV.

“PumpTVisaveryinterestingandinnovativemodelasitcreatesapointofdifferenceforpetroleumretailersandforadvertisers,itaddsawholenewdimensiontoengagewithcaptiveaudiencesthroughverifiableandmeasureabledigitaloutdooradvertising,” saysMark Harris, National Merchandise Manager,UnitedPetroleum.Visit www.pumptv.com.au

Singapore Resort Signs Harris for D-Signage

“Pump Priming” Digital Signage

>> >> David Parker, CEO of PumpTV.

Australasia’s ONLY Dedicated Digital Signage

Conference & Expo

Sydney Convention Centre, July 20-21, 2010

Be Seen on theFourth Screen!

Digital Signage World Australia 2010 is an exhibition of the world’s

leading D-Signage solutions providers alongside a world-class,

applications-focused conference. Digital Signage World Australia 2010

where innovation is showcased, solutions are found and experience

is passed on.

Truly a business and technology show, DSW is the only event that brings

together end-users from all the key vertical markets and the advertising

industry, all eager to engage with the entire digital signage value-chain.

Participating companies include: - NEC, JVC Professional, Dynamic Visual

Systems, NetComm and TouchScreen Solutions.

Visit www.terrapinn.com/2010/digital/


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“We’ve satellite in the United States wherethey do satellite deployment but, of course,in a downtown area you might have buildingshadowswhereyoucan’tseethebirdandthenyou have to deploy a DSL or something elsein its stead to get the connectivity there andyou have to be able to handle againmultipletransport types on a single network so this issomethingthatwe’vereallyfocusedontomakesurethatwecando.

C+T:Aswellas fixeddisplays, is therearoleformobile,solarorotherpowereddevices?LG: “I definitely think so. That’s still kind ofin its infancy but we’ve seen battery-powereddeployments where they just recharge themat night. I think fuel cell technology is reallygoing to be the way to go ‘cause when youthink about something like a signage kioskyou’ve got a signwhich you’re putting at eyelevel and then you’ve got a footprint below itwhichisbasicallyjuststructural.Well,imagineif you would some type of safe fuel reservethat’sactuallypoweringthatthroughafuelcelltechnology which is, of course, a very greenpowermechanism.Thatcouldprobablypower

thatsignfornumerousdays,thenyoureplaceafuelcartridgeor fuel it upwith some rechargemechanismandthenoffitgoes.

“I see that being really a powerfultransformationalthingfortheindustrybut,again,it’s probably a little bit of ways away ‘causethe fuel cell guys right now have been reallyfocusedonhomeenergyandautomobile.”

C+T: In terms of the overall global marketwheredoyouseetheopportunitiesforgrowth?LG: “The opportunity is everywhere. It’s notthe tip of the iceberg, it’s the tip of the tip ofthe iceberg.Mostpeople thinkabout signsasbeing big things that are in big places, butreally what I see as the future is they can goalotofdifferentplaces.Iseewherethere’llbesmall signs at every table at every restaurantandcertainly ineveryhotel room in theworldinstead of those little cardboard things sittingthere talking about the restaurant or the dailyspecial at the restaurant. There’ll be a digitalsign and just because it’s small and justbecauseitdoesn’tdoalotdoesn’tmeanit’snota powerful network device delivering value tothebusiness.Again,youcouldseewheretherecouldliterallybebillionsofthesedevicesintheworldandthat’sthefutureoftheindustry.

“So,todaywhereweseedeploymentsthere’sprobablyunderamillionsignsdeployedintheworld.We’relessthanafractionofapercentofpenetrationandsothefutureisallaheadofusandit’sallfantastic.”C+T: What’s the potential for integrationwith other types of systems, say, in a retailenvironment? Is it, for instance, possible tolink intoa system that’s keeping trackof stocknumbers?LG: “Very much so. Too many times themarketingfolkswhoareexcitedaboutsignagetreat IT in an adversarial capacity becausethe ITguys have very highexpectationsaboutwhatatechnologysystemshouldlooklikeandtraditionally most vendors of digital signage,theirsystemsarenotuptoparwithITstandards.

“Something we’ve focused on is makingsurethatispossible,togivethemthetoolsthattheyfeelareuptoenterprisestandardsand,infact,withasystemlikeCoolsign,andthereareothers in the marketplace as well, it’s actuallyquite straightforward to create interfaces withthings like e-pos and to very simply createrelationshipswhereaproducton the screen isshownornotshownbasedonitsstocklevelatthatparticularstore.

“Thethingthatyouhearaboutaswellisthatif the outside temperature at a location is inexcess of 20 degrees you show t-shirts and ifit’sbelow20degrees thenyoushowsweatersandthatstuffisdo-abletodaywiththeexistingtechnology,withreallyrelativelystraightforwardintegration and this is againwhywe think it’sincredibly important to do more outreach andevangelisminto theITcommunity‘causeagain

wedoseethisbeingapartoftheITecosystem.”C+T:So,whatroledoesmobiledigitalsignagehaveandhow’sthatdifferenttobroadcasting?LG: “I’m not sure there’s necessarily anycorrelationtobroadcastbutcertainlysignswillbe mobile. I mean, again, any kind of transitvehicleisanexcellentchoicetodeploysignage‘causeyougenerallyhaveacaptiveaudiencefor someperiodof timeand there’s no reasonwhy you wouldn’t want to talk to them andagain traditionalmediabusinesseshavemadeagood living serving thoseaudiencesaroundtheworldfordecades,sothere’snoreasonthatmobilewouldn’tbeapartofit.

“Again, the technology is cool in thesense that leveraging GPS and technologieslike that in combination with the marketingmedium, you’re now able to take it to a newlevel where you’re moving through an urbanenvironmentandthere’sanewrestaurantinthisneighbourhood and that restaurant over therehas a dinner special tonight and it’s $14.95forasteakdinner,oraboutiqueopenshereorthere’s a play happening in this part of townand thatcanchangeasyoumove through theneighbourhood.So, I think itdefinitelywill betransformative in terms of better connectingpeople and the communities and this is thepowerwhereit’sthereverseofbroadcast.

“In the history of the industry, people triedto coin the term narrowcast which I just feltwas a horrifically ugly term but I talk abouta local context and, in the old days, this iswhat the newspaper was, that it was a localthing that talked about what was happeningin your immediate neighbourhood. But, ofcourse, economies of scale forced everythingtobeaggregatedanditbecamelessand lesslocal and contextual to the point where it’salmostbecomeirrelevantandcertainlynotcosteffectiveorgreendeployingthat.

“Digital can turn that back around to beextremely local, extremely contextual becauseagainit’sgotthetimeelement,canbechangedday to day, can tell you what’s going ontonightinyourlocalvenuesandwithyourlocalmerchants and local restaurants and againthat’swhat peoplewant. Imean they’re livingtheir lives and if signs can add value to theirlivesthey’llpayattentiontothemandifpeopleare paying attention to them then you’ll haveanopportunity to squeeze someadvertising inthereandtakeadvantageofthataudiencebut,again, it’s no different than television, you’vegot to find the right balance between content– and, again, I would argue that advertisinglocal stuff could be considered content ‘causeit’s relevant, it’scontextual–and thennationalbrandadvertiserscancomealong for the rideand enjoy the benefit of the gaze on thosescreens.

Coolsign is represented in Australia by Dynamic Visual Systems. Visit dynamicvisualsystems.com.au and www.coolsign.com

It’s not the tip of the iceberg, it’s the tip of the tip of the iceberg. Most people think about signs as being big things that are in big places, but really what I see as the future is they can go a lot of different places.


David Atkins Wows Shanghai Expo with Fairlight

Tannoy Spreads out with Speakers

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With over 70 million people - almost all of themChinese - expected to visit World Expo 2010Shanghai, it was imperative that the openingceremonyfor thisextraordinaryeventwentwithoutahitch.

Billedasthemostspectacularoutdoormultimediadisplayinhistory,theopeningceremonyforWorldExpo 2010 Shanghai took place at the end ofAprilandpushed theboundariesof technology toits limits. The extravaganzamade non-stop use offireworks,soundandlight,withnumerouselementssuchasmobilefountains,laserprojections,andtheworld’slargestLEDscreen.

Australian production company David AtkinsEnterprises(DAE)workedalongsideExpoorganisersto handle all aspects of the ceremony includingthe live and broadcast audio, which was sent totelevisionstationsaroundtheworld.Andamongtheequipment chosen for this taskwere two identicalFairlight playback systems each consisting of twoXynergicontrollers,twoworkstationPCs,twoSX20I/OsandaFadersidecar.

DAE’smusiceditorandplaybackengineerSteveLogan says “In any live event, but especially oneof this magnitude and importance, reliability isparamount.ThisiswhywealwayschooseFairlightfor our audio requirements – because we knowthat, with Fairlight, we simply wouldn’t have anyproblems.”

LoganaddsthatFairlight’sability toeditdirectlyon the playback system really came into its own

duringrehearsalsandproductionasitenabledveryfastturnaround.

“We also like Fairlight’s MADI capabilities aslinkingmultiplesystemsandroutingsignalsismucheasierusingsinglecoaxcablesasopposedtowhatwould otherwise be large quantities of multi-corecable,” he explains. “Fairlights also havepowerfuland flexible synchronisation features that can beaccessed in real-time during playback, as wellas very fast response transport controls,which areessential for synchronisingwith liveaction.Anotherbenefit is theinternalBussing,PatchingandMixingasthisallowsforahighlycustomisedconfiguration.”

Broken into three Acts – Welcome To China,HarmoniousGatheringandCelebration-theOutdoorCeremonyofExpo2010Shanghai tookplaceona‘stage’ thatstretched3.2kmalongtheHuangpu

River,crownedoneithersidebytheLupuandNanpuBridges.ThemusicfeaturedadrumpreludebyARRahman,whowona2009AcademyAwardforBestMusic for Slumdog Millionaire; Overture from TheSpringFestivalSuitebyHuanZhiLiandperformedby theShanghai PhilharmonicOrchestraandPengCao,andTheDragon,byAcademyAwardwinningcomposerVangelis.Alongsideaselectionofclassicalpieces, there were also musical contributions fromZhao Guang, Peewee Ferris, Chen Gang, HeZhanhao,ZhenLu,WangXilinandJohnAdams.

LoganaddsthatthecomplexnatureoftheaudioproductionmeantthatatemporarystudioneededtobeconstructedattheExposite.

“The whole show was synchronised from theFairlights, with timecode sent to Lighting, Video,Lasers and Fountain control. We also sent FSK(FrequencyShiftKeying) tracks fromtheFairlights tosetoffalltheFireworks.”

DAEhasextensiveexperienceofhandlingcomplexeventsofthisnature,havingpreviouslybeeninvolvedintheopeningandclosingceremoniesfortheWinterOlympics in Vancouver, the Opening and ClosingCeremonies for theSydney2000SummerGamesandthe15thAsianGamesDoha2006,inQatar.

“Itcertainlyhelpswhenyoucantapintopreviousexperience,” Logan says. ”And it also helps whenyou have faith in the equipment you have chosenbecauseyou’veused itoftenenough in thepast toknowitwon’tletyoudown.”Visit http://www.fairlightau.com

>> >> The Fairlight set-up at World Expo 2010 Shanghai.

As of July 1, 2010, Amber Technology will takeover the distribution of the Tannoy range of studiomonitorsinAustralia.TannoyispartoftheTCGroupInternationalforwhichAmberTechnologyhasbeenalongtimedistributor.

ExportSalesManageratTCGroupInternational,RuneJacobsen,says“Havingworkedcloselytogetherwith Amber Technology for many years, it madeperfectsenseforustoexpandthatpartnershipwiththeadditionoftheTannoyrangeofstudiomonitors.Iamveryexcitedabout thisdevelopment,andamconfidentAmberTechnologywillattendtotheTannoybrandwiththesamepassionandprofessionalismastheydowiththeTCElectronicbrand.”

Filip Saelen, Product Manager at AmberTechnology responsible for the new range is also“thrilled”aboutthenewarrangement.

“It’sperfecttimingforAmbertotakeonthisrange,”hesays,“particularlywith therecentannouncementofanallnewTannoyRevealrange.”Therearethreemonitors in the new range: the active 501a and601a and a passive solution, the 601p. With itsarrival in themid ’90s, theoriginal Tannoy Revealmonitor blazed a trail of affordable, high qualitymonitoring that saw it installed into thousands ofmusicmakingset-upsacrosstheglobe.

TannoyisbuildingonthatstronglegacywithanallnewReveal range, representing the latest evolutionof their high-resolution active reference monitortechnology.Visit http://www.ambertech.com.au

Meanwhile,TannoyhasappointedAudioProductsGroup (www.audioproducts.com.au) to distributethe company’s consumerandprofessional/installedsoundproductsinAustralia,from1July2010.

“Tannoy’s decision to entrust the fortunes of itshistoricbrandtoAPGreflectsourcommitmenttobuildabusiness thatoperatesas threedistinct, specialiststreams,focussingonConsumerHiFi,ProAudioandInstalledSoundrespectively,”explainedKenDwyer,APG’sManagingDirector.“WeareveryproudtobeabletoworkwithTannoy.IamconfidentthatTannoy’sportfolio of innovative, high-quality products willcomplementourexistingloudspeakerofferings,andstrengthenourpresenceintheconsumer,professionalandinstalledsoundmarkets.”

InannouncingitsappointmenttodistributeTannoy,APGacknowledgedSyntec(theoutgoingdistributor)for its contribution to the brand over many years,andpledgedtoworkwithSyntectoensurethatthetransitionwillbesmoothforallparties.Visit www.tannoy.co.uk


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MIRANDA SIMPLIFIES LOUDNESSMiranda’s new Kaleido-Solo simplifiesmonitoring of 1080p, HD and SD programsandtheirassociatedLoudnessandDIALNORMproperties.

Kaleido-Solo converts 3Gbps, HD and SDSDI,withembeddedaudio, toDVIandHDMIfor display on an inexpensive LCD screen. Inaddition to providing the high quality scalingnecessaryfordisplayinprofessionalapplications,Kaleido-Solo provides continuous measurementof loudness, and overlays a histogram of theloudnessandDIALNORMontopoftheprogramvideo. Unlike traditional loudness meteringsolutions,thehistogramconveystheprogressionofloudnessandDIALNORMoverauserdefinedperiodoftime.

In addition to performing the 3Gbps/HD/SDtoHDMIorDVIconversionanddisplayingtheaudioloudnessandDIALNORMhistogram,theKaleido-Soloprovidesoverlaysofkeyaudioand video parameters, including aspect ratiomarkers, AFD Codes, time code, and peakmeters.

Kaleido-Soloprovidesautomatic video inputformatdetection,andsupportsawiderangeofvideoresolutions,including525i,625i,720p,1080iand1080p.Toensurethecorrectaspectratioforvideomonitoring,itfullysupportsAFD,WSS,andVLIMetadata

To simplify embedded audio monitoring,Kaleido-SoloprovidestwoRCAaudioconnectorstooutputadigital5.1streamasSPIDF,a5.1Downmix, or any two user selected channels.Theultra-compactKaleido-SoloisdesignedtobeattacheddirectlyonthebackofanyLCDscreen.Visit www.miranda.com

WIRELESS DIGITAL AUDIO TRANSCEIVERSZaxcom has announced a new addition toits line of wireless digital audio transceivers,the TRX900LT. The new TRX900LT combineswireless transmission, recording, and remotecontrol receiving functions intoa single lower-cost system for the production of episodictelevision,motionpictures,and livebroadcastevents.

The TRX900LT features 100-percentdigital transmission for audio quality. Allaudio transmissions from the TRX900LT arefully encrypted to eliminate the possibility ofproductionaudiointerceptionandtheft.

With a patented internal timecode-referenced audio recorder that backs up allwirelesstransmissionsonaremovablemicroSDcard,theTRX900LTeliminatesthepossibilityofaudiolossduetointerferenceorsignaldropout.EachTRX900LTunitwilloperateforuptofivehours on a single AA lithium battery and iscompatiblewithallZaxcomwireless receiversandIFBtransmitters.

Also included in the TRX900LT system isZaxNet, Zaxcom’s new 2.4-GHz RF networkthat enables distribution of remote controlsignals, timecode, IFB audio, and metadata.WithZaxNet,TRX900LTuserswillbeable tocontrol gain and audio replays remotely viaa timecode referenceso thatmultipleZaxcomwirelesssystemscanreplayaudioinsync.TheTRX900LT-ZaxNet integration also will allowproduction sound mixers to remix audio frommultipletransmitters,creatingavirtualmultitrackplaybackandre-recordsystem.

TheTRX900LTwithintegratedrecordingwillbeavailablemid-2010.Microphonesaresoldseparately.Visit www.zaxcom.com

EUPHONIX MC CONTROL V2 FOR ARTISTEuphonixhasannouncedMCControlv2,thelatestadditiontoitslineofArtistSeriesmediacontrollers.MCControlv2featuresthesameergonomiclayoutandslimlinedesignastheMCControl,butoffersenhanced graphics thanks to a new LED-backlittouch-screen and even better tactile control ofparametersviaeightnewcustomrotaryencoders.MC Control v2 is the new flagship of the ArtistSeriesandprovidesahostofcontrolstospeedupandenhancetheworkflowprocesswithalmostanyaudioorvideoapplication.

At the heart ofMCControl v2 isa newhigh-resolution800x480pixelLED-backlittouch-screeninterface thatoffersawide viewingangle,brightgraphics and excellent colour consistency. Thetouch-screen not only displays all top-level projectinformationliketracknames,metering(frommonoto 5.1 surround data), automation mode, fader/panvalues,etc.,butalsoallowstheusertosolo/mute/recordarmtracks,triggerSoftKeys,performsurroundpanning,andmuchmoredirectlyfromthesurface.SoftkeysareoneofMCControlv2’smostpowerful features to speed up workflow, instantlyupdatingwhenswitchingbetweenapplicationsandprovidingquickaccesstothemostusedfunctions.MCControlv2shipswithcomprehensiveSoftKeysets formostmediaapplications,andcustomSoftKeyscaneasilybecreatedforalmostanyfunctionfrom basic keystroke shortcuts to complex macrocommandsforeachapplication.

Surrounding the touch-screen, MC Control v2features eight new touch-sensitive rotary encodersthatofferdirectcontrolovereverythingfrompanningand gain to editing plug-in and EQ parameters,and can be pressed to instantiate and navigatethrough parameters. MC Control v2’s ergonomiclayoutincludesdedicatedtransportcontrolsaswellas a data entry wheel that can be assigned onthefly tocontroleverythingfrombasic jog/shuttlenavigation and zooming to a host of advancedediting functions. Four touch-sensitive motorisedfadersroundoutthecontrolstodeliveraccurateandsmoothmixing,andtouchingafaderautomaticallyselects and controls the corresponding track. Likeall Artist Series controllers, MC Control v2 easilyintegratesintoanystudio,fittingperfectlybetweenacomputerkeyboardandscreen,andcanbeusedstandaloneorcombinedwithothermediacontrollerstobuildalarger,integratedmediacontrolsurface.

MC Control v2 features EuCon, a high-speedcontrol protocol developed by Euphonix thatenablessimultaneouscontrolofmultipleapplicationsand even workstations over an Ethernet cable at250timesthespeedandeighttimestheresolutionof MIDI. EuCon automatically detects whateverapplicationisintheforegroundandinstantlysetsallcontrolsandhigh-resolutiontouch-screendisplaytomatch.MCControlv2alsosupportstheHUIandMackieControlprotocols.Visit www.euphonix.com.

SSL NETWORKS WITH OPTICORESolid State Logic, themanufacturer of industry leading digital consoles for the broadcast industry,announcedtheintegrationoftheirdigitalbroadcastconsolerangewiththeOptocoreOpticalDigitalNetworkSystematNAB2010.“ThiscollaborationenablesSSLC10HDandC100HDSconsolestoconnectdirectlytotheOptocoreOpticalDigitalNetworkSystemviaMADIopticalfibre,”saidNiallFeldman,DirectorofNewProductsatSSL.“OptocoreproducesahighqualitysystemthathasenjoyedconsiderablesuccessinthestadiumandtheatreinstallationsectorssothisintegrationextendstherangeoffacilitiesforwhichthebenchmarkaudioqualityandrichfeaturesetofSSLdigitalconsoleswillbeaplugandgooption.”

WiththeSSLMADII/OcontrolprotocolnowintegratedintoOptocore’stopology,SolidStateLogicC10HDandC100HDSconsolescannowtransmit/receiveupto128audioI/OchannelsoveranOptocoreOpticalDigitalNetworkSystem.Inadditionuserswillhavetheabilitytoremotelycontrolthemicrophonepreamplifiersinthe48inputOptocoreLX4APstagebox.UnderthenewimplementationSSLC10HDandC100HDSconsoleswillautomaticallyidentify,labelandcontrolanyconnectedOptocoreLX4APStageboxes.CombiningSSLsMORSEStageboxeswithOptocoreLX4APStageboxesallowsuserstoconnectmultipleconsolesandstageboxeswithfullredundancy.TheabilitytoremotelycontrolstageboxgainsovertheOptocorefibrenetworkisamajoradvantageforusers,givingthatextradegreeofflexibilityandcontrolovertherelevantpartsofaninstalledsystem,particularlyintheatresandstadiums.Visit: www.solid-state-logic.com

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DTS,Inc.hasunveileditsNeuralUpMixbyDTS,anewProToolsplug-indesigned toupmixcontent to5.1and7.1channels,andthe latestversionof itsbest-in-classaudioencodingsuite,DTS-HDMasterAudioSuitev2.5(MAS2.5).

NeuralUpMixbyDTSmarksafirst in7.1surroundexpansionfor the Pro Tools community. Combining precision and creativeflexibility, this plug-in can output 5.1 or 7.1 multi-channel audiotracks from stereo or 5.1 source material while preserving thespectralandtimbralbalanceoftheoriginalmix.Mixingengineerswill beable to upmixaudio tracks ona scene-by-scenebasis tocreate an immersive audio experience that can greatly enhancebothstandard2Daswellas3DBlu-raysoundtracks.

DTS–HDMasterAudioSuitev2.5makesoneofthefastestBlu-rayDiscaudioencodersonthemarketevenfasterwiththeintroductionofFolder-BasedBatchEncodingforBlu-ray,DVDandonlinedigitaldelivery. This new functionality automates the encoding process,enablinghundredsofaudioencodes tobeprocessedwith justafewmouseclicks.Visit www.dts.com

At NAB 2010, Sound Devices previewed thenewestversionof its788Tfirmwareaswellas itsrevisedWaveAgentsoftwarepackagethroughon-sitedemonstrationsatitsbooth.

The newest update on the Sound Devices 788Tfirmwareallowsmultiple788T’stobelinkedtogetherforapplicationsrequiringhightrackcounts.Thelinkingabilityextendstoallrecordersinthecompany’s7-Seriesline.ThisgivesusersaddedflexibilitywhenworkingwithmultipleSoundDevicesmodels.Inaddition,thenew version includes functional enhancements andseveralimportantupgrades.AswithallSoundDevicesfirmware updates, SoundDevicesgives its users aneffectiveway toupgrade to the latest technologyat

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specifically for production sound mixers and postproduction editors, Sound Devices’ most recentversion, Wave Agent 1.1, features the ability toconnecttothe788Tandmonitoritslevelsdirectlyonthecomputer.Compatiblewiththelatestoperatingsystems includingWindows (7,VistaandXP)andMac OS (10.4+) formats, this new editing tooloffers playback of polyphonic/monophonic BWFandstandardWAVfilesfromanysource,supportingup to12-tracks.When the788T is connected tothe computer, this new versionoffersmulti-channelmeteringandreal timemonitoringof788Tmetersandtimecodedisplay.Visit www.sounddevices.com

Dynamics processing specialist Jünger Audiounveiled a new TV Audio Processor at thisyear’sNABConvention.Thedevice,which isprimarilydesignedforTVplayoutfacilities,willprovideLoudnesscontrol,Upmixandsurroundsound processing for up to eight channels ofaudio.Thewideband8channelprocessor(8x1,4x2,or 6+2) focuses on automatic and adaptiveloudnesscontrolusingJüngerAudio’sLevelMagicalgorithm(ITUcompliant). Italsooffersdynamicfilters so that the sound can be ‘coloured’muchmoreeasily thanonecanachievewithatraditionalmultibandsoundprocessor.OptionalDolby Decoding and Encoding (D, D+, orPulse), as well as metadata management, are

alsoprovidedalongwith5.1DownmixandJüngerAudio’srecentlyintroducedUpmixfunctionality.

Thenewprocessoriscapableofhandlingdigitalinputs (AES) and, through interface slots, all otherusualaudioformats includingallSDIversions(SD,HD,3G).ItiscontrollablethroughfrontpanelandWebbasedGUI,plus remote control,andGPI –and it comes with a redundant power supply asstandard.

Level Magic offers a fully integrated workflowsolution for managing surround sound and Dolbycoded5.1audiosignalsinproduction,ingestandplayout.Thisincludes3GHD/SDIDe-embedding/EmbeddingwithVANC,DolbyEresynchronisationwith in-built video delay and Dolby Metadatageneration.

The latest addition to the suite is Upmixfunctionality which effectively completes thechain, making it possible for broadcasters toresolve the interrupted ‘surround sound feeling’whilereproducingmonoandstereosourcesandalso maintaining Upmix loudness consistencycompliantwithDialnormandITUspecifications.

TheUPMIX function takesamonoor stereosignalandfilterstheambientinformationaswellas thespectralcomposition tocreateaproper5.1upmix.Thesolutioncomeswithasurroundcheckerautoformatdetector,enablingtheLevelMagic suite to identify the channel format ofthesignalandinitiateadequateUpmixor5.1processing.Visit www.junger-audio.com

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RTW/Lawo mc² CollaborationGermanaudiomanufacturersRTWandLawohaveannouncedthatthenew RTW TouchMonitor TM7 will be available as a fully integratedhardwareoptionfortheLawomc²rangeofdigitalaudioconsoles.Lawoshoweditsredesignedmc²66consoleduringNABwithaspecialOEMversionoftheRTWTouchMonitorTM7aspartofthedesk’scontrolsurface. The TouchMonitor version specifically developed for LawofeaturesacustomisedGUI thatallowsfor theuprightoperationof thescreensothatitintegratesperfectlyintothemc²66.Initsfinallevelofintegration,theunitalsowilllockdirectlyintotheconsole’sprojectdatamanagementso that theTouchMonitor’sconfigurationandpresetswillbesavedandloadedtogetherwiththeactualconsoleprojectdata.

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RTW’s brand new TouchMonitor range with ultra-flexible audiometering systems features the TM7 with a 7-inch touch display, alsoavailableasanOEMproductforLawo’smc²digitalconsoles.TheTM9comeswithanbigger9-inchtouchsensitiveTFTscreen.Thestand-aloneversionsofbothmodelswillbeavailablewithanalogueand/ordigitalaudioI/OinterfacesincludingAES3idversionswithBNCconnectorsanda3GSDIoptionfortheTM9supportingupto32audiochannels.

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Boardroom Radio Streams with MagnaMagna Systems and Engineering has suppliedBoardroomRadiowithaSpinnakerAudio/80Amulti-channel,multi-formatencoderforliveaudiostreaming.

Magna Systems Technical Sales EngineerDave Alderton explained, “Boardroom Radio isan easy and effective communication service thatlets companies speak directly with investors. Theprocess is simple, using a standard telephonesystemBoardroomRadiobroadcastsannouncementsover the Internet to theonline investmentcommunitydirectlyandviatheirpartners.AsBoardroomRadioexpanded,theirexistingencodersneededupgradingand they approached us for a solution as they

particularlywantedacompanywithexperienceandlocalsupport.”

Alderton suggested the Spinnaker 80A fromInlet Technologies. He added, “Inlet Technologiesis redefining thewebaudio visual experiencewithinnovative solutions formediapreparation,whetherit’s live or pre-produced for delivery to any deviceon any IP network. The Spinnaker 80A was theperfectencoderforBoardroomRadio’srequirementsas it is a flexible, multi-format, scalable solution,ideal foravarietyofaudiostreamingapplications,suchasInternetradio,livemusic,voiceandmultiplelanguagebroadcasts.”

The number of commercial and SBS radio stationsavailable to listeners inCanberra is set to increasewith the announcement by Commercial RadioAustralia (CRA) and multicultural and multilingualbroadcasterSBSthataregionaltrialofDAB+digitalradiowouldbegininCanberrainearlyJuly2010.

CommercialRadioAustraliachiefexecutive,JoanWarnersaidthefirstregionaltrialofDAB+isthenextstepinmakingdigitalradioservicesavailabletoallAustralians.

“The radio industry is committed to ensuringall Australians are able to access free to air radiobroadcastingviadigitaltechnology.PeoplelivinginregionalAustraliamusthavethesamerightsofaccesstodigitalradioasdothoselivinginthefivebigcities.We do not want to see a nation of metropolitandigital‘haves’andregionaldigital‘havenots’,”MsWarnersaid.

ThroughadigitalradiotrialmanyCanberraradiolisteners will be able to experience digital qualityaudio,robusttransmissionandsignificantlyimprovedfunctionalityaspartofdigitalbroadcastingincludingmore audio services, text andgraphics on screen,pluspauseandrewindonsomereceivers.

“TheCanberratrialwillprovidevaluablefirsthandexperience for regional radio broadcasters inworking with the DAB+ signal and increasedfunctionality, while we continue to work to get theFederalGovernmenttocommittoallocatingspectrumsothatregionalAustralianswillhavethesamerighttodigital radioasAustralians living inmetropolitanareas. The trial will also allow us to test how toensureasignalcanbereceivedinabuildingsuchasParliamentHouse,astructurewithbothman-made

andnaturalbarriers,”saidMsWarner.SBSandcommercialradiobroadcasters,Capital

Radio,ARNandAustereowilljointlyfundatrialthatwilltransmitfromtheBroadcastAustraliatransmissiontoweronBlackMountain.Althoughthesignalwillbeatrelativelylowpowerforthetrial,itisstillexpectedtocoveralargepartoftheCanberraarea.

ThesecondphaseoftheCanberratrialwillbearetransmissionofthetrialsignalintoParliamentHouseto allow Federal politicians to experience digitalradiofirsthand.

SBSManagingDirector,ShaunBrownsaid“SBSradio is pleased to be part of such an importanttrial and to showcase the additional in-languageservicesavailableondigitalradiotoSBS’sCanberralisteners.”

Supportersoftheregionaltrialinclude;broadcasttransmission infrastructure company BroadcastAustralia, andmultiplex infrastructure providers andsystems integrators UGL Infrastructure/Radioscape(suppliers of audio encoding, multiplexing andmonitoring equipment) as well as digital radioreceivermanufacturerswhoareallkeentofasttracktherolloutofdigitalradiointoregionalAustralia.

Allsectorsoftheradioindustryhavemadedetailedsubmissions to the Federal Government’s DigitalDividendGreen Paper requesting the allocation ofvacatedVHFBand III spectrum fordigital radioasanalogue TV switches off and that this allocationtakeprecedenceoverthereallocationorsaleofthisspectrumfornewservicessuchaswirelessinternetormobiletelephony.

StationsthatwillbeavailableontheDAB+digitalradiotrialtransmission:•2CA-CapitalRadioNetwork•2CC–CapitalRadioNetwork•CapitalRadioNetwork-2additionalcommercial

servicestobeannounced•Mix106.3FM-CanberraFM(Austereo/ARN)•104.7fm-CanberraFM(Austereo/ARN)•Canberra FM (Austereo/ARN) - 2 additional

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Another trial is in theplanningstagesforDarwinandtwootherareascurrentlybeingconsideredareTownsvilleandHobart.Visit www.digitalradioplus.com.au

TheSpinnaker80Aalsoboasts32simultaneoushigh quality, multi-format streams with a singleSpinnaker 80A supporting up to eight audio inputchannelsina1RUformandtheabilitytooutputuptofourstreamsperchannel.

Alderton said, “The Spinnaker 80A also providesprofessional, cost effective and efficient live audiostreamingwithdense,multichannelaudiosupport.It’salso very easy tomanage theencoder viaa simpleWebGUI,orXMLSOAPmessaging.Asfaraspricinggoesalltheaudiocodecsarebuiltintotheoneboxsothere’sonepurchasepriceandnoadd-onsorextras.”Visit www.magnasys.tv

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CHIEF EXECUTIVE officer of CommercialRadio Australia (CRA), Ms Joan Warner, and MrXuegang Qin, managing director of Beijing JolonDigitalMediaBroadcastingCo.,Ltd(affiliatedtoRadioBeijingCorporation),haveannouncedthesigningofaMemorandumofUnderstanding(MoU)betweenCRAandJolontodevelopagroundbreakingDAB+digitalradioapplicationthatwillallowpodcaststobesentviathebroadcastbanddirectlytoalistener’sradiowithouttheneedtoconnecttotheinternet.

Named“PushRadio”,thetechnology,developedbyJolon,willsendanaudiofiledirectlytoaDAB+digitalradioreceiverinsteadofrequiringthelistenertoconnecttheiriPodormp3playertotheinternettoreceiveprogramming.

“Commercial Radio Australia is very pleased toannounce we will be working collaboratively overthenext12monthswithoneof themost influentialChinesepublicbroadcasters,Jolon,themarketleader

Chinese, oz Broadcasters to Develop ‘Push Radio’indigitalbroadcasting inChina, to furtherdevelopandtestPushRadio,”saidMsWarner.

Mr Xuegang Qin, managing director of BeijingsaidJolonisdelightedtobeworkingwithCommercialRadioAustralia.“JolonandCRAwillharmoniouslywork together to promote the application ofDAB+ Push Radio and explore its many practicalapplications,”saidMrQin.

The MoU outlines a framework for a strategicpartnershiptoidentify,defineandmanageallstagesof technical co-operation to develop and jointlypromotetechnicalspecificationsofDAB+PushRadio.

The twoorganisationswill setupa task force tooperationally test thecurrent technicalstandards forDAB+andDAB+PushRadioandhope tohaveatrialofthesysteminAustralialatein2010.

Podcastsareanother exampleof how the radioindustry hasadaptednew technology toextend itsaudience.Therearemorethan4,661,046podcasts

downloaded each month in Australia. (Source =CastMetrix,February2010)

“To free listeners from thenecessity toconnect tothe internet to receive podcasts and other specificinformation and targeted programming is a majorstep forward for DAB+ digital radio,” Ms Warnersaid. “Push Radiowillmakeapodcast evenmoreaccessibleforalldigitalradiolisteners.”

BeijingJolonDigitalMediaBroadcastingCo.,LtdisaffiliatedtoRadioBeijingCorporation.Itwasthefirst broadcaster in China to obtain a governmentlicenseforDABBroadcastingthatcoversBeijingandits surroundarea. Jolon started thefirstDAB trial inApril 2005and launched the commercial servicesayearlater.Theyinclude17setsofprogramsandaudio on demand (AOD) services based on PushRadiowith a coverage area of about 2,800km2,12millionpeopleand1.5millionvehiclesinBeijing.Visit www.commercialradio.com.au

Emergency Broadcaster Status for Community RadioSituated in thenortheastof the stateofVictoria,UGFM–RadioMurrindindihasbecomethefirstAustraliancommunitybroadcastertohaveofficialemergencybroadcasterstatus.

The station signed a formalMemorandumofUnderstanding on Friday 23 April in a bid toboost emergency messaging for communities intimesofneed.

The station performed a vital role during thebushfiresthatdevastatedmuchoftheShireduringFebruaryandMarch,2009andduringthemajor

firesin theprecedingyears.UGFMalsobroadcastvitalinformationtotheirlocalcommunitiesduringthefloodsandstormsonthe1stJanuary,2010.

Victorian Minister for Police and EmergencyServicesBobCameron stated that “Under thenewagreement,UGFMwill break intoprogramming tobroadcast emergency warnings at the request ofthe emergency services, and move to continuouscoverageinsomecircumstances.”

Emergency Services Commissioner Bruce EsplinsaidcommunitybroadcastersthroughoutVictoriahave

playedanimportantroleinkeepingtheircommunitiesinformedaboutunfoldingemergencies.

“UGFM demonstrated their ability to helpthe community by broadcasting emergencyinformationtothecommunityinFebruarylastyear,and this agreement recognises and strengthenstheir work in emergency broadcasting,” MrEsplin said. “Givingemergencywarnings to thecommunity as quickly as possible is critical tosavinglives.”Visit http://ugfm.lakeeildon.com/

WorldDMB Car Manufacturer WorkshopThe WorldDMB Forum, the international non-governmental organisation coordinating theimplementationofallEureka-147basedtechnologies,istoholdaCarManufacturersWorkshopinMunich,Germany,onJuly7th,2010.

Last year’s event attracted leading broadcastersand car manufacturers from around Europe andincludedsuchtopicsasservicesonair,multimedia,coverage, regulation, analogue switch-off, dataservices in-car, multi-standard chips for the carindustry,navigationandInfotainmentsystems.

AsDigitalRadiogrowsinpopularityacrossEurope,more and more countries are rolling out servicesusingtheDABfamilyofstandardsthatincludesDAB,DAB+andDMB.Itisessentialthattheradioandcarindustriesmaintaina regulardialogue inorder thatcompatibledigitalradiosystemscanbeimplementedincarsacrossthecontinent.

In related news, Japanese car manufacturerMitsubishi’s European division, Mitsubishi ElectricAutomotiveEurope,isWorldDMB’snewestmember,bringingthecarmanufacturer’sperspectiveondigitalradiodirectlytothetable.

Other WorldDMB members working with andsupplying equipment to the automotive industryinclude Alpine Electronics, Clarion, ContinentalAG, DiBcom, Fraunhofer IIS, Harman/Becker,Institut fürRundfunktechnik, Jasmin Infotech, J&KCarElectronicsCorporation,NXPSemiconductors,PUREDigital,RobertBoschandSTMicroelectronicsalongwith leading chip makers such as Frontier Silicon,producingmodulesspecificallyforthecarmarket.

WorldDMBProjectDirectorLettyZambranosaid“AsthenumberofcountriesinEuropeandacrosstheworld deploying digital radio increases, it isvital to thecontinuedsuccessof theplatform thatbroadcasters and the automotive industry worktogether toensure that the in-car listener receivesthe quality of service expected from any digitalmedium.

“Digitalradioenhancestheradioexperienceandthiseventwilllookattherolloutofdigitalradio,thedevelopment of traffic and travel services such asTPEG, future trends frombroadcastersand receiverdevelopmentforthecarmarket.”Visit www.worlddab.org

NAB Broadcasting Excellence AwardSriLanka’sShreeFMandIndia’sMYFMreceivedthe 2010 NAB International BroadcastingExcellence Award at this year’s 2010 NABShow. The award recognises internationalbroadcasters that havedemonstratedexcellentleadership and originality in serving theiraudience through broadcast advancement orremarkableservicetothecommunity.

India’s 94.3 MY FM tirelessly served theircommunity, dedicating its airwaves to severalphilanthropic initiatives aimed at helping itslisteningarea.MYFMsuccessfullyco-ordinatedlarge-scalebloodcollectiondrivesandclothingdonation centres. One of the most popularstationsinSriLanka,ShreeFMhasparticipatedinseveralprogramsaimedatprovidinghealthcare assistance to its listening audience. In2008, Shree FM launched Shree SathkarakaRohala (ShreeMobileMedicalCamp),whichassistscitizenslivingineconomically-challengedcommunitieswithfreehealthcareservices.

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The commercial radio industry has announced thatfrom1 July 2010, allCommercial RadioAustralia(CRA)memberstationswouldadoptandencouragethe use of the Commercial Content TechnicalStandardsandthefileformatPiñatatoensurethattheadvertisermessageisdeliveredinthehighestqualitypossible.The Commercial Content Technical Standards andPiñataweredevelopedbytheCommercialContentStandards Group (CCSG), a working group ofCRA’sDigitalTechnicalAdvisoryCommittee (DTAC)tomeetdigital radio’suniqueneeds,but theaudioqualityanddeliveryprocesscanbeequallyappliedtodigitalandanaloguebroadcasting.

JoanWarner,chiefexecutiveofficerofCRAsaid,“Radioadvertisingcontinuestobecosteffectiveand

quicktomarketandwe’reencouragingourmembersto implement these content standards to assurethe advertising sector that the radio industry has areliableproductionprocess.”

Industrywidetechnicalstandardsfortext,imagesandaudioweredevelopedfordigitalradio,followedbyPiñataaworldfirstconceptfordelivery,toensurethatduringtheproductionprocess,allelementsofadigitalradioadvertisement;scripts,text,imagesandaudioaredeliveredtogetherinacompletepackageatthefinalbroadcastpoint.

DTACChairman,DesDeCeanandchairmanofthe CCSG working group said, “We’ve createdPiñata to distribute all elements of a digital radiocommercial together for easy handling and in thehighestpossiblequalitybutthisprocesscanalsobe

usedtodeliveranalogueads.”Thecontentstandardswillapplyequallytothose

stationsbroadcastinginbothanalogueanddigital,however, where audio only is being delivered toa station email files will still be accepted for thetimebeing,as longas theaudioqualitymeets thetechnical standard of uncompressed PCM, 16bit,48kHz.

Thecontentstandardsweredevelopedfollowingextensive consultation with advertising creativedirectors,broadcastengineersfromARN,Austereo,DMG and Fairfax Radio and leading digitaldistributionorganisations;AudioNet,DubSat,MusicPoint,DStar,AdstreamandFairfaxDigital.Commercial Content Technical Standards can be viewed at www.digitalradioplus.com.au

Hong kong on Wave of DAB+FactumElectronics,thesupplierofequipmentformobiledigitalmultimediabroadcasting,hasannouncedacontractfortheprovisioningofadditionalDAB+digitalradioequipmenttoWaveMediaLtd.inHongKongPRC.FactumElectronicswinstheorderinco-operationwithBTLDigitalCommunicationsLtd.

“Factum isagainconfirmedas the leadingandpreferreddigital radioequipmentprovider”, saysFredrikHånell,CEOofFactumElectronicsABandEffnetHoldingAB.“Broadcasterspreferreliableandfuture-proofsolutions,andindeedthatiswhatFactumprovides.”Visit www.factum.se

Chinese National Radio Installs Solid State LogicSolidStateLogichasannouncedthatChineseNationalRadio(CNR)hasinstalleda24-faderDualityconsoleinitsmainproductionfacilitythatfeaturesadvanceddigitalmultimediastudios,recordingstudiosandaworld-classconcerthall.CNRoperatesninedifferentchannelscoveringeverythingfromnationalnewsbroadcast inMandarinandNationalityRadiobroadcast tominorityandethnicgroups, to theStoryChannelandapopularmusicchannelthatincludesconcertperformances.Dualitycoverslivetoairandcaptureofconcertsservicingperformancesinthefacility’sconcerthall.WhileCNRtransmitsallprogrammingindigital,bothterrestrialandviatheInternet,Duality’sflexibilityandsignaturesoundprovidesthenecessaryhigh-levelqualityfororchestralperformances.Visit www.solidstatelogic.com.

OnAirSolutionshasannouncedithasbeenselectedbyTransLanTechSoundasdealerfortheAsiaPacificRegion.TransLanTechSoundwasformedtoimprovethesoundofFMradio.

In2001,TLTintroducedtheArianeStereoAudioLeveller, a multiband RMS processor. The ArianeSequelmade its debut atNAB in2005. Theall-digitalprocessordeliversthesamegainandstereoimagecontrolastheoriginalanalogdevice.

“OnAir Solutions brings together theirunderstanding of customer needs and their strongtechnical knowledge of the products they sell toensure thatyourcontentarrives justasyousent it.

Innes Tops Asia-Pacific for NautelNAB2010sawInnesCorporationawardedthehonourofbeingnamedtheTopNautelAgentintheAsia-Pacificregionfor2010.

The award was presented at NAB in LasVegas, and was given in recognition andappreciationofcontributiontosignificantmarketgrowthwithinAustralia.

Innes Corporation’s General Manager,DeborahFordsaid“Weareveryproudtohavereceivedthisaward,andtobeacknowledgedbyourpeersfortheworkwearedoingwithinAustralia. Working with Nautel is workingwith the most advanced technology in themarketplacetoday.Thispairedwiththebestpreand post sales support available, ensures thatourclientscontinuetohavecompleteconfidencein their decision to choose Nautel as theirproduct,andInnesastheiragent.”

Nautel’s VS Series products offer IP AudioI/O, Livewire support, Orban Inside option,an integrateddigital exciter, andUSBplayoutenginefor localplaylists.VSSeries transmittersarecompact(assmallas1RU)andofferpowerlevels ranging from300watts to2.5kW.AllVSSeriestransmittersmaybeupgradedtoHDRadioorDRM+operation.

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ChrisDredge,GeneralManagerofOnAirSolutions,has been in the broadcast business since 1992,firstinthestudioandthenasasolutionprovidertothe industry.He isdedicated tohismanufacturers’productsandprideshimselfonworkingcloselywithbothcustomerandmanufacturertoachievethebestoutcomeforall.

“This approach is just what we want in ourdealers,andI’mlookingforwardtoworkingcloselywith Chris to make things sound even better inAustralia,” said Jim Huste, managing director ofTransLanTech.Visit OnAir at http://www.onair.com.au

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The new WorldCast Astral is a rock-solid IP STL platform offering a full complement of professional audio algorithms including Eapt-X, Linear, MPEG L3, MPEG L2, G.711 and G.722. Packed full of innovative new features such as streaming audio back-up and broadcast facility management, the WorldCast Astral is a key device for every studio and transmitter site.

The NAVIGATOR DAB+ has been designed to perform mobile measurement campaigns for DAB+ networks. This handheld equipment can be used in a vehicle, or on foot (indoor or outdoor). The campaign can be dedicated to a single channel (frequency) or for multiple channels at the same time.

The second-generation Ariane Sequel features TransLanTech’s signature sum and difference processing and can also work in conventional left and right stereo with adjustable coupling between channels, as well as in dual channel mono mode. It’s the unique multiband, release gated, ‘windowing’ feed-forward RMS control that sets the Ariane in a class by itself. It just makes things sound better!

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DISTRIBUTED AUDIO FOR RADIO STUDIOSHarris’ VistaMaxaudiomanagement systemoffers a networkedaudioplatform for larger, centralised studio facilities— tyingmultipleaccesspointstogether.At the2010NABShow,Harrisannounced the immediateavailabilityofthreenewVistaMaxsystemsthatprovideentry-pointaudionetworkingand/orlowerthecostofstudioandautomationsystemintegration:

VMConnect: Provides the easiest means of networking consolesand other VistaMax devices through local I/O (input/output) sharing.Establishes a low-cost distribution audio access model for up to 12studiosandenhancescontrolbetweeneachnetworkeddevice.

VMXpress:Deliversdistributed I/O (16or32 inputs/outputs)at thelowestcompetitiveentrypoint.Providesanidealaudioandlogicaccesspoint from anywhere in the studio with minimal cable requirements.Suitableforpoint-to-pointapplications.

VMQuadra:Providesanelegant interfacebetweenVistaMaxdigitalstudionetworksandradioautomationsystems.It’sanidealfoundationfornewmediaworkflowsinthestudio.Providesuptofourstereoinputsandoutputseachforuptofourautomationcomputers.

VistaVue software simplifies operation of the VistaMax network byallowingchangesat thedesktop insteadof the technicalcorearea. Itprovidesachoiceof twouser interfacesandflexibleaccessrights thatcanbedefinedforeachuser.Individualandcommunitymacrosprovideone-click routing changes and supplement scheduled and automatedmacrosavailablethroughVistaTouchsoftware.Visit www.harris.com

TI TAPS FRAUNHOFER IIS FORIN-CAR DIGITAL RADIOFraunhofer IIS, the innovator of technologies for audio and multimediasystems, hasbeen selectedby Texas Instruments (TI) toprovide itsDAB/DAB+/T-DMBsoftwaresolutionforTI’ssoftwaredefinedradio(SDR)platformfortheautomotiveindustry.

Fraunhofer’s DAB receiver kit is licensed and optimised for TI’s Jacintoprocessor,whichisbasedonanARM+DSParchitecture.TheDABreceiverkittakesadvantageofJacinto’sC64x+DSPcoretoimplementasoftwaredefinedradio,specificallyforthedigitalaudiobroadcastingstandardDAB.TheJacinto-basedplatformdeliversauniqueapproachfor theautomotivemarket, implementing a worldwide radio design concept that allows asingledesign tobeusedwithmultipleradiostandardsaroundtheworld,reducingdesigntimeandcost.Inaddition,asasoftwarelibrary,DABcancombinewithotherfeaturesrequiredinautomotiveheadunits.Jacinto’sARM+DSPcorecombinationprovidesenoughperformancetoefficientlyexecuteSDRfunctionswhileleavingheadroomforotherdifferentiation.

DevelopedforhighqualityDABradioreceptionandfullyvalidatedfortheautomotiveandconsumermarket,theFraunhoferDABReceiverKitisareferencedesignforefficientimplementationofDAB,DAB+orT-DMBradioreceivers. The innovative software radio approach and flexible softwareoptionsallowTItoefficientlyenhanceitsradioplatformwiththefullrangeofDAB/DAB+/T-DMBfeatureset.FullycompliantwithETSIEN300401,thebasicfeaturesetincludesbasebandprocessingaswellashighqualityaudioanddatadecoding.Optionalfeaturessuchas5.1MPEGSurroundsoundorconditionalaccessareavailableonrequest.Visit www.iis.fraunhofer.de



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Following the release of stakeholder responses to the Australian Government’s Digital Dividend Green Paper, digital transmission specialist Broadcast Australia has highlighted the risk of locking free to air TV and digital radio into today’s technology rather than providing an evolutionary pathway that will enable the deployment of emerging technologies such as 3D TV or national, rather than just city-based, deployment of digital radio.

The Broadcast Australia submission outlines how the Government’s desired digital dividend of 126MHz can be achieved, and provides spectrum on a national basis for:* Seven RF television multiplexes;* Twelve digital radio ensembles including regional

radio;* An additional 21MHz of spectrum to facilitate the

transition to the next generation of services such as 3DTV and/or more efficient broadcasting technologies such as DVB-T2; and

* Sufficient spectrum for 4G wireless broadband nationally.

According to Broadcast Australia, its proposal has the added benefit of potentially yielding a second digital dividend of 21 MHz sometime in the future.

Broadcast Australia’s preferred spectrum restacking scenario allows for the six in-home DTV RF channels already earmarked by Government, plus a seventh channel that could be used for more in-home services (including, national broadcaster multi-channels, or niche broadcasting services) or broadcast mobile TV. It also allocates three contiguous 7MHz VHF channels for twelve digital radio DAB+ ensembles to allow expansion into regional areas, enabling

coverage beyond the initial five capital city services.This scenario also provides an additional

contiguous block of 21MHz to enable a dedicated transition path for free to air television broadcasters to future broadcast transmission services or technologies such as DVB-T2, achieved by relocating a 14MHz block of unassigned spectrum from the top-end of the 694-820MHz digital dividend band to the bottom-end. This, in conjunction with access to 7 MHz through the release of Channel 27, provides scope for a second digital dividend of 21MHz at a later date.Broadcast Australia’s complete submission in response to the Digital Dividend Green Paper is available from the company’s web site at www.broadcastaustralia.com.au.

Dubsat Launches Service for New ZealandDistributed advertising and media asset management company Dubsat, has announced the launch of its new locally based and managed New Zealand service www.dubsat.co.nz

Founded in 2000 as Australia’s first digital delivery method of TV commercials Dubsat uses the latest software and web development integrated with dedicated distributed networks. The company manages and distributes rich media content to television stations, print publishers, radio stations and online publishers in Australia, New Zealand and South East Asia.

According to Grant Schuetrumpf, General Manager of Dubsat, “Previously our New Zealand customers were going through our Australian site. Now with the launch of www.dubsat.co.nz they can go directly to their custom-made local site for a complete service that includes management, tracking and delivery of their ads - all of which is done simply as a ‘self serve service’ from their own desktops.”

New Zealand users can now access their assets online, generate instant quotations and make ‘live bookings’ directly into the Dubsat system. Live bookings allow users to instantly book and manage their media in realtime. Once the order has been completed, content is sent by FTP to Dubsat sister company AAV New Zealand, for encoding QC and attachment to bookings.

Based in Auckland, AAV NZ is the New Zealand service centre for Dubsat and is one of New Zealand’s leading broadcast and digital media services providers. AAV NZ offers a full range of broadcast and corporate media services that include digital video encoding, format conversions, transcoding, digital asset management and delivery, DVD authoring, duplication and replication.Visit www.dubsat.co.nz

Ten Syncs with EvertzSydney-based Ten Network has become the latest in a line of Australian Free to Air and Pay TV Broadcasters to have upgraded to the Evertz 5600MSC GPS locked Master Sync Pulse Generator system. The system will provide all of the critical equipment timing and synchronisation signals required by their facility. Main and backup 5600MSC units and a 5600ACO2 auto-changeover unit have been installed at the Network’s Pyrmont facility which is the primary playout facility for delivery of Channel 10 and One HD services nationwide.

The equipment was supplied by Quinto Communications, the Evertz distributor throughout Australia and New Zealand.

Quinto Sydney’s Manager of Technical Sales, Mike Ellis, explained, “With broadcasters like Ten running advanced single frequency networks for digital transmission it becomes absolutely essential for MPEG compression gear to receive stable GPS locked 1Hz and 10MHz timing signals. In this way digital transmissions from multiple different transmission sites can be accurately and very precisely co-timed.”

The 5600MSC provides an all-in-one solution that provides ultra-stable GPS locked house video references for a facility and also provides other GPS locked timing signals critical to a digital broadcaster such as main and redundant sources of GPS locked 10MHz and 1Hz timing pulses.

The system may also be configured to provide digital audio reference signals, HD and SD test patterns and black, and to operate as the GPS referenced timecode and network time protocol source for a facility. The 5600 can provide accurate UTC or time of day timecode to all of the facility’s business systems and transmission automation systems, for example.Visit www.quinto.com.au and www.evertz.com

Oz “Digital Dividend” Could Constrain New Services

Continued Growth for nZ freeview Nearly three years after launch, Freeview NZ continues to “connect with Kiwis” thanks to increases in the number of channels, the imminent prospect of the FIFA Football World Cup being available free-to-air in HD and continued free-to-air digital technology innovation.

“We’ve moved fairly quickly from five channels to 16 and with the arrival of the MediaWorks alternative music channel, C42 on May the 1st, that number will increase yet again,” says Sam Irvine, Freeview General Manager.

As well as the new channel, FIFA Football World Cup games are scheduled to screen live on TV One in HD while TVNZ 7 will broadcast selected alternative live games plus replays.

“So, clearly the content that’s not available on analogue TV is proving to be a big part of a really attractive proposition for TV viewers,” Says Irvine.

Sales figures for the first quarter of 2010 show that nearly a quarter (23.5%) of New Zealand homes can now access free-to-air, digital TV and radio through Freeview.

The total number of households able to receive Freeview is now 376,389 (up from 346,116 in December 2009), which consists of both Freeview satellite homes and Freeview|HD® homes. The number of Freeview enabled satellite households has grown to 12% whilst the number of Freeview|HD enabled homes also grew to 11.5%. Visit www.freeviewnz.tv

indiGenous tv fundinGThe Australian Government has announced it will continue funding for the National Indigenous Television (NITV) Service with AUD$15.2 million ensuring its operation for the next 12 months.

Arts Minister, Peter Garrett, said “Having provided this funding, the Government will also start a review into its investment in the Indigenous broadcasting and media sector to be coordinated by the Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts.”

“The Government is committed to supporting the Indigenous broadcasting sector with substantial investment in NITV and Imparja Television, as well as support for Indigenous Community Television, five community radio stations in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane and Darwin, licensed community radio stations in 22 regional centres, eight Remote Indigenous Media Organisations and 71 Remote Indigenous Broadcasting Services.”

The review will be conducted across Government to include input from the Indigenous Affairs and the Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy portfolios. NITV currently has no free-to-air carriage outside remote Australia.

Communications Minister Senator Stephen Conroy said “The Government will use this information to explore options for the carriage of Indigenous broadcasting content on new digital broadcasting platforms, including the Government-funded Viewer Access Satellite Television (VAST) service.” The review will also look at indigenous content on the ABC, SBS and Community Broadcasting.

Prime BrAnds with Pixel PowerPixel Power, the supplier of broadcast graphics systems, has announced that Prime TV, one of Australia’s four regional broadcasters, has extended its relationship with the company, purchasing a further four BrandMaster branding switchers. The latest purchase brings the total number acquired to 19.

Since 2000 the broadcaster has been using a centralised playout model – with a total of six streams - from its Canberra headquarters with routers out in the field to handle ad insertion under automation control in order to localise the content. Last year Prime began an overhaul of its playout systems and it anticipates that all nineteen BrandMasters will be on-air by the end of May, alongside the broadcaster’s new Snell Morpheus automation system.

“This latest purchase is an extension of our requirement to allow more dedicated branding options for the network streams that we create as well as expanding the number of those unique streams,” says Lyndon Cox, Network Project Manager, Prime TV. “With a dedicated BrandMaster for each centrally played out channel, we can handle the delivery of far more individual streams because we have added this additional switching capacity. This increase in our playout flexibility allows us to expand our revenue-generating possibilities with true channel branding.”

Once the broadcaster had decided that branding came first, switching second, the path to Pixel Power was a clear one. Cox also highlights the additional economies provided by each BrandMaster as they are effectively two units in one.Visit www.pixelpower.com

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TekTronix Up To The TesTAt NAB2010, Tektronix, Inc. showcased the WFM8200 and WFM8300 advanced waveform monitors and introduced the new WVR8200 and WVR8300 rasterizers. These instruments provide high quality, real-time, automated 3G-SDI Eye pattern display and jitter measurements that help broadcasters and network operators easily monitor and diagnose signal problems. The new rasterizers provide the same capabilities as the waveform monitor equivalents, but are designed for use with an external display and offer enhanced remote monitoring and control capabilities.

Tektronix further enhanced its family of waveform monitors and rasterizers with critical audio loudness capability. Building upon its current loudness measurement capability, Tektronix now offers WFM6000/7000 and WVR6000/7000 Series customers new firmware and software upgrades that adhere to the ITU-R BS.1770-1/1771 specifications. The upgrades include capabilities such as an Audio Loudness Meter, an Audio Loudness Session Display, and the industry’s first audio loudness monitoring of Dolby Digital Plus audio, among others.Visit www.tektronix.com

FilTers For DTV TransmiTTersRadio Frequency Systems (RFS) has released a new line of PeakPower+ filters and combiners. The filters, which represent a “breakthrough” in coaxial filter technology, are specifically designed for the very high peak-to-average power ratio nature of DTV.

While the average RF power level of DTV is similar to that of traditional analog television transmitters, its peak power is considerably higher. This can translate into real-world problems for transmitting equipment. For example, a 5 kW average power transmitter running multiple DTV signals can produce peak power of more than 50 kW, causing TV transmitters to shutdown and leading to revenue loss for broadcasters.

The PeakPower+ filters allow DTV to be transmitted at higher power levels and consume less space than previous solutions. As a result, broadcasters can expect fewer system shutdowns and increased revenue through the safe addition and diversification of digital channels and services within their existing infrastructure.

RFS’ PeakPower+ filters also include improvements in overall average power handling and are field-tunable to any UHF channel.Visit http://www.rfsworld.com/

mheG VoDAt NAB 2010, Strategy & Technology (S&T) launched the S&T Player and Mediator, an MHEG-based solution for Video on Demand (VoD) and Catch-up TV services. It combines flexible back-office integration using the company’s new Mediator product.

The S&T Player is a flexible, data-driven MHEG-5 Video on Demand application that runs on MHEG-enabled integrated digital TVs within the TV’s CI Plus browser, (iDTVs) or through MHEG-enabled set-top boxes. S&T Player uses the latest version of the MHEG Interaction Channel specification for hybrid broadcast broadband receivers and also runs on CI Plus iDTVs. It offers a configurable and customisable application for browsing and navigating of content as well as playback control for hybrid broadcast broadband platforms for streamed media delivered over broadband. The client interface can be easily re-skinned and configured for customer branding.

To support the S&T Player client, S&T also launched Mediator for flexible integration into back office systems for content provisioning and subscriber management. Visit www.s-and-t.com

‘Green’ TV TransmiTTerThe new Elite 1000 GreenPower television transmitter line from Grass Valley features 50V LDMOS technology and boasts an output power of up to 14 kW ATSC per unit with energy consumption savings of up to 15 percent over the previous Elite transmitter series.

Equipped with an open exciter — compliant to standards including DVB-T, DVB-T2, DVB-H, and DAB — the RoHS-compliant Elite 1000 GreenPower transmitter line uses real-time Digital Adaptive Pre-Correction (DAP) and provides DTV transmission efficiency, optimized output power, exemplary signal quality and high redundancy.

Users benefit from long-term cost cutting thanks to the DAP feature for automatic linear and nonlinear corrections as well as the thorough diagnostic capabilities with embedded SNMP agent and web server.

Thanks to its hot-swappable, modular design, the operator can easily increase its amplifier power while maintaining continuous operation and also continuing to contain energy consumption. The Optiphase and Optigain concepts as well as the automatic power supply voltage management system, which are incorporated in the unit, guarantee that power consumption is kept to a minimum while sustaining maximum RF output power.Visit www.grassvalley.com

harris BoosTs nexio serVersHarris has introduced the NEXIO Volt integrated storage server — a small form-factor, high-performance baseband video server equipped with its own media storage, delivering lower operating costs and high levels of resilience and reliability. Like the NEXIO Volt storage area network (SAN) server introduced in 2009, the NEXIO Volt integrated storage server offers support for up to four mixed SD/HD or SD-only baseband channels in a space-saving 1RU package.

Built on the same platform as the NEXIO AMP server, the NEXIO Volt integrated storage server provides 1 TB of RAID-3 protected internal media storage. It is ideal for applications including disaster recovery, delay, edge server, on-air cache, production playout and ingest-to-archive.

The NEXIO Volt integrated storage server comes standard with the NEXIO Playlist event sequencing application for playing content to air and the NEXIO Remote application for ingest, playout and media management. The NEXIO FTP server also is provided to support file-based workflows. A simple software upgrade enables the NEXIO Volt integrated storage server to attach to the NEXIO shared storage system.

The NEXIO AMP and NEXIO Volt platforms now feature software licensing to key the I/O channels, allowing customers to pay for only the channels and resolutions they need now — with the ability to upgrade their licensing in the field over time as their needs change. All hardware is provided as standard. Visit www.harris.com

sony expanDs swiTcher ranGeThe MVS-8000X is the latest in Sony’s MVS switcher family, which has become the standard in live and control room production. The new MVS model provides a bridge from 2D 720P and 1080i high-definition production to the growing need for 3D stereoscopic production capability.

The MVS-8000X is multi-format and fully scalable up to 5ME and 200 input/100 output, including dedicated interfaces for DME at 3Gbps 1080P/59.94. The switcher’s 3D-on-3G mode enables the full performance of 5MEs and simplified operation for 3D production. In 3D 1080i/720P mode, complex link settings are not necessary since 2D and 3D signal sources can be assigned to crosspoint buttons, enabling flexible production of 2D/3D sources. If the left and right signals are reversed, users can exchange signals easily through the switcher’s menu display. The Digital Multi Effects of the MVS system can adjust depth for 2D graphics using a newly supported Parallax menu.

The MVS-8000X processor (1080i/720P) incorporates eight keyers with digital video resizers, border generators, and advanced chroma key, all as standard; and an advanced frame memory system, including 16 channels of still and clip recording and playback, available as an option. Also available are format converters, including up-, down- and cross-conversion for both inputs and outputs; and colour correction, featuring RGB and six-vector correction modes. The MVS-X offers powerful MultiProgram2 technology, which allows splitting a single ME to two Mix/Effect sections. This enables 5ME systems to perform with the equivalent capabilities of 10ME, with four keyers for each ME.Visit http://www.sony.com.au/production

MediaProxy Enigma 7.6 Log ServerMediaproxy, the provider of broadcast, compliance logging and content monitoring solutions, showcased Version 7.6 of its flagship Enigma LogServer system at NAB 2010.

Mediaproxy’s ASI and IP-based logging allows for access to all metadata present in the entire transport stream and a much richer logging and monitoring experience compared to the significantly smaller amount of metadata available in SDI and analogue-based solutions.

v7.6 features include:• New 4-channel 2RU LogServer for 90 days recording in both WMV and

native resolution MPEG-2 formats.• Cost-effective software-only version of LogServer for off-air recording and

streaming of programs from multi-transport streams using IP set top boxes.• Seamless sub-clip extraction from WMV or the native MPEG transport stream• Redesigned and enhanced user web-interface for review and monitoring• New Teletext and Closed Caption decoders providing original position and

colour-coding in both overlay and script streams.• Chinese (simplified and traditional) versions of the user interfaces• Seamless integration of the XDT’s Catapult protocol for fast media migration

and backup.Any LogServer with HD-SDI will be provided at the same cost as SD-SDI. By

releasing a software-only option of LogServer ASI and IP, Mediaproxy meets the needs of ‘budget-driven’ broadcasters that want to use their own server hardware.Visit www.mediaproxy.com

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The broadcast and cable industry’s most effi cient, reliable, and cost effective automated multi-channel video content logging and monitoring system for compliance, media analysis, content repurposing, and quality of service. Volicon Observer solutions meet the demanding requirements of broadcasters and IPTV service providers, and enterprise and government organisations looking to improve broadcast product quality, enhance video management, and lower costs.

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Broadcast ONE Cries ARG!ARG ElectroDesign, a leading developer of signal distribution products for the broadcast and telecommunications industries, has announced Broadcast ONE as its new reseller for Australia and the Oceania region. Broadcast ONE will represent ARG’s full portfolio of signal distribution products including the new 1900EX Media Combiner network adapter.

According to Darren Kirsop-Frearson, Managing Director, Broadcast ONE, “The new range of network adapters from ARG enables content distributors to build low delay, fault-tolerant ring and meshed Ethernet networks, which has not previously been possible using standard enterprise Ethernet technology.”

Media Combiner 1900EX network adapters have been designed for the transmission of real-time video IP sources and DVB-ASI and 2 Mbit/s G.703 signals over carrier Ethernet and private microwave circuits in ring and meshed topologies, making it suitable for all content distribution applications, including mobile back-haul, DVB-H, digital terrestrial DVB-T and digital radio DAB distribution.

The 1900EX’s integrated 32 Gbit non-blocking Ethernet switch with Fast Redundant Ring technology enables users to attain redundancy switching speeds of less than 5mS per link. This far out-performs other products based on traditional enterprise Ethernet switch technology that make use of STP (spanning tree protocol). In addition, Fast Redundant Ring technology has no risk of generating broadcast storms which can occur with traditional Ethernet switches if used in ring or meshed configurations.Visit www.arg.co.uk and www.BroadcastONE.com.au



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Codan Expands Router Range

Live HD Production SystemBroadcastPixhasintroducedGranite,anativeHD,1080p-readylivevideoproductionsystem,atNAB1O10.Thenewflagshipproductlinecombinesthecompany’sFluentworkflowsoftwarewithanewHDswitcherandHDserver.

TheGraniteSwitcherprovidessimultaneousmulti-definitionSDII/Ofor1080i,720pandSDsourcesand is upgradeable to 1080p. The companionGraniteServercompletesthevideoproductionsystembyrunningFluentworkflowsoftware.Thisprovidesupto120hoursofclipstore,agraphicssystemwithanewHarrisCG,amulti-viewthatdisplaysvideoandfilesources,watch-folders thatstreamlinefile importfrom editing systems, and macros for file-basedeffects.

Available in three models - the 1 M/E Granite100and1000andthe2M/EGranite5000-thenew product line provides an easy upgrade pathbetween models. Customers can also upgrade toGranitefromcurrentBroadcastPixSlatehybridHD/SD/analogue systems,which use the samecontrolpanelsandFluentworkflowsoftware.

Housed in a 3 RU frame, the Granite Switcheroffers 11 HD/SD-SDI video inputs (expandable to22),plustheequivalentof14moreinputsfromtheserver via its PCI Express connection, including aclipchannel(withkey),twoanimationchannels(withkey),andfourgraphicchannels(withkey).

The separate 2 RU Granite Server features anIntelQuadprocessorwithupto2TBofstorageina

highreliabilityRAID10array.TheserveralsooffersoptionalsoftwaretocontrolotherstudiodevicesandnewCGandOmneonsupportwillalsobeavailableonSlatesystems.

The Granite 1000 and Granite 100 share thesame feature set, but the Granite 1000 includesa physical control panel with push buttons thatdynamicallychange todisplay thefilenameof thecontent.Theentry-levelGranite100iscontrolledfromaWebbrowser-basedSoftPanel,itsmultiview,orthenew Broadcast Pix iPixPanel application for AppleiPad.TheGranite5000hasalarger2M/Econtrolpanel,andbringsthepowerof2M/Eproductions,suchasdualscreenshows,tonewapplications.Visit www.broadcastpix.com

Snell Completes Circle with kahuna 360Snell has unveiled Kahuna 360, a productionswitcher platform that breaks away from thetradition of fixed M/Es, fixed resources, andfixed formats while supporting 16 simultaneousbroadcastproductionsinasinglemainframe.

Kahuna 360’s feature set, effects, and DVEcatertotherequirementsofnews,sports,outsidebroadcast, live entertainment, and multi-screenpresentations.Employingliveassistandworkflowtools to streamline operations, the new switcherplatformfromSnellreducesthelikelihoodoferrorandenablestheturnaroundofcontentinseconds.

Rapid recall options further enhance efficiency byallowinguserstoreconfigureentirestudiosandtrucksfordifferentproductions.

Snell’sproprietaryFormatFusion3technology,builtintoKahuna360,supportsanycombinationofSD,HD,and3G/1080pinputsandoutputs,seamlesslyconvertingthemtoandfromtherequiredstandards.This capability eliminates the need for externalconversionequipment,reducesinitialcapitaloutlay,removes system timing issues, and saves valuableengineering and setup time typically required formobileproductionunitsandotherregularlychanging

environments.Also integrated into Kahuna 360 is Snell’s

patent-pending EPP (Enhanced ProgressiveProcessing) which provides quality in videoprocessing.

The Kahuna 360, like the rest of the Kahunarange,handles3-Dcontentwithease.SupportingstereoscopicvideoonasingleM/E,theswitchershavetheuniquecapabilitytocalibrate3-Dimagesinternally, includingtheability tochangedepthoffocusbyadjustingleftrightconvergence.Visit www.snellgroup.com

Following last year’s Codan Broadcast release ofthe NK-3G144, a 144x144 3G/HD/SD routingswitcher, supporting SMPTE 424, 344M, 292M,259M,andDVB/ASIstandardsina10RUframe,thecompanyhasaddedtwonewframestothisrange.

The compact 3RU frame can be upgraded to amaximumof72x72(NK-3G72)andthenew19RUframe provides expandability up to 320x320 (NK-3G320).The3Groutersarepartof theNKSeriesrouter range. The10RUand19RU framesoffer fullmatrix, control and power supply redundancy. The

10RUrouteralsohas32duplicateoutputs.Allroutershaveathreeyearwarranty.

CodanBroadcast has also released theNK-3RDThirdPartyInterface,a1RUT-BuscompatibledevicewhichallowsNKSeriesrouterstobecontrolledbythird-partycontrolorautomationsystems.Theinitialreleaseof theNK-3RD supports systems using the SW-P-08protocolviaRS485connection.CodanBroadcastwillcontinuetoworkwithothermanufacturerstoexpandthelistofsupportedprotocols.

The company has also released Global Labels,

an enhancement for the Phoenix Control Surface,providingaconvenientandcentralmethodtomanagelabelsforNKSeriesroutingsystems.TheGlobalLabelsupdateisavailablefromtheCodanBroadcastwebsiteandisfreeofchargetoallregisteredusersofPhoenixwithaUSBkey.

Codan is also developing specialised outputmodulestocomplimentitslargeframeroutingsystems.The first will be a multiview system which will befollowedby“cleanswitch”outputs.Visit www.codanbroadcast.com.au

Ross video Welcomes More on Board opengear PlatformRoss Video has welcomed Cardinal Peak to theopenGear platform, offering high end consultingservicestoterminalequipmentmanufacturers.CardinalPeak,basedinLafayette,Coloradooffersend-to-endengineeringconsultingservicesincludinghigh-level requirementsdefinition,hardwaredesign,embedded software design, application softwaredesign,QAanddocumentation.

“Our clients turn to us because of our qualifiedstaffandengineeringexpertise,”saidChadScates,

Partner,CardinalPeak.“Weexpectthatourstrengthin embedded engineering consulting services,withspecialexpertiseincablevideoproducts,willbeagreat addition to the openGear platform, aligningnicelywithopenGearclientsneeds.”

Ross Video has also welcomed EEG to theopenGear platform, offering advanced closedcaptioningandHDworkflowtools tobroadcasters,contentprovidersandpostproduction.

EEG, headquartered in Farmingdale, NY has

a complete line of solutions for closed captioning,quality control, affiliate communications, VANCmonitoring,AFDandmore.

“TheopenGearprogramfromRossVideoenablesahigherdensityofEEGsolutionsinacompact,cost-efficient space,” said Philip McLaughlin, PresidentofEEG.“ThisplatformisaperfectfitforEEG’snewsystems, which are modular, highly configurable,and completely interoperablewith other openGearproducts.”Visit www.rossvideo.com

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