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IBC2003 preview

Aug 1, 2003 12:00 PM

As a guide to the new technology being shown at this year's IBC exhibition, the Broadcast Engineering — World Edition staff has compiled a roundup below of some of the products that are not to be missed while perusing the floors of the RAI Centre. Look for more IBC product coverage in our September IBC Special Report.

MODULAR CONTROL SYSTEM

Thomson Grass Valley Newton

Enables fast, multi-knob, Ethernet-based access to Grass Valley modular products; provides operator-controlled separate, system-level configuration tasks; modular products can be group by function regardless of their physical locations.
+33 1 34 20 70 00
www.thomsongrassvalley.com
Stand: 11.431

DIGITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT

ARKEMEDIA ARKEMEDIA v2.3

Suite of software modules covering all areas of digital media workflow — ingest, management, manipulation and delivery with full machine control; software architecture is scalable, flexible and secure.
+44 125 686 9200; www.arkemedia.com
Stand 8.240

NONLINEAR EDITING SYSTEM

Pinnacle Systems CinéWave

Delivers real-time, online, offline, film and audio capability for Apple Final Cut Pro 4; supports SD and HD formats; features new film editing modes, and HD/SD proxy support in DV or PhotoJPEG.
+49 531 2183 0; www.pinnaclesys.com
Stand: 1.210

PROMPTING SOFTWARE

BDL-Autoscript +WinPlus+

Operates as a standalone system or networked to any major automated newsroom system; includes MOS software; operates in any language supported by Windows and Unicode.
+44 207 538 1427
www.bdlautoscript.com
Stand: 10.110

CLIP STORAGE

Miranda Technologies Clip-On

Brings clip playout capability to the Oxtel Series Imagestore 2 automated master control and channel branding systems; provides 12 hours of clip storage for moving backgrounds for character generator graphics, as well as full frame interstitials and clip overlays.
+44 1491 820 000; www.miranda.com
Stand: 8.241

HD NONLINEAR EDITING SYSTEM

Quantel eQ

Features an open Windows environment, AAF offline-to-online workflow and 16-bit image quality; Resolution Co-existence allows 1080/24p, SD and low res avi in the same timeline; offers Henry and Paintbox effects and compositing capabilities.
+44 1635 48222; www.quantel.com
Stand: 7.221

AUTOMATION SYSTEM

OmniBus Systems TX>Play

Provides an end-to-end solution from ingest, through media and schedule management, to schedule delivery and integration with business information systems.
+44 8705 004 300; www.omnibus.tv
Stand: 8.548

DTV SECURITY SERVICE PLATFORM

Thales Broadcast & Multimedia ThalesCrypt

Includes a full range of receivers/descramblers to adapt itself to a wide range of environments; tailored for small to medium networks; scalable from one to 10,000 reception sites.
+33 1 3490 3100; www.thales-bm.com
Stand: 8.171

1RU LOUDSPEAKER MONITORING UNIT

Television Systems Ltd (TSL)

Powered using two 15W internal amplifiers with an internal mains PSU; features one analog stereo input with power LED and volume control.
+44 1628 687 200
www.televisionsystems.ltd.uk
Stand: 10.238

SD SWITCHER

Snell & Wilcox SwitchPack

Offers a choice of four, eight and 16 inputs; designed for live broadcast and post-production environments; has a 1RU chassis.
+44 20 8917 4330; www.snellwilcox.com
Stand: 1.411

HD LENS

Fujinon XA101×8.9BESM

Offers 101x magnification; ideal for shooting widescreen 16:9 HD as well as 4:3 SD images; includes Fujinon's built-in OS-Tech optical stabilization system.
+49 2154 924 0; www.fujinon.de
Stand: 11.310

CONTENT PROTECTION

Irdeto Access CypherCast for IPTV

Features real-time encryption; session-based encryption, including limited-life keys and encryption of individual VOD sessions; and a secure client architecture.
+31 23 556 27 70; www.irdetoaccess.com
Stand: 1.451

AUTOMATION SYSTEM

Encoda Systems D-Series

Is expandable from a single channel to 1000 on-air channels; provides functionality for playout, automatic caching and system-wide alarm management.
+44 1256 707359; www.encodasystems.com
Stand: 8.271

UTILITY ROUTER

Thomson Grass Valley Acappella

16×4 matrix; supports SD, HD and analog video as well as AES digital and analog audio in single format and a variety of dual-format configurations.
+33 1 34 20 70 00; www.thomsongrassvalley.com
Stand: 11.431

STORAGE ARRAY

Omneon Video Networks MEDIASTORE MSC4400

In a 1RU chassis, the unit can hold four disk drives in 2+1+1 or 3+1 array configurations; designed for customers planning smaller installations and remote playout servers.
+44 1256 884 450; www.omneon.com
Stand: 8.281

MODULAR ROUTING SWITCHER

Leitch Panacea

Supports HDTV, SDI, analog, audio, PAL and NTSC; features clean switching of SDI and HD video, quiet switching of AES/EBU signals, and signal diagnosis capabilities.
+44 1344 446 000; www.leitch.com
Stand: 8.142/8.240

MULTIFORM PATTERN GENERATOR

Leader Electronics LT-447

Provides analog component and composite signal outputs in 29 DTV signal formats conforming to ISDB/ATSC/DVB standards; test patterns generated include characters, circle, color bars, crosshatch, greyscale and 16:9/4:3 monoscope.
+31 40 2 645 345; www.elquip.com
Stand: 8.393

DIGITAL MIXING SYSTEM

Euphonix System 5-B

Allows for up to 96 channels using a single DSP mixer core; includes a dedicated mix minus bus with single-button press mix minus outputs and talkback from each channel.
+44 20 7267 1226; www.euphonix.com
Stand: 8.326

1RU MPEG-2 DVB ENCODER

Scopus Network Technologies E-1200

Allows forward and backward complexity estimation and threshold correction; optimizes the encoding process, in particular at low bit rates.
+972 3 9007777; www.scopus.net
Stand: 1.239

MASTER CONTROL SWITCHER

Chyron TX 500

Half the size of the TX 400; offers enhanced audio features, including optional manual faders; Ethernet capability allows many control panels to many mixers.
+44 1189 866 123; www.chyron.com
Stand 3.141

HD VISION MIXER

Eyeheight Vista

Features dual input synchronization; enables 10-bit mixing of A and B inputs with programmable mix times and automatic or manual transitions.
+44 1923 256 000; www.eyeheight.com
Stand: 2.339

DIGITAL VIDEO DISK RECORDER

ON-AIR Systems ON-AIR VDR

Designed for multichannel capture and playback; features include remote VTR and DDR serial control, virtual tape emulation, playlist management, and the ability to record and play simultaneously.
+44 20 7663 3663
www.on-air-systems.com
Stand: 2.216

DENG SYSTEM

TANDBERG Television

Enables an end-to-end wireless broadcast operation, including footage being filmed with wireless cameras; footage is then transmitted via fully equipped digital ENG vans in the field, received at a central receive site and delivered back to the main studio using terrestrial, telco or satellite links.
+44 23 8048 4000; www.tandbergtv.com
Stand: 1.461

DIGITAL ROUTING SWITCHER

PESA Cheetah

Now offers 10-bit SDI to analog conversion, HD to SD downconversion capability via optional output cards, and/or dual outputs for HD, SD or analog video.
+1-631-845-5020; www.pesa.com
Stand: 2.241

NEWSROOM SOLUTION

Dalet DaletPlus News Suite

Allows journalists to browse incoming wire feeds, write stories, edit audio and video, and build rundowns — all from their desktops.
+49 89 158 1550; www.dalet.com
Stand: 9.221

DIGITAL CAMERA

Thomson Grass Valley LDK 500

First 14-bit SD camera; features a completely new digital architecture to provide the highest possible image quality and unmatched video processing; includes a freeze-frame feature.
+33 1 34 20 70 00; www.thomsongrassvalley.com
Stand: 11.431

MULTI-FORMAT ROUTER

Axon Digital Design AR5128

128×128 system supports all current digital and analog formats; can mix and match formats in blocks of 16 inputs and 16 outputs.
+44 118 973 8920; www.axon.tv
Stand 10.111

AUTOMATION SYSTEM

Harris Harris Resource Suite

Offers digital media ingest, which eliminates the need to re-keystroke metadata embedded in digital files delivered by digital delivery services directly to a server.
+1-513-459-3400; www.broadcast.harris.com
Stand: 8.291

Note: Stand numbers are provided by IBC and are current as of press time. Every effort has been made by Broadcast Engineering — World Edition to ensure the accuracy of the listings.

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