New Products from NVIDIA, Adtec Digital, zplane., and more

Feb 1, 2009 12:00 PM


             

Quadro FX 4800
NVIDIA

Graphics card features 1.5GB of graphics memory and 30-bit color; a 128-bit precision graphics pipeline and 32X FSAA deliver high image clarity and quality; dual 10-bit display ports deliver a color palette of more than 1 billion colors as well as a single dual-link digital display connector.
408-486-2000
www.nvidia.com/quadro

SoloistHD-Pro
Adtec Digital

Multicodec decoder supports ASI, GigE, SPTS or MPTS decoding; decodes MPEG-2 SD 422, HD 420, AVC SD and HD video as well as a single channel of Dolby Digital, Dolby 5.1, MPEG-1 Layer 2 and AAC-LC audio; outputs broadcast-quality video, including D1 (composite), HDMI with HDCP and HD-SDI with embedded audio; can up/downconvert between HD 1080i or 720p and NTSC or PAL.
904-394-0389;
www.adtecinc.com

vielklang v1.5 development
zplane.

Audio harmonization instrument for generation of vocal or instrumental harmonies with up to four voices; uses voice leading and harmony progression models to create harmony parts in a more musical way than traditional harmony processors; features live MIDI input, new harmonization styles, new export options including Audio/MIDI file export for individual voices and MIDI export of harmony tracks, improved input melody analysis with a new note detection algorithm and interoperability with Pro Tools 8 and Cubase 5.
+49 30854 09 150; www.zplane.de

iVDR Xtreme
Maxell

Rugged, removable media for high-speed, high-resolution video imaging; has a capacity of 250GB; can store up to 20 hours of HD video, 19 hours of digital video and 110 hours of DVD-quality video; based on an SATA model with a 26-pin interface; features speed and transfer rates of up to 3Gb/s and shock-absorbent technology to resist shock from a 4.6ft drop onto a hard surface; is hot-swappable.
800-533-2836; www.maxell.com

Techno-Jib 24
Telescopic

Telescoping remote camera jib arm instantly extends or retracts to obtain the best shot possible; moves the camera smoothly, silently and quickly in and out of hard-to-reach areas; lets a single operator control diverse camera movements; offers control over zoom, focus and the telescoping of the jib arm through a customizable user interface; extends from a minimum reach of 9ft to a maximum of 24ft.
818-917-5677
www.telescopicjib.com

COS-11D Sanken

Lavalier microphone designed for use with Zaxcom's digital wireless recording transmitters; incorporates design advances that deal specifically with digital and digital/analog hybrid wireless transmission; comes in standard and reduced sensitivity models.
323-845-1171; www.plus24.net; www.sanken-mic.com

PT-CP-S4
Telemetrics

Pan/tilt head can be set up with the camera mounted on the side or on the top, as well as being positioned upright or inverted; a DC-DC converter at the base of the head converts 48V power to the appropriate levels for the head, auxiliary robotic devices, camera, lens and viewfinder; offers a newly designed cable management system and serial data control with multiprocessor architecture.
201-848-9818
www.telemetricsinc.com

Final Cut Pro v6.0.5
Apple

Version 6.0.5 software incorporates support for the professional PH recording mode offered with the Panasonic AG-HMC150 handheld AVCCAM camcorder, which provides high-quality 1080 and 720 recording in an AVCHD format at bit rates up to 24Mb/s; adds editing support for 720 60/30/24p formats and 1080 30/24p in addition to 1080i.
800-692-7753; www.apple.com

Unity ISIS 2.0
Avid

Blade-based storage subsystem offers dual drive storage elements, 10Gb/s Ethernet switching, and redundant power and cooling; supports resolutions up to uncompressed HD and 2K via up to 400MB/s per engine; scales to maximum performance by storing data across 12 engines of 4.8GB/s or a total of 32 streams of uncompressed HD or 240 streams of uncompressed HD; provides a total capacity of 384TB (maximum) or 196TB (when fully mirrored), with full system monitoring.
978-640-6789
www.avid.com

NextDimension RVE
NextComputing

Briefcase-sized mobile workstation designed for real-time video editing in the studio or on location; supports any Windows-based NLE; tailored for the needs of Avid and Adobe users with features that enable easy migration from a desktop- or laptop-based system to the NextDimension RVE; includes an integrated 17in display, single or dual 2.5GHz quad-core Intel Xeon processors; up to 4GB RAM; up to 1.28TB storage in a high-speed array; extensive I/O capability, and NVIDIA GeForce or NVIDIA Quadro FX graphics.
603-886-3874; +1 603 886 3874; www.nextcomputing.com

HD480/HD485
EEG

Closed-captioning encoders feature Active Format Descriptor (AFD) insertion capabilities; HD480 offers an AFD switching solution that supports manual encoding of fixed-pattern AFD from presets or dynamic control from an automation server over a local TCP/IP network; allows broadcasters to create rules for selecting their preferred source of AFD data; enables use of a private CEA-608 XDS protocol for carrying/recovering AFD codes; HD485 meets AFD ingest specs with a Windows-based VANC insertion module; includes a full preset library that covers all legal AFD codes.
516-293-7472; www.eegent.com

Fusion DX800RAID
Sonnet Technologies

Eight-drive RAID SATA storage system with built-in SAS expander enables connection of up to 16 eight-drive enclosures to a single Sonnet RAID controller; provides the speed required for working with uncompressed 10-bit 1080 HD video and the data security and monitoring needed in a large RAID system; supports RAID 5 and 6; yields read and write file transfer speeds of up to 680MB/s and 640MB/s, respectively.
949-587-3500; www.sonnettech.com

OpenVision Content Creator v4.5
IMAKE

Digital content creation tool is built around an open systems solution and supports EGT encoders and Rhozet transcoders; produces standards-compliant CableLabs VOD 1.1 content as well as H.264 video for IPTV distribution; enables the transcoding of programming and promotional video for delivery to broadband outlets and mobile devices.
301-896-9200;
www.imake.com


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