Test & measurement equipment

Mar 1, 2011 12:00 PM

    

DISTORTION ANALYSIS SOFTWARE

Rohde & Schwarz R&S FS-K130PC

Allows users to characterize and linearize amplifiers; compensates for memory effects exhibited by many of today's amplifiers; test setup consists of a spectrum analyzer, a signal generator and a PC; measures the amplifier's characteristics and calculates the correction required to attain a linear output signal.
410-910-7800; www.rohde-schwarz.com
Booth: SU3721

VIDEO MONITORING AND LOGGING

Volicon Observer

Captures, stores and indexes broadcast content from multiple channels, offering users simultaneous Web access to recorded video content from their desktop computers; includes the Observer Professional, Observer Enterprise and Observer Remote Program Monitor; three new additions are ASI/transport stream logging, loudness monitoring and AC-3/Dolby Digital decoding features.
781-221-7400; www.volicon.com
Booth: SU5902

BROADCAST MONITORS

PHABRIX Rx Series

Designed for environments such as central control booths, studio engineering panels and OB facilities; housed in a 19in 2U standard rack mount; can be configured with one or two modules; two 4.3in color TFT screens display the monitored signal at all times with separate measurement display for generation of patterns and analysis.
+44 163 5276302; www.phabrix.com
Booth: N325

WAVEFORM MONITORS

Blackmagic Design UltraScope, Pocket UltraScope

Version 1.5 update adds new video gamut and audio error logging, as well as customizable profiles so different post-production houses and broadcasters can define their own operation standards for quality control; error logging features automatically check and log all RGB gamut, luminance and chroma video levels, and audio levels; custom profiles allow specific settings for generating errors based on various types of video level products, and all errors can be saved to a simple log file with timecode and time of day.
978-337-0991 www.blackmagic-design.com
Booth: SL220




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