IBC2009: Find it all in Amsterdam
Aug 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Here’s a look at some of the hottest products to be introduced at the show.
This year's IBC conference opens with a keynote on sports broadcasting. As the driver for the introduction of new technology and services, this genre benefits from strong funding. Sports programming is where developments like stereoscopic production will first hit viewers screens.
Again, IBC has the Emerging Media zones, which feature digital signage, IPTV and mobile. The European cable industry is expanding alongside the new IPTV services, presenting continuing business opportunities in both sectors. Mobile TV is slowly gaining ground, but is hardly a mainstream media outlet. To spend in an area where the business models are still untried makes mobile a long-term investment.
Alongside the technology papers and the exhibition is a conference stream on emerging business models. This year has scared many that depend on interstitial advertising as their prime source of revenue. Very much allied to this subject is the use of automation to improve efficiencies from the sales and traffic through to interactive services. It is only through reduction in costs and new services that broadcasters can compete with the new guys on the block from the Internet sector. It is the need to innovate that makes visiting shows so important.
Broadcast Engineering is here to help you make the most of IBC2009. Our Exhibit Hall Map will guide you through the maze of stands and products. And, to help you build an ultimate shopping list, here is a sneak peek of some of the hottest products that will be featured.
Don't forget to look for more IBC coverage in our weekly “IBC Update” e-newsletter (visit www.broadcast-engineering.com to subscribe), as well as in our IBC Product Source, which will be published with next month's issue. And finally, check out videos of new products at the show by tuning into BE TV on our Web site.
FOOT CONTROL
Autoscript Mango
Connects directly with the WinPlus prompter software, offering built-in intelligence to allow production staff or multiple presenters to allocate any controller for use at any time and with failsafe accuracy; using intuitive deskpad keys, the presenter can immediately assign specific controllers, view which ones are live, personalize them and enable or disable.
+44 208 891 8900;
www.autoscript.tv
Booth: 9.D28e
PORTABLE DIGITAL DISK RECORDER
AJA Video Systems Ki Pro
Virtually any video and audio source can be fed into Ki Pro to record pristine 10-bit Apple ProRes 422 media that is then immediately available to edit within Apple's Final Cut Studio; allows users to record hours of Apple ProRes 422 media to removable storage modules with either spinning disk or SSD media with built-in FireWire 800, or to 34mm ExpressCard Flash-based media, for immediate editing and file access; can connect to any digital camera via SDI or HDMI, or any analog camera with multiple input options.
+1 530 274 2048;
www.aja.com
Stand: 7.F11
OPTICAL FIBER SDI SCOPE
Blackmagic Design UltraScope
3Gb/s SDI and optical fiber SDI scope designed for editors and colorists; plugs into any compatible Windows computer with a 24in monitor; displays six live scope views simultaneously; auto detects SD, HD and 3Gb/s SDI inputs.
+44 1565 830049
www.blackmagic-design.com
Stand: 7.B21
PRODUCTION SYSTEM
Broadcast Pix 3G Switcher Frame
A 3Gb/s 1080p upgrade for the company's Slate live video production system; provides simultaneous multidefinition SDI I/O for 1080p, 1080i, 720p and SD; is a separate frame, which simplifies wiring, increases the amount of I/O and enhances robustness; accepts up to 20 SDI inputs, as well as another 16 video and key inputs of clips and graphics, which are carried from the Broadcast Pix workstation to the frame over a single PCI Express bus cable.
+1 978 600 1100
www.broadcastpix.com
Stand: 7.A15
AUDIO CONSOLE
Calrec Audio Apollo
Relies on Bluefin2 high-density signal processing system; at 48kHz operation, provides up to 1020 channel-processing paths, 128 program busses, 96 IFB/track outputs and 48 auxiliaries; at 96kHz operation, provides up to 510 channel-processing paths, 64 program busses, 48 IFB/track outputs and 24 auxiliaries.
+44 1422 842159;
www.calrec.com
Stand: 8.B81
ON-AIR GRAPHICS SYSTEM
Chyron HyperX3
Can play HD full-screen movie objects and manipulate many times the number of objects of the previous version; scalable to two independent channels, optional DVEs, clips and the latest Lyric PRO 7.1 creation and playout package; features simultaneous HD 3D animations on two channels, creation and playout on devices with WYSIWYG software, Adobe XMP metadata validation and adaptive primitives, and FBX importer.
+44 118 916 8480;
www.chyron.com
Stand: 7.D11
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