IBC 2008 It's all on display
Aug 1, 2008 12:00 PM
This year, IBC continues to explore the expansion of television services to other media channels — notably Web, IPTV and mobile. No broadcaster can afford to ignore the importance of a presence on the Web, but mobile and IPTV providers could be considered in competition for viewers. IBC again features a theme of convergence between broadcast and telecoms driving new media outlets.
Your future equipment purchases are likely to include more encoding, QoS management tools and IT equipment, and there will be a further penetration of file-based workflows into the traditional video arena. However, it is hard to make a program without traditional equipment like cameras, lenses and microphones. So you won't just see computer screens you walk around the show halls.
Our product preview on the pages that follow lists some of the new product launches at IBC that we thought would be of interest to you. Here at Broadcast Engineering we are not forgetting the Web either. Only a portion of our readers attend the show. If you can't make it to Amsterdam, our editors and writers will be there, offering their personal insights about the show on the BE@IBC blog.
Also, check out Broadcast Engineering TV for the latest new technology, keynote presenters and demonstrations of the hottest new products. New videos will be posted every day during the show.
Subscribers to the Broadcast Engineering E-zine will also receive a daily e-newsletter with the highlights of all of Broadcast Engineering's coverage of IBC2008.
For more IBC news, visit www.broadcastengineeringworld.com.
ADVERTISERS IN RED
HD frame rate converter
FOR-A FRC-3000
Fits into a 1RU frame; ideal for news applications; uses vector motion compensation processing to analyze and determine the pixel movement in each image frame; features advanced scene cut detection and text field automatic detection; performs conversions between 1080/59.94i and 1080/50i, and between 720/59.94p and 720/50p HD frame rates in real time.
+44 20 8391 7979;
www.for-a.com
Stand: 2.A51, 2.B59
Frame sync/converter
AJA Video Systems FS1
Works with both HD/SD video in full 10-bit broadcast-quality video and 24-bit audio; provides up/downconversion between SD and HD; features simultaneous HD and SD outputs; supports virtually any input or output (analog or digital), eight-channel AES, balanced analog or embedded audio and closed-captioning; includes a built-in Web-based remote control.
+1 530 274 2048;
www.aja.com
Stand: 7.F11
Systems integrationservices
ATG Broadcast
Supplies broadcast systems planning, design, installation and commissioning services; has the full resources needed to design, prebuild and test complete large-scale installations prior to delivery; experience includes site structure, air-conditioning, acoustics, lighting, energy conservation, furniture, technical documentation and operator training.
+44 1462 485 444
www.atgbroadcast.co.uk
Stand: 8.B51
Integrated scheduling
MediaGeniX WHATS'On Generation 3
Multi-user software backbone that covers schedule management for a station, including budgeting, press communications, scheduling and broadcasting; designed with and understanding of the interactions and constraints between strategic planning, scheduling, traffic management, program acquisition, production, promotion, commercials, transmission preparation, media and finance information.
+32 2 467 34 30;
www.mediagenix.tv
Stand: 3.C59
Audio console
Calrec Sigma with Bluefin
Features 320 channel-processing paths, allowing up to 52 × 5.1 surround channels on just one Bluefin digital signal processing card; provides a significant amount of delay to cope with the increasing synchronization problems, for example, resulting from mixed format HD/SD production; Bluefin signal processing provides 496 mono elements of up to 2.73 seconds of audio delay, which can be inserted at various places in the signal paths.
+44 1422 842159;
www.calrec.com
Stand: 8.D70
MHEG-5 middleware engine
Strategy & Technology RedKey 2
The new version of the company's MHEG-5 middleware engine; supports all the latest MHEG-5 profiles including Freesat in the UK, as well the Interaction Channel IP connectivity, HD support, an enhanced font renderer and PVR integration.
+44 20 7183 1511;
www.s-and-t.com
Stand: 1.B11
Automation
Axel Technology XTV
A multiformat SD/HD broadcast automation system featuring playout, capture, trimmimg and scheduling; provides simultaneous playout of any media format, including DV, HDV, MPEG-2, DVD, DIVX, MPEG-4, M-JPEG, MPEG — 1, H.264, WMV, QuickTime and MXF; enables direct control of VCRs, routing switchers, cart machines and GPIs; designed to integrate with nonlinear video editing stations like Premiere, Final Cut, Avid, Edius, Liquid and VT; no conversion is needed, allowing fast export times.
+39 051 736555
www.axeltechnology.com
Stand: 8.E16
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