NAB 2008 Pick Hits
Jun 1, 2008 12:00 PM
VariCam 2700 & VariCam 3700
Panasonic
201-392-4127
+49 611 235 481
www.panasonic.com/broadcast
Solid-state camcorders feature master-quality, full-resolution 10-bit 4:2:2 AVC-Intra 100 recording; also offer variable frame rates in one-frame increments, HD-SDI output of 23.98PsF/24PsF and a multi-gamma function, including Film-Rec, which closely matches the latitude of film stocks; VariCam 2700 is designed for sports, documentaries and independent films, while the VariCama 3700 is designed for feature films, TV episodics and commerical production.
DVStation-Mini TSP
Pixelmetrix
954-472-5445
+41 56 6410 317
www.pixelmetrix.com
Portable transport stream analyzer for DTV compliance testing of terrestrial broadcasting, cable headend testing, and satellite uplink contribution and distribution applications has a single ASI or SMPTE-310 test input; can be used as a portable test device or as a 1RU rack-mounted unit; signals can be monitored over LAN or Internet connection using a simple Web browser or VNC remote user interface; offers a full suite of transport stream analysis and monitoring tools; displays video thumbnails and video parameters in a concise and clear format.
Morpheus ICE
Pro-Bel
631-549-5159
+44 118 986 6123
www.pro-bel.com
Standalone automation and master control system in a 3RU box supports a wide range of SD and HD video file formats, removing the transcode bottleneck; features at least 1TB of internal RAID storage, as well as connection to external network attached storage; this internal capacity equates to at least 100 hours of DV25, devoted to caching media for playout; includes a fully featured mixer; offers support for four external video inputs for live sources as well as fades, mixes and wipes from internal sources; can manage audio voiceovers using either embedded audio or the 16 discrete AES/EBU audio inputs.
BQ 20
Qualstar
805-583-7744
www.qualstar.com
Video archive system combines a 20-slot LTO 4 cartridge robotic tape library with a high-performance server containing 2TB of built-in hard disk storage that is configurable as JBOD or RAID levels 0, 1 or 5; archives more than 1440 hours of 25Mb/s MPEG-2 content for automated retrieval in 7RU; can easily be expanded to 44 slots, more than doubling capacity to 3168 hours; a second tape drive can be added for concurrent reading and writing; all tapes are controlled by a barcode, designed to make retrieval from the shelf fast and easy.
HDSP MADI
RME Audio
330-259-0308
www.rme-audio.com
PCI card with MADI interface offers full support for 56- and 64-channel modes, as well as double- and single-wire technology (96k frame) for 96kHz; all 64 inputs and 64 playback channels can be routed and mixed to 64 physical outputs freely, which translates to a 8192-channel mixer; features an analog 24-bit 96kHz line/headphone output with 110dB dynamic range for direct control of all input and output signals.
Vision QMD/X
Ross Video
613-652-4886
www.rossvideo.com
Production switcher line offers a choice of seven different control panel models, two rackframe sizes and three configurations; control panel models include the Vision 1, 1M, 2, 2M, 2X, 3 and 4; QMD chassis is a compact 3RU, offering four full four-keyer MEs and 48 multidefinition inputs; the QMD/X chassis offers four full four-keyer MLEs, six keys downstream and 96 multidefinition outputs; can be ordered in four keyer multidefinition, two keyer multidefinition or four key standard-definition configurations.
DMDMS 8.0
Signiant
781-221-4000
www.signiant.com
Digital media distribution management suite increases the efficiency of content creation, management and distribution within a digital media supply chain; gives users flexibility in designing globally distributed workflows to automate steps such as encoding content for deliverability; ensures seamless management, acceleration and security of file transfers.
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