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Systems integration services
ATG Broadcast Systems integration services
Encompass the full range of systems planning, design, installation, commissioning and post-installation support services; recent projects include an insert studio at the London offices of a U.S.-based global financial services corporation, a networked ENPS newsroom for South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) and playout facilities for the new HD2 Sports HD channel at the Stockholm headquarters of TV4 Sweden.
Graphics system
Brainstorm Multimedia Easy On-Air Graphics
Runs on the eStudio graphics engine; includes an intuitive toolset for live streaming of graphics based on building highly creative designs on predefined templates; designed to simplify workflows and content creation, enabling template editing, playlist creation and live playout from a single user interface — all while saving time using the company’s smart templates and automatic data look-up.
Transmitters
Screen Service Broadcasting Technologies SDT ULTRA HE series
Grants over 35 percent system efficiency; full UHF band tunable; reduces the management costs and helps the environment; SDT 123UM-W ULTRA HE with liquid cooling produces an output of 6.5kW RMS with power consumption of 19kW.
Audio monitor
Leader Instruments LV 5838
Accepts up to eight AES/EBU stereo digital audio feeds at sampling frequencies from 32kHz to 192kHz; measurement capabilities include audio level metering in dBFS, Nordic, BBC and DIN scales; view up to 16 audio channel bar graphs on the 6.3in TFT LCD color screen; peak hold can be switched between true-peak, PPM Type I or PPM Type II modes and zero to 5 seconds duration in 0.5- or 1-second steps; extracts and measures audio from 3G-SDI, HD-SDI and SD-SDI signal streams.
Two-stage pneumatic pedestal
Shotoku Broadcast Systems TP200VR
Features the company’s reliable and accurate mechanical X-Y tracking technology; is lightweight; has a maximum payload of more than 80kg; supports a wide range of camera configurations; its perfect-balance column and base offer maximum stability and operational flexibility; a foot-operated parking brake and single-action cable guard enables precise movements and control at all times for fast and easy positioning.
High-density fiber converter
Miranda LUMO
Packs 36 I/Os into a 1RU frame; modular design enables each converter to be serviced while the unit remains in operation; also includes dual redundant power supplies and frame controller with dual redundant IP connections for comprehensive system monitoring and frame health alarming; addresses connectivity concerns by providing fiber connectivity on one side of the unit with coax on the other, providing for easy separation of heavy copper cable from lightweight fiber.
JPEG2000 video access module
Net Insight JPEG2000 video access module
Supports compression or decompression of up to two 3G-SDI, four HD-SDI or eight SD-SDI channels on one single board; the module can also uniquely run all uncompressed SDI and ASI video formats, ranging from 2Mb/s ASI to 3Gb/s 3G-SDI per port; a fully equipped Nimbra 688 can host up to 120 video ports that can be individually configured for compressed/uncompressed, video format, frame rate and direction.
Media player
AmberFin iCR Player
Fully featured, cost-effective, professional media player easily integrated within existing broadcast-IT workflows; users can customize XML files; enables the building of seamless MAM workflows via Web services without having to program AmberFin’s iCR system; powerful feature set allows users to construct simple workflows using configuration buttons to create workflow tasks.
Intensified statistical multiplexing
Thomson Video Networks Flextream 2.0
Integrates ancillary services within the multiplexing pool; frees up bandwidth provisioned for the processing of service components such as audio, teletext, subtitling and closed captioning, allowing it to be reallocated to improve video quality; with Flextream 2.0, users of ViBE encoders have the capability to activate new Flextream mechanisms to boost overall statistical multiplexing system performance and efficiency while simplifying operations through easier configuring and monitoring.
Stills camera head
Camera Corps DS-1
Digital stills head gives professional photographers the freedom to capture high-quality still images from practically any location under full remote control; pan, tilt, zoom, pre-shoot and trigger can all be performed using a compact panel with a responsive joystick and pushbutton controller; images can be viewed at any time via a standard Ethernet or USB link from the camera to a desktop or laptop computer.
