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Army increases its shooting range in Afghanistan news
Panasonic By David Fox
The British Army News Team covers stories in places like Afghanistan where security, operational necessity or sensitivity mean it isn’t possible to facilitate general broadcasters. It also covers less fraught stories, from underwater shoots to following wounded soldiers climbing Mt Kilimanjaro, for the British Forces Broadcasting Services and online outlets. The material also forms the basis of the national archive held at London’s Imperial War Museum.
As it works in hostile
environments, power is often unavailable, so its tapeless workflow uses battery power throughout, from acquisition through post to transmission. The crew normally carries two Panasonic P2 cameras: the large but relatively lightweight AG-HPX3100 and small AG- HPX250. The Army chose P2 after extensive testing. “Often we may get one seat
Hostile
environment: Capon with Panasonic P2 camera in the Middle East
Friday 07.09.2012 105 In Brief
for Telecast fibre Telecast Fiber Systems has signed a cooperation agreement with the distribution unit of Wellen+Nöthen, which is now the master reseller for the manufacturer in Germany. The Telecast Fiber Systems portfolio, from a subsidiary of the Belden technology group, includes fibre optic solutions from the CopperHead series. 3.B40
on a helicopter (or the back of an armoured personnel carrier) and this will govern what can be carried and how we work. The P2 workflow allows us to carry the minimum amount of
equipment, a camera, a laptop and a small satellite system,” explained team leader/senior cameraman, Kevin Capon. “I can shoot, take my card out of the camera, place it into my laptop and edit with
no need to ingest – simply put the material directly onto the timeline, edit and transmit, without carrying any additional peripherals,” Capon concluded. 9.C45/9.D35/9.D40
Video on the cards Emcore is demonstrating its Opticomm-Emcore Nextgen OTP-1DVI2A1SU insert cards for the Optiva platform here in Amsterdam. The card allows transmission of DVI or VGA video, stereo analogue or digital audio, plus USB KM and RS-232 serial data for control of peripherals from 0.5km to 70 km. The transmitter/receiver pair is suggested for many applications from large multiscreens and digital signage, to video editing and video conferencing. 2.A48
Local language UI for live event producers
Broadcast Pix By Carolyn Giardina
Multi-Lingual Fluent-View, a local language user interface for Granite and Mica Video Control Centers, is being demoed at the Broadcast Pix stand today. With the technology,
producers of live events can select a language such as Portuguese or Spanish from a drop down menu, and all controls are translated to that language. Unicode support is also available, enabling file-names and other data to be viewed in character-based languages like Chinese. Production controls are displayed in the selected language, including the entire Fluent-View ‘top page’ layout, menus, messages, file names, source names, and Fluent Macro names. Plus, Broadcast Pix Translation Assistant software, which is
Safety in numbers Enensys is today unveiling its IP switch, IPGuard, designed to provide safe delivery of IP streams carrying digital TV. Enensys’ IPGuard provides an automatic 1+1 redundancy for network equipment that delivers services over IP, such as encoders, multiplexers, DVB-T2 gateways, and ASI to IP adapters. Additionally, IPGuard can be used to re- synchronise and realign the MPEG-2 TS or T2-MI stream carried over IP networks. 2.A49
Multi-Lingual Fluent-View
included with Granite and Mica systems, allows users to add other languages or dialects. “Broadcast Pix systems
are used in more than 100 countries, and now Multi- Lingual Fluent-View allows customers who do not speak English to switch with confidence,” said Ken Swanton, CEO of Broadcast Pix.
Multi-Lingual Fluent-View
can be used on a touch- screen monitor to control the Broadcast Pix system, including its switcher, clip store, CG, Fluent Macros, and remote control of robotic cameras, recorders, streamers, and servers. It can also be used to complement one of five Broadcast Pix control panels.
The local language UI is included in Broadcast Pix’s
Video Control Center version 3.1 software, which also offers new multiscreen capabilities and remote control of Grass Valley K2 video servers. Optional control of video servers from 360 Systems, Harris and Omneon has been enhanced. Remote control of up to 12 AJA Ki Pro recorders is also included in Granite and Mica systems. 7.B20
Radio Africa In Africa and other regions where fast internet connectivity can be unreliable and bandwidth can be unpredictable, Gilat Satcom’s OTT product ensures smooth delivery of video streaming, says the developer. The company helps telcos and ISPs by providing the middleware platform, advanced content delivery network (CDN), and
tailormade content packages, including VoD and live channels, to for ‘the simple and smooth launch’ and operation of OTT. “We enable telcos, ISPs and broadcasters to effectively become pay TV operators,” said Dan Zajicek, Gilat Satcom CEO. 3.A19 Israel stand
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