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anniversary edition Flame 20th Anniversary Edition has launched and is on the Autodesk stand. The new version is part of Autodesk Flame Premium 2013, which combines visual effects, editorial and realtime colour grading. Aimed at streamlining complex tasks and improving speed, the new version offers a new creative workspace, editorial timeline integration and an enhanced GPU pipeline. 7.D25
system launch ABonAir has launched a new wireless HD system with ‘the full feature set of a professional broadcasting system’. The AB305 wireless video system is small and weighs around 300 grams. It was specifically designed to meet the new broadcast standards for portable wireless transmissions in the field. 3.A19e
updated by Cache-A The latest v3.1 software upgrade for Cache-A’s range of archive appliances – including the desktop Prime-Cache5, flagship Pro-Cache5, high- performance Power-Cache, and Library 24/48 automation systems – will be released next month. Highlights include a new 64-bit, Linux OS; high- speed LTFS dubbing, plus new LTFS tape-spanning capabilities; and operational improvements, including email notification and command queue management. 7.E06
Archive appliance Wireless HD
All the technology in the 14 halls of IBC is worth nothing without
a creative mind to tell stories. And one of the most creative
Flame debuts 20th Prometheus: IBC unbound
minds of all over the last 40 years has been the Director Ridley Scott. So you are invited to the IBC
Big Screen Saturday Night Movie to see Prometheus, in which Scott returns to his Alien series for a very modern tale told with stunning effects and a top line cast.
A team of explorers
discover a clue to the origins of mankind. It leads them on a journey to the darkest corners of the universe, where they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race.
IBC is able to show Prometheus in Dolby Surround
Fibre debut for BrightEye Mitto HD scan converters
Ensemble Designs By Michael Burns
Ensemble Designs is debuting two new models of its BrightEye Mitto high- performance scan converters at IBC. The BrightEye Mitto HD Fiber and BrightEye Mitto Pro Fiber offer new fibre optic interfaces for long cable runs and easy integration to facilities. The range of scan converters provide high- quality conversion from computer video content, such as YouTube and Skype video, to SD, HD and 3Gbps SDI video for use in
broadcast applications. In addition to the fibre-optic interfaces, all the BrightEye Mitto scan converters auto- sense between DVI and VGA, while an adjustable audio delay feature allows correction of lip sync on Skype and YouTube video used in live shows. In another feature, part of the computer’s screen can be selected with a mouse and instantly converted to full screen HD. Meanwhile, Ensemble Designs’ new Avenue Layering Engine supports iPad control and monitoring. It is designed for combining audio and video content for channel branding,
Cindy Zuelsdorf: Scan converters and Avenue Layering Engine launches
small master control, centralcasting, fly-pack, and OB use.
The iPad interface gives the operator freedom and flexibility in switching an event or show. Also, an iPad or web browser can be used to create keyed presets that can be recalled on-air by automation systems. 8.B91
A Sentry for Europe Hiltron By Ian McMurray
Hiltron has announced an addition to its range of satellite communication products following the signing of a distribution agreement with US- based Crystal Solutions. Introduced earlier this year and making its first European exhibition appearance on the Hiltron stand today, Sentry is described as an easy-to-use software-based spectrum
monitor and recording system designed for use in satellite communication. It allows multiple RF sources to be monitored by single spectrum analyser and a single interface. When integrated with a monitoring and control system, Sentry can respond to detected anomalies and automatically route affected signals for further investigation. It can also switch an Earth station path to restore services.
A single screen displays 10 thumbnail views providing a comprehensive overview of all monitored services.
Users can see at a glance the carrier name, centre frequency, bandwidth and power measurements for each monitored spectrum. Traces refresh as they update. 4.B89
7.1 and Dolby 3D courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox International in its stunning digital cinema. With capacity for 1700 people and boasting facilities for 4K and stereoscopic 3D digital projection, the IBC Big Screen hosts the perfect conditions for one of this year’s hottest movies. Admission is free to all IBC attendees for the 18:30 screening, but demand is sure to be high for the limited capacity, so be at the Auditorium in plenty of time. Doors open at 18.15. Find out more about the IBC Big Screen at
www.ibc.org/bigscreen
Honour for metadata collaboration
FIMS – the Framework for Interoperable Media Services – is to receive the Judges’ Prize at IBC2012. The award will be presented at tomorrow night’s Awards Ceremony, in the Auditorium at 18:30. The ceremony is free to all IBC attendees. With broadcasting
increasingly relying on file- based content interchange, there is a pressing need for one facility’s systems to understand files from another. This needs agreement on the way that core metadata is stored and presented. With no sign of a de facto standard emerging, the Advanced Media Workflow Association (AMWA) and the EBU came together in a joint initiative. The project quickly gathered virtually all of the manufacturers working in asset management and related technologies. Many broadcasters joined the project too, to bring the user perspective and to help ensure that FIMS was readily adopted because it met their real needs.
In 2012 the initiative
reached two major milestones. First, in February AMWA and EBU published version 1.0 of the specification, along with software adaptors and test systems.
The second, and even more important milestone, was the first practical implementations with a broadcaster. Bloomberg Television, in co-operation with its technology partner Triskel, implemented FIMS in its production centres in New York, London and Hong Kong.
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