September 2012
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TVBEurope 53 IBC2012 Show Preview Snell
More power for multiple channels of TV playout
By Michael Burns
SNELL IS showing off its scalable and flexible TV Everywhere solutions in Hall 8, including Morpheus, ICE and Momentum. Morpheus v3.0, the latest version of the broadcast automation system, boasts full virtual machine support to facilitate lower space and power requirements as well as improving system resilience. The company has also recognised the need for clear and simple graphical representation of multiple channels of playout and has introduced new user interfaces. Snell claimed that this makes Morpheus even easier to use and allows a single operator to monitor the highest number of playout channels.
Vaddio
World’s first HD USB pan/tilt/zoom camera
By David Fox
THE CLEARVIEW HD-USB is the first broadcast-quality HD PTZ camera with USB and Ethernet streaming built-in. It means users can plug it into a PC without a separate capture device. It uses standard UVC drivers, so no special USB drivers are needed to work with any application on any operating system that supports USB 2.0. “For the last two years
we have been inundated with requests for a professional- quality high definition PTZ camera,” explained Vaddio’s President, Rob Sheeley. “As more enterprise videoconferencing users adopt soft codecs such as Skype and Microsoft Lync, they are demanding better performance than what a webcam can deliver. With our new camera they can finally achieve broadcast-quality video from a USB camera.” It also supports H.264 video
streaming, and the Ethernet interface allows both IP control and IP Streaming directly from the camera. It supports
On stream: Vaddio’s ClearVIEW HD-USB broadcast-quality HD PTZ camera
either RTSP or HLS streaming protocols. The camera has a 19x optical zoom lens with a 58.1º wide angle of view — wide enough to view everyone at a standard conference table, as well as capture an individual from a long distance at 3.2º in a larger room.
An optional USB Quick Connect cable extends the USB, power and control up to 100m. 11.G61
Total Control for 3D Microfilms
By David Fox
MICROFILMS IS showing a new side-by-side 3D rig and a new 3D remote control panel at IBC. The new RCP 3D allows access to all of its rig’s new functions from the OB van via IP, including full lens control (zoom, focus and iris), and telecentricity corrections, auto alignment procedures and zoom scale matching, live correction of vertical disparity, and live access to all 3D parameters — all in either auto or manual mode. All Microfilms’ 3D rigs
provide realtime telecentricity correction and lens matching throughout the entire zoom
range. Its Total Control II system should be ready to shoot in 20 minutes and the company claims that ‘a single technician can easily manage three rigs’. After adjustment settings have been locked in by a stereographer, Total Control is capable of automatically calculating in realtime the inter axial base and convergence offset, accounting for focal length, focus and iris. The Euro Media Group has
moved its entire 3D shooting package to Microfilms Total Control II, and used the system on such events as the Roland Garros French Open tennis and the Olympics. 11.E71
ICE Channel-in-a-Box v3.0
now includes integrated 3D and 2D graphics and CG functionality with timeline editing control. It also offers the ability to populate fields from Morpheus automation schedule events, as well as external data sources. Complementing the HD and SD simulcast capabilities of ICE, the addition of a delay server provides the ability to record the output of a channel for delayed playout services. Additionally ICE v3.0 offers variable-speed playout and audio processing. Snell is also demonstrating Momentum, its workflow automated media asset management and resource planning system. The company
NEWS INBRIEF
New user interfaces for Morpheus makes it even easier to use and allows a single operator to monitor a higher number of playout channels
claimed that Momentum delivers maximum control and flexibility to media and broadcast operators, enabling them to reduce
operational costs by allocating resources more efficiently and making content more accessible. 8.B68
Under control: One of Microfilms’ 3D rigs using the Total Control II system
Latest version of Radio-Assist IBC2012 sees the European launch of the latest version of Netia’s Radio- Assist 8 range of digital audio automation software. Radio-Assist 8.1 offers the same array of tools for streamlined end-to-end multimedia production, broadcast, and publication workflows, along with two significant new features: an integrated music scheduling application and video editing capability. Users can access both new features from a single user interface. The Radio-Assist family of digital audio software programs covers each part of the production and broadcast workflow, allowing users to record, edit, or prepare a playlist. In addition to new browsing and publishing tools for full multimedia functionality, the software features tools for acquisition, sound-file editing, commercial and music production, newsroom systems, scheduling, multicasting, and administration. With music management tools integrated into Radio-Assist 8.1’s FederAll playlist preparation module, users will be able to automate playlist generation according to preset criteria, business policies, and a wide range of intelligent options for sequencing music. The video editing tool now available within the Radio-Assist 8.1 interface complements the software’s Snippet and Snippet+ audio editing tools. 1.A29
Efficient resource sharing Described as a software package for the larger multi-studio broadcasters, Mosart Multi-Studio Solution consists of Mosart Media Router and Mosart Template Sharing. The package is said to provide highly efficient, streamlined sharing of resources and coordination across several control rooms. Scarce resources such as video server ports and graphics engines can be shared for optimal use of infrastructure, while workflow for journalists and production staff is said to be optimised across the broadcasting facilities through template sharing and an automated template database, making it possible to create templates that can be called by the journalists from the Newsroom Computer System (NRCS) throughout the organisation and used in multiple control rooms. Also featured on the Mosart stand is version 3.0 of Mosart’s Newscast Automation system. “We’ll be showcasing the latest enhancements to our Newscast Automation system, probably the most versatile and powerful product of its kind,” said John Kjellevold, Mosart’s MD. “It allows broadcasters to create their own environment for live operation and benefit from built-in, easy-to-use automation features. 5.C26
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