August 2013
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SHOW 2013 PLAN YOUR VISIT TO AMSTERDAM
IBC By Fergal Ringrose
AS YOU probably know the IBC exhibition is themed through the halls of the RAI. Content Delivery (cable & satellite, home systems & broadband, iTV, IPTV, mobile systems, transmitters, STBs) feature in Halls 1-5 and Hall 14. Content Management (MAM, playout, post & new media, SIs, VFX, workflow solutions) is grouped in Halls 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10. Content Creation
Blackmagic Design
Macro-like control for switchers
By Carolyn Giardina
THE ATEM 4.1 software update will be featured at Blackmagic Design’s IBC stand. The new version lets customers save and restore full or partial switcher states on all ATEM production switchers, plus adds 1080p 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 50, 59.94 framerates for the ATEM Production Studio 4K model.
The progressive frame rates mean
the ATEM Production Studio 4K connects to a wider range of HD devices including consumer HDMI and professional SDI cameras, routers, and media playout servers. Save and restore can be used in three
ways: Save and restore the entire switcher state, save only a piece to restore, or load just a piece of an entire saved state.
From multiscreen OTT to Ultra HD Thomson Video Networks
By Anne Morris
A CHALLENGE for today’s broadcasters is to deliver over-the-top and multiplatform services in the most cost-effective, bandwidth-efficient manner possible, without compromising on the HD picture quality that viewers expect on every platform and device. Thomson Video Networks will be demonstrating several innovations that it says will enhance the viewer experience while maximising available bandwidth and video quality. Innovations that will be on display
at IBC2013 include the company’s Ultra-HD playout solution powered by HEVC compression; premium broadcast video compression systems for DTH,
Saving switcher states: The ATEM Production Studio 4K
Customers can save to a laptop, hard disk or USB and plug in to load saved states at their next session using any ATEM production switcher, in any location. Each new state is saved to a folder as a new file with time and date stamp. “It’s incredibly exciting to be able to give our customers powerful macro-like control
of their ATEM switchers,” said Grant Petty, CEO, Blackmagic Design. “Now they can save entire, or just part of a switcher state for keyers, audio mixer and even SuperSource on the ATEM 2 M/E to XML files. Customers can save settings and files as they like and recall them as they want, just like macros.” 7.H20
(acquisition & accessories, content production, studio systems) is based in part of Hall 9 and also Halls 11 and 12. And this year the IBC
Conference is plotting a roadmap to the future across four principal streams. The Second Screen is set to feature heavily, as we move inexorably towards the multicast future. The Business of Broadcasting and Media examines the rapidly evolving business models underpinning
the industry — including Big Data and the Cloud. The Advances in Technology
stream provides an in-depth examination of the very latest technological innovations at all stages of the pipeline, from production to delivery. And the free-to-attend Industry Insights stream gives all of IBC’s attendees a chance to sample the debate and discussion that makes up the IBC Conference itself.
However, judging from the
exhibitor stories featured in our opening salvo IBC Sneak Preview this issue, the show this year will be all about 4K! Ultra HD and 4K production is certainly going to be a hot topic for discussion at IBC2013. Will 4K have a long and fruitful life – or is it another industry bubble following 3DTV? IBC will give us a lot of answers in Amsterdam next month, 13-17 September.
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cable, and DVB-T2; an HEVC solution for live and file-based delivery to multiscreen and OTT services; and Thomson Video Networks’ high-density, high-performance satellite and telco contribution solutions. 14.A10
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