52 TVBEurope IBC2013 Sneak Preview Oasys
Chameleon adapts for optimal playout
By Paul Watson
ACCORDING TO Oasys, Chameleon amalgamates software modules to deliver an optimal playout configuration, and is a safe, secure and supported solution. The product is, the
manufacturer says ‘a living, breathing entity that adapts to the broadcast environment around it’ and sits within the user’s workflow. Oasys believes that Chameleon epitomises its creative and collaborative ethos to develop bespoke solutions for customers, rather than forcing the customer to fit his or her workflows to theirs. Chameleon’s modular software
is focused around playout using either Oasys’ own or one of its partner’s internal software. Oasys cites Chameleon’s energy efficient
Karma Chameleon: Oasys’ new playout automation tool can adjust to suit customer workflows
footprint and the company’s twenty-five-years worth of experience in the field as two firm reasons to invest in the product. Rather fittingly, Oasys is
happy to adapt the solution as and when it needs changing ‘just like a Chameleon’ post-install, to provide customers with a greater return on their investment. 8.B16
Panasonic
A dramatic new camera
By David Fox
Panasonic is aiming for the studio drama market with its latest broadcast camera, the AK-HC3500A. It not only features various progressive modes (1080 at 25p, 23.98p or 29.97p) but also cine gamma and various other improvements to take it beyond the existing AK-HC3500.
The AK-HC3500A has three 2/3-inch 2.2 million pixel IT CCDs with high sensitivity of F10 at 1080/59.94i and F11 at 1080/50i. It also boasts 60dB signal to noise, and uses spatial pixel shift technology and a newly developed 16-bit A/D Digital Signal Processor (with 38-bit internal processing) for improved picture quality. Like
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Panasonic’s new AK-HC3500A: “A formidable tool for producing dramas”
the AK-HC3500, it features Dynamic Range Stretch functions, plus scene file settings and various picture quality adjustment functions. The Cine Gamma modes include Film-like 1/2/3, Video- Rec and Film-Rec, which Panasonic claims will make it “a formidable tool for producing dramas.” Studio camera options combine the AK-HCU355A Camera Control Unit with the AK-HRP935A Remote Operation Panel to form a high-end studio camera system. Non-compressed HD signals can be sent via fibre up to 2km between the camera and the CCU. The CCU supports four line return signals (HD/SD-SDI) and two line intercom input, and can
supply power to the camera. Also new is a compact, lightweight 7-inch LCD viewfinder with a variety of assist functions. “The low-cost AK-HC3800 [launched at IBC2012] and the revamped AK-HC3500A offer greater picture quality with the latest 16-bit A/D-attached DSP, allowing us to meet the needs of the diverse users of Panasonic’s studio camera systems,” said Kunihiko Miyagi, the director of Panasonic’s Imaging Business Division. “In the future we will expand our line up of remote camera systems and switchers, and strengthen camera portability to provide more convenient live video production solutions.” 9.C45, 9.D40
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