10 TVBEurope News NEWS INBRIEF
Vizrt to acquire Mosart Medialab
TV 2 Gruppen AS, parent company of Mosart Medialab has entered into a nonbinding term sheet with Vizrt, by which Vizrt will acquire all issued shares of Mosart. The acquisition will bring the Mosart automation system, which aims to simplify control tasks within the news production chain, into the Vizrt product portfolio. “Mosart technology brings unique functionality to Vizrt’s offering of workflow solutions, and our products already are very well integrated, thanks to past collaborative work to meet the specific requirements of our shared customers,” said John Kjellevold, MD at Mosart Medialab. The Mosart system takes input from the newsroom computer system, controls systems and devices, and allows the operator to maintain control of both regular broadcasts and breaking news events.
Eyeheight’s plug-in legaliser for Adobe now available Eyeheight has announced that its new BroadcastSafePP plug-in legaliser for Adobe’s Premiere Pro is now available. BroadcastSafePP is a plug- in legaliser, safe-area generator and graphic measurement toolset desiged for use with Apple desktop and laptop computers running OS X (Snow Leopard and later versions). BroadcastSafePP allows users to verify and conform their content prior to submission to any file-based quality control system from within the Premiere Pro graphic interface. It can perform composite, RGB, RGB-plus-Y and simultaneous composite-plus- RGB legalising, with user-adjustable soft clipping at high and low thresholds. Chroma-space conversion and accurate limiting ensure compliance. Compatible with video source files used for broadcast content production, BroadcastSafePP supports any combination of file formats and source chroma-space available in Premiere Pro. It is part of the Adobe Creative Suite of graphic design, video editing and web development software.
TTC Ostankino upgrades with Calrec
Television Technical Center Ostankino (TTC) has purchased four Apollo consoles and four Artemis Light consoles from Calrec Audio. The additions are part of a two-year upgrade in all 11 studios in the company’s Moscow facility. The new Calrec technology will enable TTC broadcasters to produce programmes in 5.1 format, control audio remotely from third-party routers, share I/O and signals among studios, and reconfigure consoles between programmes.
Canford caters for growing demand
By Holly Ashford
AN INCREASED demand for bespoke cables and other own brand manufactured products such as MDUs, Tecpro, EMO and Panamic boom poles, has led to Canford making significant improvements in its manufacturing facility. The combined effect of the changes has increased production capacity and seen the company’s production scheduling maintain a 100% completion rate for over four months. A Rapid Response Cable Cell
was developed to allow both custom and non-stock cable assemblies to be quickly produced, reducing customer waiting times. A Kanban scheduling system of ‘just in time’ production was implemented, meaning that the top 80% of most commonly used components are always available. To further aid production, the work areas adhere to the ‘five S’ methodologies (Sorting, Straightening, Systematic Cleaning, Standardisation and Sustaining) which is monitored and scored on a daily basis. Depending on cable type, cable assemblies can be produced, packed and ready for shipping
The MDU cell has increased average unit production from 21 units to 38 units per cell, per day
within 20 minutes of the Cable Cell receiving a picking list generated by Canford’s Master Scheduling Team. Similar cells have now been
introduced for other product lines which have benefited from increased output and reliability. The MDU (mains distribution unit) cell has increased average unit production from 21 units to 38 units per cell, per day. Other cells include Tecpro and EMO with further cells currently in the planning phase. ‘’We pride ourselves in offering our operators a structured and
consistent working environment, with production support readily available at all times,’’ said Kerry Storey, production manager at Canford. Canford has a standard two
year warranty on all of its products, and improvements in output must not impact on reputation. To ensure quality is maintained, a Production Support Team has been created consisting of qualified engineers who can help train production staff if they encounter any issues. Production operators are IPC qualified and two of the
Core Post incorporates FORscene cloud platform into workflow
By Holly Ashford
NEW POST production house Core Post has built Forbidden Technology’s cloud video platform FORscene into its workflow, with the aim of making processes more flexible and efficient, particularly for large-scale projects. Core Post opened in October near Salford’s MediaCityUK and was founded by former Sumners department heads Tony Greenwood, Matt Brown and Kate Mather. The company wanted its team
to be able to manipulate rushes both inside and outside the facility. FORscene allows producers to log in from
anywhere to view rushes before the edit starts. Uploading material to FORscene during the ingest process allows producers to view, log and edit sequences before arriving in the edit suite. Rough cuts created off site can be imported into Core Post’s Avid editing environment. “We wanted a system that
would eliminate the need to create DVDs of rushes and would offer clients an easy way to view and work with their rushes and the associated metadata all in one place, and FORscene does just that,” said Lucy Swann, facility manager at Core Post. “The second a media file hits our storage, it is already
transcoding to the cloud, allowing production personnel to view material sooner than ever before.”
Using FORscene, loggers can
work on the footage as it is ingested, no matter where they are, ensuring clients and staff have immediate access to metadata such as timecode, clip naming and disk labelling. Core Post has already begun using FORscene for the BBC production Junior Paramedics — Your Life in Their Hands. FORscene can integrate with Avid Unity, ISIS, and EditShare storage environments. Core Post also chose FORscene’s cloud video
production team leaders are fully qualified IPC trainers. Other initiatives include the
creation of a Looming Station, where all internal wiring components are prepared and tested in advance of build-up, an upgrade to the planning system and the introduction of a Master Scheduling department. John Slider, CEO, commented, “Customers have driven these changes by increasingly relying on Canford as their preferred supplier and it is gratifying to see our hard work pay off.”
www.canford.co.uk
platform because of its ability to integrate into Avid Unity, ISIS and EditShare storage environments, making it a versatile option should Core Post make changes to its storage systems within the facility. In addition, once a project is set up, administration tasks are minimal and FORscene’s YouTube channel gives clients who are new to the platform step-by-step instructions on how to use it. “As the broadcast and
production industry in the north of England grows, so too does FORscene’s presence,” commented Stephen Streater, Forbidden CEO. “The fact that Core Post has included FORscene in its technical offering from the outset shows that the company recognises the platform’s ability to help it attract more clients, particularly when it comes to high-shoot-ratio projects.”
www.forscene.co.uk
www.tvbeurope.com December 2013
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