theibcdaily Friday 13.09.13 109 Serving up 4K at IBC this year EVS By Michael Burns
A 4K version of the XT3 production server is being unveiled by EVS Sports at IBC today. As well as enabling instant delivery of multicam footage to second screens and live slow motion in Ultra HD resolution, the company claims the enhanced server offers greater flexibility and advanced HD workflows.
EVS Entertainment is also
presenting improved multicam streaming capabilities (up to 12
From zero to hero: Nano Air offers zero-configuration control for all EVS production servers
HD streams per server) for the XS media server, as well as Nano Air, a new zero- configuration controller for all EVS production servers deployed in TV studio and on- stage entertainment productions. Also on display is the IPLink plugin panel for advanced integration with the new Adobe Premiere Pro. A new media workflow engine
for high-speed news file ingest, editing and multiplatform delivery on show from EVS News enables content gathering from multiple sources, including smart devices and social media. Media is instantly available for editing and playout, while a web interface provides web services with SOA for third-party integration. Also new is a SD/HD auto sensing feature for
the XS server, enabling automatic HD up-conversion during ingest and further reducing media processing operations.
EVS Media is demoing OpenCubeHD encoding and decoding of IMF and DCP J2K lossless files, claiming more than three times faster than realtime performance. Also on display is the closed captioning and subtitle management part of the OpenCube MXF file encoding and management suite, as well as updates to the MediaArchiveDirector for sport legacy archive management. 8.B90
USB to replace DVD in OB?
LGZ Broadcasting Technology By David Fox
The new LGZ USB Recorder “is our answer to the ageing fleet of DVD recorders that plague most OB trucks and are beginning to become obsolete”, said LGZ’s CEO Joachim Koitsalu. “Many customers want immediate and distributable copies of the recorded events for all involved parties. DVDs have long fitted the bill, but these take
up lots of space, offer low video quality and are quite expensive. We therefore have developed a unique solution (from what we know the only one worldwide) that records an HD-SDI signal live on to eight USB sticks simultaneously. This means that once an operator presses Stop Record, it only takes 10 seconds until eight separate copies on USB sticks (or USB hard drives) can be distributed
at will; each with HD quality [H.264] files that can be played back on almost all platforms (PC, Mac, SmartTV’s, etc).” All this comes in a small, sturdy 4kg 1U rack mountable unit, and can be controlled remotely via the web. It costs €2,100 including a Blackmagic Design DeckLink SDI interface. There is also a version with a DeckLink Studio interface (if you need analogue input or AES audio) for €2,450. “We’ve already sold 70+ units around Europe to several studios
and OB companies [such as Mediatec Broadcast] but are now making our worldwide premiere at IBC. Our hope is to replace all DVD recorders and help OB trucks properly digitalise themselves,” Koitsalu added. Mediatec used the USB
Recorder for the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship, using the digital copies from LGZ’s Referee Video Goal Judge System, so that referees and supervisors could access all important clips. OE102
Hot Comet blazes trail
Arvato Systems
By Heather McLean Avatega, the broadcast management solution from Arvato Systems, has been combined with Swedish software house June’s Comet product to make it easy to integrate the latest media technologies. It is being shown in live demos today.
Integrating new business
processes like VoD, nonlinear TV, or cross media initially means higher costs in all business segments; lowering these costs is said to be one of the main goals of Avatega. Comet meanwhile stores and administers ‘vast quantities’ of information and metadata in media-independent formats, while also managing the required data packaging processes. A feature of the jointly
developed solution is that users work in a single GUI, meaning they manage all of the many tasks related to programme scheduling, license and rights management, and media sales for the linear and non-linear world from one compact, full feature screen. 3.B26
Time for launch: Kaleido multiviewer series are unveiled Miranda
By Michael Burns Miranda’s new Kaleido-MX and Kaleido-Modular-X multiviewer series are making their IBC debut in Hall 8.
Kaleido-MX is designed to be easy to select, configure and install, whether in large studios or OB trucks, while Kaleido- Modular-X input/output cards
enable monitoring systems to be created within a 3RU, air- cooled Miranda Densité 3 frame. The Kaleido-Modular-X modules use a powerful CPU to drive advanced features, including the ability to split processing between frames. The new NVISION 8500 Hybrid Router Series Frame Sync Input Card is central to Miranda’s IBC display. Miranda said a commitment to high-level integration was embodied in the
card, which supports 3Gbps, HD and SD, contains eight input ports for easy synchronisation of incoming wild feeds or signals moving between facilities. Miranda’s routers, including the 4K UHDTV-enhanced NVISION 8500 Series, are optimised with SMPTE RP-168-
compliant, quad-link 3Gbps switching for the efficient handling of 4K links. The company says that the routers offer a wide range of 4K- enabled, hybrid audio/video switching and processing modules, plus support for long- distance fibre cable runs. 8.D41
X marks the spot: The Kaleido Modular X cards offer advanced video processing features
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