theibcdaily Saturday 14.09.13 127 Technology risk to security In Brief Conference Analysis
By Kate Bulkley The security of journalists has always been a concern in war zones, but the rise of technology and connected devices while delivering new tools to journalists, also has the potential to put them at serious risk, warned online blogger and producer for Vice Media Tim Pool. Pool, whose site Timcast first gained notoriety for streamed reports from the Occupy movement in New York, spoke at the IBC conference about how “cool and inexpensive” technology like a $300 drone equipped with cameras, is changing how news is gathered and transmitted. But he warned that there are also big risks to the new technology.
“The biggest hole I see right now is journalists security,” Pool told the Not the Nine
Tim Pool: “I think the future is about both television and the new things. It’s about increased consumption”
O’Clock News panel, noting that smart phones are “like carrying a tracking device” and journalists must be smart about protecting themselves. “If journalists don’t understand the technology they won’t be able to protect their sources and they
Camcorder education JVC Professional
By David Fox The new GY-HM70 is aimed at event videographers and educational users who want a full- sized, shoulder-mount camcorder but have limited budgets. Built around a 1/2.3-inch 12-megapixel back-illuminated CMOS sensor
On the shoulder number: JVC’s new GY-HM70 is ideal for covering events
and JVC’s advanced Falconbrid high-speed processor, the camera records 1080/50p, 1080/50i, and SD footage in the AVCHD Progressive format to dual SDHC/SDXC memory cards. Features include: JVC’s hot- swappable dual battery system (a first in this price bracket), allowing for hours of continuous, uninterrupted shooting; a 29.5mm wide-angle 10x F1.2 zoom lens with optical image stabiliser, auto focus, focus assist, manual focus, iris and shutter controls; a 16x dynamic zoom that makes use of the overabundance of pixels on the sensor by reducing from 5.4MP to 2.07MP; Super LoLux technology to enhance image quality in low light; time lapse recording from 1-80 seconds; and slow-motion recording at up to 250fps, but only at 720x576 resolution. 10.D45
could be putting their lives at risk and be subject to attacks by special interests who do understand the technology,” said Pool. Pool is a big believer and adopter of technology, showing the audience how he had hacked a pair of Google Glass spectacles
so that he can live stream whatever he is seeing. He used a Galaxy smart phone to live stream to some 7500 concurrent viewers at the Trayvon Martin protest recently and he says that Apple’s iPhone is the best for controlling his camera-laden drone. “I see often traditional news organisations with lots of heavy equipment and trucks with satellite dishes and the technology is really expensive and it doesn’t work and it’s hard for them to get to the places I get to,” said Pool. Twenty-seven-year-old Pool joined Vice Media as a producer in June because he couldn’t make the economics work as a one-man news agency, underlining the fact that the more traditional news organisations do have some big advantages. “I had a pay as you will model but the business model is hard to nail down. If you get that big viral hit then you can survive but if you can’t you don’t.”
World’s first 8-tuner DVR from ADB An eight-tuner hybrid cable HD DVR designed for the multi-screen era that acts as a media hub for the redistribution of content to tablets, smartphones, connected TVs and other set-top boxes has been announced by Advanced Digital Broadcast (ADB). With ADB Wideband, the company says that consumers can watch live TV channels on multiple devices in different rooms simultaneously, without running out of tuners. The first deployment will be with Norway’s Canal Digital Kabel-tv later this year, where subscribers will initially be able to record up to three channels while watching a fourth. 5.B48
Riders complete third IBC2IBC cycle for charities: On Sunday, 15 riders completed the third IBC2IBC cycle challenge, a 300-mile ride in aid of Vision and VICTA, the UK’s charities for blind and visually-impaired children.
The riders and support team left Shoe Lane near Fleet Street, London at 7am on Friday 6 September, and arrived at Strand at Zuig at 4pm on Sunday, five crashes and 13 punctures later. The riders, the charities and the children would like to thank corporate sponsors, including Harris, JCA and Liberty Global. IBC2IBC riders are still accepting individual donations to Vision, VICTA, F13 and their chosen charities, via
IBC2IBC.com. 2.A17
Vault unlocked for 4K Codex By David Fox
The new Codex Vault 2 is an upgrade of its location-based media processing system, which facilitates fast transfers of camera originals to create safety copies, archive to LTO tape, and automate production
management, image and metadata QC. It provides a streamlined workflow for Red, Sony, ARRI and Canon cameras. One notable new feature is
Review, a module for playback and visual QC. It allows Vault to be connected to a calibrated monitor so that camera original material can be viewed at the highest resolution (including 4K). It also contains a full colour
pipeline, including support for ACES. A control surface enables zooming and panning, while a timeline-based interface enables issues (variable focus, a boom in shot, a dead pixel, etc) to be flagged, and a comprehensive report can be output. There is also a new 8TB Removable Storage Module that can be used as a substitute for internal storage, providing
greater flexibility and the ability to quickly increase storage capacity. Codex is also showing its
Onboard recording system and the recently released internal recording module, co-developed with ARRI, for the Alexa. The XR Module is a side panel that replaces Alexa’s SxS Module. It allows internal recording of ARRIraw at up to 120fps (16:9) onto a fast 512GB XR Capture Drive. The module facilitates untethered shooting in a smaller camera configuration. 11.G30
Tower of strength Alan Dick Broadcast Limited (ADBL) has been awarded a contract from Abertis Telecom for an antenna upgrade to the Torre de Collserola radio and TV tower in Barcelona. ADBL will replace the tower’s ageing unit with its high power, multi-channel FM CPOL Spearhead Panel Antenna. In addition to commissioning the system, ADBL will also conduct Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) to ensure optimum performance upon installation. “We are extremely pleased to be working with Abertis on its Torre de Collserola project to implement this important upgrade to Barcelona’s famed broadcast tower,” said Simon Williams, project manager of Alan Dick Broadcast. 8.B99
EasySet 3D
3.6 announced A new version of EasySet 3D, an affordable and easy- to-use virtual set solution, has been announced by Brainstorm Multimedia. EasySet 3D version 3.6 incorporates new features and supports additional hardware solutions; it also now supports the new NVIDIA Quadro K6000, which significantly increases performance when dealing with complex 3D virtual sets. EasySet 3D is being demonstrated on Brainstorm’s stand. 2.B59
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