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In what way is personalisation a real added value? Ask TOSCA
Master Anamorphic family completed Zeiss/ARRI By David Fox Task oriented search results VRT By Adrian Pennington
The EU-funded TOSCA-MP project may have closed, but its legacy lives on, and visitors to the Future Zone can learn of the results of its research. Task Oriented Search and Content Analysis for Media Production is a collaborative research project led by Belgium's VRT and focusing on user-centric content annotation and search tools in networked media production and archiving (television, radio, online). In 2013 the first results were demonstrated at the Future Zone, however, in the meantime prototypes have been finalised, so new powerful search results and visualisation methods will be demonstrated.
Over a series of field trials the
project addressed such questions as how can editorial production become
multiplatform? In what way is personalisation a real added
value, and how does it fit in with a user’s behaviour? How can the experience of live events such as sports and music festivals be enhanced? What is the best and most efficient way for a media organisation to achieve a clear annotated archive? Project results fall into four categories: Content search across multilingual repositories; Distributed workflows for media production; Rich annotations for archived assets; and assisted production of sports events Novel approaches have been
explored to browse and visualize search results in a more intuitive way. In addition, the generation of metadata has been fully automated in a service oriented architecture-based approach compatible with FIMS. VRT Research & Innovation is a department of the Flemish public broadcaster. Mike Matton from VRT will present a paper in the session ‘Advanced content production in an automated world’ on Monday, 15 September, 11.30. 8.F02
No delay Live to VoD Unified Streaming By Monica Heck
Commercial broadcaster RTL The Netherlands and cross- platform video streaming company Unified Streaming are demonstrating the Unified Capture platform during the show.
The Unified Capture
architecture makes it possible to go from linear to on- demand frame-accurately with no delay, effectively merging VoD with Live. Unified Capture helps
broadcasters manage different workflows to make both linear and on-demand catch-up available.
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linear feed is the central one and on-demand assets are created from the linear feed without delay, as it goes ‘on air’.
The business case for this solution, according to Unified Streaming, lies in the speed at which linear content can be made available online and published, which delivers exponential value to both broadcaster and viewer. For commercial broadcaster
RTL The Netherlands, the benefits of using this solution include a quasi immediate time-to-view for linear to VoD, fully automated workflow for dynamic ad replacement and insertion and the flexibility to cope with fluctuations in demand. 14.F33
The new Master Anamorphic MA135/T1.9 lens is the seventh lens in the Master Anamorphic family jointly developed by ARRI and Zeiss, and completes the range. The first three-lens set (35, 50 and 75mm) was introduced at IBC last year, and has since been joined by 40, 60 and 100mm lenses. The 135mm version has just started shipping. They are designed as high-
performance lenses that are particularly effective wide open (all are T1.9), and are claimed to solve many of the problems commonly associated with anamorphic optics. The lenses show hardly any image breathing and exceptionally low
distortion. The issue of anamorphic mumps – when faces shot at close range appear wider – is balanced out automatically. This is achieved by positioning the cylindrical lens elements at strategically important points in the lens. The almost telecentric optical design reduces colour errors (chromatic aberrations) and shading in the corners of the image.
Set to receive an Emmy Unlimi-Tech Software By Carolyn Giardina
Unlimi-Tech Software will be the recipient of a 66th annual Technology and Engineering
Emmy Award for secure accelerated file movement over IP including the internet. The company introduced its FileCatalyst technology in 2005 to accelerate file transfer. “We are honoured to have been selected for the
F8 LED Fresnel enhanced Zylight By David Fox
The collapsible F8 LED Fresnel that Zylight introduced last year has been upgraded with several refinements that deliver improved performance for field and studio applications. The F8 delivers close to the light output of a traditional 1kW Fresnel and collapses to less than 10cm thick for easy transport. Its yoke mount has now been angled for greater positioning range and is able to
accommodate 90º stand mounting. Plus, all locking and adjustment is done with a single knob. On the light, the self-
locking focus now automatically holds focus position. Other improvements include improved bellows design for smoother
operation, a self-terminating DMX input, better protection from the elements and a new heat sink orientation that allows 20% better cooling. “We have been blown
Wide open: The ARRI/Zeiss MA135/T1.9 lens completes the set
The lenses produce a unique anamorphic bokeh that is free from artefacts, and have new iris diaphragm with 15 aperture blades to create a bokeh that is perfectly oval and evenly illuminated. Annoying reflections that can show up in critical lighting situations are largely avoided. 11.F50/11.F21
Technology and Engineering Emmy Award and be categorised with such elite company,” said Chris Bailey, CEO of Unlimi-Tech, “It recognises FileCatalyst as a leading acceleration technology for media and broadcast, and is a reflection of the tireless efforts put in by our team over the last several years.” 7.H40
away by the response to the F8. Broadcast studios, ENG news crews, commercial producers, independent filmmakers – our LED Fresnel has been embraced by video professionals across the industry,” said Joe Arnao, president of Zylight. “We went back to the drawing board to make the F8 even better, without changing the features that make it the most exciting lighting instrument on the market.” Available in daylight
(5600K) or tungsten (3200K) versions, the F8 draws just 100W, has a high CRI and its 20cm Schott glass lens maintains single shadow traditional Fresnel beam shaping. The fully dimmable F8 offers an adjustable beam spread (16-70º), with a patented focusing
system for spot and flood operations, can be powered from a standard 14.4v camera battery or AC adapter, and is water resistant (IP54). 11.E38
Altogether cooler: Improvements to the F8 include better cooling and smoother operation
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