theibcdaily For the latest show news and updates follow #IBC2014 Heard through the Commonwealth NTP Technology By Michael Burns By David Fox
Audio routing infrastructure from NTP Technology was chosen for deployment at the recent Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games in Scotland. It was used to control interconnection of the International Broadcast Centre, the venues and host broadcaster feeds at the event in Glasgow from 23 July to 3 August. The system supplied was based on an NTP 625 MADI router core, Penta 725 AES/EBU I/O units and Penta 720 3G SDI embedders/ de-embedders. The routing was controlled by NTP’s RCCoreV3 software plus GUI client software developed specifically for this event. A central element of the project was to manage the workflow of the Commonwealth Games Channels in the Commentary Switching Centre. “One of the unique features of the system we provided was
Part of the IBC MCR: audio level displays from NTP routing system on top right
the ability to generate signal level information from all inputs and outputs of the system,” said Mikael Vest, sales director at NTP. “We developed level display software enabling all signals in the system to be selected for monitoring as peak-programme- meter strips on large wall-screens in the IBC master control room. This provided a high degree of flexibility to the operator in charge
of viewing and monitoring audio signals in the system.” NTP Technology was appointed by SVGTV, a joint venture between sports broadcast experts Sunset+Vine and Australian-based Global Television. SVGTV was the host broadcaster contracted for Glasgow 2014
Commonwealth Games. 8.B51B
Second screen progress in sports Aspera By Carolyn Giardina
Aspera, an IBM company, recently teamed up with EVS and Elemental to deploy a system for high-resolution live video streaming via the cloud to enable viewers around the world to watch live HD media and sporting events from their connected devices.
The heart of the workflow — developed for a major client — is EVS’ C-Cast technology that captures video of multiple cameras angles from on- location live production feeds.
Embedded Aspera FASP transfer software is used to transfer the video feeds in realtime across continents from sports venues directly to Aspera On Demand server software running in the cloud. The new Aspera Auto-Scale platform manages transfer server instances to meet demand when workloads spike.
Elemental Cloud video
processing ingests the mezzanine format, converting it into the multiple bit rates, resolutions and streaming protocols required to serve the range of consumer devices. The final output can be
delivered to regional broadcasters and streamed to online viewers.
The complete platform has
been proven to deliver hundreds of concurrent video streams transferred over the WAN in realtime directly to cloud infrastructure, according to the participants. “This has been achieved with an effective transfer rate as fast as the live video capture rate at sports venues in spite of heavy round-trip latency and packet loss (over 200 milliseconds and 10 percent peak packet loss over the WAN),” they reported. Aspera 7.G30, EVS 8.B90, Elemental 4.B75
RTL enters the German Arena Vizrt By Carolyn Giardina
German broadcaster RTL Television is using an array of Vizrt technologies to produce and broadcast the future football games of the German national team. RTL has regained the TV rights to broadcast the current World Cup title-holder’s games for both its qualification campaigns for the Euro 2016 tournament in France and World Cup 2018 in Russia. The broadcaster and its
production house, Cologne Broadcasting Center (CBC),
have been customers of Vizrt since 2009. RTL is upgrading its production and playout facilities at the CBC in order to support production of the German national team games, which are among the most watched broadcasts in Europe and other regions. Among the Vizrt solutions to be implemented and used prior to and during games, RTL is using Viz Arena, which utilises a new image-based tracking system for live game
enhancements and analysis. This unique camera tracking capability and integration with real-time 3D graphics from the Viz Engine 3D compositor gives broadcasters
new creative possibilities for football (soccer) coverage. This makes it possible to apply graphics on the field without mechanical tracking heads. RTL and CBC will also use Viz
Libero for pre-game, half-time and post-game analysis; Viz Virtual Studio for the creation and implementation of immersive graphics both in their mobile studio and on an interview crane camera on the field; Viz Trio to present scores, player statistics; and Viz Artist, used to design template-based advanced 3D elements to be deployed before and during
each game broadcast. 7.A10
Unified UN display: The United Nations has taken delivery of 52 Ruige TL-S1850HD 18.5 inch professional picture monitors for use at its international headquarters in New York. This latest order follows the UN’s purchase of 73 TL-S1850HD monitors in December 2012. “The Ruige TL-S1850HD monitors were originally selected after a very careful comparison of a wide range of displays,” said Jian Ma, general manager of Ruige. “They are being used primarily for videoconferencing which saves a lot of people a lot of time and lot of travel. The UN staff were impressed by the high quality picture, long term stability and excellent after-sales support. They also appreciated the ease with which we were able to customise the displays to allow control via RS-232 serial ports. TL-S1850HD monitors were therefore the logical choice for this latest project which relates to the UN’s simultaneous language-translation activity.” 11.D47
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Support for the recently defined BT.2020 colour space for Ultra HD production is a key feature of new firmware upgrades for Canon’s EOS C500 and EOS C300 Digital Cinema Cameras, DP-V3010 4K reference display and Cinema Raw Development (CRD) software. The firmware (scheduled for release as free downloads later this year) should better integrate acquisition and management of 4K. The ACESproxy transfer
standard advocated by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will also become an option, enabling streamlined colour grading on set and in post for both the C500 and the 30-inch DP-V3010. The DP-V3010 will also become the first 4K professional display to support the 48fps digital cinema frame rate. The new firmware will also output footage shot using the Cinema Gamut and DCI- P3+ colour spaces available in EOS C500, simplifying monitoring and post production work. Footage can be displayed using either DCI-P3 or BT.709, with optimised conversion occurring in the display. The upcoming firmware upgrade for Canon’s Cinema Raw Development software
Firmware upgrades for 4K Canon
Canon’s EOS C500 gets several additions for improved 4K performance
– CRD v1.3 – will continue to improve on-set Raw workflow, adding BT.709 and DCI-P3 playout options, and EDL support, and is claimed to make 4K Raw production more cost effective. The new firmware upgrade also includes a useful feature for the C500 and C300, allowing users to easily set colour temperature values using the camera’s FUNC button. Improved performance is also on offer thanks to a collaboration with Intel, whose Integrated Native Developer Experience Raw Media Accelerator enables fast de-bayering and drop- free playback of the resulting 4K footage (up to 24 frames per second only) when using a laptop equipped with Intel Iris Pro Graphics. It is showing that it’s possible to edit, develop, playback and output 4K Raw footage using a single, suitably specified, low-
power laptop. 11.E50
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