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D*AP8 Codec Edition launches
Jünger Audio By Heather McLean
Digital audio specialist Jünger Audio has launched a new Codec Edition of its D*AP8 Digital Audio Processor here at IBC.
This unique device has a
vital role to play in today's broadcast environment because it is the only combination of broadcast audio codec and processor on the market that can carry out real time metadata emulation, Jünger Audio claimed. The D*AP8 Codec Edition
features a built-in Dolby Metadata generator and Dolby decoder that allows users to decode Dolby-E, Dolby-D (AC- 3) and Dolby Digital plus (E- AC-3).
Opinion The 64 billion Euro opportunity
Software-defined video is the answer. Keith Wymbs, chief marketing officer, Elemental poses the question
The past nine months illustrate the innovative spirit and competitive nature of the video industry, with broadcasters and pay TV providers alike
answering the challenge of new online video subscription services and multiscreen offers. New media companies such as Netflix and Amazon continue apace with launches of new and higher-resolution services to entice consumers. 4K/HEVC broadcast and streaming milestones have been achieved at events ranging from the world’s largest sporting events to opera performances and rock concerts.
At the same time, industry leaders feel the pull of two forces: IP as it becomes the world’s dominant video delivery
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technology, and connected device proliferation as it is predicted to reach 50 billion by 2020 – 15 billion of which will be video-enabled.
The key question is: how to keep pace with rapid changes in video technology and consumer demand without breaking the bank, over- provisioning resources, and taking unnecessary risks? Traditional video infrastructure must give way to flexible models that accommodate new and emerging requirements. New solutions also need to support business models that are shifting from high-fixed and low variable costing to low- fixed and high variable infrastructure expenditures. Broadcasters, pay TV
operators, and new media players rolling out premium video streaming services can immediately respond to changes in consumer demand, strengthen their competitive position, and speed time to market by deploying software- defined video as the core of their next-generation infrastructures. Software-defined video frees video providers from the constraints of dedicated equipment by allowing for the best architecture and processor combination to be used for a particular application – even if that application changes over time.
This infrastructure-agnostic
approach to video processing enables the transition to new
video codecs such as HEVC, advanced audio codecs, advanced colour spaces, increased colour bit depth, forensic watermarking and new display formats such as 4K Ultra HD.
Because software-defined
video relies on general-purpose processors, specific video processing functions can be virtualised in public or private data centere or reside in cloud- based infrastructures. Integrated cloud platforms can ramp resources up and down depending on demand, preventing over-investment in infrastructure.
One of the hottest topics at IBC this year will be time- shifted services that enrich live TV experiences, can be adapted for multiscreen viewing and offer new ways to package live content alongside targeted advertising. Increasingly, consumers expect their video anywhere, on any device and to view that content with DVR controls like time delay, pause or repeat.
With a software-defined video delivery platform, multiscreen delivery of advanced live-to- VoD services such as catch-up TV, start-over TV and nPVR can be integrated at any time, at any time, allowing for even more flexibility and scalability. An example of this is Elemental Delta, which is making its public debut at IBC. With origin services, just-in-time packaging and end-to-end content protection, Elemental Delta lets content owners and distributors implement time- shifted TV services and dynamic ad insertion while reducing video distribution costs for multiscreen delivery. 4.B75
Peter Poers, CEO of Jünger Audio, stated: "Following Dolby's decision in 2013 to discontinue its DP570 Multichannel Audio Tool, we are now the sole company in the world making and supplying a product that fills that gap. Our D*AP8 Codec Edition incorporates a Dolby decoder as standard and with a choice of optional encoders means that broadcast engineers in post production, DVD and DTV facilities can check the quality of Dolby Digital AC3/E-AC3 encoded audio prior to transmission. “Without this product, it is fair to say that broadcast engineers would not be able to carry out precise realtime metadata emulation in recent build production environments and would therefore have no way of checking exactly what
New edition: The Digital Audio Processor allows broadcasters to check Dolby Digital encoded audio prior to TX
television audiences hear at home," Poers concluded. Mike Babbitt, senior manager, professional support, Dolby Laboratories, added: "Dolby is happy to partner with Jünger Audio in bringing critical and innovative broadcast-enablement products to the worldwide broadcast community. Through our technical partnerships with valued partners like Jünger Audio, Dolby is continuing to enable current and next generation broadcast and OTT workflows to provide consumers with the 'In Dolby' experience." By incorporating SDI I/O with 3G/HD/SD auto detection, the D*AP8 Codec gives users the option of dealing with all 16 channels of SDI embedded audio at the same time. 10.A49
PixPlay for slo-mo PixPlay By Carolyn Giardina
PixPlay is a new software option that allows any Broadcast Pix integrated production switcher to provide slow motion control to a Blackmagic Design HyperDeck Studio or AJA Video Systems Ki Pro disk recorder.
Originally developed to help game officials review footage for high school and college sports, PixPlay can be used during production for a range of sports applications. According to Broadcast Pix, an operator can replay footage manually using controls on the front panel of the HyperDeck Studio or Ki Pro, but with the addition of PixPlay, VTR control is ported to the production switcher along with six preset replay speeds. Users can also
“scrub” or single step through a scene.
PixPlay also includes “in” points as part of a playback EDL, which instantly cues the proper scenes. All scoring plays during a football game, for example, can be selected and cued for playback at one of PixPlay’s preset replay speeds. “Broadcast Pix systems
already work well with AJA and Blackmagic file-based recorders via our PixPad interface, but our new PixPlay adds a new level of integration and functionality,” said Steve Ellis, CEO of Broadcast Pix. “The workflow is remarkably easy and delivers great slo-mo imagery at a fantastic price.” Regularly priced at $495, PixPlay will be offered free to customers purchasing a new Flint, Granite or Mica production switcher until 30 September. 7.B21
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