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C the world: Apps allow users to access wireless
motor control information using cworld
New remote integrates haptic feedback tech
ruwido By Ian McMurray
IBC2014 sees the launch of the r147 remote control, the latest product solution from ruwido, the Austrian remote control specialist. The r147 is said to integrate
Lens data makes a splash in smart cworld
Cmotion By David Fox
A new wireless interface that allows users to access and edit live lens data has been introduced by Cmotion: cworld allows Cmotion control units and web-enabled smart devices, such as iPhones and iPads, to be connected so that it can allow multiple users to access to lens and distance information, firmware updates, and user guides on a cvolution camin. It means that a director could remotely access the iris
data and physically adjust the iris scale through their own smartphone, while other members of the crew view other readouts.
A €350 smart range finder application (cfinder) provides a wireless distance read out when cworld is connected directly to a measurement tool, such as cmotion's cfinder, Arri's UDM or Cinetape. The €400 lens data and lens information package has two applications: clensdatabase and clensinfo. The first allows an operator to create detailed lens files for individual lenses and save them by lens name,
serial number and owner. It also allows you to edit existing lens files, use them as a template to create new lens files, transfer files to and from cmotion's cdisplay II, and to share them online. This lens data can also be used by cmotion to create precision engraved marker rings for your hand unit. In clensinfo, users can display an animated depiction of the current lens. Each scale is clearly displayed together with depth of field. When used with the cfinder set up, the measured distance is also displayed. 11.G42
innovative haptic feedback technology to ensure that the growing diversity of TV services can be controlled and navigated. TV has, notes ruwido, transformed over the last decade to become almost unrecognisable from the linear experience it once was: the current TV landscape now includes a vast choice of content, complex menus and extensive VoD libraries. The r147 is said to be In line with the company’s ethos of ensuring that control rests with the end user.
According to ruwido, the look and feel of the r147
complements the brand value of advanced TV service providers. It maintains the button based navigation that users have become accustomed to, enhanced by haptic force progression and the option of speech transmission. The new remote control is focused on usability, maximising comfort for
the user with high quality surfaces and softened edges. “The remote control is an
ever–present and fundamental element of the modern day TV landscape; it is the bridge between the user and a world of entertainment,” said Ferdinand Maier, CEO, ruwido. “Our new remote control provides a high level of interactivity to enhance the television viewing experience, while at the same time providing an aesthetically pleasing design which the user is proud to have on its living room table. The combination of ruwido’s design language and the deep functionality of the r147 helps forge a closer relationship between the user and our customer’s brand.” 1.F68
Q&A
Bernhard Reitz, head of product marketing, Rohde & Schwarz DVS
Has IBC come at a good time for the electronic media industry? Why? Absolutely, IBC as the most important tradeshow for broadcasters comes at a perfect time. We are seeing a strong interest in Ultra HDTV and 4K – and it is picking up speed. During the FIFA world cup, test runs were shot in 4K and this was a chance to gather further experience in doing so live. Not only the resolution plays an important role when it comes to the visual image quality but also higher frame rates that may even reach up to 120 fps. To process these high resolutions and frame rates,
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more efficient coding algorithms are necessary. This also means that besides the required performance the video format variety is once again expanding next to already established HD and SD formats. So it comes as no surprise that there's an ever-increasing need for high-performance multi- format systems, since you won’t lose time with complex transforming processes. And this goes for the entire media food chain, starting with ingest, processing and storing data to its distribution in movie and TV environments.
What do you think are the key developments in, or threats to, your market sector at the current time? Crucial to the success of 4K content is a clearly defined mastering format. Whereas SD and HD content were mastered on videotapes, it only makes sense to master 4K content as a file package. New mastering formats such as IMF (Interoperable Master Format) offer ideal conditions to do so. A standardised and well established mastering format enables optimum content exchange – here we could take DCI as a successful example in the digital cinema area. With
regard to the future it is important that the new mastering format is expandable to upcoming needs. IMF is on the right track and stands a good chance to be successful.
Why should delegates visit your stand at IBC? Visitors to the Rohde & Schwarz booth can experience innovative 4K solutions. Our reliable mastering station Clipster for DCI and IMF is now equipped with watermarking capabilities for standardized and secured content exchange up to 4K. The high- end presentation player
Pronto4K-HFR supports up to 120 fps in 4K and offers an incredible immersive experience for projections used at tradeshows or theme parks. The new SpycerBox Cell is a standout storage solution that is scalable both in performance and capacity and ideal for handling demanding data in movie and TV production environments. Our successful Venice ingest and production server offers new features for efficient multi-format file-based live workflows in TV studios. 7.E25
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