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Smoothing the path to OTT Opinion
For media and broadcasters OTT entertainment is not the future, it is a challenge today says Satoshi Kosugi, CEO, Nextscape
Nextscape is a leading OTT business solution provider in Japan. We have helped mobile telcos, animation distributors and TV stations exploit internet entertainment and education businesses by providing a one- stop shop solution from ingestion to content delivery
through CDN. Our solution, Media Delivery Suite (MDS), smoothes the painful path to deploying an OTT platform with low cost and ready-to-use PaaS modules. How do you stream HD and 4K videos on reasonable cost of bandwidth consumption?
The answer is HEVC. HEVC drives bandwidth efficiency gains by as much as 50% compared to its predecessor, H.264, by introducing high computing complexity. Nextscape's cloud based HEVC transcoder can provide a pay-as-you-go, unlimited
capacity high-quality HEVC video stream for smart TV and mobile devices. Content protection is another key to success for OTT, VoD and live services. Nextscape’s PlayReady Solution and client DRM Agent SDK provide a flexible, efficient certificated
Loudness and V-Chip enhancements boost 3G range Plura Broadcast By Michael Burns
An updated range of 3G monitors, enhanced with integrated audio loudness logging and V-Chip decoding features, are being showcased at IBC.
Plura Broadcast said the new
software-defined features for its SFP-3G and PRM-3G monitors would aid quality control across broadcast and production workflows without adding complexity or increasing form
factor. The company currently offers
standard live monitoring of digital audio loudness LFKS levels, but will introduce new timeline-centric features that
Monitoring the situation: Plura’s 3G monitor family has gained new quality control features
allow broadcasters to quickly review and troubleshoot fluctuations in audio loudness over a given time period. The monitors log all LKFS activity on a continuous basis, and provide
New raft of production utilities set sail
BroadStream Solutions
By Michael Burns
News production system Current, the Harbor master control automation system, and Armada, designed to help broadcasters handle
specialised tasks such as time delay and localisation of feeds, have all been unveiled at IBC. BroadStream Current allows news teams to begin working with incoming content directly from their desktops the moment it arrives and play immediately to air without transcoding delays. By offering content viewing and clip trimming inside the News Room Computer System (NRCS), Current adds certainty to content selection and rundown accuracy. Harbor Master Control enables precision switching of live events while allowing
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Port in a storm: Harbor is intended to help broadcasters deliver more compelling live content
broadcasters to make use of their existing investment in master control switchers and graphics systems. It offers integrated automation with closely coupled media management, and central storage with ingest and playout.
Harbor is built on the same computer platform as BroadStream's OASYS integrated playout system, so it can easily be reconfigured as an OASYS system without swapping out any components when broadcasters wish to migrate.
“Successful broadcasters know the future revolves around live shows and events to drive viewership and generate revenue,” said BroadStream president of sales and marketing Ben Wolk. “Broadcasters delivering live content depend on their master control solution to deliver dynamic schedule control, accelerated content workflows and high- end event-driven graphics.” Also released, Armada is a fleet of apps that can be combined and configured to handle specialised tasks, such as time delay applications that can be used for live event production and time zone delays. It also offers
localisation apps that can be used to create solutions for the regionalisation and localisation of feeds, as well as media ingest solutions to manage the recording of live video feeds. 8.B29
graphical representations on screen via a built-in HDMI output. The company said this will enable broadcasters to better understand when and where fluctuations take place, and troubleshoot issues to prevent further occurrences. The integration of V-Chip technology is of special interest to North American broadcast stations and networks, which must transmit ratings data for content that specifies suitable viewing audiences. Plura said the integration of this technology into its monitors would deliver this sensitive data on screen
solution for protecting premium content and HEVC assets. We also help DRM porting to branded connected devices. MS2
without hiccups, as well as save broadcasters from purchasing separate units and integrating them within existing workflows. “Plura has blazed the trail for all-in-one monitors, eliminating the confusion and complexity of mix-and-match modules and options that many vendors still require of their customers today,” said Plura president Ray Kalo. “Our vision for broadcast and production monitoring remains integrated functionality of rich feature sets within sleek, easy-to-manage platforms. This ultimately minimises costs for our customers while increasing the reach and power of their monitoring environments.” 8.B73
EVF gets anamorphic de-squeeze treatment
Alphatron By David Fox
Alphatron’s EVF has been upgraded with new firmware (V0.66) that allows it to do an anamorphic de-squeeze so that it can be used with anamorphic lenses. The new setting de-
squeezes the anamorphic image, to make the image appear normal in the electronic viewfinder, and allows the operator to select
three de-squeeze modes: 1.3x, 1.5x and 2x.
Also new is the option to view images pixel-to-pixel just by hitting a function key rather than having to scroll through all the options.
The EVF has both HDMI and HD-SDI input, with loop through, and such functions as waveform and vectorscope. To complement the EVF,
there is the new Alphatron Electronic View Finder ENG Bracket, which mounts the EVF to ENG style shoulder- mount cameras. The lightweight aluminium bracket includes a detachable universal shock mount microphone holder, and has an adjustable friction head.
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Alphatron’s EVF mounted on the recently-introduced EVF-ENG Bracket
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