PRODUCT NEWS FOUNDRY LAUNCHES HIERO BRIDGE TOOL
The Foundry has launched shot management, conform and VFX software Hiero. Described as “a pipeline in a box”, it is designed to aid collaborative working on fast-turnaround VFX projects. The Foundry said it will allow facili- ties to effi ciently conform, review and export shots to visual effects artists and fi nishing sys- tems. The Foundry head of product design Matt Plec said: “Nuke is already a powerful compositing tool, but it’s missing a component many artists need. Hiero provides this miss- ing link functionality currently dealt with either by expensive tools, in-house scripting or a cumbersome manual process. Hiero’s the bridge tool our customers have been asking for.” Hiero creates a fi le structure based on rules set by users as they conform and parcel out VFX shots to multiple Nuke artists, allow- ing VFX supervisors to review shot progress in the context of the edit.
manufacturer as the fi rst digital cinema
camera to shoot RAW at an affordable price, the D16 records to a resolution of 2048 x 1152 in Super 16mm mode and 1920 x 1080 in 16mm mode. It has a colour depth of 12-bit 4:4:4 and records to DNG, Tiff and Jpeg image formats. It also records two channel, 16-bit, 48KHz audio via XLR inputs. The fi rst 100 cameras will ship in the summer, with more models available in the autumn.
BBC APPROVES CANON C300
Canon’s C300 camera (above) has been approved for use by the BBC. The camera has been judged to have met the standards the BBC requires from cameras tested to the EBU R118 recommendation, paving the way for its use on internal and external HD productions. Canon Europe professional marketing direc- tor Kieran Magee said the C300 had met with a “fantastic response” since it launched in November last year. He said: “Its quality and versatility make it ideal for a number of differ- ent shooting purposes, and we’re looking for- ward to seeing how the BBC puts it to use.”
BOLEX UNVEILS ‘AFFORDABLE’ D16
Digital Bolex and Bolex International SA have partnered to launch the D16. Described by the
6 | Broadcast TECH | March/April 2012 BOXER ADDS SIGNIANT SOFTWARE
Boxer Systems has added Signiant’s secure media fi le transfer software to its portfolio of products. Director of technology Marc Risby said the software would help it provide increased automation, security, acceleration and cross-platform support. He said: “We continue to see growing demand for fully integrated solutions that streamline and sup- port complex and expanding data-intensive workfl ow processes.”
DTG UPDATES D-BOOK SPECS
The Digital TV Group (DTG) has published an updated version of the seventh edition of the D-Book, the technical specifi cation for Freeview HD and connected TV products and services. The latest technical specifi cations for
Freeview include a backwards EPG and navi- gation from the programme guide to the web. The spec also includes a section on remote booking that will allow TV viewers to set recordings or reminders from a website or app. DTG director general Richard Lindsay- Davies said: “The Digital TV Group has bal- anced UK business requirements and high consumer expectations with the increasing demands of globalisation and business com- plexity to deliver another world-leading dig- ital television standard for Freeview.”
BRIDGE OFFERS OTT MONITORING
Bridge Technologies will launch a system for monitoring OTT services later this month. The MicroAnalytics System allows operators to access real-time data from set-top boxes, connected TVs and mobile devices.
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