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ROBYTOWER RISES TO THE OCCASION CREATE & PRODUCE
Movicom Group/ Robycam Global
BY DAVID FOX Movicom has released the lightweight RobyTower motorised telescopic column and helmet- mounted Refcam. The RobyTower made its debut during the Olympic Games in Tokyo and can be used for both studio and outdoor applications to achieve smooth panoramic shots. The system can be used
upright, offering a variety of shots from 1.4m to 4.4m high, or be installed in a hanging position. It is built of strong, narrow aluminium tubes, which make it compact and light, and it works with Movicom’s line of gyro- stabilised heads such as the RobyHead L and RobyHead R3. It is also compatible with standard PTZ heads like the RobyHead D1. The system is controlled through a regular control panel or a fl oor pedal for height control. A fl at plate is normally used as a base, but it can also be mounted on a wheeled dolly.
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Movicom’s Refcam includes a mini-camera, specially designed camera mount and IMT/Dragonfl y wireless camera transmitter. The camera can be easily attached to and removed from any helmet, allowing referees to use personal gear they are used to. The whole kit weighs 190g and can be balanced on a helmet without wires, making it more comfortable.
While it can be mounted on most helmets, such as for hockey or horse-racing, it can also be arranged as a wearable chest or
In among the action: Movicom’s Refcam on an ice hockey helmet
ear-cam setup. Battery charge can last up to several hours and the battery compartments allow easy replacement of the battery
during game breaks. During the production, the camera is controlled from the OB by an included remote control panel.
CORE IS JUST THE JOB FOR ARCHIVE MANAGEMENT NOA Archive
MANAGE BY DAVID FOX
Archiving specialist Noa has announced a new video archive management suite, jobDB Core, which includes all the Noa processors necessary for an in-house industrial digitisation facility for SD-video carriers. The scalable package comprises the FrameLector ingest software, jobDB workfl ow management system, MediaButler transcoding processor, BarcodeStation custom script creation tool, UniversalDialoger scanner and the QualityChecker post-ingest digital content analyser. The entry-level bundle,
Kummer: jobDB Core offers “affordable and expandable archive management”
designed for small to medium- sized fi rms, provides users with all the features available through each individual product and is expandable to grow with the company. At its core is jobDB, the workfl ow orchestration system
that connects video capture, quality control and other client workstations, as well as server- side tools, and transforms them into an effi cient industrial digitisation facility. The package enables QC and assurance on all levels and great fl exibility on
fi le formats and workfl ows. It also allows the setup
of processes for capturing, reshaping and analysis of media as required for archiving, transcoding or other complex business processes. It integrates automatic, semi-automatic
PORTAPROMPT ROLLS IN PROMPT UPDATES Portaprompt
CREATE & PRODUCE BY DAVID FOX
UK-based boutique prompting company Portaprompt has updated its 365 tablet prompting system and its Broadcast Premium and Quasar ranges, all of which now have IP upgrades. Also updated is the mid-budget Fusion Hi Bright prompter series, which now features SDI input
and manual or instructive process steps in a well-defi ned and complex process fl ow. With ControlCenter, the client application of jobDB, users can manage all carriers, workfl ows, logs and processors. Users can scale the system up to 32+ ingest channels to gradually ease into digitisation, while simplifying the process by investing in one package. Jean-Christophe Kummer, managing partner, Noa, said: “We wanted to meet the requirements of smaller enterprises in need of affordable and expandable archive management solutions. With jobDB Core we also aimed to offer an accessible digitisation method that encourages institutions to safeguard their valuable heritage.”
as standard, and the company’s Motorised Conference Poles. Roll in/out stands are a recent
introduction, which allow the prompter to be rigged independently from the camera system. Jon Hilton, sales and marketing, Portaprompt, says these are proving popular, “especially for streaming or Zoom-style meetings using PTZ cameras”.
Dance partners: Portaprompt prompters in use on the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing
For up to 24in displays there is a new carbon fi bre pole system to reduce weight while
maintaining strength. This offers a new mounting option using a Vesa plate attachment, which Portaprompt believes gives more fl exibility to the system either in direct read mode or for through the glass prompting. There is also a heavy-duty stand for 32in displays.
Also newly designed are
Telescopic Rods for rigging, including an Extra Long version (315-585mm), which is often required when using the 32in Quasar prompter with a long lens. There are also Short (155- 260mm) and Long (265-485mm) Telescopic Rods.
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