#IBC2023
NEW RECORDER RANGE FLOATS IN Zoom Europe BY KEVIN EMMOTT
Among a trio of new products, Zoom’s MicTrak recorder series takes centre stage at IBC. The M2, M3 and M4 MicTrak series combine a stereo mic with a 32-bit fl oat recorder for clip-free audio recording, allowing users to capture perfect audio in any situation without the need to set gain. The M2 is designed like a handheld microphone with a new X/Y mic capsule design. Offering
mono and stereo recording modes for musical performances and interviews, its shock-mounted X/Y stereo mics reduce handling noise. Its LCD display allows real-time waveform monitoring, while a normalise function saves time and streamlines the editing process. The M3 is the fi rst shotgun microphone with 32-bit fl oat recording. This on-camera MS-stereo microphone enables users to switch between mono and stereo modes with 90° or 120° recording angles. The M3 always saves a mid-side RAW fi le, to allow
ENTER THE MEDIAVERSE Mediaverse BY KEVIN EMMOTT
Making its debut at IBC, the Mediaverse Asset Management System enables companies and organisations to easily set up their own intelligent media asset management, as well as share and sell or buy assets on other nodes under fair copyright conditions, thereby securing the owners’ rights.
As an EU-funded Innovation Action, Mediaverse brings together technology
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adjustment of the stereo width of the recording in post. Its 3.5mm stereo output allows an operator to connect and record a backup to a camera for easier syncing audio to video. The M4 is the fi rst portable
four-track recorder with 32-bit fl oat recording and built-in timecode generator. It has two external XLR inputs, and a built-in timecode generator with 0.2ppm accuracy which allows fi lmmakers to sync audio to video in post with ease. 8.C97
The MicTrak range uses a 32-bit fl oat recorder for clip-free audio recording
developers, social researchers, media publishers, artists, and other stakeholders. The online Mediaverse platform automatically enriches assets while they are uploaded. It creates brief descriptions of content to make it easy for users to fi nd and purchase assets, and it creates subtitles for videos in multiple languages – all in the same instant when assets are being uploaded. A Licence Advisor tool guides users in selecting the appropriate licence, before a Smart Legal Contract is secured in a blockchain. Users can decide
The Mediaverse platform automatically enriches assets as they are uploaded
content access levels without the help of a lawyer, and everyone can see these conditions at a glance.
Mediaverse says hundreds of media creators, creators of social
MATCHBOX GETS IN SYNC WITH IP AND THE CLOUD Hitomi Broadcast BY DAVID FOX
New cloud-based lip-sync measurement capabilities are on show from Hitomi, with a live demo of the new fi le-based variant of MatchBox, which now also supports SMPTE ST2110 – a key customer request. The processing boards for ST2110 are the same as for SDI, but it now connects via Ethernet (10G or 25G). The new setup is intended for users working in a mixed environment (SDI and IP), or transitioning between them,
and educational content, and artists have tested Mediaverse as part of the development. Use-cases can be found on the Mediaverse website. 7.P22
anything from 100 to 1000 nodes, but didn’t want to have to buy 1000 MatchBoxes. However, making a software version of MatchBox has been a challenge, particularly getting the timing tied down without hardware. The system is being designed to cope with live streaming and different fi le formats, such as H.265 and SRT.
On fi le: MatchBox Analyser’s latest capabilities are on show
as it can then be used to tell if timing has changed between the signal paths.
The company is currently trialling
the cloud version of MatchBox, working with its fi rst customer, which needed it to be able to measure sync and latency between
Hitomi is also showing MatchBox Glass, a free-to- download iPhone app, which can help streamline the process of setting up each feed, based on objective data and eliminating guesswork. 10.A42
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