NEWS & VIEWS
October 2018
German systems integrator Broadcast Solutions’ Sebastian Schlusnus (left), head
of marketing, and Andreas Höflich, public relations, welcoming visitors to their
booth.
5G trials. 5G will start changing as
bandwidth becomes more availa-
ble, and it will provide media com-
panies with more opportunities as
video becomes more mobile.”
Another systems integrator at
the show was Broadcast Solutions,
which presented hi — an intuitive
control layer for media appliances.
Equipped with auto-discovery and
zero-configuration technologies, hi
reduces the set-up and configura-
tion time of broadcast and media
systems via a user-friendly
interface that provides easy
control and monitoring of
complex infrastructures, said
Broadcast Solutions.
The German systems in-
tegrator also premiered a new
Robycam system — Robycam
Compact. Designed as a smaller
version of the Robycam 3D cable-
suspended camera system, Ro-
bycam Compact can be installed
in TV studios, and at small and
medium-sized sports venues. Some
features of the Robycam include a
flying area of 80m x 80m; support
for HD, 4K/UHD and high dynamic
range (HDR); and an integrated
augmented reality (AR)-camera
tracking solution.
Keyboard, video and mouse
(KVM) systems play an essential
role bringing IT equipment into the
broadcast ecosystem, thus optimis-
ing any broadcast workflows. For
instance, Guntermann & Drunck
(G&D) demonstrated its KVM
matrix switches — ControlCenter-
Digital, ControlCenter-Compact
and ControlCenter-IP — which
provide distributed access to re-
mote workstations.
Newest to the KVM-over-IP
solutions is the ControlCenter-IP
matrix system, which provides
functionalities such as monitoring
and simple network management
protocol (SNMP), scripting and
scenario switching, push-get and
CrossDisplay-Switching for in-
tuitive operation at multi-monitor
workstations. Equipped with IP-
Control-API, the ControlCenter-IP
can be linked with the broadcast
control systems and thus, execute
switching commands.
Another KVM solutions pro-
vider, Adder Technology, launched
a new VGA addition to its ADDER-
Link Infinity 100T (ALIF100T) range.
Designed for users with analogue
servers, the ALIF100T VGA is able
to connect and transmit video
sources from a single source. As a
result, users can “gradually migrate
to digital” while gaining value from
their existing technology invest-
ment, said the company.
Jamie Adkin, vice-presi-
dent of sales, EMEA, Adder
Technology, explained: “Con-
trary to popular belief, VGA
connectivity is still widely
used, particularly in control
rooms. So, although technology
advances are driving the sector to
upgrade their KVM solutions, this
has been difficult without incurring
major expense.
“We recognise the continuing
importance of VGA and believe
the capabilities of the ALIF100T
range will put it at the top of the
agenda for many customers look-
ing for a way to retrofit KVM into
infrastructures designed around
legacy equipment.”
At the Cobalt Digital booth,
the company announced that the
9904-UDX-4K-12G UHD 12G/3G/
Bryce Button, product marketing manager, AJA Video Systems, with the new
HDR Image Analyser, an HDR monitoring and analysis appliance powered by
Colorfront-developed software.
Andrew Tan, director of sales for Asia-Pacific, Ross Video: The company has
announced a total of 21 new product updates, including the Carbonite Ultra
motion graphics systems, this IBC2018.
Jamie Adkin, vice-president of sales, EMEA, Adder Technology, with the VGA
version of the ADDERLink Infinity 100T.
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HD/SD-SDI up/down/cross-con-
verter has begun shipping. As Co-
balt’s latest generation of advanced
image and audio processors for
the openGear platform, the base
card provides quad 3G-SDI and
12G-SDI I/O with SDI muxing and
demuxing, and up/down/cross-
conversion. Other options include
RGB colour correction, and SDR-to-
HDR up-mapping via Technicolor’s
HDR Intelligent Tone Management
(ITM) processing.
AJA Video Systems also an-
nounced the availability of its
new HDR Image Analyser, a HDR
monitoring and analysis appliance
powered by Colorfront-developed
software. The solution supports
the monitoring and analysis of
4K/UHD/2K/HD, HDR and wide
colour gamut (WCG) content for
broadcast and OTT entertainment
across production, post produc-
tion, QC and mastering.
To further support emerging
HDR workflow demands, AJA Video
Systems has developed a v2.6 firm-
ware update for the FS-HDR HDR/
WCG converter. Available this fall,
the update includes new colour
transformation enhancements
that allow users to accomplish new
workflows and achieve a “consist-
ent, final look” when working
with a range of 4K/UHD/2K/HD,
standard dynamic range (SDR) and
HDR formats.
From “Smar t Production”
to “Living Live”, Ross Video an-
nounced a total of 21 new updates
during IBC2018. This includes Car-
bonite Ultra, a 24-input production
switcher that can be expanded to
3MEs within 1RU.
In addition to supporting SD,
HD and 3G 1080p formats, Car-
bonite Ultra also includes a range
of HDR formats, such as hybrid log
gamma (HLG), perceptual quan-
tiser (PQ) and S-Log3, as well as
SDR to HDR conversion. Further-
more, Carbonite Ultra comes with
the XPression LiveCG software
that empowers users to create
still graphics. Users can install the
software on a network-connected
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Miguel Churruca, marketing and communications director of Brainstorm: “AR
is in Brainstorm's DNA, and our aim is to help media companies to create
compelling content.”