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Grass Valley Cements Leading Position in Live with Launch of New SDI/IP Solutions

by Artem Alekseenko

Grass Valley reinforces its deep commitment to providing the media industry with tools for creating the highest quality content by releasing three new SDI/IP production solutions for cameras, switchers, and replay. These top-of-the-line tools …

Tags:Cameras| SDI| Switchers

Leader Adds MaxFALL/CLL HDR Metadata Error Logging to ZEN Series Test Instruments

by Artem Alekseenko

Leader Electronics announces the addition of MaxFALL and MaxCLL HDR metadata error logging tools for production studios, postproduction suites and media laboratories working with SMPTE ST.2086 metadata to grade high dynamic range video. This …

Tags:HDR - High Dynamic Range| SDI| SMPTE

NAB 2018: Where Do We Go From Here?

by Pete Putman

I just returned from my 24th consecutive visit to the NAB Show in Las Vegas and left with a lot to think about. This was one of the quietest NAB shows I’ve ever attended …

Semtech Chosen for Broadcast Encoder

by Tom Allen

DS Broadcast is using Semtech’s portfolio of 12G-SDI solutions in its BGE9000 UltraHD TV broadcast encoder. The encoder is currently being used in UltraHD broadcast trials in South Korea.

Lilliput Splits Screen

by Tom Allen

China’s Lilliput is now producing an UltraHD carry-on monitor, the 15.6″ BM150-4K – smaller than its existing 28″ and 23″ products in the same series. Four-way split screen is supported, using any of the …

Tags:Field Monitors| Large Display Monitor| SDI| UltraHD| Vol 23 - Issue 12

AIMS Moves Broadcast Industry to IP

by Tom Allen

A group of broadcast and media industry suppliers has formed an alliance, in support of open standards for broadcasters. Grass Valley, Imagine Communications, Snell Advanced Media, Nevion and Lawo have formed the Alliance for …

FSN Adds 4K SDI Board

by Bob Raikes

FSN of South Korea has announced the FSB-800UHB, a monitor controller board that can support DCI-4K and UltraHD with either four 3G-SDI inputs or four HDMI inputs. The controller supports 8 channel LVDS, 8 …

Tags:Display Controllers| Large Display Monitor| SDI| Vol 22 - Issue 30

Xilinx Has Advantages for UltraHD and 8K

by Bob Raikes

We stopped by the Xilinx booth. The company makes FPGAs (programmable chips) and has been on our radar for a couple of years as it has been developing its business in the broadcast space. …

SMPTE Discusses Video over IP

by Matthew Brennesholtz

At the recent meeting of the New York Chapter of the SMPTE, the topic of discussion was “IP Facilities for Content Creators”, AKA Video over Internet Protocol (VoIP). This meant the use of Information …

Apantac Launches 4K to Display Port 1.2 Converter at ISE 2015

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Apantac LLC (Portland, OR) announced on February 2nd that it will launch a 4K to Display Port 1.2 converter into the European market at ISE 2015 February 10 – 14. It had previously been announced at …

Audio-Video Over IP in Broadcast

by Raverstead

Several sessions and many companies talked about when, if and how the broadcast production facility will move away from SDI-based video workflow connectivity to one based on using IP protocols. A paper presented by …

NEC Interview About a New Desktop Monitor Using an OPS Slot

by Raverstead

Interview with Chris Parker of NEC about the new 32″ 4K/UltraHD desktop monitor with an OPS slot to allow SDI inputs

Tags:Desktop Monitors| NEC| OPS| SDI