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From BE@IBC
Harmonic
announces new 16-channel encoder
I had dinner at the Altmann restaurant in Amsterdam with Sarah Lum,
director of marketing communications and David Price, vice president of
marketing, from Harmonic this evening. Because the menu was in Dutch, I
have no idea what I ate, but it was good.
I was introduced to the Harmonic’s new ProStream 4000 multiscreen
transcoder. The encoder is a multiscreen, real-time, IP-based transcoder
supporting a broad range of applications and codecs and seamlessly
integrates into existing IP headends...
Snell
& Wilcox Mach 1 comes to IBC
Snell & Wilcox today introduced the Mach HD, a compact HD/SD
motion-compensated standards converter to IBC today. The Mach HD is
equipped with up/down/crossconversion and synchronization capabilities.
The Mach HD is meant to be a state-of-the-art motion-compensated
standards conversion in an entry-level solution and enables broadcasters
to make a smooth and cost-effective transition to HD transmission...
To
quote an IBC phrase, “If it’s raining, it must be IBC”
After a brief walk from my hotel (located in the bowels of
Amsterdam) to DAM square, where I could get the tram, my shoes look like
I took a shower in them. Now, two hours later, they are still wet and
probably will be for the next week!
IBC
press conferences kick off the show
Let me tell you about some of the press conferences I went to
tonight.
Now if you’re a member of the press then you’re given exclusive
access to press conferences at the major tradeshows. Some companies keep
their new product releases top secret until those press conferences.
Tonight I went to the Thomson Grass Valley, Harris and Omneon press
conferences...
Looking
forward
Welcome to the Broadcast Engineering IBC blog for 2008.
During the next six days, this blog will take you inside meeting rooms,
behind exhibitions and into board rooms to learn the latest in broadcast
and production technology and management. In one place, you’ll be able
to follow Broadcast Engineering editors and writers as they
experience all that IBC has to offer...
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Podcast & Video Highlights
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IBC News from the Briefing Room
OmniBus
iTX Announces 1080p24 Playout
DENVER — Sept. 12, 2008 — OmniBus Systems, the award-winning
provider of comprehensive broadcast automation and content management
solutions, today announced ground-breaking support for 1080p24 playout
capability with iTX, the most full-featured and powerful solution
available for automation and playout in broadcast, IPTV, mobile TV,
disaster recovery and business continuity applications...
AJA
Video Ships Io HD, KONA, XENA and FS1 Upgrades at IBC 2008
Product Updates Support Latest Industry File Formats and Video
Codecs
AJA Video Systems, a leading manufacturer of professional video
interface and conversion solutions, has released new software versions
for its popular Io HD, KONA, XENA and FS1 products, along with a set of
new AJA Mac plug-ins for Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects and
Photoshop...
Digital
Rapids Revolutionizes the Look and Feel of Portable Media Streaming with
TouchStream
New appliance combines unparalleled portable streaming quality with
the most intuitive human interface — touch
September 12, 2008 — IBC 2008, Amsterdam, Stand 7.G41: Digital Rapids
– a leading developer of solutions for bringing television, video and
movie content to the latest generation of viewing devices — today
unveiled a technology preview of TouchStream, a revolutionary new live
video and audio streaming appliance...
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 The eighth annual Broadcast Engineering
Excellence Awards contest is just around the corner. The Excellence
Awards are the industry’s standard of measurement for new facilities,
recognizing innovation, high-quality design and construction. Nominate
your favorite telco, cable, broadcast or production facility. Click here
for more information or e-mail Angela Snell at angela.snell@penton.com.
The deadline for submissions is Oct. 13.
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