BE_NAB LIVE UPDATE Penton Media April 22, 2009 If you want to view this on the web go to: http://enews.penton.com/enews/broadcastengineering_/v/107 ---------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENT Before you take the next step in your transition to HD or 3G, call us. We'll gladly bring you a demo of proven and reliable HD up/downconverters, audio embedders, video converters, logo inserters, protection switches and sync pulse generators. Ensemble Designs: http://www.ensembledesigns.com/ Purveyors of fine video gear - Loved by engineers worldwide. ---------------------------------------- FROM BE@NAB --NAB Attendance As I walk around the show floor, one topic that always comes up is, what do you think of the traffic? It is lighter, its easier to get around the aisles, and it's easier to get to talk with people. The NAB have announced first two days as 83,000 registrations... To view the full article go to: http://blog.broadcastengineering.com/nab/2009/04/22/nab-attendance/ Guess who's in the CG business? Ross Video Walking into the Ross Video's booth at the NAB Show April 21, I was a bit surprised to see the company was in the character generator business. The company was enjoying a sizable crowd of people looking at its new XPression character generator. The CG's introduction into the Ross Video family of products is the result of Ross's March acquisition of Media Refinery. Well-known in Europe, the character generator is new to the Americas and the rest of the world... To view the full article go to: http://blog.broadcastengineering.com/nab/2009/04/22/guess-who%E2%80%99s-in-the-cg-business-ross-video/ MPEG-2 is the new analog Intelsat is helping customers move forward Peter Ostapiuk, Intelsat Regional Vice President, North America Video Solutions, coined the above phrase, saying, "I call MPEG-2 the new analog. It's like when we moved from analog to digital. Now many service providers want to move from MPEG-2 to MPEG-4". more... To view the full article go to: http://blog.broadcastengineering.com/nab/2009/04/22/mpeg-2-is-the-new-analog/ Quality costs, but it sure sounds nice Genelec In addition to a nice setup allowing visitors to Genelec's booth to have a seat and experience its speaker systems first-hand, the company is also showing its smallest speaker to date -- the 6010A... To view the full article go to: http://blog.broadcastengineering.com/nab/2009/04/22/quality-costs-but-it-sure-sounds-nice/ Precise level controller Dynamics processing specialist J_nger Audio (N4937)is showing LEVEL MAGIC in a complete set-up that offers a fully-integrated workflow solution for managing surround sound and Dolby coded 5.1 audio signals in production, ingest and playout... To view the full article go to: http://blog.broadcastengineering.com/nab/2009/04/22/precise-level-controller/ Nevion enables broadcasters to go green Everyone is going green these days, and Nevion is one company that makes products that use less power, thereby reducing the cost of ownership for broadcasters. Nevion provides routing and transport systems that encompass an array of video network interfaces and signal processing, a well as an integrated family of network management and control systems. more... To view the full article go to: http://blog.broadcastengineering.com/nab/2009/04/22/nevion-enables-broadcasters-to-go-green/ Axcera presents ATSC Mobile DTV education session At the Axcera booth this morning, I got to sit in on a tutorial session entitled "ATSC Mobile DTV Transmission Systems," presented by Rich Schwarz, Axcera VP of product management. Acknowledging that mobile DTV offers a new revenue opportunity for broadcasters, Schwarz discussed alternative choices available to convert existing transmission facilities to incorporate ATSC Mobile DTV. He presented options for exciter conversion, multiplexing, single-frequency networks, coverage and power level considerations for mobile versus fixed reception, as well as all the components of the transmission system that are affected. more... To view the full article go to: http://blog.broadcastengineering.com/nab/2009/04/22/axcera-presents-atsc-mobile-dtv-education-session/ TeamCast hybrid terrestrial-satellite mobile TV infrastructure Tuesday morning the phone function on my Treo broke, putting NAB on hold while I, panicked-ly, scurried around gettting a replacement into service. The experience gave me some new insights into modern life. First, being phone-less is akin to a disabiity; forcing you into, as Blanche DuBois said, "depending on the kindness of strangers." Second, the Treo remained useful even though I couldn't make "phone calls:" calendar, contacts, reminders, chat, Internet, mobile TV... To view the full article go to: http://blog.broadcastengineering.com/nab/2009/04/22/teamcast-hybrid-terrestrial-satellite-mobile-tv-infrastructure/ Cool Stuff from Rhozet BlogLive @ NABSHOW: From Digital Content Producer/millimeter Rhozet Carbon Coder is one of my favorite batch encoding and workstation testing tools because it produces very good quality video and is extraordinarily efficient at multi-threaded operation. Throw a 16-core Nehalem-based system like HP's Z800 at Carbon Coder, and you'll see 100% CPU utilization on all 16-cores. To view the full article go to: http://blog.digitalcontentproducer.com/nab/2009/04/22/cool-stuff-from-rhozet/ ---------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENT BE@NAB http://blog.broadcastengineering.com/nab/ Join the editors and writers of Broadcast Engineering magazine at NAB2009, even if you can't make it to Las Vegas! Beginning Monday, April 13, check out Broadcast Engineering's exclusive NAB blog, BE@NAB http://blog.broadcastengineering.com/nab/ , featuring pre-show coverage of events, conferences and NAB news. Then, check back Monday, April 20, when Broadcast Engineering writers and editors begin to post live from NAB2009 with the latest product and company news, audio podcasts with interviews from attendees and exhibitors, first-person accounts and links to videos taken from the show floor and posted on Broadcast Engineering's premiere video site! So, don't just sit around worrying about what you might be missing; visit BE@NAB http://blog.broadcastengineering.com/nab/ and join Broadcast Engineering at NAB2009! ---------------------------------------- PODCAST & VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS --Ensemble Designs Products Ensemble Designs has 28 new products at NAB 2009 Cindy Zuelsdorf of Ensemble Design demonstrates one of them -- the company's new 4500 MPEG transport stream processor for translating DVB-ASI to SMPTE 310M in broadcast and satellite applications... To view the full article go to: http://broadcastengineering.com/video/feature/ensemble-design-stream-processor/ TANDBERG Television EN8100 MPEG-2 SD encoder Matthew Goldman, vice president of technology, compression systems at TANDBERG Television, demonstrates the new EN8100 MPEG-2 SD encoder... To view the full article go to: http://broadcastengineering.com/video/feature/tandberg-television-mpeg-encoder/ Utah Scientific UTAH-100 family Jeff Levie, chief technical officer of Utah Scientific, shows the UTAH-100 family of compact routing switchers and signal distribution amplifiers... To view the full article go to: http://broadcastengineering.com/video/nab09/utah-scientific-utah-100/ Wohler AMP2 Wohler president and CEO, Carl Dempsey, shows the AMP2 16-channel multirate SDI audio monitors with Dolby capability... To view the full article go to: http://broadcastengineering.com/video/nab09/wohler-amp1/ Panasonic HPX300 HD camcorder Pansonic's new HPX300 is a full 10-bit, 4:2:2 professional HD camcorder with a 17X interchangeable lens, three 1/3in 2.2-megapixel 3-MOS imagers and full 1920 x 1080, 10-bit 4:2:2 AVC-Intra recording... To view the full article go to: http://broadcastengineering.com/video/nab09/panasonic-hpx300-hd-camcorder/ Marshall V-OL761-HDA Marshall's V-OL761-HDA is the first OLED portable field/camera-top monitor. It measures 7.6in... To view the full article go to: http://broadcastengineering.com/video/nab09/marshall-v-ol761-hda/ ---------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENT White Paper: Archiving in the Entertainment and Professional Media Market The amount of digital content created by media & entertainment customers is growing at an alarming rate and archiving is becoming a critical factor to many media companies success. This report explores the current trends and drivers for digital archiving in the entertainment and professional media markets. Read this whitepaper now. http://broadcastengineering.com/white_papers/quantum/ ---------------------------------------- NAB NEWS FROM THE BRIEFING ROOM --ScheduALL Unveils ERM Appliance, Enables Even Greater Resource Utilization Across the Enterprise Turnkey Appliance Connects ScheduALL Systems at Multiple Sites to Enable Significant Improvements in Overall Productivity and Profitability... To view the full article go to: http://blog.broadcastengineering.com/briefingroom/2009/04/22/scheduall-unveils-erm-appliance-enables-even-greater-resource-utilization-across-the-enterprise/ Sonnet Fusion R400P Four-Drive SATA Storage System Offers High Performance, Flexibility, Value LAS VEGAS -- April 20, 2009 -- Sonnet Technologies today announced the Fusion_ R400P four-drive RAID SATA rackmount storage system, an economical and easy-to-deploy solution for flexible, high-performance storage in studio, control room, and mobile installations. Available in configurations from 0TB to 6TB, Fusion R400P features a fast eSATA interface with an integrated port multiplier for single cable to host connectivity, and high performance, low noise fans that make it suitable for use in noise-sensitive environments... To view the full article go to: http://blog.broadcastengineering.com/briefingroom/2009/04/22/sonnet-fusion%E2%84%A2-r400p-four-drive-sata-storage-system-offers-high-performance-flexibility-value/ ---------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENT Transmitting straight from the editor's desk In his new blog, Broadcast Engineering Editorial Director Brad Dick posts his rants, raves and reviews of what's happening in the industry. 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