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In the April 24, 2009
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From the Editors of Broadcast Engineering
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I came, I
saw, I left
The sky didn’t fall at NAB
The first question at every booth visit I made was, “What do you think
the attendance is?”.
I guessed about 65,000. Other ranges I heard from exhibitors was 40,000
to 80,000. NAB says 83,000 “registered”. Yes, and I can tell you
they counted me twice because I (and thousands of others) have more than
one registration. A person who’s a speaker, exhibitor and conference
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NAB show
ends on a high note
Despite the lower attendance at this year’s NAB show (the
NAB announced that there were about 83,000 attendees compared with last
year’s 105,000), the show was still successful for many exhibitors I
talked with.
Though the economy affected the number of people at NAB 2009, the
quality of those people was good. And I must say, it made the convention
halls a little more easy to navigate!
NAB is all about innovation and technology, so I want to share with you
some of the new products I saw at the show...
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Show
wrap-up
My subjective thoughts on the show:
We know that the numbers were down, somewhere around 20 per cent, but
that is nowhere near as bad as some predictions. I talked to people at
many booths and most said that they had useful meetings, a very few said
it was very quiet. Those that were getting interest said the main issue
is finance; there are projects that need to go ahead but that the
broadcasters will need to get credit.
And what was the buzz? I’m sure that new product introductions were
well down. It just doesn’t make sense to spend marketing dollars on
product launches unless they are sure to sell in the immediate
future...
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Christie
Digital replaces DLP color wheel with LEDs in latest rear-projection
cube design
Christie Digital arrived in Las Vegas for the NAB Show with
the next step in the evolution of rear-projection DLP cubes –removal
of the spinning red, green and blue color wheel.
In its place, the company is using three separate red, green and blue
LEDs –something Christie says is a first in the professional DLP
display market. Making its debut in two new rear projection cubes, the
substitution offers a variety of advantages, including longer life, a
wider color gamut and less maintenance...
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Miranda
Densité LGK-3901
Miranda Technologies (SU2807) is showing a full line of new
modular products based on the Densité platform. The platform includes
many solutions, including the Densité LGK-3901. This is a modular
3Gb/s/HD/SD branding processor capable of inserting up to five
independent layers of graphics...
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AmberFin
Launches iCR 4.5
BlogLive @ NABSHOW: From Digital Content
Producer/millimeter
AmberFin iCR Software is an end to end system that ingests a range of
video formats, pre-processes and encodes the video, performs quality
control and then delivers the files in the necessary formats to a range
of delivery options. The feature set is so broad that it would take
weeks to understand and assess the individual features, so I focused my
time with the company in several key areas...
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News from the Briefing Room |
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Triveni
Digital Joins Harris Corporation, LG Electronics, MobiTV, and Roundbox
to Provide Live Mobile Digital TV Demo at NAB
PRINCETON, N.J. — April 20, 2009 — Triveni Digital today
announced that it will join Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), LG
Electronics Inc., Zenith Electronics, MobiTV Inc., and Roundbox Inc. to
provide a demonstration of ATSC Mobile TV, including single-frequency
network (SFN) capabilities, at the 2009 National Association of
Broadcasters Show...
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Echolab
Unwraps Atem, a Revelation in Video Switching
BILLERICA, Mass. — April 20, 2009 — At the 2009 NAB Show
today, Echolab Inc. took the wraps off Atem, a paradigm-busting 1 M/E
3Gbps 1080p/60 production switcher that sets new standards of
flexibility, functionality, and utility for government, educational,
corporate, live entertainment, and house of worship
customers...
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