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Focal Press has recently published 3 new audio references that every
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AV over Fiber Top Story
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Audio Podcast: Fiber-optic
Solutions for Theme Park Video
In this edition, freelance AV specialist Bennett Liles
talks with Jim Jachetta, senior VP of sales and marketing for Multidyne Video and
Fiber Optic Systems, about the company's new theme park video
solution.To listen to this interview, click here 
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From the Briefing Room
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Wireworks Introduces DT12 Audio
Cabling System
Wireworks introduces the DT12 audio cabling system,
consisting of the DT12 sports broadcast breakout box, trunks, and tails.
Designed for rigorous sports applications, the system is suitable for a
wide range of indoor and outdoor sporting events, such as basketball,
golf and football.The Wireworks DT12 welded-steel breakout boxes are
a quarter of the size of traditional stageboxes. Wireworks' super-slim
in-line DT12 breakout box is engineered to withstand the rigors of being
dragged across a stadium or field. Read on at Sound & Video Contractor's Briefing
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Application News
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FiberPlex LightViper Reduces
Freight Costs for BBC Production in Remote Falkland
Islands
Britain's BBC Television recently used a FiberPlex LightViper
audio transport system to capture and link live pictures and sound for a
Remembrance Service that commemorated the 25th Anniversary of the
British/Argentinian armed conflict. The BBC's Outside Broadcasts group
built a location production room in a tractor shed at San Carlos on the
Falkland Islands to provide live coverage of the service, attended by
veterans and currently serving British soldiers. For the BBC's
senior sound supervisor, Tim Davies, there were a number of important
considerations since the crew would be working in arduous conditions
with limited electricity supply. High on his list were reducing freight
costs and equipment reliability. more>>
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Product News
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AMX Adds DVI Fiber Transmission
Solutions to Autopatch Fiber-optic Switcher Line
AMX
has released its new AutoPatch Digital Generation (DG) DVI-to-fiber
transmitter and DG DVI-to-fiber receiver. With these products, system
integrators now have a way to transmit uncompressed digital video over
distances up to 3,000ft. to multiple displays. The transmitter and
receiver can be used in conjunction with an EpicaDG fiber optic matrix
switcher to deliver video to as many as 144 displays—ideal for any
large or highly secure facility, such as command-and-control, homeland
security, broadcast, or business. more>>
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Tributaries Cable Offers DCA
Fiber-optic Cable for High-performance Audio
Direct Optical DCA-O cable from Tributaries
Cable is engineered using a digital-grade, 1mm plastic fiber core.
To ensure maximum light transfer, the fiber core is surrounded by a
highly reflective cladding resulting in data transfer with a loss of
less than 0.15dB. Tributaries Direct Optical cable is terminated with
Toslink connectors, highly durable machined metal housings and strain
reliefs fitted onto a tough 6mm PVC jacket. more>>
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Magenta Research Mondo Matrix
Switcher Adds Direct Connection and Integrated Transmitter
Functionality
The Mondo Matrix scalable Cat-5 switcher from Magenta
Research now offers Mondo direct input cards, enabling direct input
of video and audio sources. Each Mondo Direct card has inputs for 16
sources, delivering video plus audio to a Mondo Matrix switcher. This
eliminates the need for standalone MultiView series transmitters,
removes UTP cable input lengths, reduces rack space, and lowers
installation labor costs. more>>
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