Colombia’s Caracol TelevisiónBuilds new Virtual Studio with Shotoku Camera Support

Shotoku Broadcast Systems, a leading international manufacturer of advanced camera support products, recently supplied a virtual set-enabled jib crane system to Caracol Televisión in Bogotá, Colombia. Shotoku Inc.’s president, Naoki Ebimoto, made the announcement from the Company’s US headquarters in Torrance, CA.

Caracol Television, on-air since 1954, operates one of Colombia's two national networks, producing a broad range of news, sports, public affairs, scripted, and unscripted "reality" style content. The Shotoku equipment was acquired in conjunction with a virtual studio technology package from Vizrt. The newly installed gear is being integrated into the production workflow while facility staff explores its creative potential. "I wanted to have the Shotoku brand in our facility for some time," said director of engineering A. Yesid Guerra. "The result was as expected, it is very robust and produces fluid, precise movements ... and it's being well accepted by our operators."

The TK-59VR jib crane is equipped with Shotoku's TV-03A pan / tilt head. Both are configured for virtual set operation with high precision encoders and a Serial Position Interface that delivers data compatible with all leading VR systems to ensure smooth, accurate synchronization of virtual set elements.

"We are very pleased that Caracol TV selected Shotoku for their virtual studio upgrade," said Ebimoto. "Latin America is an important growth market for Shotoku Broadcast Systems; we offer reasonably priced, high performance hardware solutions that empower our clients to unlock the creative potential of their digital production technology investments."

¡El show continúa... 305 Broadcast Tour!

En el 2010 y 2011, forma parte de la más amplia exhibición de equipos en vivo y en tu país, y aprende con nuestras charlas y conferencias:

- 09:30 AM: Regulación de voltaje para la protección de equipos.
- 10:30 AM: Manejo de audio de múltiples cabinas via IP y consejos para un buen ajuste de procesamiento de audio.
- 11:30 AM: Formas eficientes de Transmisiones remotas, via IP.
- 12:30 PM: Cómo mantener su planta transmisora en buen estado.

Santiago, Chile
- Fechas: 18, 19 y 20 de Octubre
- Lugar: Edificio Fundación Telefónica
- Motivo: ARCHI 2010
- Hora: 9:00AM a 6:00PM

Quito, Ecuador
- Fecha: 8 de Noviembre
- Lugar: Hotel Hilton Colón
- Salón: Isabel La Católica
- Hora: 9:00AM a 5:00PM

Santo Domingo, R.D.
- Fecha: 11 de Noviembre
- Lugar: Hotel Jaragua
- Salón: Sol de Oro
- Hora: 9:00AM a 5:00PM

Y el año que viene ya estan programados los 305 Broadcast Tour 2011...
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Enero
Costa Rica, Guatemala y El Salvador.
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Febrero:
Honduras, Nicaragua y Panamá.
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Marzo:
Curaçao y Trinidad & Tobago.
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Julio:
Colombia, Venezuela y Perú.

Daniel Pearl visita las instalaciones de EFD México

El pasado 25 de septiembre, en las instalaciones de EFD México, DANIEL PEARL, fotógrafo invitado a nuestro país por Georgina Terán, dio una plática a más de 50 personas (fotógrafos, personal de EFD, estudiantes del CUEC, CCC, la IBERO, etc.), con quienes interactuó por más de 2 horas en una sesión de preguntas y respuestas, después de haber presentado su demo reel y platicado a la gente sus experiencias, tanto en los largometrajes en los que ha trabajado (Viernes 13 por ejemplo), como en una cantidad de videos musicales para artistas tales como U2, Michael Jackson, Metallica, Guns N’ Roses, Police, REM, The Fugees, etc.

En este evento, que duró alrededor de 6 horas, Daniel tuvo a 3 modelos con quienes ilustró a la audiencia sus secretos y técnicas para una maravillosa iluminación, sugiriendo utilizar y experimentar siempre con todos los materiales y equipo de que puedan echar mano, para así evitar un trabajo que visualmente sea igual en todas las ocasiones.

Daniel Pearl manifestó su gozo por haber convivido con esta audiencia y agradeció el apoyo que le brindó EFD en todo momento, incluso el detalle del pastel que le llevaron por la celebración de su cumpleaños el día anterior.

Grupo Televisa y Sony Pictures Television seguirán trabajando juntos

Steve Mosko, Presidente de Sony Pictures Television y José Bastón, Presidente de Televisión y Contenidos de Grupo Televisa se reunieron el día de hoy en la Ciudad de México para refrendar su compromiso de seguir trabajando para ofrecer más y mejores contenidos en beneficio de la audiencia.

La reunión tuvo lugar en las instalaciones de Televisa San Ángel y ambos ejecutivos mencionaron que los proyectos planeados en conjunto, se darán a conocer en breve y cada uno, de manera independiente.

Con este encuentro, Sony Pictures Television y Grupo Televisa fortalecen su relación de negocios y trabajan juntos para mantenerse a la vanguardia en la generación de contenidos y la utilización de nuevas tecnologías.

José Bastón, Presidente de Televisión y Steve Mosko, Presidente de Sony Pictures Television

Avid reafirma su compromiso con América Latina

Durante el 2010 la empresa Avid Technology ofreció un entrenamiento intensivo a todos sus representantes en América Latina. En este exitoso evento, celebrado en la casa matriz de Avid en Tewksbury, Massachusetts, participaron 12 representantes abarcando 11 países.

El objetivo de este entrenamiento fue proveer conocimiento sobre los distintos productos y soluciones a fin de facilitar las herramientas necesarias para conducir los futuros negocios en nuestra región con más confianza e intensidad.

Durante estos cuatros días de entrenamiento riguroso se reflexiono sobre la visión y estrategia de Avid para el futuro de América Latina. Los distintos especialistas de esta empresa presentaron sus líneas de productos en audio y video, flujos de trabajo e integraciones con otros fabricantes, así como el posicionamiento determinante de los servicios profesionales. En estas presentaciones los representantes tuvieron la oportunidad de interactuar no solo con la tecnología en diferentes talleres sino también con los distintos departamentos administrativos. Esto permitió una alta compenetración con los procesos de la empresa.

Este evento es un ejemplo más del compromiso que tiene Avid con sus clientes y canales de distribución para la región. Sin duda alguna, este encuentro mostró a los representantes de Avid la tecnología que permite crear el contenido que más se escucha, que más se ve y que más se aprecia en el mundo.

GefenPRO Product Line Launches

Connectivity solutions provider Gefen today announced the release of a new product line called GefenPRO. All GefenPRO products are designed to be professionally installed in broadcast, rental/staging and post-production environments.

All products include 24/7 customer support from trained technical service representatives available at Gefen. This enhanced customer service is ideal for highly demanding industries such as broadcasting and the rental/staging markets. GefenPRO products also feature a more rugged construction and internal power supplies using industry standard AC cords to improve performance in the field.

The GefenPRO product line offers advanced matrix systems with 16x16 and 32x32 switching systems supporting more sources and displays. Additional products in the line include longer distance signal extenders based on fiber optics and a mix of converter/scaler products converting the 3G-SDI standard to HDMI, DVI and vice versa. Most GefenPRO products include an easy to use front-panel for switching, IP control with a webpage layout and rack mountable enclosures designed to withstand demanding environments.

"GefenPRO is a direct response to our integrator customers, who appreciate the Gefen engineering and wanted some new features added to assist their performance during the installation," said Hagai Gefen, president and CEO, Gefen LLC. "Offering 24/7 technical support goes above and beyond the high levels of support Gefen has always provided, and we are confident these features will be assets for integrators worldwide."

Current GefenPRO products available include: 16x16 DVI Matrix; 8x8 DVI DL Matrix; 10x4 DVI DL Matrix; 8x8 DVI DL KVM Matrix; DVI to HDSDI Pro; 3GSDI to HD Scaler; HD Scaler to 3GSDI; 3GSDI Fiber Optics Extender; Extra Long Range Extender for HDMI over CAT-5 with POL; Extra Long Range Extender for HDMI over CAT-5 with POL II.
Additional information may be found online at www.gefenpro.com

Ensemble Designs wins awards in Amsterdam show

Ensemble Designs of Nevada City received two awards at the recent International Broadcasters Convention in Amsterdam.

TV Technology presented Ensemble with its prestigious Star Award for the new IPhone video to HD interface to the BrightEye Mitto Broadcast Scan Converter. Many customers use it get breaking news to air. Mitto upconverts a small image from devices such as mobile phone video cameras to full-screen, high-definition images.

Broadcast Engineering Magazine awarded Ensemble its esteemed IBC Pick Hit of Show for our new Clean and Smart ASI Switch, the Avenue 4445.

The award was for Ensemble's new iPhone video-to-HD interface to the BrightEye Mitto Broadcast Scan Converter, a product useful for breaking news. Ensemble Sales Director Mondae Hott, Marketing Czar Cindy Zuelsdorf and President and Chief Design Engineer David Wood accepted the award.

Revolutionary for critical ASI feeds, the 4445 switches at the beginning of an I-frame, making it imperceptible to downstream equipment. It's ideal for single frequency networks and sources such as satellite feeds, transoceanic cable and terrestrial fiber.

Ensemble employees also were thrilled to be a part of the “What Caught My Eye” keynote presentation on at IBC by Chrichton Limbert, head of production modernization at BBC News.

During the IBC show, Telenorba, a large broadcaster in Italy, purchased a system for their upgrade to high definition.

“The way the control system works and its reliability for live, on-air adjustments was a key part of closing the deal with Telenorba,” said Mondae Hott, Ensemble sales director.

EFD PRESENTS IN MEXICO CITY, MR. DANIEL PEARL (ASC)

EFD are pleased to invite all of our friends, colleagues, collaborators and anyone interested, to the workshop "Conference and Reflections" conc ...erning the work of DP DANIEL PEARL, who is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC).

This will take place on Saturday, September the 25th, from 8.30 am to 2.30 pm, at the EFD's Mexico City facilities.


Those interested, please get in touch with Nalleli Arauz at 5659 7959, or send an email to nalleli.arauz@efd.com.mx. Limited seating.
We hope this workshop may keep helping and encouraging mexican cinema, such as all other EFD's activites. We are counting on you !!!

DALET BRIO MAKES ITS DEBUT

Advanced ingest/output technology leverages IT-based hardware adding highly flexible and cost effective mass content ingest and delivery capabilities to Dalet enterprise MAM solutions

Dalet Digital System, one of the leading developers of enterprise Media Asset Management (MAM) solutions for News, Sports and Programming, has announced Dalet Brio, an innovative IT-based input and output video platform. Fully integrated with Dalet Enterprise Edition, the company's all-in-one newsroom, automation and media management solution, Dalet Brio records media in a range of formats and resolutions; performs necessary conversions; stores it either locally or on a central SAN; and then plays it out, again in a range of formats and resolutions.

"Dalet Brio is the first product to roll out from our acquisition of Gruppo TNT," says David Lasry, Dalet's CEO. "Developed on a proven technology, Brio adds yet another dimension to the extensive Dalet MAM capabilities. It supports our commitment to offering open, fully integrated IT-based solutions that facilitate large-scale multimedia production and 360° delivery."
Developed on advanced IT-based technology, Brio brings a mature and feature-rich set of capabilities to Dalet Enterprise Edition. Flexible software codecs allow a transparent mix of HD and SD video in multiple formats, with built-in processes for down- and up-conversion. The flexibility drastically eases the transition from SD to HD. Local and centralized storage can be configured to suit a range of requirements. Built-in channel branding and graphic tools are also included. "At Mediaset, we have been using the technology developed by Gruppo TNT for more than 5 years," says Mauro Cassanmagnago, Deputy General Manager – Department of Research & Engineering Director of Videotime S.p.A. - Mediaset Group. "Five years ago we did an extensive search on the market for a system that could give us the flexibility to effectively manage diverse digital formats and content for our sports, playout and entertainment departments. The solution offered by Gruppo TNT turned out to be the most open and adaptable to meet our constantly growing needs. Since then we used the same open IT technology in many different areas. Now there are more than 80 servers in place - including playout, QC, HD studios production, and highly innovative disaster recovery. Now again its flexibility will play an important role in the new Newsroom project."

The open architecture and IT-based hardware allows Dalet Brio to scale up to manage many simultaneous feeds and playout channels. In a MAM workflow, it can be used for mass ingest, QC, and disaster recovery playout. In a newsroom setting, Dalet Brio along with Dalet Ingest and OnAir tools provides feed ingest capabilities coupled with reliable and cost-effective playout for newscast or 24/7 news wheels. Dalet Brio can also extend the port count at existing Dalet systems, in combination with existing supported servers.

Frecuencia Latina Canal 2 de Perú lanza señal digital HD

Con la presencia del presidente de la República Dr. Alan García Pérez y de las más importantes autoridades gubernamentales y plana directiva del canal, el pasado 14 de septiembre, Frecuencia Latina lanzo su nueva señal en HD en una ceremonia que abre un nuevo camino a la modernidad televisiva en Perú.

Con una importante y sostenida inversión, Frecuencia Latina viene apostando por la excelencia y la mayor cercanía con el público.

Alan Garcia Presidente de Perú & Baruch Ivcher CEO de Frecuencia Latina en el momento de accionar la señal digital

La Alta Definición permitirá una mejora en la calidad de la señal, tanto a nivel de imagen como de sonido, así como mayor amplitud visual. Frecuencia Latina HDTV llegará de forma gratuita a los hogares y le permitirá a los usuarios poder ver la señal televisiva desde sus celulares y sus computadoras fijas y/o portátiles.

Frecuencia Latina International, distribuidora exclusiva de sus contenidos felicita y acompaña a Frecuencia Latina canal por el renovado compromiso con la sociedad y su liderazgo dentro de la industria televisiva nacional.

Argentina's TyC Sports, Telefe and Torneos y Competencias Using BlackMagic Design and SQUID to Broadcast the 2010 FIFA World Cup

Blackmagic Design, a provider of video editing products, color correctors, video converters, routers, waveform monitors and film restoration software, has stated that their DeckLink Studio capture and playback cards, in conjunction with XV-Tech SQUID broadcast workflow software, are currently being used by Argentinean broadcasters TyC Sports, Telefe and Torneos y Competencias to broadcast the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

The company has claimed that the combination of the Blackmagic Design’s DeckLink products and XV-Tech’s SQUID solution have a long history of use in Argentina that includes TyC Sports’ recent broadcast of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics. It is currently being used by more than 60 channels within Argentina.

TyC Sports, Telefe and Torneos y Competencias have been using the joint product as part of a tapeless workflow to enable them to record and playback both SD and HD audio and video of the Football World Cup games. This end-to-end solution enables them to ingest feeds and integrate signals from all World Cup games for post-production and playback, and also allows future playback and editing.

A company release specified that all processed footage will be available through archiving systems once the games conclude on July 11, 2010.

XV-Tech has asserted that their SQUID provides a complete system for the management of video clips for open air and cable stations. The system includes the SQUID LoopRecorders feature that allows broadcasters to constantly record feeds and manage them for immediate and future use, with media being recorded directly in LoopRecorders and then sent to editing and playout servers without interruption. With the LoopRecorders, DeckLink Studio is being used as the primary capture and playback device for both SD and HD signals. DeckLink Studio features SDI, HDMI and enhanced analog connections, plus a built in hardware down converter, and an incredible 4 channels of balanced analog audio.

President of XV-Tech, Ariel Mindiuk noted that the Blackmagic has been a key partner to XV-Tech, and the combination of its products with XV have been used in many of the stations in Argentina and across South America. DeckLink Studio in particular has provided reliable and affordable capture and playback capabilities that allow their broadcast customers the freedom to work in any number of formats.

Recently, Blackmagic Design's micro Videohub was released and Blackmagic Design announced UltraStudio Pro.

Blackmagic Design Inc. announced that its Blackmagic Design DeckLink Studio capture and playback cards, in conjunction with XV-Tech’s SQUID broadcast workflow software, are currently being used by Argentinean broadcasters TyC Sports, Telefe and Torneos y Competencias for the airing and playback of FIFA World Cup 2010 games and highlights.

The combination of the Blackmagic Design’s DeckLink products and XV-Tech’s SQUID solution has a long history of use in Argentina, which includes TyC Sports’ recent broadcast of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics. It is currently being used by more than 60 channels within Argentina.

All three broadcasters are using the joint product as part of a tapeless workflow to allow them to record and playback both SD and HD audio and video of the World Cup games. This end-to-end solution enables them to ingest feeds and integrate signals from all World Cup games for post-production and playback, and will allow for future playback and editing. All footage will be available through archiving systems once the games conclude on July 11.

XV-Tech’s SQUID provides a complete system for the management of video clips for open air and cable stations. The system includes the SQUID LoopRecorders feature, which allows broadcasters to constantly record feeds and manage them for immediate and future use, with media being recorded directly in LoopRecorders and then sent to editing and playout servers without interruption. With the LoopRecoders, DeckLink Studio is being used as the primary capture and playback device for both SD and HD signals.

“Blackmagic has been a key partner to XV-Tech for a number of years, and the combination of its products with XV is already in many of the stations here in Argentina and across South America. Decklink Studio in particular has provided reliable and affordable capture and playback capabilities that allow our broadcast customers the freedom to work in any number of formats,” said Ariel Mindiuk, president, XV-Tech.

About Decklink Studio
The world’s most compatible 10 bit video card that works in SD and HD, DeckLink Studio includes SDI, HDMI and analog video, analog and digital audio, keying in SD and a built in hardware down converter that always down converts to a separate SD SDI output, composite and s-video outputs, all in a compact and incredibly low cost solution that's perfect for broadcast editing, paint and design. DeckLink Studio supports both SD and HD and plugs into any PCI Express Windows, Linux or Intel-based Mac Pro computer. DeckLink Studio includes SD/HD-SDI, SD/HD component, composite, S-Video, 4 ch balanced analog audio, 2 ch AES/EBU, blackburst and tri-sync reference input and RS-422 deck control connections.

About XV-Tech
XV-Tech is a leading company in the supply of workflow solutions for television stations. Their software development department provides consistent innovation and support for their offerings, and their technical department is widely experienced in the integration and support of automation systems, advanced edition, and digital workflows. XV-Tech’s product line of tools, SQUID, efficiently and intuitively solves the different problems within complex broadcast structures. http://www.xv-tech.com/index_en.php

About Blackmagic Design
Blackmagic Design creates the world’s highest quality video editing products, color correctors, video converters, routers, waveform monitors and film restoration software for the feature film, post-production and television broadcast industries. Blackmagic Design’s DeckLink capture cards launched a revolution in the television industry, while the company’s DaVinci Emmy™ award winning color correction products have dominated the television and film industry since 1984 and continue ground breaking innovations including stereoscopic 3D and 4K workflows. Founded by world leading post production editors and engineers, Blackmagic Design has offices in the USA, UK, Japan, Singapore, and Australia. For more information, please check www.blackmagic-design.com

Harmonic Completes Acquisition of Omneon

Harmonic Inc., a leading provider of broadcast and on-demand video delivery solutions, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Omneon, Inc., a leading provider of video production and playout solutions for many of the world’s premier media companies, for aggregate consideration of approximately $194 million in cash and approximately 17.1 million shares of its common stock. This represents an enterprise value of approximately $273 million, based on the value of Harmonic's common stock as set forth in the definitive acquisition agreement and net of Omneon’s cash balances.

“By bringing together a powerful range of market-leading technologies that span content contribution through delivery, and leveraging strong relationships with content producers and service providers around the globe, Harmonic is now uniquely positioned as a global leader in video infrastructure for the digital media industry,” said Patrick Harshman, President and CEO of Harmonic. “In combination with Omneon, we expect to deepen our relationships with global media companies, enabling them to create, package and deliver the next generation of video-centric media services.”

The transaction is expected to be neutral to Harmonic’s non-GAAP net income in 2010 and to be accretive to non-GAAP net income in 2011, excluding the amortization of intangibles and non-recurring charges such as restructuring and transaction costs. See “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below.

Due to the purchase accounting for the transaction, Harmonic cannot reasonably estimate the impact on GAAP net income at this time. The Company expects to report consolidated guidance when it reports its results for the third quarter of 2010 in October.

AMTEC distribuirá DALET en México

Festejando su vigésimo Aniversario en NAB, Dalet pone la mira en México con AMTEC como socio de negocios en el país, de lo cual nos platica Mario Mekler de Dalet.

Dando una gran fiesta por su 20 Aniversario en la industria en la disco Pure del Hotel Ceaser Palace, con miras a nuestro país, Dalet firmó el contrato de representación con AMTEC para soluciones de Video de Dalet en México. Por parte de la compañía mexicana la firma fue realizada por Andrés Martínez Marin, mientras que por parte de Dalet firmó Stephane Schlayen, CEO de Dalet París.

Andres Martinez Marin, Director General de AMTEC y Stephane Schlayen, CEO de Dalet París.

Con referencia a ello, Andrés Martínez Marin reconoció: “Hemos aceptado el reto de representar a Dalet en la parte de soluciones de Video, porque adicional a que efectivamente en los últimos años, nos hemos dado cuenta de su dinamismo y facilidad para incorporarse y satisfacer las necesidades de las estaciones de televisión, pequeñas o grandes, por su diseño configurable se acomodan fácilmente a las soluciones que venimos manejando de tiempo atrás, como es el caso de Omneon.”

Mario Mekler Business Development Manager Florida and Latin America de Dalet
“El mercado de Broadcast en México es muy dinámico y altamente cualificado”

Durante NAB designaron a AMTEC como representante de Dalet para México, cual fue los valores que vieron en AMTEC para esta designación?
AMTEC es una empresa de ingeniería con casi 20 años de experiencia en el mercado del Broadcast. Tiene una vocación por el servicio al cliente, personal bien capacitado y representa una gama de productos complementarios a los sistemas y soluciones de Dalet.


Cual es su referencia del mercado profesional mexicano, y cuales son sus perspectivas de oportunidades para Dalet en México?
El mercado de Broadcast en México es muy dinámico y altamente cualificado. Los departamentos de ingeniería de las empresas del sector dominan la tecnología que existe actualmente y conoce sus limitaciones y ventajas. Por eso esperan de empresas como Dalet un alto compromiso en la calidad de nuestras soluciones, la optimización de sus recursos y mejora de sus procesos y operaciones. DMS Tecnología continuará siendo un partner de soporte certificado de Dalet y seguirá ofreciendo servicios de implementación, capacitación y soporte post venta a todos los clientes que lo requieran.

Por último, que reflexión podría darme del aniversario de Dalet en la industria que se festejo durante NAB 2010 y cuales considera que fueron los hitos de su compañía en estos años?
Una muestra del éxito logrado en los últimos 20 años son nuestros clientes. Los sistemas de Dalet se utilizan en todo el mundo con miles de usuarios creadores de contenidos. Se encuentran tanto en las principales cadenas de televisión públicas y privadas como en emisoras de radio.

Algunos ejemplos son ABS-CBN, BBC, Canal +, CBC, DR, NBC, NPR, RTBF, RFI, Russia Today, RSR & TSR, RT Malaysia, VOA, WDR, Televisa, MVS, Antena 3, FOX,eTV, Orange, Prime Television, Time Warner, Warner Bros., XM-Sirius Indudablemente uno de los grandes hitos de Dalet es nuestra última versión “Dalet Enterprise Edition”, en la que se combina una plataforma MAM con un motor de flujos de trabajo para el manejo de noticias, deportes, programas, entretenimiento y archivo. Por lo que hemos constatado actualmente no existe en el mercado una solución tan completa como la nuestra.

COMCAST SPORTSNET MID-ATLANTIC UPGRADES TO HD STUDIO PRODUCTION WITH FUJINON ZA SELECT SERIES LENSES

Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic completed a comprehensive high definition upgrade and expansion of its news and studio facilities in Bethesda, Md., in August. As part of the upgrade, its studio now features four Sony HXC-100K HD cameras paired with Fujinon ZA17X7.6BERM 2/3-inch HD lenses and Fujinon MS-11D manual focus/servo zoom rear control kits.

The network delivers more than 500 live sporting events per year – plus news, analysis, and entertainment programming – to more than 4.7 million homes throughout Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., as well as parts of West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Delaware.

Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic is the official sports network of the Washington Redskins, Baltimore Ravens, Washington Capitals, Washington Wizards, D.C. United, Atlantic Coast Conference, and Colonial Athletic Association.
With several collegiate and professional sports seasons set to begin, it was critical that the upgrade be completed on time. Communications Engineering, Inc. (CEI), a broadcast and multimedia systems integrator in Newington, Va., handled the design, installation, and overall project management. Beyond the new studio cameras and lenses, CEI upgraded the production control room and two master control rooms, plus the equipment core area, transmission system, and edit suites.

“CEI has enabled us to deliver all of our news and entertainment shows to our viewers in HD,” said Steve Weber, director of engineering for Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic. “Our new Fujinon lenses are an important part of the upgraded look of our network. They really deliver outstanding images of our studio programming.”

Part of the ZA Select Series, the ZA17X7.6BERM is an ENG-style HD lens with 17x zoom and 2x extender. Its DigiPower digital servo control system offers improved accuracy and repeatability, as well as custom control parameters for individual camera operator preferences. In addition, its built-in QuickZoom feature provides a rapid zoom movement to the telephoto position to check focus with the push of a button, then returns the lens to the previously selected zoom position when the button is released.

Miranda Technologies acquires IT-based playout pioneer OmniBus Systems

Miranda Technologies Inc., a worldwide provider of infrastructure, playout and monitoring systems for the broadcast and cable/satellite/IPTV industries, today announced that it has acquired all of the outstanding shares of privately held OmniBus Systems Ltd., the pioneer of IT-based media management and delivery solutions for television and internet broadcasters, from Palamon Capital Partners, a leading pan European private equity firm.

The all cash purchase, valued at CDN$48.7 million, will be financed equally between cash on hand and an existing credit facility. OmniBus Systems, based in Loughborough, UK, had revenues of approximately CDN$24 million for the trailing last 12 months ended June 30 2010.

It has a large installed blue chip customer base, including ABC, Ascent Media, Astro, AT&T, BBC, Chellomedia, Corus, Direct TV, Discovery, E!, FOX, SkyPerfect TV, Starz, and Turner. “With its compelling IT-based playout and automation solution, called iTX, OmniBus is leading broadcasters away from multi-vendor, hardware-based systems, towards a single fully integrated, software platform,” commented Strath Goodship, Miranda’s President and Chief Executive Officer.

“Over the past four years, iTX has been adopted by many of the world’s largest and most successful broadcasters to lower costs and streamline their operations. This next generation platform has proved to be both highly scalable and reliable.”

“The addition of OmniBus, and specifically iTX, allows Miranda to uniquely offer the complete range of playout solutions, from traditional hardware to a fully software-based environment. We are now exceptionally positioned to help our customers transition to more efficient operations, by offering the best fit of hardware and software products to suit their individual requirements.”


Mike Oldham, CEO of OmniBus Systems, said “iTX is an award-winning solution on a rapid growth trajectory. By joining Miranda, we will see real product synergies, especially in terms of graphics workflows and advanced monitoring capabilities.”

“We’ll also gain more extensive worldwide sales and support, enabling us to further strengthen our customer service. Importantly, the fit with Miranda is excellent, and the OmniBus team is really excited by the clear potential for our combined businesses.”

OmniBus Systems’ iTX is a software-based television production and transmission solution, built on standard IT hardware and advanced software technology. Broadcasters and media operators can use a single, integrated system to unify and streamline ingest, media management, workflow organization, schedule management, asset management, automation, master control and playout to television, radio and the internet. Handling all stages of the production and delivery process under a consistent user environment, the iTX system delivers unprecedented increases in efficiency, scalability and speed of response for media businesses.


About Miranda Technologies
Miranda Technologies Inc. (TSX: MT) develops, manufactures and markets high performance hardware and software for the television broadcast industry. Its solutions are purchased by content creators, broadcasters, specialty channels and television service providers to enable and enhance the transition to a complex multi-channel digital and HD broadcast environment. This equipment allows customers to generate additional revenue while reducing costs through more efficient distribution and management of content as well as the automation of previously manual processes. Miranda employs approximately 570 people at its Montreal headquarters and in its facilities located in Wallingford (UK), Grass Valley (California, USA), Paris (France), Tokyo (Japan), Zaltbommel (Netherlands), Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Beijing (China) and Hong Kong. Miranda is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. For more information, please visit www.miranda.com

About OmniBus Systems
OmniBus Systems provides broadcasting, cable and satellite organizations with comprehensive automation and media content management solutions that address every area of television related operations. Its newsroom, content and workflow automation solutions include acquisition and recording of rich media material, low-resolution editing, media asset management and playout. OmniBus is a global company with headquarters in the United Kingdom and the United States and support offices in Malaysia and Singapore. More information is available at www.omnibus.tv

JVC AND TELECAST FIBER SYSTEMS UNVEIL COPPERHEAD PROHD KA-F790 FIBER OPTIC TRANSCEIVER FOR JVC GY-HM790 PROHD CAMCORDER

Telecast Fiber Systems and JVC Professional Products, a division of JVC U.S.A., today unveiled the CopperHead™ ProHD KA-F790 camera-mounted fiber optic transceiver at IBC2010 in Amsterdam. Built exclusively for the JVC GY-HM790 ProHD camera, it is the first CopperHead to provide a direct connection to a camcorder without requiring external cables. The new KA-F790 will be demonstrated at IBC through Sept. 14 by JVC Professional Europe Ltd. (Booth 10.D41).

Using a 68-pin connector on the back of the GY-HM790, the compact KA-F790 attaches directly to the camera body and enables broadcasters to leverage the GY-HM790’s full studio functionality in the field. It connects the camera via SMPTE hybrid (powered) or tactical (unpowered) fiber optic cable to a truck, control room, or “video village” position.

The system simultaneously transports bidirectional digital (SDI or HD-SDI) and analog (NTSC or PAL) video, as well as all two-way camera control, audio, video, data, sync, tally/call, prompter, and intercom signals between the camera head and the remote CopperHead Base Station. The lightweight, 1 RU Base Station is easily integrated into any studio, mobile truck, or portable flypack – and plugs directly into a facility's switcher, router, intercom, and house sync systems.

“Since its unveiling at this year’s NAB show, the GY-HM790 has received rave reviews for excellent HD image quality as well as its versatility for both studio and ENG use,” said Steve DeFrancesco, vice president and general manager of Telecast Fiber Systems. “And now, our new CopperHead ProHD KA-F790 makes it easy and seamless for GY-HM790 users to leverage the range, quality, and reliability of fiber for their remote productions.”

“With the CopperHead ProHD systems from Telecast Fiber Systems, GY-HM790 users can have the convenience and performance of fiber on location,” said Lon Mass, vice president of sales and marketing, JVC Professional Products. “The customized KA-F790 transceiver fits directly on the camera, which provides an elegant, reliable, and streamlined fiber optic solution.”

The CopperHead ProHD systems will be available in November. In the United States, it will be sold by JVC Professional Products as a complete package (camera module and base station), with different configurations to support Clear-Com and RTS intercom systems.

ABOUT TELECAST FIBER SYSTEMS, INC.
Telecast Fiber Systems, Inc. is the company known for its portable and fixed fiber optic systems for television broadcast production. Telecast's video, audio, and communications systems are used worldwide by TV networks, teleproduction companies, sports venues, and various private, educational, and government and military organizations to extend range, simplify cabling, and reduce labor costs and set-up time. Telecast systems have helped usher in the age of HD television production, and the company now is active in the development of 3D HD TV production. Telecast Fiber Systems is a subsidiary of Belden (NYSE: BDC), a leader in comprehensive signal transmission solutions for fiber, cable, wireless signal, and industrial networking applications. More information about Telecast Fiber Systems can be found at http://www.telecast-fiber.com/.

ABOUT JVC U.S.A.
Headquartered in Wayne, New Jersey, JVC U.S.A. is a division of JVC Americas Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Victor Company of Japan Ltd. JVC distributes a complete line of video and audio equipment for the consumer and professional markets. For further product information, visit JVC’s Web site at http://pro.jvc.com/

Video Quality and Flexibility Power Envivio’s IBC 2010 Three Screen Demos, Drive TV without Boundaries

Envivio, the leading provider of live and on-demand multi-screen video processing solutions, will highlight the latest versions of its enhanced Three Screen video headends at IBC 2010, Stand 1.D72, including live demonstrations of complete, ready-to-deploy solutions for delivering live and on-demand services over mobile, IPTV and Internet. Envivio will showcase the compelling solutions that are driving growth for TV service providers, including a demonstration of full HD 3D TV using MVC encoding, advanced network-based On Demand applications, and feature-rich over the top delivery of premium content.

“Delivering content over a variety of networks to multiple screens is just the first step toward building services that consumer value,” said Boris Felts, VP of marketing at Envivio. “Envivio is showing IBC visitors how to apply the excellent video quality and industry-leading efficiency of our headends to create engaging services that are optimized for each delivery method. Only Envivio meets every requirement from a single encoding platform, meaning that service providers can easily adapt their existing infrastructure as needed to take advantage of growth and revenue opportunity.”

Among the highlights visitors will experience in IBC Stand 1.D72 are:

New 4Caster™ C42 upgrade A significant firmware upgrade for Envivio’s Three Screens video encoder, this is the industry’s first broadcast-class encoding solution to unify support for the leading IPTV, Mobile and Internet TV video formats into a single software platform. This upgrade will have particular impact on:

1) Service providers: A unified platform enables service providers to streamline their headend operations by pre-processing a source once, rather than multiple times based on the number of services they deliver.

2) Content providers: Now a single encoder can optimize streams for multiple target delivery platforms, instead of needing separate encoders for each target platform.

Multi-screen headend demonstration Envivio’s comprehensive headend demonstration will illustrate delivery of top quality video services to multiple screens simultaneously, including:

1) IPTV using Envivio Extreme™ H.264 compression to deliver high quality HD video below 4 Mbps, giving service providers the flexibility to add more HD channels, increase the quality of their premium HD services, and/or to extend the reach of their network to make service available to more subscribers over greater distances.

2) Over the Top content distribution enabling premium TV services delivered over the Internet via existing broadband networks. Sophisticated features including Envivio Extreme™ compression and support for the latest adaptive streaming technologies including Adobe Flash, Apple HTTP Live Streaming and Microsoft Silverlight ensure consistent delivery and excellent quality of experience on all of today’s most popular devices. Full compatibility with leading CDN providers and DRM platforms, as well support for ad insertion, creates a complete solution for ensuring revenue-generation.

3) Mobile TV using all broadcast standards as well streaming live and on demand video over 3G, 4G and Wi-Fi networks to the latest generation iPhone and iPad, Android, Blackberry and Windows Mobile devices.

Envivio On Demand
Envivio’s network-based On Demand solution enables operators to turn any content recorded by a subscriber, on their PVR, into assets for subsequent delivery to the subscriber’s mobile and PC screens. Installed entirely within the network at the headend, Envivio On Demand adds no consumer premise costs for operators and fully integrates with existing content management systems. Envivio On Demand takes full advantage of Envivio Three Screens encoders to deliver the best video quality possible over networks that lack QoS.

3D Stereoscopic TV using AVC and MVC Compression
Envivio 4Caster C42 has the flexible and performance to support advances such as frame compatible AVC or Service compatible MVC encoding of 3D stereoscopic video. Envivio will showcase the delivery of full 1080p 3D MVC streams, providing the highest quality 3D viewing experience on 3DTV.

Envivio Powers Innovation throughout IBC
Envivio solutions will be used throughout the IBC show floor to power unique content delivery demonstrations from some of the leading names in the industry, including: Airties Wireless Networks (5.B41), Ericsson (1.D61), Microsoft (Topaz Lounge), Netgem (9.405), ST Micro (1.E36), Teamcast (2.B51) and Verimatrix (4.B84). For more information about Envivio’s Three Screens solutions, please visit our website www.envivio.com.

Los cineastas independientes ganan terreno con una cámara de fotos

Las posibilidades que brinda los nuevos dispositivos digitales permiten que los directores logren producciones con resultados casi profesionales sin tener la necesidad de utilizar las costosas filmadoras que demandan una infraestructura adicional.

Aviso a escépticos. Que la cámara de fotos Canon-EOS 5D Mark II sea el futuro del cine no es publicidad encubierta. Es el último eslabón en la democratización fílmica o, lo que es lo mismo, la posibilidad en forma de juguete high-tech para que cualquier amante del cine realice un largometraje con calidad profesional reduciendo costes y facilitando su producción.

Mientras la publicidad y la televisión ya han utilizado las ventajas de esta cámara, un capítulo de la serie House fue grabado con ella, el pasado Festival de Cannes acogió la première mundial de dos filmes rodados íntegramente con este aparato: La casa muda , del uruguayo Gustavo Hernández, y Rubber , del francés Quentin Dupieux. Ambas se proyectarán en el próximo Festival de Sitges.

Un neumático cobra vida en el desierto californiano, se enamora de una joven y con sus poderes mentales matará a quien se ponga delante con tal de conquistar su amor.

Argumento con el que Quentin Dupieux, anteriormente conocido por su faceta de DJ como Mr. Oizo, se ha paseado por los Festivales de Cannes o Locarno. Y lo ha hecho con un planteamiento en lo narrativo muy a lo Pirandello vía la MTV y que en lo formal destaca, entre otras cosas, por haber sido rodada en 14 días, sin director de fotografía, sin jefe operador y con... una cámara de fotos.

"Con una cámara como esta haces lo que quieres. Las otras son tan caras que no las puedes tocar. Parece que sea algo sagrado", dice Dupieux. La cámara con la que rodó Rubber le costó 2500 dólares más el precio de los objetivos para hacer una película "casi solo".

Una cámara digital le permite a los cineastas independientes grabar producciones casi profesionales, sin tener la necesidad de alquilar costosas infraestructuras

Para neófitos en el tema de la producción, el alquiler de una cámara digital de última generación cuesta unos 3500 dólares por semana. Una máquina delicada, complicada y "sagrada", que requiere de un equipo especial para su manejo y utilización. Reducir el coste de la cámara supone reducir sustancialmente el coste de la producción y facilitar la manejabilidad de la cámara flexibiliza el plan de rodaje.

Sin embargo, la cámara digital de fotos Canon aplica el mismo sistema utilizado en los equipos réflex para la imagen, pero en formato vídeo. Dependiendo del modo, realiza 25 ó 50 fotogramas por segundo en Full HD y con el valor añadido de poder utilizar en formato vídeo todos los objetivos de la cámara fotográfica. En suma, el rodaje con este aparato da más libertad en las tomas, reduce el coste y, todo ello, con una calidad de imagen semejante a la de los profesionales de Hollywood.

"Teníamos un presupuesto de 6000 dólares para cuatro días de rodaje. Así que necesitábamos una cámara con la que pudiéramos movernos tranquilamente, que nos permitiera trabajar con muy poca luz, necesitábamos que fuera sensible", cuenta Gustavo Hernández, director de La casa muda, una ópera prima en forma de terrorífico plano secuencia por una casa abandonada basándose en escabrosos hechos reales. Acto seguido colgó el tráiler en YouTube y meses más tarde le llamaron del Festival de Cannes interesados por la película. En la actualidad ya tiene fechas de estreno en medio mundo.

"Con una Red One (la cámara de cine digital más utilizada en la actualidad) nunca habríamos podido llegar a movernos con tanta libertad. Con esta cámara de fotos íbamos a lugares con los que jamás habríamos llegado con un equipo tradicional", explica el realizador.

Trailer oficial de la película uruguaya La casa muda, filmada con una cámara digital y con un presupuesto de 6000 dólares

Nuevo Asistente de Producción Grass Valley K2 Dyno

Solución intuitiva y fácil de usar para Gestión de Contenido durante producciones en vivo.

El software Grass Valley™ K2 Dyno™ Production Assistant (PA), ofrece un conjunto de herramientas y áreas de trabajo para cada uno de los usuarios, de manera de poder facilitar la administración de eventos en vivo por parte del personal creativo.

El sistema permite revisar, modificar y transferir el contenido de múltiples sistemas controladores K2 Dyno, clientes de producción K2 y otros sistemas de almacenamiento, de una manera fácil e intuitiva.

El sistema es completamente escalable para virtualmente cualquier número de canales de Ingesta y Reproducción, Destinos para el contenido y Grupos de producción. La infraestructura fundamental para grabar, almacenar y reproducir el contenido es ofrecida por los clientes de producción K2. Es por esta razón que, aunque esta aplicación de software ofrece mejoras al ser integrada con los controladores de Reproducción “K2 Dyno” , la misma se puede utilizar para otras tareas de producción en vivo, en caso que los controladores de reproducción no estén presentes.

Ventajas del Asistente de Producción K2 Dyno

· Fácil de usar, ofrece interfaces modernas con operaciones estándar, usando teclado y “mouse”, para el equipo de creación.

· Gestión de Contenido, permite ingresar información de metadatos de manera “off-line” por adelantado, para crear campos como nombres y tipos de acción relevante del evento.

· Interoperabilidad de archivos, realiza transferencias de archivos en el “background”, mientras se realizan las operaciones de producción.

· Integración con Sistemas de Edición: Sistemas de edición como el Grass Valley EDIUS, Apple Final Cut Pro y Avid Media Composer pueden ser interconectados con los clientes K2 y transferir los archivos.

· Operación de multicanal

Más informaciones en http://www.grassvalley.com/products/k2_dyno_pa

Latens Expands Presence in Latin America with Viditec S.A

Partnership Agreement with Argentina’s Leading System Integrator Strengthens Latens . Presence in the Latin American Pay-TV market

Latens, the pioneers in software only Conditional Access/DRM and middleware, and Viditec S.A, the premier system integrator and reseller for the broadcast and media industry in Argentina, today announced that they have signed a partnership agreement.

Under the terms of the partnership agreement, Viditec will represent Latens Systems software CAS for all networks and ECO brand middleware with pre-integrated CAS in Argentina.

This agreement shows the commitment of both companies to the growth of the Pay-TV market in Argentina. Viditec can now offer the full range of Latens conditional access software (CAS) products for DVB®, IPTV and cable/IP hybrid DTH and DTT networks. The partnership will ensure the successful sales and marketing activities of solutions combining Viditec S.A system integration expertise and Latens CAS products.

“Viditec is a distinguished solutions provider within Argentina’s broadcast and media industry with strong customer relationships and an excellent reputation for service and support,” said Andrew Pons, director, new business, Latin America for Latens. “This partnership will allow us to build on our initial success in the region and best serve the Latin American market with Latens’ high quality and cost effective solutions. Viditec is an ideal partner and will provide us with the capacity to deliver the best products and services in the Argentine IPTV, digital cable, satellite and terrestrial TV markets.”

The award-winning Latens CAS is specifically tailored for the unique demands of DTH, cable and IPTV network operators in South America. Latens’ software-only CAS is low cost, secure and enables Pay-TV operators to combat the high and costly levels of piracy in the region. IPTV operators can utilize Latens ECO to cost-effectively transform traditional TV into a wholehome media experience. ECO is a high performance, state-of-the-art IPTV service delivery solution that combines middleware and conditional access functions in a single platform to keep operator investment to a minimum. ECO enables a fully scalable and feature rich IPTV service that includes live TV, interactive TV, VOD, music and games, with support for MPEG-4 AVC compression, standard-definition TV, HDTV and DVR functionality.

“With Latens ECO solution the co-operatives in Argentina will have a low cost, highly productive
IPTV product that will allow them to launch IPTV very quickly in a highly competitive market.
Latens software CAS guarantees the most secure and cost effective security for Pay-TV available in Argentina,” says Leonardo Rombola, product manager for broadcast and professional video solutions, Viditec.

About Latens
Latens is leading the way in DVB® compliant software conditional access and middleware, enabling operators of broadcast and broadband Pay-TV networks around the world to securely deliver next generation entertainment services to set-top boxes, PCs, mobile devices and home networks. With offices in the US, UK and India, Latens’ customer base stretches globally. Latens success has been reflected in the number of prestigious industry awards it has won, including The Queen’s Award for Enterprise and the Deloitte Fast 500 technology award for the EMEA region. For more information about Latens please visit www.latens.com

About Viditec
Viditec has been serving the needs of the broadcast, corporate, educational, and communications markets since its founding in 1980. From its 3,400-square-meter Buenos Aires headquarters, which incorporates offices, technical facilities, training rooms, and an expansive product showroom, Viditec provides its customers with experienced sales, support, and engineering services. For more information about Viditec please visit www.viditec.com.ar

Brainstorm Multimedia Announces Real-time Graphics Control via Apple iPad App

Industry-leading real-time 3D interactive graphics and virtual studio provider Brainstorm Multimedia today announced the seamless integration of Brainstorm's Aston 7 character generator with the Apple iPad in a live studio environment for Ireland's TV3.

According to Brainstorm CEO Ricardo Montesa, "TV3 wanted to enable its sports presenters to control and maneuver virtual players within a graphical environment - live from the studio - for their 2010 Gaelic Games Championships. They also wanted the ability to log and display individual player statistics for real-time graphic playout."

DC2 Media Ltd in the UK was contracted to provide the graphics system and selected Brainstorm's Aston 7 character generator for its fully integrated Data Pools functionality running on Brainstorm's powerful real-time 3D "eStudio" graphics engine. DC2 Media also settled on the new Apple iPad as the studio interface when it was determined that it was possible to create a simple, intuitive user interface that was easy to use by the talent during live commentary.

DC2 Media worked with Piranha Graphics to design what is believed to be the first-ever iPad application designed to control a real-time 3D graphics engine. The application's look and feel mirrored the on-air virtual graphic look, ensuring it was intuitive for the presenters controlling it.

Comprehensive pre-implementation testing also established that Apple's iPad was not only capable of handling Aston 7's live data to display smooth virtual player moves, but could effortlessly depict as many as 30 player moves simultaneously, all in real time.

The Aston 7 Data Pools protocol is renowned for enabling the automatic look up and reception of large volumes of data in real-time. The Data Pools protocol also allows applications created using Brainstorm's free SDK to trigger animations and control page taking. The iPad app is one of what are believed to be numerous new applications that can be developed to run on the platform.

According to DC2 Media Managing Director David Connaughton, "For the duration of the Championships we stationed three data collators in the outside broadcast truck to log player statistics on tablet PCs. Thanks to the Aston Data Pools protocol, the instant a statistic is logged it is available for playout."

Connaughton added, "The Aston 7 along with the iPad app enables us to deliver a very dynamic analytical graphics-based tool for TV3's coverage of the Championships. In fact, TV3 said it added a new and highly compelling element to its coverage due to the ability to graphically illustrate multiple moves and tactics being discussed live by presenters in the studio."

Presenters were almost instantly using the iPad application to highlight, substitute, move players, and display attack and defence formations, all of which were recreated on the live playout system in real-time by the Aston 7 graphics engine.

In order to interchange shots of talent controlling the iPad application with live virtual graphics, the directors also asked DC2 Media to provide a delay that would wait to launch the virtual graphics until the talent's finger left the iPad screen, thereby maximizing the impact of live effects.

Brainstorm's Montesa added, "The Aston 7-iPad combination has generated considerable interest and DC2 Media has already been commissioned to deploy the application for horse-racing at RTE Ireland. We expect further developments along these lines as this important development gains wider exposure."

La Cooperativa Argentina Mariano Moreno lanza el Primer Servicio Competitivo de Voz en la Región

Metaswitch Networks continua con su compromiso con los operadores de Latinoamérica

Metaswitch Networks, proveedor líder de soluciones para sistemas carrier y software de comunicación, anunció hoy, que su cliente, la Cooperativa Mariano Moreno, esta ya ofreciendo con éxito los servicios avanzados de voz a la comunidad de 9 de Julio, al suroeste de Buenos Aires. Este despliegue es resultado de la labor de Metaswitch junto con su socio estratégico Technology Bureau.

Con más de 500 cooperativas en Argentina, la Cooperativa Mariano Moreno es una de las organizaciones comunitarias que están impulsando a la modernización de las telecomunicaciones en el país. La progresiva Mariano Moreno ofrece la primera solución alternativa de voz disponible a los subscriptores de la región, desplegando servicios de voz sobre IP a través del softswitch integrado VP2510 de Metaswitch.

"Después de revisar cuidadosamente un número de soluciones de proveedores, seleccionamos a Metaswitch debido a su extensa experiencia desplegando innovadores servicios, exactamente lo que necesitamos para ayudar a posicionar a Mariano Moreno como el carrier preferido en nuestra región", apuntó Federico Raineri, gerente general y director ejecutivo de Cooperativa Mariano Moreno. "Para ser exitoso frente al proveedor tradicional, necesitábamos un socio con un historia de excepcional soporte y confiabilidad para hacer de este proyecto un éxito. Estamos orgullosos de ofrecer a nuestros suscriptores servicios de voz de clase carrier."

"Nuestras galardonadas soluciones proporcionan a la Cooperativa Mariano Moreno la oportunidad de ofrecer un amplio rango de servicios de voz sobre IP altamente rentables, incluyendo mensajería unificada, todo dentro de una arquitectura de red que cumple con los estándares IMS", señaló René Méndez, vicepresidente para América Latina para Metaswitch.

Metaswitch se beneficia de una trayectoria de crecimiento sostenido y una estabilidad organizativa a lo largo de muchos años, que sólo se logran por medio de un éxito financiero consistente. Los ingresos de Metaswitch para 2009 fueron de £62 millones (US$ 114 millones), lo que representa 28 años consecutivos de incesante éxito comercial.

La compañía también es sólidamente rentable, con márgenes operativos consistentemente superiores al 20%.

Cientos de operadores de redes alrededor del mundo dependen de su división Carrier Systems para obtener controles de sesión confiables y escalables, gateways de medios y soluciones para servidores de aplicaciones/características que permiten ofrecer atractivos servicios que generan ingresos.

Sus sistemas para operadores de telefonía han sido desplegados en más de 500 redes fijas y móviles en todo el mundo, que incluyen las de los proveedores de servicios más grandes del mundo, como AT&T, BT y Sprint, así como operadores regionales y pequeños operadores independientes.

Javeriana University allies with VSN for the deployment of Centro Ático

The Pontificia Javeriana University in Bogotá (Colombia) has recently opened its new Centro Ático center, a promoter of research on media projects and an educational and practicum center for the new TV broadcasting professionals in Colombia and the rest of the world. Centro Ático implements one of the latest media technology systems for learning development in the areas of image, sound and design.

The Pontificia Javeriana University trusted VSN in order to ensure a perfect integration of the entire system, which, aimed to promote the students' creativity concerning media production, must be ready to work in multiplatform environments, different HD video formats and various sources (professional cameras, cell phones, internet, etc.) More than 1,000 students will be using this infrastructure on a daily basis.

The Spanish manufacturer's media asset management solution is the key of the project; a solution which was completely customized and adapted to meet Centro Ático's requirements.

VSN's MAM will be the integration nexus of all production and post-production systems from different manufacturers (Autodesk Smoke, Sony Vegas, Final Cut Pro, Avid Media Composer and Pro-tools, etc.).

The infrastructure is ready to support more than 450 clients in a collaborative work environment, multiplatform (Windows/Mac OS) and managed through a credentials system for students' log-on. The main working format is XDCAM HD 50Mbps. Built on a gigabit ethernet mixed infrastructure, the core of the system is a high-performance data storage unit of more than 60TB from DataDirect Networks, partnering VSN in this project, which guarantees the required bandwidth in an installation with such dimensions and complexity. The other subsystems will communicate with DDN for global access to contents.

The MAM supplied by VSN is the result of the R&D project called Spider, absolutely necessary to meet all workflow customization specific needs, hierarchical permission systems, multiformat environment and ability to integrate with the systems of all the manufacturers involved. This solution guarantees Centro Ático the scalability and possibility to add other solutions to the infrastructure in the future. The contract also includes the installation of a complete news production system vsnnewsfor the students' practicum in a real environment. This solution is the same several TV stations in the region are employing to produce their live shows.

Concerning technology selection, César Tulio Ossa, Director of Centro Ático, emphasized: "VSN has been the only provider able to face the complex requisites of the project, guaranteeing a complete integration of the different systems involved while maintaining the robustness and reliability of the technical deployment at a reasonable cost."

VSN also supplies the project with a long list of references in educational centers. UNIACC in Chile, East Coast Media in the United Kingdom, the universities of Seville, Burgos and Camilo José Cela in Spain and the Porto Institute of Technology in Portugal, among others, are using VSN solutions for media content management and media production.

Novedades de VSN en IBC

Descubra la última tecnología en Automatización Tapeless

VSN presentará en IBC 2010 su nueva generación de software broadcast ahora compatible con estaciones de trabajo de Apple. La nueva multiplataforma Mac & Windows de VSN ofrece soluciones para la Gestión de contenidos, Producción y Emisión de Noticias, Archivo, Intercambio de contenidos a través de IP, Planificación y Schedulling.Como nuevo avance hacia la integración de flujos con Final Cut Pro, VSN ofrece ahora soporte nativo del codec ProRes 422 SD/HD, desde la ingesta al playout.