April 2011 – Page 1239 – Sheet Music Daily

wTVision on-air graphics solutions at NAB 2011

April 1, 2011/in Broadcast Engineering /by mohamed.berroug

wTVision will be displaying 3 stations from 3 distinct on-air graphics solutions on the company’s booth (SL8006), on NAB 2011. There will be also a showreel station with several projects the company worked on across the globe.

Station 1

Presentations will take place describing the full range of functionalities available with Channel Maker, an automation and playout system designed to manage 24/7 TV channels. This software may also include a powerful advertising management tool to automate advertising insertion on existing channels.

Station 2

Studio CG, on-air graphics playout software for newscast format shows, is debuting on this year’s NAB edition, allowing the visitors to see first-hand wTVision’s newest turn-key product. Studio is specially suited to news, financial and sports studio solution, providing on-air graphics features such as tickers, lower-thirds, over-the-shoulders, among others, giving the clients total control through a user-friendly interface.

Station 3

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LECTROSONICS ANNOUNCES BOUNDED SQUELCH™ FEATURE FOR DIGITAL HYBRID WIRELESS® RECEIVERS

April 1, 2011/in Broadcast Engineering /by shorish100

Rio Rancho, NM – April 1, 2011… Lectrosonics, recognized the world over as a leading manufacturer of wireless microphone systems and audio processing products, is introducing a new feature for their Digital Hybrid Wireless receivers that precisely limits the range of the system without altering transmitter power. The new Bounded Squelch feature is in response to users concerned about leakage of wireless microphone transmissions when several facilities are in close proximity, such as theaters in downtown areas or adjacent TV studios. The traditional method of limiting range by using very low transmitter power is demonstrably a poor solution and has become less and less effective due to rising RF noise floors in urban areas. Furthermore, the continuing deployment of white spaces devices will cause increasing problems with low power transmissions. (more…)

NewTek Promotes Chuck Silber to Chief Operating Officer

April 1, 2011/in Broadcast Engineering /by tvoydwsclppe

NewTek, worldwide leader in video and 3D animation products, today announced that Chuck Silber has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of Directors. Previously, Silber was the senior vice president of Sales at NewTek. In his new role, Silber will oversee all customer contact departments including Sales, Marketing, Strategic Development, Content Development, and Customer and Support Services.

“NewTek has seen significant growth and profitability over the last three years under Chuck’s management of the Sales Department and Channel Partners,” said NewTek President and CEO, Jim Plant. “He has more than proven his management expertise and commitment to customer satisfaction, and we look forward to his contributions in his new role.”

Prior to NewTek, Silber served as vice president of sales at Avid Technology. He managed their Americas direct and channel sales efforts, as well as (more…)

Apple Staff Pick Dialog Search Tool for FCP Gets a New Price Point Just in Time for NAB

April 1, 2011/in Broadcast Engineering /by blfcvhxcgugr

APPLE STAFF PICK DIALOG SEARCH TOOL FOR FCP GETS A NEW PRICE POINT JUST IN TIME FOR NAB

Purchase AV3 Software’s Get for the new and improved – and drastically reduced – price of just $249

Boston, MA – April 1, 2011 – AV3 Software, developer and distributor of unique and innovative workflow tools for the creative community, is pleased to announce a brand-new, more affordable price point for the award-winning dialog search tool for Final Cut Pro® (FCP) editors, Get. Editors looking to save time, energy – and now money – can purchase Get for just $249 USD. Communicating directly with FCP, Get locates footage based on a patented phonetic search technology, powered by Nexidia, that produces the most accurate results possible based on the true spoken words within digital content. AV3 Software and Get will be on display at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) convention, (more…)

SMG Poll: Who is the Most Influential Guitarist?

April 1, 2011/in Guitars /by flindersblue

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