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AURALEX INTRODUCES FIRST ENTRY-LEVEL FABRIC WRAPPED STUDIOFOAM PANELS TO BROADCAST MARKET AT THE 2011 NAB SHOW

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Company Expands Customer Base with

SonoLite™ Professional Grade Studiofoam Panels

LAS VEGAS, APRIL 12, 2011 – Auralex® Acoustics, Inc., the industry leader in innovative sound control solutions, introduces its new SonoLite™ fabric wrapped Studiofoam®Pro panels at the 2011 NAB Show (Booth SL8810). With a price that specifically targets those on limited budgets, the latest entry-level SonoLite fabric wrapped StudiofoamPro panels now allow the company to expand its customer base by reaching the smaller and affiliate broadcast production facilities. auralex-sonolite.jpg

“Auralex is thrilled to offer this type of product at such an affordable price to both our loyal customers and to those who may be new to Auralex products,” says Eric Smith, founder and president of Auralex Acoustics. “Auralex’s SonoLite is an ideal acoustical absorption panel for any broadcaster on a budget as well as the independent journalist, at-home podcaster or (more…)

RADIANTGRID INTRODUCES VERSION 6.5 AT THE 2011 NAB SHOW

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New Media Automation Platform for File-Based Workflow

LAS VEGAS, NV, APRIL 11, 2011 — RadiantGrid Technologies, the developer of leading-edge transcoding, transformation and New Media Automation service platforms, is making significant strides for New Media workflows at the 2011 NAB Show with the introduction of Version 6.5 of the RadiantGrid Platform (Booth SU3725). This latest version of the platform aims to eliminate the “Frankenstein” architecture in place at many media outlets and offers users a truly integrated New Media Automation platform. The RadiantGrid Platform manages files through all the workflow required, from the non-linear editor (NLE) to the broadcast trafficking system.

“The current state of workflow at many media entities can be described as a ‘Frankenstein’ architecture – different hardware and software pieces being linked together as needed, and with the pieces working independently instead of as one cohesive unit,” says Kirk Marple, president and chief software architect, (more…)

TC Electronic Announces DB4 MKII And DB8 MKII Cross-Platform Broadcast Processors At The 2011 NAB Show

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New Broadcast Processors Add More Of Everything Compared To Predecessors

lm6.jpgLAS VEGAS, APRIL 12, 2011 – TC Electronic (Booth SU10217), a global leader in digital signal processing and loudness control technologies for the professional audio, broadcast and post production markets, is pleased to bring its DB4 MKII and DB8 MKII cross-platform broadcast processors to the 2011 NAB Show in Las Vegas. The DB4 MKII and DB8 MKII conform to new EBU, ATSC and ITU Loudness and true-peak level standards across all platforms and all formats. The broadcast world’s highest resolution, lowest latency and lowest distortion comes complimentary with DB4 MKII and DB8 MKII.

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The new MKII versions feature EBU R128 and ATSC A/85 compliant LM6 Loudness Meter, new SNMP functions and one week of detailed logging, even without connection to a computer. In DB4 (more…)

INTEGRATED MICROWAVE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC (IMT) GIVES FULL HIGH DEFINITION TUNE UP TO ITS MODULAR MOBILE RF PLATFORM ENG NEWS VEHICLE FOR THE 2011 NAB SHOW

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Provides Broadcasters Efficiency through Simplicity with

Flexible, Run-and-Gun, State-of-the-Art, Turn-key Solution

LAS VEGAS, APRIL 12, 2011 – Integrated Microwave Technologies, LLC (IMT), a Business Unit within the Vitec Group’s Videocom Division, and a leader in advanced digital microwave systems serving the Broadcast, Sports & Entertainment and MAG (Military, Aerospace & Government) markets, will be rolling out its fully HD Microwave Service Company (MSC) Modular Mobile RF Platform (MMRP) broadcast ENG news vehicle at the 2011 NAB Show (Booth C6432). The MMRP in full HD configuration was designed and integrated by Microwave Service Company (MSC), the engineering, integration and installation group of IMT.imt-mscs-mmrp-broadcast-eng-van.jpg

The MMRP offers superior gas mileage, along with a very flexible and efficient platform for today’s smaller news crews. Now available in a full HD-SDI configuration, the MMRP (also available in SD), features a full-width removable rack with 27RU, comfortable (more…)

Anton/Bauer QR-DSLR and DSLR-ADP-ELPZ Power Solutions for the Canon EOS 7D, EOS 5D Mark II and EOS 60D Cameras Make Their NAB Debut

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Gold Mount Power Options Meet the Growing Demands of DSLR Cinematography

LAS VEGAS, APRIL 12, 2011 – Anton/Bauer®, a brand of The Vitec Group, and the world’s premier provider of batteries, chargers, lighting and other mobile power systems for the professional broadcast, video and film industries, will debut the QR-DSLR and DSLR-ADP-ELPZ power solutions for the Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EOS 7D and EOS 60D Digital SLR cameras at the 2011 NAB Show (Booth C7032). (more…)

Ramar Communications Taps Video Technics for MOS-Enabled HD News Production and Playout

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newsflow_600×310.jpgAtlanta, GA (April 12, 2011) – Video Technics Inc., a leading provider of IT-based broadcast solutions, today announced Ramar Communications selected the NewsFlow™ solution to initiate the next-generation digital transition for their stations based out of Lubbock, Texas. RAMAR is the parent company of FOX 34, FOX 34 NewsNOW, the FOX AccuWeather Channel, My Lubbock TV, the Lubbock CW, and Telemundo Lubbock.

When their older broadcast equipment began to fail, Ramar Communications asked Video Technics to ship a demo Apella server to their facility, have it remotely configured and get them up and running in record time. Exceptionally pleased with the responsiveness of the organization and how well the NewsFlow solution met their needs, Ramar purchased an end-to-end solution from Video Technics. With this new solution, the team at Ramar can now use their existing Avid and Adobe NLEs with the VT (more…)

New Matrox DSX Developer Products to be Demonstrated at NAB 2011

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NAB 2011 – Las Vegas – April 10, 2011 –Matrox® Video Products Group today announced that two new cards and significant new software features have been added to the Matrox DSX™ Developer Products family. The new X.264io card is a PCIe card that offers an SDI input with an onboard H.264 hardware encoder and a single program transport stream ASI output. The new XMIO2/12/8K/D card features Matrox’s advanced motion adaptive deinterlacing technology and multi-directional anti-aliasing filtering which yields perfect progressive representations of interlaced fields. New software features include the following:

• Avid DNxHD support in the Matrox Flex Reader

• Native GXF file support in the Matrox Flex Reader

• TDIR support for MOV files (DV, XDCAM, MPEG2 IBP, ProRes)

• AAC support for proxy MOV files

• Timecode support for native and proxy H.264 MOV files

• Multi-stream, multi-bitrate WMV proxy generation for Intelligent Streaming

• 16-channel (more…)

MOTIVE WELCOMES BRIAN MCSWEENEY AS TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

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motive_brian-mcsweeney_email_cropped.jpgMcSweeney’s Expertise to Help Increase MOTIVE’s Services with Cutting-Edge Offerings Including Augmented Reality and QRC Code Development

NEW YORK CITY, APRIL 11, 2011 – MOTIVE, a transmedia company specializing in identity, branding, interactive, creative development and live action production for television, online, radio and print that transcends multiple media platforms, is pleased to announce the appointment of Brian McSweeney as technical director. McSweeney will spearhead the development of products based on such next-generation offerings as smart phone, iPad and Web apps and augmented reality, enabling MOTIVE clients to leverage technology breakthroughs to increase revenue and further grow their brands.

McSweeney brings with him a decade of experience designing and developing software for companies in the Internet, telecommunications and financial sectors, with a background in running development teams at major multinational companies and software startups. He will draw on this knowledge to (more…)

SSL Adds Functionality to C10 HD Compact Broadcast Console with New V3 Software

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New Feature Set Demonstrates Ongoing Development Strategy

LAS VEGAS – Solid State Logic is proud to announce new V3 Software for the innovative and industry-leading C10 HD Compact Broadcast Console at the 2011 NAB Show (Booth C3310). The new V3 software release introduces a range of new features and options that significantly expand the capability of the C10 HD, demonstrating the company’s ongoing development strategy. The C10 HD turned the industry upside down by delivering exceptional power at an attractive price point, and the legacy continues with the V3 software. (more…)

Matrox Announces Thunderbolt Enabled MXO2 Devices at NAB 2011

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NAB 2011 – Las Vegas – April 11, 2011–Matrox® Video Products Group today announced Matrox MXO2 devices featuring the all-new Thunderbolt™ technology developed by Intel® and brought to market with collaboration from Apple. Thunderbolt technology is a high-speed I/O technology running at 10 gigabits per second that brings together high-speed data transfer and high-definition (HD) display on to a single cable. It is currently available on the Apple MacBook Pro line. The Matrox MXO2 devices provide broadcast-quality video and audio capture, monitoring, output, and H.264 encoding for use with leading editing and content creation applications.

“Our original vision for the Matrox MXO2 product line was to bring audio/video connectivity and encoding functionality outside the computer to provide video professionals with portable, future-proof solutions,” said Alberto Cieri, senior director of sales and marketing at Matrox. “Thunderbolt technology builds on that vision, giving our customers (more…)