As broadcast workflows become more complex, the call for streamlined maintenance and minimized energy consumption has become a priority. Such challenges call for rugged, reliable power solutions that can be configured and monitored in remote locations, maximizing up-time through the early warning of out-of-band measurements and increasing efficiency through the ability to centralize the engineering function. With this in mind, TSL launches new updates to its Power Distribution Units (PDU).
Virtual production capabilities are advancing at pace and will also start to become integrated into regular production schedules to reduce production times and costs. What’s more VP is being seen as a way to get productions that have been stifled under Covid restrictions to move quickly into production while physical sound stage capacity is maxxed out. However, questions still linger for content producers; principally around the higher capital cost of VP for early adopters and the urgent need to train and educate the industry in how to work with the technology.
Sony Electronics has launched a new URX-P41D two-channel portable receiver, supporting MI (Multi Interface) shoe with Digital Audio Interface.
Interra Systems has announced that test plans for its BATON solution have been upgraded to comply with Version 9.2 of Netflix’s Non-Branded Delivery Specifications. With the update, media professionals can use a set of presets based on Netflix’s latest specifications to easily play, inspect, and verify HD/UHD/2K/4K IMF, SD/HD/UHD Apple ProRes, and alternate-language audio content, speeding up the turnaround of high-quality content to content delivery partners.
In this new series, John Watkinson looks at all aspects of electricity.
Vidispine, Arvato Systems’ brand that provides scalable IT solutions for media and industry, will introduce the latest advances in media asset management, SaaS-based metadata creation and cloud-based remote editing at the 2022 NAB Show.
TV Pro Gear (TVPG) will spotlight its latest Flypaks at the 2022 NAB Show, including the new Genesis II, Tiger and Panther solutions. Designed for filming, broadcasting and streaming events such as concerts, sports, esports and corporate events, these new TVPG Flypak designs are optimized for different production requirements.
AJA Video Systems has released v4.0 firmware for its Ki Pro GO multi-channel H.264 recorder, delivering enhanced playback and control functionality to give users more flexibility in the field.
