Day: Apr 7, 2019

Videon Products at the 2019 NAB Show

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The company will highlight two innovative new product lines: the VersaStreamer encoder and the award-winning EdgeCaster edge compute encoder.

New VersaStreamer Live Streaming Line

Offering superior functionality and image quality at a price point that puts it in a league of its own, the Videon VersaStreamer addresses specific applications within event streaming and pro AV markets.

The VersaStreamer line, with its multiple RTMP streaming support, is perfect for users looking for maximum versatility with an all-in-one streaming and recording device. The VersaStreamer allows for streaming locally, point to point, and to multiple online video platforms simultaneously while also recording to a backup USB. The system’s simple user interface promotes a high-quality user experience. The VersaStreamer is available in three models with support up to 4K that are perfect for house of worship, corporate, sports, gaming, and live-event applications.

New EdgeCaster Professional Edge Compute Encoder Line

The Videon EdgeCaster is built for professionals in the broadcast and pro AV markets who are looking for a more advanced streaming feature set. Those looking to save time and money while using a more advanced feature set will benefit from the ultra-low-latency streaming, multiple-bit-rate support, forward error correction, and full duplex encoding/decoding.

Videon’s edge compute encoders, the EdgeCaster HD and EdgeCaster 4K, are specifically designed to eliminate heavy computational processes from the cloud, including transcoding, format repackaging from RTMP to HLS/DASH, and, with the EdgeCaster 4K, creation of multiple bit rates. Rather, by processing video more efficiently on an edge hardware device, EdgeCaster systems significantly reduce latency and cloud service fees while improving the viewer experience. With these capabilities, the Videon systems are ideal for delay-sensitive video applications that demand low latency, as well as for high-volume streaming to limited numbers of viewers per stream, such as betting, auctions, security, or gaming.

Videon Demos at the 2019 NAB Show

VersaStreamer supports IBM workflow

IBM will be demonstrating live video broadcasts at NAB in booth SL5005 that allows attendees to experience being a weather reporter. The video from the “studio” will be output to Videon’s Edge Compute Encoder platform where it will be encoded and delivered into IBM’s Stream Manager and then through the cloud to the Weather App for live viewing of the studio.

Edgecaster and Versastreamer integrate with AIDA Imaging

AIDA Imaging will be demonstrating two-second latency using the Videon Edge Compute Encoder platform at NAB in their booth C2060.

Macnica Technology to Demonstrate SMPTE ST 2110 and NMOS Network Media Switching Solutions at 2019 NAB Show

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Macnica Technology, a leader in live video over IP transport technologies, will showcase its expanding VIPA product line and offer live demos of its SMPTE ST 2110 and NMOSnetwork media switching solutions at the 2019 NAB Show. Macnica exhibits at Booth SU13013, April 8-11 in the Las Vegas Convention Center.

Macnica is a creator of hardware and software APIs that implement the SMPTE ST 2110 suite of standards. SMPTE ST 2110 is a widely followed open standard for professional broadcast and AV that fosters interoperability, scalability and flexibility in IP applications. At NAB, Macnica will demonstrate its growing VIPA range, which offers video transport interface functionality for video processing of ST 2110 streams.

Macnica_VIPA10

NAB marks the introduction of Macnica’s VIPA 25 PCI Express (PCIe) card. The VIPA 25 is an ST 2110 accelerated network interface card that completely offloads the network processing and timing workload from the CPU. It provides a straightforward, simple API that includes NMOS IS-04/05 and GStreamer filters (source and sync)—making it ready for developers to start creating next-generation, IP-networked broadcast applications on open standards. An optional 12G-SDI daughtercard adds SDI support with seamless API access alongside ST 2110.

Macnica will also show its recently introduced 10GbE card, the VIPA 10, at NAB. Macnica will demonstrate some of the new capabilities of its software development kit (SDK) with the VIPA 10 card.

Macnica continues to be involved in the NMOS standards and VIPA 25 is a full-stack ST 2110/NMOS solution, supporting all ratified standard subtypes. In addition to live demonstrations at its booth, Macnica will participate in the IP Showcase atbooth C12634 to exhibit the interoperability of its NMOS solutions.

“We’re building a flexible, accessible ST 2110 platform that will be at the heart of a new wave of products in the broadcast and professional video industries. We can’t wait to show off some of the things we are doing with our technology at NAB,” said Andrew Starks, Director of Product Management at Macnica. “The VIPA 25 will be perfect for broadcast equipment manufacturers who need the kind of reliability they’ve come to expect from SDI in a standards-compliant ST 2110 solution.”

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ATEME Showcasing Software Headend at NAB 2019

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Next Generation Encoding:

As a complement to the all-codec/resolution/format approach, ATEME will demonstrate its ability to enable upcoming codec innovations with 8K processing as well as its involvement in new standard like VVC (Versatile Video Coding).

Agile Contribution and Distribution:

Visitors will also learn how ATEME is expanding its Contribution and Distribution portfolio through TITAN’s universal high-density receiver/gateway/transcoder. For on-field operations, ATEME has also released a front panel, making TITAN the world’s first 100% COTS-based solution for Contribution and Distribution.

Additionally, ATEME will show its IRD Group Manager, designed to manage 100s of reception points with BISS-CA, the EBU® Tech royalty-free, open standard to operate In-Band Conditional Access and secure high-value content.

The Converged Software Headend for Any Screen and High Quality of Experience:

​As part of its TITAN modular solution which today runs 1000s of video services for Cable/DTH/IPTV/Terrestrial/OTT, ATEME will demonstrate the latest improvements enabling ATSC 1.0/3.0 now and boasting high quality, low-latency, artificial-intelligence-based processing for OTT streaming. Television stations, networks, content providers, service providers and pure OTT players will then continue to go further in terms of flexibility and scalability at the lower CAPEX and OPEX.

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Cobalt Digital Demonstrates New 4K DA Series

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Designed to support 4K 12G-SDI sources, the new cards are built for openGear® frames and allow for copper runs long enough to reach most equipment within a rack room or production truck.

The 9914DA-4×16-XPT-12G reclocking DA offers four input channels that can be crosspoint-routed to 16 DA outputs, plus a fiber option that allows significantly longer runs. The crosspoint allows quad 1×4, dual 1×8, single 1×16, and manual configurations. Any of the four inputs can be distributed or duplicated across four groups of 1×4 DAs, and the quad-input capacity supports 8K quad-link content over 12G-SDI interfaces. Up to 10 9914DA-4×16-XPT-12G cards can be installed in one openGear frame to provide 40 channels of input and distribution to up to 160 outputs.

 

“As 4K adoption continues to increase, broadcasters and other production facilities need to be able to distribute 12G-SDI signals throughout master control or an OB truck,” explained Chris Shaw, executive vice president of sales and marketing, Cobalt Digital. “Our 9914DA-4×16-XPT-12G provides the extra advantage of its flexible crosspoint routing for 4K and even 8K signals.”

There are four models in the series, each with 16 DA outputs. The other models include the 9914DA-QUAD-1×4-12G with four inputs that can be distributed to four DA outputs, 9914DA-DUAL-1×8-12G with two input channels that can be distributed to eight outputs, and the 9914DA-1×16-12G with one input distributed to 16 DA outputs. All 9914DA Series distribution amplifiers are controlled locally with Cobalt’s remote control panels or across a standard Ethernet network with DashBoard software.

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Speedcast Media Network Expands Global Connectivity and Media Service Offerings

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Speedcast International Limited announced that it has expanded its Speedcast Media Network™ global infrastructure by integrating satellite, fiber, and cellular networks from Globecomm, the company’s recent acquisition.

Speedcast Media Network provides secure point-to-point and point-to-multipoint live and linear digital video delivery anywhere in the world, with low latency and high availability. Speedcast has also added multiplatform processing and content management capabilities from Globecomm to Speedcast Media Network’s portfolio of cloud video processing services, enabling increased efficiency and agility for any size media organization.

The combined hybrid network backbone and cloud video processing services offering from Speedcast Media Network is ideal for transporting video and data content from any origination source to any destination — in any format for multiple platforms — and for everything from aggregation and contribution to integrated channel playout, OTT streaming, and distribution.

Speedcast Media Network’s cloud video processing services include Speedcast Vector℠, a virtualized integrated playout solution and digital headend that supports multiplatform processing for master control playout, encoding, and packaging, and takes advantage of the hybrid network for global distribution to multiple platforms. Speedcast Media Network also provides cloud-based content management for OTT streaming and video analytics.

With ubiquitous access to more than 80 satellites via the company’s 40 teleports, Speedcast Media Network provides the most extensive satellite capacity globally and connects to an integrated fiber, cellular, MPLS backbone spanning 50 points of presence (POPS), with links to the AWS cloud. Speedcast Media Network also offers Global IP Transport, a fully-managed IP transport service for secure delivery of low-latency broadcast-quality content. The IP transport service provides guaranteed bandwidth with no congestion and 99.99 percent availability backed by intelligent network management.

“As consumer demand for high-quality video content continues to grow, broadcasters and media companies need more efficient and cost-effective content delivery methods,” said Senior Vice President of Media Barrie Woolston at Speedcast. “The Speedcast Media Network combines years of experience transporting secure content over a highly available infrastructure at a global scale with deep-rooted expertise in broadcast and IT system-integration engineering. The result is a fully managed, robust, agile, and flexible solution, with a massive network footprint that allows media companies to unlock new business models and expand their current service offerings with the utmost efficiency and affordability.”

Services and technologies showcased at the 2019 NAB Show will include:

  • Managed Video and Global IP Transport services within Speedcast Media Network, which feature hybrid connectivity tailored for secure live, linear, and digital content delivery anywhere around the world, with low latency and high availability.
  • Speedcast Vector, a virtualized integrated playout and digital headend solution. Vector simplifies the processing, packaging, and customization of video content for multiplatform delivery, allowing media companies with an on-premises, hybrid, and cloud-based solution to scale up and deliver hundreds of channels to consumers.
  • Tempo℠ Enterprise Communications and Training Platform, a secure cloud system for managing and streaming live and VOD enterprise communications and interactive training content, with advanced multicast streaming technology to minimize bandwidth consumption on the enterprise network.

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VITEC to Introduce Zero-Latency HEVC Contribution at the 2019 NAB Show

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VITEC will demonstrate the zero-latency MGW Ace Encoder and MGW Ace Decoder solution, achieving video contribution with no visible delay. Powered by the VITEC HEVC GEN2+ codec, the multiple award-winning solution delivers 16-millisecond glass-to-glass latency. This innovative codec provides best-in-class HEVC video quality up to 4:2:2 10-bit and sets a new industry standard that is unmatched in video quality, bit rate, and latency.

MGW_Ace

“We are excited to showcase the VITEC zero-latency HEVC solution at NAB this year,” said Philippe Wetzel, Founder and CEO, VITEC. “I take pride in the engineering capability of VITEC’s R&D teams to deliver an HEVC codec that achieves latency that is even faster than a blink of an eye. There is no visible delay.”

The MGW Ace Encoder and MGW Ace Decoder pair provide flexible connectivity options, including HD-SDI and HDMI, and are backward-compatible with H.264. For contribution workflows that require the highest video quality and zero latency, the MGW Ace solution delivers bandwidth-efficient HEVC in a compact, low-power-consumption form factor.

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TVU MediaMind Appliance Uses Time Code, AI-Based Facial/Speech Recognition to Generate Metadata

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At NAB 2019 TVU Networks, the global technology and innovation leader in live IP solutions, will announce the new MediaMind Appliance, a metadata generation and search engine that speeds production performance and content reuse within an existing broadcast media supply chain. The system uses a combination of time-code and AI-based facial and speech recognition to generate metadata. And an open API lets users connect directly with MAM and NLE systems. TVU Networks exhibits in booth #C1707 during the NAB Show in Las Vegas.

“TV stations and news agencies have considerable media assets, but how can they be considered assets if they can’t be reused and repurposed?” said Paul Shen, CEO, TVU Networks. “While there are many ways to measure the value of content in the media industry, there are ultimately only two: who gets to the audience first and what content is viewed and reused the most? The faster the content spreads, the more it is reused and repurposed, the greater the value of the content and the lower the production cost. That’s what’s driven the creation of the TVU MediaMind appliance and the entire MediaMind workflow.”

Because the MediaMind appliance utilizes both AI and time code to generate search results, it can convert audio and video into structured data in real-time. It’s capable of searching a raw asset at any stage of production – from assignment through to on-air. With the help of TVU’s AI engine, real-time speech recognition lets users find text results even faster than they would searching for images alone. Users simply type in what they’re looking for and the appropriate section of a time code appears. The real-time content search engine uses time code to identify each asset with a unique ID.

Clips can be marked and saved for immediate use. There’s no need to wait for pre-production to finish or for the video file to be entered into the MAM system. With the reporter still on scene, the clip is ready to go online or on-air.

TVU_Mediamind

The Components

The TVU MediaMind appliance is part of a TVU SaaS model that uses TVU MediaMind server (dual-channel VS3500/VS3100 models) as the edge server. The servers can receive video signals from any TVU Networks’ transmission device as well as process IP streams of standard transmission protocol, SDI video, and store files in any MAM system. They are professional video hardware decoders designed for the centralized viewing, control and distribution of live video content.

In addition to the MediaMind appliance, the MediaMind ecosystem includes the following cloud-based products: TVU Producer for multi-camera live video production; TVU Remote Production System (RPS) for remote production using a broadcaster’s existing studio control room and a public Internet connection from the field; TVU CAS (Contribution Automation Solution) for the identification of all video acquisition resources on a given story at acquisition; TVU Grid – an IP-based video switching, routing and distribution solution; and TVU Grid Market, a central source for content owners to contribute and pull video enabling assets to be shared and sold on a global scale.

TVU MediaMind Appliance Highlights:

  • Generates metadata for each video segment based on AI for facial and speech recognition and video time code
  • Realize assets value with immediate reuse and repurposing across platforms, programs and organizations
  • Exposure of assets to global media market
  • Saves expensive hardware cost
  • Reduces operation and maintenance cost
  • Open API lets users connect with MAM and NLE systems
  • No laborious cataloging required
  • Includes the latest integration and support for automation, AI, streaming, 4K and 5G

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