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of pneumatic balancing . It is also equipped with multi-zone collision avoidance and detection systems , as well as a precision engineered electro-mechanical steer / drive system .
Intended specifically for use in high-profile live TV productions , SmartPed comes with a touchscreen panel that enables diagnostic and local operation functions to be easily accessible from the studio floor , and like all Shotoku robotics systems , SmartPed offers a VR tracking option under both local or remote control .
Shotoku also highlighted Freed 2 , the latest addition to the company ’ s range of VR / AR tracking systems . Designed for VR / AR news , sports and current affairs live studio productions , Free-d 2 uses advanced video processing algorithms and simple ceiling markers to precisely determine the exact position and orientation of the studio camera .
SGL , while showcasing the new version of its FlashNet content management solution , also announced a number of key technology partnerships with Avid and Sony . SGL is now an Avid Alliance Partner , which sees the integration of FlashNet within the Avid MediaCentral Platform . This gives assurance that key improvements to either product are being communicated
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to each manufacuturer so that integration is always optimised , said Lee Sheppard , director of product management , SGL .
FlashNet is also now integrated with the Sony Ci media cloud platform , enabling broadcasters and content owners to quickly and securely transfer content directly to the cloud from their MAM systems via FlashNet , which now includes a new user interface ( UI ). The UI provides a dashboard that further simplifies archive procedures with tools for archive and restore functionality , system health , monitoring , analysis and more .
“ Power what ’ s next ” was Quantum key show message as the company stands ready to support 4K / UHD , 8K , HDR and HFR workflows . And convergence is also foremost on Quantum ’ s mind , as highlighted in the introduction of the Xcellis Dynamic Application Environment .
Also called “ Embedded Xcellis ”, the new addition to the Xcellis workflow manager enables thirdparty applications to run in a KVM hypervisor virtualised environment directly on the Xcellis Workflow Director nodes , thus streamlining workflows and simplifying deployments . This new capacity , said Quantum , is “ perfect ” for utilities , mid-range , lower-impact or midmarket applications that want to benefit from close proximity to
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The new Blackmagic Duplicator 4K created the biggest buzz at the Blackmagic booth , revealed Richard Lim , director , Blackmagic Design Asia .
storage and may not warrant a separate standalone server .
Creating a buzz at the Blackmagic Design booth was the new Blackmagic Duplicator 4K , which allows the delivery of 4K / UHD content to consumers by recording files onto inexpensive SD cards that can be distributed to consumers the moment an event has ended . Featuring 25 built-in SD card recorders , multi-rate 12G-SDI connections and a real-time H . 265 /
HEVC encoder , it saves files in an open file format onto standard SD cards , at high frame rates of 2160p60 .
Blackmagic is also adding more 4K / UHD support with the Blackmagic Video Assist 4K , a portable all-in-one professional monitor and video recorder that can be used to add professional recording and monitoring to any SDI or HDMI camera . It features a 7-inch , high-resolution monitor for
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checking focus and framing , two high-speed recorders for non-stop HD and 4K / UHD recording .
There is a big shift to ondemand viewing , and there is an indication that linear TV viewing may be slowing down , noted Peter Elvidge , head of global media management , Globecast . “ This , in turn , is resulting in a growing shift in behaviour from broadcasters … They need to display more agility and flexibility than ever before ,” he added .
Globecast ’ s Media Factory leverages the company ’ s expertise in handling both linear and on-demand services through playout and OTT solutions , while its Los Angeles Media Centre , which opened early last year , further offers a converged workflow to prepare , deliver and playout content to any distribution platform .
Elvidge continued : “ We want to act more as a partner to broadcasters , rather than just a supplier , and we want to develop collaborative , rather than transactional relationships .”
And in today ’ s world , programme planners need to have the flexibility and ease in which to switch between VoD and linear scheduling , or to combine both in a single workflow , suggested Johan Vanmarcke , managing
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