SkyPanel goes long : the S120-C
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At a typically busy Avid booth , visitors were keen to learn about the latest enhancements to the Avid MediaCentral Platform , including the Avid Nexis E5 , an enterprise-class storage engine .
form , including the Avid Nexis E5 , an enterprise-class storage engine that offers real-time editorial collaboration and the “ highest levels ” of scalability , performance and client connections for large-scale broadcast and post-production environments .
An extension of the Avid Nexis softwaredefined platform , Nexis E5 provides 4GbE connectivity and 80-480TB of storage capacity per engine , with the ability to scale up to 1.4PB of capacity and 9.6Gbps of bandwidth . It can support more than 2,000 Avid DNxHR HD streams or 500 Avid DNxHR 4K / Ultra HD ( UHD ) streams across more than 300 connected clients in 17U of rackspace .
As a member of AIMS , Avid is now supporting real-time IP signals natively in key components of the Avid MediaCentral Platform . Working with emerging IP standards , including SMPTE 2022-6 and VSF TR-03 , IP ingest , editing , playout , graphics insertion and monitoring workflow functions are now integrated into Avid products , among them Media Composer , Maestro , 3DPlay and Playmaker .
Other exhibitors offering IP-based solutions include Pebble Beach Systems , whose Orca software-defined virtualised IP channel solution is now available for both private and public cloud deployment .
By deploying Orca , multiple channels can be deployed and hosted in the cloud , which runs under Pebble Beach ’ s Marina automated control system . Operators can also create new IP channels from a series of templates at the touch of a button , and to deploy them quickly into a running system , without having to restart or make configuration changes .
A collaboration with Tedial also sees Pebble Beach launching Multiverse , which closely integrates media asset management ( MAM ) capabilities and linear playout systems to provide a flexible , cross-platform media preparation and delivery solution .
Because it processes media once for all platforms , Multiverse unifies and speeds up on-demand and linear content workflows , and significantly reduces operational costs by automating everyday tasks , said Pebble Beach .
For GatesAir , the show marked the launch of a first transmitter range with native IP capability . Branded as Maxiva UAXTE , the new range of air-cooled UHF transmitters brings “ instant adaptability and enhanced flexibility ” to over-the-air DTV standards such as ATSC , DVB-T / T2 and ISDB-Tb , so that operators can benefit from the flexibility of IP networking and connectivity .
To enable native IP capability , the Maxiva UAXTE directly integrates GatesAir ’ s latest
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The highly acclaimed ARRI SkyPanel range of LED soft lights is growing , with the new SkyPanel S120-C joining the S60 and S30 family of products . The S120 is twice as long as the S60 , but weighs nearly the same . Its larger light aperture makes a great soft light even better . Retaining the same features and color tuneability as its smaller counterparts , the S120 consumes less than 400 watts , yet it is slightly brighter than the S60-C and has an outstanding efficacy of 90 lumens per watt .
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