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October 2016
Riedel enhances intercom technology
portfolio with key acquisitions
Riedel Communications has completed the acquisitions of ASL
Intercom and Delec. The former
provides digital and analogue
intercom systems for event production, broadcast and related
applications, while the latter is a
developer and manufacturer of
digital intercom and communication systems.
According to Riedel, the acquisition of ASL Intercom enhances
its capacity to provide intercom
technology for demanding live
entertainment and broadcast
production environments. The
ASL Flexus intercom system, for instance, is able to support multiple
standards including Dante/AES67/
AVB and Ravenna in a single
system.
Intercom applications remain a core element of Riedel’s
business, and the complementary technologies of ASL Intercom
can be leveraged to serve an
even broader array of customers, said Thomas Riedel, CEO of
Eric de Bruyn (left), managing director, ASL Intercom, will stay on in his role to
work with Thomas Riedel, CEO, Riedel Communications, and the entire Riedel team.
Riedel Communications.
He added: “ASL Intercom has
a strong portfolio in digital partyline technology, and the company’s products adapt readily to a
RTW introduces new audio
processor hardware for CLC
Having previously developed
the Continuous Loudness Control (CLC) algorithm with the
German Institut für Rundfunktechnik (IRT), RTW is now offering the APRO-CLC01 audio
processor hardware.
The combined APRO-CLC01
provides the first OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer)
hardware for the CLC algorithm,
which allows users to constantly
control and regulate to a given
programme loudness value
and definable loudness range
— with minimal obstacles for
unknown, live content, according to RTW.
Andreas Tweitmann, CEO
of RTW, added: “At RTW, we
are constantly thinking of new
ways to improve our technology
and provide our international
customer base with innovative
products.
“We have received a positive
response to our CLC technology,
and the input we gathered from
customers helped us look into
ways to further improve th e
software.”
A new software version 4.0
is also now available for RTW’s
Loudness Tools and Mastering
Tools software. The new version adds support for Mac OS X
10.11 “El Capitan” and addresses
user requests with features such
as a selectable 12th octave RTA,
cinema loudness (TASA and
SAWA), as well as free scalable
instrument size.
The APRO-CLC01
audio processor
hardware is the first
OEM hardware for the CLC
algorithm that RTW jointly
developed with the German
Institut für Rundfunktechnik (IRT).
wide variety of applications, both
small and large.”
As for Delec, its products will
complement and augment the
Riedel portfolio in a way that will
bring even greater versatility to
customers, Riedel said. He continued: “Together, we’re better
positioned than ever to provide
forward-looking solutions that
address current and future communications requirements, and
we are committed to providing existing Delec customers the
great service Riedel is known
for.”
A newly created partnership
also sees Riedel working with Cisco
to explore collaborative opportunities in using the Cisco Media
Blueprint platform, which offers a
set of infrastructure and software
solutions that powers cloud-scale
media experiences.
This digital media logistics
platform is an IP-based, virtualised combination of solutions and
network infrastructure that aims
to remove the barriers between
content production, storage and
distribution.
Jack Dodson, director of product management, Riedel Commu-
nications, explained: “At Riedel, we
have been embracing broadcast
and IP standards across our product lines for many years now. So
when it came time to look at how
we were going to continue our
innovation across an evolving, synchronised IP fabric, Cisco was the
obvious choice of a great company
to partner with.”
And in a bid to close the loop
between communications and
real-time media routing, Riedel
has introduced the MediorNet
Control app for the RSP-2318
SmartPanel multifunctional user
interface.
In addition to linking the
SmartPanel directly into the Riedel MediorNet media network
as a dedicated control panel, the
new MediorNet Control app — in
combination with existing Intercom
apps — gives users simultaneous
intercom functionality, enabling
them to route, control and communicate all at once using a single
1RU system.
SWIT – 20 years and counting
Founded in 1996 as SWIT Industry
and Trading, China’s SWIT Electronics today serves broadcast customers across Asia-Pacific, Europe, the
Americas and Africa.
While camera batteries and
chargers remain one of the company’s best-selling ranges, SWIT
is also offering a wide range of
broadcast and studio production
solutions, including broadcast
monitors, multi-viewers, wireless
transmission systems, as well as
on-camera and studio lightings.
And this year is shaping up
to be another successful year for
SWIT, as the company celebrates
its 20th anniversary. The ingredients for success, while unassuming, remain fundamental to SWIT.
Neal Ni, marketing manager, SWIT
Electronics, explained to APB:
“Our continued success can be
attributed to our strong focus
on innovation, and an unyielding
commitment to quality.”
Quality is manifested in products such as the 5.5” S-1053F and
7” S-1073 HD (1920x1080) waveform LCD monitors.
Both models feature 2K/3G/
HD/SD-SDI input and loop output,
as well as a lockable HDMI input
port that can be cross-converted
to SDI for output. In addition,
16-channel embedded audio meters with alert allow users to select
any two audio channels to output,
and both models can be fitted with
a wide range of DV battery plates.
Neal Ni, marketing manager, SWIT Electronics, was at IBC 2016 to introduce a range
of new products, as the Chinese company celebrates its 20th anniversary this year.
Ni recommends the S-1053F for
TV drama productions, while he
invites cinematographers to check
out the S-1073, which can be
used in tandem with many of the
major cinema cameras available
in the market, including the ARRI
Alexa.
To ensure secured storage of
camera batteries, SWIT offers the
S-4020 four-battery power station box, which stores up to four
V-mount batteries while allowing
the batteries to be charged within
the PP+ fibre casing.
SWIT has also launched a new
line of EBU Grade2 HD waveform
studio LCD monitors that is available in three dimensions — the
S-1173F (17.3”), the S-1223F (21.5”)
and the S-1243 (23.8”). In about
six months’ time, expect a new
28” model that supports 4K/Ultra
HD (UHD), Ni revealed, even as he
urged caution on the technology’s
widespread adoption. “In China, for
example, many content producers
are already shooting in 4K/UHD;
however, about 80% of broadcast
content is still in SD.”
Regardless of the need, or
location, SWIT is ready to provide
the support to all its customers as
the company plans its next phase
of development and expansion.
A soon-to-be-opened office in
Germany will allow SWIT to better service customers in Europe;
an increased global presence can
be anticipated, as the company
looks forward to its next decades
of success.