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Left : A new wave of green : Joehan Tohkingkeo , Asia regional sales director , Lynx Technik , briefed visitors on the company ’ s new greenMachine concept .
Right : Drago Flores , marketing coordinator , Shotoku Broadcast
Systems , declared IBC 2016 a successful show for the company .
Shotoku ’ s highlights included the TP-200VR / 300VR system , the
SmartPed robotic pedestal and the TP500 studio pedestal . approach to product definition and function , greenMachine , rather than being a fixed application specific box , is a combination of general purpose hardware , downloadable apps for customisable functionality , and control software .
First , users select a hardware processing platform ( or platforms ), which is essentially an inactive signal processing appliance with a variety of I / O connections and internal processing channels .
The second step is adding functionality to greenMachine by purchasing and downloading apps from the Lynx online GreenStore , which can be mixed , matched and combined to customise and reconfigure greenMachine to suit a range of applications .
The final component is greenGUI , a control software application providing intuitive graphics editing and visualisation tools to facilitate the navigation , configuration and control of all connected greenMachines in a system .
For Shotoku Broadcast Systems , IBC 2016 provided yet another successful platform for the company to highlight its range of camera support systems .
This included the TP-200VR pedestal and SX-300 VR head system , which provides features such as pan , tilt , zoom , focus , X , Y and height data output to keep VR graphics systems precisely synchronised to the camera ’ s floor position , orientation and height . “ Not only is it affordable , but it is simply easier to calibrate than any other system in the market ,” said Drago Flores , marketing coordinator , Shotoku Broadcast Systems .
Other offerings from Shotoku include SmartPed , a fully robotic XY pedestal that addresses the creative and commerical demands of on-air environments with a costefficient and high-performance solution .
A popular option for Shotoku ’ s Americas market , the three-wheel smooth-steer pedestal features a height column ( that does not require any need for pneumatic balancing ), multi-zone collision avoidance and detection systems , as well as a precision-engineered , electro-mechanical steer / drive system .
With the TP500 studio pedestal , Shotoku offers a compact and lightweight pneumatic pedestal capable of supporting camera payloads of up to 55kg ( 121lbs ). Ranging from 665mm ( 26.2 ”) to 1,485mm ( 58.5 ”) in height , Shotoku recommends the TP500 for multilocation use — such as outside broadcast ( OB ), studio or event production .
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