Asia-Pacific Broadcasting (APB) October 2017 Volume 34, Issue 8 | Page 15

Cine Equipment introduces the World ’ s first true all-in-one digitizer for film archives .
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ed FS-HDR , a 1RU converter / frame synchroniser , which is designed to meet the HDR and wide colour gamut ( WCG ) needs of broadcast , over-the-top ( OTT ), post and live event A / V environments . Developed in partnership with Colorfront , the FS-HDR ’ s HDR / WCG functionality is powered by Colorfront Engine video processing algorithms .
AJA Video Systems also announced HDR10 + SDK support for its KONA 4 , Io 4K , Io 4K Plus , and Corvid 4K developer cards .
HDR10 +, enhanced from
HDR10 , delivers dynamic meta data and more , allowing for scene-by-scene or even shot-by-shot variation . ARRI is one company who has been integrating HDR support across all its cameras since 2010 . The company has released an Amira SUP 5.0 software update that further enhances the Multicam mode .
Available across all Amira models , the Multicam mode provides the image quality of ARRI ’ s Alev III sensor — also used by Alexa — to power productions within the multi-camera broadcast sphere . Through a Multicam set-up , the Amira ’ s dynamic range and colourimetry are capable of capturing a cinematic look for live broadcasts , music concerts , TV series and
Augustine Cheung , senior sales manager , Hong Kong and South-east Asia , ARRI Asia : “ With 100 years of experience , ARRI is a leading manufacturer specialising in professional motion picture equipment … This spirit , I am confident , would bring ourselves forward in another 100 years .”
for 4K / UHD broadcast applications and video processing .
Highlighting the company ’ s offerings is the greenMachine Titan , which accepts either 4x 3G-SDI ( quad-link ) or 12-SDI ( single-link ) inputs . Users can also use green- Machine apps to convert between single-link and quad-link 12G-SDI signals . For Lynx Technik ’ s highly recognisable yellobrik series , the new DVD 1417 universal 12G-SDI reclocking distribution amplifier is suitable for SDI video up to 12G for carrying 4K / UHD video on a single cable .
For those preferring IP over SDI , Lynx Technik also demonstrated how its green- Machine platform can support an IP-based infrastructure over the SMPTE ST 2022-6 / 7 and SMPTE ST 2110 standards .
Moving in parallel with where the media industry is going is AJA Video Systems , who has released a new v2.0 firmware for the Ki Pro Ultra Plus multi-channel HD recorder and 4K / UHD / 2K / HD recorder and player . The new update adds support for the latest high dynamic range ( HDR ) formats with hybrid log-gamma ( HLG ) and HDR10 playback , alongside enhanced capabilities , such as recording and playing ProRes 4444 XQ up to 2K60p .
AJA Video Systems also exhibitother
multi-camera productions .
This year , ARRI is marking a significant milestone as the company celebrates its centennial birthday with numerous celebrations taking place across the globe , from Germany to Amsterdam .
Augustine Cheung , senior sales
manager , Hong Kong and Southeast Asia , ARRI Asia , said : “ With 100 years of experience , ARRI is a leading manufacturer specialising in professional motion picture equipment . We have endeavoured to bring unsurpassed image quality for the entertainment industry
for all segments . This spirit , I am confident , would bring ourselves forward in another 100 years .”
Another company who demonstrated its HDR-equipped camera is Datavideo , a Taipei-based manufacturer of equipment for the broadcast , A / V and live production environments . Datavideo ’ s Night Hawk series of cameras are equipped with a 4 / 3-inch CMOS sensor , and HDR with sensitivity settings that are designed to capture shadows and highlights in detail .
Available in two versions — NH-10 with HDMI outputs and NH-20 with SDI outputs — the Night Hawk cameras are integrated with real-time messaging protocol ( RTMP ) streaming over 4G networks , enabling users to stream directly to their choice of content delivery network ( CDN ).
Going “ beyond definition ” is Sony , who exhibited the UHC-8300 8K camera system . Equipped with three 1.25-inch 8K sensors , the UHC-8300 is capable of managing all the features necessary for “ premium ” productions , including live broadcasts , entertainment and documentaries . Its 8K 120p capture format delivers high-resolution footage within a deep depth of field and wide dynamic range for HDR footage for both S-Log3 and
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Cine Equipment introduces the World ’ s first true all-in-one digitizer for film archives .

Transform film archive asset monetization with Artificial Intelligence
Unprecedented Ease , Speed and Affordability
Vintage Cloud Steenbeck is the only system capable of digitizing separate image and audio at the same time at up to 4K resolution and up to 60 fps .
As such it is 3-5 times less costly per digitized hour than other systems while delivering unprecedented image quality . It can also analyse the picture quality of a scanned film master or proxy to check for out of focus , dust / dirt level and film grain noise level , using 3rd party software Vidicert . Recognizing the nature of much archive material , Vintage Cloud Steenbeck is highly tolerant of broken perforations , fragile splices , warped and brittle film , and is also capable of handling shrunken film via a special capstan sprocket .
The system boasts a tactile , no nonsense interface giving you quick and intuitive access to what matters . Save a lot of time and money by investing in a Vintage Cloud Steenbeck digitization system .
Detects faces , concepts , written and spoken word
Smart Indexing uses AI and machine learning to dramatically increase the speed and precision with which metadata can be included within the asset – giving it substantially more value . Using a keyframe every three seconds , Smart Indexing is capable of delivering a tagging result in a fraction of a second . AI allows Smart Indexing to automatically recognize over 11,000 objects , scenes and events with an accuracy that is equal to , or better , than that of a human .
More than that : it can even recognize faces ( including emotions portrayed by those faces ). Smart Indexing can distinguish “ known ” faces , or the user can add names to faces and those faces , with their associated data , are added to the Smart Indexing database such that they are automatically recognizable in other assets .
It also automatically searches for a Wikipedia file related to the film title and links to it . In addition , it includes an advanced speech-to-text capability , providing an immediate transcript of the audio which becomes part of the asset ’ s new searchable metadata . Smart Indexing is available integrated with the Vintage Cloud Steenbeck digitizer , or as a standalone solution that can import and enhance metadata from archives that have already been digitized .