Chyron - Axis World Graphics: This is the first cloud-based graphics creation system designed for broadcasters. It can be accessed from ENPS, Final Cut or Premiere and "lets journalists create graphics quickly at any time, so they don't need a graphics department for late breaking news," said Paul Glasgow, VP of sales, EMEA.
www.chyron.com

Canon - Digisuper 95 (XJ95x8.6B) lens: Claimed to be the world’s widest-angle long zoom HD field lens, it is fractionally smaller (61cm) and weighs about the same (23.2kg) as the best-selling 86x, but is only about 5% more expensive. Its Image Stabilisation System has an improved optical shift-type stabiliser.
www.canon-europe.com/tv-products/

Vinten Radamec - Fusion FHR-35 and ICE: This is the first robotic head to incorporate Intelligent Control Engineering for "unprecedented control and accuracy in an innovative and highly compact form factor." The ICE internal motors and processing allow it to claim both the fastest and slowest movement, as well as pan and tilt accuracy better than 0.01º.
www.vintenradamec.com

Merging Technologies - Horus: It is a high-quality standalone A-D/D-A converter that can be accessed from anywhere via IP on a Ravenna network, which allows comprehensive routing and control of the converter I/O capability. IBC was the first time Merging plugged all the Ravenna systems together, "and it all worked within a few minutes," said Chris Hollebone, sales operations manager.
www.merging.com/products/show?product=11

Grass Valley - Karrera: The new live production switcher is Grass Valley's long-term replacement for its popular Kayak, and includes high-end features from its Kayenne. It will come in 4RU or 8RU frames with 1M/E to 4.5M/Es. Either can be combined with a choice of 2- or 3M/E control panels as well as a 1M/E soft-panel GUI.

Grass Valley - Trinix NXT multiviewer: The fully-integrated multiviewer supports up to 3Gbps and provides up to eight SDI multiviewer monitor outputs per card. All existing Trinix frames can be upgraded and it means added functionality with no extra cabling or additional rack space.
www.grassvalley.com

AJA - Io XT: The company’s first Thunderbolt-enabled video I/O device connects to a Mac to provide two 3G/HD/SD-SDI ports (including dual-link SDI 4:4:4 support), HDMI (with support for 3D), 10-bit analogue HD/SD component and composite output, up/ down/cross conversion, and a second Thunderbolt port for connecting storage or displays, in a portable package.
www.aja.com

DPA Microphones - d:fine: A tiny single-ear headset that "has great sound quality, is very lightweight, very easy to fix and stays in place once it's put on," said Michael Trolle, EMEA area manager. The headset has a detachable boom and mic, so you can fix a replacement cable and/or ear hook. It costs €440 for an omni-directional version and €470 for cardioid.
www.dpamicrophones.com

JVC - Falconbrid: JVC’s tiny prototype 4K camera shows what is possible with its Falconbrid processing technology: the world’s first large-scale integration (LSI) chip for high-speed processing of high definition video. It is already in use in its first professional 3D camcorder, the GY-HMZ1. “We want to make it flexible for any user,” said Gustav Emrich, JVC’s European product manager, Creation and Presentation.
www.jvcpro.co.uk

TVLogic - LVM-074W: The 1024x600 7-inch LED-backlit LCD is housed in a lightweight (600g) magnesium alloy case. Its new Temperature Adaptive Colour function measures the LCD panel temperature and automatically compensates the white balance drift caused by hot or cold weather. Other features include: waveform/vectorscope; 3G/HD-SDI input; HDMI to HD-SDI conversion; horizontal and vertical image flip; one-to-one focus assist; and audio level metering.
www.tvlogic.tv

Front Porch Digital - Lynx: Users can manage assets worldwide, from any device or any location, using this cloud-based content storage management. "Most CSM system owners expand capability and capacity by adding additional servers to manage specialist tasks, but with a cloud-based CSM, these resources can be made available on demand for as long as they are needed," explained Rino Petricola, senior VP and general manager.
www.fpdigital.com

P+S Technik - PS-Cam X35: It combines the benefits of sync-sound and higher speed rates in a single, flexible all-purpose digital camera, which can record at any speed from 1-450 frames per second.

P+S Technik - Magic Support for the Freestyle 3D rig: It allows the rig, plus Arri Alexa cameras, to be perfectly balanced on a crane or lambda head. It was developed for Astérix et Obélix: God Save Britannia (currently in production), which is using three rigs.
www.pstechnik.de

ToolsOnAir/Blackmagic Design - Ultra Studio TOA on Mac Mini: Probably the smallest channel in a box system yet seen, this combines ToolsOnAir's just: broadcast applications for multi-channel ingest, timeline-based 24/7 playout and realtime graphics and logo insertion, with Blackmagic's Ultra Studio 3D and Atem production switcher, and the tiny, Thunderbolt-equipped Mac Mini, which should allow smaller TV stations to easily migrate from tape-based to file-based workflows.
www.toolsonair.com
www.blackmagic-design.com

Sony - F65: The single 8K sensor currently outputs HD, 2K and 4K, but it is not a Beyer pattern sensor and has 4,000 green pixels per line, giving full luminance in the green channel for a wider colour gamut than film. The €38,000 16-bit camera is designed for future digital cinema workflows.

Sony - TD-300: This shoulder-mounted 3D camera records to SxS cards using the XDCAM EX codec and has two sets of three 1/2-inch CMOS sensors. It has a 3.5-inch 3D LCD that doesn't need glasses, and a multi-control dial for zoom, focus and convergence. It will be available next month, for about €25,000, and first orders were from Presteigne Charter in the UK and OB Team, Norway.
www.sonybiz.net

TVBEUROPE EDITORS' AWARDS

BEST OF IBC2011

Find the full list of winners below and for complete coverage click here to view TVBE October issue

Acquisition

Abakus - Ultra High Definition wide angle lens + XL Borescope
Arri - Alexa M modular camera
Arri/Fujinon - Lightweight Alura zoom lenses
Camargus - Panoramic camera system
Canon - Digisuper 95 (XJ95x8.6B) lens
For-A - FC-7000 high-speed camera
Fujinon - XA4x7.5BMD-D3R/L 3D matched lenses, with controller and wireless system
Grass Valley - LDK 3000+ camera
Ikegami - HDS-F90
I-Movix/EVS - X10 super slo-mo system
Indiecam - IndiePOV miniature camera
JVC - Falconbrid new LSI chip enabling 4K + Full HD 3D cameras in small form factor
Leica/Band Pro - Leica Summilux-C lenses
Mark Roberts Motion Control - iPad-based Cam Controller + AimTrack tracking system
P+S Technik - PS-Cam X35
PAG - PAGlink battery system
Panasonic - AG-3DP1 HD shoulder-mount 3D camcorder
Petrol Bags - Internal LED lighting for its Dr. Petrol models
Sony - F65 camera
Sony - TD-300 3D camera
Vision Research - Phantom v641 high-speed camera
Vortex Communications - i-ScriptBoy
Weisscam/Band Pro - T-1 camera

Recording

Atomos - Samurai
Convergent Design - Gemini
MediaPros/Assimilate - DIT Station
Sound Devices - PIX

Camera Support

Bradley Engineering - Pan Bar System + HD-SDI slip ring
Cartoni - Maxima head
P+S Technik - Magic Support for Freestyle 3D rig
Polecam - Polecam Wide
Sachtler - Ace tripod system
Vinten Radamec - Fusion FHR-35 and ICE

Monitoring

Autocue - T-Series 24-inch monitor
Marshall - OR-70-3D auto-stereoscopic 7-inch 3D monitor
Sony - BVM-250 & BVM-E170 OLED master monitors
Teletest - Cyclops-HD 2D and 3D LCD on-camera monitors
TVLogic - LVM-074W

Lighting

Gekko Technology - karesslite 6012 FX
Litepanels - Hilio
Photon Beard - Nova 270
Rotolight - AlphaNova series and Magic Eye iPhone app

Audio

Calrec - Artemis Light
DPA Microphones - d:fine over-ear headset
Fraunhofer IIS - Dialogue Enhancement
Merging Technologies - Horus

Production & Infrastructure

AJA - Io XT
Amimon - Falcon HD
Atomos - Connect converter range
Blackmagic Design - Atem Camera Converter
Blackmagic Design - Intensity Extreme
Boxx TV - Cerulean
Broadcast Solutions - Streamline-concept OB truck
Chyron - Axis World Graphics
Comrex - LiveShot
Digital Rapids - Transcode Manager 2.0 + Kayak
EBU/AMWA - Framework for Interoperable Media Services
EVS - C-Cast
The Foundry - Hiero
Front Porch Digital - Lynx
Grass Valley - Karrera switcher
Grass Valley - Trinix NXT integrated multiviewer
Haivision - KulaByte Encoder + HyperStream Live cloud transcoder
Lemo - HD Z-Link
Net Insight/Telia Sonera - Remote production
PlayBox - QCBox
Snell - Vega router
ToolsOnAir/Blackmagic Design - Ultra Studio TOA on Mac Mini
Ultimatte - Sight Deck
Vizrt - Viz Media Engine
ZiXi - ZiXi Cloud Service

Transmission, Delivery & Presentation

Aprico Solutions - watchmi.tv
Audible Magic - SmartSynch + SmartHD
DVB/BBC R&D - T2-Lite
PayWizard - e-wallet