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New Snell processing
platform plan for NAB
By Fergal Ringrose
Snell will showcase new and
enhanced products that enable
greater automation and more
flexible media handling in live
production, playout, infrastructure,
media restoration, and transformation
environments.
At NAB, Snell will further
expand its IQ Modular 3G product
line by launching a new video
and audio processing platform.
The compact, highly integrated
processing engine enables flexible
signal handling and, in space-
Firsts for Lawo
By David Davies
Loudness metering, the latest feature
of Lawo mc 2 consoles, will be
demonstrated at this year’s NAB
show. Following EBU R128 and
ATSC A/85 specifications, and
based on ITU1770, the mc 2 series
will feature loudness metering for
every channel. The metering is
shown in the Channel Display and
the GUI Main Display; a permanent
display of the integrated measurements
is provided within the
GUI. This is a first within the Lawo
product range and claimed to be a
world first for production consoles
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5-Channel Mobile Video Studio
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constrained
applications,
can serve as an
advanced
audio processing
solution.
Snell will also
introduce a
Galaxy Event List
gives operators
more time to
concentrate on
the creative side
of productions
— a mc 2 series console offering
integrated loudness metering.
Additionally, visitors will be able
to familiarise themselves with Lawo’s
V4.12 software release, which will be
demonstrated on the mc 2 66 MKII
and the mc 2 90 consoles.
Lawo will also introduce the
Lawo Remote App for the iPhone,
iPad and iPod Touch and presents
Lawo’s Plug-in Collection. For the
first time at a US trade show, it
will introduce the newest member
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new range of fibre-optic interfacing
modules that combine electrical-to-optical
conversion with
critical processing functions such
as video synchronising.
The company is launching a
major upgrade to its IT-based
playout system, ICE. The new
release incorporates a host of new
capabilities and is now available in
a range of turnkey packages, providing
complete playout solutions
that are simple to install, with
extremely low deployment costs.
Snell’s Alchemist Ph.C — HD,
with Emmy award-winning Ph.C
motion measurement technology,
will also be on display. Featuring
1080p capability, it allows users to
deliver content to any broadcast
standard without compromising
picture quality or clarity. The
new Version 5.1 software release
adds an enhanced Dolby E
Authoring option to the system’s
existing Dolby E transcoding and
of its on-air radio and TV broadcast
console family — the
sapphire. Other products on
display include the
new Nova29 compact
16-port MADI
router, Nova73 HD router
and Lawo’s crystal console,
designed for on-air radio and edit
suite applications.
Lawo will be presenting itself
as a Ravenna partner.
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decoding capabilities, supporting
encoding (PCM>Dolby E) with
more comprehensive audio routing
control. The new timeline
controller adds scene-by-scene
restoration control to Archangel
Ph.C — HD.
Also new is the Galaxy Event
List, which works with Kahuna’s
third-party device control
protocols to enable automation
of mundane tasks, in turn giving
operators more time to concentrate
on the creative side of
the production.
Other Snell products on
display include routing switchers
— Sirius 830, MV-Series multiviewers
— and the NAB debut
of the Centra control and
monitoring platform. Snell’s
RollMechanic V.2, also being
launched at the 2011 NAB show,
is now available within the
Centra environment.
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Lawo introduces sapphire, the
newest member of its on-air radio
and TV broadcast console family
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