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Welcome to the SMPTE 2003 Press Centre. Here you'll find announcements
covering events and launches at this year's SMPTE Conference and
Exhibition. Simply peruse the summaries below and click on the links
for more details.
> ADIMEX to Give Away Software at SMPTE03
Adimex, one of Australia's leading specialist production system
suppliers, will be giving away over $7,700 worth of software prizes
at this year's SMPTE exhibition. Visitors to the Adimex stand (H35)
will have the opportunity to enter the draw to win three prizes.
Entry forms are available at the stand.
The prizes include · Cinema 4D Release 8 XL Bundle (SRP $3,575)
& BodyPaint 3D (SRP $1,320) · Boris Continuum Complete (SRP - $935)
· Final Cut Pro 4 (SRP $1,899). Click
here.
Adimex is also showing:
> Amber Broadcast Hosts Overseas Experts
Amber Broadcast has announced it will play host to three overseas
product experts at this year's SMPTE.
Mr Gianluca Baccalini from Cte International will update you on
all the latest changes and enhancements for digital video broadcast
transmitters, translators and gap fillers. In addition to this,
Cte also represent a range of FM transmitters and traditional analogue
transmitters and translators. On display will be the DVB-T 50U transmitter.
Attending this year from Vislink will be Mr David Thomas, Regional
Sales Manager. This is the new name for the bringing together of
Microwave Radio Communications (MRC), Advent Communications and
Continental Microwave (CML). Between the 3 groups, they cover a
range of satellite and terrestrial microwave systems for broadcast
and data communications. The particular emphasis on the show will
be satellite news gathering (SNG) and COFDM terrestrial microwave
systems for ENG use.
Mr Luc Doneux from EVS Asia Pacific will display EVS' range of Live
Slow Motion products for both Super Motion and Standard Motion with
the introduction of the networking capabilities (Sportsnet) and
2 additional products being Sports Server and Xfile. Also on display
will be a full line of DVB-T compliant products for delay purposes
and local insertion capabilities. Also on display will be Clean
Edit and Air Box which are used for live editing and for enhanced
content editing. Download
pdf
> APPLE TO LAUNCH FINAL CUT PRO 4
Apple will be launching version 4 of its Final Cut Pro editing software
on Monday 30 June, 2003, in the Grand Harbour Ballroom, Star City,
Darling Harbour. Registration: 6.00pm. Presentation: 6.30pm - 8.00pm.
Cocktail Reception: 8.00pm - 9.00pm. To register, click
here.
> Italian Expertise
A.R.F.C. Pty Ltd on stand B14 is proud to announce that REMO
NANNETTI from RVR Elettronica of Italy will be on hand to demonstrate
and talk about their latest equipment. Also present will be STEVE
BRINE from Test and Measurement Australia.
ABE Elettronica of Italy have released their REAL TIME MPEG-2 Encoder
and Modulator in a single package. The DEM1000 series can accommodate
up to four encoders and a multiplexer with a teletext feature.
> AUSTRALIAN TEL-TEC CLAIMS ITS PATCH
Australian Tel-Tec is showing the new Pro Patch Programmable Bantam
modular patching system offering unprecedented flexibility in a
convenient, space-saving size and light weight design. The new Pro
Patch Programmable Bantam is a WECO standard bantam system in a
high-density, 2 x 48, one-rack space panel. The modular design allows
individual front jack access for circuit and ground configurations
without having to take the entire panel off-line or removing it
from the rack. Panels are available in a space saving 1 rack unit,
with large 0.411-inch designation strips. Using a unique escutcheon
kit, the 1 rack unit can be converted into a 1.5 rack unit with
0.68-inch designation strips. Click
here.
> AVID UNIVERSITY IN SESSION
SMPTE 2003 will see a new semester of 'Avid University'. The University's
sessions will focus on the Xpress DV editing system, ie editing
on the Avid Xpress non-linear interface. Xpress DV will run on the
LANshare shared storage system, allowing for a demonstration of
Avid's 'collaborative workflow' capabilities. Sessions will run
for 45 minutes each and will conducted by an Avid trainer. Those
who would like to attend an Avid University class should register
at Avid's Stand G02 at the front desk.
The company will also be showing:
> Broadcast Workshop in the Field with Nagra
The NAGRA V two channel audio recorder is designed as the successor
to the NAGRA IVS-TC and a replacement for R-DAT. The NAGRA V is
a digital linear recorder based on computer technology for the storage
medium. It is available with either a removable hard disk cartridge
or a removable hard drive and is intended for use as a flexible
and convenient location recorder capable of over the shoulder operation.
See it on the Broadcast Workshop stand. For more, click
here.
> DIGISTOR - LEADER AT THE CUTTING EDGE
This SMPTE 2003 the DIGISTOR crew will be showing off multiple High
Definition (HD) Pinnacle Cinewave 4/Final Cut Pro 4 systems in a
Storage Area Network (SAN). The HD systems will be able to simultaneously
access and play the same media files from the SAN. We believe this
may be the first High Definition SAN in the world! There will also
be Shake, SANshare (ethernet Storage Area Nework storage solutions),
giveaways of Pinnacle Commotion Pro licenses, a 30GB Firewire pocket
sized HDD, memory card readers and DIGISTOR packs. Plus all of DIGISTOR’s
storage solutions on display.
Come by and say “hi” at Stand G18 SMPTE 2003.
> EAST COAST AUDIO
East Coast Audio in conjunction with LAWO AG are proud to present
the flagship of LAWOs console product range. The MC2 at SMPTE from
the 1st to the 4th of July 2003 The MC2 is available in configurations
for Broadcast, Recording or Production and it represents the pinnacle
of digital audio technology. For more, click
here.
> Grevillea Grapples with Audio
Grevillea Distribution will be using SMPTE 2003 to showcase:
SADiE Series 5 software and the Cedar Retouch software. Click
here.
GENEX
AUDIO PCM and DSD Recorders.
WEISS
ADC2 A/D Converter.
> Brilliant Aerial Shots from Gyrovision
Those eye-popping "Wow!" shots never looked better than filmed from
Gyrovision's gyro-stabilised helicopter camera mounts just hundreds
of feet above the action.
"With our special mounts you can shoot anything from extreme sports
or a police drama car chase to a headline news incident or a major
scene in a multi-million dollar movie," explains Gyrovision's Will
Stein. "Rock steady, no shakes and quite spectacular - whether it's
television or film.
"We provide a one-stop end-to-end solution for production companies
- helicopters, mounts, cameras, pilot and if necessary a specialist
aerial camera-operator. Where necessary, we can be in the air in
Sydney within an hour and, of course, we work all over Australia
and in Asia."
Gyrovision is building on its sister company's, Sydney Helicopters,
experience in using specialised camera systems at the Bathurst 1000,
major Iron Man Events, the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race and in a
number of television commercials. Gyrovision owns a range of camera
equipment including its new gyro-stabilised Cineflex system. This
is a PAL 16:9 / 4:3 switchable Sony BVP 570 camera with Canon J21
lens with doubler, perfect for the film and television industry.
Other gyro-stabilised systems include a Dual Infra-red and Video
system and a Sony PD150 digital video, as well as Tyler side and
nose mounts for both film and video. Visit Stand B25.
Read about Gyrovision's location
spotting service. See images
from Gyrovision. Inspect its Sydney
Facilities.
> H-Digital has Curious Products
H-Digital (Stand No.I24) is featuring Curious Software's gFx. GFx
is a powerful integrated paint, rotoscoping and compositing system
for video, HDTV and film. Click
here.
The company is also showing the nucoda Film Master, a resolution-independent
film grading and mastering system. Nucoda Film Master brings significant
benefits to the film finishing process by enabling users to grade
and perform multi-format mastering directly from 2k 10bit log files.
nucoda Film Master provides a powerful range of real-time tools
for all aspects of the digital intermediate process. Click
here.
> Innovative Music Welds DVD-audio
Minnetonka Audio Software in conjunction with their Australia distributor,
Innovative Music Australia, is proud to announce the release of
discWelder STEEL, a basic DVD-Audio writing program that allows
anyone to deliver high-resolution audio from his or her own PC.
With discWelder STEEL, the user can import all Linear PCM formats
supported in the DVD-A specification, including non-encoded / uncompressed
surround (consisting of up to 6 channels of 24-bit, 48kHz audio),
and/or high-resolution stereo (two channels of 24-bit, 192kHz audio).
Click
here.
The company is also showing RME's versatile PCI Audio Interface
- the Hammerfall
DSP 9632.
> Aussie Icons from Free Up Down Under
Free Up Down Under will be launching its newest royalty free video
of Australian Icons - Harbour Bridge, Rock, Beaches. amazing landscapes
& sunsets. The companys says it has had loads of requests but have
waited to launch these at SMPTE'03! Available on DV at very pleasing
prices! Also, a whole new collection of Australian royalty free
music - The Real THing! Loads of discounted existing royalty free
music too! Prices reduced for SMPTE'03 patrons only.
> Major Music Isolated with Auralex MoPads
Monitor Speaker Isolation Pads Your loudspeakers are the most critical
components you use to verify the quality of your work. No matter
how good your mixer, mics, preamps, cables, and other pieces of
gear that you've invested in, you're not truly hearing what your
recordings sound like until you isolate your monitors from their
environment. This is where the Auralex MoPADs come in. MoPADs provide
sonic isolation between your monitors and whatever your monitors
are resting on, INSTANTLY improving the accuracy of your entire
monitoring system. MoPADs are affordable, easy to implement and
really effective at decoupling your monitors from your room and
all its contents. You've gotta get some! Until you do, you'll never
know what your recordings really sound like. Dimensions: 12" long
x 4" wide.
> OSRAM LIGHTS UP DARLING HARBOUR
The Photo Optics division at OSRAM provides lighting solutions in
specific areas of application such as photographic, film, TV, cinema
and stage and theatre. OSRAM is the world leader in Photo Optic
lamps. They are represented worldwide with sales offices in over
15 countries with manufacturing facilities in 50 countries. All
OSRAM manufactured products go through stringent criteria to meet
quality and environmental standards, and products are matured to
no more than 5 years. Click
here.
Pixelmetrix Demonstrates Video Over IP Network Monitoring
Pixelmetrix's DVStation-IP, real-time test and monitoring tool for
MPEG over IP addressing the emerging market for video transport
over IP networks will make its SMPTE debut at the Techtel booth
D26. Click
here.
The company is also showing DVStor, designed for direct and reliable
long term storage of real-time MPEG-2 transport streams. Click
here.
Syntec will be using SMPTE 2003 to showcase:
> ROSS SWITCHES ON AT SMPTE
At Booth C37, Ross Video will be exhibiting a variety of new
products, that were previously introduced at NAB 03, including the
2003 Edition of the popular Synergy digital production switcher
line, Squeeze & Tease Warp 3D DVE option for Synergy switchers,
as well as new offerings in the RossGear Terminal Equipment and
GearLite Compact Terminal Equipment lines. The Synergy 2003 Edition
switchers see the addition of mnemonic displays, Squeeze & Tease
Warp, significantly enhanced integration and control capabilities
as well as updated control panels. Squeeze & Tease WARP is the latest
in built-in switcher digital effects from Ross Video available for
the Synergy 100, 1, 2, 3 & 4. S&T WARP is a dual channel, 10-bit,
fully loaded 3D DVE. Features include new WARP effects such as page
turn, ripple, wave, mirror, swirl, melt, twist, slats, spheres,
lenses, organics plus a fully positionable light source. The RossGear
terminal equipment line-up adds new solutions for satellite feed
decoding, high density dual decoding, bulk monitoring conversion
and audio auto-tracking to maintain or correct lip synchronization.
The GearLite AES/EBU products being introduced include the ADA-9501
AES/EBU Reclocking DA, ADA-9503 AES/EBU Fanout DA, DAC-9516 AES/EBU
to 24-Bit Analog Audio Converter, ADC-9532 24-Bit Analog Audio to
AES/EBU Converter and the AES 9521, 9523 and 9525 active Balanced
to Unbalanced Converters.
> Sony announces mass digitisation solutions partnership
Sony Australia has announced a partnership with Wizard Information
Services and MediaWare Solutions offering a scalable solution for
mass digitisation and audio-visual archiving. Providing a complete
end-to-end digital asset management system, the initiative utilises
the latest Sony S-AIT Petasite S Series hardware and Sony PetaServe
data storage system with the MAVIS media asset management software
developed by Wizard, with ScreenSound Australia, and MediaWare's
MPEG analysis and transcoding technology to produce an integrated
solution. Click
here.
> TECHNICAL AUDIO GROUP AIRS EUPHONIX TO THE MAX
The TAG stand (D12) will feature Euphonix' s Max Air broadcast console.
TVM, Ireland's leading outside broadcast facility company has had
their 48 fader, 96 channel Max Air up and running and its performance
rating has been sky high while broadcasting some of Europe's most
important live events. For more, click
here.
> Techtel Pours Out Liquid Chrome
Techtel has announced immediate availability of Liquid chrome and
the Australian release at SMPTE on stand D26. This groundbreaking
system will reshape professional post production by offering unprecedented
hardware performance and features combined with the Liquid interface,
renowned for its editing speed and ease of use. Liquid chrome turnkeys
are now being shipping out of the gate with dual 2.8GHz processors
and integrated DVD/CD-RW drives and turnkey workstations. Each system
is fully preconfigured with a TARGA 3100 card, K2 3D-DVE option,
Liquid version 5 software, Commotion Pro 4.1 and Impression DVD
Pro.
> Transmission and Communications from Mastatek
Mastatek will be at SMPTE 2003 with a range of solutions for
transmission and communications needs. The range includes:
Visit the Mastatek at Stand I42 in Hall 5.
> Virtual Katy Solution for Sound Editors
Sound editors the world over have long been plagued by a common
problem of how to keep audio and data in step with an ever changing
picture edit. A well known frustration is that little exists in
the way of software solutions and those commercially available are
rife with bugs and deficiencies … until now. Virtual Katy developer,
John McKay of Fringe of the Sky, said the development of this software
program provides an integral link between picture and sound, finally
creating a solution to this real world problem. For more, click
here.
WIDE RANGE FROM THOMSON
The Thomson stand at SMPTE (No.H24) will showcase:
> YAMAHA HAS NUMEROUS EFFECTS
The name "SPX" has been synonymous with "professional multi-effect
processor" for more than 15 years, and the models like SPX90, SPX90II,
SPX900, SPX1000 and SPX990 have been the most commonly found equipment
in the studio and SR racks. The SPX2000, while inheriting the standard
interface and common programs from its predecessors, brings a new
dimension to the sound quality with the new "REV-X" reverb algorithm
and the 96kHz audio DSP. It also offers advanced user interface
like 5 assignable LCD back colors, operation lock mode and computer
based editor program. Click
here.
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