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SHOW PREVIEW | 26-28 June 2018

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Rohde & Schwarz to Deliver
Latest Tech Advancements
At BroadcastAsia 2018, Rohde & Schwarz will showcase the latest advances in IP, UHD
& HDR workflows in linear TV and OTT...

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rom strategies for SDI over IP to OTT's
convergence with linear terrestrial
broadcasting, at BroadcastAsia 2018 Rohde
& Schwarz (booth 4T2-04) will spotlight key
market drivers that are fuelling the company's
growth throughout the APAC region.
"Whether it's SDI workflows over IP or
strategies to exploit the WOW factor of UHD
HDR content, we will use BroadcastAsia as
a showcase of the added value that Rohde
& Schwarz brings to its customers in this
dynamic fast-growing broadcast market,"
says Yew-jin Cheong, Director of Rohde &
Schwarz Asia Pacific Regional Headquarters.

Post-production
R&S CLIPSTER is the gold standard
workstation for mastering and distributing
feature films and episodic TV. R&S CLIPSTER
provides a foundation for post-production
vendors to build services upon. Supporting up
to 4K120p, from a wide array of professional
media file formats or baseband SDI, R&S
CLIPSTER can support various stages of
post-production with its built-in tools.
It can perform conforming, VTR emulation,
non-linear editing, real-time video processing,
advanced colour format transformations,
and even guide operators towards a reliable
delivery with output wizards to a myriad of
professional formats. Users can create Digital
Cinema Packages, Interoperable Mastering
Format Packages (IMF), AS11, and AS02
packages with quality and reliability. In addition
to the creation of files, R&S CLIPSTER also
provides video playback for QC, review
and approval, or playout to tape via SDI,
displayport, and HDMI with 16 channels of
embedded SDI audio or 16 channels of AES/
EBU.
At BroadcastAsia, Rohde & Schwarz will
showcase version 6.6 of R&S CLIPSTER,
demonstrating a continuous stream of

R&S VENICE platform has been enhanced

new software developments and hardware
configurations which continue to offer
efficiency enhancements to R&S CLIPSTER
owners now and long into the future.

Storage
At BroadcastAsia, Rohde & Schwarz will
highlight its R&S SpycerBox multi-user
shared storage system. Using the IBM
Spectrum Scale file system solution with
Rohde & Schwarz storage solutions ensures
more efficient storage capacity utilisation.
Broadcasters,
post-production
houses,
corporate organisations and
scientific institutes can now
implement intelligent solutions
for storing their media files
based on their needs. The
new file system software for
R&S SpycerBox Cell and R&S
SpycerBox Ultra TL simplifies
the storage workflow and
makes it more cost-effective.
To meet these requirements,
IBM Spectrum Scale is
now available for the R&S
SpycerBox product family. This file system
enables users to more efficiently utilise
different storage tiers based on their needs.
Combining R&S SpycerBox Cell online storage
and R&S SpycerBox Ultra TL nearline storage
with IBM Spectrum Scale provides the basis
for a centralised, tiered storage solution.

Ingest and Playout
Rohde & Schwarz has significantly
expanded and optimised its R&S VENICE
platform for live production, studio
The latest version of R&S CLIPSTER
will be on show

production and channel playout applications.
R&S VENICE offers superior stability and
an extensive range of features. Its flexibility
makes it a future-proof investment. Thanks to
the use of open standards, the media server
is interoperable with systems from other
manufacturers and can easily be integrated
into existing infrastructures. R&S VENICE
uses proprietary virtual storage access (VSA)
technology to ensure reliable transmission
even in critical applications. The latest
evolution of the platform supports the SMPTE
2110 video over IP standard, NMOS and SDI.

including for today's most advanced video
coding standard HEVC for broadcast
applications. It also fully supports high
dynamic range (HDR) video transmission.
The platform provides COTS-based encoding
and multiplexing, while an IP-based system
workflow provides advanced redundancy
options. At BroadcastAsia, Rohde & Schwarz
will demonstrate how the video headend
solution integrates seamlessly with the
company's R&S PRISMON monitoring
solution to ensure efficient monitoring of all
streams received and generated, thereby
minimising customer stress in multi-signal
environments that are commonly found in
today's broadcast solutions.

Monitoring and Multiviewer

Another focus for Rohde & Schwarz
at BroadcastAsia is advanced content
monitoring for broadcast and streaming
media services featuring its
award-winning R&S PRISMON
multiviewer. Rohde & Schwarz
will demonstrate how R&S
PRISMON is applicable to the
broadest range of scenarios
including playout, production,
contribution, distribution and
cloud environments. Reporting
is another key focus with
combined data rates, stream
types and resolution reporting,
thereby reducing management
R&S PRISMON is applicable to scenarios including playout complexity in modern media
Broadcasters and production companies
operations.
face many challenges when updating
their infrastructure. The R&S VENICE
Contribution
platform facilitates the smoothest possible
Also at BroadcastAsia, Rohde & Schwarz
transition from SDI to IP technology. Its
will showcase R&S RelayCaster for live
applications range from a standalone server
contribution over public internet services. With
to multichannel installations. It is ideal for
R&S RelayCaster, reliability of contributing
the studio, live production and multichannel
and distributing live content via unmanaged
playout applications. The new R&S VENICE
networks is improved, as packet loss issues
uses standard IT server technology and
are efficiently resolved. R&S RelayCaster
features a next generation modular software
enables the replacement of expensive satellite
design based on a new software structure.
links or contracts with CDN service providers.
In contrast to these services, RelayCaster is
Encoding and Multiplexing
not limited to certain regions or data centres.
Another Rohde & Schwarz focus at
RelayCaster enables distribution of content
BroadcastAsia will be its R&S AVHE100
across any distance, to any place that is
system solution for encoding and
reachable by internet infrastructure. With
multiplexing. A compact, yet flexible
optional encryption, data streams will be
and scalable transcoding, encoding and
protected between all senders and receivers
multiplexing solution, it offers best in class
(AES).
video quality for premium content distribution,
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