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Carl Zeiss Presents Compact
Zoom Lenses
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t NAB 2013, Carl Zeiss
presented its new zoom lenses
from the Compact Family.
The Compact Zoom Family
currently comprises the CZ.2 2880/T2.9 and the CZ.2 70-200/T2.9;
the latter won the iF product design
award in February.
The ZEISS Compact Zoom lenses
weigh just 2.5 to 2.8 kilograms (5.5
to 6.2 pounds).
“For cinema zoom lenses, that is
very little. The light and compact
design is ideal for hand-held and
Steadicam shooting,” said Helmut
Lenhof, Product Manager for the
Compact Family in the Carl Zeiss
Camera Lens Division.
The lenses are suited for owner
operators as well as episodic
television series, documentary ﬁlms,

features and bigscreen productions.
Especially
for
shooting projects
on a tight budget and
time schedule, a Zeiss
Compact Zoom lens
provides a flexible
solution – aiding faster
work and minimising
set-up times.
The Compact Zoom
cinema lenses each have
three independently moveable
zoom groups, a design that prevents
undesired focus shift and ensures
optimal image quality.
Filmmakers can also look forward
to a new shorter super wide-angle
zoom lens designed for the owneroperator when the Compact Zoom

Carl Zeiss’ compact cinema zoom
lenses – CZ.2 28-80/T2.9 and
CZ.2 70-200/T2.9

series will expand to a family of
three at the end of 2014. This
new zoom lens will replace the
Lightweight Zoom LWZ.2.
The mounts currently available are
for PL, EF, F, MFT and E.

TSL PPL Showcases SoundField X-1 Processor
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t NAB, TSL Professional
Products Ltd (PPL) showcased
several systems including the new
SoundField X-1 Combined Upmix/
Downmix Processor.
The X-1 Multi-Channel Combined
Upmix/Downmix Processor provides
ﬂexible, transparent interoperability
between 5.1 and stereo audio
controllable from any PC.
Designed for the rigors of onair use, the X-1 is fitted with a
redundant power supply and can
be implemented as either a ‘set
and forget’ processor or as a

fully adjustable real-time upmixer
and downmixer.
The X-1 offers auto-detection
algorithms that allow it to identify the
format of incoming audio, upmixing
or downmixing as necessary. The
unit is also capable of performing
two completely independent
processes by handling different
audio streams simultaneously.
The control software application
may be run on a laptop or PC
connected to the X-1 via Ethernet
or via the USB port.
Surround capture and processing

The SoundField X-1 Multi-Channel Combined Upmix/Downmix Processor
provides interoperability between 5.1 and stereo audio

is one of the most challenging items
that face broadcasters.
To address these issues, the
SoundField DSF-B digital broadcast
package, consisting of a DSF2 surround microphone, DSF-2
controller and DSF-3 processor,
provides simultaneous digital
surround and stereo soundscapes
of large-scale outside broadcast
events such as sports stadiums
and concert hall venues.
It removes the need for multiple
arrays, generating multi-channel
audio from a single point source.
It additionally offers downmix
compatibility with mono or stereo.
Microphone parameters can
be controlled remotely, including
orientation, angle, pickup pattern
and rotation.

Actua Relies On
Live-Link Remote
SUI: Actua Films relies on the
Studio Technologies Live-Link
Remote Camera Interface System
for its SNG and production trucks.
Actua provides services ranging
from a fleet of trucks deploying
camera crews for news and
sporting events across Europe,
to editing facilities for postproduction, 4K and HD feature ﬁlm/
documentary production, through
its sister company, PointProd.
The company employs the LiveLink system for breaking news and
time-sensitive interview applications,
where high reliability and a speedy
setup are imperative.

Blackmagic And
Autodesk Designs
USA: Blackmagic Design and
Autodesk have announced
their intentions to collaborate
on
future
integrations.
The aim will be to build
seamless
workflows.
The on-going work between
Blackmagic Design and Autodesk
will include the testing and
development of integrated workﬂows
between Autodesk technology and
Blackmagic Design’s PCIe and
Thunderbolt-based desktop video
capture and playback products,
including the DeckLink, UltraStudio
and Intensity product lines.

Snell Partners With
Twentyfourseven
GBR: At NAB, Snell announced
a partnership with production
c o m p a n y Tw e n t y f o u r s e v e n .
Snell sold a suite of its Kahuna 360
production switching, IQ Modular,
and Sirius routing systems to
Twentyfourseven for its upcoming
Distance Outside Broadcasting
(DOB) service as well as for two new
ﬁxed control rooms.

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