In Broadcast - March 2014 - 61

WWW.INBROADCAST.COM | ISSUE 29 - MARCH 2014

I N T E R N A T I O N A L

N E W S

InFOCUS
4K & Beyond Cont.
Miranda's
Kaleido-MX
multiviewer

switching
and
processing modules
as well as 4K support
in its Kaleido-MX
multiviewers.
And on the playout
and automation side,
Cinegy's broadcast
video player now
supports Sony XAVC
4K while Cinegy Air will
allow broadcasters to playout in
4K as well as streaming 4K via
IP (RTP/UDP).

Plugging The 4K Gaps
There are infinite amounts of
connections that need to be
made to preserve the quality
of a 4K signal all through the
workflow. Companies like AJA
address this by offering a range
of 4K capable products to help not
only with acquisition, but editing
and conversion.
AJA's 4K2HD and Hi-5 4K miniconverters help drive 4K, UHD
SDI and HDMI displays. The Io
4K capture and output hardware
provides support for the latest 4K/
UHD Thunderbolt 2 and 1-equipped
devices and the OEM-ready Corvid
Ultra system scales from a 4K frame
to HD for live and recorded work.
To handle 4K signal distribution,
extension and integration, Gefen
launched new UHD splitters for
HDMI 4K/2k, matrix switchers
for HDMI 4K/2k, and a new
4x1 switcher for HDMI 4K/2K
last September. Deltacast also
announced a number of OEM video
cards around that time, supporting
simultaneous 4K in and out at 30
fps or 4K-ready up to 60 fps.
And for the test and measurement
of 4K signals, the likes of OmniTek
now offer the Ultra 4K Tool Box,
which includes features for the
analysis, display, conversion and
generation of signals up to 4K/60p,
while Leader Instruments launched
its LV5490 SD to 4K multi-standard
multi-waveform monitor around
the same time.

AJA's 4K2HD down-converts
professional SDI 4K/UHD signals
to HD resolution

Realising 4K
4K is still far from being
the norm in live production. SD
distribution is common and the
majority of roll-outs are still
focused on HD. "Most of our rental
4K business is sports related, said
Tom Dickinson, CTO for Vitec
Group Services Division.
"The only 4K we are currently
doing involves HD extraction.
That isn't exactly 4K production,
it's a hybrid."
EVS Product Specialist Thierry
Pauwels concurs, noting that
apart from like 4K production at
the French Open last year, most
EVS 4K tests at sporting events
have involved capturing images in
4K zoom to feed them into a regular
HD production.
"All the pieces in the production
workflow can now address 4K,
though some are still in beta," said
Pauwels. "4K is most commonly
transported as four times 1080p,
which is a pain because now, you
have four cables instead of one."
Dickinson also notes that lens
flexibility and size is holding 4K
acquisition back. "The PL-mounted
single plane imager camera
technology is not conducive for
live sports, solely because of the
lenses. It's way too costly and
wastes production value."
The quality of true 4K also
depends on the ability to deliver
higher frame rates, higher dynamic
range and increased colour space.
"Some 4K is not true 4K at 60 or at
true colour depth," said Wheeles.
"When you go to build an end-toend solution, this comes to light."
Rowe concludes that nobody
has really put together a complete
4K production facility yet.
"We know how to do it and the
World Cup could be the catalyst for
that." And while 4K is achievable
on current infrastructure, both
Rowe and Wheeles feel that 8K
is one step too far at this point
despite NHK's plans for 8K Olympic
coverage in 2016. "If you look at
cost and technology difference to
get to that next step, it's several
years away," said Wheeles.

61


http://www.linkedin.com/pub/dir/?first=Phillip&last=Izzard&search=Go https://twitter.com/inbroadcast http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpzEatLsHdE&feature=youtube_gdata_player https://www.facebook.com/InBroadcast http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/inbroadcast/id468652679?mt=8 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.branded.inbroadcast&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5icmFuZGVkLmluYnJvYWRjYXN0Il0 http://WWW.INBROADCAST.COM http://www.cavena.com http://www.miranda.com/Kaleido-MX http://www.aja.com/en/products/mini-converters/4k2hd http://www.cavena.com

In Broadcast - March 2014

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of In Broadcast - March 2014

In Broadcast - March 2014
Contents
InNews: Eyevis Acquires Teracue
InNews: Columbus Crew Upgrades With Grass Valley
InPreview: Imt Rf Central Microlite Hd
InForm: Facilities Belong in the Cloud
InForm: Playbox: 15 Years & 14,000 Channels
InFile: Elemental Live - Accelerating Pay Tv Everywhere
InStudio: Voicewriters – Live Captioners
In Broadcast - March 2014 - Intro
In Broadcast - March 2014 - In Broadcast - March 2014
In Broadcast - March 2014 - Cover2
In Broadcast - March 2014 - Contents
In Broadcast - March 2014 - InNews: Eyevis Acquires Teracue
In Broadcast - March 2014 - 5
In Broadcast - March 2014 - InNews: Columbus Crew Upgrades With Grass Valley
In Broadcast - March 2014 - 7
In Broadcast - March 2014 - 8
In Broadcast - March 2014 - 9
In Broadcast - March 2014 - 10
In Broadcast - March 2014 - 11
In Broadcast - March 2014 - 12
In Broadcast - March 2014 - 13
In Broadcast - March 2014 - 14
In Broadcast - March 2014 - 15
In Broadcast - March 2014 - 16
In Broadcast - March 2014 - 17
In Broadcast - March 2014 - 18
In Broadcast - March 2014 - 19
In Broadcast - March 2014 - 20
In Broadcast - March 2014 - 21
In Broadcast - March 2014 - 22
In Broadcast - March 2014 - 23
In Broadcast - March 2014 - 24
In Broadcast - March 2014 - 25
In Broadcast - March 2014 - 26
In Broadcast - March 2014 - 27
In Broadcast - March 2014 - InPreview: Imt Rf Central Microlite Hd
In Broadcast - March 2014 - 29
In Broadcast - March 2014 - InForm: Facilities Belong in the Cloud
In Broadcast - March 2014 - 31
In Broadcast - March 2014 - InForm: Playbox: 15 Years & 14,000 Channels
In Broadcast - March 2014 - 33
In Broadcast - March 2014 - 34
In Broadcast - March 2014 - 35
In Broadcast - March 2014 - 36
In Broadcast - March 2014 - 37
In Broadcast - March 2014 - 38
In Broadcast - March 2014 - InFile: Elemental Live - Accelerating Pay Tv Everywhere
In Broadcast - March 2014 - 40
In Broadcast - March 2014 - 41
In Broadcast - March 2014 - 42
In Broadcast - March 2014 - 43
In Broadcast - March 2014 - 44
In Broadcast - March 2014 - 45
In Broadcast - March 2014 - InStudio: Voicewriters – Live Captioners
In Broadcast - March 2014 - 47
In Broadcast - March 2014 - 48
In Broadcast - March 2014 - 49
In Broadcast - March 2014 - 50
In Broadcast - March 2014 - 51
In Broadcast - March 2014 - 52
In Broadcast - March 2014 - 53
In Broadcast - March 2014 - 54
In Broadcast - March 2014 - 55
In Broadcast - March 2014 - 56
In Broadcast - March 2014 - 57
In Broadcast - March 2014 - 58
In Broadcast - March 2014 - 59
In Broadcast - March 2014 - 60
In Broadcast - March 2014 - 61
In Broadcast - March 2014 - 62
In Broadcast - March 2014 - 63
In Broadcast - March 2014 - 64
In Broadcast - March 2014 - 65
In Broadcast - March 2014 - 66
In Broadcast - March 2014 - 67
In Broadcast - March 2014 - 68
In Broadcast - March 2014 - 69
In Broadcast - March 2014 - 70
In Broadcast - March 2014 - 71
In Broadcast - March 2014 - 72
In Broadcast - March 2014 - 73
In Broadcast - March 2014 - 74
In Broadcast - March 2014 - 75
In Broadcast - March 2014 - 76
In Broadcast - March 2014 - 77
In Broadcast - March 2014 - 78
In Broadcast - March 2014 - 79
In Broadcast - March 2014 - 80
In Broadcast - March 2014 - 81
In Broadcast - March 2014 - 82
In Broadcast - March 2014 - 83
In Broadcast - March 2014 - S1
In Broadcast - March 2014 - S2
In Broadcast - March 2014 - S3
In Broadcast - March 2014 - S4
In Broadcast - March 2014 - S5
In Broadcast - March 2014 - S6
In Broadcast - March 2014 - S7
In Broadcast - March 2014 - S8
In Broadcast - March 2014 - S9
In Broadcast - March 2014 - S10
In Broadcast - March 2014 - S11
https://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_202403
https://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_202402
https://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_202401
https://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_202312
https://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_202311
https://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_202310
https://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_202309
https://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_202308
https://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_202307
https://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_202306
https://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_202305
https://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_202304
https://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_202303
https://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_202302
https://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_202301
https://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_202212
https://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_202211
https://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_202210
https://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_202209
https://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_202208
https://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_202207
https://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_202206
https://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_202205
https://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_202204
https://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_202203
https://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_202202
https://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_202201
https://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_202112
https://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_202111
https://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_202110
https://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_202109
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_202108
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_202107
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_202106
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_202105
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_PTZ
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_202104
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_202103
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_202102
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_202101
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_202012
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_202011
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_202010
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_202009
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_202008
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_202007
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_202006
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_202005
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_202004
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_202003
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_202002
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_202001
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_INREVIEW2019
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201912
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201911
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_NewYork2019
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201910
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201909
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_inshowguide2019
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201908
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/CTA-DAY3
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/CTA-DAY2
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/CTA-DAY1
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/CTA-VISITOR
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201906
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/CTA-PREVIEW
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201905
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201904
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_NABSHOW2019
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201903
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_cabsat2019
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201902
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201901
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_INREVIEW2018
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201812
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201811
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_NewYork2018
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201810
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_inshowguide2018
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201809
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201808
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201806
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201805
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201804
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_NABSHOW2018
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201803
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201802
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_cabsat2018
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201801
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201712
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201711
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201710
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_NABSHOWNYexpo2017
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201709
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_inshowguide2017
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201708
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201707
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201705
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_NABSHOW2017
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201704
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_cabsat2017
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201703
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201702
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201701
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_INREVIEW2016
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201612
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201611
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_NABSHOWNYexpo
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_20110708_DEMO
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201610
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_inshowguide2016
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201609
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201608
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201607
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201606
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/lesommet/inbroadcast_APAC03
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201605
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_NABSHOW2016
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201604
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201603
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_cabsat2016
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201602
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201601
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/lesommet/inbroadcast_APAC02
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201512
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201511
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_CCW15expo
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201510
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/lesommet/inbroadcast_APAC01
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201509
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_IBC2015
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201508
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201507
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201506
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_BROADCASTASIA2015
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201505
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201504
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_NABSHOW2015
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201503
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_cabsat2015
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201502
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201501
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201412
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201411
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201410
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201409
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcastIBCPRINTEDGUIDE_201409
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201408
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201407
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201406
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201405
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201404
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201403
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201402
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201401
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201312
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201311
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201310
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201309
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201308
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201307
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201306
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201305
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201304
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201303
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201302
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201301
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201211
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201210
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201209
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201208
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201207
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201206
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201205
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201204
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201203
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_201202
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_20121201
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_20111011
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_20110708
http://europe.nxtbook.com/nxteu/lesommet/inbroadcast_20110506
https://www.nxtbookmedia.com