In Broadcast - July 2016 - 56

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InMedia

Video Signal Processors
There has been quite a lot of progress recently in the widening realm of digital signal processing,
reports Contributing Editor David Kirk...

his is a product category that
could have been open to very wide
interpretation since practically every
product in the video business performs
some kind of processing. Its actual
focus is mainly on the interface and
delivery elements which hold a system
together. Quite a lot new here and not
just from NAB.
AJA Video Systems' HA5-Fiber
HDMI to 3G-SDI converter is intended
to fit onto the back of a camera or
behind an equipment rack, extending
HDMI signals up to 10 km. It enables
conversion of HDMI to 3G-SDI over
single mode optical fibre, with up
to eight-channel embedded audio
supported in the HDMI input. The
converter has two RCA/phono audio
inputs, an SDI embedded audio output
and an optical output.
Axon has introduced new additions
to its Synapse signal processing line
including a 4K up and down converter,
a distribution amplifier and two
production tool boxes. The latter
(models U4T100 and U4T140) carry
Vanc and Hanc data such as timecode
and embedded audio. The U4T140 also
has a Dolby E encoder and decoder.
Cobalt Digital's +TTS is a complete
text-to-speech processor comprising
an integrated, self-contained singledevice system with no added dedicated
units or baseband audio patches. It
provides male or female-versed voice
conversion within a single unit.

Ikegami BS-98

DTV Innovations Gryphon PVE-3 video encoder

Decimator Design's MC-DMON9S is a one to nine channel 3G/HD/
SD-SDI multiviewer on an openGear
card. Capabilities include custom
layouts, under-monitor displays, audio
meters and graticules. Each window
is independent of the others, allowing
any 3G/HD/SD format at any frame
rate to be displayed. Buffering at
each input allows non-synchronous
sourcing.
Digigram's new 1U short-depth
AQORD HEVC is intended for use in
point-to-point broadcast contribution.
It ingests video from SDI inputs,
encodes one raw UHD video signal or
up to four simultaneous raw HD video
signals using HEVC, then streams
the encoded video-over-IP to the
broadcaster's production base.
Digital
Nirvana's
MonitorIQ
platform delivers multi-channel signal
monitoring, logging, compliance and
archiving functions. It allows live
content to be captured from multiple
sources and monitored for quality and
compliance. Features include signal
and loudness monitoring, air-check
logging, ad verification, competitive
analysis and content repurposing.
DTV Innovations' Gryphon PVE-3 is
a 1U video encoder provider capable
of performing standard and highdefinition MPEG-2 and MPEG-4
encoding up to 4:2:2 10-bit.
Attributes include ultra-low
latency, operational easeof-use, rapid boot up and
easy upgradability.
DVEO iCandy is a
Linux-based 4K encoder
for news, satellite, and
sports contribution. It
is also perfect for event
streaming
via
ISPs
or CDNs. The iCandy
features
an
H.264
encoder and streamer

with 6G SDI input and IP output, plus
a matching decoder with IP input and
6G SDI output. Versions with optional
HDMI input and output are also
available. The encoder allows both
live streaming via 4:2:0 and content
distribution video 4:2:2. It incorporates
a second encoder that handles lower
profiles for quick distribution to mobile
devices. The system supports HD and
SD H.264/MPEG-4 AVC encoding with
virtual stream replication.
EEG's iCap SDI closed caption
encoder accepts encrypted audio
directly from a programme and returns
text for CEA-708 (USA) or OP-47
(Australia/Europe) closed captioning
and subtitling. The optional CCMatch
module provides synchronisation
between
live
captioning
and
programme video/audio.
Elemental Technologies, an Amazon
Web Services company, is providing
the technology platform for a rush
of new 4K UHD broadcast services
in South Korea. Telco KT and SK
Broadband have both launched UHD
services using Elemental HEVC video
coding software.
Asia represents one of the world's
fastest growing UHD markets, with
Korea reported as the largest UHD TV
market in the region.
ESE's TCUSB timecode to USB
converters are designed to synchronise
a computer to existing timecode
equipment when a serial port or a PCI
slot is not available. The TCUSB line
includes the ES-56 and ES-71. Each
device is powered by the USB interface
and has various operating modes that
can be selected by DIP switch settings
or by the provided software.
EEG iCap HD492

Evertz Magnum is claimed to provide
full end-to-end control of the video,
audio, and data flows throughout the
facility from production to playout.
This includes uncompressed (ASPEN,
SMPTE 2022-6, Sony NMI, NewTek
NDI, RFC 4175 and AES67) and
compressed (MPEG-2, H.264, HEVC,
and JPEG2000) video flows. Users can
create customisable dashboards with
configuration and monitoring views
that include system topology, link
status and device monitoring, source
path views, and logging.
For-A's new MXR-200IP is a 1U
device delivering IP streaming with
multiple codec support for file-based
workflows, saving the input data as
MXF files. It has two encoder/decoder
channels plus internal storage that
allows MXF files to be stored while
encoding and decoding.
It supports H.264
High 422 Intra at 100
Mbps, autocorrecting
any dropped packets.
The
MXR-200IP
offers three modes
of operation. In IP
sending
mode,
it
encodes HD-SDI signals
to a transport bitstream
for IP output with two
channels of SDI input
and four channels of IP
output. In IP receiving
mode,
it
decodes
encapsulated IP input for
HD-SDI signal out with two channels
of IP input and two channels of SDI
output. And in IP sending/receiving
mode, the MXR-200IP decodes one
channel of IP input to output as HD-SDI
signal, and encodes HD-SDI input to
two channels of IP output.

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