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www.inbroadcast.com | Vol: 12 - Issue 3 | March 2022
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WorldCast CONNECT
releases Kybio v4.6
W
orldcast CONNECT, a software
technology
company
that
develops and commercializes Kybio,
a Network Management System for
media and broadcast, has announced
software release 4.6. Users will
uncover new benefits around powerful
drivers
and new remote-control
features, user experience, visualizing
insights, and finer analytics.
Qvest expands SWR's color spectrum
with new colorgrading studio
Q
vest was commissioned by
Südwestrundfunk
(SWR) as
general contractor for a roots-andbranch
renewal
and
of
its
professional
expansion
colorgrading
environment. The core technological
component underpinning the Qvest
setup was the renowned high-end
baselight system from colorgrading
specialists
Filmlight.
In
terms
of
seamless integration and individual
adaptation of premises, as well
as the selection of hardware and
software, the implementation marks
new standards in the area of color
correction - and not only in Germany.
The goal of SWR was to revamp and
New driver capabilities and remote
control for better management - This
new version of Kybio offers multiple
enhancements
around
engine.
An additional driver capability
is
now available to aggregate data
received from remote units. This data
can be visualized with a timestamp
via a new tab in the Kybio interface
called " Logs " . For example, Kybio
can now ingest all logs coming from
a SYSLOG client, display them, and
trigger alarms on specific events in
the log stream.
Users can also send commands
with any procotol, such as HTTP,
Telnet, SSH and many others, making
the software more integrated with the
user's existing infrastructure, with
control available from Kybio.
" A key
is the great
differentiation in Kybio
user experience it
brings, in particular by simplifying
the monitoring of even the most
complex
media networks. Each
module is engineered to cater to the
needs of our customers who seek
efficiency in their daily operations
as well as powerful insights to
maximize the performance of their
media equipment, services, and
infrastructures, " said Julien Libeau,
Product
Manager at WorldCast
CONNECT.
Kybio is
thanks
available as an OnPremise
or SaaS license solution
and
to
pricing policy
a
for licenses, drivers,
and associated services, Kybio users
are in full control of their Total Cost of
Ownership throughout the product's
lifetime.
straightforward
the driver
refocus the technical color correction
infrastructure. Their approach
involved
hardware and software components,
which allowed SWR's colorists
to
perform all color correction tasks
conveniently, intuitively, and reliably.
A team of Qvest experts set up five
color correction workstations
installing high-end
6 GB/s read
and
write speeds
setting the pace, there is more
than enough memory
on offer, however stringent
capacity
the
network infrastructure requirements
become. Both grading suites
come complete with a " Baselight
2 " system and a " Blackboard 2 "
panel, while the suites use Sony
Class 1 displays in the BVM-X300
V2 and HX-310 model range for
color-critical
image assessment.
for
SWR at their Baden-Baden site: Two
grading suites and two assistant
workstations, plus a workstation for
an administrator.
The new IT architecture for the
colorgrading studio was established
with a 100 Gbit/s
720
TB (terabytes) of
network and
central
storage at its core. With 10 and
The workstations fit seamlessly into
the infrastructure with a 50 Gbit/s
network and can handle the data
transfer of uncompressed
High
video
signals
in
Ultra
was
Definition
(UHD) at 50p effortlessly. " When
renewing our color correction, our
top priority
implementing
best-in-class
included
infrastructure that
innovative technologies
and workflows. Collaborating on
TAG extends SCTE support
T
AG has announced that it now
supports SCTE 104 in addition
to supporting SCTE 35 cue triggers
to provide one comprehensive
monitoring solution for all SCTE
needs. The enhancement provides
media companies with a clear path
to technical and business benefits
by ensuring integrity of compressed
and
uncompressed
SCTE
signals
throughout the entire workflow along
with protection of revenue generating
advertising streams.
The addition of SCTE 104 support
enables
TAG's
Realtime Media
Performance Platform to read,
monitor, and verify insertion trigger
placement
within uncompressed
video streams during live production,
playout
and
delivery
program feeds.
functionality
system's
SCTE
already
for broadcasters
monitor
of
supplements
robust
to
network
The enhanced
the
ability
confidently
35 insertion
triggers
compressed
platforms.
" Making support
Architect
the project work with experts from
Qvest
and
Filmlight
helped
us
achieve this goal. Our colorists can
now implement color grading at a
whole new level, and we can offer
our viewers a particularly impressive
color experience on screen. Our
team now has the perfect technical
setup to handle all
current and
future productions, " says Marc
Weckenmann, responsible SWR
project manager.
" We were able to work as a team
with the colorgrading specialists
from SWR and Filmlight in an
ideally coordinated setup. Despite
the challenge of
COVID-19, our
preparation was smooth and mostly
remote. As a result, the installation of
the highly specialized workstations
on site went absolutely as planned, "
says
Daniel
Erpilev,
Architect at Qvest.
Solutions
downstream within
video delivery
for SCTE
available on the TAG Platform
is a classic example of TAG's Zer0
Friction philosophy, " explains Paul
Briscoe, Chief
for
to see SCTE
TAG.
" TAG provides one system with the
technology
throughout
which minimizes
the entire workflow
challenges
triggers
and
removes complexity. Uncompressed
signals
upstream can now be correlated from
the very highest point of insertion
in your system so monitoring can
be achieved throughout the entire
downstream workflow. "
In addition to the technical and
operational benefits the functionality
provides the broadcasters a better
revenue protection method.
" SCTE triggers are the signals that
digitally
notify
the downstream
that had been monitored
equipment
such as
to insert
content,
advertisements or local
programming, " added Briscoe " Since
advertisements
source of revenue for broadcasters,
ensuring that
commercials
are
inserted correctly is beyond critical.
Monitoring SCTE, the mechanism
that delivers content insertion, adds
another layer of confidence and
allows the team to concentrate on
other tasks. "
TAG will be demonstrating its
support of SCTE at NAB 2022 on
Booth # W3517 along with support
for compressed and uncompressed
formats, including MPEG TS, JPEGXS,
CDI, NDI, JPEG2000, SMPTE 2110,
SMPTE 2022-6/7, MPEG-DASH, HLS,
and more.
are the primary
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