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Integrating SDI and IP into an Efficient
Broadcast Production System cont'd...
HD-SDI
external SDI-to-IP or IP-to-SDI converter. An
video monitoring output
allows
direct
connection of a field monitor to the IPX-100 to
control the related video signals on location.
Remote PTZF control
Connecting an Ikegami OCP-300 or OCP-500
panel via Ethernet to the IPX-100 enables easy
pan/tilt/zoom/focus control of a remote camera
even if an IP connection to the wider ST 2110
infrastructure is not yet established. A PC running
Ikegami XE Web View software can simultaneously
be coupled to the network hub, enabling system
supervision via an optional
Protocol Gateway.
Automated setup can be performed using an NMOS
IS-04/IS-05 feed from the IPX-100 to a local or
remote central automation system (Figure 4).
Video formats supported as standard by the
IPX-100 include UHD (2160p59.94/50), HD
(1080p59.94/50, 1080i 59.94/50, and HD-HFR in
1080i/p (2x/3x/4x speed) and 720p59.94/50).
Other supported
standards
include
a 3D-LUT output for HD simulcasting (compatible
with 33 x 33 x 33 or 65 x 65 x 65 .cube files created
using DaVinci Resolve), HD to 4K-UHD upscaling or
a data trunk output.
UHL-X40 ultra-compact UHD camera
and CCU-X40 camera control unit
Introduced at NAB New York 2024, the Ikegami
UHL-X40 (Figure 5) is a box-style 4K-UHD camera
with a small CCU. Its high output quality allows
the UHL-X40 to operate seamlessIy alongside
Ikegami's
latest
UNICAM-XE
camera
series.
The UHL-X40 camera head measures just 120 x 128
x 89 mm in size and weighs only 1.1 kg.
It is powered locally with 12 volts DC (just 28
watts) and connects to its compact CCU-X40
camera control unit via up to 10 km of duplex
single-mode fibre carrying uncompressed RGB
raw pixel data. Included with the fibre link is a 1G
Ethernet trunk for external data such as pan/tilt/
zoom control.
SMPTE
ST 2022-7 redundancy, ST2110-10, ST 2110-20/-21/22/-30/-40
and ST 2059-1/2 PTP synchronisation
and a wide range of control protocols such as
NMOS IS-04/-IS05.
The
IPX-100
can
optionally
output
JPEG-XS
signal streaming data (future software option) at
selectable rates of high (1/6), medium (1/8), low
(1/16) and minimum (1/32). Other options include
The UHL-X40 incorporates three high quality
2/3-inch UHD sensors with a global shutter pixel
architecture
which
captures
natural
A supplementary HD monitor output from the CCU
images
even when shooting LED screens, clear of
geometric distortion during still frame replay. The
global shutter imagers also minimise artifacts
when televising flash/strobe-illuminated
stage
environments. Camera sensitivity is F11 in UHD 50p
and signal-to-noise ratio is 62 dB in HD.
The UHL-X40 can be operated from any Ikegami
OCP and MCP physical or virtual control panel.
At NAB NY, Ikegami used the new OCP-500
(Figure 6) which was introduced at the April 2024
NAB Show in Las Vegas. This compact but full
function operation control panel includes joystick
control of iris and master black, plus a colour
touchscreen with rotary encoders for accessing the
full range of operating and setup controls.
Summary
Any camera in the Ikegami UNICAM-XE and
UNICAM-HD range can be connected to the IPX-100.
This offers many advantages over traditional SDIbased
production, particularly in REMI workflows
where the need exists to assist a camera team in
capturing images from a wide range of viewing
positions.
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includes information such as menu, characters
and markers. Focus assist can be enabled on this
output, providing viewfinder video to a remotely
located robotics operator.
HDR and BT.2020 colour space support are
included as standard. The UHL-X40 feature set also
includes optical vignetting correction for F-stop
ramping
zoom lens compensation, minimising
dark corners and overall loss of light when the lens
is in telephoto mode and the iris is open, plus HD
cutout and image reversal functions. An optional
tally light can be attached to the upper front of the
camera head.
The CCU-X40 camera control unit is also very
compact (145 x 145 x 173 mm) and light in
weight (only 2.6 kg). It can output two formats
simultaneously, such as 2160p UHD and 1080i or
1080p HD. Output signals are selectable between
the following resolutions and scanning rates:
* 3840 x 2160 at 59.94p and 50p
* 1920 x 1080 at 59.94p and 50p
* 1920 x 1080 at 59.94i and 50i
* 1280 x 720 at 59.94p and 50p
* 1920 x 1080 at 29.97psF and 25psF
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