Snell’s New MachHD Motion-Compensated HDTV Standards Converter Makes NAB Debut

Snell, the company formed through the merger of Pro-Bel and Snell & Wilcox, will demonstrate its new MachHD, a compact, cost-effective motion-compensated HD and SD standards converter and format converter at the 2009 NAB Show. The MachHD offers high-quality motion-compensated standards and format conversion to support a smooth transition to HD in applications ranging from […]

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Thales Angenieux and Binocle Showcase Solution For True 3D Stereoscopic Imaging

At this year’s NAB trade show and conference, Thales Angenieux and Binocle are together previewing a ground-breaking imaging technique that will allow full 3D stereoscopic shooting without objectionable side effects. The solution combines perfectly paired optics with full motion control, along with advanced algorithms designed to alleviate viewing stress. “The development of this solution by […]

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Snell to Launch Newsroom Automation Solution at 2009 NAB Show

Snell, the company formed through the merger of Pro-Bel and Snell & Wilcox, will unveil a complete newsroom automation solution based on its Kahuna SD/HD multiformat production switcher at the 2009 NAB Show. Taking full advantage of the Kahuna’s industry-leading multiformat capabilities, the new solution brings heightened efficiencies, consistencies, and cost savings to production operations […]

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Blackmagic Design Announces Media Express 2.0

Blackmagic Design Inc. today announced Media Express 2.0 for Mac OS X, Windows and Linux platforms. Media Express is a video capture and playback software application compatible with all Blackmagic Design DeckLink, Multibridge and Intensity products. This new version is a major update that adds support for direct capture and playback of DPX, AVI and […]

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Snell’s New Pro-Bel 800 Series SD/HD/3Gbps Router Breaks New Ground

Pro-Bel 800 Industry Firsts Include: * No-compromise design – the only router to provide 1152 x 1152 inputs and outputs, AND redundancy AND multiviewer outputs * System-friendly design loops inputs before crosspoints, enabling input video processing without “burning” input crosspoint * Full integration with MCM control and monitoring links facility-wide control and monitoring directly to […]

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Thales Angenieux Showcases Academy Award® Winning Optimo 35mm Film Lenses At NAB 2009

Thales Angenieux, the premier manufacturer of high performance video and cinema lenses, is showcasing its industry renowned line of Optimo 35mm lenses here at NAB 2009. The company’s engineering team received the Scientific and Engineering Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in February, 2009 for the mechanical design of the compact […]

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Blackmagic Design Announces Linux Support for DeckLink, Multibridge and Intensity

Blackmagic Design Inc. today announced Linux support for DeckLink, Intensity and Multibridge products. Support includes the software driver, Media Express 2.0 and an SDK for developers. Linux support now means any DeckLink, Intensity and Multibridge product from Blackmagic Design can be plugged into computers running Mac OS X, Windows and Linux, and moved between platforms […]

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Markertek Forms New European Branch With Acquisition of UK’s Composite Video, Ltd.

Markertek, a leading broadcast and pro-audio supply house, today announced that it has acquired Composite Video Limited, located in London. The new operation will be known as Markertek UK and will be an e-commerce and catalogue supplier of professional broadcast equipment and accessories. “Markertek UK will be the first specialized high-definition supply house to serve […]

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Blackmagic Design Announces DVI Extender

Blackmagic Design Inc. today announced the new DVI Extender, an extremely small DVI to SDI converter that allows computer monitors to be placed long distances away from computers using SDI video cabling to Blackmagic Design’s HDLink Pro monitoring converter. Because DVI Extender uses an SDI connection for its connection to the computer monitor, the monitor […]

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Echolab Unwraps Atem™, a Revelation in Video Switching

At the 2009 NAB Show today, Echolab Inc. took the wraps off Atem™, a paradigm-busting 1 M/E 3Gbps 1080p/60 production switcher that sets new standards of flexibility, functionality, and utility for government, educational, corporate, live entertainment, and house of worship customers. “In Atem, we have called upon our 35 years of experience to build a […]

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