SportsTechBuzz at NAB 2018: Monday's Latest From Vegas A quick tour of what's new, exciting, and interesting at the show By SVG Staff
Tuesday, April 10, 2018 - 7:39 am
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The NAB Show is in full swing in Las Vegas, and the SVG and SVG Europe editorial teams are onsite, covering all the latest news from the show floor. In an effort to make the tidal wave of news and announcements more digestible to our readers, SVG offers a daily SportsTechBuzz at NAB 2018 roundup. This daily rundown provides snippets of big announcements and what is on display at more than 150 booths at the LVCC. Here is the first SportsTechBuzz roundup of the show. This edition features Akamai, Aperi, Avid Technology, AWS Elemental, Blackmagic Design, Camera Corps, Cisco, Cloudian, Cobalt Digital, Comcast Technology Solutions, Deltacast, Ericsson, Fraunhofer, Friend MTS, G&D North America, Genelec, Grabyo, IMT/Vislink, Imagine Communications, Joseph Electronics, Leader Instruments, Marshall Electronics, Media Links, NewTek, Optical Cable, Panasonic, Pliant Technologies, RTS, Signiant, Sound Ideas, SportZcast, The Video Call Center, TSL Products, Vizrt, Wowza Media Systems, and Yamaha.
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One of the exciting developments worth checking out at the Panasonic booth (C3607), says Senior Product Manager Steve Cooperman, is the support of ProRes RAW, which brings much more flexibility to sports-production teams looking to maximize image quality without having to suffer from large file sizes and slow transfer speeds. Visitors can also check out a demonstration of the use of a single 8K camera coupled with a Fletcher control panel to enable extraction of simultaneous zoom and wide images.
A pylon camera from Super Bowl LII is on display at the Marshall Electronics booth.
Marshall Electronics' booth (C6508) features a live demo of its Full HD miniature broadcast POV cameras, including the new CV502-WP miniature, waterproof HD IP67 camera that's ideal for outdoor applications, such as golf tournaments, where unique camera angles are expected and space is at a premium. The company is also showing off the Super Bowl LII pylon cameras (alongside partner Admiral Video), which feature the CV502-WP cameras.
Joseph Electronics (Booth C6948) is showcasing its ability to provide custom packages and totes for its clients, as well as a host of new technology partners, including TSL Products, MuxLab, and BlueBell Technologies. The company is also looking to the future, specifically to the transition to IP that its clients increasingly demand. Our client base is realizing that they have to go to IP, and we're helping them transition as much as we can, says Director, engineering, Carl Roszczybiuk. We're already working with existing [customers] to transition them over to IP, and we're also providing the capability to jump right to IP.
Genelec (Booth C4742) has an array of speaker products, including the new compact The Ones, set up in a 7.1+4 array to demonstrate Dolby Atmos mixing via Avid ProTools. What is especially cool is that Atmos can automatically sense what configuration monitors are in, and Genelec speakers can automatically calibrate themselves to their environment.
Optical Cable (Booth C9718) addresses the 6-in. depth restriction in some JBT boxes with the introduction of a 4-in. JBT enclosure that separates the SMPTE fiber from the copper inside the JBT. The 4-in. unit accommodates splicing as well as discrete connectivity and is available in eight-port and six-port versions. And, because the unit is only 4 in., users can still fit a 2-in. service loop behind the enclosure.
IMT/Vislink's HCAM HEVC 4K UHD wireless transmitter
At the center of the IMT/Vislink booth (C6008) is HCAM, an HEVC 4K UHD wireless transmitter that recently played a role during Fox Sports' coverage of the Daytona 500. Using the transmitters, Fox Sports was able to downlink video from the blimp and go live to air. HCAM does 4K, says IMT USA President John Payne IV. However, he adds that because a lot of users may not want to move to 4K just yet, we can do HD today and then license up to 4K. IMT/Vislink is also featuring the MicroLight 2 HD compact COFDM wireless video transmitter, intended for the midrange sports-broadcast market.
What's in a name? Yamaha's (Booth C1725) Nuage audio-console line has been enhanced with the V. 2 update of its DAW software and hardware broadcast control, and the Rivage desk gets such features as surround panning and monitoring. But the Japanese company's name choices for recent product lines are decidedly tr s Fran ais. According to Product Specialist Marc Lopez, market research revealed that French names for audio consoles like Rivage ( river bank ) and Nuage ( cloud ) elicited better customer response. They've also helped inspire our designers, he says. Tr s bien!
RTS (Booth C5409) has launched its Odin IP comms system. The streamlined system is designed to lower the cost of ownership through lower power consumption and cooling requirements. The system is scalable from 16 ports to 128, and up to eight panels can be ganged together to achieve 1,024 ports. Flexible connectivity in what RTS calls a major new product launch will ship in June.
Camera Corps' Simply SMPTE Max is designed for 4K/UHD or multicamera HD broadcast coverage of events.
Camera Corps (Booth C6025) has introduced Simply SMPTE Max, an addition to its rental range. It's designed for use in 4K/UHD or multicamera HD broadcast coverage of live events, says Commercial Manager Barry Parker, a compact remote fiber signal-transportation system with five 3G feeds to support 4K and super-slow-motion applications operated and powered over long distances. Camera Corps is also debuting a key addition to its range of miniature robotic camera systems. The new Qx
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SportsTechBuzz at NAB 2018: Monday's Latest From Vegas A quick tour of what's new, exciting, and interesting at the show By SVG Staff 
