NAB 2019 SportsTechBuzz in Review: Central Hall By SVG Staff
Tuesday, April 16, 2019 - 10:28 am
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The SVG editorial team was out in full force at last week's NAB Show, covering the biggest sports-technology news and delivering daily SportsTechBuzz at NAB 2019 roundups. Here is a look at the NAB 2019 SportsTechBuzz from Central Hall.
In this post, check out NAB 2019 news from Sony, Game Creek Video, TVU Networks, Fujifilm/Fujinon, Leader, Mobile Viewpoint, Ncam, IP Showcase Theater, Panasonic, Riedel Communications, CP Communications, Solid State Logic, Sennheiser, Focusrite, Genelec, Roland, Shure, FOR-A America, Wave Central, Canon, Multidyne, Teradek, Clark Wire & Cable, Neutrik, Vislink Technologies (formerly IMT Vislink), JVCKenwood, Cartoni, Aletros and Audio Technica, Ikegami, Image Video, Pliant Technologies, Zaxcom, ClearCom, CyanView, Shotover, and Legrand AV.
Sony's John Studdert (left) with Pat Sullivan of Game Creek Video which purchased 48 Sony HDC-5500 cameras
Game Creek Video will break Sony's record for a single order in North America when it takes delivery of 48 Sony HDC-5500 multi-format live cameras later this year. The sale was announced at the Sony press event by Studdert and Game Creek Video President and Founder Pat Sullivan, who was on hand to discuss what the camera means to Game Creek Video. It's exciting because there are elements of the camera that will be really beneficial for our clients, he said. You can do wireless 4K and in our environment that is important. And it's also very flexible. Game Creek Video already has 381 Sony broadcast cameras in its arsenal.
Sony's big news at NAB (Booth C11001) is the HDC-5500 multi-format live camera. It's the world's first camera to have three 2/3-inch 4K global shutter CMOS sensors and also has direct 4K signal output via 12Gbps SDI. And later this summer it is expected to be capable of eight-times high-frame rate recording (as well as 4K at two-times speed). John Studdert, Sony Electronics, VP, media segment, Sony Electronics, Imaging Products and Solutions said there are three key features to the camera: the camera's eloquent 4K over IP solution as well as the global shutter and wireless 4K capabilities. Also check out the HDCU-5500 camera control unit which supports SMPTE ST2110 and NMOS IS-04/05 and can also transmit two 4K signals from two separate cameras at the same time.
TVU Networks (Booth C1707) has introduced TVU G-Link, an internet-based solution for live point-to-point transmission. TVU G-Link provides an affordable way to achieve high-quality transmission using only the public Internet to deliver HD video from one location to another with half-second latency. G-Link is ideal for applications such as news and sports broadcast looking to send live HD video from point to point. G-Link runs on TVU MediaMind servers, with two servers paired together to form a link. Within G-Link, one server acts as the transmitter/encoder and the other as the receiver/decoder.
Fujifim (Booth C7225) has premiered the Fujinon UA125 8, 4K compatible box-type broadcast zoom lens that is under development with what is claimed to be the world's highest zoom ratio of 125x. The Fujinon UA125 8 covers a wide range of focal lengths from 8mm at wide angle to 1,000mm at telephoto (2,000mm with the built-in Extender). It is a multi-purpose high-power zoom lens that can be used in diverse situations, including live broadcasts of sporting events and concerts.
Leader's (Booth C8008) new LV5900 8K waveform monitor is designed for content producers, broadcasters and equipment manufacturers progressing into the Super Hi-Vision standard. The LV5900 provides full support for SMPTE ST2082-12 in 8192 4320 and 7680 4320 resolution plus 12G-SDI quad link. The instrument's feature set includes 8K colour bar and test pattern generation as well as four-input simultaneous display of HD video from HD to 3G-SDI and 4K video. The audio interface is compatible with MADI.
Additionally, Leader's LV5600-SER06 is a new 4K-IP-compatible option for the LV5600 waveform monitor. Option LV7600-SER06 is its equivalent for the LV7600 rasterizer. Both options provide full conformance with the SMPTE 2110 standard for transmitting 4K content in a non-compressed format at up to 25Gbps. ST 2110-20 audio, ST2110-40 auxiliary data and ST2059 PTP sync specifications are all fully supported.
Mobile Viewpoint (Booth C3307) has announced the launch of its Agile AirLink 4CK mobile transmitter. The product is the latest addition to Mobile Viewpoint's AirLink family. The Agile AirLink 4CK is claimed to be the broadcast equivalent of a modern outside broadcast (OB) van, delivering live video content in UHD quality. It can support four live video streams and delivers 4K streams using Mobile Viewpoint's cellular mobile channel bonding technology. It also boasts an ultra-thin design, which means it can fit onto the back of a camera or in a backpack.
Ncam (Booth C9144) has revealed the latest version of its camera tracking solution, Ncam Reality 2019.1. This major new release includes more than 80 new features as well as significant system optimisation for improved performance. Ncam has added support for the Extreme Camera Bar, an additional camera bar that enables users to track environments that are subject to dynamic lighting changes. Lens profiling and calibration of the original Ncam Reality camera bar has also been refined to improve tracking quality and speed up the setup process. The number of supported video capture cards has also increased with the addition of support for Blackmagic Design's DecLink SDI 4K video card supplementing the existing support for AJA Corvid 44 and Kona 4 video cards.
The IP Showcase Theater (Booth C12634) returns to NAB for the third year, providing a g
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NAB 2019 SportsTechBuzz in Review: Central Hall By SVG Staff 
