London, United Kingdom, June 1, 2016: NEP Visions, one of the world’s most distinguished outside broadcast service providers, chose a Leader LV5940 4K multi-format waveform monitor as the master reference instrument during the recent UHD capture of Martin McDonagh’s play, Hangman. Performed at the Wyndham Theatre in London’s West End, the production has received very positive reviews including an accolade from The Telegraph as ‘the best new play of the year’. “The LV5940 proved very useful both for initial lineup and during the stage production,” says Chris Cannon, Head of Vision & VT at NEP Visions. “It enabled us to ensure precise phase alignment between the four HD-SDI channels that carry the UHD signal stream. We also used the LV5490 to check the colorimetry of the six Sony PMW-F55 cameras we used for for the project. It performed very well and has the further advantage of being extremely compact.” The resultant 173 minute production, starring David Morrissey, Andy Nyman and Johnny Flynn, has been delivered to Vue Cinema audiences around the UK as a 4K Digital Cinema Package. It was created by National Theatre Live in partnership with the Royal Court and Playful Productions. “Leader was the first manufacturer to...
SMPTE September 2017 Standards Meeting Round; executive summary
The IABM attended this SMPTE Standards meeting round and has compiled an executive summary highlighting project developments that are most relevant to members. The Executive Summary is available to members on this website page. It is necessarily brief and selective; more information on projects that we believe to be relevant to members’ products can be found in the IABM’s full report on the same website page. For brief details of all 150-odd active projects, see SMPTE’s own report here. Please note that it may take a few days for these other reports to be available after the posting of this Executive Summary. New Relevant Projects Started in Last Quarter: Revision of ST 2071-3:2014 Media Device Control Discovery (MDCD) Open Binding of IDs; new RP 2112-11 on OBID Conformance Test Materials IMF Immersive Audio Bitstream Level 0 Plug-In Studio Video over IP Transport ST 2110 Part 22: VC-2 HQ Profile Video Revision of RP 2080-2 Measurement and Calibration Procedure for HDTV Display Luminance Levels and Chromaticity Revision ST 2059-1 Generation and Alignment of Interface Signals to the SMPTE Epoch Revision ST 2059-2 SMPTE Profile for Use of IEEE-1588 Precision Time Protocol in Professional Broadcast Applications RP 2091-2 Ruggedized Optical Connector System...
IBC 2016 wrap up by IABM’s Director of Strategic Insight John Ive
Making sense of IBC 26 September 2016 Written by IABM Director of Strategic Insight John Ive With IBC behind us it’s time to reflect on the trends the event has exposed. IABM data, presented early on in the conference, indicated a slow-down in broadcast and media business. One interpretation is that the transitions we are going through in all areas have created a period of uncertainty, with new generation solutions on the horizon not yet mature enough for end-users to invest in. Naturally with so much change afoot there is a reluctance to spend money on systems that may soon be superseded by more agile and efficient alternatives. The good news is that real progress was shown at IBC from the technology suppliers which over the next twelve months should help release projects that are currently on hold. IABM announced the winners of the “Design & Innovation Awards” at IBC and this year there was a clear and increasing trend towards IT and Cloud-based solutions in addition to solutions which are classified as a service rather than a product. But more of that later. Business transformation was a theme that resonated at IBC and there was no escaping the reduced cost of content creation...
