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Miranda Master Control iTX
Platform For WTLW TV44
A

complete master control rebuild
with Miranda’s iTX integrated
playout platform has taken place
at WTLW TV44 and its second
channel, the West Ohio Sports
Net, TV 44.2.
The Miranda solution replaced
aging analogue equipment with an
HD-ready workﬂow that supports
ﬁle-based content and includes the
iTX playout platform, an NVISION
8144 router with redundant NV9000
controllers, a dual-channel Vertigo
character generator, Kaleido-X
multiviewer and a Densite frame
populated with Densite IRD cards.
iTX’s highly integrated, end-toend workﬂow capabilities streamline
all core playout processes for
WTLW. WTLW made its purchase
decision based on iTX’s low cost
of ownership, simple scalability and
superior playout performance.

WTLW TV44 Master Control Room runs on Miranda’s iTX platform

Jeff Klingler, Chief Engineer at
WTLW said: “Most stations of our
size are afﬁliated with a network,
with lots of airtime ﬁlled with content
from a network feed. In our case,
though, much of our content is
locally produced.
“Before iTX, our workflow was
missing a very important component
and iTX has proven to be the tool we
needed to assemble everything we

produce and get it on air. Our on-air
HD picture looks like a million bucks.”
The iTX framework servers
provide centralised system services,
central content storage, HD/SD
SDI encoding, digital ﬁle ingest,
playout of dual 720p streams with
embedded AES audio multiplexed to
WTLW’s transmitter and controlled
user access for any operation or
service within the iTX system.

SGL And EVS Technology Partnership

Pablo Rio V2
Powers Ahead
GBR: Quantel’s Pablo Rio V2,
a 64-bit application, unlocks
the full power of the platform.
Pablo Rio V2 supports realtime 4K 16-bit, offering multiple
colour correction cascades at
4K with real-time playback.
Running on high performance PC
hardware, it utilises NVIDIA Maximus
multi-GPU technology with CUDAenabled GPUs to deliver high
interactivity and maximum throughput.
V2 supports P2 Class 100 and Class
50 AVCi encoding for MXF export.

INC Opts For
Argosy Lines
KUW: Systems integrator
INC has selected Argosy
equipment for a Kuwait TV HD
studio infrastructural upgrade.
“We have a longstanding
relationship with Argosy and chose
their infrastructure equipment
because the company not only
distribute some of the best quality
products on the market, but they
also have one of the largest range
of products available,” said Tariq
Qahwaji, Operations Manager, INC
System Integrations.

oftware Generation Ltd (SGL)
has announced a technology
partnership with EVS.
The partnership will see SGL
FlashNet integrated with IPDirector,
EVS’ suite of video production
management applications.
This will enable broadcasters
and production companies to
transfer media
seamlessly from
EVS live production
servers to the SGL
FlashNet archive
library through EVS’
IP2Archive module
in IPDirector.
N i c o l a s
Bourdon, Senior
VP Marketing, EVS

said: “In the world of fast-paced
sports production the power of
EVS servers and the accessibility
of XStore storage is second to none.
As the catalogue of content grows
over time, simply adding more
disk storage isn’t ideal for longerterm ofﬂine storage. By integrating
IPDirector and
SGL FlashNet
we’ve provided
a seamless way
for broadcasters
to archive their
production
content.”
Bernie Walsh,
Wo r l d w i d e
EVS IP2Archive to utilise
SGL FlashNet technology

Sales & Joint Managing Director
added: “We’re delighted to be
working with EVS to provide a longterm storage solution that improves
workﬂow procedures for customers.”
The SGL FlashNet archive
provides high availability for any
combination of disk and tape
storage. With the addition of LTO
technology the storage capabilities
for EVS servers can be expanded
almost infinitely.
FlashNet’s unique clustered
architecture wraps a software
management layer around the
physical storage allowing a mix
of storage platforms as well as
providing a technology-proof buffer
between the EVS environment and
the archive storage.

Pyramix Double
Grammy Win
SUI: Merging Technologies’ Pyramix
has helped deliver Best Orchestral
Performance and Best Classical
Compendium Grammy wins.
Recording the San Francisco
Symphony Orchestra, Jack Vad
said: “Pyramix still has both
the sonic quality we need and
tremendous workﬂow capabilities
that make it our only choice.”
In Poland, the recording and
production team of Andrzej Sasin
and Aleksandra Nagoróko from CD
Accord had the challenge of making
the compendium for Naxos.

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