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Plura Displays
4K Portfolio
USA: Plura Broadcast will
introduce a complete portfolio of
4K monitors at the 2015 NAB Show.
Available in widths scaling to 84
inches, the Plura 4K Series brings
together the built-in feature set
Plura monitors are known for,
while doubling down on quality,
detail and performance to give
production facilities an edge in
Ultra HD monitoring. The Plura 4K
Series, which supports resolutions
up to 3840x2160, focuses on
delivering detailed, accurate
colour, in a slim form factor.

Volicon Unveils
Observer Archiver
USA: Volicon will debut its Archiver
option for its Observer Media Intelligence Platform at NAB. The option
aims to address broadcasters' need
for convenient, cost-effective longterm storage of aired content.
Enabling access to high quality versions of aired programming, promos, and advertisements its uses
range from advertising veriﬁcation
to repurposing.
Archiver gives multiple simultaneous users random access to an
indexed store of full-resolution,
high-bitrate (long-GOP H.264, 9 to
15 Mbps) content, and low resolution proxies.

Axia Audio Ships
Fusion AoIP Console
USA: Axia
Audio's
Fusion
networked modular mixing console
will make its US debut at NAB.
Frame sizes support from eight
to 28 faders in single-frame
conﬁguration, and up to 40 faders
using a split-frame conﬁguration.
Features
include
dedicated
talkback on each fader strip,
high-resolution OLED fader source
assignment displays, one-touch
record and monitor sections,
four programme buses and four
aux send buses. VMix technology
allows custom sub-mixes, and an
auto mix-minus system generates a
clean feed, if required.

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ENCO And Vidigo Team Up
For Visual Radio Angle
E

NCO and VidiGo are working
together to bring a new dimension
to radio and TV broadcasting.
Visual radio creates professional TV
from a radio studio without interfering
with the true radio culture.
"More and more radio stations
are expanding to live TV and want
to interact with their listeners. The
integration of ENCO DAD and VidiGo
gives radio broadcasters the ability
to add the element of video without
changing the radio workﬂow. The
DAD radio automation system still
sits at the core of the radio operation
and seamlessly ties with VidiGo to
transform the radio broadcast into
an entertaining and compelling visual
show,'' said Ken Frommert, General
Manager at ENCO.
The
solution
provides
fully
automated camera switching based

on audio analysis. Tight integration
is used to create content with
synchronised video clips, real-time
animated graphics, crawls, tickers,
channel branding, titles, and banners.
Trafﬁc and weather information,
RSS feeds, Skype calls and social
media can be added to the visual radio
experience.
"We also have a background in radio,

Visual radio adds a new dimension
to broadcasting

so we understand how important
it is to understand the real culture
of radio. To turn good radio into
compelling TV you need to have a good
understanding of the radio culture,"
said Reinout Lempers, CCO VidiGo.
The solution will be demonstrated at
both VidiGo's and ENCO's booth at NAB
2015.

Orad Presents 3D Pre-Visualisation
A

t NAB, Orad will be presenting for
the ﬁrst time its unique 3D previsualisation tool for broadcasters.
The solution is billed as ideal for

virtual studio designers, providing
them with the option to walk through
a virtual studio from the camera's
perspective.

Oculus Rift HMD provides a stereo 3D pre-vis of the set

The solution, which provides a
powerful 3D experience without the
cumbersome devices seen in the past,
will be on display at Orad's booth.
When connected to a PC, the
headset presents a separate view of a
rendered scene to each eye, creating a
stereographic effect.
When coupled with accurate head
tracking, the system can determine
where the user is looking in order to
update the display. By connecting
the Oculus Rift HMD to Orad's
RenderEngine, a stereo 3D view of a
graphics environment can be created,
which the designer can move through.
See the solution in action at Orad's
NAB booth.

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