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www.inbroadcast.com | Vol: 6 - Issue 10 | October 2016

InReview

IBC2016 Expo

AJA's Rovocam now
has updated control software

SMPTE standard 2022-7 to the unit
for ease of sending uncompressed
data streams around IP networks, as
well as support for HDR 10 metadata,
one of three main competing formats
for High Dynamic Range post.
The Ki Pro Ultra, AJA's all singing all
dancing file-based video recorder and
player, is also getting improvements.
Fresh support for Avid enables users to
record and play back DNxHD files. The
portable device is already capable of
capturing Apple ProRes files in a range
of video formats and frame rates up to
4K/60p.
Atomos shared a new version of the
Shogun Inferno recorder. The unit is
capable of recording 4K media at 60p
and features a 7-inch 1500-nit highbrightness HDR monitor for showing at
least 10 stops of dynamic range using
the AtomHDR software.
Cameras
The standout product, revealed on
the eve of the show, was Canon's
EOS C700 which has a Super 35mm
CMOS sensor and can capture 4K
RAW up to 100p/120p to an (optional)
dockable Codex recorder. The design
is modular, Apple ProRes is supported
for the first time, and the slightly
more expensive GS model is the first
Cinema EOS camera with a global
shutter. Future firmware upgrades for
the Codex unit will include 4.5K RAW

The EOS Cine C700 is available
in two models - one with a
rolling shutter and one with a
global shutter

cont'd...

recording at up to 100
fps, 4K Apple ProRes at
up to 60 fps, and Apple 2K
ProRes at 120 fps.
Codex has also been
at work with Panasonic
to introduce new RAW
recording to the Varicam
system. The new version,
Varicam Pure, retains the same
Super 35 sensor (as the Varicam
35) and features a jointly developed
recorder capable of uncompressed
4K RAW acquisition up to 120p. It is
intended for episodic TV shows and
features, and is due at the end of 2016.
Sports
It's worthwhile drilling into the
sports vertical to look at innovation
from some vendors.
EVS, market leader in replay and
servers in this market, debuted XT4K a
4K version of its main product line. It
features pathways into and out of SDI
and IP workflows and support for 4K/
UHD and HDR. Some 15 of them are
already in action at Spanish facility
provider MediaPro.
EVS faces fresh competition from
Avid which has begun targeting
live sports in a more concerted way
than it has to date. Its new sports
production system is designed to cover
every type of production, from small
and midsize studio organisations,
to large broadcasters and remote
productions. The core of the system
is the MediaCentral Platform but all
packages feature Avid's PlayMaker
replay and highlights-editing server;
Spark telestration and graphics
rendering; NEXIS E5 storage; Interplay
asset management; MediaCentral
UX; Media Composer for editing; and
Avid Customisable Logger. Those
tools allow sports highlights to be
turned around quickly with support

Panasonic partnered with
Codex for VariCam Pure

for multiple playlists; visual analysis
and graphics to illustrate key plays
to bring viewers into the game;
browse, search, and share local and
remote media; and edit video in
postproduction for creating additional
sports-show content.
LiveU's focus was the release of a
new flagship portable transmission
unit for newsgathering and live sports
coverage. The LU600, is rated by the
firm as delivering the highest video
quality and bitrate in the market of
up to 20Mbps and file transfer of
80Mbps. It has a delay of 0.5 sec. The
unit is also field upgradable to H.265
HEVC.
SAM introduced the LiveTouch
4K highlights and replay system for
sports at IBC. Multiple servers can be
pooled together allowing LiveTouch
to scale to larger 4K productions.
"These larger LiveTouch zones can
be treated as a single multi-camera
production bank, allowing instant
access to more cameras and feeds
than any other system," according to
SAM. LiveTouch is also integrated with
SAM's 4K editors, eliminating the need
to move media and breaking the link
between replay and editing workflows.
LiveTouch is slated for availability in
October.
Ross Video is also now a player in
sports having added server brand
Abekas to its roster. Ross is already a
significant player in live, mainly studio
production, and Abekas' Mira
Replay product gives it an
instant plug to fit the sports
gap.
Ticking off IP
and HDR as key
developments,
Sony introduced
the HDRC-4000
HDR production
converter that "fills
in a missing piece of
the 4K HDR and HD
SDR simultaneous live

production workflow," says Sony's
Head of Media Solutions, Olivier Bovis.
Based on Sony's recommended
S-Log3 and BT.2020 production
workflow for 4K HDR live, the unit
"eliminates the need for independent
workflows for HDR and SDR on the
same event, saving a production time
and money," said Bovis. A new 55-inch
Trimaster EL OLED display can be
split into quadrants to monitor four
HD images of different HDR or SDR
treatments.
Sony's super slow motion camera
HDC-4800, announced in April and
shipping from November, is another
part of this workflow. A useful option
is the ability to capture 4K at 8x super
motion onto a separate BPU-4800 unit
without transmitting the image data to
a live server. "In live sports, producers
risk missing critical moments when the
camera transmits image data to a live
server, because built-in memory can
quickly reach capacity when shooting
and transmitting simultaneously," he
explained.
The BPU-4800 can also offer 'Share
Play' operation with Sony's PWS-4500
server connected with a dedicated IP
network.
"This allows you to create
collaborative file workflows with all
cameras on the same network," said
Bovis. "There is nothing like it around
at the moment."

SAM LiveTouch
4K highlights
& replays panel
http://www.inbroadcast.com http://pro-av.panasonic.net/en/varicam/35/workflow_vraw.html https://www.aja.com/products/rovocam https://s-a-m.com/products/replayhighlights-livetouch/c-24/p-184 http://cinemaeos.usa.canon.com/products/eos-c700/
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