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www.inbroadcast.com | Vol: 5 - Issue 8 | August 2015

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WORK Microwave's Key Products And
Technology Demos Come To IBC
A

t IBC 2015, WORK Microwave will
showcase the latest advancements
in DVB-S/S2/S2X equipment, designed
to provide satellite operators with
increased flexibility, bandwidth, and
margins while reducing their amplifier
power, operating costs, and antenna
sizes.
WORK
Microwave
will
also
demonstrate improvements to its
redundancy switch systems and block
converter range.
WORK Microwave platforms have
been deployed by operators worldwide
to support a range of applications
within the satellite broadcast, satellite
communications, and telco markets,
including SNG, direct-to-home, IP
trunking and backhaul, teleport,
remote location, and more.

Coming to IBC 2015:
DVB-S2X Broadcast Modulator:
A key highlight at IBC 2015 will be
WORK Microwave's DVB-S2X Broadcast
Modulator, the ideal solution for
DTH broadcast, video contribution,

and distribution applications over
satellite. The DVB-S2X Broadcast
Modulator is one of the industry's only
solutions that comes predistortionready for automatic group delay
and nonlinearity compensation. This
allows operators to mitigate the
negative effects in satellite filters
and amplifiers, while reducing power
and increasing beam coverage,
throughput, and availability.
DVB-S2X IP Modem:
WORK
Microwave's next-generation DVBS2X IP modem brings maximum
performance to IP trunking and IP
network infrastructure applications,
making it the ideal solution for
telecommunication
companies,
Internet service providers, and
teleport operators.
DVB-S2X Wideband Modulator:
At IBC 2015, WORK Microwave will
demonstrate a new DVB-S2X wideband
modulator perfect for wideband
transponder applications, in particular
those operating in the Ka-band, single
carrier mode. The DVB-S2X wideband

modulator is based on DVB-S2
multistream technology and supports
advanced features such as wideband
time slicing, allowing economic design
of receiver chips. New features from
the DVB-S2X standard extension, such
as low roll-off and super frames, are
also supported. By merging transport
streams and IP streams with GSE
encapsulation into one multiplex,
the modulator allows broadcast and
broadband applications to exist in
parallel on the same transponder.
Fixed Frequency, Multichannel
Block Converters: WORK Microwave
will showcase its fixed frequency
block converters at IBC 2015. Based
on a compact, modular design that
allows operators to support up to
four channels in XL outdoor housing
or within indoor 19-inch housing,
the multichannel block converters
are effective at lowering operational
expenses and saving valuable
space. Leveraging the converter's
unique
four-channel
design,
satellite operators have access to the

full capacity of the Ka-band, spanning
27GHz to 31GHz.
Q-Band
Synthesised
Block
Converter:
WORK
Microwave's
synthesised block converters will be
on display at IBC 2015. The synthesised
block converters are Q-band-ready,
spanning 33GHz to 50GHz, allowing
operators to meet the growing
consumer demand for high-bandwidth
telecommunications and broadcast
services.
Compact Redundancy Switch
System 8:1: At IBC 2015, WORK
Microwave
will
showcase
the
Redundancy Switch RSCC-8 system,
a compact 8:1 solution that can
be used for L-Band upconverters,
downconverters, and modulators. The
system includes a 1HU controller box
and a 1HU switch box.

WORK Microwave's DVB-S2X
Satellite Broadcast Modulator

Enhancements To Forscene Cloud-Based
Video Post-Production Platform At IBC
F

orbidden
Technologies
are
preparing for one of their busiest
IBC's yet, showcasing an array of
new innovations this year. As well as
new developments, visitors are being
encouraged to test-drive Forscene's
powerful sports and self-service
syndication workflows.
The Forscene team will also host
the panel discussion "How the cloud
is changing post workflows" in the
Technology In Action Theatre on
Saturday, September 12, at 14:30. The
discussion will investigate the impact
that the cloud has had across different
sectors - from reality talent shows to
sports highlights and observational
documentaries. Experts in each
format explain how logging, editing,

Forscene at work on the Macbook Air

reviewing, and/or distributing content
in the cloud has redefined "post" and
changed their workflows.
Forbidden will showcase the
following new developments at IBC
2015:
*	 Virtualised	
Workflow	
For	
Digital-Rights Content: Forscene
integrates with deltatre's products
and the Microsoft Azure cloud
computing platform to provide the
first completely hardware-independent
solution for the post-production and
distribution of digital rights content;
*	 Expanded	 And	 Improved	 Social	
Media Sharing: The platform's unique
ability to publish sub-clips and full
highlights packages, including graphics
and multilayer edits, directly to social
media platforms and content distribution networks has been improved and
expanded to include Twitter;
*	 Multicam	 Edit: Forscene's upto-18-camera multicam logging tool
has been developed to now include
multicam editing;

*	 Dual	 System	 Audio: To facilitate
ingesting native rushes directly into
Forscene, the platform now has the
ability to sync separately recorded
video and audio original source files.
Jason Cowan, Business Development
Director, Forbidden Technologies
plc, commented: "Launching our new
interface at IBC 2014 had an enormous
impact on the industry's perception of
Forscene and we've seen an increase
in the platform being used for editing
- particularly within sport - over
the past year as a result. We pride
ourselves on being responsive to our
clients' needs, and the developments
that we're showcasing at IBC 2015
are, once again, directly linked to
existing or future projects. Our theme
this year is 'Go Boxless' and we will
show how Forscene powers unique
workflows that free users to think
outside the box, and get more done
outside of the edit suite without heavy
hardware requirements - regardless of
geography."

At the show, Forbidden invite you to
test-drive Forscene's powerful sports
workflow.
Get a taste of adrenaline in one
of five simulated car races, then
experience the thrill of editing your
personal race highlights package on
Forscene's professional video editing
software, running on an iPad over a
standard Internet connection. Take
the checkered flag by publishing your
video directly to multiple social media
platforms at the touch of a button.
Also, IBCTV news, the official
broadcaster for IBC 2015, will once
again use Forscene to provide its
self-service syndication workflow.
Participating broadcasters and IBC
exhibitors will be able to access library
content provided under editorial
control, including rushes and daily
programme footage from Forscene. In
addition, Forscene will work with IBC's
Rising Stars to enable their content to
be packaged and made available to the
IBCTV news team.
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