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HRT Boosts
Video Archiving
Efforts With NOA O
roatian public broadcaster HRT
(Hrvatska radiotelevizija) is
digitizing its entire video archive with
the help of archiving specialists NOA
GmbH.
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Following the past installation of
MediARC at HRT's radio unit, NOA
has delivered a complete jobDB Core
Video archive management system to
the broadcaster's video department
in Zagreb. The suite comprises the
FrameLector ingest software, JobDB
workflow management system,
MediaButler transcoding processor,
Barcodestation custom script creation
tool, Universal Dialoguer scanner and
the QualityChecker post-ingest digital
content analyzer.
Orban announces XPN-Enterprise
for Centralized Processing
rban, the world leader in broadcast
audio processing, has announced
its new OPTIMOD XPN-Enterprise
ecosystem, that is an easy-to-use,
customizable Linux-based processing
platform for multiple broadcast
stations or streaming services, with
centralized control.
It provides Orban's proprietary
OptiCloud™
processing
for
up
to
Available as independent products,
NOA now offers this package, which
packs these six products into one
solution. Known as jobDB Core, the
entry-level bundle provides
users
with all features available with each
individual product including four
channels. This version can be easily
scaled up to 32+ ingest channels
thanks to its scalable true client-server
design. NOA's Managing Partner JeanChristophe
Kummer explains that this
approach lets organizations gradually
ease into digitization, while simplifying
the process by investing in one simple
package.
Operating several radio and
television channels over a domestic
transmitter
network
as
well
as
satellite, HRT became a client of NOA
in 2003, when it began digitizing its
radio archive.
This time around, with the media
house focusing on preserving its
video content, Kummer says the
continuation is a natural progression
to protect the broadcaster's valuable
audiovisual content.
" Some 18 years ago NOA technology
digitized HRT's first analog audio
tape, and now we're setting up the
foundation for optimal digitization and
carrier management of HRT's complete
video archive, " he said. " It's another
important step in safeguarding and
ensuring access to the country's
valuable cultural heritage materials. "
8 FM and 8 HD/DAB+/Streaming
processing channels in a 1 RU package
and supports AES-67/SMPTE-2110
protocols using an enterprise-class
SoftGear™ server and the appropriate
OPTIMOD XPN-Enterprise Nodes. The
XPN-Enterprise server is shipping
now. Also shipping now is the XPNEnterprise
AES3 Input/Output Node;
additional nodes to extend the
available outputs and functionalities,
e.g., DMPX, Kantar and Nielsen
watermarking and Orban uMPX
will be released in the near future.
The XPN-Enterprise system has
been extensively field-tested
and approved by national
broadcasters.
" Broadcasters worldwide are
realizing the benefits of moving
operations to centralized
- and ideally, virtualized
- environments. Many of
these customers have high-density
needs, with many signals that need to
be managed, " said David Day, Orban
President.
those
needs
" With XPN-Enterprise,
easily
are
met. "
Content to be OptiCloud processed
is brought to one location, utilizing
any of the most common methods
of audio transport - AES3, AES-67,
SMPTE-2110-30, Dante or Livewire+,
and creates the necessary outputs
(FM
Composite, DMPX, uMPX, and
DAB+HD) using the appropriate Orban
XPN-Enterprise Nodes for distribution
to each transmitter site. Processed
channels destined for streaming are
also handled by the XPN-Enterprise
server, which sends those outputs to
the appropriate streaming devices.
Each signal coming into the
OPTIMOD XPN-Enterprise
server
can be individually processed, with
Orban's OptiCloud providing precision
tailoring of each station's broadcast
or stream to meet the requirements
of the audience and delivery method.
OptiCloud factory presets give users
a quick start for each format; Orban's
exclusive
" Less-More "
controls
simplify " dialing in " the desired sound
by combining multiple OptiCloud
processing parameters with a handful
of controls.
Further simplifying the processing
path, Orban offers a full line of
" Last Mile " solutions including XPNEnterprise
input
and output nodes
and low bandwidth (<500 kbps for FM
& HD-1, HD-2 & HD-3) solutions for
virtually any requirement. " This 'Last
Mile' service is especially important for
stations whose transmitter sites may
be in locations with
less-than-ideal
internet access, " said Day. " We make
it possible to manage our processing
remotely and feed that signal to a site
on lines as slow as 500 kbps, with
high quality results. And many
nodes are 'Power over Ethernet'
(PoE) capable, further simplifying
installation. Simply put, XPNEnterprise
makes operations easier
for broadcast groups who run
multiple stations, multiple
station clusters, and/or
streaming services. "
ARRI Rental intros ALFA and Moviecam
A
RRI Rental has introduced two new
large-format lens series - ALFA
anamorphic lenses and Moviecam
spherical
lenses.
which
was
Both
also
series
were
conceived and constructed by ARRI
Rental's global lens development
team,
responsible
for the company's highly successful
DNA lenses for full-frame and 65 mm
cinematography.
The ARRI Rental ALFA lens set
comprises eight lenses ranging in focal
length from 40 mm to 190 mm. Like
the DNA lenses, they evolved out of
artistic collaborations with filmmakers
looking for new ways to tell stories
and convey emotions. Available from
ARRI Rental facilities worldwide, they
are fast at T2.5 for most focal lengths,
solidly built, and deliver a uniquely
characterful anamorphic look for
large format.
The original idea behind ALFA
lenses emerged from ARRI Rental's
longstanding
cinematographer
relationship with
Greig Fraser
ACS, ASC, who was also a key
collaborator on the DNA lens
program. In response to Fraser's
request for fresh large-format
anamorphic options, ARRI Rental
and ARRI worked together to modify
sets of Master Anamorphic lenses. As
well as adapting them to cover the
larger format, ARRI Rental technicians
customized the
lenses
internally
in
pursuit of specifically requested image
attributes.
The ARRI Rental Moviecam
lenses combine vintage glass and a
cinematic backstory with modern,
high-performance lens housings.
Impressively compact and lightweight
given their full-frame coverage, they
come in 11 focal lengths from 16 mm
to 135 mm and boast a T2 stop across
most of that range.
While cameras were the focus of
ARRI's Moviecam takeover
back
in
the 1990s, a quite different benefit
has been pursued in the 2020s by
ARRI Rental:
the Moviecam lenses.
Recognizing their growing appeal to
digital filmmakers seeking a vintage
look, ARRI Rental has created a large
number of consistent Moviecam sets,
to be offered across all of its global
territories. Following the original
Moviecam design, ARRI Rental's lens
engineers have built the same 1970s
optics into new lens housings.
Both the ALFA and Moviecam series
are LPL-mounted and incorporate LDA
chips for efficient lens data workflows,
making them suitable even for VFXheavy
productions. The lens housings
are manufactured in-house at ARRI
Rental, incorporating all of the lens
development team's
experience
creating and customizing diverse
optics for clients. Highly uniform
in size and lens ring placement, the
Moviecams and ALFAs are as fast
and easy to work with as any other
modern cine lens series.
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