Well folks, today is the last day of The 2018 NAB Show!!! Another picture perfect day with so many great people! The industry buzz you get from being at the NAB Show for the entire week is just FANTASTIC!!! The new technologies that are emerging and all of the new releases is what makes our wonderful industry the MOST transformational. We as industry professionals and leaders ARE cutting edge (in every case of the word) and this show every year proves it! So let the days events begin and at the same time say "goodbye to NAB 2018!"
I had a very interesting conversation with Tim Jenison founder and Chairman of NewTek about improving the IP workflow and transit protocol. NewTek’s complete multi-camera production systems provide powerful capabilities including video and audio mixing, live encoding and streaming, virtual sets, automation, and more. Today, their systems are leading the way for broadcasters and video facilities to bridge their transition to IP-based workflows. With the NewTek NDI™ protocol, our innovative Network Device Interface technology, you can make the move to an IP-based workflow with production equipment you may already own.
get their picture taken with the one and only Sinbad! It's so cool, that you can never know who's around the corner at the NAB Show! And here's our roving Broadcast Beat crew teaming up with Wolverine!...(We had him on audio)
We also had a good time checking out the StarTracker motion capture system from Mo-Sys Engineering. Mo-Sys Engineering is a small team that designs and builds simple, yet versatile camera technology products for the film and broadcast industry. They're product range covers the areas of remote heads & motion control, broadcast robotics, mechanical and optical camera tracking for AR and VR, and on-set visualization. For more info please email [email protected]
Here is a high precision camera developed by Dynamic Perspective GMBH! This actual camera will be on-stage to a major Hollywood feature to begin shooting soon! Dynamic Perspective GMBH. The DynaX5 is an ultra light 5-axis gyro stabilised head for unshakable stability. It was designed from ground up to support many different camera and lens options, allowing for changing payload in minimal rigging time, even in the field. Using a state of the art fibre-slipring, the DynaX5 can supply up to 6 SDI channels(4x3G 4K, 1x3G Preview and 1xGEN-LOCK into gimbal) and 2 fibre channels (for bidirectional camera to CCU communication) In addition a Gigabit Ethernet connection is also provided.
We had a great demo of the new K-Stackers II from Matthews Studio Equipment. The idea that you can vertically mount three FreeStyle 31 LED or two 4'/4 Banks in a row which creates for larger soft light sources the perfect tool. Celebrating over forty-seven years in serving the International Motion Picture, Television, Still Photographic and Theatrical Industries in over 100 countries around the world, Matthews Studio Equipment is a leading manufacturer of grip, camera support, and lighting control equipment. Matthews offers over 1400 products found either online at msegrip.com.
Well, that’s it! Final wrap! Let’s tighten’er up and put her in the can – WE ARE DONE! NAB Show 2018 is officially over, and now all that’s left is the tears (from having to clean-up!) I want to thank EVERYONE for a WONDERFUL NAB Show Experience – from the staff at NAB to the Broadcast Beat Staff, to everyone else – including YOU (you know who you are – you’re the one who’s reading this RIGHT NOW!) There is such a long list of people to thank, that the entire blog would be a list of names… so, this thank you will have to do!
I had a very interesting conversation with Tim Jenison founder and Chairman of NewTek about improving the IP workflow and transit protocol. NewTek’s complete multi-camera production systems provide powerful capabilities including video and audio mixing, live encoding and streaming, virtual sets, automation, and more. Today, their systems are leading the way for broadcasters and video facilities to bridge their transition to IP-based workflows. With the NewTek NDI™ protocol, our innovative Network Device Interface technology, you can make the move to an IP-based workflow with production equipment you may already own.At the sho
w, our very own Supervising Producer Christine and our Makeup Artist Jude
w, our very own Supervising Producer Christine and our Makeup Artist JudeHere is a high precision camera developed by Dynamic Perspective GMBH! This actual camera will be on-stage to a major Hollywood feature to begin shooting soon! Dynamic Perspective GMBH. The DynaX5 is an ultra light 5-axis gyro stabilised head for unshakable stability. It was designed from ground up to support many different camera and lens options, allowing for changing payload in minimal rigging time, even in the field. Using a state of the art fibre-slipring, the DynaX5 can supply up to 6 SDI channels(4x3G 4K, 1x3G Preview and 1xGEN-LOCK into gimbal) and 2 fibre channels (for bidirectional camera to CCU communication) In addition a Gigabit Ethernet connection is also provided. Great conversation about HDR video over IP with John Humphrey VP of Hitachi. The Hitachi booth was awesome and so were the cameras! Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc., headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a company that manufactures broadcasting systems, security and surveillance systems, wireless communications and information systems, and semiconductor manufacturing equipment. Fiscal 2016 (ended March 31, 2017) consolidated net sales totaled 171,857 million Yen ($1,531million). For more informa tion on Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc., please visit the company's website at http://www.hitachi-kokusai.co.jp/global/en/index.html.
Remember to follow the Broadcast Beat website (www.broadcastbeat.com), and look-in on it often… in other words, STAY BLOGGED-IN! Take care! — Ryan
About NAB Show
NAB Show, held April 7th-12th, 2018 in Las Vegas, is the world’s largest electronic media show covering the creation, management and delivery of content across all platforms. With 103,000 attendees from 166 countries and 1,700+ exhibitors, NAB Show is the ultimate marketplace for digital media and entertainment. From creation to consumption, across multiple platforms and countless nationalities, 2018 #NABShow is home to the solutions that transcend traditional broadcasting and embrace content delivery to new screens in new ways.
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Broadcast Beat is the Official Broadcaster of the 2018 NAB Show in Las Vegas and the Producer of NAB Show LIVE. In 2017, NAB Show LIVE received over 1.3 million online viewers and during the 2018 NAB Show, we are expected to exceed 1.5 million viewers.