FEELING BOXY
Ncam’s Mk2 connection box is now available. It’s a silent production device that enables filmmakers and broadcasters to link Ncam’s camera tracking bar to any compatible server – both locally and remotely. The key element is that it eliminates the need to attach a server directly to the camera Ncam equipment has been used on big names, such as the box-office hit The Witches , and the Fortnite World Cup . Integrated with the Unreal Engine, the Ncam Reality system also includes the Mk2 camera bar, Mk2 server and Ncam Reality software. All of these work together, to blend live action and CG content in indoor and outdoor environments. The new Mk2 connection box comes armed with the Intel Atom chipset and has the onboard processing ability to support third-party hardware – including smart lens and follow focus systems. GETTING IN THE ZONE A new digital engagement platform called BaM Zone has been launched by IABM. It has been created as a place for IABM members, partners, stakeholders and subscribers to meet and exchange ideas and technologies. The BaM Zone also offers private meeting rooms for participants and focus groups to meet – or host their own events. “Business models are rapidly changing to continuous engagement,” says IABM CEO Peter White. IABM emphasise that although the industry has missed face- to-face contact, it has adopted digital communications as a partial ‘workaround.’ As a result, IABM created events such as BaM Live. The BaM Zone builds on this, extending the collaborative element of these events into an ‘always on’ interactive platform, in order to achieve continuous engagement.
EASY STREAMING CHANNEL CREATION
Frame.io has been updated to Frame. io 3.7.1. This new update features Adobe integration extensions, alongside other performance improvements. Frame.io 3.7.1 includes the redesigned Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects extensions, with intuitive user interfaces – particularly ideal for editors and motion graphics artists. On top of this, the navigation controls have been moved from the lower part of the screen to the top. CEO Emery Wells says: “The updated Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects YOU’VE BEEN FRAMED! Singular.live was recently selected as the first cloud-based graphic platform to be used by ITV. Its graphics were a part of ITV Wales’ coverage of the Welsh Assembly elections last May, which required fast, accurate and up-to-date data. Singular ’s new feature, Data Streams, was used – built for high frequency, high volume and low-latency data. “The building, linking and updating of the custom overlays worked with ease, allowing for a more time-efficient and stress-free production,” comments Keith Jones, technical support engineer for ITV Wales. “Overlay composition build and data delivery was much easier than using traditional systems. Being an HTML5 cloud-based solution, Singular provided easy access to the graphics.” The ITV team used SVG maps of the region to display how the electorate voted – one of the primary visualisations in any election broadcast. ITV Wales were then able to manipulate these maps using composition scripts within Singular, isolating any area with the relevant data. This was constantly updated, using the data stream workflow. Quickchannel has announced the launch of its platform WebRTC. With the aim of providing a simpler way to deliver professional streaming, it allows companies to brand their own player, have dual streams and offer engagement tools – including polling and moderated chats. Quickchannel CEO Viktor Underwood emphasises that the development of the platform was catalysed by the rapid evolution of remote production technology.
“Now that businesses are embracing remote working, customers are going to rely on video communication and live virtual events – which is why streaming from the browser is essential for both internal and external company communication.” Using the platform, any conference room with USB video systems for Zoom or Teams can be turned into a webinar studio by simply connecting the camera to Quickchannel.
extensions dramatically improve the way editors and artists work with Frame.io.” Switching between projects and teams has been simplified, file path breadcrumbs have also been added, and the download button now lets you import directly into Premiere Pro – or download for later review.
ITV SINGLES OUT A SOLUTION MANAGE YOUR STREAMS IN THE CLOUD
Magewell has unveiled Magewell Cloud, a new multi-device management software that provides centralised configuration and control of multiple IP encoders and decoders. It also offers stream management features, including protocol conversion and SRT gateway functionality. “While Magewell streaming and IP conversion solutions all have their own intuitive user interfaces, customers with multiple Magewell devices, or systems supporting Magewell solutions – across several end-user installations – may wish to manage them all remotely from a single dashboard,” states VP of engineering James Liu.
feedmagazine.tv
Powered by FlippingBook