VIRTUALISING SETS
APPLYING APIS
News came from SaaS-based data protection provider Cobalt Iron about a new API integration with ServiceNow. The integration allows Cobalt Iron’s SaaS backup platform to transmit directly with ServiceNow’s digital workflow platform, as well as enabling event details to be sent to ServiceNow. All without any intermediary messaging service. Backup management backup, recovery and restoration of event messages – delivered directly via the new API. Media processing techs-perts, Appear, has come forward with an update to its X Platform. “Our upgrades to the X Platform provide an unparalleled offering, with fewer delays, low latency and increased network capacity – without sacrificing quality,” comments product director Thomas Lind. X Platform allows for low- latency networking and improved IP security – as well as advanced compression for remote production, contribution, and distribution markets. The update entails JPEG XS, OTT and BiSS support. UPDATES APPEARING operators can work with customisable control over
The Vizrt XR set has been unveiled, further combining its Viz Engine with the natively integrated Unreal Engine. With the upgraded set, customers can select new render blades that can be used to create graphics. One blade is called ‘Fusion,’ a specialist broadcast render blade, and deploys PBR (physical-based rendering). “For many of our customers, virtual sets and extended reality are part of the creative output they want to use every
day,” describes Vizrt SVP Remo Ziegler. “With the release of the new XR set, we make the everyday workflow simple. So, more can be done with less effort, at a higher level of quality.” Vizrt and Unreal Engine will include native integration to improve interoperability performance – namely to achieve fluid depth-of-field sync between the two solutions. The XR set makes renderings transparent and provides a fast set-up.
A BRIDGE BETWEEN SDR AND HDR
BREAKING DOWN THE VISUAL LANGUAGE
Bridge Technologies is accelerating the HDR capabilities of its VB440 iP probe. The monitor ’s new functionality allows production teams to easily visualise, monitor and analyse both HDR and SDR production outputs, using an HTML5 browser. VB440 delivers low-latency analytics of compressed and uncompressed video and data. It enables teams to continuously survey all layers of media transportation on an IP network, and facilitates quick rectification of potential problems. The VB440 identifies the type of encoded streams coming in – either through manual setting, or automatic recognition from ancillary data of NMOS signalling data. In addition, Bridge Technologies has adjusted the graticule to accommodate the needs of HDR more comprehensively.
A suite of design elements and a visual language guide have been released by MovieLabs. It aids developers and producers, so they can easily create workflows in a visually consistent way. Using the Ontology for Media Creation (OMC), the Visual Language for Media Creation provides mechanisms for both human-to-human and machine-to-human illustration aspects of a media workflow. The Visual Language is a voluntary system that uses consistently defined shapes to convey the main elements of a workflow. The MovieLabs version of Visual Language entails documentation, visual elements, best practices and examples. It also incorporates a first wave of icons for commonly used industry terms, which may not be well defined in typical icon libraries – for example, scene, slate and prop. The Visual Language asset package is available for download from movielabs.com.
EXPANDING ENCODERS
Aviwest have disclosed the next range of Rack Series encoders, for remote video production over unmanaged IP networks. Available in a half-1U form factor, the Rack400 functions in 4K UHD. “The Rack400 is a game changer for the broadcast industry: accelerating live remote production, offering the potential for greater
productivity, and huge savings in capital expenses,” explains senior product manager Samuel Fleischhacker. The latest encoders aim to take on challenges faced by broadcasters in remote production. This will cover many live events, including sports, entertainment, concerts, political rallies and interactive TV shows.
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