NAB 2011 New Releases

The NAB show is the world's largest gathering of the media production industry.

Digistor will be sending a contingent to Vegas for the 2011 NAB.

Please see below for NAB updates and press releases from our vendors. We will be updating this section regularly with new material over the NAB period (March - April 2011).

AJA Ki Pro Mini is First Recommended ProRes Solution for RED EPIC

AJA Video Systems has announced AJA’s Ki Pro Mini as the first recommended Apple ProRes solution for the newly released RED EPIC.More

New AJA Hi5-Fiber and FiDO SDI/Optical Fiber Mini-Converters Debut at NAB 2011

AJA Video Systems will debut five brand new Mini-Converters among the company's product introductions at NAB 2011. More

AJA Releases 4K Mode for KONA 3G at NAB 2011

AJA KONA 3G Now Supports True 4K Playout via Free Version 9.0 Driver Software. More

AJA Announces FS2 Dual Channel Universal Frame Synchronizer and Converter

FS2 Offers Ultimate Workflow Flexibility with Dual Independent 3G/HD/SD Up/Down/Cross Video Frame Synchronizers and Dual 16 Channel Audio Processors. More

AJA Previews Thunderbolt Technology-Enabled and Multi-Format 5K I/O Products at NAB 2011

AJA Video Systems is previewing products-in-development featuring the breakthrough Thunderbolt(TM) technology for new high-framerate. More

Avid Unveils Interplay Central—Next-Generation Workflow Tools for Media Creation, Distribution and Management

Avid Unveils Interplay Central—Next-Generation Workflow Tools for Media Creation, Distribution and Management. More

Avid Introduces Paradigm Shift in Story-Centric Workflows for Broadcasters

Avid Introduces Paradigm Shift in Story-Centric Workflows for Broadcasters; New web-based portal and mobile app— Interplay Central and Interplay Central Mobile—enable innovative, open, integrated news workflows, and faster, more flexible story creation. More

Avid Unveils InGame for Sports; Enhances NewsVision for Local and Regional Broadcasters

Avid Unveils InGame for Sports; Enhances NewsVision for Local and Regional Broadcasters; New Solutions Empower Customers with Highly Effective, High Value and Easy-to-Implement Integrated End-to-End Production Workflows. More

Avid Extends Best-in-Class Shared Storage to Broader Content Creation Market with Entry-Level ISIS 5000-16

Avid Extends Best-in-Class Shared Storage to Broader Content Creation Market with Entry-Level ISIS 5000-16; New offering addresses customers’ needs for a proven and open workgroup-enabling storage solution at lower cost. More

Avid Delivers Greater Tactile Control for Colorists with New EUCON Partners

Avid Delivers Greater Tactile Control for Colorists with New EUCON Partners; Assimilate, Image Systems, and Pomfort announce native support for EUCON; Avid delivers improved workflows and expanded solutions with Windows compatibility for Artist Color. More

Avid Announces New Versions of Interplay Production and AirSpeed Multi Stream; Enhances Open and Collaborative Workflows

Avid Announces New Versions of Interplay Production and AirSpeed Multi Stream; Enhances Open and Collaborative Workflows. More

Shared Storage, Multicam Production, 24x7 Broadcast ... and much much more!

EditShare will be at NAB booth SL4728 doing private demonstrations of their solutions for shared storage, production asset management, multichannel ingest, media protection and archiving, editing and playout. Such as EditShare Geevs, Lightworks, Ark, Flow, and Xstream.More

EditShare Introduces New High Performance Mid-range Shared Storage Solution

EditShare will unveil the new high-performance, cost-efficient 'Energy' shared storage product line at the NAB 2011 exhibition (Booth SL4728). Designed for small and mid-size production workgroups, the new 'Energy' Series provides outstanding speed and agility with over 700 MB per second, read and write performance per server or expansion chassis.More.

EditShare Showcases End-To-End, Multi-Camera Workflow Solution At NAB 2011

EditShare has seamlessly integrated all its product lines, providing an end-to-end production workflow that is ideal for managing multi-camera productions. Geevs (ingest/playout), Flow (asset management), and Ark (archiving) manage the creation and movement of media across the production workflow with EditShare XStream (shared storage system) at the core managing central storage and content access. More.

Digital Rapids at NAB

Digital Rapids will be bringing their complete range of tools and solutions for transforming and distributing media to the 2011 NAB Show, in booth number SL6010 (Lower South Hall). Digital Rapids connects content to opportunity, providing the leading tools, technology and expertise for bringing live and on-demand video to wider audiences and the latest viewing platforms.

Enabling superior multi-screen viewing experiences, powerful file-based workflows and efficient B2B content distribution, their solutions span video ingest, encoding, transcoding, management, streaming, playout and delivery. In addition to exciting new products being unveiled for the first time at the show, they will feature some new products previewed late last year and new versions of their established solutions: Digital Rapids Transcode Manager, StreamZ Live IP, StreamZHD Live ABR,TouchStream StreamZHD, MediaMesh .

Digital Rapids Unveils Quartet of New Products and Upgrades for Live Multi-Screen Encoding and Streaming

Digital Rapids has unveiled a wide array of new products and enhancements in the company's comprehensive range of encoders for live multi-screen delivery. The new offerings include the launch of the StreamZ Live IP encoder for repurposing live IP-based inputs; significant performance increases in the StreamZHD Live ABR adaptive streaming encoder; new remote management capabilities for the TouchStream live streaming appliance; and a preview of a new hybrid encoder, extending Digital Rapids' proven, multi-screen encoding benefits into 'traditional' television applications in the broadcast, cable, satellite and telco markets. More

VENICE clears path to the 3D future

DVS will be presenting its multi-channel VENICE video server with an upgraded feature set at its booth SL3305. Launched two years ago, VENICE has successfully positioned itself as a future-proof solution for ingest and play-out in real-time, and it can be integrated effortlessly into any existing environment thanks to its open system structure. The video server supports a variety of compressed formats and can exchange material with all the latest NLE systems including Avid Media Composer and Apple Final Cut Pro.More.

DVS Strengthens its Activities in Broadcast and Post Production

At NAB 2011, DVS will continue to focus on the flexibility of its systems which are tailored to broadcast and post production customers' needs. CLIPSTER now supports the mezzanine formats IMF and MXF AS-02. More.

4K and Full HD 3D with DVS’s Atomix HDMI

At this year's NAB, DVS will be holding a product premiere for the post production and high-end presentation market at its booth SL3305: The Atomix HDMI video board will complement DVS's existing product line and expand its range of functions. Equipped with four HDMI ports, the Atomix HDMI board fulfills even the highest demands of modern image editing.More.

NewTek Integrates Apple® Mobile Device Support Into TriCaster™ 850 EXTREME™

The new TriCaster™ 850 EXTREME™ provides out-of-the-box, the ability to work directly with video and audio from any Apple® AirPlay®-enabled device and App. With instant wireless support for two simultaneous AirPlay sources, devices such as an iPad®, iPod®, iPhone® and Mac® can serve as direct inputs to the TriCaster 850 EXTREME.More

NewTek Redefines Capabilities of a Live Production System

TriCaster™ 850 EXTREME™ with IsoCorder™ technology will change how producers approach live production. More

NewTek Launches Game-Changing Replay System

3Play™ 820, 10-channel HD slow motion replay system in a 4U rack mount sets a new industry benchmark.More

NewTek Announces Major Update to DataLink™

Latest enhancements make it easier to deliver real-time scores, statistics and other rapidly changing data in live production. More

With breakthrough software technologies for high-speed file transfer, Aspera is enabling the next generation of a constantly evolving digital media ecosystem that demands real-time collaboration, big data sharing, and content distribution on a global scale. To realise the full promise of file-based workflows in terms of productivity, efficiency and capacity, media companies seek to leverage new types of infrastructure – cloud and mobile, implement open orchestration platforms, enable global person-to-person and project-based collaboration and manage and distribute media content at unlimited scale.

Aspera stands at the junction of these requirements, powering cloud, mobile and on-premise workflows, providing innovative solutions for super high-speed file transfer and file-based collaboration, and pioneering the next generation of high-speed data synchronisation and multicast distribution. All Aspera solutions are powered by fasp™ technology, patented and proven as the next generation transport for moving file-based data of unlimited scale over IP networks at any distance, with maximum speed, predictability, and security.

Find out more about Aspera at NAB 2011

MAXON will be at booth, # SL2327 showcasing its complete range of state-of-the-art 3D product solutions. MAXON will also host some of today's most talented 3D artists who will provide useful tips and techniques, and also look at the behind-the-scenes role that CINEMA 4D played in the making of award-winning feature films, broadcast graphics, commercials, and more.

Guest artists currently confirmed to present work created with MAXON software include: Jeremy Cox - a designer and animator at Imaginary Forces, Barton Damer - an award-winning motion designer, CINEMA 4D instructor from Lynda.com, Dylan Cole and of Nick Campbell from Greyscalegorilla.com site.

Find out more about MAXON at NAB 2011

New Camcorders GY - HM790E & GY - HM750E and more

This year's NAB will see JVC's GY-HM790E camera, the flagship of the ProHD product line, with its modular design which allows cleaner integration with multi-core and fibre-based production alongside the new GY-HM750E, a compact shoulder-mount camcorder that is ideal for ENG news, sports, documentaries, and other location shoots. Both cameras include a 68-pin chassis connector that creates a clean, direct interface with various modules – no external cables needed.

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MediaPulse Encore and MediaPulse Fuse

Xytech will preview two new, cloud ready additions to the MediaPulse suite at NAB 2011: MediaPulse Encore and MediaPulse Fuse. A natural outgrowth of the MediaPulse mission, these platform extensions are designed to create a completely collaborative environment in which all elements of the digital supply chain can be automated. These new products create a frictionless ecosystem and enable businesses to drive the digital workflow, not be driven by it.

ROOT6 will be at NAB booth SL8505. They will be demonstrating the latest developments with ContentAgent. Great tools for managing, transcoding and delivering digital media. ContentAgent will also be shown with the latest software, featuring Rimage disc publishing and Tektronix Cerify integration, the system will be demonstrated running on Supermicro's 1U SuperServer providing the optimum price/performance hardware platform.