NAB 2016

SVG@NAB Perspectives: Black Box’s Ostaffe Shows New 4K60 Extender, Touch

At the 2016 NAB Show, Black Box showed off its latest tools in high-performance KVM technology for live production and postproduction. SVG caught up with Larry Ostaffe, Director of Product Marketing, Control Room Solutions, on the show floor for his take on a new solution that allows 4K60 extension over one fiber and a touchscreen […]  More

SVG@NAB Perspectives: Brainstorm’s Montesa on New Features of the Company’s Virtual-Set Technology

At NAB 2016, Brainstorm Multimedia rolled out a 24-ft.-wide virtual-studio theater to showcase the latest features of its Infinity Set virtual-set application enhanced by graphics and other content created by the Aston 3D. The hands-tracking feature — which enables presenters to trigger animations and graphics with the simple hand movements — is part of Brainstorm’s […]  More

SVG@NAB Perspectives: RCS’s Mike Ward Goes Inside LaunchPad Graphics for EURO 2016, COPA America

Stationed at Vizrt’s booth at the 2016 NAB Show, Reality Check Systems (RCS) showed off its latest LaunchPad graphics system, which will hit screens during this summer’s EURO 2016 and COPA America soccer tournaments. Mike Ward, European Managing Director at RCS gives SVG’s Jason Dachman the latest. LaunchPad facilitates plug-and-play full screen graphics and highlight […]  More

SVG@NAB Perspectives: HGST’s Jeff Greenwald on New Object Storage System

At the 2016 NAB Show, archival specialist HGST debuted its new object storage-based HGST Active Archive System, SA-1000 model. The HGST SA-1000 enables smaller object storage footprints with easy-to-manage building blocks to scale capacity as needed. Jeff Greenwald, Senior Director of Market Development for HGST goes inside the new system with SVG’s Brandon Costa. Software enhancements have […]  More

‪SVG@NAB Perspectives: Vizrt’s Stadler Analyzes Viz Story‬

At NAB 2016, Vizrt introduced the new Viz Story, which allows media companies to quickly create real-time, 3D graphics and distribute them online and to social media. The company also showed off the data-integration capabilities in its popular Viz Libero platform, as well as its Viz Arena live virtual-enhancement product with new tools for key-frame […]  More

SVG@NAB Perspectives: Quantum’s Frederick on StorNext Upgrades and Power of Object Storage

As buzzwords like IP and the cloud swirled around the Las Vegas Convention Center, storage and asset management continued to be NAB stalwarts on the show floor. Addressing this steadfast market segment was Quantum, which demonstrated how the expanded capabilities of its StorNext workflow storage platform can maximize efficiencies in ever-evolving media environments. With new formats, […]  More

SVG@NAB Perspectives: Aspera’s Quereuil on How FASPStream Streamlines Live Production, Cuts Costs

In the two-plus years since being acquired by IBM, Aspera has continued to build on its core FASP file-transfer technology, which has become popular among multisite and at-home live sports productions. At NAB 2016, that evolution was evident. Aspera unveiled FASPStream, an application-software line designed to enable live streaming of broadcast-quality video globally over commodity […]  More

NAB 2016: Bitcentral Launches Continuum 24/7 Linear Channel Solution for Mobile, OTT

Bitcentral, a provider of digital and broadcast video workflow solutions, announced Continuum, a 24/7 linear news channel for mobile and OTT. This automated process for channel creation enables broadcasters to reach greatly expanded audiences for their current news and advertising. “There is an audience for live linear channels on OTT, Mobile and digital sub channels,” […]  More