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AJA Corvid 88 Drives Video I/O in New
Quantel Pablo Rio 8K
EditShare
Announces Flow 3.2
EditShare®, the technology
leader in shared media storage and end-to-end tapeless
workflow solutions, today
announced version 3.2 of
Flow, the company’s media
asset management platform.
Flow 3.2 boasts a score of
new features including support for industry-standard 4K
codecs; unique file upload and
download capabilities that
expand the remote collaboration power of AirFlow, the
web-based portal into Flow;
and new, fully-automated
transcoding and delivery
options.
What sets EditShare Flow
apart from other enterprise
media asset management
platforms is its ease of deployment as well as its ease
of use for varying skillsets,”
comments Jeff Herzog, EditShare Flow product manager.
“The breadth and depth of
Flow features suits the needs
of most media workflows
without requiring an entire
IT department to deploy.
Version 3.2 expands the
platform’s remote collaboration, automation and delivery
capabilities while providing
a broad range of enhancements including 4K format
support and a high-availability
database option enhancing
both workflow versatility and
end-user experience.”
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AJA Video Systems announced that
Quantel is adopting AJA Corvid 88 as
the video I/O platform for the new Quantel Pablo Rio 8K color correction and
finishing system. Corvid 88 is the latest
in AJA’s family of products designed
for integration into solutions offered
by third-party Developer Partners. The
new Pablo Rio system makes 8K 60p
post-production practical as 8K moves out from
the laboratory into real-world production*.
AJA Video Systems’ Corvid 88 is designed for
development partner applications that require
multiple simultaneous input and output streams.
Each of Corvid 88’s eight 3G-SDI connections can be
set programmatically as either an input or output
and each can support a different video format,
provided all formats use the same clock timing.
This allows for maximum flexibility in applications
where high-density I/O is required, such as playout
servers, ingest servers, channel-in-a-box systems
and more. Connections can also be linked together
to support Dual Link or 4K/UltraHD formats and
higher. Corvid 88 can power a single or multiple
slot solution, available in either low-profile or fullheight PCI form factors.
“When we set out to make Pablo Rio the first
AJA Corvid 88 Drive
practical solution for 8K 60p post, we were faced
with major technical hurdles. We’ve successfully
integrated AJA technologies to solve video I/O
challenges in the past, and they deliver the performance and reliability that our customers demand,”
said Steve Owen, Marketing Director, Quantel. “The
Corvid 88 packs eight 3G-SDI interfaces onto a
single PCIE card enabling us to build the world’s
first practical 8K color and finishing system.”
“Quantel is one of the earliest adopters of our
Corvid 88 solution, and also one of the first manufacturers to support broadcasters with a finishing
solution for 8K workflows,” said Nick Rashby,
President, AJA Video Systems. “Corvid 88 is truly
a performance powerhouse with the ability to independently ingest or playout various raster sizes
suitable for a wide array of applications from 8K
post to hundreds of channels of playout.”
Global Broadcast Industry Growth
Pegged at US$ 39 billion
Following a compounded annual growth of 3.6%
over the previous four years, the global broadcast
and media technology industry was worth $39
billion in 2012, and is projected to grow to $44.3
billion in 2017.
The results come from the Global Market Valuation
& Strategy Report from IABM DC, a joint venture
between IABM and Devoncroft Partners. The report
is based on the most comprehensive data model
ever produced for the broadcast and media technology industry, which encompasses more than
2,500 companies, ranging from start-ups to global
conglomerates, and includes software, hardware,
and service providers.
Partners participate by sharing sales data for
the report and offering commentary on the trends
impacting the industry. By participating, partners
have an opportunity to shape and ensure the
accuracy of the definitive sizing and trend reference used by the vendor community, investors,
and other interested third parties. Partners also
receive additional benefits, such as discounts on
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the report and subscription options.
“The Global Market Valuation & Strategy Report
is the only one of its kind to bring together broadcast industry vendors who collaborate under a set
framework of strict confidentiality to share revenue
data, future forecasts and detailed data on driving
factors for their businesses, which is facilitated by
the IABM, an independent body,” says Peter White,
IABM chief executive.
Market segments covered include acquisition
and production; post production; content and
communication infrastructure; audio; storage; system automation and control; playout and delivery;
test, quality control and monitoring; and services.
The report is designed to be modular with each
of the nine segments containing market sizing
data and can be purchased separately. This allows
organisations to access targeted and relevant information in a more cost-effective manner while still
gaining access to other parts of the report, such as
the executive summary, mergers and acquisitions,
and emerging technologies.
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