IPTV Broadcast Production & Post Content Show Highlights Mobile TV Out-of-Home Media

efficiency. At the NAB Show, NAB Show expect to see an your system,” said Harris. Autoscript (Booth C6026) will un- added emphasis on lower media Canon (Booth C4325) also veil an across-the-board change costs. JVC will introduce the gY- has had its eye on smaller, to its prompting monitors by HM700 shoulder-mount three- less-expensive tapeless field replacing the traditional fluo- CCd camera that records up to acquisition cameras. “The move rescent backlight with an LEd. 1980 x 1020 progressive Hd onto to tapeless cameras is a very From an operational standpoint, Sd-HC solid-state memory chips distinct trend as the transition the cooler LEd will lengthen life, at a user-selectable 19Mb/s, to high-definition newsgather-reduce power consumption and 25Mb/s or 35Mb/s in native ing unfolds, and we anticipate do away with the need for noisy Apple FinalCut Pro format. The lower-cost camcorders,” said fans, said Autoscript VP gordon company also will introduce a Larry Thorpe, national marketing Tubbs. LEds also are brighter hand-held version of the solid- executive at Canon. and reduce eyestrain. state camcorder, said Walton. Last year, Canon introduced

For Panasonic (Booths its value-oriented Hdgc platform

Field frugality C3712 and C3327), which pio- lenses, designed for the tape-

The theme of workflow ef- neered solid-state recording in less camcorders that appeared ficiency and cost savings will the broadcast industry with its on the convention floor. This carry over to field acquisition P2 format, recording content year, Canon will take the Hdgc as well at the NAB Show. Sony as files in the field is all about lens to the next level. “We will plans to tap into the curiosity supporting an IT-compatible, introduce a second generation many broadcasters have with file-based workflow. “We can of that lower-cost lens,” said one-person ENg crews, said clearly see the momentum we Thorpe. “We’ve had the chance dishong. “In one particular in- are having with our customers to learn a little more from the stance, we have already begun and partners, and the expan- early tapeless systems and Hd shipping one of the things we sion of the solid-state products transition, and our designers will be focusing on at the NAB we are offering,” said Bob have done some reoptimization. Show,” said dishong. “We have Harris, VP of marketing and We will have one new lower-our Ex camcorders, our full Hd product development for Pana- cost lens at the NAB Show, and palm camcorders.” sonic Broadcast. more will join that family. More

Sony also plans to address Another clear focus for bang for the buck – that is a the mid-market with continued Panasonic is AVCHd products definite trend.” evolution of recording formats, and the quality and workflow One notable area of field he said. “When bit rates are efficiency they produce, he acquisition bucking the trend very high, we need tape, but said, adding that many people towards budget and efficiency there are additional products – are responding positively to is batteries. It’s not that there solid state and hard drive – (that MPEg- 4 AVC compression for isn’t an everlasting demand for are appropriate), whatever the acquisition. “Just by its nature, lighter, smaller, less-expensive customer wants,” he said. when you move to nonlinear, batteries, said Paul dudeck, An-

Solid-state recording in the solid-state technology, you ton/Bauer (Booth C6021) director, field has been available for remove a lot of the issues you product specialist group, Ameri-several years, but at the 2009 had with real-time ingest into cas. Rather, the manufacturers