RASTATT, GERMANY—The buzz surrounding the use of COTS equipment for real-time video production has been growing in intensity for years with very few actual products to show for it. Although there have been a number of experiments and proof-of-concept systems, most real deployments include very little IP technology—and the ones ... Read More

The Foundry is to launch a free version of its texture painting software Mari. It is the second product that the company has offered for non-commercial use to artists having previously made its Nuke compositing, editorial and finishing software available in the same manner. “With ... Read More

The range of cameras, lenses and lighting gear that will be on display at the Media Production Show has been revealed, with attendees of the exhibition able to get hands-on with kit from the likes of Blackmagic Design, Panasonic, Red and Canon. The Media Production Show, ... Read More

WASHINGTON—LG Electronics’ Senior Director of Standards and Technology Madeline Noland is the 2016 recipient of the Advanced Television Systems Committee’s Bernard J. Lechner Outstanding Contributor Award. Noland, the first woman to be honored with the award, was presented the award during the 2016 ATSC Broadcast Television Conference at ... Read More

SAN JOSE, CALIF.—The growing consumer demand for multiscreen video is changing the way in which content and service providers approach video delivery. As headends increase in scale and complexity, there has been a shift toward software-based cloud infrastructure to simplify video processing workflows. Leveraging general-purpose compute technology, content ... Read More

The Sony PXW-FS5 is a good camera for 4K run and gun shooting. Christina Fox runs it through its paces Way back at IBC2014, Sony launched the PXW-FS7 and had a winner on its hands. Then last year, at IBC2015, it launched the PXW-FS5 - a ... Read More

Aerial cinematography company Flying Pictures has merged with The Lens Foundry. The Lens Foundry supplies drones, dollies, gimbals and tracking kit primarily to TV productions. Flying Pictures, which was founded in 1998 by Colin Prescot, provides camera crew, pilots and camera aircraft for the film ... Read More