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| NHK to do First 8K U.S. Broadcast Demo at NAB Show Jan. 4, 2013 — Japanese public broadcaster NHK will present the latest iteration of its 8K Super Hi-Vision system at the 2013 NAB Show. Grass Valley To Debut 'Director' Switcher at NAB 2013 March 1, 2013 — Grass Valley has announced a new product offering—the GV Director Integrated Nonlinear Live Production Center—which is designed to considerable simplify the video production process. Utah Scientific to Roll Out 4K Routing Switchers at NAB 2013 March 11, 2013 — Utah Scientific will roll out an extension of the UTAH-100/UDS routing switcher family to support the new 4K (6 Gbps) signal format. Panasonic Unveils 2/3-inch 3MOS P2 Camera March 20, 2013 — Panasonic announced its first 2/3-inch, 3 MOS P2 camera as part of the company NAB Show preview. Cameras at the 2013 NAB Show March 12, 2013 — Camera makers will show 4K single sensor imager cameras that chase two sets of customers: the high-end cinematographers and those with considerably lower budgets. Sony Looks Beyond High Definition April 1, 2013 — "We think optical disk archive holds tremendous promise for broadcasters and non-broadcasting customers as a low-cost, fast access storage and archive system." Panasonic to Launch AVC-Ultra Gear April 1, 2013 — Panasonic's AVC-Ultra chip, an electrical component described as the size of a square dime, was a critical element in some of the company's key NAB Show product announcements this year. A Gear Guide for NAB 2013 April 3, 2013 — "A Gear Guide for NAB 2013" is a consolidated list of roughly 1,000 products shown by nearly 300 companies. Canon to Debut XA10 Replacements at NAB Show April 3, 2013 — Canon U.S.A. will exhibit a pair of nearly identical single-sensor camcorders, the XA20 and XA25 at the NAB Show. NAB 2013 Highlights So Far April 8, 2013 — The buzz words, or derivatives thereof, are "cloud," "4K," "HEVC" and "touchscreen. | |
| | News & Technology | | | Industry Roundup | | | TV Technology White Papers | | "Selecting Next-Generation Video Servers," from Rohde and Schwarz examines the rapid pace of technology development and the incorporation of information technology into broadcast and the broadcast operating environment. | | "Hybrid Software as a Service," from Signiant discusses how businesses of all sizes are capitalizing on new modes of computing and software delivery—including software as a service and hybrid SaaS—that let them achieve a new level of results with less technology investment. | | "Beyond CALM," from Linear Acoustic offers a comprehensive, beginning-to-end approach to measuring and controlling loudness. | | "Efficiency is the Key Factor When Choosing a High-Power Broadcast Transmitter," from Rohde and Schwarz discusses the pros and cons of energy-conserving transmitter technologies. | | | | |  | | | ©2013 NewBay Media, LLC | |