- RED: the V-RAPTOR and V-RAPTOR XL 8K S35 cameras
- FOR-A: the new HVS-190 video switcher
- Appear: the SRT-enabled X Platform
RED: the V-RAPTOR and V-RAPTOR XL 8K S35 cameras
RED has launched Super35 versions of V-RAPTOR 8K S35 and V-RAPTOR XL 8K S35 cameras, both featuring the new S35 sensor. It has the same fast cinema-quality sensor scan time as its 8K VV counterpart, which is twice as fast as previous generations while maintaining a wide dynamic range with 16.5+ stops. These systems are a solution for broadcast productions striving for more cinematic imagery in final delivery.
Maria: RED has launched Super35 versions of V-RAPTOR and V-RAPTOR XL 8K S35 cameras, both featuring the new S35 sensor. It has the same fast cinema-quality sensor scan time as its 8K VV counterpart, which is twice as fast as previous generations while maintaining a wide dynamic range with 16.5+ stops. These systems are a solution for broadcast productions that strive for more cinematic imagery in final delivery.
So, Philip, what do you think about the new cinema cameras?
Philip: As we all know, sensor size is sort of a religious topic in the broadcast and film world. There’s the question, do you go full frame or Super 35? And Red’s done a great job at providing solutions for both. Super 35 tends to be more focused on the broadcast size, in fact, they’re using even smaller sensors with the two-thirds sensors. Though this gives you a lot of flexibility to go both broadcast and film. I think that the DSMC 3 style of the XL model versus the regular Raptor model gives a lot of flexibility for broadcasters to make a selection and to have a huge dynamic range for a more cinematic work and then flip it over to have a wonderful-looking imagery for broadcast.
FOR-A: the new HVS-190 video switcher
FOR-A will head to NAB with a fully NDI-compatible live video production ecosystem. Included among the NDI-supported solutions is the new HVS-190 video switcher. It supports high-bandwidth NDI and NDI|HX input and output.
Maria: Now moving on to FOR-A. FOR-A will head to NAB with a fully NDI-compatible live video production ecosystem. Included among the NDI-supported solutions is the new HVS-190 video switcher. It supports high-bandwidth NDI and NDI|HX input and output.
Mary, I know that you were curious about this as well.
Mary: We’ve talked about this before. We see a lot of companies getting into this space that is useful for OB vans and live sports events. But this has uses outside of broadcasting as well as in houses of worship. I am also a big fan of NDI, I know how easy it is to use so it’s exciting to see yet another product come out with just a total NDI ecosystem. Now, Philip, I have a question for you.
Looking at this, it’s all NDI, and I know we’re also going to talk about SRT. How do you see each algorithm and technology fitting into the broadcasting system?
Philip: It’s a great question. In the past, I’ve been something of an anti-NDI because I thought it had a niche market space. I thought that in-studio distribution was great and everything had to be 2110 but since the release of version 5 of NDI, providing the timing mechanism which was missing from it, it has really opened up the capabilities of the solution more in a broadcast space. It’s inexpensive, and it allows you to reduce your cabling. You also don’t have to go with SDI cabling, you can go with traditional network cabling. It has a little bit of latency but it’s not bad. As you have said, it’s providing solutions not only for small broadcasts but for houses of worship and event markets to allow them to produce professional shows. On the SRT side, I’m a little bit of a bigot. I’m a RIST person, I think RIST is a better technology on the professional side but SRT has really come a long way. It is simple to implement and the difference between the two is that the NDI is for the production of the show while the SRT is for the distribution. That being said, there’s a lot of SRT being used for contribution content so if we’re doing a REMI-type production where we’ve got an OB van located in some place and mixing is happening back in the studio. There, you’re going to use SRT to send the content but once it’s within the facility, it gets switched back over into the NDI which gives you a lot more flexibility. One of the things that I find interesting about NDI is that the key and feel is a single signal which I didn’t know for a long time but it really makes cabling a lot simpler. Simply put, SRT is about the distribution of the signal, potential contribution, or transportation over long distances. Whereas NDIs are geared more towards in-house and not necessarily over the internet although they can be utilized over the internet, people have done that as well.
Appear: the SRT-enabled X Platform
Appear has announced the launch of its hardware accelerated video transport technology over the SRT protocol, the open standard that enables media and entertainment organizations to transport high-quality video over cost-efficient Internet links. The hardware accelerated SRT technology will be launched on its X Platform at NAB.
Maria: Now moving on to SRT. Appear has announced the launch of its hardware-accelerated video transport technology over the SRT protocol, the open standard that enables media and entertainment organizations to transport high-quality video over cost-efficient Internet links. Philip, tell me about that.
Philip: Appear has done amazing things with their hardware. It’s a very dense solution and having this hardware accelerated SRT really drops the latency down to less than five frames. And if their latency equipment’s on either end of that link, I think they can get it even less than that. It makes a great contribution to SRT solutions.
Maria: That’s all the time we have. Many thanks to our experts – Philip and Mary! And don’t forget to comment on the news we’ve discussed. See you next Monday at the same time! Goodbye!
Hosts Philip Grossman, Mary Ann Seidler, Maria Kholodova.
The live broadcast took place on March 14, 2023. Production — TKT1957 LLC, Georgia
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