- Telos Alliance: VX Duo VoIP Broadcast Phone System
- Atomos Ninja Phone: 10-Bit Video Recording for Smartphones
- Haivision Systems Inc.: Live Video Contribution Solutions at IBC2024
360 Seconds. Broadcast News & Commentary is a weekly program on Youtube about the latest equipment for broadcasting and film. Explained by experts – practitioners directly working in the field of cinema and television.
Hosts: Philip Grossman, host and co-producer at Visionaries, and Mark Sindyukov. Production – TKT1957 LLC. Show date August 19, 2024.
Telos Alliance has launched its new VoIP broadcast phone system, the Telos VX Duo.
Mark: Telos Alliance has launched its new VoIP broadcast phone system, the Telos VX Duo. Philip, could you share your thoughts on this?
Philip: Yeah, most people don’t realize that getting a phone call on air is more complicated than it seems. It’s not as simple as everybody thinks. I think Telos has done a wonderful job building a system that simplifies this process, especially for newer people in the industry, such as YouTubers and small production companies who are starting to do more live production. This technology integrates with their Voice over IP (VoIP) phone system, making it easier to get someone on air. What I like about it is that it starts small with two lines and can grow to accommodate up to eight lines at once. It’s a great product, and I’m excited to learn more about it when I get to IBC next month.
In April, Atomos announced the Ninja Phone, and it is now available for purchase along with its app
Mark: Awesome. Now, the next technology I wanted us to discuss is the Atomos Ninja Phone, which is a 10-bit video co-processor for smartphones. It’s pretty impressive. The Ninja Phone is a 10-bit video co-processor for smartphones and tablets, designed for professional video recording from an HDMI camera on these devices. Philip, what innovations do you see in this technology that stand out?
Philip: What’s really interesting about this is that they’re not the first to develop a co-processor for the iPhone, but they have so much experience as a recorder. The other system, I believe it’s Axun, turns your screen or your phone into a screen for your camera, whether it be a 35mm or a mirrorless, and gives you professional tools for focusing. This just takes it to the next level by turning your phone into a recorder, utilizing the software on the phone—particularly on iPhones—using machine learning to enable 10-bit recording. I would assume eventually it will support ProRes RAW and other formats. So, it’s really transforming what was just a phone for making calls into a much more complete solution.
Of course, Atomos makes recorders and screens on their own, but this gives small production companies the ability to record high-quality material off their cameras in a format that isn’t overly compressed. That’s usually a big issue with a lot of this tech—on your camera, you get very compressed video. This just opens up a world of capabilities for the average filmmaker. It’s exciting to see. I don’t suspect they’ll be the last to do this, but they have a lot of experience in recorders, and merging that with the capabilities of the iPhone is exciting. I’m looking forward to seeing what this entails and what the capabilities of the technology will be when it rolls out to market.
Haivision Systems Inc is set to present its advanced live video contribution solutions at IBC2024
Mark: Fantastic. Lastly, we have one more technology that’s exciting everyone at the moment, which is Haivision Systems Inc. They are set to present their advanced live video contribution solutions at IBC2024. As you know, there’s a lot of interest and excitement in the industry about this. As an expert, what do you think about this technology, Philip?
Philip: Well, especially since the pandemic, which accelerated the adoption of REMI (Remote Integration Model) remote productions, a lot of the challenges revolved around how to get the signal from a location back to the control room, or whether to deploy OB (Outside Broadcast) trucks, which presents a significant cost issue. Haivision has really taken what appears to be lessons learned over the last four or five years on how people are doing things and has started to build out what amounts to an ecosystem that simplifies high-quality video contribution.
The biggest issue with remote production is the latency involved in compressing the content and then sending it to the location, where it needs to be switched in real-time. They’ve really worked on reducing the latency footprint on the contribution side. Obviously, on the distribution side, latency is not as critical since it goes out when it’s ready. If it’s two or three seconds behind, no big deal. But if I’m working with multiple cameras at a remote location and trying to synchronize everything, that latency can be challenging. Haivision seems to have addressed this across their entire product line, which is a significant development for production companies, especially considering the potential cost savings.
Mark: Well, Philip, I’m looking forward to IBC as well. Many thanks to you for always joining. To close this out, don’t forget to comment, like, or subscribe. We appreciate all the support, and we’ll see you next Monday!
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