- Agent-IC Functionality Is Now Available for Mac and Windows PCs -

ALAMEDA, USA – April 15, 2021 –Clear-Com^® Clear-Com has released the new Station-IC™ Virtual Desktop Client, a Mac and Windows-based software application that connects to Clear Com’s Eclipse^® Digital intercom Matrix and coming soon, the LQ^® Series of IP interface devices. Station-IC users connect natively to a central intercom system that hosts essential services such as audio and control systems, as well as panels, beltpacks, and even two-way radios or endpoints from other intercom manufacturers. Bringing Agent-IC’s intuitive UI to the desktop, with the added benefit of more licensing options and a flexible application window, both local and remote users can benefit from high-quality audio with very low latency. Designed to be quick to deploy with a straightforward configuration process and minimal network configuration, users can be communicating in a matter of minutes.

 Mo-Sys™ Engineering (www.mo-sys.com), world leader in precision camera tracking solutions for virtual studios and augmented reality, has joined in partnership with VividQ, pioneers in computer-generated holography for next-generation augmented reality (AR) displays. This allows 3D holographic projections to be placed precisely in real space, enabling users of future AR devices, like smart glasses, to explore virtual content in context with the natural environment. 

VISTA Worldlink, an independently owned global media solutions provider, used two Envivo Replay systems from Variant Systems Group to help produce coverage of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) when it returned to action.

COVID-19 concerns suspended U.S. sports leagues in March. The NWSL launched the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup on June 27, making it the first professional team sports league to return to action in the United States. All 23 matches, which aired on a variety of CBS platforms as well as Twitch, were played in Utah. The tournament concluded on July 26 with the Houston Dash winning its first trophy in franchise history.

VISTA has been producing coverage of the NWSL for four seasons, and the Challenge Cup was its second season with Envivo Replay. “We’ve used it on many, many events over the past two years,” said Josh Liemer, president of VISTA Worldlink. “It’s been very successful.”

Testronic,the leader in international quality assurance (QA), localization QA, and

compliance for the film, television and games industries, continues to invest in its testing and automation device

farms, designed for entertainment platforms and content owners to test their

service on a growing number of devices and in all territories ahead of a

channel launch. The investment includes the purchase of additional Witbe robots, Suitest, TestComplete, televisions,

YoloLiv, the creators behind YoloBox Live Stream Studio today announced a new partnership with DigiBox in the UK and Ireland.

YoloBox is an all in one encoder, switcher, monitor and recorder, allowing users to live stream full HD multi camera content from anywhere, to anywhere. YoloBox revolutionises the way users acquire, produce and share live streaming content, offering simultaneous cross platform delivery to major social channels including Facebook Live, YouTube and Twitch in addition to RTMP over conventional internet links or 4G.

Densitron, the global leader in innovative Human Machine Interaction (HMI) and display technology, has announced details of a new partnership with SKAARHOJ. Based in Copenhagen, Denmark, SKAARHOJ is a designer and manufacturer of control solutions for the broadcast market. The two companies will work together on remote production applications involving Densitron’s Intelligent Display System (IDS) solution and SKAARHOJ’s broadcast controllers.

As audience appetites for sports coverage continue to increase, FOR-A Corporation of America offers a range of FT-ONE variable frame rate cameras to deliver the action in super slow motion. Recent advances now allow playback of 4K video at up to 1,000 frames per second to provide incredible detail for live broadcast applications.

“Sports continue to be a driving factor in the need for high frame rate cameras, and nobody delivers instant replays like FOR-A,” explained Ken Truong, President of FOR-A Corporation of America. “Our FT-ONE special purpose cameras are designed for super-slo-mo 4K acquisition of sports and other live event footage, and can be combined with other FOR-A tools to deliver unprecedented replay flexibility.”

For example, several FT-ONE-SS4K cameras were used for critical ultra-slo-mo replays during the live broadcast of the 2019 Champions League final in Madrid, as well as other high-profile live sports event across the world. The exceptional feature of the FT-ONE-SS4K is “brightness.” When equipped with a B4 bayonet lens, the camera shoots footage up to four times brighter than models with a PL lens. Plus, the FT-ONE-SS4K shoots up to 1,000 fps in 4K, offers simultaneous record and playback with internal memory, and features independent real-time 4K or HD output. Other features include 24-axis color correction and compatibility with Canon’s OLED viewfinder.

FOR-A Corporation of America has built integrated live production solutions that combine its HANABI series of video switchers with Variant Systems Group replay systems, ClassX graphics and playout software, ODYSSEY Insight video servers, and Brainstorm Multimedia virtual studios.

“Together with our technology partners, FOR-A is creating live production systems that make integration easier and more reliable,” said Ken Truong, President of FOR-A Corporation of America. “With the combined expertise from these companies across the professional video industry, we can offer best-of-breed solutions that improve workflows while delivering broadcast-quality results for HD, 4K, and beyond.”

Variant’s Envivo Replay offers a cost-effective sports and live event replay solution, with an intuitive user interface and continuous multiple iso-channel recording capabilities. It offers simultaneous clip storage of multiple angles, playlists for highlights playback, built-in branding capabilities, and direct publishing to Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and other social media platforms. FOR-A is the exclusive distributor of Envivo Replay in North America.

FOR-A – the exclusive distributor of ClassX in North, Central and South America – also combines the latest ClassX real-time 2D/3D HD/4K CG and live motion broadcast graphics and playout solutions with its HANABI video switchers. An expansion I/O card for HVS-100, HVS-490, and HVS-2000 production switchers enables a close integration of the ClassX graphic playout from any HANABI video switcher directly by the switcher operator. ClassX’s real-time graphics playout software suite is popular with TV channels, news broadcasters, live event productions, and live sports productions.

Mediability, Scandinavia’s largest professional equipment provider and systems integrator, has launched a new Graphics Workflow division to help customers implement their end-to-end graphics and branding projects. As part of the initiative, the company has also announced a new partnership with Singular.Live, and is now its primary partner in the Nordics for Singular.Live’s portfolio of interactive on-stream, on-device and on-demand graphic overlay products.

Today at NAB Show, MediaKind, a global leader in media technology, announced it is expanding its long-term alliance with Inspur Digital Media to help current TV Service providers shift towards cloud-based delivery. By harnessing Inspur Digital Media’s cloud-based virtualized servers and software running on Inspur Digital Media Openstack cloud, MediaKind will provide an economical and scalable end-to-end solution to TV service providers in APAC, enabling them to deliver immersive media experiences to consumers.