Tag archive: NAB

Final Cut Pro, Apple's premier video editing suite, has been stuck at version 7 since 2009. The next release will jump ahead by three whole numbers and drop one of the company's trademark Roman numerals into the name, as was revealed at the ongoing NAB Show in Las Vegas, Nev. Final Cut Pro X will be coming to Apple's online store this June carrying a price tag of $299. The updated editor will include a range of features, but… Read More

Most smartphones don’t have FM radios. But you won’t hear many iPhone users bemoaning the lack of loudmouth radio jocks and lengthy commercials when they have streaming services like Pandora, Last.fm and Slacker pumping out listener-tailored tunes for free. Internet radio has bitten off a chunk of traditional radio’s business, and the broadcasting industry knows it. In an effort to corral more people back into FM, the industry now wants to the… Read More

The brouhaha over royalties owed to artists and content providers for streaming music and audio programming via the Internet is changing…but is filled with as much drama as ever. The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has reached a new royalty agreement with SoundExchange, a non-profit performance rights organization tasks with collecting royalties for so-called “non-interactive” digital transmissions. The… Read More

The Open Mobile Video Colation (OMVC) has announced that some 63 broadcast stations in 22 U.S. cities have committed to launching mobile television broadcasts during 2009. The stations cover about 35 percent of U.S. television households, and includes NBC, ABC< CBS< FOx, Ion, CW, and MyNetworkTV affiliates, along with nin PBS stations are are in discussions to join the launch. “Broadcasters should be recognized for seizing an… Read More

iBiquity Digital has announced a new free service called iTunes Tagging coming to select HD radios which will enable HD radio listeners to flag songs they hear over their HD radios for later purchase via Apple's iTunes store. Developed in conjunction with Apple and major broadcasting groups, iTunes Tagging will work via a dedicated Tag button which will first appear on the new Polk I-Sonic Entertainment System 2 and the JBL iHD HD… Read More

For several years, eCinema has been working to produce high-end LCD displays capable of replacing CRTs in high-end, reference grade environments like film studios, production houses, and the demanding setups of serious home and professional theater buffs. (And, in their ardor, they've neglected their Web site. Pfft.) Beginning at NAB in April 2006, eCinema began privately demonstrating its DCM40HDR 40-inch display, and the reports… Read More

The broadcast industry should stop pushing for regulations on other industries, “remove its shackles” and market the value of its digital service to consumers, said Consumer Electronics Association(CEA) President and CEO Gary Shapiro. Shapiro shared his views on the digital television (DTV) transition and the broadcast industry in a speech delivered yesterday during NAB2005, the annualconvention produced by the National Association… Read More

Derived from the combination of IP and “bella,” (Italian word for “beautiful”). IPELA signifies the arrival of business communications equipment that blends Sony's high-resolution imaging and audio technology with the universal reach of IP networks. According to Scarcella, Sony is installing interactive product showrooms in select U.S. cities to support the IPELA product line. He also said that Sony has… Read More

The system was exhibited at NAB 2004, which ended April 22. The company installed decryption software for Windows Media9 onto mobile phones equipped with Microsoft's Windows Mobile OS, and replayednews footage on the screen of the mobile phone. It has been reported that the transfer rate for this was 8-12kbps. The frame speed during transmission is 12-15 frames per second. With “MobiTV,” a real-time image transmission service… Read More

January and February manufacturer-to-dealer sales of digital television (DTV) products totaled 853,443 units representing dollar sales of more than $1.3 billion, the Consumer Electronics Association(CEA) announced today. Compared to the same period in 2003, the 2004 sales represent a 124 percent unit increase and a 100 percent increase in dollar sales. CEA defines DTV products as integratedsets and monitors displaying active vertical scanning… Read More

From 3dlabs' press release: 3Dlabs Inc., Ltd. this week announced at the NAB (National Association of Broadcasters) 2004 trade show in Las Vegas, Nevada, a major breakthrough in graphics architecture: Wildcat Realizm technology. The architecture combines a next-generation Visual Processing Unit (VPU) and a unique Vertex/Scalability Unit (VSU). These work together to enable a software-compatible family of graphics accelerators ranging… Read More

Free, over-the-air broadcasting will fade into oblivion unless broadcasters embrace their digital future, stand up for the their rights and shake off their complacency, Consumer ElectronicsAssociation (CEA) President and CEO Gary Shapiro told a standing-room-only crowd of broadcasters here today. In a keynote address before the National Association of Broadcasters' (NAB) BroadcastEngineering Conference, Shapiro outlined eight suggestions… Read More

“Broadcasting is the original mass media. On the other end, there's a rise of a digital generation that has access to highly individualized and customized news and information,” Powell told an audience at the annual NAB conference. “Where does broadcasting go as a business? Adapt, evolve or die.” Mr. Powell's comments reflect the tension for free, over-the-air broadcasters as they struggle to compete… Read More

From Microsoft's press release: Today at NAB2004, Microsoft Corp. and Sonic Solutions unveiled DVD Producer – WMV HD Edition, a special version of Sonic's award-winning professional authoring application that supports the production of DVD titles using Microsoft Windows Media Video High-Definition (WMV HD). WMV HD delivers dramatically superior image quality with high-definition video at data rates comparable to… Read More

TDK will also show its prototype blue laser disc for Sony's "Professional Disc for DATA" drive systems, as well as its line of 4mm and LTO Ultrium data tape recording media. Marking one of the most significant product introductions in the company's history, TDK will also showcase its groundbreaking prototype blue laser disc for Sony's "Professional Disc" Systems. The disc offers an unprecedented 23.3GB storage… Read More