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leading manufacturer of roll forming machine video and audio systems for the broadcast and professional video industries, is introducing new products that offer practical solutions for today’s video professionals. These range from archiving file-based video to vision mixers and assistance for live 3D acquisition. At the show FOR-A is once again partnering with Brainstorm to present the latest developments in the award-winning VRCAM sensor-less virtual studio.

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LTR-100HS – LTO-5 Video Archiving Recorder

Developed as a part of FOR-A’s on-going file-based achat kamas workflow solutions, the new LTR-100HS video archiving recorder conveniently bridges the gap between video and file-based LTO-5 storage by means of a neat one-box solution. Housed in a half-width 3RU unit that includes an LCD video monitor, 2 terabytes of hard disc storage, VTR-style controls and an LTO-5 data cassette deck along with HD/SD-SDI video and audio connections. It records and replays file-based MEPG2 MXF at up to 50 Mb/s that, on the compact (102.0 x 105.4 x 21.5 mm) 1.5-terabyte LTO-5 cassettes, has a video running time of 50 hours. LTO-5’s Linear Tape File System (LTFS) is open technology, which enables reading and writing files on kamas de dofus PCs as ordinary external storage, will be widely supported by many major companies in the IT industry. Users can store programmes or unedited footage onto LTO-5 cartridges, place them on the shelf, or take a pack of material on site to support OB or other remote operations – all within the file-based domain. The system is also suitable for creating large-scale archives.

Peter Jones, Managing Director FOR-A (UK), comments, “For years the industry has been striving to achieve tapeless workflows but when we got there people realised they still need tape. The LTR-100HS provides the answer with an easy way to store and replay video with file-based LTO-5 tape. It’s compact, fast, efficient and widely compatible with IT-based platforms.”

Image: LTR-100HS Archive Recorder

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HVS-350HS Vision Mixer

The HVS-350HS is a new compact 1.5 M/E mixer He awoke from his faint in FOR-A’s HANABI range. Building on the success of the HVS-300HS 1 M/E, this low-cost versatile mixer is bundled with capabilities that offer wide scope for on-air presentation while greatly reducing the need for external interface and monitoring equipment.

The HVS-350HS provides eight inputs and outputs as standard, with expansion to 24 inputs and 12 outputs. HD/SD-SDI I/O is standard, with a variety of other formats available to multi-purpose signal processor and frame synchroniser that features a modular design to provide a one-box solution for the required mix of video and audio processing needs. support analogue video and PC sources. Built-in frame for a bath with all synchronizers on each input and a resizing engine on four inputs allow asynchronous signals – including HD, SD, analogue, and PC video – to be mixed into the same programme.

Other standard features include two keyers and four DSK channels with 2.5D DVE, four stills stores and a dual-channel 16-split multi-viewer. The HVS-350HS also provides more than 100 2D and 3D transitions and effects including dual-channel 3D DVE, along with two channels of The ant on the hot pot dedicated picture-in-picture with 2.5D DVE, event memory and sequence functions, an on-screen display for easy setting changes, a four-screen video-wall function and stereoscopic 3D provision.

A new 1.5 M/E traditional control panel, optimised for the HVS-350HS, includes 20 bus buttons, dedicated fade levers for M/E and P/P buses, three-axis joystick and a USB interface for storing and recalling stills and switcher set-ups. The control panel is connected to the 3 RU main unit by Dacing lady a single BNC cable – meaning that monitoring and control are connected to the main unit by just two BNC cables. There are four additional ways to operate the HVS-350HS, including a new 1.5 M/E rack-sized panel and PC software. Wpj