In Broadcast - February 2016 - 28


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www.inbroadcast.com | Vol: 6 - Issue 2 | February 2016

InStudio

Axon Focuses On Tools
For 4K Production
New additions to Axon's Synapse signal processing
line are helping to ease the path for broadcasters
transitioning to 4K...

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roadcast infrastructure specialists
Axon Digital Design is using the
BVE platform to showcase a range of
4K products and production tools that
are designed to help broadcasters deal
with the challenges of this new format.
As momentum gathers for Ultra
HD 4K television, the company
has introduced new additions to
its Synapse signal processing line
including a 4K up, a down converter,
a distribution amplifier and two
production
'Tool
Boxes'.
Both
production Tool Boxes (U4T100 &
U4T140) carry Vanc and Hanc data
such as timecode and embedded
audio. The U4T140 also provides a
Dolby E encoder and decoder.
These
products,
which
were
developed in close cooperation with BT
Sport, are now integral to the success
of Timeline Television's bespoke OB
vehicle that delivers content to BT
Sport Ultra HD, Europe's first live
sports Ultra HD (4K) channel. This
includes Timeline's 4K production of
BT Sports UEFA Champions League
coverage.
Control & Monitoring
At BVE, Axon will also highlight the
success of Cerebrum, its broadcast
control and monitoring software.
Now a key feature in numerous
broadcast facilities, this customisable
control and monitoring system is fast
becoming the control solution for
choice for mobile production, news
and studio live production, master
control and remote production.
Cerebrum's advanced functionality
and broad range of features simplifies
Axon product lines

multi device monitoring and control
onto one easy-to-use interface. It
supports a wide range of devices from
different manufacturers - including
routers, production switchers, servers,
receiver decoders, multiviewers and
waveform monitors - using either
SNMP (Simple Network Management
Protocol) or third party protocols.
Cerebrum's ability to control
complex productions with ease
has already proved invaluable to
broadcasters such as CTV Outside
Broadcast, which deployed it for
this year's Open Golf Championships
in Scotland, and Gearhouse, which
used it on the latest series of I'm A
Celebrity. Other recent installations
include News UK's broadcast facilities
in London, Metro TV in Indonesia, eTV
in South Africa and BT Sport/Timeline
TV, which has paired Cerebrum with
its Axon 4K tools on board its new OB
vehicle.
SMART DVB
Axon will show Cerebrum in a studio
environment with SMART DVB, its
platform for live MPEG-2 and DVB
transport stream reporting. Launched
earlier this year, SMART DVB is a
complete suite of tools to monitor,
report and analyse live MPEG-2 and
DVB transport streams. Powerful
and versatile, the SMART DVB suite
enables owners and operators to
ensure health, conformity and quality
across the digital distribution chain
and to drive performance at the
highest level.
Leading organisations such as
Arqiva, M7, ASTRA, NPO/BVN are

already successfully using SMART
to monitor and analyse the quality
of their DVB operations and boost
performance.
IP Workflows
With IP and the next generation of
standards a critical industry focus,
Axon will highlight the ongoing work
on 4K and S2022, by showing Utah
Scientific routers that deliver SDI and
S2022 content.
Axon is currently collaborating with
industry bodies such as the

Flashback: Axon at BVE 2015

EBU, SMPTE and IEEE to develop new
standards for IP workflow, and has
already delivered proof of concepts to
demonstrate S2022 and Ethernet AVB
backbone working effectively in live IP
production environments.
The company is now encouraging
customers and other manufacturers
to take part in an open discussion
on interoperability, and how these
formats could shape production
workflows in the future.
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