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By Dale Cripps Founder & Co-Publisher Posted on July 17, 2007 Category: High Definition Production |
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For you in the production of those scrumptious HD sports and remote location programs we adore, here is a little something fresh from the fiber folks that may make your job easier and more versatile. Give it a read and let me know what, if any, creative ideas come to mind. _Dale
Telecast Fiber Systems' New CopperHead DLV-3X1 Fiber Optic Multiplexer Adds Versatility to HD Acquisition
WORCESTER, Mass. - July 17, 2007 - Telecast Fiber Systems today announced the release of the new CopperHead DLV-3X1 camera-mounted fiber optic multiplexer for Dual Link Digital Cinema Cameras. The DLV-3X1 converts four 1.5-GB/s data streams from copper to fiber, permitting transmission of uncompressed Dual Link 4:4:4 and 4:2:2 HD/SDI data signals between the camera head and "Video Village" (camera control area) over just one lightweight, battle-rated fiber optic cable. By replacing three or four coax cables, the DLV-3X1 not only reduces the bulk and weight of camera cabling, but also increases signal transmission distances from several hundred feet to as far as nine miles.
"The CopperHead DLV-3X1 enables highly mobile acquisition of HD footage during on-set and remote production, giving the entire production crew greater freedom of movement in capturing a scene or live event," said Jim Hurwitz, west coast sales manager and camera systems product manager for Telecast Fiber Systems. "Already proven in field and studio use, this unit adds little weight to the camera while adding significant flexibility, allowing users to get the shots they want at the quality they desire in much less time than with coax-based solutions."
The compact CopperHead DLV-3X1 measures just 3.7 inches by 5.5 inches by 1.75 inches and mounts between virtually any portable dual-link 4:4:4 camera and its battery. The four 1.5-GB/s signals from the camera - A- and B-channel HD-SDI outputs, along with a viewing HD-SDI output - are converted for fiber transmission over a single cable. An integrated HD receiver accepts an incoming uncompressed HD stream to enable previewing of green-screen composites, application of lookup tables, etc.
A 1-RU base station at "Video Village" handles all receive and transmit functionality for up to two camera-mounted DLV-3X1 systems.
Like all products in the CopperHead family of camera-mounted fiber optic transceivers, the DLV-3X1 delivers high quality and reliability while consuming little power, and is designed to operate with common on-camera batteries or off-board 12VDC power supplies.
More information about fiber optic systems from Telecast is available online at www.telecast-fiber.com.
Posted by Dale Cripps, July 17, 2007 10:33 AM
Reader Commentary Jul 19, 7:00am I wonder why it wasn't called the DLV-4X1? :lol: AaronS More on High Definition Production
About Dale CrippsDale Cripps is a professional journalist who has focused two thirds of his career on the subject of high-definition television. Upon completing his education in business and service in the military he formed Cripps and Associates, South Pasadena, California, in 1964, which operated as a market-development company for aerospace services. In 1983 he turned to television and began what has become a 20 year campaign to pioneer HDTV. For fifteen of those years he published the well-regarded HDTV Newsletter (an international monthly written for television professionals). During much of this same time he also served as the HDTV-Technical Editor for "Widescreen Review Magazine." On November 16, 1998 he launched the Internet distributed HDTV Magazine, which remains the only consumer publication devoted exclusively to high-definition television. In April of 2002 he co-founded with Tedson Meyers of Coudert Bros, the High-definition Television Association of America, which is presently based in Washington DC. Cripps is the president of this organization. Mr. Cripps is a charter member of the Academy of Digital Television Pioneers and honored by that organization with the DTV Press Leadership Award of 2002. He makes his home in Oregon. |
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