If you are involved in broadcast, recording, postproduction, mastering or multimedia audio production then Resolution is the magazine for you. Launched after the closure of Studio Sound magazine, Resolution is celebrating ten years as the next generation audio production publication for the working audio professional. With the purchase of Line Up magazine at the end of 2009 and its relaunch as an online audio for TV and radio broadcast supplement to Resolution we are the definitive route to broadcast sound practitioners in Europe.
By applying strong traditional values we aim to inform, educate and demystify technology for the reader and to help with the creative, technological and business aspects of their work. No other magazine looks like Resolution; no other magazine reads like Resolution.
Dolby is an integral part of the entertainment experience and this year celebrates its 40th year in cinema.
The last 4 decades have not only witnessed the development of landmark Dolby technologies, but also seen their adoption across different entertainment platforms or “screens”: from cinema, through to TV, PC, mobile, and tablet.
And as consumers increasingly demand a seamless experience, regardless of how or where they enjoy their entertainment, Dolby is committed to helping deliver that entertainment experience across all 5 screens.
Today’s cinema is a feast for the senses. With Dolby Digital Cinema, the detail on-screen is pin-sharp, with vibrant colour and incredible surround sound, whilst Dolby 3D not only gives you amazing sound, but an image so clear that you’ll want to reach out and touch it. And with Dolby Surround 7.1, the action feels real.
In the broadcast sector, in order to make the most of high-definition, the great picture needs equally great audio. In fact, for formats like HDTV and Blu-ray, stunning surround sound is a must-have and that’s what Dolby Digital Plus delivers.
Similarly, the world’s expectation for higher quality audio and video from PC and mobile devices has grown too. From laptops, tablets, and high-end smart phones with 5.1-channel audio to mass-market music phones, the Dolby PC and mobile product portfolios deliver the best possible consumer audio experience for entertainment on-the-go, be it virtual surround sound via headphones or full surround sound audio when connected to a home cinema set-up.
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Harris Broadcast Communications offers products, systems and services that provide interoperable workflow solutions for broadcast, cable, satellite and out-of-home networks. The Harris ONE™ solution brings together highly integrated and cost-effective products that enable advanced media workflows for emerging content delivery business models.
Harris is an international communications and information technology company serving government and commercial markets in more than 150 countries. Headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, the company has approximately $6 billion of annual revenue and more than 16,000 employees — including nearly 7,000 engineers and scientists. Harris is dedicated to developing best-in-classassured communications® products, systems, and services. Additional information about Harris Corporation is available at www.harris.com.
Linear Acoustic® is the leading authority in television audio control from production to transmission. The company designs and manufactures the AERO™ range of real-time and file-based loudness managers, UPMAX® upmixing and downmixing solutions, and the LQ™ series of loudness metering products and licenses and OEMs key technologies to premier manufacturers. The company is actively involved in standards and practices creation as a member of the ATSC (Advanced Television Systems Committee) and as a sustaining member of SMPTE (Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers). Linear Acoustic provided its upmixing products and technical services for NBC’s coverage of the 2008 Beijing Summer Games and the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games and will return for the London 2012 games. Linear Acoustic is the recipient of a 62nd Annual Technology and Engineering Emmy® Award.
Established in Berlin in 1990, Jünger Audio specialises in the design and manufacture of high-quality digital audio dynamics processors. It has developed a unique range of digital processors that are designed to meet the demands of the professional audio market. All of its products are easy to operate and are developed and manufactured in-house, ensuring that the highest standards are maintained throughout. Its customers include many of the world’s top radio and TV broadcasters, IPTV providers, music recording studios and audio post production facilities. www.junger-audio.com
Switzerland’s Merging Technologies is the manufacturer of hardware and software systems for audio and video production professionals, including the high-resolution multichannel Pyramix digital audio workstation, VCube non-linear HD video playback system, the Ramses MSC audio control surface and Ovation a Media Server and Sequencer.
Merging’s products are used where reliability and the highest possible quality are of paramount concern. Merging’s clients include some of the finest recording studios, broadcast facilities, post-production houses and film dubbing suites in the world
DaySequerra provides high-performance audio solutions for radio, TV and Internet broadcasters. Technology applications include loudness measurement and loudness control, transmitting multichannel surround audio over stereo, together with digital radio and internet stream audio processing and monitoring. DaySequerra is the exclusive, worldwide provider of DTS Neural® broadcast hardware; other technology partners include DSP Concepts and iBiquity Digital.
Loudness products include the iLM4ST Stereo & iLM8 5.1 Surround Loudness Meters. The NLC5.1ST 5.1 Surround Loudness Controller and NLC4ST Stereo Loudness Controller provide the ability to independently process multi-channel audio simultaneously and apply loudness correction. They measure and control perceived loudness of the program audio using the industry-standard ITU-R BS.1770/1 as well as DTS Neural Loudness Measure (NLM) and DTS Neural Loudness Control (NLC) algorithms. The DTS Neural Loudness Control algorithm provides a better loudness control method ....visit the exhibition stand to find out why.
DaySequerra’s state-of-the-art products are marketed and sold through Sonifex Ltd in the UK.
Sonifex manufacture high quality, reliable professional audio & video equipment for radio and television studios and have a wide portfolio. With a background in high quality audio products, Sonifex have expanded their product range to include 3G, HD & SD-SDI video embedders, de-embedders and Dolby® E and Dolby Digital encoding and decoding solutions.
The Redbox range of audio interfaces include mixers, source selectors & switchers, microphone amplifiers & limiters, digital converters, tone generators, video d.a.s, video de/embedders, talkback & commentary products.
Also available are audio monitors, meters and monitor controllers, telephone hybrids, logging equipment, LED studio signs, radio broadcast mixers & studio packages. New this year are the S0 radio mixer and the Pro Audio Streamers, IP streaming solutions.
In September 2011 Sonifex were appointed as the DaySequerra distributor for the UK, offering their superb loudness monitors and loudness controllers. Contact sales@sonifex.co.uk for further information on the DaySequerra product range.
Emotion Systems specialises in the research and development of file-based signal processing products, with emphasis on software solutions that address the need for audio measurement and compliance. Emotion Systems has products that perform measurement and correction of PPM and loudness, suitable for both standalone and automated environments.
Emotion Systems has recently introduced “eFF” (emotion File Finish) an audio normalisation and loudness compliance tool for media files. eFF is simple, user-friendly software that delivers extremely accurate measurements against predetermined parameters; generates a detailed file error report and repairs files to meet established criteria. Despite complex compliance requirements, eFF resolves loudness problems while remaining highly cost effective.
Minnetonka Audio Software is the global leader in delivering file-based loudness measurement and
adjustment solutions to networks and broadcasters around the world. With a strong expertise in loudness
regulations and requirements including ITU-R BS.1770, ITU-R BS.1770-2, EBU R 128 (2011), and ATSC A/85
recommended practices, Minnetonka Audio Software integrates efficient, compliant loudness tools into any
workflow environment. Broadcasters have rapidly adopted the AudioTools Server platform to automate
processing of large volumes of files under tight deadlines while Harmonic ProMedia Carbon users can now
use the new AudioTools Loudness Control plug-ins for inline file measurement and correction. With over
twenty years of licensing partnerships in codecs and workstation architectures and a deep reservoir of
custom components and development libraries, Minnetonka Audio Software is your single source for file-
based loudness management, PCM processing, and multichannel encoding solutions.
www.minnetonkaaudio.com
Founded in 2004 NUGEN Audio Ltd rapidly gained a reputation for innovation and high quality execution, quickly becoming the trusted name in audio analysis and measurement it is today. With the introduction of the Visualizer audio analysis suite in 2005, NUGEN Audio re-defined in-place audio analysis and measurement combining multiple analysis views and options within a single interface – something that seven years later is now only just becoming widely adopted.
In 2010, as a member of the PLOUD EBU group, NUGEN Audio expanded the range of analysis tools to embrace current loudness standards, delivering solutions for all major audio platforms and editing environments. Specialising in usability and workflow-enhancement, NUGEN Audio solutions deliver clear, precise measurement and correction in thousands of broadcast and post production edit suites the world over.
TSL Professional Products Group delivers a range of superior, unique and award-winning products which meet the needs of today’s broadcasters. UK based TSL Professional Products Group designs, manufactures and markets a comprehensive range of Audio Monitoring, Power Management and Tally Signaling products to broadcasters worldwide through an established dealer network.
Continually embracing advances in technology and ever changing demands from Broadcast clientele, TSL has developed a broad range of audio confidence monitors capable of dealing with the most complex multichannel broadcast audio signals through to analogue stereo.
Launched in 2009 the class leading Precision Audio Monitoring (PAM) family of products is fitted with ITU-R BS1770/2 Loudness measuring capabilities and is available in 1 and 2ru formats with 8 or 16 channel bargraph displays. Both physical formats can be fitted with optional Dolby E/D/DD+ decoding and feature HD-SDI, AES and Analogue audio interfaces as standard.
Every issue of IBE contains regular coverage of content distribution, content creation, audio and the general business of broadcasting. Written by our own in-house staff or one of our key industry experts, these reports offer an insider’s view of everything currently impacting the world of broadcast: satellite, cable, online media, & mobile TV. This includes: current trends in capturing and producing cutting edge content; audio technologies; market research; convergence; digital signage….and anything else that impacts on the global broadcasting market. New in 2011 will be regular input on global market trends from key associations and organisations throughout the world, including the IABM.
The BKSTS was founded in London, England in 1931 to serve the growing film industry. Initially just the BKS (British Kinematograph Society) the remit was expanded in the 50’s and 60’s to encompass Sound and Television, and although our name may be “British” we are, in fact, a truly international Society, with members scattered all over the world.
The Society is pretty unique, covering all aspects of film and television production and distribution - everything from the lens to the final display. Our members cover all crafts - from camera people to projectionists, and everything in between. Membership is graded according to experience and training, and we welcome both experienced professionals and just-starting students.
Technical excellence is a core value of the Society, and we support a wide range of activities that are aimed at maintaining the highest standards of sound and vision.
The Digital TV Group (DTG) is the industry association for digital television in the UK and is independent and platform neutral.
Formed in the mid 90s to facilitate the introduction of digital terrestrial TV in the UK, the Group is now at the centre of UK digital TV development. It publishes and maintains the DTG ‘D-Book’, which sets out the detailed technical standards for digital terrestrial TV in the UK, and runs the industry’s test and conformance centre: DTG Testing. The DTG has ensured the delivery of a rich consumer experience, a vibrant and stable market, and helped position the UK as a world leader in the evolution of television.
The Group is presently focused on emerging consumer devices and experiences including Connected TV, 3DTV, High Definition TV (HDTV) and Video on Demand (VoD).
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) is the largest association of national broadcasters in the world. It promotes cooperation between broadcasters and facilitates the exchange of audiovisual content. It consists of 74 Active Members from in and around Europe and 36 Associate Members from all over the world.
EBU's technology arm is known as ‘EBU TECHNICAL’. Together with EBU Members it represents a unique and influential network in the media world, which:
The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE), is the leading technical society for the motion imaging industry with more than 5,000 individual members and 200 institutional members in 64 countries worldwide.
Our members include engineers, technical directors, cameramen, editors, technicians, manufacturers, designers, educators, consultants and field users in networking, compression, encryption and more from a broad group of organizations, including studios, television, cable, telecommunications, production and post-production communities as well as from software companies, systems integrators, manufacturers, display technologies, and distribution providers.
SMPTE is also an internationally recognized standards development body. As such we abide by the ANSI and ISO due process for initiating, approving, revising and removing standards.
SMPTE offers several different levels of Membership. Choose a level that is right for you and your business
* Individual: including Executive, Professional, Associate and Student
* Institutional: Corporations, Associations, Academic and Government
For more information, visit us at www.smpte.org
