OLD LYME, Conn. – August 31, 2010 – The Musical Instrument Museum (MIM), which opened to the public in Phoenix, AZ last April, is an astonishingly rich cultural experience that features over 75,000 square feet of exhibit space and over 10,000 instruments from around the world. When the project began over three years ago, establishing an integrated, multi-sensory learning experience for visitors was among the museum’s most important and challenging goals. MIM chose Sennheiser’s guidePORT system to help make its diverse and exotic instrument exhibits come to life. more

Miniature SDI extender, SDIX-100 is designed to transmit multi-rate video signal such as SMPTE-424M 3G- SDI, SMPTE-292M HD-SDI, SMPTE-259M SD-SDI as well as DVB-ASI over long distance up to 30km at 3Gbps through either single-mode or multi-mode fiber with Clock and Data Recovery feature.

The power connector has a latch-locking mechanism, thus no power disruption due to miss-handling problem. Due to the use of advanced digital fiber optic transmission technology, no user adjustments are required and it enables quick setup and trouble-free operation. more

Opticis new 1-fiber series is leading the trends in broad range of applications. DVI extender, DVFX-100 is easy to connect to your existing system, giving you and your customers the confidence that you have the best solution in the market.
With powerful OPTICIS multi-mode CWDM component technology, DVFX-100 is capable of driving uncompressed WUXGA(1920×1200) 60Hz DVI signal up to 500 meters (1640 feet) over one(1) multi-mode fiber. For better installation flexibility, it features patent pending Auto-EDID management, reading and restoring by just plugging to the display. It is certified with IEC60601-1-2, FCC/CE and Class 3 LASER Industry Safety. more

MONTREAL and CHICAGO — Aug. 31, 2010 — Haivision Network Video today announced the immediate availability of the Torpedo(TM) family of DVB-to-IP gateways. Today’s digital broadcasts can be harnessed and delivered over IP video networks without the need to re-encode the content. The Torpedo takes a digital RF DVB signal from a satellite or terrestrial antenna, extracts and filters the MPEG-2 transport stream packets, and retransmits them to multiple multicast or unicast UDP targets via an Ethernet interface. Using a single Torpedo, a number of digital satellite TV and radio services can be delivered to viewers over standard IP video networks. more

CONIFER COLORADO — Danny Seraphine, original drummer and founding member of the band Chicago, has teamed up with Colorado’s premiere funk band, Funkiphino, for several select performances in the Denver area where they will be relying on Aviom’s Pro64® network along with Pro16® Personal Mixers. Both Seraphine and Funkiphino, dedicated users of Aviom gear, will be using the system as part of their setup at every one of the Denver performances. more

IRVINE, Calif. — Aug. 30, 2010 — Compix, a leading developer of professional character generators (CGs), announced today that their SchoolSmart(TM) graphics add-on package for educational institutions now features interfacing and connectivity with news production and news automation from EZNews. Available for any Compix CG system, the affordable SchoolSmart package includes 10-years of unlimited offline GenCG software licenses for students, instructors, and faculty members, who now can use their own computers and the familiar GenCG software interface to create graphics that are automation-capable and ready for air. more

NEW YORK: The Audio Engineering Society Educational Foundation Board of Directors and President Don Puluse, are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2010 AES Educational Grants for Graduate Studies.
Julieta López received a grant to continue PhD studies in the Department of Theater, Film, and Television at the University of York, UK. Ivana Andjelkovic was awarded a grant toward earning a PhD in Computer Science at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She has an MS from George Washington University and received her undergraduate degree from the University of Belgrade, Serbia. This year’s John Eargle Scholar is Diego Antonio Mora Mendoza. He will pursue an MS from Carnegie Mellon School of Music. Diego graduated from Pontificia University at Javeriana, Bogotá, Columbia. more

IBC 2010 – 8.E19 – August 30, 2010 – Weiterstadt, Germany — LYNX Technik AG is adding three fiber modules to its Series 5000 card and rack-based terminal equipment solution. The three new CWDM compatible modules; an optical transmitter, receiver, and transceiver, provide an electrical to optical and optical to electrical conversion solution for the transmission of SDI content to fiber over long distances. more

IBC 2010 – 8.E19 – LYNX Technik AG has released two new compact 1RU rack frames to house up to three or four Series 5000 card modules. They are ideal for applications that only require a small number of modules and for specialized standalone or mobile applications. more

IBC 2010 – 8.E19 – LYNX Technik AG is adding to its growing family of yellobriks, with the debut of two fiber optic CWDM multiplexers / demultiplexers at IBC 2010 – stand number 8.E19. LYNX Technik has also added CWDM capabilities to its yellobrik Fiber Optic Transmitter. more