Grass Valley demuestra músculo tecnológico en NAB 2024

The launch of the new LDX 135 RF and 150 RF cameras, together with the expansion of AMPP's SaaS platform and interesting updates in all product lines, from camera systems to live production such as the Maverik Grass Valley at NAB 2024 in Las Vegas.

Grass Valley recently completed a strategic refinancing of 220 million of dollars with Morgan Stanley, positioning the company to accelerate its growth and innovation. On the other hand, the efforts to attract talent The company has hired 400 positions in the last 24 months,

Regarding the new cameras that are now presented at NAB, they have been dDesigned in collaboration with some of the leading RF system providers of the sector, and incorporate a Reliable and EMI approved mechanical interface which allows hosting third-party transmission modules without the need for external cables.

Compared to the LDX 135 and LDX 150, the new RF editions offer a shorter chassis length that leaves room for the transmission kit, while maintaining stable and balanced operation on the shoulder.

Paul de Bresser, Product Manager de Grass Valley, reconoce que “hemos desarrollado la LDX 135 RF y la LDX 150 RF en respuesta a la creciente demanda de los clientes de versiones inalámbricas de nuestras cámaras de la serie LDX 100, que facilitan el manejo en todas las posiciones de la cámara, incluidas aquellas que serían difíciles o imposibles de conectar con tendidos de cable. Estas cámaras Native UHD añaden flexibilidad de transmisión inalámbrica sin comprometer la excepcional calidad de imagen y funcionalidad que han hecho de las LDX 135 y LDX 150 dos opciones de cámara líderes para eventos en directo de Media & Entertainment”.

Both the 135 and 150 support all single speed video modes up to UHD with HDR and Global Shutter with three Xenios Imager and offer sensitivity up to F11 @ 2000 lux.

It is also worth highlighting the improvements introduced in the cameras of the LDX 100 series which include a new integrated LUT processing which ensures optimal HDR/SDR signal quality directly from the camera head and base station, reducing the need for external converters. They also offer innovative high-speed recording features, compatible with NativeIP and XCU base station operations, allowing recording at 6x 1080p with native UHD resolution of the live signal output.

live production

Grass Valley demonstrates in Las Vegas a new generation of IP I/O cards for your series mixers K-Frame XP, which support up to 100Gbe of JPEG XS connectivity native directly to the switch per card, without the need for boxing of external equipment, in addition to extended buffers to further support non-synchronized sources.

Video processing within the K-Frame XP has also been updated to include Custom 3D LUTs for color mapping of HDR and SDR signals to help productions handle the demand of an increasing number of mixed format productions.

Another introduction will be new Clipstore II to the Grass Valley K-Frame line of products, offering up to 4 channels of playback and recording, up to UHD 4K 2160P as SDI or ST2110.

The manufacturer will demonstrate, together with K-Frame, its new modular production switch solution, Maverik X. Available to run on local, hybrid or cloud computing, Maverik And if that were not enough, it can also include multiviewers, audio mixing, graphics, replay and much more. This is the most flexible production switcher on the market.

It has also updated LiveTouch, its replay solution that allows creatives to collaborate on live video production from anywhere in the connected world. In addition to supporting more than 16 recording record trains per instance, potentially across multiple computes, it now offers improved support for 2, 3, 6 and more super slow-motion plus an improved user experience with camera grouping per user and playlist extensions.

AMPP SaaS Platform

For its AMPP SaaS platform, Grass Valley has seen continued accelerated growth, highlighting the industry's ongoing shift toward flexible, scalable and efficient software-defined workflows.

Clients such as NVP Italy, the Global Leadership Summit (GLS) or the G20 Summit in India have demonstrated how clients can take advantage of the solutions offered by the GV Media Universe to reduce operational costs and increase revenue, with innovative approaches to media production.

The GV Alliance continues to grow with more than 90 partners, from acquisition to distribution. GV AMPP's open ecosystem approach ensures that customers can continue to select the best solutions not only from Grass Valley, but from traditionally competing solutions, on a single common platform, reducing integration effort and providing users with a single, complete user experience. Grass Valley will showcase a selection of Alliance partners at the NAB Show, including newly integrated solutions from Skaarhoj and Reactoo.

Infrastructure

Finally, as far as hardware and SaaS infrastructure is concerned, it is worth highlighting GV Orbit which now expands its IP and SDI hybrid routing orchestration capabilities with the integration of AMPP for a unified control and monitoring experience across both terrestrial and hybrid workflows. GV Orbit expands its IP and SDI hybrid routing orchestration capabilities with the integration of AMPP for a unified control and monitoring experience across both terrestrial and hybrid workflows. Not only can GV Orbit customers benefit from monitoring AMPP services from their Orbit client, but connected AMPP users can now orchestrate and take routes from AMPP client interfaces.

En lo que a los multipantallas de la serie MV-1200 se refiere, incorporan nuevas opciones nativas 12G-SDI independientes o modulares que admiten hasta 32×4 entradas y salidas en la versión independiente y hasta 144×16 en la versión modular. La MV-1200 ofrece una excelente calidad de imagen y compatibilidad con HDR con una relación calidad-precio excepcionalmente buena.

El convertidor de frecuencia de imagen KudosPro, que proporciona formatos de canal único, doble y cuádruple de alta calidad y conversión de frecuencia de imagen con compensación de movimiento en una sola unidad de rack, ofrece ahora una opción ST2110 adicional con conectividad SFP+ doble de 25 G.

He XIP-3911-IO, una aplicación de pasarela SDI/IP de nueva generación sobre infraestructura modular XIP flexible, admite ahora una aplicación de pasarela SDI/IP ST2110 de 8 canales.

AMPP Local, ofrece todas las ventajas de la orquestación de AMPP en computación local, permitiendo utilizar AMPP sin una conexión a Internet 24/7. AMPP Local proporciona toda la funcionalidad de la plataforma central con tolerancia adicional para áreas de entornos de red limitados o interrumpidos. En lo que a AMPP Grid respecta, maximiza el potencial de procesamiento mediante la combinación de nodos de borde AMPP para escalar la capacidad de recursos y ofrecer tolerancia adicional a fallos con respawn automatizado de la carga de trabajo en caso de fallo del nodo.

Por último, destacar la presencia en Las Vegas de demostraciones con Framelight X, una nueva generación de gestión de activos federada basada en SaaS para flujos de trabajo de producción de noticias y deportes distribuidos globalmente y de rápido despliegue, y Playout X, una propuesta para playout distribuido para playout temático y reactivo de producción en directo.

Por último, destacar que en la jornada previa a la apertura de la feria en la que ha reunido en el ya tradicional evento GV Forum a clientes y partners, Grass Valley ha demostrado el potencial de las gafas de realidad mixta de Apple Vision Pro a la hora de gestionar virtualmente mezcladores, multipantallas o paneles táctiles facilitando la producción en vivo e introduciéndola en una era de relación hombre-máquina desconocida hasta la fecha.