Axon has enhanced its transmission recording and compliance system/video logger TRACS with an HD input.

Avid has announced a new version of the Avid Interplay (2.1) production asset management (PAM) system, as well as a new Interplay feed scheduling and recording system option, Avid Interplay Capture (1.0). Customers can expand workflows with enhanced media access and control offered through Interplay support for Mac-based Avid editing systems and increase worfklow accuracy through streamlined asset ingest and metadata management capabilities.

Trade distributor to the AV and broadcast industry, Bright Space Technologies, is the exclusive UK and Benelux distributor for the Telemetrics broadcast camera robotics systems which have now been integrated within the Broadcast Pix Slate control system.

The integration now allows for control and preset recall of the range of Telemetrics broadcast camera robotic pan & tilt heads available and brings greater integrated control from a single point.

Telestream has announced a new release for its Pipeline video capture systems. Already recognised for its innovative network-based approach to capturing HD and SD video from tape or live-sources, Pipeline V2.4 adds the ability to frame accurately print HD or SD video back to tape. Additional new features include EDL import and time-code-break-triggered capture mode. These new V2.4 features save time and effort for content creators in Mac OS X and PC video production environments.

Movidius has launched the Android version of its new Myriad multimedia processing platform for mobile phones. Based on the technology underlying its premiere product, the MA1110, the Myriad silicon and software platform enables a wide range of differentiating mobile media features including real-time video editing and 3D imaging. In Myriad, device manufacturers can bring to market differentiated products that deliver the best mobile imaging experience for users to capture, edit, view and share their content through mobile social networks.

Sony Professional has unveiled the first product in its recently announced NXCAM family brand, the HXR-NX5E, which utilises the professional implementation of AVCHD technology to bring seamless production workflow. The entry level file-based camcorder uses both Memory Stick Pro Duo recording media and an optional HXR-FMU128 128GB Flash Memory Unit to offer professionals and semi professionals the very best in hybrid recording. Both the HXR-NX5E and HXR-FMU128 are available throughout Europe.

Avid has announced Avid DS version 10.3 - a solution that combines advanced effects, compositing and graphics capabilities with new features designed to deliver real-time finishing and accelerate the rendering process of popular file-based formats. DS is also now optimised to handle RED, 2K and ARRIRAW projects and offers support for the RED Rocket Accelerator Card, which decodes .R3D files alleviating this process from the CPU, among other key features tailored for film and television programming.

Thomson has announced the high volume production launch of the high-definition MPEG-4 DSI705, the satellite industry's first set-top-box capable of supporting advanced, IP-based video services over existing coaxial L-band delivery infrastructures.

AmberFin has announced that Version 5.0 of the award winning iCR ingest, Transcode and automatic QC software is now shipping. Version 5.0 incorporates additional enhancements since its initial announcement at IBC 2009.

Major features include:

• JPEG2000 support: for ultra high quality intermediate masters, which includes new and unique AmberFin functionality:
o Quality Consistency Optimisation (QCO): dynamic controls that adapt to the complexity of the picture, giving a better subjective perception

Thomson has announced the high volume production launch of the high-definition MPEG-4 DSI705, the satellite industry's first set-top-box capable of supporting advanced, IP-based video services over existing coaxial L-band delivery infrastructures.