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May 22, 2013
San Francisco, Calif., May 22, 2013Grass Valley® will present a series of roadshows across the EMEA region during late May and June to offer customers the chance to discuss the company's recent product announcements and exchange ideas on the future of nonlinear production.
May 9, 2013
San Francisco, Calif., May 9, 2013 — In a continual effort to make live production more cost-effective, Grass Valley® is rolling out a K2 Dyno® Replay System leasing program as well as a training tour in several cities across the U.S. and internationally to meet a growing demand by broadcasters and media organizations for a greater pool of trained operators, Super Users, and trainers. The training tour successfully began in Europe, with a first stop in Cologne, Germany held in April. The U.S. leg of the training tour kicks off May 14-16 in San Francisco and will head to Los Angeles and the East Coast before going overseas again.
May 7, 2013
San Francisco, Calif., May 7, 2013 — London-based ES Broadcast has added 10 premium Grass Valley® LDX WorldCam™ cameras to its equipment hire inventory, making it the first rental house to offer the new LDX Series™ cameras. The 10 LDX WorldCam camera systems are based on advanced Xensium-FT CMOS imagers and come with the 3G Transmission Twin base station, which supports 3G/1080p, Triax, and Dark Fiber. To offer maximum flexibility in the camera transmission chain, the LDK 4426 3G Triax Camera to Fiber Converters are also included.
May 1, 2013
San Francisco, Calif., May 1, 2013 — To further strengthen its leadership in the development of multiplatform distribution solutions, Grass Valley® announces, effective immediately, that it has appointed Alex Holtz as Vice President, Digital Media Solutions. With more than 30 years' experience in control room automation, live and on-demand web and mobile multiplatform production, publishing and distribution systems, and camera robotic system solutions for both the broadcast and professional A/V industry, Holtz assumes the role of leading Grass Valley's steadfast commitment to multiplatform distribution.
April 29, 2013
San Francisco, Calif., April 29, 2013 — Yomiuri TV, a major broadcaster in the Kansai region of Japan, has selected Grass Valley® to replace its entire tape-based linear editing workflow, including content management and archive systems, and send to playout, with a new file-based solution.
April 15, 2013
Las Vegas, Nevada, April 15, 2013Grass Valley® has been awarded a 2013 STAR (Superior Technology Award Recipient) Award at NAB Show 2013 in Las Vegas for its GV Director™ Nonlinear Live Production Center. Combining the power of a switcher, multiviewer, graphics, and effects, GV Director brings a dynamic new paradigm to live productions of all genres, with its simplified way of producing and delivering live content.
April 8, 2013
San Francisco, Calif., April 8, 2013 — Mobile production company LYON Video has deployed 12 Grass Valley® LDX WorldCam™ camera systems for use in its LYON12 mobile production truck, which broadcasts various sporting events for customers including ESPN, SPEED, and FOX Sports Network. In conjunction with an existing fleet of Grass Valley cameras, the new LDX units recently covered the conclusion of regular season play of NCAA men's college basketball on ESPN as well as the 61st annual "12 hours of Sebring" auto endurance race at Sebring (Florida) International Raceway.
April 8, 2013
San Francisco, Calif., April 8, 2013 — At NAB 2013, Grass Valley® will launch a new software update for its GV STRATUS® nonlinear production application framework. This update includes a powerful set of new tools which offers increased functionality with a highly configurable user experience. GV STRATUS sets a new standard in facilitating integrated end-to-end nonlinear production. GV STRATUS takes file-based productions to the next level by leveraging the unique combination of Grass Valley user knowledge, engineering excellence, and product portfolio.
April 8, 2013
San Francisco, Calif., April 8, 2013 — Pepsi Center—home to the Denver Nuggets (NBA), Colorado Avalanche (NHL), and Colorado Mammoth (NLL)—has selected Grass Valley® to equip its new HD control room with an end-to-end live production solution that includes LDX Series™ cameras, GV STRATUS® nonlinear production tools, a Karrera® video production switcher, K2 Dyno® Replay Systems, K2 Summit® 3G servers, Trinix® and Concerto™ routing switchers, and an assortment of support equipment to feed the arena's center-hung HD LED panel, ribbon boards, and monitors.
March 28, 2013
San Francisco, Calif., March 28, 2013 — Iglesia Cristiana Casa de Dios—the largest and fastest growing church in Guatemala—has selected Grass Valley® Live Production solutions to outfit its new church in order to produce high-quality programs for church members and viewers. Daily, Iglesia Cristiana Casa de Dios airs Latin America's number one rated Christian program on TBN's "Enlace" as well as Daystar's "Casa de Dios" and "Noches de Gloria". The programs are seen throughout the U.S., Central and South America, and parts of Europe.
March 25, 2013
San Francisco Calif., March 25, 2013 — Ultimatte Corporation has purchased a Grass Valley® LDX WorldCam™ with triax adapter and 3G Twin (fiber and triax) base station specifically to demonstrate its new keying and virtual studio technologies, to be unveiled at the 2013 National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) show in Las Vegas.
Press Release Archives

Lyon Video Road Testing the New LDX Series Camera at Sebring International Raceway Case Study

The new Grass Valley® LDX Series™ of software upgradable cameras were road tested during the 61st Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring—part of the American Le Mans Series of Formula One racing—held March 2013 at the Sebring International Raceway in Florida. Veteran mobile production company Lyon Video, based in Columbus, Ohio, used a dozen of the new top-of-the-line LDX WorldCam™ cameras. SPEED, owned by Fox Sports, was televising and streaming the race live to Formula One racing fans around the world.

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Frank Ladner – "Hickory Never Bleeds" Case Study

As most independent filmmakers will tell you, technology should not get in the way of creativity. It should cost-effectively help the process in a highly transparent way. Frank Ladner said he came to use EDIUS in a very accidental way. He was looking for a stable system after years of frustration using other systems. He got a free 30-day demo version of EDIUS, was easily able to put together a music video with it, and was quite impressed with its features and speed. He soon purchased a full version for his new project.

Posted Apr 05 2013 (PRV-5186M) File Size: 546.1 KB

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Viacom International Media Networks Case Study

When Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) needed a reliable playout solution to handle the rapidly expanding channel count at its two main distribution facilities in Amsterdam, the Netherlands and London, they chose the Smart Playout Center™—an automated, multichannel, integrated playout system from Grass Valley®.

Posted Feb 26 2013 (SDP-5092M) File Size: 367.5 KB

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NTV-PLUS Using Grass Valley integrated production infrastructure for high-pressure, mission-critical performance at the London Summer Games Case Study

Leading Russian satellite broadcaster NTV-Plus was planning comprehensive coverage of a number of major sporting events from London in 2012. After reviewing the broad range of international and domestic options, and analyzing the pros and cons, Kolesnikov and his team selected the Grass Valley solution, based on the GV STRATUS® Media Workflow Application Framework.

The GV STRATUS system serves as the heart of an integrated production, post, and distribution system, as NTV-Plus continues to update its operations

Posted Jan 31 2013 (SDP-4087M) File Size: 715.5 KB

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Telegenic, UK: Grass Valley support for Sky Sports coverage of the Ryder Cup Case Study

The 39th Ryder Cup Matches would also be captured in 3D. To make sure that the 3D broadcast had the same level of production quality as the 2D broadcast, producers used a Grass Valley K2 Dyno® Replay System with a K2 Summit media server to instantly QA the 3D footage.

Posted Jan 15 2013 (SDP-4083M) File Size: 686.7 KB

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Applying Superior Performance 3 Gb/s in a Practical Manner White Paper

Signal infrastructure that is installed today must be ready for 3 Gb/s transport, even if there are no immediate plans to exploit it for rates above 1.5 Gb/s HD-SDI. However, the data rate increase from 1.5 Gb/s to 3 Gb/s has created some technical challenges that must be overcome for signal infrastructure investments to retain their value over the long term.

Posted Mar 08 2013 (RMC-4030M) File Size: 1.4 MB

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New Trends and Implementations in Imaging Technology for the Future of Live Production White Paper

Xensium-FT Imagers, Third-Generation Transmission Solutions, and LDX Series™ Camera Systems

With ever-increasing momentum, image acquisition for broadcast must adapt to new requirements for supporting signal formats. These include having to support live event progressive formats, increasing number of cameras, and increasing distances between cameras and control points.

Delivering exceptional image acquisition solutions, Grass Valley® offers Xensium-FT imagers with the only lossless 1080p imaging that maintains full sensitivity. Grass Valley 3G Transmission systems are the most flexible and future-proof transmission solutions available that also offer direct integration with third-party long distance transmission systems.

Posted Mar 01 2013 (CAM-4088M-1) File Size: 2.7 MB

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Comparing Triple-Speed Super Slow-Motion Camera Systems with Ultra Slow-Motion Camera Systems White Paper

Triple-speed and ultra-speed camera systems do not compete with each other. Both systems address different production requirements, and in many cases are both used during the same production. This document looks at the differences between the two types of slow-motion systems.

Posted Jul 13 2012 (CAM-4081M) File Size: 861.2 KB

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New Third-Generation Camera Transmission Solutions for the LDK 8000/4000 Elite Series Cameras White Paper

This document describes the development of Grass Valley's third-generation of camera transmission solutions, capable of 3 Gb/s transmission over triax, fiber, or a combination of the two.

Posted Jul 13 2012 (CAM-4080M) File Size: 1.0 MB

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Evaluating A Playout System White Paper

Live event production requires a sophisticated replay system that can fully leverage today’s file-based infrastructures to deliver more than just “record and play.” Replay systems should take full advantage of IT-centric open systems, being able to run on stand-alone servers or complex SAN systems with advanced metadata capabilities, while also being easy to use by operators.

Posted Jun 18 2012 (SDP-4069M-1) File Size: 1.5 MB

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