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“One of the most requested additions for Blonder Tongue has been the need for ABR DASH/HLS encoding,” says Scott Wells, Vice President of Sales, “and the Clearview HD2X fills that need within the Clearview product line ”
The Clearview HD2X QAM IP accepts two programs from any two sources, including HDMI, 3G/HD-SDI, Component, Composite input connectors as well as IP sources. It is also
Add Rugged Fingerprint Functionality to Your Product Line
By Jeff Brown, Vice President of Sales, SecuGen Corporation
What is the U20-ASFX?
The U20-ASFX is an ultra-compact standalone fingerprint sensor module It is designed for OEMs and developers to embed into a wide variety of hardware products that require fingerprint biometric functionality
Examples include mobile devices, ATMs, POS devices, access control systems, lock boxes, safes – nearly anything that could benefit from the added security and convenience of biometrics.
It comes preloaded with SecuGen’s Fingerprint Management System software that allows it to be used right out of the box to capture fingerprint images, extract templates, enroll, search and match fingerprints all in one device
closed captioning, and can transcode and/or transrate from IP sources
For output, the Clearview HD2X QAM IP supports two SRT or Unicast/Multicast MPEG SPTS formats IP output is supported via an SFP Fiber Adapter or RJ45 Ethernet, with a separate RJ45 for the control port To make things even easier, a convenient IP reset switch is located on the front panel for easy administration. The unit also offers convenient remote set up, management and monitoring through its
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RedCap: A Key Step in 5G for New Devices and Services
The inclusion of 5G Reduced Capability (RedCap) in the 3GPP Release 17 specification is good news for end users, IoT device manufacturers and mobile carriers
RedCap enables a new realm of 5G IoT devices and related application and service opportunities that can be expected in the next few years
5G use cases are typically categorized under LPWA/massive Machine-typeCommunications (mMTC), enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMBB) and Ultra-reliable, Low-latency Communications (URLLC). Each of these has features to enable the delivery of services, such as extreme coverage (LPWA/mMTC), high data rates (eMBB) or low latency with high reliability (URLLC) The 3GPP specifications define the r e q u i r e m e n t s t o m e e t t h e s e n e e d s B u t m a n y I o T a p p l i c a t i o n s w i t h i n t h e s e
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What is special about the U20-ASFX?
Just within one small programmable device, the U20-ASFX provides the tools and technologies that allow for the rapid and efficient development of a wide variety of embedded fingerp r i n t s o l u t i o n s w h e r e h i g h q u a l i t y , r u g g e d design and affordability are key factors.
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The ACE-Flex Series: Taking Automated Captioning to the Next Level
By Kathryn Armelie, Marketing Manager, Link Electronics
In celebration of the centennial NAB show, Link Electronics proudly unveils the newest addition to its automated captioning product line, the ACE Series/ENC The ACE Series/ENC is the latest innovation in automated captioning It combines the ACE, automated captioning engine, with a built-in caption encoder to streamline your workflow and make it easier to distribute your content faster than ever before
This system is designed to be a complete captioning solution, all contained within one unit The ENC caption encoder is compatible with all live caption ACE systems, from one channel of live audio up to four simultaneous feeds The ENC caption encoder accepts HD/SD SDI inputs and will output two encoded SDI video streams with the option of one output being decoded for monitoring The ENC caption encoder is controlled through user-friendly software on the ACE systems.
The ACE Series Automated Captioning Engines use the latest in ASR technology to convert speech into text and caption data for up to four channels of audio simultaneously Using a cutting-edge neural network linguistics algorithm, the ACE Series converts speech to text and sends out fully compliant captioning data through traditional broadcast or OTT streaming
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How to Automatically Insert Local Station ID into Your Broadcast with D2D Channel ID Insertion
D2D Channel ID Insertion enables TV stations and translators to automatically insert a local station ID into their broadcasts at the top of the hour in accordance with FCC or other government r e q u i r e m e n t s . T h e r e m o t e - s w i t c h i n g solution eliminates the need to leave the compressed domain or break into the transport stream, offering a simple, clean and economical solution for incorporating a brief channel ID video file into broadcasts on a regular schedule
Broadcasters access, configure and automate D2D Channel ID Insertion through the same D2Manage or D2Monitor interface they use to manage delivery of broadcast-quality video to transmitters over the public internet using the Secure Reliable Transport (SRT) protocol The solution eliminates the need to decode the transport stream at a translator or local station “over the curve” in a remote market, take video through a switcher to add channel ID graphics and then re-encode the video again Instead, broadcasters can use D2D Channel ID Insertion to automate the process of switching briefly from the primary stream to a secondary stream, playing a pre-produced local station ID video file, and returning to the primary stream again
Application
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Insertion: Insert a local station ID into broadcasts and maintain compliance a u t o m a t i c a l l y , w i t h o u t t h e n e e d f o r costly decoding/encoding equipment.
Key Benefit Station ID Made Simple: D2D Channel ID Insertion is readily accessible from
Eutelsat Communications: PCTV Scales Up Video Services Across Latin America
anywhere within familiar D2D management tools, and automation and scheduling require just a few button presses Broadcasters simply upload the short channel ID video file and set the system to insert it at a specific time and for a particular duration
Cost-Effective Compliance
Keeping channel ID insertion in the compressed domain, D2D eliminates the expense typically associated with integrating top-of-the-hour station IDs into broadcasts and keeping up with c o m p l i a n c e . R a t h e r t h a n i n v e s t i n d e c o d i n g / e n c o d i n g e q u i p m e n t t o s u p p o r t i n s e r t i o n o f g r a p h i c s i n t o b a s e b a n d v i d e o , b r o a d c a s t e r s c a n a d o p t a s i m p l e r , m o r e e c o n o m i c a l m o d e l b a s e d o n s i m p l e t r a n s p o r t stream switching
High-Quality Branding
When broadcasters produce video files showcasing local scenes and talent, as well as familiar logos and branding, the channel ID can foster greater brand recognition and viewer loyalty Because the D2D solution makes the switch on the iframe, it appears smooth and does not disrupt the viewing experience
T o f i n d o u t m o r e a b o u t h o w D 2 D T e c h n o l o g i e s s o l v e s l o c a l s t a t i o n I D i n s e r t i o n c h a l l e n g e s , s e e t h e D 2 D Channel ID Insertion solution in action at the D2D Technologies booth #W3949 or call 904.323.4777.
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P C T V , a s u b s i d i a r y o f M e x i c o ’ s l e a d i n g c a b l e o p e r a t o r M e g a c a b l e C o m u n i c a c i o n e s , h a s o n c e a g a i n b o o s t e d i t s c a p a c i t y o n E u t e l s a t Communications’ EUTELSAT 117 West A satellite through a multi-year agreement Further strengthening a decadelong partnership between PCTV and Eutelsat, this new agreement expands PCTV’s Video services from Mexico to c o u n t r i e s a c r o s s t h e e n t i r e L a t i n American region
PCTV is an innovative content producer and distributor, offering a wide range of integrated media solutions to accompany their clients The company operates a video distribution platform at 117° West, delivering TV channels to cable head-ends in Mexico and across Latin America. The new resources on EUTELSAT 117 West A will allow PCTV to provide a broader range of Video services, extending their current reach by accessing new and untapped markets
Eutelsat’s 117° West location is the premium TV neighborhood for Latin America, offering pan-regional distribution of major networks and content providers With an extremely strong cable head-end penetration, over 92 percent of the top pay-TV operators in L a t i n A m e r i c a r e c e i v e t h e i r c o n t e n t from 117° West Around 400 TV channels, 80 in HD, are currently distributed to over 45 million TV homes 117° West is also a growing free-to-air TV neighborhood with 100 TV channels broadcasting in the clear, including channels from key regional public and private broadcasters.
Commenting on the contract, José I g n a c i o G o n z á l e z - N ú ñ e z , E u t e l s a t Americas Video Senior Vice President, said, “Drawing on the ongoing success of our partnership with one of our most prominent clients in Mexico, Eutelsat is c o m m i t t e d t o f u r t h e r c o n s o l i d a t i n g s u c h r e l a t i o n s h i p s n o t o n l y t h r o u g h satellite services, but also with more
c o m p r e h e n s i v e , t a i l o r e d s o l u t i o n s leveraging PCTV´s experience as a perf o r m a n t c a b l e o p e r a t o r t h r o u g h o u t Latin America We are proud of PCTV’s continued trust in our fleet and service ” J o r g e A l e j a n d r o T a n a k a , P C T V ’ s Chief Executive Officer and Head of Content Generation and Marketing at Grupo Megacable, added, “The partnership between PCTV and Eutelsat sets a clear roadmap for us to stay at the forefront of our industry by providing us with access to their extensive, reliable and performant content delivery solutions, including state-of-the-art satellites in the region With this deal, PCTV pairs its innovative video teleport with Eutelsat product portfolio, and I am sure this will maintain our market leadership and assure that our video distribution and contribution services exceed customer needs in every targeted sector.”
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AN I N DE P E N DE NT P U B LICATION NOT AF F I LIATE D WITH NAB Kimberly Oser Publisher Tara Neal President Abeer Abiaad Vice President Anthony Socci Vice President of Sales Yasmine Brown Production Manager/Art Director AJ Flick Senior Editor JoEllen Lowr y Editor Heather Albrecht Customer Ser vice Marcos Morhaim Senior Account Manager Riley Usser y Account Manager Enrico Cecchi European Sales Broadcasters Show Dai y s pub ished by Oser Communicat ons Group ©2023 All rights reser ved Executive and editoria offices at : 1877 N Kolb Road Tucson AZ 85715 520 721 1300/ Fax : 520 721 6300 European off ces ocated at Lungarno Benvenuto Ce lini 11 50125 Florence Ita y www osercommunicat onsgroup com Lee M Oser Founder Daily Show BROADCASTERS
New GLARE
It’s time to shine brighter with Zitro’s new GLARE cabinet line, featuring the most advanced lighting motion and eye-catching graphics, enhancing an e v e n b r i g h t e r g a m e p l a y d i s p l a y f o r users The new GLARE Family consists of f o u r u n i q u e f o r m f a c t o r s l a u n c h e d simultaneously – Altius Glare, Illusion Glare, Allure Glare and Fusion Glare –that shine on the inside and outside thanks to their LEDs that illuminate them more brightly than ever Continued on Page 9
Choose Brighter With Zitro’s
Cabinet Line
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T h e C l e a r v i e w H D 2 X Q A M I P i s t h e l a t e s t a d d i t i o n t o t h e b e s t - s e l l i n g
Its predecessor, the U20-SF, was the first of the Unity line of fingerprint products featuring a well-thought out and designed Biometric Development Platform (BDP) that represents a paradigm shift in the OEM biometric space.
The U20-ASFX pushes the envelope farther by offering an amped up storage capacity of 10,000 users (or 20,000 fingerprint templates) on a single device
What’s inside the module?
T h e c o r e o f t h e U 2 0 - A S F X s e n s o r m o du l e i s t h e U 2 0 - A , a r u g g e d , h i g h i m a g e q u a l i t y o p t i c a l f i n g e r p r i n t s e n s o r . T h i s
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categories can run with reduced 5G r e q u i r e m e n t s R e d C a p d e f i n e s t h o s e requirements
R e d C a p d e f i n e s I o T d e v i c e r e q u i r e m e n t s t h a t n e e d s m a l l e r , l e s s c o m p l e x a n d l o w e r - c o s t R F s o l u t i o n s w i t h l o n g e r b a t t e r y l i f e t h a n e x i s t i n g 5 G o f f e r i n g s , s u c h a s f o r t h e l a t e s t s m a r t p h o n e s I o T a p p l i c a t i o n s w i t h t h e s e c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s i n c l u d e w e a ra b l e s , i n d u s t r i a l w i r e l e s s s e n s o r s a n d v i d e o s u r v e i l l a n c e – k e y f o c u s a r e a s o f R e d C a p S o m e I o T d e v i c e s f o r 5 G a p p l i c at i o n s d o n ’ t n e e d e x t r e m e l y h i g h d a t a r a t e s l i k e s m a r t p h o n e s d o R e d C a p s p e c i f i e s l o w e r d a t a r a t e r e q u i r e -
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More than 20 language packages are included, with internal translation between English and Spanish and the ability to caption in multiple languages for more robust accessibility The ACE Series features speaker identification, customizable vocabulary and a built-in t r a n s c r i p t e d i t o r A w e b - b a s e d
Graphical User Interface (GUI) contains an event scheduler and EPG functional-
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m e n t s f o r I o T , w h i c h s i g n i f i c a n t l y r e d u c e s R F d e s i g n c o m p l e x i t y f o r s o m e a p p l i c a t i o n s C o m p a r e d t o c u rr e n t 5 G i m p l e m e n t a t i o n s , R e d C a p s p e c i f i e s l o w e r m a x i m u m b a n d w i d t h , f e w e r f r e q u e n c y b a n d s , f e w e r a n t e nn a s a n d f e w e r M I M O l a y e r s a n d R x c h a i n s I t d o e s n o t r e q u i r e E N - D C s u pp o r t ; i t r e d u c e s Q A M , c a n r u n h a l fd u p l e x a n d u s e T D D i n s t e a d o f F D D , a n d l o w e r s t r a n s m i t p o w e r . A l l o f t h e s e m e a n l e s s d e s i g n c o m p l e x i t y , w h i c h r e d u c e s c o s t A d d i t i o n a l l y , R e d C a p s u p p o r t s o n l y s t a n d a l o n e ( S A ) 5 G n e t w o r k s , s o t h e r e ’ s n o r e q u i r e m e n t t o s u p p o r t t w o a c t i v e T x c h a i n s s i m u l t a n e o u s l y W i t h t h e r e l e a s e o f R e d C a p , c h i p s e t s a n d R F s o l u t i o n s t a r g e t i n g
ity, allowing for different audio inputs and caption outputs on demand, with selectable on-screen caption location and position
T h e A C E S e r i e s / E N C i s a s e r v e rbased solution housed in your own studio As an on-premises solution, it is free from the requirements of connecting to the Internet, allowing for a secure captioning option The unit accepts up to four simultaneous inputs of SD/HD-SDI with embedded audio. Once a caption-
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What does this mean for OEMs?
We have for many years focused exclusively on delivering to our OEM partners the tools they need to compete succ e s s f u l l y i n t h i s h i g h l y c o m p e t i t i v e industry and are pleased to continue to d e l i v e r w o r l d - c l a s s O E M s e n s o r s
Coupling our high-quality, rugged optical fingerprint sensors that SecuGen is known for, with a sophisticated development platform, the BDP represents a giant leap forward in OEM fingerprint
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ing task is complete, the ACE Series can create the files of your choice, such as a caption file, subtitle file, time-stamped transcript, a Word document, plain text d o c u m e n t o r a v a r i e t y o f o t h e r f i l e types The ACE Series/ENC is backed by L i n k E l e c t r o n i c s ’ h i g h l y s p e c i a l i z e d engineering team, offering white glove setup and 24/7 technical support
The ACE Series/ENC will be highlighted at the 2023 NAB show at booth W1953, along with the full ACE Series
Clearview products at booth #W3316.
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About SecuGen
SecuGen is a leading provider of optical fingerprint recognition technology for physical and information security For over 20 years, SecuGen has been a drivi n g f o r c e c o m m i t t e d t o d e v e l o p i n g innovative, high-quality, rugged and p r i c e - p e r f o r m i n g p r o d u c t s i n c l u d i n g FBI-certified fingerprint readers, sensors, biometric software and developer kits
F o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n , g o t o w w w secugen com, call 415 302 8417 or email sales@secugen com
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RedCap is good news Device makers will be able to leverage the benefits of 5G using simpler designs and at a lower cost than current implementations while running at higher speeds than existing LTE IoT networks End users of these devices will likely have a greater choice of 5G services tailored to specific IoT apps with different data rates, latency, and levels of availability. Carriers will be able to transition from non-standard 5G networks to standa l o n e ( S A ) m o r e e f f i c i e n t l y , o f f e r i n g advantages in cost, efficiency, and new revenue opportunities
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line and other Link Electronics products such as caption encoders and decoders, signal generators, cross converters, and more For more information about the ACE Series/ENC or any Link Electronics p r o d u c t , c o n t a c t s a l e s a t s a l e s @ l i n k electronics com or call 417 320 3438
For more information, go to www link electronics com, call 417 320 3438, email s a l e s @ l i n k e l e c t r o n i c s . c o m o r s t o p b y booth #W1953.
T h i s c o m p e l l i n g a n d i n n o v a t i v e c a b i n e t l i n e f e a t u r e s a n e r g o n o m i c design that shows noticeable upgrades s u c h a s a c c e s s i b i l i t y , p l a y a b i l i t y a n d exclusive game library compatible with the previous ONE platform “We are confident that these latest additions to Zitro’s high-performance cabinet line, along with their high-definition graphics and back-lit screens will offer players a more vivid gaming experience,” commented Johnny Viveiros Ortiz, founder of Zitro.
Fusion Glare is a high-class cabinet e q u i p p e d w i t h t w o 2 7 - i n c h F u l l H D screens, intelligent LED halo, next-gen
processor, easy access for service, wireless mobile charger, surround sound system and a wide game library, making it a must-have in any gaming hall globally.
Allure Glare includes three 27-inch Full HD screens, where the third screen acts as a sign thanks to its SyncroScreen system Due to its surround sound syst e m , i n t e l l i g e n t L E D h a l o , n e x t - g e n processor, easy access for service, wireless mobile charger and extensive game library, Allure Glare is the perfect cabinet for players and operators.
Illusion Glare is a high-end portrait cabinet distinguished for its seamless 4 3 - i n c h c u r v e d t o u c h s c r e e n , w h i c h
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ence It looks extremely bright, thanks to its smart LED halo With its next-gen p r o c e s s o r , w i r e l e s s m o b i l e c h a r g e r , easy access for service, spectacular surr o u n d s o u n d s y s t e m a n d e x c l u s i v e game library, Illusion Glare brings elegance and playability to any casino floor Altius Glare, the tallest one of this family of cabinets, features impressive 55- and 27-inch Full HD displays providing huge real estate for exciting 4K graphics and Intelligent LED halo This h i g h - c l a s s c a b i n e t , a l o n g w i t h a S m a r t D e c k b u t t o n p a n e l , w i r e l e s s m o b i l e c h a r g e r , a m a z i n g s u r r o u n d sound system and easy access for service, make it the ideal form-factor for
immersive gaming experiences
Ortiz added, “We are truly enthusiastic about introducing our high-quality and innovative products to casinos around the world: the new GLARE cabinet line and its exclusive game titles We couldn’t have done it without the great team behind at Zitro, who determ i n e d l y e n g i n e e r e d a n d d e s i g n e d these first-class cabinets with the aim to offer an immersive, well-rounded experience to players The whole team is proud to showcase our amazing content and we are confident it will be enjoyed amongst players worldwide.”
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