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Broadcasters Show Daily 1 1 Tuesday, April 21, 2020 D2D Technologies Introduces D2Flex OG-3220 IP/ASI Multiplexing Gateway for openGear Platform You can now get the popular D2Flex as an openGear ® card so you can add a powerful full duplex IP/ASI multiplexing gateway to your system. The D2Flex can create or receive broadcast quality streams from the public internet with low latency using the Secure Reliable Transport (SRT) protocol. "Now service providers can add the powerful D2Flex to their openGear platform and process up to 8 input and 8 output streams per card, for a total of 80 input and 80 output streams per chassis," said Steve Doll, President of D2D Technologies. "The proven D2Flex processing technology is deployed in hundreds of service providers worldwide for reliable digital video multiplexing." The D2Flex can easily merge local content with national channels using robust digital video processing of service components and convert source DVB streams into the necessary ATSC format on any output channel. Demanding band- width constraints can be met by remov- ing unwanted elementary streams like secondary audio or even dropping com- plete programs. Broadcasters who need to regionalize their channels for local markets can easily control the PSIP/SI branding of their transmission and optionally insert an Electronic Program Guide (EPG) so that viewers can find the pro- grams they want. The D2Flex can set the major and minor channel num- bers on each output stream and pass through or regenerate the neces- sary PSIP tables. The optional D2Guide can run on the D2Flex platform to provide dynamic PSIP data insertion from popular services like Titan TV and Gracenote (TMS) or from a spreadsheet with pro- gramming for the next several weeks. The D2Flex platform can also host the optional D2Alert application which inserts digital video from an Emergency Alert System (EAS) into all of the desired channels of your ATSC digital transport stream. The D2Alert system constantly monitors the EAS digital video signal and when a valid alert is found, it is automatically inserted into all of the config- ured programs until the alert is complete. With D2Alert broadcasters can comply with FCC requirements and quickly inform viewers in the event of an emergency. The D2Flex 3000 series IP/ASI Multiplexing Gateway is avail- able as an openGear card or as a compact 1/3 RU wide mount design. List prices start at $1,199 for SRT turnaround and $1,999 with basic channel rebranding included. D2D Technologies™, D2Flex™, D2Mux™, D2Guide™ and D2Alert™ are trademarks of D2D Technologies, LLC. For more information, call 844.D2D.TECH or 904.323.4777, go to www.d2dtechnologies.com or email sales@d2dtechnologies.com. Remote Integration (REMI) for Parabolic Microphones Remote Integration (REMI) has grown by leaps and bounds in the past few years. Today, the technology allows cam- eras to be effectively operated from a remote studio over IP with negligible latency. Parabolic microphones are a staple in live sports productions capturing sounds of the on-field action from afar. Can the same REMI technology be used to allow a remote operator to follow the action with a parabolic microphone? Yes. Klover Products is working with Remote Camera Technology (RCT) to jointly develop this exact application. Klover Products manufactures the popu- lar Klover MiK parabolic microphones that are used extensively for live sports broadcasts. RCT manufactures a unique remote operator system that can be mounted on any fluid head. There are no mechanical connections to the fluid head such as pulleys, encoders, etc. This makes the system incredibly versatile and compatible with expensive heads already owned by broadcasters. In addi- tion, the movement response is excep- tionally fast over IP. The innovative RCT Fluid Remote, combined with the RCT Robotic Head, allows a cameraman at a remote site to operate the tel- evision camera as if he were next to the action. In the same way, a Klover MiK parabolic microphone can be installed on the robotic head, instead of the camera, allowing an operator at a remote site to operate the parabolic mic as if they were at the event. The modular design of the Klover MiK makes it ideal for new applications such as this. In many cases, however, it may be more efficient to have the movement of the parabolic mic follow the motion of the camera as both are following the action on the field. A parabolic microphone installed on a second robotic head can be synched to the motion of the camera motion thereby allowing it to follow the movement of the camera. Both heads can be mounted next to the field of play or even on a side-line cart. More information about the full line of Klover MiK parabolic microphones can be found at www.klovermik.com or by contacting sales@kloverproducts.com. For more information, go to www.klover products.com, call 608.371.5660 or email sales@kloverproducts.com. X-keys: Controlling the Industry, One Button at a Time By Miranda Gorte, Director of Marketing, P.I. Engineering X-keys are a family of USB programma- ble keyboards, keypads and controls. Any key on an X-keys can trigger an action on a computer. It can typically mean one-button access to tools, filters and macros. The dedicated keys on an X- keys make you more efficient and lets you keep your mind on the project instead of the software. X-keys devices can emulate USB keyboard, mouse, game controller or multimedia commands. These commands can even be stored in X-keys on-board memory and sent without installing spe- cial drivers or software on the host device. X-keys work on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and Android. We offer our free SDK allowing X-keys to be written and integrated into any system. X-keys can also send virtual midi notes. A virtual midi driver is included with MW3.1. We have a broad range of use cases for X-keys and the list is still growing. Integrators can now easily set up simple, straightforward control panels for churches, council chambers, corporate streaming installations and schools for a fraction of the cost of a tradition- al broadcast switcher. Portrait and wedding photographers love the dedicated keys for process- ing thousands of images. Stage lighting designers use X-keys both to design and run complex shows. Colorists and video editors use X- keys to make their workflow more effi- cient. Medical professionals use them to simplify workflow in mammogram imag- ing. Churches and other houses of worship use X-keys to run AV and live streaming systems. They rely on a lot of volunteer help, so having clearly labeled dedicated keys shortens training time and makes operators more accu- rate. We've been used by companies to improve effi- ciency in their process control software. The great thing about X- keys is that they work with just about anything, from programming two keys with simple copy/paste commands to programming an entire string of commands to one key. For more information, go to www.xkeys .com or email sales@piengineering.com. MingFeng Introduces Biomass Composites, Products By Aaron Thom, Senior Designer MingFeng is known for its intelligent designs and its manufacturing of eco- friendly packaging. Now we have taken the next step by introducing biomass composites and products into our offer- ing. Biomass composites are essentially organic substances which are combined with a bio-base. The two principal fea- tures of biomass composites are that they are produced by utilizing organic sub- stances and that at the end of their func- tional lifetime as a product, they can be broken down, as they are either partially or completely degradable, according to the composite. We use grains, fibers, husks and organic products to form pellets. These can then go through extrusion, co-extru- sion or injection processes to produce packaging and other very useful com- modities. Our biomass composites have achieved a number of safety certifica- tions to guarantee their quality and safeness for use: flame- retardant performance, solvent residue, acid/salt proof and also food safety. Boxes are ideal for pro- duction with biomass compos- ites. Other products that can successfully employ biomass composites are electrical appliance parts, such as covers for mobile phones or vacuum cleaners, auto- motive parts for use inside the vehicle, hard cases for musical instruments, terti- ary packaging for transportation and more. Crates and pallets are ideal for pro- duction with biomass composite materi- als. We offer four biomass composite options – mPLA, PLA/NF com- pounds, PBS/NF com- pounds and PP/ST com- pounds – which are all suitable for tableware, container and box packag- ing applications. Each composite option has slightly different characteristics, which can ensure that customers can select options according to their sustainability requirements. For more information, go to www.mingfengus.com.