The NAB Show New York, which until Wednesday was known as CCW 2015, has just wrapped up its trade show at the Javits Center in New York City. Covering TV, satellite, film, online video, live events, corporate A/V, production and post, this NAB-sponsored show gave content providers a chance to see the latest next-gen technology as well as workshops and sessions to help expand their businesses.
The National Association of Broadcasters announced as the show was beginning that it was being rebranded, changing the name from CCW to NAB Show New York. The show attracted approximately 7,000 broadcast and web content professionals, and Adorama was there.
Here’s a round-up of some key companies that displayed at the show, and a taste of what visitors saw.
Canon unveiled two compact HD camcorders designed for professional videographers, the Canon XA35 and XA30 (right), both of which feature new HD CMOS PROSensor, a 20x HD optical zoom lens and built-in Wi-Fi, but weighting approx. 2.6 pounds including battery. Canon also announced a 4K UHD broadcast lens (shown on display at the Canon booth), the 2/3-inch CJ20ex7.8B, a 20x zoom lens that they’re calling a “workhorse” for EFP,and ENG.
Panasonic displayed its line of HD PTZs, 4K studio cameras and more. The company premiered its AV-HS6000 2ME production switcher, and displayed the VariCam 35 4K camera/recorder, the new AG-DVX200PJ4K handheld recorder, the AW-UE70 4K PTZ, and the AK-UC3000 4K studio camera. Other new products on display were the AJ-PX380 P2 AVC-ULtra shoulder mount and AJ-PX270 P2 AVC-ULTRA handheld camcorders.
Sony‘s Professional Solutions group attracted big crowds at their booth, highlightingthe new PXW-FS5, a compact 4K Super 35mm camcorder. It fits a range of applications, including documentary and independent filmmaking, online content creation, student film projects and even DSLR users looking to “step up.” The new model fills an important niche between cameras like Sony’s PXW-FS7 and the NEX-FS700, or complementing Sony’s new consumer α7R IIand α7S II models. Sony also showed off its PXW-X320, a high-performance, cost-effective shoulder-mount camcorder, and the HXC-P70 is a compact, multi-purpose Point-of-View (POV) HD camera.
Fujifilm demonstrated its 4K Ultra HD series, including the 4K Premier PL25-300mm Cabrio zoom lens, as well as an additional detachable servo unit that controls zoom, focus and iris adjustment remotely. The 4K Ultra is designed for broadcast applications and is compatible with 4K 2/3 inch broadcast cameras.
JVC’s, 4K Cam and Blu-ray/hard disk products were out in force at CCD. The new reveal is the JVC GY-LS300 4KCam Super35 Handheld, which can record both 4K and 2K video. The GY-LS300 uses JVC’s exclusive Variable Scan Mapping technology. JVC also had on display the GY-HM200 and GY-HM170 4K camcorders. JVC showed off two new ProHD camcorders, the GY-HM890 and GY-HM850, both of which include an interchangeable Fujinon 20x zoom lens, 3 CMOS sensors, and built-in HD streaming with Wi-Fi.
Blackmagic Design exhibited its lineup of cameras (booth display above), ranging from the URSA and URSA Mini 4.6K Super 35 sensor-based digital film cameras to the smaller Micro Cinema, Pocket Cinema and Cinema cameras, as well as the Blackmagic Micro Studio Camera 4K, the world’s smallest UltraHD live studio camera. The company also showed its professional recording and monitoring, editing and color correction and visual effects products.
Adobe demonstrated ways Creative Cloud streamlines multiplatform workflows. New mobile apps and desktop tools put creativity at your beck and call.
DPA exhibited at the show with its full array of Microphones, including DPA Microphones d:screet 4098 supercardiod and d:dicate 4017 Shotgun mics, which are being used in feature films.
Neumann premiered its KH805 Active Studio Subwoofer, the latest in that commpany’s lineup of studio monitors. The KH805 is said to be a good choice in stereo setups when used with the KH120 or KH310 and is well-suited for tracking, mixing and mastering in recording, broadcast and postproduction uses. The KH805 has a remote-controllable 2.0/0.1 Bass Manager, which can be adjusted for different uses. It is said to decrease intermodulation and harmonic distortion, and it can be mounted flush to a wall to reduce cabling.
Avid is building solutions to promote collaboration and effective workflows for media organizations. New at the show will be Avid DNxHR, an extensible media codec that lets users perform hi-res editorial tasks; Avid Artist |DNxIO, a hardware interface that speeds up hi-res media production, Avid ISIS | 1000, a high-performance shared storage system for smaller creative teams, with support for up to 24 users; and Orad TD control, a multi-display control using a single-touch user interface.
Shure showed its QLX-D system of wireless microphones, now available in the 900 MHz ISM frequency band, making it well suited for use where UHF TV band spectrum is limited or congested. The company also showed its new KSE 1500 electrostatic earphones, and the SHA900, a portable listening amplifier.
Media Vision debuted the Taiden HCS-8335 Video conference Monitor terminal. It has a 10-inch display with 1280×800 resolution, a 3G SDI signal for HD quality content and video display, a mic, two headphone inserts, and more. It’s ideally suited for interactive meetings in multiple locations.
Tektronix showed off its recently introduced WFM2300 Waveform monitor, which is claimed to be the most powerful portable waveform monitor available, offering an array of basic video/audio monitoring tools and test signal generation that supports a wide range of interfaces, allowing production crews to quickly isolate, diagnose and resolve system issues.
NEC Corporation, which provides IT, network, communications and biometrics solutions, showcased its HYDRAstore scale-out grid storage platform, which they told us delivers massive linear scalability and avanced resiliency for long-term data storage for data backup and archiving.
Roland showed off its lines of mixers and consoles, audio production and recording and video content servers, as well as its many products for streaming and webcasting.
