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Video SDK roadmap for Q4 2023

The following major improvements were made available in the previous release (2.8.0.13646): * SMPTE 2110 support with DeckLink IP cards by Blackmagic Design – here’s the configuration guide. * AV1 Nvidia hardware encoder and decoder – a royalty-free alternative to H.265. According to some tests, AV1 provides the same

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Video SDK: sports video analytics for Hockey Analysis, Slovakia

Hockey Analysis is a sports analytics application developed by Patrik Michnáč in Martin, Slovakia. We had a conversation about the key aspects of what video coaches do and how our Video SDK fits in. What led you to building Hockey Analysis? I studied information technology and worked as a computer

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Video SDK roadmap for Q3 2023

The following major improvements were made available in the previous release (2.7.3.13520): * FFmpeg 6.0 update; * Multi-preview performance refactoring; * GPU pipeline performance refactoring; * GPU pipeline interlace conversion fix; * CPU usage and 4K file decoding improvements. The full release notes can be found here. The following tasks are

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Video SDK: a CG solution for live DVB streams – Seetech, Vietnam

Established in 2010 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Seetech is a supplier of broadcast equipment and solutions for the television market. Some of the company’s solutions are built in-house and are based on a Medialooks Video SDK. Thanh Danh, a software engineer at Seetech, answered some of our

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Video Transport

Video Transport: delivering multiviews in cloud-based productions for OPPS, USA

Recently, OPPS hasn’t been doing many off-premises multi-camera productions, the subject of our earlier story. Instead, they’ve been using Video Transport in cloud-only productions, mostly for corporate meetings. They're currently using it to deliver multiviews with low latency to production teams. It's really great for delivering multiviews with

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Video SDK roadmap for Q2 2023

The following major improvements were made available in the previous release (2.7.2.13335): * SCTE и HDR metadata fix. * WebCapture high CPU usage fix. * GPU pipeline NDI high CPU usage fix. * Playlist to playlist transitions added. * Playlist set network stream duration fix. * CharGen OnEndOfClip event fix. * GPU pipeline Nvidia

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New DeckLink IP cards by Blackmagic Design

At NAB 2023 Blackmagic Design has announced a new family of PCIe cards called DeckLink IP, which capture and playback 10-bit uncompressed, broadcast-quality video directly into 2110 IP-based broadcast workflows. A beta version of the integration is already available with the Medialooks Video SDK. The DeckLink IP family consists of

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Video SDK: playout automation for SNews Broadcast Solutions, Brazil

SNews was founded in 1997 by Dino Maia, who had a vision to revolutionize the broadcast industry. His innovative spirit led him to create a teleprompter system for radio and national TV companies, which proved to be a huge success. SNews has since expanded its technology to other countries and

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ISE 2023

The expo reported over 58,000 unique attendees this year – 33% higher than in 2022, but still not as many as 81,628 visitors in 2019 in Amsterdam. It was great to meet our clients at the show. Customer ioversal was showcasing Vortex, their hardware-independent platform for design and management

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Video SDK roadmap for Q1 2023

The following major improvements were made available in the previous release (2.7.1.13217): * No video signal memory leak fix. * SCTE-104 triggers insertion fix. * GPU pipeline stability and performance fix. * CEF (HTML5 Overlay) updated to version 102.0.5005.0. * Growing files playback (play while recording) feature low FPS

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Video Transport

Video Transport: hybrid workflow integration for Solis Films, USA

Based in Atlanta, GA, Solis Films is a video production studio that uses innovative approaches to create compelling narratives for marketing and event agencies. We spoke with Nate Glass about how Video Transport fits into the company’s advanced technology stack. We've really enjoyed using your product and have found

Video SDK: internal quality control solutions for RPC, Brazil

RPC is a broadcast company based in the state of Parana, Brazil. It is a partner of TV Globo, who are the world’s second-largest commercial TV network operating since 1965. We spoke with Kenneth Sato about the role our Video SDK plays in his team’s quality control process.

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Live Score uses Video SDK for I/O integrations in scoreboard software

Based in the city of Rohrdorf in Bavaria, Germany, Live Score creates professional scoreboard graphics software for more than 10 sports. We had a conversation with Christian Dangl about how our Video SDK was used to improve his product and development process. I just love the way Medialooks works. It

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Video Transport

Monkey Bubble deploys Video Transport for remote commentary in esports

Monkey Bubble is a leading esports video production company based in the city of Breda in the Netherlands – primarily focused on Blizzard titles like Overwatch. We had a great conversation with Sven van Vossen, who said his unofficial title would be “make stuff work”. We have a physical studio in

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Video SDK: continuous time-to-market wins for Logosys, India

Founded in 2005 and based in Hyderabad, India, Logosys provides playout solutions to hundreds of TV channels in various regions of the country. We had a conversation with Ashwin Kumar, founder and lead developer of the company. I used to do a lot of hardware sales and was speaking to

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Video SDK roadmap for Q4 2022

The following important improvements were made in the recent release (2.7.1.13217): * SCTE-104: triggers insertion fix. * DVB: added ability to specify PCR/PTS/DTS start times. * DVB: fixed continuity errors with SCTE trigger insertion. * UDP: fixed video/audio buffer growth after reconnection. * SRT: latency property wrong values fix.

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Video SDK: a broadcast software business for Tricube, India

Founded in 2009, Tricube is a software company with its R&D in the city of Kochi in Kerala, India, and commercial headquarters in New York, USA. It delivers broadcast software globally to customers like Manorama News (India), Flowers TV (India), Asianet News (India), News18 India, MBC Group (Saudi Arabia)

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Medialooks customers and partners exhibiting at IBC2022

While we are not exhibiting at IBC this year, here are some of our customers and partners you can check in with: * EMG – 1.D61 * Wolftech Broadcast Solutions – 1.A23 * Planetcast – 5.G22 * DELTACAST – 7.B12 * Rohde & Schwarz – 7.B21 * Bluefish444 – 7.B38 * wTVision – 7.C24 * x-dream-distribution – 7.C25 * Blackmagic

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Pulsar Multimedia runs Video SDK as core product engine

Founded in 1994, Pulsar Multimedia is an audiovisual software solutions provider based in São Paulo, Brazil. The company serves TV and radio stations with solutions for automation, financial management and programmatic media. Having started its activities with maintenance of radio transmitters and newspaper printers, Pulsar Multimedia entered the world of

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Video Transport

Livestreaming the Moroccan Solar Challenge 2021

Stream My Event is a regular sponsor partner to the Vattenfall Solar Team, a Dutch student team that designs and manufactures solar cars to participate in world-class solar racing competitions. The biggest one is the bi-annual Australian-based World Solar Challenge, which is a 3000 km race from Darwin to Adelaide.

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Vertex: a next-generation AV production suite based on MFormats Video SDK

Vertex is the next-generation AV production suite that powers fixed installations at museums, creative projects for marketing agencies, and live events. The product is developed by ioversal – a German company founded by Jan Huewel and Martin Kuhn in 2018. We had an in-depth discussion with Jan about how and why

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Sporttotal deploys Video SDK in race monitoring systems

Founded in 1979, SPORTTOTAL VENUES GmbH deals with the conception, planning, manufacture, delivery and commissioning of electronic infrastructure for sports facilities and race tracks. The company is also responsible for the operation and programming of one of the largest digital signage networks in Germany. Ralph Körber, Head of Software Development,

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Video SDK plans for Q2 2022

The following major improvements were made available in the previous release (2.7.0.13005): * Decoding: increased frame accuracy and a lot of decoding fixes in CPU and GPU modes. * Encoding: increased encoding speed. * WebRTC: added alpha streaming in GPU pipeline. * YouTube: updated source handler. * SCTE-35: improvements in video format

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Video SDK plans for Q1 2022

The following major improvements were made available in the previous release (2.6.1.12730): * Simultaneous usage for ASIO devices (also referred to as device sharing). * Audio control fix for ASIO devices via MAudio properties. * A memory leak fix and a fix for the NVDEC color renderer problem for the

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Xdevel adds video playout to radio automation with the Video SDK

Founded in 2001 and based in Sicily, Italy, Xdevel is an automation solutions provider that targets audio and video content creators. Having started with radio stations, the company later expanded its product line with video products and now caters also to small and medium TV stations. A core business of