NextComputing Shows Portable Computing Solutions for Broadcast, Web Streaming, and Digital Film at NAB
NASHUA, NH – April 13, 2009 – NextComputing, manufacturers of high-performance mobile workstations and servers, will demonstrate a full roster of portable computing solutions for the broadcast and digital film markets at the National Association of Broadcasters show, April 20-23 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The company will highlight systems from its NextDimension series of high-performance mobile computers, tailored for specific digital video applications, in booth SL6427.
Included in this line-up will be systems running software applications from its partners RT Software Ltd. and Kulabyte Corporation, demonstrating how NextDimension systems can bring top-end performance and portability to video applications such as real-time 3D broadcast graphics and live HD encoding and streaming.
NextDimension Pro HD featuring Kulabyte – Kulabyte Corporation, a leading provider of advanced video processing technologies, will demonstrate its XStream Live 2.0 real-time HD H.264 Adobe® Flash® video encoding and streaming software on NextComputing’s NextDimension Pro HD portable system. XStream Live 2.0 can encode and stream the highest-quality live web video content up to 720p, while using less than 2Mbps bandwidth. Running XStream Live and a compatible Blackmagic Design or AJA capture card, the portable NextDimension system enables broadcasters and web content producers to stream pristine HD video over the internet from any location. To learn more about Kulabyte, visit www.kulabyte.com.
NextDimension Evo HD featuring RT Software – UK-based RT Software will present its real-time 3D broadcast graphics applications, running on the NextDimension Evo HD portable workstation. Demonstrations will include sports telestration, on-air overlay graphics, and virtual studio solutions – all based on RT Software’s high-end tOG rendering engine. The tOG based solutions run on carefully qualified PC hardware platforms, including the NextDimension Evo HD. This offers a mobile broadcast graphics system, ideal for “in the field” live productions previously difficult with workstations and server based hardware. To learn more about RT Software, visit www.rtsw.co.uk.
NextDimension Director PX2 –The Director PX2 is robust and transportable solution for fast offloading, reviewing, and archiving of Panasonic P2 solid state media that fits seamlessly into the P2 tapeless video workflow. Just announced this week, the NextDimension Director will make its public debut at NAB 2009.
NextDimension RVE CS464 – As an enhancement to the RVE series of mobile video editing workstations, the new RVE CS464 is a turnkey solution for real-time HD editing in Adobe® Premiere Pro CS4, including the Blackmagic DeckLink HD Extreme card. The RVE CS464 features uncompressed HD video capture and editing, 8-core Intel® Xeon® processing, and leverages the latest 64-bit enhancements in Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 for a faster editing workflow.
NextComputing will also have systems in several of its partners’ booths throughout the show. These systems showcase applications that are specific to digital film production, and how NextComputing’s portable computers are establishing a new paradigm on-set by bringing post-production workflows into the production realm.
Silicon Imaging (SL7929) – Silicon Imaging will demonstrate its integrated 3-D digital cinema camera, recording and stereoscopic visualization system.
Lightcraft Technology (SL5030) – Lightcraft Technology will show its “Previzion Portable” solution for real-time visual effects previsualization and virtual sets.
About NextComputing:
NextComputing manufactures high-performance mobile and small form-factor workstations and servers. Its open-standards, modular systems are used throughout the digital media industry for a range of professional applications including real-time broadcast graphics, media encoding/streaming, video quality analysis, and film/video production.
Sales Inquires:
Aaron Sherman
Business Development Manager
+1.603.459.2462
asherman@nextcomputing.com
