Artel Video Systems expands D1 product capabilities in MegaLink video transport system.DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 9, 1996-- New Technology Enables Digital Audio, SMPTE (Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, White Plains, NY, www.smpte.org) A professional society for motion picture and TV engineers with more than 9,000 members worldwide. It prepares standards and documentation for TV production. Time Code And Machine Control Capability Artel Artel (Russian: арте́ль) is a general term for various cooperative associations in Russia, historical and modern. Video Systems, a leading provider of fiber optic video transmission systems for the broadcast industry, is expanding the D1 capabilities of its MegaLink product line to increase its usefulness to post production houses. New technology will incorporated into the MegaLink line to enable AES/EBU (Audio Engineering Society/European Broadcasting Union) A professional serial interface for transferring digital audio from CD and DVD players to amplifiers and TVs. AES/EBU is typically used to transmit PCM and Dolby Digital 5. digital audio, SMPTE time coding and remote machine control capability. "Following a successful launch of the MegaLink line this spring, we've quickly responded to early feedback from our customers to make MegaLink an even stronger D1 video transport solution," said Harold E. "Hal" Charnley, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Artel Video Systems. "Our continuing goal is to provide our development team with the resources to respond more quickly to industry changes than any other manufacturer." The MegaLink Transport System, introduced in April 1996, is an innovative, multifunctional approach to digital fiber optic signal transmission and manipulation. Artel designed MegaLink to serve a number of applications. It functions as a D1 component video fiber optic transmission system, as a multiport repeater A hub in a 10Base-T network is often known as a multiport repeater, because it sends any input signal to all outputs. See 10Base-T. with no loss of quality or signal strength and as an interface to digital video switchers. New features available in the MegaLink include: -- AES/EBU Digital Audio Transport. Although imbedded audio is the latest innovation in post production, most post production houses still separate the audio and process it in parallel with the video. MegaLink now easily handles separate audio and video as well as imbedded audio. -- SMPTE Time Code. MegaLink now incorporates a SMPTE time code channel, the industry standard used in videotape editing. -- Machine Control Capability. An off-site viewer sharing a bi- directional circuit with a post production house can remotely control a videotape recorder over fiber optic cable Noun 1. fiber optic cable - a cable made of optical fibers that can transmit large amounts of information at the speed of light fibre optic cable transmission line, cable, line - a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power . Artel offers both unidirectional The transfer or transmission of data in a channel in one direction only. and bidirectional The ability to move, transfer or transmit in both directions. D1 systems as well as multipoint D1 distribution systems and switched access D1 systems. The latest MegaLink products will be launched at the IBC IBC International Building Code IBC Iraq Body Count IBC Institutional Biosafety Committee IBC Inflammatory Breast Cancer IBC International Business Company IBC Independence Blue Cross IBC Insurance Bureau of Canada IBC International Broadcasting Convention (International Broadcasting Conference) in Amsterdam, September 12-16. Availability and pricing information are available on request. Information on Artel products is available at 1-800-225-0228. Artel Video Systems Artel Video Systems, Inc. headquartered in Marlborough, MA designs, manufactures and sells broadcast quality fiber optic video transmission equipment. Artel's products offer solutions to a wide range of applications where totally transparent transmission of video, audio and data over fiber is required. Artel currently lists among it customers television broadcasters, Regional Bell Operating Companies, foreign telephone and telegraph systems, educational and medical institutions, cable television systems operators and U.S. government facilities as well as members of the Artel Link Program, a network of value-added resellers. -0- All trademarks and registered trademarks belong to their respective holders. CONTACT: Geltzer & Co. Inc. Paula Goldstein/Rob Anderson 212/575-1976 |
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