Magewell has announced the exceptionally flexible Pro Convert Audio DX multi-format IP audio encoder, decoder, and capture device. The company’s first solution with integrated support for Audinate’s Dante^® audio networking, it lets users easily convert audio between Dante^®, NDI^®, and SRT transport technologies while also seamlessly bridging analog audio, software, and IP networks.

The Alliance for IP Media Solutions (AIMS) today announced that it will be highlighting the global Pro AV market’s increasing adoption of Internet Protocol Media Experience (IPMX™) — a set of open standards-based protocols designed to ensure interoperability for AV-over-IP systems — at ISE 2023, Jan. 31 to Feb. 3 in Barcelona, Spain. Visitors to AIMS’ Booth 5J550 will see IPMX-based hardware and software working together seamlessly in live demonstrations hosted by AIMS members and IPMX collaborators. Highlights will include HDCP running on IPMX, IPMX bridging to HDBaseT, and the capabilities and benefits of AMWA NMOS IS-04 and IS-05.

Magewell has begun shipping its award-winning USB Fusion multi-input video capture and mixing device. The versatile new hardware and accompanying app let users easily combine camera, wired screenshare, and media file sources into attractive live presentations for online lectures, webinars, live streaming, event production, video conferencing, and other applications.

Magewell -- the respected developer of innovative video interface and IP workflow solutions -- has been honored by online video and AV professionals with a 2022 Streaming Media Readers' Choice Award. The company's Ultra Encode family of universal live media encoders was voted as the winner in the 'Single or Dual-Stream Encoding Hardware' category.

Magewell is poised to unveil a powerful new flagship model in its Ultra Encode family of universal live media encoders for applications ranging from live streaming to IP-based production and AV-over-IP. The Ultra Encode AIO builds on the flexibility of the company’s original Ultra Encode models with expanded features including HDMI and SDI input connectivity in a single unit; 4K encoding and streaming from the HDMI input; simultaneous multi-protocol streaming; higher streaming bitrates; file recording; and much more. 

The single-channel Ultra Encode AIO can encode one live input source – either HDMI or SDI – or mix video from the HDMI and SDI inputs into a combined output. Ultra Encode AIO supports multiple video encoding formats – including H.264, H.265, NDI^®|HX 2, and the new NDI^®|HX 3 – and a wide array of delivery protocols including RTMP, SRT, HLS, and TVU’s ISSP technology.

Magewell will debut the new encoder in stand 7.A40 at IBC2022.

Magewell's new USB Fusion multi-input video capture and mixing device has been honored with a coveted Best of Show Award from Future plc's AV Technology at InfoComm 2022. The new hardware and accompanying app let users easily combine camera and wired screenshare sources into attractive live presentations for online lectures, webinars, live streaming, video conferencing, and other applications.

After a successful first collaboration in Q4 2021, 3D Storm & Kiloview have decided to strengthen their partnership by expanding the 3D Storm catalog. All Kiloview products are now part of the 3D Storm offering, including the latest turnkey solution, NDI^® CORE Max.

Magewell is extending its renowned media processing and IP workflow expertise into the audio domain with the new Pro Convert AES67 multi-format IP audio encoder, decoder, and capture device. Supporting standards and protocols including AES67, NDI®, and SRT, the device can flexibly convert between different IP media technologies while also offering a seamless bridge between analog audio, software, and IP networks.

Drawing its audience from across the Middle East, North Africa and on into south-east Asia, CABSAT (17 – 19 May, Dubai World Trade Centre) is the region’s largest event for the creative, broadcast, pro AV and satellite communities. Bringing the most innovative and practical solutions, a group of 15 British businesses are exhibiting at CABSAT on the GREAT Britain and Northern Ireland pavilion managed by Tradefair.

Black Box, an industry-leading provider of IT connectivity solutions, announced a new partnership agreement with D&H Distributing, a leading technology and electronic goods distributor serving the corporate, small to midsize business (SMB), consumer, education and government markets. Through this agreement, D&H Distributing will distribute Black Box's full product line-up — backed by unmatched support and ongoing training — to value-added resellers (VARs) and resellers throughout North America, with a focus on Pro AV and critical infrastructure.

Magewell has announced USB Fusion, a multi-input USB video capture device with integrated source switching and layout control. Building on the renowned ease-of-use of the company’s market-leading USB Capture devices, the new hardware lets users combine camera and wired screenshare sources into attractive live presentations for online lectures, webinars, live streaming, video conferencing, news reporting, and other applications.

Melbourne-based MyEvent Productions delivered more than 20 simultaneous live streams of RMIT University’s graduation event using Magewell’s Ultra Encode universal live streaming encoders. They chose Ultra Encode because of recommendations from industry peers and past success with other Magewell products. 

During the graduation event, multiple vision switchers combined live camera feeds and PowerPoint presentations from each stage. SDI outputs from each switcher were routed to the Ultra Encode devices, which encoded them into high-quality, live H.264 streams for viewing through RMIT’s multiple YouTube channels.

Bluebell Opticom Ltd., the Emmy® Award-winning provider of innovative fibre-optic solutions for fixed and remote applications, is undertaking a series of new appointments that will enable even greater agility and responsiveness to both customer and market demands. Effective Oct. 1, Samir Mansuri will serve as technical director, Anil Parmar as sales and marketing director, Peter Murray as manufacturing and production director, and Paul Gibbins as non-executive director.

ACT Lighting (RapcoHorizon/ProCo Sound/RHC Holdings) is pleased to announce the launch of ACT Entertainment, a new entity formed by bringing together the brands of the ACT Lighting and RHC Holdings family of companies. 

Marshall Electronics has partnered with NETGEAR, the leading provider of networking products in the professional audio/video market, to offer three of the company’s M4250 network switches for Pro AV applications. The M4250’s PoE+/PoE++ capabilities are the ideal fit for Marshall’s IP cameras and controllers, providing an easy to set up IP camera/controller/switch solution for its customers. The three NETGEAR models that are part of the collaboration currently include the M4250-10G2XF-PoE+, M4250-10G2XF-PoE++ and M4250-26G4F-PoE++, with the intention to expand the partnership by adding additional SKUs in the future.