Imagine drives support for tpc UHD-enabled broadcast production truck
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Michelle Clancy
| 08 February 2017

Imagine Communications has inked a deal with Swiss broadcast service provider technology and production centre Switzerland ag (tpc).

The deal will see Imagine provide a distribution core, processing and multiviewer technology for a next-generation mobile production vehicle.

The vehicle is expected to be the first in the industry to support uncompressed HD and UHD signals over IP based on the SMPTE ST 2110 standard for the transport of video and audio over IP networks.

The standards-based mobile production unit is capable of simultaneously supporting HD and Ultra HD production requirements at and is claimed to be able to evolve to retain its status for the next decade or more. The truck is being designed and built by SonoVTS, a leading European systems integrator based in Germany.

“Recognising the rapidly evolving nature of the video production landscape and the need to construct a mobile vehicle with the ability to meet both today's and tomorrow's demand for cost efficiency and high production quality, we conducted a lengthy selection process to find a solution that would deliver next-generation capabilities today and seamlessly adapt new capabilities, such as HDR, as required in the future,'' said tpc CTO Andreas Lattmann. ''Tpc's and Imagine Communications' commitment to SMPTE 2110 enables us to meet these high expectations and deliver a solution that will reside on the cutting-edge of mobile production for years to come.”

The tpc vehicle will also rely heavily on next-generation monitoring and control technology from Imagine. The scalable and UHD-ready EPIC MV multiviewer will help tpc to monitor the signals of a large number of dedicated screens, with IP inputs and monitor outputs.

“Imagine Communications enjoys a long and successful track record of fulfilling the technology requirements of tpc and is proud of playing a role in the company's rich history of bringing the Swiss and global markets some of the most compelling content in the world,'' said Brick Eksten, chief product officer, Imagine. ''We are extremely excited to be providing the innovation behind this breakthrough achievement and meeting tpc's challenge to build a mobile production facility that will be relevant today and a decade in the future by delivering the agility and flexibility to withstand the blistering pace of technology advancement.''