DK-Technologies Wins A STAR Award AT NAB 2008

Three years of intensive research and development was rewarded at this year’s NAB Show when DK-Technologies received a STAR Award from TV Technology magazine for its new PT0760M HD/SD Multi-Channel Video Waveform Monitor.

Targeted squarely at Outside Broadcast vehicles, production studios and Master Control Rooms, the DK PT0760 is effectively four HD/SD waveform monitors in one box. This lightweight and easy to operate unit is also ideal for Camera Control Units as it can monitor up to four cameras from one compact box.

DK-Technologies’ CEO Karsten Hansen says: “We are delighted that all the hard work and effort that has gone into creating this groundbreaking waveform monitor has been recognised by a panel of industry experts. When we unveiled the PTO760 at NAB, we knew we had something special, but to receive such a high accolade is really the icing on the cake.”

Now in its ninth year, the STAR Awards (for Superior Technology Award Recipient) are designed to celebrate and showcase the preeminent technological innovations available to the media industry. Each year, a panel of judges consisting of TV Technology editors and columnists review a variety of products and services, examine the technical applications and their overall contribution to the industry, and then submit their award nominees.

“Every year, the NAB show serves as the launching pad for thousands of new products and services for audio and video professionals,” said Tom Butts, TV Technology Editor. “Our panel of editors walked the show floor in search of the most innovative technologies. The products and services that we selected for the STAR Award made the cut — they demonstrated their ability to help advance the acquisition and distribution of entertainment and information across the media spectrum.”

DK’s PTO760 is exactly what the broadcast industry has been waiting for. Its unique feature set includes four separate auto-sensing HD/SD inputs that allow for the simultaneous display of four individual waveform monitors showing G, R, B, Y, Cb, Cr and Luminance. It also has a quad splitter that enables the user to view four simultaneous displays on a single screen, either external or internal. DK has incorporated an in-built Rasterizer so that all of the functions of the PTO760 can be seen on an SD or HD monitor, while retaining the functionality of the built in monitor as a control panel.

The unit’s HD/SD Internal Video Test Signal Generator has an independent output and provides test signals in 1080p, 1080i, 720p and SD formats. The test signals include several colour bar signals, colour black, SDI checkfield and monitor alignment signals.

Ease of use is a key feature of the new meter and to ensure this, DK has provided 11 user presets, user definable Gamut error settings and 10 user definable soft keys for fast set-up. Horizontal and vertical zoom is achieved via an inbuilt jogwheel and the unit also has an internal memory.

The new PTO760 can also incorporate DK’s ground-breaking MSD range of audio meters, which feature the company’s unique JellyFish™ and StarFish™ displays for stereo and sourround sound monitoring. This perfect combination of video and audio metering includes HD/SD audio de-embedding, surround sound metering, Peak Programme level measurements of up to 32 audio channels and seven directly selectable scales to conform to in-house standards. Users choosing this combined option also benefit from DK’s new ITU 1770 Loudness meter, which uses an approved ITU algorithm – an extension of Leq(RLB) - covering stereo and monophonic audio signals.

“We have researched the market very carefully to ensure that the PTO760 incorporates all the features that broadcasters want,” Hansen adds. “There is no other product on the market that combines four waveform monitors in one unit and at such a cost effective price. Its compact design means that it can easily sit on a desktop or be rack-mounted in just half a rack of space, making it ideal for applications such as Outside Broadcast where space is at a premium.”

A full list of STAR Award recipients can be viewed at: http://www.tvtechnology.com/pages/s.0082/t.5274.html