Wohler Technologies… @ 2012 NAB With… (Hardware—SatBroadcasting™)

[SatNews] “At the 2012 NAB Show, Wohler will be demonstrating our full lineup of industry-leading signal management and confidence monitoring solutions for audio, video, and captioning applications….

….which includes our cost-effective DVM-2443 MPEG video monitor and our newest 16-channel audio monitor, the AMP1-16M,” said Don Bird, chief marketing officer at Wohler. “In addition, we’ll be unveiling a line-up of new offerings for the openGear platform, as well as several exciting new surprises from Wohler’s product development team.” The products being displayed include…

The new DVM-2443 MPEG video monitor is a cost-effective four-screen monitoring system that offers broadcasters advanced test and measurement features in a stand-alone 2-RU configuration. The DVM-2443 MPEG video monitor incorporates four 4.3-inch 16:9 ratio LED backlit displays for flexible and convenient at-a-glance monitoring of program content from MPEG-2/4 ASI streams, as well as PID table metadata, waveform, and vectorscope overlays, and audio-level meters. In addition, the DVM-2443 MPEG video monitor accepts two 3G/HD/SD-SDI loop-through inputs, as well as composite video, component video, DVI-I, and analog audio stereo inputs.

Wohler’s DVM-2443 monitor

Wohler will debut a new dual input SDI audio monitor that offers high-performance monitoring of embedded audio in 3G/HD or SD-SDI streams at an attractive price point. The 1RU unit de-embeds and provides metering and monitoring of any or all of the 16 audio channels in the selected 3G/HD or SD-SDI stream. It offers intuitive operation and clear display of levels and other critical information using bright 2.4-inch LED-backlit LCD displays, enabling one-touch monitoring and summing of any selected pair(s) via built-in speakers, headphones, or XLR balanced outputs.


Wohler RMQ-230 monitor
Also on display at the 2012 NAB Show will be the new RMQ-230 quad split video monitor, which allows users to watch video and monitoring data in up to four display windows on a single 23-inch 1920×1080 LED backlight screen. RMQ-230 series monitors accept 3G/HD/SD-SDI, analog composite, and HDMI inputs in varying configurations tailored for different monitoring applications and price points. In addition to allowing broadcasters to mix and match video input formats on a single screen, RMQ-230 monitors can display waveform and vectorscope while also providing audio de-embedding, audio metering of up to eight channels, UMD, timecode, and various markers.

Wohler HDCC Series card
Wohler will introduce two versions of its popular HDCC Series captioning/subtitling cards for use with the openGear 2RU modular frame and associated Dashboard control software. The first is a full-featured model that provides all the capabilities of the current HDCC Series dual-channel captioning/subtitling card within the openGear form factor. The card boasts a broad range of capabilities including complete, independent dual channel operation for encoding, decoding, and monitoring of captions with versions to support every major global standard including CEA-608, CEA-708, WST, OP-47, and ARIB B37, as well as encoding and decoding of multiple GPI cues and 3G support. The second HDCC version is a cost-effective single-channel encoding solution designed to complement the new Ross Nielsen Watermarks Encoder (NWE-3G). This single-channel openGear HDCC Series card provides CEA-608/708 captioning functionality that gives users of legacy Nielsen systems a way to transition smoothly to the new Ross NWE-3G system while maintaining full closed-captioning capabilities.

Wohler’s RMV16 multiviewer gives control rooms and other mission-critical areas the power and flexibility to drive up to 16 separate monitoring windows to a common flat-panel display. The RMV16’s mix-and-match design allows broadcasters to select the number of inputs and outputs they require and to display these sources combined with waveform, vectorscope, de-embedding and metering of up to eight audio channels, UMD, timecode and insertion/display of both clock and still images. The multiviewer accepts inputs including analog composite video, component, SD-SDI, HD-SDI, and even 3G, and can provide outputs in VGA, DVI, and HDMI formats. Each screen layout and configuration can be stored to a given preset, allowing for later recall of wall configuration changes set through the system’s intuitive GUI. Dual power supplies and air-cooling help to ensure reliable performance.


Wohler RMV16 Series multiviewers