Crystal Vision has introduced a way for broadcast engineers to future proof their chroma keying. Safire SD 2 is the company's latest standard definition chroma keyer and is aimed at those who are not operating in HD at the moment but will do so in the near future. It offers them a very quick and easy upgrade path to HD at the point when they need it, without the inconvenience of having to change the hardware or rewire their system.

Tcube, the manufacturer of the TOMATO, FIG and KIWI image processing tools, has announced new software features for sophisticated colour correction with the release of Version 1.3 Software.

Adobe Systems Incorporated has announced the Adobe Flash Media Server 3 family of products, which offers streaming media and real-time communication capabilities to the broadest possible audience. With industry standard H.264 video capabilities and High Efficiency AAC (HE-AAC) audio support, Adobe Flash Media Server 3 provides content owners with increased protection for streaming high quality video and allows for the delivery of interactive media applications that work consistently across multiple browsers and operating systems.

Pro-Bel's Morpheus automation system has been selected and successfully deployed by VRT, the Flemish-language Belgian state broadcaster. The sale and installation has been overseen by Pro-Bel's regional partner Alphatron.

When looking for an automation partner, VRT sought to create a multi-channel playout facility to integrate with its Digital Media Factory, a completely file-based central storage and production system which uses the MXF standard as its file storage and file exchange format.

Crystal Vision has released a video synchroniser for broadcasters working with a mixture of AES and Dolby E in their systems. SYNNER-E is a combined synchroniser, tracking audio delay and embedder, which offers a complete input stage for asynchronous SDI and analogue, digital or Dolby E audio into an embedded audio system - on one space-saving board.

Creative cameramen, directors, and event videographers now have the opportunity to create a uniquely powerful post production platform at an affordable price by taking advantage of a new offer from Thomson. The Thomson Grass Valley EDIUS NX Creative HD Suite is an all-in-one bundle that brings together outstanding tools alongside the award-winning EDIUS multi-format editor, at a price of just 1399 euros.

Tektronix, Inc. has announced that its PQA500 Picture Quality Analyzer has received a SatisFecit Award for Most Innovative Product in the Broadcast category at the SATIS Exhibition for image and sound technologies in Paris, France.

PANORAMAdtv, the video products division of Wohler Technologies Inc., has announced the release of the HDCC-200A HD/SD-SDI dual-channel, closed-caption encoder/decoder bridge, a compact modular solution that simplifies closed-caption encoding of two independent SD and/or HD sources. Compliant with all broadcast standards and CEA-608/708, the HDCC-200A adds convenience and flexibility to digital and multiformat broadcast and production workflows.

FOR-A Company, Ltd. and Panasonic have agreed to collaborate on developing a series of products compatible with Panasonic's solid-state memory broadcasting and professional video recording system P2HD.

Linear Acoustic, manufacturer of customer-centric multichannel sound solutions for digital broadcast, has released the next phase of the award-winning StreamStacker-HD system.