NTV Technical
Resources Inc (NiTRo), a major technical services provider to the Japanese
broadcasting industry, has tapped on AJA Kumo 3232-12G for the device’s
versatile signal control capabilities to route 8K or 4K SDI signals throughout
the new video editing facility for 8K/UltraHD2 post-production.
The solution also
allows the added benefit of 12G-SDI connectivity for simplified cabling and
transport of high-bandwidth content.
In the new NiTRo Shibuya post-production
facility, the high-density Kumo 3232-12G device is being used for routing and
distributing 12G-SDI inputs to multiple destinations in the studio, with 32x
12G-SDI inputs and 32x 12G-SDI outputs. Simple configuration for ganged dual-
or quad-link grouping is enabling users to group multiple inputs and outputs to
route 8K or 4K signals as needed.
During post-production, all 8K
sources are fed into Kumo 3232-12G,
including 12G-SDI quad-link outputs from NLE and mastering applications and
12G-SDI quad-link I/O from an 8K Panasonic AJ-ZS0580 recorder and player. All
colour grading and editing are viewed on HDR monitors, including Sony 4K and
Sharp 8K displays.
Once grading is complete, content
is transcoded and exported to P2 cards with Colorfront Transcoder and played
back on the AJ-ZS0580 for final review, prior to delivery to the client.
As the demand for 8K production
continues to grow in Japan, NiTRO seeks to provide new state-of-the-art
production facility, along with support from AJA bespoke solutions.