New Product Highlights

When you hear “NAB Show” the first thought that comes to mind is: “What’s New?” The Show is legendary for new products, new ideas, new ways of working, and, best of all, new friends.

NAB Show New York, though smaller, is no different. With over 250 Exhibitors, there will be no shortage of “new.” New products that haven’t been shown at an NAB event before, or new products that haven’t been shown on the East Coast.

Over the last several days, I’ve sifted through hundreds of documents from a variety of companies describing what they are bringing to the Show. While there are dozens of new products targeted at content distribution, I focused on new products for content creators, especially the individual media creator or small production company.

Here are what I consider the highlights, listed in alphabetical order and based on materials provided by each company.

AJA Video Systems
(Booth 836)

AJA will be showing their new OG-ColorBox. This powerful openGear box gives professionals the ability to color correct specialty cameras to processing camera Log and transforming SDR to/from HDR in real-time, and beyond. Especially useful for live events, this supports 4K/UHD and HD HDR workflows up to 60p with 12G-SDI connectivity. Professionals can easily load LUTs, convert SDR/HDR with processing pipelines including AJA Color, NBCU, and ACES, or purchase licenses for color processing options like ORION-CONVERT, BBC HLG LUTs, and Colorfront.

Link: https://www.aja.com/products/og-colorbox

Avid Technology, Inc.
(Booth 654)

Avid will be showing Avid Huddle, their competitor to Frame.io. Huddle provides secure, high-quality video review and approval. It streamlines content delivery by gathering real-time feedback from remote team members using familiar Avid tools, no matter your location. Like all good collaboration software, Avid Huddle accelerates the review and approval process from anywhere, on any device.

Link: https://www.avid.com/products/avid-huddle

BrandedMics
(Booth 564)

BrandedMics will introduce the first sustainable windscreen for microphones. BrandedMics specializes in custom windscreens in a variety of colors, forms and branding. This new offering now offers an option other than plastic foam.

Link: https://www.schulze-brakel.com/

Facilis Technology
(Booth 910)

Facilis will introduce FASTCache Automatic Client Caching. FASTCache is designed to allow remote content creators to have fast access to project data. With FASTCache, a simple VPN connection or their optimized WANLink remote access to Facilis UB storage systems, enables remote editors and producers to view content as if it were local to their home workstation.

Caching algorithms capture partial files for playback acceleration, or the user can pre-cache an unlimited amount of data to have the whole project online, but never lose access of new data that enters the facility.

Link: https://www.facilis.com/products/fastcache/

GB Labs
(Booth 843)

GB Labs will show NebulaNAS, a cloud storage system developed for media and production professionals. Providing a NAS-like ease of use, editors and artists can see files immediately, access data quickly, and collaborate globally as if they were in the same location. The system provides detailed analytics and audit reporting maintained by the system. Organizations can even add local storage to provide media acceleration and cache-level support for clusters of users. It also offers 256-bit AES file encryption, user access controls, file locking, and distributed use of cloud servers, which spreads data across thousands of servers.

Link: https://www.nebulanas.com/

Indipro Tools Corp.
(Booth 752)

Indipro Tools will show their 99Wh Kratos II V-Mount Li-Ion Battery. Its multiple outputs provide long-lasting power to all your equipment. With a 14.4V 10A D-Tap output, two DC barrel outputs (12 and 8.4 VDC), one USB-A output, and one USB-C input/output, this battery also features a user-friendly design with a 1/4″-20 thread for easy rigging, a battery capacity and status display, and an illumination light for low-light operation.

Link: https://indiprotools.com/products/indipro-kratos-99wh-v-mount-li-ion-battery

Magewell
(Booth 753)

Magewell will introduce two new products: USB Capture HDMI 4K Pro and Director Mini v3.0. Their USB Capture HDMI 4K Pro device is a single-channel, plug-and-play external video capture device to easily bring 4K HDMI signals at 60fps into popular software using USB 3.2 Gen 2×2.

Link: https://www.magewell.com/products/usb-capture-hdmi-4k-pro

Director Mini v3.0 combines multi-input switching, graphics, streaming, recording and monitoring in one compact device. Director Mini enables a single operator to easily create visually compelling productions for live event coverage, remote production feeds and more.

Link: https://www.magewell.com/director-mini

Marshall Electronics
(Booth 1352)

Marshall will show three new PTZ cameras: The CV 612 PTZ camera, features automatic tracking, following and framing presenters using AI facial learning for accurate and smooth self-adjusting maneuvers. Equipped with 12X optical and a 15X digital zoom, the CV612 offers a 4.1mm-49.2mm (6.6-70.3 degrees) field of view. It is built around a professional-grade 2-Megapixel 1/2.8-inch, high-quality HD CMOS sensor, which provides format resolutions from 1920 x 1080, 1280 x 720 down to 640 x 480, making this a good solution for smaller venues, interviews, web production, live presentations, classrooms and houses of worship,. It has a maximum range of 18M (almost 60-feet). Other cameras include the CV 620 and CV 625, with longer zooms and higher resolution.

Link: https://marshall-usa.com/cameras/CV612-TBI-TWI/

Moments Lab
(Booth 10650)

Moments is showcasing a  native plugin that enables Premiere Pro editors to quickly access, discover, and clip the best moments in their Cloud Media Hub identified by MXT Multimodal AI in their recent or archived footage, without needing to switch screens or download and re-upload files.

Link: https://www.momentslab.com/blog/moments-lab-brings-ai-powered-content-discovery-to-adobe-premiere-pro

Panasonic Connect
(Booth 611)

Panasonic will introduce several new cameras, including the AK-UCX100 4K Studio Camera which allows live event venues and production teams the flexibility to capture dynamic content while easily adapting to highly sensitive and varied lighting environments. The new imager has a dynamic range optimized to account for any challenges with LED lighting and large display walls, easily adapting to both a darkened auditorium and venues with dazzling lighting effects while a specially designed filter helps manage the effect of moiré, allowing venues to create the same visual experiences for viewers regardless of location. Creators can operate the cameras as standalone or pair it with any Panasonic camera for consistent, cohesive production quality.

Link: https://connect.na.panasonic.com/av/video/studio-camera/ak-ucx100

Pliant Technologies
(Booth 1331)

Pliant will show the CRP-C12 Compact Radio Pack, one of the industry’s smallest, fully featured, wireless professional intercom radio packs (RP), weighing just under 9 oz./ 255 g. The new compact RP is available in 900MHz (where legal) and 2.4GHz (worldwide). Although small in stature (at least 25 percent smaller in size and 30 percent lighter than most belt packs in use today), the CRP-C12 does not compromise on performance, as it is fully featured and includes support for up to two assignable conferences with a simultaneous dual listen option. It is fully compatible with both the CrewCom and CB2 wireless intercom systems.

Link: https://plianttechnologies.com/product/crewcom-900mhz-an-1-vol-2-conf-compact-radio-pack/

TAMRON
(Booth 630)

TAMRON is showcasing four new lenses, all feature the Tamron Lens Utility™, a groundbreaking feature that lets you easily perform customization and firmware updates from the lens Connector Port to your computer for personalized features for video and filmmaking.

The TAMRON 35-150mm F/2-2.8 Di III VXD (Model A058) is the world’s first zoom starting at F2 at wide-angle. Designed for Sony E and Nikon Z mirrorless cameras, it is an ideal lens for portrait and travel photographers as well as filmmakers.

Link: https://www.tamron-usa.com/product/lenses/a058.html

The TAMRON 28-75mm F/2.8 Di III VXD G2 (Model A063) also for Sony E and Nikon Z mirrorless cameras delivers outstanding resolution and superb overall performance in a lightweight and compact zoom lens along with the soft, beautiful bokeh effects that are distinctive to fast-aperture lenses. It uses Tamron’s VXD autofocus motor for high speed, high precision AF.

Link: https://www.tamron-usa.com/product/lenses/a063.html

The TAMRON 20-40mm F/2.8 Di III VXD (Model A062) is a fast-aperture standard zoom lens. It delivers a fast F2.8 aperture across the entire zoom range and achieves a class-leading compact and lightweight design at just 3.4” and 12.9 oz. with 67mm filter size. It features VXD autofocus, moisture-resistant construction and fluorine coating.

Link: https://www.tamron-usa.com/product/lenses/a062.html

The TAMRON 17-50mm F/4 Di III VXD (Model A068) lens for Sony full-frame mirrorless cameras offers a zoom range from ultra wide-angle to the standard focal length, setting a new standard. With a constant F4 aperture for consistent performance in photography and video, this lens excels in optical performance, ensuring edge-to-edge sharpness. The VXD linear motor focus mechanism provides superior quietness and precise autofocus, while its stable physical length during zoom is ideal for gimbal stabilizers.

Link: https://www.tamron-usa.com/product/lenses/a068.html

SUMMARY

There is lots to see at NAB Show New York this year. I’ll be there, recording interviews and sharing all the news. Learn more, and see all the latest news, at LarryJordan.com.

If you are in the area, stop by our Booth 765 and say hello! See you in New York City!