Ensemble Designs has received the prestigious NAB 2012 Pick Award from Broadcast Engineering Magazine for the new Avenue Layering Engine…a multi layer keyer and mix effect with iPad control for use in master control, flypack and truck applications…

Ensemble Designs and ImmediaTV will feature a technology demonstration of remote IP monitoring for broadcast feeds during NAB. Any location that doesn’t have easy access to SDI on coax can use an iPad or PC to monitor a video feed.

If there is a failure in the program feed, the Avenue module cleanly switches to the backup feed without any video glitches or audio pops. Downstream equipment and home viewers will…

“The iPad control is a 13 out of 10!,” said Randy, as he did a background transition and then brought on a key.

“I am thrilled to be invited to join Ensemble Designs.” said Pichitino. “They have a very strong product line, and I’m looking forward to taking these products to the marketplace.”

Doug Stanley talked about designing the extreme conditions camera packages for “Deadliest Catch,” “Ice Road Truckers,” “Black Gold,” and “Lobsterwars,” which was of great interest to the many engineers in the room. He described life aboard a fishing vessel and the challenges of climbing over frozen fish in inclement weather in order to get the best camera shot.

Our next phase in the transition to high-definition operations involves our 1080i network feed. Ensemble Designs is providing signal processing equipment for this project, including DVB-ASI signal processing and analog-to-digital converters.

From TV Technology’s NewsCentral: Another growing trend is for stations to display social media web pages on-air, including Facebook and Twitter. Cindy Zuelsdorf, marketing czar for Ensemble Designs, said that sales of their display scalers (making PC signals a TV signal) have increased dramatically in the past 12 months.

Don Mackay, chief engineer at Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB), uses the Ensemble product to alert him on his cell phone. The PBS station also uses a number of the company’s Avenue “glue” (signal processing) products.

“There’s no way to describe the value of a switch like this, except to say, when it’s working, you never know it, and when it’s not, everybody knows it,” Mackay said. “We’ve had success with all of the Ensemble Design products we use, but this switch has really been a great addition. In fact, it sometimes…

Ensemble Designs has announced a new 3D support interface for its Avenue Flexible Matrix Router.

…“I wanted to know how Ensemble could make just a small portion of the computer screen full-screen HD with such good quality,” said Jaap Tuyp, technical manager of the AVC at University of Amsterdam

…a new, special Pairing configuration that ties inputs or outputs together to support signals such as Key & Fill, RGB444 Link A & B, or 3D Left & Right.

“I was walking down the aisle at IBC and the Ensemble Mitto caught my eye,” said Jaap Tuyp, Technical Manager of the AVC at University of Amsterdam.

Waveguide Consulting of Georgia tested all applicable scan converters on the market and in the end specified Ensemble’s Mitto for the Lockheed Martin project in Texas.

“The introduction of these new scan converters is a direct result of customer requests,” said Mondae Hott, Director of Sales at Ensemble Designs. “We’re responding to what people asked us for. Now they can choose the perfect scan converter for their video facility, whether it’s a boardroom or a military installation.”