Telecast Fiber Systems CopperHead™ 3400 camera-mounted fiber optic transceiver played a lead role in 3D broadcasts of two high-profile Australian sports events: the Australian Football League (AFL) Grand Finals of Australian rules football, held Sept. 25, and the National Rugby League (NRL) Grand Finals held a week later. The CopperHead 3400 units provided seamless fiber optic connectivity for 3D rigs supplied by 3ality Digital, a leading provider of advanced 3D camera equipment.

Teranex Systems, Inc. a leading manufacturer of high-performance video processing platforms, announced the introduction of its new 3D application. The VC1-3DTK application is a 3D software application meant to help correct for typical problems created by 3D Camera Rigs.

Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. (“Clearlake”) and 3ality Digital announced that Clearlake led and sponsored the recapitalization of 3ality Digital, the leading provider of 3D production technology and specialized equipment to the film and television industry. In connection with the transaction, Clearlake has acquired the majority of the newly-issued preferred stock of the company and will own a majority of the voting shares of 3ality Digital. 3ality management also participated in the transaction. Additional terms were not disclosed.

Panasonic Solutions Company (PSC) introduced the AG-3DP1, a 3D twin-lens P2 HD shoulder-mount camcorder with 10-bit, 4:2:2 independent-frame, full 1920 x 1080 resolution AVC-Intra recording.

In a new dimension for 3D, Panasonic Solutions Company today announced that its AG-3DA1 Full HD 3D camcorder is headed to space to document the International Space Station on the final mission of the NASA Space Shuttle.

ARRI is proud to extend its relationship with the CAMERON - PACE Group (CPG) by announcing a cooperative partnership in the development of the ALEXA M camera system, due for first concept showing at the NAB Show 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Since the launch of the ALEXA digital camera in June 2010, leading directors and cinematographers have adopted the camera as the most sophisticated solution for digital cinematography.

Stergen Hi-Tech is proud to announce that it has cut a licensing deal with the Sports Channel of Israel, also known as Sport 5. The Sports Channel has chosen Stergen Live system as the Channel’s conversion solution for its upcoming 3D broadcasts, starting on April 16th, 2011.

3ality Digital, a world leader in advanced technologies to empower creative digital stereoscopic 3D (S3D) acquisition and workflow, intoduced new technologies at NAB that will dramatically change the landscape for S3D live production. These innovative new solutions will bring S3D production crews an unparalleled level of automation and flexibility, ultimately providing broadcasters better, faster, and less expensive solutions for successful S3D production.

Folkoperan in Stockholm has become the world’s first theatre to broadcast an opera in 3D, thanks to Sony’s latest fibre technology. A Sony 4K projector, which provides a picture four times sharper than standard HD, was used during this broadcast of Faust – for the very first time in Sweden. The opera has now been shown across the country in public areas such as People’s Parks and in Community Centres cinemas.

While stereoscopic 3D was very intriguing to broadcasters at last year’s NAB, this year, it’s taken hold with the launch of many new 3DTV networks as well as sports and news telecasts produced in stereo 3D. With millions of 3DTV sets selling annually worldwide, 3DTV is an unmistakable trend for broadcasters. At the upcoming 2011 NAB show, Vizrt will offer a state-of-the-art stereo 3D presentation at its booth (#SL5408) during the convention to be held from April 11-14 in Las Vegas, Nev.

Just past the exhibits and educational sessions, Bexel, in conjunction with 3ality Digital and NAB, will host an outdoor, 3D half-court basketball showcase—offering attendees a first-of-its-kind 3D demonstration at this year’s 2011 NAB Show (OE1275). In addition to providing a full engineering crew, Bexel (Booth C6833), a unit of the Vitec Group’s Services Division and a leading worldwide provider of broadcast services and solutions, will be onsite with its state-of-the-art Hercules HD Flypack and Eagle Announcer System.

Teranex Systems, Inc., a leading manufacturer of high-performance video processing platforms, is pleased to announce the introduction of its new 3D Sync application. The 3D application was successfully used by Jordan Klein Films & Video (JKFV) to capture Discovery’s last launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Feb 24th 2011.

P+S TECHNIK launches a compact 3D broadcast live control solution for its Freestyle Rig highly integrated with the popular 3D control box Sony MPE-200 and HDFA-200 multiplexer workflow. The setup is presented at NAB 2011 at the Sony booth C11.001.

At the 2011 NAB Show, Utah Scientific (booth N4511) and Sisvel Technology (booth N4618) will be demonstrating a new form of 3D broadcasting that is fully compatible with 2D television displays, allowing 3D and 2D viewing of a single broadcast stream. This is made possible by 3D Tile Format, an innovative technique for formatting stereoscopic images that integrates two 720p frames within a single 1080p frame. The reconstructed right and left images maintain their original 720p spatial and temporal resolution, giving viewers of both versions the full benefit of the original picture.

With the reputation as one of the most powerful DI, 2D and stereo 3D post production tools in the market, Mistika continues to define and lead the stereoscopic 3D revolution with stunning production workflows and highly developed industry-leading toolsets, which are being demonstrated at SGO's Booth SL 8220 in the South Hall, at NAB this year.