NAB 2008: Portable Lip Sync Error Detection Device Unveiled by K-WILL Corporation

– Also Detects Digital Video and Audio Errors in Real Time —
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At NAB 2008 (Booth N918) in Las Vegas, K-WILL Corporation will introduce a new portable video and audio quality monitoring device. The K-WILL VP3000 is designed for broadcast stations and networks, cable providers, satellite trucks and remote facilities, production studios, editing bays, digital video R&D labs, video/audio equipment manufacturers and telecom service providers.

The VP3000 portable monitoring device for high definition and standard definition automatically detects video and audio errors in real time, including lip sync errors. This makes it easy for users to automate the quality monitoring of live video and audio from control rooms or video feed points and check lip sync along the broadcast chain at the same time. An integrated graphics screen allows the operator to view a waveform of the video and audio in real time, including an exact readout of lip sync drift in fields and milliseconds.

“The VP3000 has the same monitoring functions as our larger QuMax-2000 system in a 3RU, half-rack size. Since the VP3000 is portable, it’s ideal for field applications, remote facilities and satellite trucks, or for engineers moving around among different sites, stations, control rooms or production facilities,” explained John Alexenko, General Manager-Americas for K-WILL Corporation near Los Angeles. “It can also be mounted permanently on an editing bay desktop or control room equipment rack for continuous monitoring during an editing session or broadcast.”

Operators, editors and engineers can test one channel from two points to detect lip sync drift and monitor video quality. Errors such as blackouts, freezes and mutes are detected automatically in real time on a single stimulus frame-by-frame basis. Quality degradation such as compression strain and audio noise are detected by a double stimulus process without inserting potentially harmful markers in the video stream.

Other common applications for the VP3000 include:
Lip Sync Error Detection
Video Written to Servers
Broadcast System Monitoring
Fiber, Cable or Satellite Transmissions
Equipment Manufacturer QC
Dubbing Quality Checks

“Both the VP3000 and the QuMax-2000 automate the video quality monitoring process so that operators don’t have to sit and monitor hours of video and audio solely by the human eye and ear. K-WILL allows users to automate all video and audio quality checks, perform more detailed instant analysis and immediately respond to any quality issues,” Alexenko added. “Users experience significant savings in time and production costs by preventing lip sync errors and video quality problems from entering the video stream that might then require expensive re-dos later on. The potential savings in editing time, studio rental, editing bay rental and satellite truck expenses could very well pay for the total cost of one of our monitoring devices within a few months of use.”

Availability and Demonstrations

K-WILL is accepting orders for the VP3000 portable video-audio quality monitoring device. Orders placed now are planned to ship in September 2008. Please visit NAB 2008 Booth N918 for a live demonstration and special show discounts.

About K-WILL

A subsidiary of MediaTek Inc., K-WILL Corporation is pioneering the objective evaluation and measurement of digital video and audio quality through its patented Video DNA technology. K-WILL’s products serve the entire video industry including content producers, professional broadcast equipment manufacturers, broadcasters, CATV companies, satellite service providers and telecom carriers. K-WILL is based in Woodland Hills, CA, near Los Angeles. More information can be found at www.kwillcorporation.com.

Contacts

K-WILL Corporation
John Alexenko, 1-818-961-2401
alexenko {at} kwillcorporation(.)com