Review - A few moments with the exhibition of video and audio Video FAIR, held in autumn in Saint-Petersburg.

<b>Review</b> - A few moments with the exhibition of video and
audio Video FAIR, held in autumn in Saint-Petersburg.

 Video FAIR

music by COOPER
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 In late October, an exhibition at the Manege
VideoFAIR. Presented there equipment
would be most interested in the slightest interested in new 
technologies Audio or Video Technology people. Below we

offer you a brief overview
the fact that we managed to learn a few
exhibition days.

 Since working with video is the prerogative of the domain 
computers Amiga, on VideoFAIR attended by representatives of 
Amiga-service. This office presented to the public

Several types of products:
 Assembly-station based on titration
"Domestic" A-1200.
 NLE stations based on
A-40.
 Several models of video genlock with different price and 
features. Among This technique is both professional

model and available for an average person
(For example, for the home video studios or
a small cable television station.)
 Those wishing to familiarize themselves with the possibilities 
of professional cards for Amiga - Vlab motion - fee, based on 
which build large assembly plant. One

of its features is the ability to
input and output video to / from the hard drive in real time.
 Toccata-16 - professional sound
card to work with 16 channels
16-bit audio at sampling frequency
48 kHz.
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  Institute for New Technologies in Education
presented the West German video projection system (LCD 
technology) designed for use in the classroom

for 15-100 people. As well as more modern equipment Norwegian 
firm ASK based on di-pi-e technology, which allows

obtain images with resolutions
800 * 600 640 * 480 from any source -
as TV-cameras and video recorders, and
computers.

  It is a pity that such a technique was not on the
ENLiGHT'97.
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  Nizhny Novgorod firm Avalon in conjunction with
their representatives in Saint-Petersburg - by
Bighton provided professional audio
technique. Including:
Vacuum tube studio equipment firm
Bellari. Studio amplifiers. Professional radio microphones 
(microphones that the company recently purchased such

popular artists as F. Kirkorov
L. Dale, L. Agutin, the group "Golden
ring. ") devices to suppress feedback
communication. Radiointerkoma system (such equipment is 
equipped hall "Pushkin") 

  In addition, the firm introduced the technique
for small-scale replication of audio-cassettes - This setting 
allows carried out simultaneously with 3 copies of a 60-mi

  nutnoy tape for 60 seconds.

  In Saint-Petersburg with the firm Avalon can be contacted
through the company Bighton.
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  Representatives of the Finnish branch of the firm
KRAMER brought to the exhibition equipment
for broadcast television, a mini-television and communications 
tools for audio and video signals.  _



  Company C-DIP PB demonstrated
its accessories for broadcast television - decoder,
complexes subtitling, logo generators. The firm unveiled its new
development - a system of repetitions for sports TV broadcasts.
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  Undoubtedly, one of the most interesting exhibits was 
presented by Progect consalting together with specialists

St. Petersburg State Electrotechnical University (former LETI).

  They had a prototype 3d display
based on laser scanning of a moving surface. This method of 
reproduction of 3D images is remarkable that does not require a 
professional. points, fixed location, etc. Generated image is 
visible from any point around the "monitor" and is seen even 
one eye. Ie an image equivalent to a full hologram. System is 
sufficiently cheap and easy to use. It is assumed that

this awaits the development of broad application
in medicine (imaging) and terrestrial services, airports - as a 
device mapping radar air traffic controller.


  At the moment, with the SAMSUNG company is developing 
domestic versions devices, as well as conducting research

in reducing the cost of a similar system with a color display.
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 Here, briefly, show us the most
interesting exhibition of captured
service video. Of course, the exhibition
presented many more, such as
Moscow's representatives were SGi
presented NLE
based on Silicon Graphics. Unfortunately,
capture the entire show our strength has been
impossible, however, and what we saw
It seemed to us interesting enough to
lighting.