Sky News Australia is using Omnitek audio/video analysis equipment to
check compliance of broadcast signals with industry specifications and
standards, and for signal trouble-shooting.
Sky News Australia Tests & Analyses Video Signals with Omnitek |
TV news channelSky News Australiais a 24-hourcable and satellite newschannel reaching 2.5 million households through several subscription platforms such as Foxtel and Optus Television. The first Australian-produced news channel, it broadcasts Sky News Active, an on-demand interactive TV news service, and sister channels specialising in weather, business and current affairs. In December 2015, the channel began broadcasting in HD. |
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The Omnitek analysers can be optioned to generate measurements suitable tocheck complianceof broadcast video and digital audio signals with industry specifications and standards, and to use forsignal trouble-shooting. |
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For trouble-shooting, the units can also perform digital video signaleye patternandjitter analysiswith a production eye diagram display for 3Gb/s signals, plusin-service video and audio sync analysisto measure video and audio delays, and any resulting introduced lip sync errors, through a broadcast chain while it is live on-air. |
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With thedisplay manager, any combination of the available test and measurement instruments can be viewed simultaneously in any custom instrument layout created by the operator. |
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The OTR-1001 system is capable of driving high resolutionexternal monitoring displays, and of being operated using keyboard and mouse as well as from the unit’s local front panel. It can therefore be used as a digital video and audio analysis system, connected to a keyboard, mouse and monitor (KVM) switching system allowing a single unit to be accessed and shared by multiple operator positions within a facility. www.omnitek.tv |
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