Bridge Technologies will show its VB440 production probe’s ability to analyse and verify IPMX workflows in multi-vendor environments, enabling interoperable IP-based media transport.
Bridge Technologies will attend NAB 2026 to demonstrate its VB440 production probe’s ability to analyse and verify IPMX workflows in multi-vendor environments. Within a single, integrated platform, users can work with RGB video, compressed and uncompressed essences, and modern ProAV timing models. This certification also confirms the VB440’s compliance with the VSF TR-10 Technical Recommendation.
As well as showing the VB440 uncompressed production probe and their suite of compressed distribution probes, Bridge is also participating in the NAB IP Showcase, which Bridge has contributed to significantly over the past decade.
Early Support
Bridge Technologies has also been a strong supporter of the IPMX initiative since the early days, publicly introducing and supporting IPMX concepts on their Bridge Show – an online industry chat show where thought leaders and engineers discuss various broadcast concepts - since 2021. IPMX (Internet Protocol Media Experience) is an open-standard initiative derived from SMPTE ST 2110 and adapted for ProAV applications. It enables interoperable IP-based media transport across live events, corporate AV, education and venue installations.
Canvas interface
The VB440 has supported IPMX-related workflows throughout the development of the standard, including earlier TR-07 implementations, and now achieves full TR-10 compliance. The compliance certification indicates that, as well as becoming IMPX capable, the VB440 can act as an independent reference tool for validating interoperability across complete systems. During the recent ISE show, the VB440 was used live on AIMS IP Showcase booth to verify interop between IPMX-enabled devices, demonstrating its practical role in real-world deployments.
Analysis of All Compressed Formats
The VB440 is valuable as a tool that works on multiple levels, not only for transport analyses and timing monitoring, but also colorimetry, audio engineering tools and a range of other practical production functionalities. These capabilities would typically require multiple standalone instruments. Now with IPMX certification, the probe can accommodate any uncompressed format.
By consolidating this wide range of functionality, standards and formats into a low latency probe, accessible from a browser anywhere in the world, Bridge Technologies has developed the VB440 into one of the most versatile production tools on the market. At NAB, Bridge will demonstrate the many new features brought to the probe this year, including a multiservice AV sync tool. It assures users of frame-accuarte alignment for a service when delivered in parallel across multiple channels.
Waveform and vector colorimetry
Practical Tool for Interoperability
Commenting on the IPMX certification, Chairman of Bridge Technologies Simen Frostad said, “IPMX is the result of years of collaborative work across the industry, and it’s something we have actively supported and spoken about since the very early days. For us, IPMX certification is not about chasing a logo, but about giving engineers practical, trustworthy tools they can use to understand and validate what is actually happening in complex, real-world systems.
“That is why attendance at NAB and participation in events like the IP showcase is important to us. Progress in our industry is not a zero-sum game. When vendors collaborate openly, align around shared standards and focus on interoperability, everyone benefits – manufacturers, integrators, operators and ultimately end users. NAB, the IP showcase, IPMX certification and so on strengthen the collective ecosystem, not just individual products.” www.bridgetech.tv
