At this year’s IBC in Amsterdam we will again present some of our new product highlights. Two of these highlights will be the GPIO function and the GPIO-Changer-PS/2. But what does GPIO actually mean and how does the broadcast industry benefit from our new developments? What does GPIO mean? GPIO stands for „general purpose input/output“ …
The year 2016 is already well underway and, for G&D, it holds exciting projects, many exhibitions, new devices and functions as well as a move into a new building. And despite the fact that we’re always oriented towards the future, it’s worth to take a brief look back to 2015 – a year in which …
KVM matrix systems make IT infrastructures highly flexible by allowing distributed access to a great number of computers. To expand the limits of this infrastructure even further, G&D have developed the matrix grid to link systems even more directly. Not only does the matrix grid facilitate the operation of large installations, it allows the bidirectional …
Especially in large installations, it is often necessary to have access to several computers at the same time. Ideally, you want to display the images of the individual computers on separate monitors. But how do you access all of these computers without having to connect separate keyboards and mouse devices to each computer? That’s where …
These days, electronic devices are often already outdated a couple of weeks after you bought them. Within weeks, today’s top-notch device might be replaced be a new, more efficient variant. This trend also applies to KVM devices. Therefore, alternating signal standards can cause high costs especially when it comes to large KVM installations. In such situations, …
For centuries, mariners have relied on paper maps to navigate the world’s oceans and waterways-and often reach their destinations. But even before Christopher Columbus found America in search of India, we knew that the rule-of-thumb navigation of the late Middle Ages wasn’t very accurate. That’s why sophisticated technology is now taking over the task of …
With the rapid advancement of TVs or cameras, high resolutions play an ever greater role. Especially when it comes to movies with impressive landscapes, not only movie fans want to be able to perceive even the smallest details in the best possible quality. The new standard, Ultra HD, combines all of these requirements and is …
For several years, the Broadcast and Production Technology Event, short BVE, in London has become an integral part of our exhibition season. In addition to many new product launches, the event offers numerous seminars and workshops on a variety of current technology issues. Together with our British partner Omnio Technologies, we presented our new devices …
Hacked passwords, stolen credit card data, phishing mails – it seems like almost everyone has already experienced the darker side of the Internet. To avoid tapping from the start, our developers increased the security functions of our KVM matrix switch ControlCenter-Digital. Exposed and blocked Boot loader, operating system and firmware of the ControlCenter-Digital form a …
In our previous blog post, we showed you how KVM is applied in studios and OB vans. Today, we continue with two more: mobile outside broadcasts and post-production. Mobile outside broadcasts At every event, reporters, presenters, and technicians have different needs for their mobile broadcast station. One of the biggest challenges of outside broadcasting is …