Thomson Grass Valley is expected to cause a bit of a stir at IBC as it shows for the first time a digital wireless camera system, writes Barbara Marshall
Thomson Grass Valley is expected to cause a bit of a stir at IBC as it shows for the first time a digital wireless camera system, writes Barbara Marshall

Unlike several rival systems, it is based on wavelet compression technology rather than Mpeg. According to Thomson's Tim Felstead this means the compression process is much faster and as a result the system only has a two-frame delay, making it suitable for live production environments.

However, Felstead admitted that wavelet technology costs more than Mpeg at the acquisition stage although he said the ratio reverses at the other end of the production chain.

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