Media Engineers Limited

13/11/2024

Saw this behind the racks of the place we’re working today; and yes, they’re live.
This is why we need robust health & safety legislation because mains voltage can kill.
Right - off to see the office manager…

01/11/2024

Preparing an EIZO UK mastering monitor for demo (the Prominence is the gold standard for HDR & SDR work in film and TV) but before it goes in the flightcase we have certain things that need doing;
1. PAT test - although EIZO displays are manufactured to the highest quality it is always worth making sure the electrical safety of a mains-powered piece of equipment is still good.
2. Calibration - we always ensure they are correct for the four commonly used standards - Rec 709 & DCI-P3 (for SDR) and DolbyVision & HLG (for HDR).
As ever, if you are thinking about spending proper money on an HDR-capable mastering monitor you need to see it and put it in front of your colourist for a week for evaluation - never buy sight-unseen. Contact Media Engineers for the entire EIZO ColorEdge range and as well as providing demo units as part of our delivery we will attend your site and make sure that the monitor is calibrated and you are confident in it's operation. Also - ask us about the ColorNavigator Network which allows real cloud-management and calibration of your entire EIZO estate no matter where in the world the monitors are.

31/10/2024

Our Barnfind Technologies open-house at the workshop last week was very well attended with lots of customers joining us for end-to-end demos of the full range. It's worth noting that unlike one large manufacturer Barnfind complies 100% with the MSA specs for fibre parts/SFPs, the TIA specs for copper networking and SMPTE/EBU specs for video and audio components. The upshot of this is that you can integrate Barnfind with confidence into existing systems or design your new build around multiple manufacturers - no rabbit holes here!
We have a couple of customers who have existing dark-fibre from their studios to data centres and want to go beyond just linking ten or hundred gig ethernet between switches and of course making use of all those spare wavelengths makes a lot of sense economically. Barncolor is ideal in this situation as it will happily avoid the wavelengths used by the existing ethernet SFP+/QSFPs and allow you to send/receive 3G/12G/HDMI/audio in addition to your network backbone.
To better allow us to test/define requirments in these scenarios we have invested in a full-band CWDM analyser - there have been occasions when the ISP/telco has sold a fibre as "dark" but when we started connecting signals we discovered they weren't as dark as they claimed...!

14/10/2024

Come and join us next week in leafy Finsbury Park for a workshop open-house demo'ing the full Barnfind Technologies range. We still have a few slots open Tuesday -> Friday and you can eat pastries, drink coffee and get hands-on with the best solutions for fibre transport, multiplexing and signal-agnostic switching.

1. The BarnOne 32x32 router which suits companies wanting to move their MCR equipment to the data centre without the costs and problems associated with doing it over IP,

2. BarnMini - the jellybean products that allow you to pluck signals on and off the fibre in single channels,

3. BarnColor - the zero-config, rugged, throw-down four channel boxes that can loop together for up to sixteen bi-directional signals; 3G, 12G, ethernet, HDMI, audio (analogue and MADI) etc. We'll also be showing the BarnPalette-OCS intelligent optical changeover switch for mission-critical applications.

DM Phil and we'll sort out a meeting slot.

25/09/2024

If you didn't get a chance to see Barnfind's products at IBC then Media Engineers will be holding an open week 21st - 25th of October to do a full soup-to-nuts demonstration at our workshop in leafy Hornsey, North London (close to Archway and Finsbury Park tube stations).

If you or any of your colleagues would appreciate an hour away to drink coffee, eat pastries and see the practical application of fibre multiplexing/abstrating-equipment to the data centre (without the problems/expense of doing it over IP) then let us know what day is convenient.
We can talk you through some of our recent installs covering theatre, touring shows, post-production facilities and sports stadia.
The product range still includes-
BarnOne 1U 32x32 routing chassis with 12G video/10G ethernet/MADI etc,
BarnMini “jellybean” products (single channel boxes for getting whatever you need on and off fibre multiplexes)
BarnColors - four channel “zero-config” boxes that are finding applications in lots of areas (not just the traditional large-premesis/data-centre environments); particularly with folks who need better-than-12G video (4:4:4 60P 4K video walls, typically).

https://barnfind.no/2024/08/23/phil-crawley-from-media-engineers-limited-has-been-installing-and-supporting-barnfind-products-in-the-uk-since-2016/

13/09/2024

ColorQ and Media Engineers Announce Virtual Production Colour Management Collaboration

In an exciting new partnership, ColorQ and Media Engineers are combining their industry-leading colour management expertise to offer comprehensive LED volume calibration services for virtual productions. This collaboration brings together the skills of Daniel Mulligan, Phil Crawley, and Victor Aberdeen, three of the industry’s respected colour management professionals.

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For more information, contact us at
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Color-Q : https://www.color-q.com

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13/09/2024

Has your reseller/tech-support provider given up on electronic repair?
From their perspective sending faulty equipment to e-waste and selling you this year's model is always preferable but at Media Engineers we hate junking equipment that can deliver years more service.
Today on the bench James (who is normally our fibre technician) has repaired and refurbished a pair of Dynaudio BM6A Studio monitors. Six Music sounding good!
Call us if you'd rather keep faulty kit out of landfill...

30/08/2024

Join us on the BarnFind booth at IBC 8.D83 in a couple of weeks.
In the meantime here are a couple of recent jobs in the AV/shows/theatre space.

https://barnfind.no/2024/08/23/phil-crawley-from-media-engineers-limited-has-been-installing-and-supporting-barnfind-products-in-the-uk-since-2016/

30/08/2024

Off to Stevenage to help a customer fault-find a problem.
Car full of test gear.

27/08/2024

If you want a demo/evaluation of the best intelligent optical changeover switch then let us know.

19/08/2024

Sebastian is one of the leading colourists working in the Nordics (and we look after his calibration too!)

https://www.facebook.com/stories/1997893566950263/UzpfSVNDOjkzNDUzOTE3MTgxMjc2Nw==/

06/08/2024

The National Film and Television School have just purchased another Eizo Prominence HDR display completing the upgrade of all their Baselight and Resolve grading rooms to what is the gold standard in mastering monitors.

Media Engineers are pleased to supply and support the NFTS and have calibrated all of their Prominences for accurate rec.709 and DCI-P3 standards for SDR as well as DolbyVision and HLG for HDR mastering.

22/07/2024

For Sale; pre-love BlackMagic Broadcast VideoHub. Completely tested at our workshop (every route!) and with dual-PSUs. Please enquire if interested.

72 independent dual rate switchable SDI inputs to 3G,
144 independent dual rate switchable 3G SDI outputs, 72 main outputs and 72 outputs dedicated for monitoring and dubbing,
Inputs and outputs compliant with SMPTE 292M, SMPTE 259M and ITU-R BT.656,
Automatically selects between different SDI data rates. If input video standard changes, any outputs routed from that input match the input standard automatically.
Any input can be routed to any of the 144 SDI video outputs
Router input, output, control and monitoring outputs are grouped to understand layout so non technical users can easily operate,
72 Independent Sony compatible RS-422 serial control ports.
Serial control ports can be independently routed from video connections
Full SDI reclocking supported allowing full SDI cable lengths on both inputs and outputs without data errors
Computer based software router control panel for Mac OS and Windows.
Router communications via USB connected host computer and other networked computers with communication via host computer Ethernet
Router connections preserved in case of power failure and connections recover immediately when power restored,
Compact design is less that 1 inch deep, allowing router to be mounted in rear side of equipment racks saving valuable space
External DC power supply for safety and rapid change over in case of fault.

18/07/2024

Day at ITN showing the leading FPGA-based video processing solution. Come and say Hi if you’re attending.

https://arkonatech.com/

10/07/2024

Learning how to calibrate LED volumes.

08/07/2024

I put this label on in 2011…

08/07/2024

Had to open a DVW-A500 today; that head filter should be white rather than black…