Category: General

When you need to take in video sources, digitize them and stream them over your IP network, VITEC has you covered.  At NAB, openGear Leader Partner VITEC released their new encoders and decoders that can be used for point to point contribution links with VITEC’s channel link video distribution platform or with their EZ TV enterprise video distribution platform. Watch […]

No one likes getting locked into using one brand for everything on a rack, especially if it means you end up with cards that are less than ideal for a specific task.  You want to have the freedom to choose the best card in each situation, and that’s why openGear continues to be so popular. While at NAB 2023, Darren […]

When you have a complex setup with a converter or two involved, it would be understandable if you worried about HDR getting cut off.  While at NAB, however, openGear Leader Partner Apantac had 3 demonstrations on their booth showing why that concern is a thing of the past. Watch the video to see why. >>> In the video, Thomas Tang, […]

  At openGear, what we hear over and over again from customers is that when you have a specific need for a card with specific features, you breathe a sigh of relief that the openGear ecosystem exists because you can find exactly what you need and it will work within your existing architecture. Let’s say, for example, that you run […]

If you’re a fan of openGear, it’s most likely because it gives you freedom – the ability to choose any combination of products to get the most out of your frame for the best value, without being forced to rely on a single manufacturer.  These days, that freedom and level of innovation has led to more and more workflows demanding […]

One of main reasons broadcasters implement the openGear platform is because it’s both future-proof and backward-compatible. You just know when you choose an openGear option that it will work with what you’ve already got – and that it will support your future needs too.  That’s why one of the newest solutions from VITEC was developed for openGear first. As Richard […]

This year Cobalt Digital marked its 25-year anniversary, 16 of which the company has spent as a member of the openGear initiative. Since co-founding the initiative in 2006, the company has developed more than 100 openGear-based processing cards! At IBC2022, KitPlus checked in with Cobalt Digital SVP of Worldwide Sales and Marketing Suzana Brady to talk about openGear products and […]

 When you need fiber transport for things like signal trunking, studio links, or campus interconnects, you want ultimate flexibility so that you can set everything up in the way that makes the most sense.  While at IBC2022, KitPlus got a chance to speak with Sebastian Mucha from openGear partner MultiDyne. They talked about their wide range of openGear fiber […]

  One of the reasons customers love openGear technology so much is because it’s both future-proof and backward-compatible. You just know when you choose an openGear option that it will work with what you’ve already got – and what you need in the future too.  At IBC 2022, KitPlus caught up with Tim Walker from openGear partner AJA. In the […]