FET: Software Upgrade for Enhanced Subsea Video Recording
its video recording solutions, optimizing the survey and inspection of subsea assets. This latest advancement will deliver superior video quality and a versatile array of signal inputs.FET’s VisualSoft Suite 11.1 introduces features that seamlessly integrate with the company’s newest digital video recording hardware, VisualDVR. This multi-channel, rack-mountable system is engineered for deployment on remote operating vehicle (ROV) spreads across the energy, defense, research, ocean science and other blue economy sectors.The highlight of this technological leap is the support for IP Cameras
Study to Explore Impact of Floating Offshore Wind Farms on Ocean Life
Scientists from the University of Plymouth, Heriot-Watt University and the Marine Biological Association are leading a new project exploring the consequences of floating offshore wind farms on ocean life.The FRONTLINE project will employ AUVs, satellite remote sensing, digital video aerial surveys and seabird and fisheries tracking to investigate how the rapid expansion of these wind farms and climate warming is likely to affect oceanographic processes and marine life.The study will gather data from the Celtic Sea, identified by the UK Government as a prime location for accelerating offshore wind
Forum Energy Technologies Unveils Next-Gen Video Recording Solution for Subsea Surveys
ROV technology specialist Forum Energy Technologies (FET) on Wednesday unveiled its latest generation of video recording solutions for the survey and inspection of subsea assets."Version 11 (V11) of VisualDVR, a digital video recorder produced by FET’s VisualSoft product line, marks a major step forward for the technology’s capability and user experience. VisualSoft was originally launched in the early 2000s and has continued to be at the cutting-edge of developments in the technology," FET said."In common with its predecessors, VisualDVR (V11) is a multi-channel, rack
Forum ROV Completes Trials for Vietnam Navy
developers designed a new scenario to instruct pilots on how to latch the ROV with a distressed submarine using a ‘sticky foot’ tool in order to deliver emergency supply pods.Forum has also provided the Vietnam Navy with a VisualSoft, four Channel VisualDVR, system. This is a multichannel digital video recorder with dynamic overlay and was supplied by Forum’s VisualSoft team in Aberdeen, UK. The VisualSoft product line has been synonymous with underwater digital video recording and data management since the company pioneered the use of the technology 20 years ago.
Expedition to Capture First 4K Images of the Titanic
the wreck site in a series of week-long missions from St. John’s, Newfoundland. For the mission, OceanGate's manned submersible Cyclops 2 will be equipped with cameras and lights from Canadian firm SubC Imaging, including one Rayfin 4K camera, one 1Cam MK6 and Aquorea LED lights, as well as digital video recording and overlay media management software. The advanced equipment will be the primary means for capturing images and video of the iconic wreck throughout the expedition. The collected 4K images and videos will be compiled with sonar and laser scans to create to create a detailed 3D virtual
VisualSoft Selected for Cable-laying Vessel NKT Victoria
Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. has announced a new contract that will see pipeline and cable survey software installed on the advanced cable laying support vessel NKT Victoria. Two VisualSoft Four Channel High Definition Digital Video Systems (VisualDVR MCHD) will be supplied to iSURVEY Group, a provider of survey and positioning services to the global oil and gas and telecommunications sectors. The first vessel installation for the newest system in the VisualSoft range, is to be utilized on the NKT Victoria in the Moray Firth. The NKT Victoria (DNV-GL Class) is a 140m x 30m
SMP to Supply Wet Bell LARS to Bergen University
fitted via a flat heater panel fixed to the wall. A three diver air panel and wet bell panel is wall mounted with an access hatch to the rear for maintenance ease. All incoming and outgoing air supplies are hard piped in tungum or stainless steel and a diver monitoring system providing digital video and audio recording of all diving activities has also been installed. The machinery area is fitted with two hot water machines. The first machine acts as a primary supply to the diver, the feed of which is from a submersible sea water pump. The secondary machine is a fresh water vessel
Underwater Video Aids Aquaculture and Marine Research
high intensity LED lights. The camera is lowered from a topside vessel or platform and continuously transmits live video to the surface for viewing and recording. The subsea picture can be displayed on a TV, video monitor, computer, or Fishers VRM-1 which has a built-in ultra-bright LCD monitor and digital video recorder. The system will allow company officials to oversee the underwater construction process and prove instrumental when the aquafarm goes into full operation. Another Canadian company involved in aquaculture is SIMCorp with offices in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland
MTR100: AXSUB
a key supplier for the commercial diving industries, hyperbaric industries and military in Canada, with distributors around the world. The AXSUB team has designed several types of monitoring systems for the underwater and hyperbaric industry. AXSUB manufactures diving equipment such as digital video recorders, low voltage LED lamps, underwater cameras and electronic depth meters, and its systems are used by the key players for video recording and continuous real time depth monitoring of divers. The AXSUB flagship product is the AxVIEW 2V-RM. Designed for commercial diving operations
February 2025
