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Production control facilities

Inside one of the new outside broadcast vans

Vision Mixer

  • Vision Mixer - State-of-the-art, compact Grass Valley 'Kalypso' Video Production Centre
  • 48 input
  • 3 Powerful Mix Effects rows each with four background and four independently-controllable full-function keyers
  • 3 Integrated DVE channels (video plus key)
  • Instant-access to 24 sources on each bus, with an additional 24 sources available via a 'shift' button
  • Mapping of sources to buttons to suit client
  • 8 internal Still Stores (storage for thousands of pictures or short video clips)
  • Impressive Clean Feed capabilities, combining any combination of keyers on each output

Additional facilities can be readily supplied, including:

  • Two channels of Abekas 'Dveous' Digital Effects, which can be configured as 2 x Video plus Key or 4 x Video
  • Kalypso 'Shot Box' to allow recall of Switcher Effects from an alternate location

Character Generator

  • Collage CG - integrated character generator, still store and graphics system Additional functions: graphics tablet, painting, cell animation, VTR control & matte manipulation

Monitoring

  • 42 x Sony 9" monitors
  • 2 x Sony 20" monitors

16 Camera Capability

Standard complement

  • Philips LDK 200 (6-8)

Large camera lenses

  • Canon 25 x 6.8
  • Canon 55 x 9
  • Canon 70 x 9.5

Portable camera lenses

  • Canon 21 x 7.8
  • Canon 11 x 4.5