April 2013
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manual control interfaces for its operators that lets them focus 100% on the tasks they have to carry out. Each operator workstation has only two computers: one for automation (Aveco) and one for manual operations (Helm). Without Helm Nova would have had consoles cluttered with hardware control panels proprietary to each manufacturer, confusing to look at, let alone to operate. Helm allows multiple device
In live booths sources and outputs of a single channel are displayed on a 40-inch LCD screen and the operator has only two PCs (automation and Helm)
multiviewer. Automation was provided by its existing Aveco system. For control and monitoring, Nova turned to Rascular and its flagship technology Helm.
Control at the Helm Helm allows broadcasters to pick best-of-breed systems — be they branding devices, routers, video servers, VTRs, multi-image display processors and modular gear, or
any combination — from a range of manufacturers and provides a single, integrated, user-defined, PC-based control/monitoring surface for operators. This allows users to control channels, or pods of channels, from a single screen using bespoke, pre-defined buttons for complex workflows.
control from a single PC screen, with Nova able to set up precise workflows that can then be easily triggered. The Helm panels in the MCR show operators the immediate status of all channels. Any individual channel can be called up on a sub-panel for more detailed attention. When operators do this a part of the monitor wall shows a snapshot of the channel and the audio is routed to local speakers. Helm is the key to all of this. In the live booths the sources and outputs of a single channel are displayed on a 40-inch LCD screen and the operator has again only two PC’s (automation and
Helm). A single button push in the MCR is all that’s needed to assign a TV channel to a live booth. And it’s all handled by a script in Helm. Nova also benefits from a ‘channel snapshot’ display area allocated to each operator workstation. On the main overall panel the operator can call up a detailed view of the status of any particular TV channel. As the channel’s Helm panel opens, simultaneously the monitor wall sources are changed to show all the inputs and outputs of the channel, and the audio is routed to the control room speakers: all this at the press of a button on the main Helm panel. Helm controls an NVision 96 x
96 router and 16 Imagestores. The router is used both for ImageStore source selection and also to feed the dynamic areas of the monitor wall. Helm also helps the operators with setting up pre-defined crawl texts and up-next pages. Drop-down lists in Helm let them select frequently used items quickly and accurately. On the ImageStore side, Helm gives Nova control over transitions, keys, logos, graphics, audio levels and even audio channel allocation.
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