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Ingest, transcode and iCR QC at SES
By Fergal Ringrose
SES PLATFORM Services has built the first dedicated playout centre in Germany, providing technical support for broadcasters and production companies as well as managing the transmission of over 300 television and radio channels. A key element in the workflow is the AmberFin iCR platform. iCR is being used to support all media ingest, file transcoding and quality control operations. The workflow is simplified by the ability of iCR to perform all these functions in a single workstation, saving time in transferring content around the network as well as reducing capital expenditure. The platform is tightly integrated with and managed by SES’s existing Harris D-Series automation. “Already iCR has proved itself to be a high-level content management all-rounder,” said
Roger Greβer, VP of playout and asset management at SES Platform Services. “It can cope with all our system ingest needs, whether that is to our standard
The iCR platform is tightly integrated with and managed by SES’s
existing Harris D-Series automation
XDCAM format or to a less common standard that one of our customers has requested.” The installation includes AmberFin’s Unified Quality Control (UQC) functionality. This performs QC checks on the baseband video during the ingest process, to ensure that the content is correct before it enters the workflow.
“Not just during ingest but at
various points in our workflow, iCR offers unique content quality management which is important to us and important to our customers,” said Kristin Pöschel, SES system engineer. “ICR’s QC capabilities are
helping us to increase satisfaction amongst our customers since their customers are making fewer complaints.” The system for SES was
developed in association with AmberFin’s German distributor Netorium. “Our business is challenging and changing every day and we are pleased to have AmberFin and Netorium on board our team to help support our business growth,” concluded
Greβer. “We have already expanded our UQC platform to include Interra’s Baton quality control software.”
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Universal Videohub serves up the Europa League Final
By Fergal Ringrose
WEDNESDAY 15 May saw the biggest ever broadcast operation for a single day football match in Dutch television history, when the UEFA Europa League final took place at the Amsterdam Arena. The reported worldwide
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television audience was around 175 million viewers. Facilitating host broadcasting (comprised of three HD video feeds distributed globally) was Infostrada Sports, who produced the final on behalf of RTL Netherlands and UEFA. Infostrada chose Dutch
company United as the technical supplier, and started its preparations for the final in August 2012. Eventually the game would make use of 36 cameras, including many special slow motion models. Handling multiple feeds for the big match was a Technical
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THE CAMERA Store, part of the Vitec Group, has introduced the new Skquattro Mk2 pedestal incorporating both grooved track-wheels and pneumatic-tyred wheels to allow easy transport to and from a delivery vehicle or OB vehicle. “We have developed the Squattro Mk2 in co-operation with Grip Factory Munich,” said Tim Highmoor, head of rentals at TCS. “The result gives television production crews the ability to transport and install a high-specification camera mount quickly and easily for use as a floor or track pedestal. The Skquattro Mk2 was first used during broadcast coverage of the BRIT Awards at the 02 Arena in London, allowing film-style production including precise control of lateral and vertical camera movement while retaining the stability and precision for which Vinten pedestals are reknown.” Solid-tyred wheels can be fitted in place of the pneumatic tyres if required to allow
Operations Centre (TOC), built and equipped by international full service hire firm Broadcast Rental, together with United. Here all signals were distributed for more than 20 international broadcasters on site and off site. An integral part of the video
distribution in the TOC was the Blackmagic Universal Videohub 288. This 3Gbps SDI and deck control router offers the ability to send and receive video signals over long distances using optical fibre. The format used at the Europa League Final was 1080i 50, over HD SDI.
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The Skquattro Mk2 pedestal was first used during broadcast coverage of the BRIT Awards at the 02 Arena in London
traditional wheeled OB or studio operation. “The increasing popularity of
large-screen domestic television receivers has made stable camera operation as vital for broadcast productions as for film,” added Marcus Buetefuer, sales manager of Grip Factory Munich. “We are impressed by the stability and versatility of the Skquattro Mk2 and will be demonstrating it on our stand at this September’s IBC exhibition.”
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“The host OB van provided the main feeds and some backup feeds, as well as lots of isolated camera angles,” said Broadcast Rental co-owner and CTO Martijn Swart. “We used the Universal Videohub to distribute those signals to all the broadcasters who were patched to us. “All the signals and video
distribution were fine and we didn’t have to implement any backup plans. It was a great final, all the way to the end, when Chelsea scored in extra time.”
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