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Vislink Tops & Tails Formula E
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islink has provided extended
live HD coverage of the second
Formula E race that took place in
Malaysia.
For the second time, viewers
benefitted from the unique and
immersive footage provided by onboard cameras ﬁtted into the nose
cone and rear rain light of each car.
These mounting locations are
exclusive to the Formula E series
and provide broadcasters with two
previously unseen camera angles.
These two locations will also let
broadcasters deliver an existing and
consistent picture quality to viewers.
This latest development is the
result of Vislink working closely with
the FIA to ensure these new camera
mount positions were crash tested
and approved before the Formula E

series began.
As part of Vislink's involvement
in Formula E, 40 race cars have
been pre-loomed to accept wireless
cameras and transmitters. Formula
E has the ﬂexibility to make 20 cars
'live' at any given time.
"The Formula E Championship
is an exciting step forward for

motor racing and we're thrilled and
privileged to be a part of it," said
Raj Kotecha, On-board Project
Director at Vislink.
Vislink's Gigawave HD onboard camera and H.264 video
transmission systems will be used
for all races in the fully electric
Formula E Championship.

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anavision's Primo 70 lenses
optimised to work with large
sensor digital cameras were
exhibited at the 22nd edition of
the Camerimage International Film
Festival.
"Panavision Primo lenses have
set the standard for excellence

Primo 70 for large sensor cameras

USA/CAN: FuseFX has opened
full-scale production facilities
in New York and Vancouver.
FuseFX, New York, is currently
producing visual effects for the hit
NBC series 'The Blacklist' as well
as 'POWERS', a drama to debut
on the Sony PlayStation network.
FuseFX, British Columbia,
located in Vancouver's Yaletown, is
currently servicing 'Backstrom' for
Fox and 'The Returned' for A&E.
Capabilities at both sites include
2D/3D visual effects, 3D animation,
compositing, finishing, matte
painting and pre-vis.

Encompass
DigitalGlue
Formula E motorsport action

Panavision Rolls Out Primo 70 Lenses
P

FuseFX Opens
Finishing Facilities

in motion picture production
for 25 years," says Kim Snyder,
Panavision's President and CEO.
"Now, ﬁlmmakers can combine that
essential Primo character with the
larger sensors found in the latest
digital cameras."
Panavision Primo 70s are hailed as

the most advanced cinema lenses
ever developed, and speciﬁcally
designed to work with today's
larger sensors. The result is more
consistency from edge to edge and
sharper corners. The organic ﬂavour,
pleasing bokeh, and gradual focus
roll-off that DoPs depend on have
been carefully maintained in the
Primo 70 series.
Panavision Primo 70 prime lenses
are available in eleven focal lengths:
27mm, 35mm, 40mm, 50mm, 65mm,
80mm, 100mm, 125mm, 150mm,
200mm and 250mm.
Super 70 zoom lenses are also
available in three sizes: 28-80mm,
70-185mm and 200-400mm.
Primo 70 lenses have been
tested in the field under realworld production scenarios,
including two feature films and
several commercials.
The Primo 70 series of lenses
are available to rent from
Panavision worldwide.

USA: Encompass Digital Media
(Encompass) has chosen DigitalGlue
to provide a custom software
solution for its deployment of the
Harmonic Spectrum ChannelPort
integrated channel playout system
at its Stamford, Connecticut, facility.
ChannelPort speeds the costeffective deployment of new SD
and HD television channels by
integrating branding and master
control switching with clip playback.
The DigitalGlue solution creates
port proﬁles that reduce operational
errors and increase reliability.

Russian Channel
On-Air With Aveco
CZE: Russia's Shopping Live
channel is using Aveco's ASTRA
Control Automation and Media
Asset Management system.
Shopping Live is a popular
teleshopping company serving
Russia's consumers with a stateof-the-art production system.
ASTRA manages Shopping Live's
workﬂows by using placeholders
which enable shows to be scheduled
before all the content is available.

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