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InStudio

Europe's First UHD OB Truck
Has Calrec On Board
O

utside broadcast and post
provider Timeline Television has
installed a Calrec console in UHD1,
Europe's first 4K/UHD OB truck.
Timeline built the truck primarily to
provide content for BT Sport, which
launched Europe's first live sports UHD
channel on August 1st.
Timeline, who also coordinated with
BT Sport on its broadcast facility in
London, chose the 40-fader Artemis
console in part because it has a large
fader count in a small footprint.
Also, the surface is familiar to many
experienced OB audio mixers, which

minimises setup times.
"Our aim is to deliver high-quality,
exciting, and engaging 5.1 surround
sound for all of BT's UHD and HD
productions. But there are timing
complications that go along with
embedding audio and encoding/
embedding Dolby E in 4K video that
make it tricky," said Will Underwood,
Timeline's Lead Sound Engineer.
"We
easily
overcome
those
challenges with the Artemis console.
Redundancy, Hydra2 routing, the
flexible
range
of
fixed-format
and modular I/O - all of those are
important.
And
the
loudness
metering and 'lookahead' limiters are
particularly
useful
in
helping
mix
engineers meet EBU
R128 requirements."
Hydra2
enables
Timeline Television's UHD1, Europe's first 4K/UHD OB truck
quick
and
easy

integration with the truck
infrastructure.
More
importantly, that ease
of integration extends to
Timeline's existing Hydra2
network at BT Sport in
iCity, where there are
three Artemis consoles
networked to a central John Caulfield, Sound Supervisor at Timeline Television
works with the Calrec Artemis audio console
Hydra2
router
core.
Furthermore, the Artemis console console of choice for major sports
easily processes 5.1 audio and offers broadcasters around the world, we're
exceptional redundancy.
focused on making sure the Apollo
When taken in aggregate, this platform continues to grow and
combination of qualities is critical evolve so that it's ready for whatever
to addressing the unique audio broadcasters need next."
challenges of a 4K production.
Timeline's UHD1 is under contract
"It's a real honour to have one with BT Sport to cover sporting events
of our consoles being used in this across the UK and Europe, including
cutting-edge OB truck," said Jim Green, UEFA Champions League, Barclays
International Sales Manager at Calrec Premier League Football, Aviva
Audio.
Premiership Rugby, and MotoGP. The
"We've enjoyed a long relationship truck's first broadcast event was the
with Timeline Television. Although FA Community Shield at Wembley
I'm happy to say that Calrec is the Stadium on August 2nd.

Mica Upgrades For Hernando
County Shoots
I

n
1998,
Hernando
County
Government Broadcasting was
established in Brooksville, Fla., with
two VHS recorders and one camera on
the wall of the Board's Meeting Room
in the government centre.
Led since its inception by Rick Foti,
Video Production Manager, the quality
of its productions has improved
significantly over the years. Recently,
the station's production values took
another major step forward with the
purchase of two Broadcast Pix Mica
integrated production switchers.
Hernando County produces close
to 300 shows per year, including
coverage of more than 100 meetings,
with two employees and a handful
of volunteers. Many productions are
handled by a one-person crew. The
channel is available locally on Bright
House Networks and streamed live and
on-demand on the county's Web site.
Some shows, including series
like Veterans Voice and Focus on

Hernando, are produced in a converted
office that serves as a small studio
adjacent to the Board of County
Commissioners chambers. Foti will
often produce five-camera shoots
using three wider locked shots,
and two PTZ cameras to get closeups of the host and guests. Other
programmes like Loving Food as well
as events like the local Christmas
parade are shot on location with up to
six cameras.
Foti installed the first Mica system
in late 2014 as a replacement for an
aging Panasonic analogue switcher.
"I'm all about quality. It's about what
the picture really looks like, and you
can see the difference," said Foti.
The second Mica system is used
with Hernando County's remote unit,
affectionately known as "Rolling
Thunder," which includes two small
racks of equipment on a 4x2-foot box
with eight-inch wheels. Foti transports
the unit in a converted ambulance. The

Rick Foti shows off
the channel's mobile
production unit with Mica

remote unit was completed in June,
and Hernando County uses it for a
number of programmes and coverage
of community events. Foti relies on
several of the built-in Fluent Control
workflow tools. Both Mica systems
use two 32-inch monitors, which are
populated by Fluent-View, Broadcast
Pix's customisable multi-view. He has
designed the right screen to show
preview, programme, and video inputs,
while the left screen is dedicated to

graphics and effects in case there is
more than one operator in the control
room or truck.
Beyond the built-in CG, which is used
for lower-thirds, Foti is beginning to
use the built-in clip stores, animations,
and file-based Fluent Macros. "This has
made my life so much easier. During
a board meeting, everything is at my
fingertips," he added. "Broadcast Pix
is changing the way our channel looks
and I'm loving it."
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