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TVU Networks
Partners with
JVCKENWOOD
VU Networks, the market and
technology leader in cloud and
IP-based live video solutions, has
announced
T
it
has
partnered
with
JVC Professional Video, a division
of JVCKENWOOD USA Corporation,
to provide seamless access to TVU's
cloud-based solutions via CONNECTED
CAM™ cameras using the native SRT
(Secure Reliable Transport) video
transport protocol. The partnership
provides improved content sharing
and distribution workflows for sports
and
news
organizations
that
have
invested in the popular line of JVC
studio, shoulder-mount, and handheld
camcorders.
ARRI Opens UK Mixed Reality
Studio Available For Hire
RRI has announced the
opening of its new stateof-the-art
mixed reality studio
in the UK. Equipped with an
LED volume comprising 343
square meters of LED wall,
installed in partnership with
NEP Live Events production
and technical specialist firm
Creative Technology, the studio
is one of the biggest permanent
mixed reality production spaces
in Europe.
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Located at ARRI's UK premises in
Uxbridge, with camera, grip, and
lighting
packages
available on site
With built-in encoders and decoders,
JVC's GY-HC500 and GY-HC900
CONNECTED CAM cameras are the
only professional broadcast cameras
that offer native SRT support without
the need for external equipment.
The cameras can stream live video
over the internet via Wi-Fi or LAN
connection,
and
return
video
can
provide the program feed, prompter
content or camera control information
for the camera operator. TVU accepts
CONNECTED CAM content directly into
its cloud-native production platform
as live ISOs. CONNECTED CAM signals
can also flow through the TVU Grid
network, allowing seamless pointto-multipoint
live video distribution
or a direct connection to the TVU
Partyline collaboration and broadcastquality
conferencing program for live
productions.
" Several station groups have
embraced JVCKENWOOD's CONNECTED
CAM
for
ENG
and
multi-camera
live sports production. Now, these
organizations have an easy path for
contributing and distributing assets, "
explained Greg Doggett, Director of
Sports, Entertainment, and Strategic
Alliances, TVU Networks. " TVU's native
support makes it easy for JVC cameras
to connect directly to TVU Grid and
our other cloud-based solutions.
We're excited to work with JVC and
see how broadcasters will use this
seamless connectivity for at-home
productions, REMI workflows, and
other programming applications. "
from ARRI Rental, the 708 squaremeter
(7,621 square-foot) studio is
being offered for hire to short and
long-form productions of any kind, as
well as for events, education, and R&D.
The volume consists of a main, 'in
vision' curve that is 30 m wide by 5 m
high (98.4 ft x 16.4 ft); two moveable
and tiltable side screens, each 3 m
wide by 4.2 m high (9.8 ft x 13.8 ft);
and a height-adjustable ceiling of 9.6
m by 9.6 m (31.5 ft x 31.5 ft). A back
curve measuring 18 m wide by 4.2
m high (59.1 ft x 13.8 ft) completes
the fully encapsulated yet adaptable
space, and can be programmed to
display 360-degree imagery that even
when not in frame, casts dynamic, fully
integrated lighting effects onto the
performers and the scene being shot.
The 'in vision' curve is constructed
from ROE Visual Ruby 2.3 panels,
while the side screens, ceiling, and
ARRI has created a permanent state-of-the-art LED volume stage in collaboration with
Creative Technology that features a 30 m wide by 5 m high main curved wall
Photo: ARRI / Landscape plate: David Noton
back curve use ROE Visual Carbon CB5
panels.
Much like the
modular
facilities,
technical support can be tailored to
the requirements of each production,
with the full weight of expertise from
ARRI, Creative Technology, and their
respective partners available in the
form of pre-production advice and
creative production services. For
productions new to mixed reality,
technical support can extend to a full
script-to-screen service.
Studio design and systems
integration
came
from
turnkey
the
ARRI
Solutions Group, which can facilitate
complete
installations
globally. Other cutting-edge
technology companies have
contributed to the construction and
workflows of the stage and continue
to provide ongoing support. Creative
Technology designed and installed
video walls, playback systems, and a
number of powerful control solutions;
Mo-Sys supplied a StarTracker camera
tracking system and VP Pro XR; Epic
Games provided its flagship real-time
3D creation tool, Unreal Engine; and
Nvidia's RTX A6000 GPUs power the
image processing.
Jannie van Wyk, Managing Director of
ARRI Rental, comments: " Collaborating
with best-for-purpose suppliers of all
the varied required technologies has
enabled ARRI to deliver a full solution
for mixed reality in our Uxbridge
studio. These industry-leading
hardware and software tools could
not be better complemented than
with ARRI cameras, lenses, stabilizers,
lights, and workflow support, which
can be provided to productions as a
package deal on site. Unsurpassed in
image quality and all-round technical
solutions, ARRI products are ideally
suited to mixed reality shooting. ARRI's
engineers will continue to learn and
innovate to improve their integration
into the virtual environment. "
RTS Appointed Broadcast Intercom Provider
N
BC Olympics, a division of the NBC
Sports Group, has selected RTS to
provide broadcast intercom systems
and support for its production of the
Games of the XXXII Olympiad, which
take place in Tokyo, Japan, from July
23 - August 8. The announcement
was made recently by John Pastore,
Director Broadcast Communications,
NBC Sports Group, and Denis Castanet,
Director Global Product Management,
RTS.
" RTS has been NBC Olympics'
broadcast intercom partner of choice
for over 25 years, " said Castanet.
" We're proud to continue playing a
key role in their coverage of the Tokyo
Olympics. We are equally honored
to have supported the NBC Olympics
production team on their transition
from analog to IP, which has enabled
all their local and global locations to
act as a single virtual location, thanks
to our unique RTS Trunking solutions.
The installation for NBC Olympics'
coverage of the Tokyo Olympics will be
full IP, comprising over 600 ports and
leveraging two singular and superior
RTS technologies: OMNEO high-quality
audio for local communication and
RVON for international comms. "
" We're very excited to be utilizing
ODIN, RTS's newest intercom matrix
solution, in Tokyo, " said Pastore.
" RTS continues to innovate and adapt
to meet the high technical demands
of large-scale productions that are
required for massive events such as
the Olympic Games. "
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