TV Pro Gear Performs First Installation of Blackmagic's Post
Production / Broadcast Videohub Router
August 19, 2008
Source: TV Pro Gear
TV Pro Gear, a leading
systems integration and mobile solutions provider for the
broadcast, production, and post industries, recently became
the first company to successfully install Blackmagic's new
Broadcast Videohub router.
TV Pro Gear installed the 72-input, 144-output video router
into the digital studio at Zoic, a leader in the visual effects
and digital production industry. Zoic Studios is the creative
brainchild behind effects for such feature films as "Serenity"
and "Get Smart" along with the television series
"CSI: Crime Scene Investigations" and highly-anticipated
Fall programs J.J. Abrams' "Fringe for FOX and HBO's
True Blood, among many others.
The Broadcast Videohub was part of a complete 4:4:4 upgrade
TV Pro Gear integrated for Zoic. The completed post facility
contains Autodesk Flame Systems, an array of decks including
several SRWs, Avid Nitris Systems, Avid Adrenaline Systems,
and Final Cut Pro Systems all routed into the Blackmagic Videohub.
With 72 deck control ports, twin redundant power connections,
SDI re-clocking, and 3 Gb/s SDI technology housed in an 8RU
Chassis less than four inches deep, the Blackmagic Broadcast
Videohub was the ideal choice for Zoic who needed a powerful
solution that didn't take up valuable space. Specifically,
the SDI re-clocking feature of the Videohub allowed the post
house to eliminate the manual patching that was degrading
their SDI signals and had the potential to cause complications
for its creative staff.
"The compact size and powerful capabilities were immediately
exciting to us," said Saker Klippsten, Head of Engineering
at Zoic Studios, "Now we have a router capable of handling
our entire equipment compliment while freeing our creative
staff to focus on what they do best." "This router
was a pleasure to install," said Ryan Gardner, Operations
Manager for TV Pro Gear, "Four screws and we were ready
to begin configuration." Zoic found the efficiency of
installation extended into its workflow.
The Broadcast Videohub's grouping of connections contains
twice as many SDI outputs as inputs allowing each user to
connect monitoring directly to the router and control their
monitoring without affecting the input of their editing workstation.
This is important when more than one person is working on
a post production project, and the client wants to switch
monitoring to see the entire project being worked on. This
ease of workflow will allow Zoic to be more efficient as it
continues to grow.
Pleased with the results at Zoic, TV Pro Gear is already planning
to use the Blackmagic Broadcast Videohub in several upcoming
integration projects.
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