Dome Productions Equips New 3G Mobile Production Trucks with EVS Systems
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Pacific will be used for the first time at the beginning of September 2012 to broadcast a Canadian Football League match for TSN, while Atlantic will be deployed in early October. Both trucks will be used for both sports production and entertainment shows.
“Our trucks have to be able to cope with any kind of show and EVS solutions give us the flexibility to adapt,” explained Mike Johnson, director of engineering at Dome Productions. “As we migrate to 3G production, we plan to provide complete 3G capabilities for Pacific and Atlantic, and EVS are a key part of that solution. From the first time we saw the EVS video server in 1991, we recognized the platform as a game changer. To date, we continue to benefit from the innovation, reliability and support that EVS delivers on an ongoing basis.”Providing operators with the highest available level of bandwidth, EVS’ XT3 servers will play a key role in making the new trucks fully 3G by enabling higher speed file transfers. The 3G capabilities of the XT3 will make it simple for Dome Productions to connect stereo 3D cameras using a single link. Its unique loop recording technology and powerful networking capabilities give operators complete media control from ingest to playout, including live editing, slow-motion replays, multi-channel playback, and transfer to third-party systems such as craft editors, automation, archiving or storage. The XT3 also offers additional camera recording, superior live sports graphics and the advanced edit-while-recording feature during special sporting events.
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“We’re delighted to continue our partnership with Dome Productions to ensure their broadcasting and production solutions remain at the cutting edge of technology,” said Frederic Garroy, EVS general manager, EVS Americas. “The XT3 combined with their highly skilled staff will enable them to handle any workflow that their clients desire. Such a partnership helps both Dome Productions and EVS continue our industry leadership when it comes to efficient and reliable tapeless production workflows.”
Dome Productions is already using EVS servers for tapeless production and NLE integration for Canada’s Got Talent. Dome chose EVS’ XFly portable storage platform to help improve its tapeless workflow for such shows. It will also reduce the amount of USB drives that producers have to carry to and from live events by storing up to 140 hours of HD material. After a live shoot, operators can easily transport the entire production, including program feed, multi-camera angles, best shots and highlights, in a single storage case. Editors can then plug XFly into their edit suite and start working straight away.
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IPDirector allows Dome to manage ingest, metadata, on-the-fly editing and playout scheduling – all from a single interface. The IPDirector suite is quick and easy to learn, making it ideal for every member of the production team in Dome’s fast-paced environment. Anyone with access to the network can instantly share content. By integrating with any third-party system, IPDirector increases workflow accessibility and simplifies media transfers to post-production or archives.
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By equipping its mobile production units with the XF2 removable server, Dome can back up and transfer media for any live or near-live production while in the field. The XF2 offers short- or long-term archiving of clips, audio/video feeds, and highlights originated on EVS servers with associated metadata.“The new technology in these trucks will give Dome more flexibility than ever before to create the smoothest and fastest workflows their clients have ever experienced for both entertainment and sports broadcasts - with the ability to deliver content to new media outlets at the same time,” said Philip Stein, sales manager at EVS.
About Dome Productions
As one of North America’s leading production facilities providers, Dome Productions offers mobile production trucks and fly-packs (high definition and digital), telecommunications services (transmission via fiber and satellite, satellite media tours and playouts), and full turnkey host broadcast services (complete management of design, production, engineering and operations). For over 20 years, Dome’s team of experienced, highly-skilled and professional staff has earned an international reputation for dedication and excellence in client service. Dome Productions is owned by CTV Specialty Television Inc. and Rogers Broadcasting Ltd.
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About EVS
EVS designs leading broadcast and media production systems for sports, news and TV entertainment. Its innovative Live Slow Motion system revolutionised live broadcasting and its reliable and integrative tapeless solutions are now widely used for non-linear editing and 3D HD productions across the globe.The company's dedicated systems offer a complete production platform: live slow motion (LSM), super and ultra slow motion, clips creation, fast turnaround editing, production and archive asset management, time delay, multi-camera and multi-feed recording, logging, live graphic analysis, digital transmission, multi-format ingest and play-back, second screen delivery. Main software applications like the IPDirector® or MulticamLSM® are designed to control the industry's most robust and flexible production platform, the XT series server. The world's leading broadcasters, such as NBC, BSkyB, FOX, RTBF, RTL, NHK, CANAL+, ABC, ESPN, TF1, CCTV, PBS, CBS, BBC, ZDF, Channel One, Channel7, RAI, TVE, NEP, MEDIAPRO, EUROMEDIA, BEXEL, ALFACAM and many others use EVS' solutions.The company is headquartered in Belgium and has offices in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and North America. Approximately 400 EVS professionals from 20 offices are selling its branded products in over 100 countries, and provide customer support globally.