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Proof of Concept

TV2, Budapest, Hungary

The Challenge

Private broadcaster TV2 sought a dual-purpose gallery and studio that could be used to produce a traditional live-camera, 6 hour-long live show in the morning and several news shows with a virtual studio and three robotic cameras later in the day.

The Solution

Planning was of the essence as the new set-up had to be built in place of existing facilities.

The project included multiple phases. Step one gave way to the installation of two green-box virtual studios with three robotic cameras; a temporary control room was created. With step two, legacy SD cameras were moved to a temporary location so as ensure the continuity of morning shows. Step three allowed for architectural changes with the deployment of new furniture and wall monitors. Finally, in step four, both automated and traditional control rooms were integrated.

The morning show leverages five Sony HDC-1700 bre camera chains, an MVS-6530 vision mixer, Avid Airspeed servers and Viz Engine real-time graphics. Routing is ensured by a Snell Sirius 620 with an Aurora control system, and multiviewing relies on a Grass Valley Kaleido-X frame. As for newscasts, they are powered by Sony HDC-P1 cameras with Canon lenses, Telemetrics robotic heads and a Brainstorm EasySet virtual studio. Two operators suffice to control the whole system using a Viz Mozart template-based studio automation.

The Benefit

Due to the complexity of the project, the preparation phase was spread across two years.

Careful planning and the creative use of an OB van as a temporary control room during the implementation period streamlined upgrade operations. The resulting studio and gallery met the flexibility requirements that TV2 was seeking.