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NVISION Supplies New NV8576 Router Systems
for Telegenic's (UK) New 16.5 Meter HD Video Production Truck
July 28, 2008
Source: NVISION
When designing its newest 16.5-meter (54
feet) T16 triple-expanding video production truck with 25
HD cameras, Telegenic (UK) chose NVISION's new NV8576 Large-Matrix
Digital Multi-Format Router, with a 576 x 1152 matrix in a
single 32RU frame, to easily handle its requirement for 333
inputs and 666 outputs. The NV8576 digital routing formats
include 3Gb/s HD/SDI, SD/SDI, AES.
The state-of-the-art NV8576, announced at NAB 2008, also offers
patented N-on-1 redundant crosspoint protection, and linear
expandability up to 1152 x 1152 by adding a single frame.
Telegenic, located in High Wycombe, UK, is a leading provider
of outside broadcast (OB) video production trucks, specializing
in the coverage of sports, music, business and general live-entertainment
events within the UK, as well as Europe, Africa, and Asia.
The sale of the NV8576 to Telegenic was made through NVISION's
global partner, AXON (Gilze, The Netherlands), a leading developer
and supplier of modular broadcast systems.
The sale to Telegenic also included several of AXON's Synapse
module cards -- up-converters, down-converters, synchronizers,
AES DAs, Video DAs, embedders, de-embedders, Dolby-E decoders
-- and an NVISION NV7512 Audio Router (256 x 256 AES + 128
x 128 AA).
The truck has just recently returned from the Euro UEFA 2008
Football Tournament in Switzerland, working as the host broadcaster
for UEFA in Basel and Zurich. Upcoming events for this truck
include the Guinness Premiership Rugby, Heineken European
Cup Rugby, Barclays Premier League Football for BSkyB, and
a George Michael concert in London.
Sean Mulhern, Head Engineer at Telegenic, states, "This
truck is designed for high-end sports productions, which require
the highest levels of reliability and quality signal transmission.
For a previous truck build, we had a very positive out-of-the-box
experience with NVISION's compact, ultra-high density NV8288
Digital Video Router and AXON's Synapse products, but now
we needed more ins and outs.
The new NV8576 has doubled in both input and output capacity
but remains remarkably compact at only three times the size
of the NV8288 frame, while including four times the number
of crosspoints, not including the redundant crosspoint slots.
By using the larger routing system with more crosspoints,
we can simplify the system infrastructure within the truck,
eliminating the need for costly and space-consuming jackfield
(patch) hardware. The crosspoints also ensure high-reliability
routing, which is a key factor for our customers. And again,
we had another easy out-of-the-box experience – it was
flawless with the router working at full capacity."
"Like NVISION and AXON, we also take pride in technology
leadership that delivers on high quality and reliability.
We were first to use the NV8288, and now we're the first to
use the NV8576," says Mike Spencer, Technical Director
at Telegenic. "We're also ready for market changes with
3 Gb/s routing. There's a reasonable probability that the
acquisition market will begin 3Gig production in the near
future, so it makes sense to build a truck that handles 3Gig
at the core. We're ready to go while the rest of the industry
catches up."
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