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Polish State Broadcaster TVP Chooses SADiE For its OB Fleet
August 26, 2008
Source: Prism Sound
German systems integrator BFE has installed
a SADiE PCM-H128 multitrack recorder/editor into a new 20-camera
HD OB truck that it has recently completed for Polish state
television Telewizja Polska (TVP).
The system, which was supplied by SADiE's German and Swiss
distributor Stefan Mayer, records up to 128 channels of digital
audio in 48kHz/24bit. It is fitted with a custom 9-pin connector
that allows the transport and channel select on the multitrack
recorder to be remotely controlled from the truck's StageTec
console, thus giving TVP's engineers more flexibility.
Elmar Götter, of BFE, who designed the audio system within
the OB Van, says: "All of TVP's OB vans were fitted with
similar SADiE systems. Compatibility and ease of media transfer
were important considerations for TVP; therefore it made sense
to go with a multitrack system with which they were already
familiar. Both TVP and BFE were also impressed with SADiE
's renowned stability and the fact that the PCM-H128 can mirror
record on two different media."
The new truck has a total length of 16.5 m and is 4m high.
It incorporates three extendable units in its video, audio
and VTR/editing areas, along with room and equipment air condition
units that provide 70 kW of cooling.
As with previous TVP vehicles, this truck is fitted with Sony
HDC-1550//U cameras with Canon Optics, which deliver pictures
to a Thomson Kayak 400 vision mixer. Eight VTRs (Sony HDCam
HDW-M200P/20, DigiBeta HDW-D2000/20, DVW-M2000P) as well as
three networked six-channel HD-server XT(2)HT by EVS are utilized
for recording and instant playback.
For video routing, the truck has a 576x576-Matrix Probel Cyngus
equipped with 516x528 cross points, which can handle both
SD and HD signals. A mix of JVC HD CRT/LCD monitors are used
for visual quality inspection.
In the audio area the truck has a StageTec Aurus console,
which provides eight track sound for the six program channels.
The SADiE multitrack unit is used to record the audio and
there is also a ProTools system for instant editing.
Götter adds: "For storage, the SADiE system uses
internal S-ATA as well as external FireWire hard disks. The
external disks are mounted in a removable frame that allows
fast interchange of audio data. An additional SCSI-Controller
allows additional interchange with SCSI-Media. EDL exchange
is also included and supports AES31, AAF and OMF1/2 file formats."
The SADiE PCM-H128 is a large scale multitrack digital recorder
which features two processing cards to provide double the
potential quantity of I/O. It can be supplied as a MADI-only
system contained within a 4U rack case, or combined with up
to two additional interface expansion units to house a range
of modular I/O options. Both 56 channel MADI and 64 channel
MADI-X are supported over electrical and optical interfaces.
The unit also benefits from the full range of SADiE editing
and processing features and slots seamlessly into a range
of traditional analogue or digital studios.
"TVP's previous good experiences with SADiE were key
to their decision to install another system," Götter
says. "This was also an important reason for BFE. We
have specified SADiE systems for a number of other installations,
including ZDF in Germany, and our customers have always been
happy with the way the equipment has performed."
The new truck is now on the road recording various live events
for TVP, including all the excitement and action of the new
Polish football season. It will also be on show at IBC 2008
in Amsterdam.
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