Utah Scientific UTAH-400 Router to Support MAM Implementation
at PGA TOUR Entertainment
March 12, 2010
Source: Utah Scientific
Utah Scientific announced that PGA TOUR
Entertainment, the multiplatform in-house production arm of
the PGA TOUR, has installed a UTAH-400 V-144 frame digital
routing switcher at the core of its HD production and broadcast
operation in St. Augustine, Fla.
In addition, the facility is relying on a UTAH-400 A-288 frame
AES switcher, a UTAH-300 analog audio router for cost-effective
timecode routing, and a UTAH-400 data router for RS422 switching.
Among PGA TOUR Entertainment's responsibilities is producing
the world feed for all PGA TOUR golf tournaments, which entails
taking backhaul feeds from other sources, adding its own content,
and uplinking the result to some 160 countries. The primary
UTAH-400 will support expansion of the facility, including
implementation of a media asset management system (MAM) to
make it easier for editors and producers to store and access
footage.
"Utah Scientific manufactures products considered to
be bulletproof in the industry and backs them with tremendous
customer service," said Tim Derstine, PGA TOUR Entertainment
chief engineer. "Our experience with Utah products has
proven that they are reliable and offer state-of-the-art technology.
In addition, their unparalleled customer service gives us
access to people who intimately know their products and can
provide the best support. Another Utah Scientific advantage
is the design of the router panels, which are configurable
on the fly and extremely intuitive to use."
The UTAH-400 V-144 replaces a smaller digital router, also
from Utah Scientific. With its new workflow, slated to go
online mid 2010, PGA TOUR Entertainment will rely on the UTAH-400
to input SD and HD-sourced signal feeds coming from digital
tape machines, edit suites, live satellite feeds, and live
studio productions, and output them into the MAM environment
for eventual storage on LTO tape drives. On the playout side,
the router will facilitate real-time server-based playout
of digital media. Backhaul content and live studio production
will also move through the router into the MAM system, enabling
it to be digitized in real time.
"Putting the UTAH-400 routing system at the core of its
new MAM workflow will enable PGA TOUR Entertainment to achieve
significant efficiencies in comparison with its old tape-based
system," said Tom Harmon, president and CEO of Utah Scientific.
"The flexibility of the UTAH-400 makes it adaptable to
a variety of innovative broadcast and production uses."
The UTAH-400/144 is housed in a compact 9-RU frame and includes
dual power supplies and controller cards. Like all UTAH-400
digital routers, it is based on an innovative matrix architecture
that enables modular expansion besides saving space, reducing
power consumption, and minimizing generation of heat.
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