巨大的运动 & 娱乐 Raise 的ir Game with New Live Production Capabilities Delivered by FOR-A

对于一个公司 played a key role in the $15 million dollar A/V upgrade of Washington, D.C.第一资本竞技场. 业主的广泛改进 巨大的运动 & 娱乐 (MSE) focus on technological enhancements to the in-arena viewing experience for fans of professional sports teams NBA Wizards and NHL Capitals, 还有大学篮球, 包括乔治城队和NCAA, ACC和十大联赛.

竞技场的视频显示屏加起来可以传送近20个信号,000平方英尺的4K超高清质量视频, greatly contributing to the storytelling process of live sports coverage. 的 centrepiece of the in-arena fan experience is the new centre-hung scoreboard. It features a 360-degree continuous screen with 4K UHD video across eight distinct display areas. 四个双面的, curved video screens installed in the corners of the arena give even the fans in the upper levels access to stats, 外地的分数, 回放, 还有真人视频.

幕后故事, 它需要一个集成的视频制作切换系统, multi-viewers, 服务器, 键控器, 录音机, character generators and slow-motion replay systems to create the monumental memories MSE demands for the Capital One Arena.

计划视频制作升级, MSE比较了许多系统的特性, 价格, 功能, 和可靠性, as well as the customer service vital to ensure seamless entertainment up on the big screens. “我在以前的雇主那里有很长时间使用FOR-A系统的经验,瑞安·迪伦贝克说, 第一首都竞技场的总广播工程师, “和他们的代表一起工作总是很愉快. 他们有我需要的答案, 反应迅速, 而且设备总是一流的，价格实惠.”

FOR-A系统的核心是 HVS-2000生产切换器. With its patented MELite technology, the two M/E switcher offers six M/E performance. 带有3 M/E HVS-3320面板, the switcher is expandable up to 48 inputs/18 outputs or 40 inputs/22 outputs. “这是我们中挂记分牌的主要切换器, and has expanded our keying capability and ability to easily send more feeds to more places,迪伦贝克说. “它也比我们以前的开关有更多的源输入, and easy macros let us go rapidly from one in-game element to another. 的 result is more complex productions delivered to more screens within the building, 球迷们真正喜欢的是什么.”

After an exhaustive, one-month testing period, the MSE video production team chose an Envivo重放系统 from Variant Systems Group where its 功能, ease of use, and 价格 point sealed the deal. This slow-motion replay system provides up to six SDI inputs and two SDI outputs, 为更多的重播频道和更多的相机角度. “It was originally connected to our primary control system as a second replay system, but we’re using it as a primary now since its ability to output a highlights package at the end of the night is so much faster,迪伦贝克说. “It has quick and easy social media plugins that make it easy to push clips to the web. 的 integrated tools let us publish clips, playlists or stills with branding. That it’s easy to set up and easy to learn for anyone with just basic computer skills was a huge plus.”

位于竞技场主控制室的 MV-3240外部多视图器 为生产者提供自定义的多视图窗口, 董事, 以及团队教练, 并且很容易集成到切换器的计数系统中. “的 crop/resize feature for creating many different MV layouts for the various shows is a huge plus,迪伦贝克说. “And the available outputs and tallys allow me to use legacy equipment and expand the system seamlessly.”

的 Insight生产服务器 lets Dillenbeck’s team record and play back packages and pre-production elements with ease. 它接受各种各样的文件格式, so we are not constantly going back to the editors and content providers for new transcodes. 一切都能在飞行中无缝地工作.”

迪伦贝克选择了 LTR-200HS7线性磁带录音机/播放器, a multi-format LTO-7 archiving recorder with six TB of internal storage for the arena’s archiving and exchange of recorded materials. “It lets us store whole seasons and more onto one compact, long-term archival storage tape. 每项运动都有自己的带子, 这里有两个季节, 腾出了大楼里很多抢手的地方. 视频编辑喜欢这样它就像录像机一样工作, 独自一人，没有任何电脑或软件, and has an easy interface whenever they need to get videos from the tape to the edit suite.”

作为美国最繁忙的体育场馆之一.S., Capital One Arena的视频团队制作了“前排”的每个座位,，并结合了即时回放的场内体验, 实景视频, stats and 外地的分数 playing on screens throughout the facility. 除了能立即获得理想的视频, audio, or graphic element to run after a dramatic three-point shot wins the game, 竞技场有能力将资产推送到社交媒体上. Dillenbeck说, “Fan love the more complex productions even if they don’t know what goes into creating that complexity.“和转换者一起, multi-viewers, 服务器, 键控器, 录音机, character generators and slow-motion replay systems that MSE has purchased from FOR-A, they’re enjoying not just industry-best features and 功能, 但是“非常有价值”, 100% reliability and amazing customer service” that delivers a fan experience that is second to none.