SABC TVOB boasts of 4 large-sized outside broadcast units: OB1J HD, OB2J HD, OB3J HD, OB6J HD and OB5J HD as a medium-sized OB unit, plus 3x HD MPU's.

General Description

Articulate Trailer 14,9m long, 4,3m high and 2,54m wide with dual expanding sides. It is divided into three main areas; Production, Sound, VT & Vision Control. The Production and VT areas both have a second tier operator desk.The internal video standard is 1080i50 (SMPTE 259M/292M) HD (720P switchable) with full external SD (SDI. ITU-R.601) & PAL 4:3/16:9 interoperability.

Audio Area (AES/EBU)

Audio Console

•  LAWO MC2 56 console
•  64 Fader Stereo – fully programmable Control Surface
•  Built in full Processing for each channel
•  LAWO Nova 73 Core Router with 128 x128 AES Router
•  Dallis Interfaces for all other AES & Analog in – and outputs
•  Total Audio Router 328x 328

General

•  3 x Glensound Commentary stations
•  5.1 Surround Monitoring
•  Dolby-E Encoding/Decoding
•  Embedding/De-embedding
•  Instant Replay audio disc recorder
•  Pyramix Audio Workstation

Cameras

Equipped with 15 normal motion cameras and 3 Super-motion cameras each with full function Joystick OCPs (can also be controlled from a Master Setup Panel).

6/7 Fibre Optic Studio Config HD Cameras

•  Sony HDC-1500C2 HD digital
•  9 x Canon 86 x Digi Super Lenses + 2x Ext
•  Vinten tripods/pan and tilt heads

6 Fibre Optic ENG Config Cameras

•  Sony HDC-1500C2 HD digital
•  2 x Canon 17x barrel lenses + 2x Ext
•  2 x Canon 22x barrel lenses + 2x Ext
•  4 x Canon 11x wide angle + 2 Ext
•  Vinten tripods/pan and tilt heads

3 x Fibre Optic Super Slo-mo Cameras

•  Sony HD Supermotion
•  3 x Canon 86x Digi Super Lenses + 2x Ext
•  Vinten tripods/pan and tilt heads

Maximum Fibre Optic Cable Lengths

•  Normal motion cameras 2000m
•  Super motion cameras 1500m

Production Area

Sony MVS 8000G Multi-Format  HD Vision Mixer (80 Inputs)

•  24 Programmable Outputs
•  4 x Mix/Effects banks 
•  8 Channel Integrated DVE
•  Integrated Still Store

Main monitor stack consists of 8 x 42” LCD monitors driven by Evertz Maestro multiviwer. All router inputs available for monitoring.

Two rear production desks (2 seater and 3 seater) with 5 x 20” LCD monitors, also driven by Evertz Maestro multiviewer

Vision Control Area

8 x Vision Control stations (CRT Monitors & Wimps for 24 Cams)

Camera Control

•  Full Function OCP per camera
•  Master Set-up panel

System

•  Dual Multi-Format SPG’s with C/O unit, Tri-Sync & Wordclock
•  Axon Modular Interface products
•  3 phase 380 Volt 100KVA power source
•  Air conditioning and Equipment on split supplies
•  All power outlets protected by trip switches and earth leakage

Video Tape Area

•  2 x Sony HDW – M2000 HDCAM video tape recorders
•  2 x Sony PDW – DD1500 disc recorders
•  Wiring for total of 8 Video tape machines
•  6 x EVS 6CH HD hard disc recorders (wired for 8-4 with SSM)
•  X-Store, X-Filie, IP Director
•  26 x 20” LCD Monitors from Evertz Multiviewer
•  Central Time Code Generator
•  Full Slow-Motion Controllers
•  3 x DVD recorders

VT Mixer (Switcher)

•  Sony ME bank with  with 24 I/Ps

Communications

Riedel Artist 144 x 144 T/B System

•  34 Intelligence T/B stations
•  8 x 2 wire belt packs
•  16 x 4wire remote Interfaces
•  2 x GSM Hybrids
•  2 x ISDN/POTS hybrids
•  Duplex radio belt packs
•  Interfacing with Audio Router

Routing Systems

•  256x256 Evertz HD Video Router
•  212x212 AES/EBU Audio Router
•  114x114 AnalogAudio Router
•  (Integrated  into LAWO Audio Solution)
•  Almost all 200 LCD monitor inputs are assignable (with UMD’s & Tallies) via router

Support Facilities

•  100 KVA Generator/Tender
•  Core Crew transport

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