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John Wastcoat VP of business development, Zixi
Darren Gosney Technical sales manager, Blackmagic Design
Chris Scheck Head of marketing content, Lawo
Adam Vann Pro visual solutions architect, Scan
COULD YOU HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE RECENT TRENDS WHEN IT COMES TO IP IN BROADCAST?
CHRIS SCHECK: The most important benefit of IP is the ability to switch to remote production scenarios in which only the signal-ingesting equipment is actually at the venue of the event being covered, while production tools stay at the broadcaster’s production hub. In its simplest form, a small van might drive to a stadium, where a couple of technicians set up microphones, cameras, commentary stations, etc. The camera operators still need to be on-site, but the director and engineers in the various control rooms can work from the production facility. In some cases, pressing one button of a VSM control system can reconfigure everything to switch from one venue to the next, allowing the same production team to handle several events or matches in succession. Distributed production scenarios are another workflow enabled by IP. This is handy when crew members can’t all be in the same place, allowing supervision of audio from a variety of locations.
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