Vermont Public Television Completes HD Passing From One To Another With Add-on Of Hitachi College Of Music Cameras

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Mar 4, 2011 12:18 PM

Vermont Public Television (VPT), Vermont's statewide open report network, has updated 4 new Hitachi SK-HD1000 digital HDTV college of music cameras as segment of an endless HD prolongation ascent at its Colchester, VT, announce facility.

The cameras transposed 4 comparison analog college of music cameras that have been in service for about 20 years, mentioned Joseph Tymecki, CTO of VPT. According to Tymecki, VPT longed for replacements that moreover would offer it well in to the future. The Hitachi SK-HD1000s were selected after a year of analogous investigate and testing, he added. Based on the picture quality, Tymecki is gratified with the decision.

"After you initial put them on the air to casing the coronation of Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin in January 2011, a few viewers obviously called us to criticism on how extraordinary the duct looked. They wondered what you were carrying out otherwise since they beheld a large difference."

The Hitachi SK-HD1000 camera package is segment of an endless HD college of music prolongation ascent that enclosed a Ross Vision multiformat prolongation switcher, Chyron LEX3 live HD graphics system, Omneon server and Miranda router. This ascent was the last juncture of a four-phase ascent that enclosed 4 new DTV transmitters, chief manage room, and margin prolongation and NLE modifying workflow.

The new Hitachi SK-HD1000 cameras are given with a element of Hitachi accessories, inclusive Hitachi TU-HD1000 camera manage units , VF-HP840 8in shade LCD viewfinders and RU-1200JY remote-control units, together with the Fujinon ZA-22x7.6BERM HD telephoto wizz lenses with 2x extenders.

Tymecki mentioned the fact that the Hitachi SK-HD1000 cameras takeover in local 1080i was major to VPT's shopping preference since PBS and its associate stations have standardised on a 1080i HD workflow. Another vicious reason is that the SK-HD1000 camera heads give sufficient power to run the Autoscript 19in TFT-LCD teleprompters.

"We moreover did endless contrast of Hitachi's digital triax network , compared to a SMPTE fiber-optic solution, and you found the picture high quality to be glorious notwithstanding the vigilance compression," Tymecki said. "This is important to us since the prolongation lorry and many of the remote venues you fire in use triax. Our engineers and organisation are aware with the continuance of triax connectors."

While the cameras are dedicated to multicamera college of music production, VPT skeleton to fill up them in to thoroughfare cases for infrequent use in the field. In the announce facility, the cameras convey between Studio A, a large 80ft x 40ft college of music space, and not as big Studio B on Vinten pedestals and pan/tilt heads to create three- or four-camera shows.

The Hitachi SK-HD1000s are used to fire all VPT local productions, inclusive "Profile," a uncover about the arts, enlightenment and open affairs in Vermont; "Vermont This Week," a look at the tip headlines stories opposite the state; and live call-in programs with inaugurated officials.