Hi thanks for this overview. It‘s a great BTS. I would really have liked to see any shots from the inside of the truck. E. g. when you were testing sdi connections to the press box, the other end of that radio communication. Also to me the short music bits inbetween were way too loud in comparison to the voices which really takes away a little from the otherwise great viewing experience. Still, much appreciated video!
Hey thanks for this. It’s really cool to see. I work in film & tv narrative and it’s very cool and helpful to be able see how other areas of the industry do an install.
Cool to see as always but please use your camlock safely. ALWAYS connect Ground (green) first, then neutral (white) then your hots, disconnect in the opposite order. Electricity is no joke y'all!
It is a 8 channel Abekas Mira. We use Ross XPression Studio that gives us 3 channels of key and fill graphics. All graphics we have built our self in XPression.
Really love this whole break down. Been watching this series for a while now. Awesome how your cases are all custom tailored to your needs. Honestly I didn't think about the ability to convert analog to fiber and then back to analog. I always would have thought just to use dante only.
Please please please when demonstarting hooking up camlock always connect your grounding conductor (green) FIRST also in reverse disconnect the grounding conductor (green) LAST when disconnecting. I AM NOT A electrician but I work with portable power systems regularly. I also wonder why you guys do not have no grounded conductor / Neutral for your truck?
Can confirm, ground first when setting up always and forever. It also looks like a gerling truck. Some of them generate their own neutral using transformers.
Yes you are correct. We typically do this for safety, the generator was powered completely off as well as the truck in this case, but should have still been connected in that order. As for the no grounding conductor this truck was built by Gerling and Associates and this is common in some of their older smaller trucks.
Sorry, we did not get to filming as much that day as we would have liked. We used the Ross Piero and rented it for just the weekend. Works really good and is pretty easy to use. The guys at Ross Production Services are great to work with.
Sorry, we did not get to filming as much that day as we would have liked. We used the Ross Piero and rented it for just the weekend. Works really good and is pretty easy to use. The guys at Ross Production Services are great to work with.
Everything is great. What I miss are system cameras with manual lenses, SMPTE fiber, CCUs and RCPs at the truck. IMHP, this is the weakest point of all your production. Apart from that, it is an awesome production.
Totally agree. We are owned and operated by a high school and use high school students to run cameras, replay and sometimes even direct and produce. We would love SMPTE and Camera chains, but it’s a hard balance of cost vs actual increase in production quality for a high school. It is also hard trusting high schoolers something like that. We are certainly looking into it though. If someone would make a camcorder style camera with a built in 22x lens that also support camera control we would buy them instantly.
Good to see you guys posting again, always such great videos to watch!
Great video, guys! Keep up the good work!
Absolutely love your videos. Keep up the great work and I hope you guys start posting more often
Great stuff, really enjoy the videos!
Hi thanks for this overview. It‘s a great BTS. I would really have liked to see any shots from the inside of the truck. E. g. when you were testing sdi connections to the press box, the other end of that radio communication.
Also to me the short music bits inbetween were way too loud in comparison to the voices which really takes away a little from the otherwise great viewing experience.
Still, much appreciated video!
Hey thanks for this. It’s really cool to see. I work in film & tv narrative and it’s very cool and helpful to be able see how other areas of the industry do an install.
Outstanding video with lots of great information. New subscriber......
Cool to see as always but please use your camlock safely. ALWAYS connect Ground (green) first, then neutral (white) then your hots, disconnect in the opposite order. Electricity is no joke y'all!
Yes you are correct. We typically do this for safety, the generator was powered completely off as well as the truck in this case.
Great stuff! Is that a Mira Express for replay?
Also what type of scorebox and CG software are you folks using?
Thanks for sharing always!
It is a 8 channel Abekas Mira. We use Ross XPression Studio that gives us 3 channels of key and fill graphics. All graphics we have built our self in XPression.
You guys are awesome. Great team.
Really love this whole break down. Been watching this series for a while now. Awesome how your cases are all custom tailored to your needs. Honestly I didn't think about the ability to convert analog to fiber and then back to analog. I always would have thought just to use dante only.
It works great and even has a status light for connection. Great and cheap way to send audio over fiber for comms or anything you need.
Please please please when demonstarting hooking up camlock always connect your grounding conductor (green) FIRST also in reverse disconnect the grounding conductor (green) LAST when disconnecting. I AM NOT A electrician but I work with portable power systems regularly. I also wonder why you guys do not have no grounded conductor / Neutral for your truck?
Can confirm, ground first when setting up always and forever. It also looks like a gerling truck. Some of them generate their own neutral using transformers.
Yes you are correct. We typically do this for safety, the generator was powered completely off as well as the truck in this case, but should have still been connected in that order. As for the no grounding conductor this truck was built by Gerling and Associates and this is common in some of their older smaller trucks.
Also always connect to the truck first - then the generator. That way there is never the chance for a hot power cable lying on the ground.
How do you do the first down line, what equipment are you using?
Sorry, we did not get to filming as much that day as we would have liked. We used the Ross Piero and rented it for just the weekend. Works really good and is pretty easy to use. The guys at Ross Production Services are great to work with.
Would love more on the down and distance line
Sorry, we did not get to filming as much that day as we would have liked. We used the Ross Piero and rented it for just the weekend. Works really good and is pretty easy to use. The guys at Ross Production Services are great to work with.
Such a nice looking truck. Do you do anything for free to air broadcast or is it just webstream or ESPN ?
We are directly owned by a high school so most of our work is for the school or contracted work.
Everything is great. What I miss are system cameras with manual lenses, SMPTE fiber, CCUs and RCPs at the truck. IMHP, this is the weakest point of all your production. Apart from that, it is an awesome production.
Totally agree. We are owned and operated by a high school and use high school students to run cameras, replay and sometimes even direct and produce. We would love SMPTE and Camera chains, but it’s a hard balance of cost vs actual increase in production quality for a high school. It is also hard trusting high schoolers something like that. We are certainly looking into it though. If someone would make a camcorder style camera with a built in 22x lens that also support camera control we would buy them instantly.
Bad mistake on power ever if the gen is off you must do the Ground than Neutral than hots legs in that order
You are absolutely correct. That was a mistake.