Gilbert Besnard Sept04 gbesnard@miranda.com

Electronic Acquisition for Broadcasters

Introduction

• Focus on DVC-100 for News Gathering application– Broadcast product

– Huge potential

• PPT presentation– Application oriented

– Based on workflow diagram

– My goal is to give you the tools to qualify a potential DVC customer

Evolution of the News Production Workflow

Old Fashion News Production Workflow

• News Acquisition: On tape w/ Camcorder• Editing: Linear tape to tape editing• Playout: Tape playback

PlayoutNews Gathering

Linear Editing

Current News Production Workflow

Non-Linear Editing

On Air

PlayoutNews Gathering

Tape Transfer

Digitize

• News Acquisition: On tape w/ Camcorder• Digitize: Transfer tape to Video Server• Editing: Non-linear digital editing• Playout: Video Server playback

How the DVC-100 can improve the NewsProduction Process?

Case Study #1:

In-Field News Production

• Goal: to get a complete portable solution from News Acquisition to Editing to Transmission.

News Gathering

Non-Linear Editing

Transmit

File Transfer

In-Field News Production

DV Transfer over IEEE-1394

Tape / DV Transfer

• News Acquisition: On tape w/ SD Camcorder• Digitize: Tape playback via DVC-100 for DV transfer

over IEEE-1394 • Editing: Non-linear digital editing• Transmit: File transfer directly from the laptop

News Gathering

Non-Linear Editing

Transmit

File Transfer

In-Field News Production

DV Transfer over IEEE-1394

Tape / DV Transfer

• SKY News in UK has adopted this model for field news acquisition all over the world

In-Field Acquisition

In-Field Editing & Transmission

Case Study #2:

Local News Production

• Goal: to get the news ready to broadcast ASAP by shortening the production process wherever possible

DV Drive - Sony DSR-DU1

- FireStore FS-3

Gear Overview

DVC-100

Sony SX Camcorder

DV Drive slaved on the Camera

Gear Overview

Digital Signal via 40-pin

Gear Overview

Camera & DV Drive Record

Camera & DV Drive RECORD

Gear Overview

Camera & DV Drive Record

Camera & DV Drive

STOP

Non-Linear Editing

News Gathering

Current News Production Workflow

Tape Transfer

Digitize

• Tape to Disk transfer is the bottle neck• Broadcasters seek more efficient production

workflows

On Air

Playout

Improved News Production Workflow

Non-Linear Editing

On Air

PlayoutNews Gathering

DV File Transfer

• News Acquisition: On DV-Drive via DVC-100• File Transfer : Drag & drop, ready to edit

Why the DVC-100?

Why the DVC-100?

1. To speed up the whole production process

2. There are thousands of SD cameras in use in the field.

3. DV Editing with Avid NewsCutter is an industry standard for news editing.

What’s The Alternative

• SONY XDCAMBlue Laser Camcorder with IEEE-1394 Out

• $ 30,000 per Camera

Keep Your Camera Buy New Camera

• DVC-100 + FS-3 DV Drive – DVC-100 = $ 5,995

– FS-3 = $ 2,000

Total $6,995

Now $4,995

How to Qualify a DVC-100 Customer?

By asking simple questions as follow…

1. What type of camcorder are you using for News Gathering ?– Sony Digital Camcorder (DVC-100)

• Digital Betacam “DVW” series• Betacam SX “DNW” series• IMX “MSW” series

– Any Camcorder with SDI out (DVC-120)• Panasonic AJ-SDX-900 • Ikegami HL-V79W etc.

– Even Analog Betacam SP using picoLinks for A/D

2. How many camcorders do you have?

3. What is your News Editing environment?– Any DV editing system eg. AVID NewsCutter

Conventional News Production Workflow

News Gathering

Tape Transfer

Digitize Non-Linear Editing

Improved News Production Workflow

Non-Linear Editing

News Gathering

DV File Transfer

Thank You!