JA
I saw that earlier and cringed...
I can't believe someone at BBC Sport actually thought the additions to this video - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/winter-olympics/43016775 - improved it. Surprised it wasn't edited down to 15 seconds so it can be snapchated or whatever the kids these days think constitutes news.
I saw that earlier and cringed...
BR
Are Norway basically getting Eurosport coverage on TVNorge?
Speaking of Eurosport, here's a bit of their pres from around Europe (some of which has been airing on Discovery's other networks)
Are Norway basically getting Eurosport coverage on TVNorge?
NG
Are Norway basically getting Eurosport coverage on TVNorge?
No - Sweden and Norway are doing pretty bespoke coverage for their main outlets. TV Norge in Norway, Kanal 5 in Sweden etc. are running their own 'proper' shows, but running as conventional channels still (like BBC One and Two do), with their Eurosport branded channels operating more as overspill services.
The studio on-air on Kanal 5 is very impressive, with a large LED screen wrapping around behind their sofa, with AR-style camera tracking allowing the the LED screen graphics to be filled with content tied to the camera movement, with a high-resolution beauty camera in it, that is hugely better than a flat 'window' screen that doesn't move.
noggin
Founding member
Speaking of Eurosport, here's a bit of their pres from around Europe (some of which has been airing on Discovery's other networks)
Are Norway basically getting Eurosport coverage on TVNorge?
No - Sweden and Norway are doing pretty bespoke coverage for their main outlets. TV Norge in Norway, Kanal 5 in Sweden etc. are running their own 'proper' shows, but running as conventional channels still (like BBC One and Two do), with their Eurosport branded channels operating more as overspill services.
The studio on-air on Kanal 5 is very impressive, with a large LED screen wrapping around behind their sofa, with AR-style camera tracking allowing the the LED screen graphics to be filled with content tied to the camera movement, with a high-resolution beauty camera in it, that is hugely better than a flat 'window' screen that doesn't move.
DV
I get that but the ski jumping didn't really add anything. I'd have rather seen something they'd either not already covered, as was the case with the skiathlon, or only briefly mentioned on BBC Two for example the curling, biathlon or snowboarding that took place today.
That's the idea though - providing extended highlights of a couple of events.
I get that but the ski jumping didn't really add anything. I'd have rather seen something they'd either not already covered, as was the case with the skiathlon, or only briefly mentioned on BBC Two for example the curling, biathlon or snowboarding that took place today.
DV
First hiatus of the Games, weather conditions, high and squally winds have forced the postponement of the 'blue riband' Men's Downhill due to start at 0300 UK Sun 11th. A revised date and time is still awaited.
GE
It's been moved to Thursday, with the Super G moved to Friday.
(The two Alpine courses share facilities, so don't operate on the same day)
thegeek
Founding member
First hiatus of the Games, weather conditions, high and squally winds have forced the postponement of the 'blue riband' Men's Downhill due to start at 0300 UK Sun 11th. A revised date and time is still awaited.
It's been moved to Thursday, with the Super G moved to Friday.
(The two Alpine courses share facilities, so don't operate on the same day)
RK
Panasonic used to provide an OB truck with Panasonic facilities for the US ABC football coverage when it launched I believe (as they had 720p59.94 native stuff - whereas Sony had only got 1080i59.94 cameras with a poor-quality cross convert). Panasonic also sponsored the coverage.
You are right though - Panasonic have never really been in the live system camera game (different story for PSC/location shooting) - though they had a number of tape formats.
D3 was kind of premiered art the Barcelona 1992 games - and became the standard for Digital Composite SD used by NBC, the BBC and NHK.
(Digibeta launched at Lillehammer in '94 - when Sony were the broadcast sponsors of the games)
So what does the OBS mainly use for their production needs? Sony seems to power all of NBC Sports equipment (however the news division does use Panasonic cameras) and get a tag in their credits. Also what sort of CG makes the wonderful score graphics?
OBS hires in production teams and equipment from lots of different areas - the broadcast sponsor tag no longer really applies to the TV production.
I’m kind of curious how they cut the different language OBS feeds. Is there a master switcher with slaves switchers for each language? (I got that idea as that’s what NBC uses for some of their Norte Dame football games in 4K) Or is it more akin to the whole BBC News setup where each channel can have a different style.
What language feeds do you mean?
OBS provide a single picture feed from each event - and usually there is an English world feed commentary (sometimes in the past this has been a broadcaster's commentary that OBS take, but these days it is usually their own provision). Other language commentary is provided by broadcasters for themselves (as is often the case with English commentary). The difference is audio only.
I don't think there are multiple language graphics feeds - or are you saying there are?
By language feeds I thought the OBS outputted different score graphics in different languages.
So I know Panasonic is the official “AUDIO/TV/VIDEO EQUIPMENT” provider for the Olympics. But in reality how many of the cameras, switchers and other broadcast critical equipment comes from them? I don’t think I’ve ever seen or heard of an OB truck that carries Panasonic cameras for sport and their most powerful switcher is a 2M/E.
Panasonic used to provide an OB truck with Panasonic facilities for the US ABC football coverage when it launched I believe (as they had 720p59.94 native stuff - whereas Sony had only got 1080i59.94 cameras with a poor-quality cross convert). Panasonic also sponsored the coverage.
You are right though - Panasonic have never really been in the live system camera game (different story for PSC/location shooting) - though they had a number of tape formats.
D3 was kind of premiered art the Barcelona 1992 games - and became the standard for Digital Composite SD used by NBC, the BBC and NHK.
(Digibeta launched at Lillehammer in '94 - when Sony were the broadcast sponsors of the games)
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So what does the OBS mainly use for their production needs? Sony seems to power all of NBC Sports equipment (however the news division does use Panasonic cameras) and get a tag in their credits. Also what sort of CG makes the wonderful score graphics?
OBS hires in production teams and equipment from lots of different areas - the broadcast sponsor tag no longer really applies to the TV production.
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I’m kind of curious how they cut the different language OBS feeds. Is there a master switcher with slaves switchers for each language? (I got that idea as that’s what NBC uses for some of their Norte Dame football games in 4K) Or is it more akin to the whole BBC News setup where each channel can have a different style.
What language feeds do you mean?
OBS provide a single picture feed from each event - and usually there is an English world feed commentary (sometimes in the past this has been a broadcaster's commentary that OBS take, but these days it is usually their own provision). Other language commentary is provided by broadcasters for themselves (as is often the case with English commentary). The difference is audio only.
I don't think there are multiple language graphics feeds - or are you saying there are?
By language feeds I thought the OBS outputted different score graphics in different languages.