Broadcast News

Bookmark and Share
28/05/2009

Camera Corps Partners In World's First Live 3D Music Webcast

British television production company Nineteen Fifteen, chose Camera Corps and 3D technology specialist Inition as partners in the world's first live 3D gig for piano rock band Keane.
Eight HD cameras, each with a dedicated Camera Corps CCU, were supplied for the performance which was televised from Abbey Road studios in London on April 2.
The multicamera shoot was also viewable in 3D on the Keane website (www.keanemusic.com) where Keane aficionados could order red and cyan anaglypic glasses. The glasses were distributed with the band's latest 7 inch single, 'Better Than This'. The performance itself marked the anniversary of a Beatles live satellite broadcast. As well as feeding live to the web, the production was captured to HD videotape, fed live to Cinema (Vue West End) and trialed on Sky TV's 3D TV platform live via a Sky box.
Vicki Betihavas, Producer at Nineteen Fifteen, said: "Camera Corps lived fully up to their reputation for helpfulness and efficiency. They provided six Hitachi DK-32 and two Toshiba IK-HD1 cameras plus a remote control system for each camera, the production being in full 1080/50i HD. All the cameras were used in 3D-pair configuration. The Toshibas were coupled on a Steadicam. Two of the Hitachi cameras were fitted on a 20 foot Technocrane and the other four positioned in different locations around the studio. The CCUs enabled us to ensure that all the cameras were uniformly aligned."
Andy Millns, Director at Inition, said: "3D has always been technically challenging from acquisition and post-production through to distribution. Current video hardware was not designed to handle 3D images but the ability to view and manipulate 3D pairs of HD sources is an essential tool for 3D production, Our SB-1 processor allows producers to monitor and manipulate 3D on a wide range of 3D and non-3D monitors and TVs."
Camera Corps' Director of Operations, Matt Frost, said: "3D has been around since the earliest days of photography, film and television. It presents a series of very interesting challenges, not least in the way images are delivered to the audience. Direct-view stereoscopic displays are now on the market from several major manufacturers and could eventually transform 3D viewing from a minority activity into a serious option for mainstream broadcasting. The ingenuity and creativity shown by Nineteen Fifteen will undoubtedly encourage faster adoption of this technology."
Further information is available at: www.cameracorps.co.uk.
(KMcA/BMcC)
Solidmate Ltd Memory Card Hire London

Top Related Stories
Click here for the latest broadcast news stories.

03/12/2009
3D Camera Rigs Marketed By Offhollywood
A digital cinema company, Offhollywood, will be the first east coast US company to market with the latest Technica 3D camera rigs. These will offer ad
18/02/2009
Inition Launch New 3D HD Video Processing Unit 'StereoBrain' At BVE
Broadcast Video Expo has seen the unveiling of the StereoBrain (SB-1), a new 3D HD video processing unit developed for use in stereoscopic 3D producti
27/05/2011
French Tennis Live Across Europe In 3D
Panasonic's 3D technology is to deliver two weeks of live 3D broadcast of Roland Garros tennis across Europe. The company announced that the entire 20
18/02/2011
On Sight Uses SGO's Mistika For Flying Monsters In 3D With David Attenborough
SGO Mistika, the most powerful stereoscopic 3D toolset in the industry, was used for all the stereo 3D , 2D; and its first evert 3D IMAX by London's O
26/05/2011
Panasonic 3D Technology Delivers Live 3D Broadcast Of Roland Garros Across Europe
Panasonic has announced that the entire 2011 French Tennis Open, Roland Garros in Paris will be broadcast live in 3D to over 17 countries across Europ
14/09/2010
Presteigne Charter Invests In Sony 3D Technology
A leading broadcast dry hire and systems rental specialists, Presteigne Charter, has announced a major expansion of its 3D facilities, following the l
07/02/2024
Chyron Introduces PRIME 4.9 Live Production Engine
Chyron has announced the introduction of PRIME 4.9, the newest release of the company’s powerful live production engine. Designed to drive the world’s
21/04/2023
FOR-A To Showcase NDI®-Compatible Live Video Production Ecosystem
FOR-A is showcasing a fully NDI®-compatible live video production ecosystem at CABSAT 2023 (stand S1-M10, Dubai World Trade Centre, 16 – 18 May). The
17/06/2010
Practical 3D Movie Making & Beyond Launched
Due to customer demand (and general hassling by industry colleagues!) Jack Ezra of 3D Experience Ltd, UK, has launched the Practical 3D Movie Making &
08/03/2011
On Sight Takes SGO's New Stereoscopic 3D On-Set System Mistika Live To Start of Production Workflow
On Sight, a production services company specialising in stereo 3D equipment, rental and post production services, has invested in Mistika Live, SGO's
02/07/2012
Sky And Sony Capture Goodwood Festival Of Speed In 3D For The First Time
Sky and Sony have revealed that they filmed and screened the iconic Goodwood Festival of Speed in High Definition 3D for the first time ever over the
07/12/2010
PLF Announces Three-Day 3D Training Course
Principal Large Format (PLF) has announced that it will lead a three-day training course on 3D cinema and television next January in London. Titled Ad
10/08/2011
A/V Giants Join Forces In 'Full HD 3D Glasses Initiative'
Four audio/video giants have announced their intent to collaborate on the development of a new technology standard for consumer 3D active glasses, und
07/07/2010
Can Communicate Adds New Dimension To Roland Garros Tennis
The 3D film and TV production specialist, Can Communicate (CAN), recently delivered live 3D coverage of the 2010 Roland Garros French Open tennis cham
18/01/2008
U2 3D To Premiere In Dolby 3D At Sundance Film Festival
Dolby Laboratories, Inc. has announced that the world premiere of 3ality Digital Entertainment’s U2 3D, distributed by National Geographic Entertainme