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25/10/2006

ERTU Order Lightworks Alacrity And Geevs Systems

After a rigorous competitive tender process the ERTU have awarded a contract to Gee Broadcast Systems Ltd. for 8 Alacrity Editors and 2 Geevs Servers.
The system being provided by Gee Broadcast has eight Alacrity MR editors configured in pairs with shared storage. The Alacrity MR offers Multi-resolution support and allows the editing of mixed format material in the same project. The edit suites, configured with support for mxf and Sony XDCam, also provide fast editing with shared material and projects. The Lightworks Console provides an efficient user interface and facilities are also provided for Voice Over.
Each Alacrity editor is based on a Dual processor dual core workstation and has the Inscriber Titlemotion CG and Combustion effects software installed. Using the Sharknet Gigabit networking allows each pair of Alacrity editors to share their own storage and that of a central NAS store. Archiving facilities are provided with the NAS store.
The Geevs SD Servers will be connected to the Alacrity editing system by the Sharknet network to provide easy sharing of material. The Geevs Servers provide Ingest and Playout facilities to compliment the editing suites.
Gee Broadcast Systems has been supplying the UK and International Broadcast market for over 19 years. Gee Broadcast’s Geevs video servers and systems storage solutions enable customers to maximise their programming capability by running their broadcast operations more efficiently and cost-effectively. Lightworks UK Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of Gee Broadcast and manufactures the Alacrity and Softworks high end editing systems.
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