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It really is what it looks like - a vertically mounted video camera
with some lights.
It's
used for taking in real objects, pictures and artwork for further
treatment, or - with the use of coloured gels - a completed image
can be created.
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Quantel
Pictureframe - a store and replay device for still images. Most
static graphics are transmitted from this device.
It
has 6 separate outputs, all with alpha channels and 2 dedicated
playout panels.
It's
also networked with other Quantel kit for sharing of images.
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Our
editing suite with a Sony 9100 edit controller on the left and an
Abekas 8150 vision mixer on the right.
The
9100 controls all the tape machines and disk recorders, making sure
they all run in sync when doing edits.
The
vision mixer composites the various graphic bits in real time, performing
mixes, wipes and 3 key levels.
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Our
principal recording medium - Betacam SP tape. Despite the rise of
various digital tape formats we still mainly use analogue Betacam
SP. For graphics use we also use D1 digital tape and Digital Betacam
as well as digital disk recorders.
This
rack has 1 recorder (bottom) and 2 players. There is one other recorder
in the area.
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A
Yamaha O2R digital audio mixer for our editing/composition area.
It can be fully automated for recording final mixdowns and can be
controlled by the Sony 9100 edit controller.
The
faders are motorised which spooks most people the first time they
see it.
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A
Quantel Harriet - quite old now, but is a painting and animation
device operated with a pen and tablet and forms the basis for many
of our graphics.
It
has 13 second of animation but is being replaced by HALs which handle
multi-layered video clips much more easily.
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The
Questech SSVR on the left stores and composites moving pictures
acting as 3 players and a recorder simultaneously, storing video
in RAM.
The
Charisma on the right manipulates moving images by distorting them
in numerous ways. It is the standard video effects device in the
BBC. This one can also wrap video into various curved shapes and
explode them too.
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