TVC Delivers HD OB Van For GDS TV

TVC has completed a project to build a 24-camera HD OB van for GDS TV in Georgia, for use for the Summer Concert Hall events in Ureki Arena, as well as for outside broadcasting throughout the year.

TVC, who are based in Lithuania, were tasked with project design, coach building, construction and integration of the new High Definition truck, which also features expandable side panelling. The van is built on the semi-trailer with a 3 axle chassis. It has five separate workspaces; sound room with separate rack room, video control room and slow motion area, engineering area and VTR.

The construction includes dual expandable side, with the first panel extending over the length of the vehicle and can expand the space by around 1.3m; and the 0.8m length TVlogic monitor wall. The GDS TV OB truck is designed for a total of 24 Ikegami HDK-79GX cameras.

In addition, the trailer has an automatic level control and hydraulically controlled expandable panel. It also includes TVC-designed – and custom-built – motorised cable drums, redundant air-conditioning systems of 32 kW designed for the Caucasus climate, two double power feeds and UPS for 15-minute operation.

Vehicle crew seat capacity is 22 persons.

The main vehicle is accompanied by the auxiliary van that carries cameras, lenses, tripods TV cranes in the cargo area, and a Fisher Panda 70kVA generator in the generator truck area.

The van is powered by Ross Video Production Center Switcher Acuity 3 ME and the second program switcher Carbonite 1ME, Imagine Communications Platinum 256 router, Grass Valley Slow Motion and multi viewers. A Lawo mc²56 MK II audio system allows multiple surround mixes with capability of producing a variety of signals.

Edmundas Stumbrys, project and region manager, said: "One of the main challenges was to meet high and ambitious expectations of GDS TV with a great vision for the future on schedule and budget."

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(JP)