OB NV Orders Leader Instruments

Outside Broadcast NV has ordered six Leader LV7700 multi-standard SDI rasterising test instruments for installation in its new OB 14 HD vehicle. OB 14 is the fleet's largest addition to date, a 2.5 m wide articulated trailer expanding to 4 m along almost 13 m of its 14 m length. A member of the Image Media Group, Outside Broadcast NV operates a fleet of 10 vehicles from its headquarters near Brussels. The instruments were purchased via Diginet, Belgian partner of elQuip BV, Broadcast Master Distributor for Leader Electronics Corporation in Europe. 

Outside Broadcast NV specialises in national and international broadcast services. Operating increasingly in high definition, it has covered a wide range of events including the Brit Awards in London, the European Music Awards (MTV) in Rome, music performances and festivals, athletics and individual shows such as Blind Date, Data Quest, Euro Millionaire, Family Feud, Jeopardy, The Price is Right, The Weakest Link and Wheel of Fortune.
Leader's LV7700 rasteriser enables waveform, vector, picture, audio and status/protocol screens to be selected individually or as four-in-one simultaneous displays. Source images can be captured and stored for subsequent superimposition over live measurements. Once captured, source images can be transferred to Compact Flash memory card as a bitmap for production applications such as stage set and position matching as well as proof-of-performance logging.


The LV7700 can convert Y/Cb/Cr to Y/R/G/B or NTSC display as an aid in gamut monitoring and to assist in colour correction. Y/R/G/B can be viewed as a waveform or bar-graph display. Embedded audio monitoring features include surround sound, multi-lissajous image and bar graphs.

Like the LV5750 and LV5800, the LV7700 incorporates Leader's unique patented equivalent cable-length measurement feature which provides efficient warning against deterioration of the digital pulse waveform as cable feeds approach their inherent 'cliff-edge'. Power is from a 100-250 V universal AC adapter or directly from 12 V DC (3A) via an XLR power input connector.
For further information:www.elquip.com
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