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<\/a>Game Creek Video\u2019s Kevin Callahan says trucks from Game Creek and NEP have been networked together for the first time at the All-Star Game.<\/p><\/div>\n
According to Game Creek Video Senior Engineer Kevin Callahan, that decision required a first for his team: tying intercom, video, and audio systems in the Game Creek and NEP trucks together. An EVS IPDirector, for example, allows files to be sent from the Fox truck to the MLB Network truck and also transcoded from ProRes 422 to DVCPRO HD along the way.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe challenge is knowing the network infrastructure in each truck, as they are two totally diverse networks,\u201d he explains, adding that IP conflicts and other potential problems need to be avoided. \u201cSo getting them married was a challenge, but it went as smoothly as we thought it would. We\u2019re pretty happy with it.\u201d<\/p>\n
During the regular-season pregame shows, the MLB Network and Fox Sports production teams rely on phone lines for communications between Secaucus and Los Angeles. But, with both production teams in Kansas City, intercoms in the Game Creek and NEP trucks also had to be connected.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re trunking the two intercom systems together with 48 tie lines so that anything is available,\u201d adds Callahan. \u201cFrom an engineering perspective, you\u2019re better off sharing everything.\u201d<\/p>\n
New and Improved Diamond Cam \u201cWe\u2019ve been working to enhance the lensing for the cameras to make it clearer, wider, and smaller,\u201d says Davies.<\/p>\n Inertia Unlimited owner Jeff Silverman notes that the above-ground camera profile is only 2 mm high and 3 mm wide. The remainder of the camera, located below the surface, is 4 in., and a second box contains the RF transmitter and battery pack.<\/p>\n \u201cWe had to have a lens with 18 elements built by a company that designed the correctional optics for the Hubble satellite,\u201d he explains. \u201cIt\u2019s been two years since we started the project.\u201d<\/p>\n The new Diamond Cam is very different from the first, which was a standard-definition camera system small enough to be buried in front of home plate. The latest version is half the size of an eraser head, is wireless, and can even have camera-control data, including full paint and iris controls.<\/p>\n \u201cIt also has a 64-degree field of view, no distortion, and it\u2019s designed so it even has straight lines on the corners,\u201d says Silverman. \u201cThe biggest danger is the roller or anything used to maintain the field between the pitcher and home plate or near first base.\u201d<\/p>\n Inertia Unlimited will also supply three X-Mo super-slow-motion systems, with one locked off on first base for close calls.<\/p>\n Warming Up in the Bullpen: GoPro<\/strong> \u201cThey\u2019re an inexpensive alternative for third-tier shots,\u201d says Davies. \u201cIt can\u2019t really be used as a real camera, not even for locked-off beauty shots.\u201d The cameras are coupled with a Blackmagic Design converter and a Telecast Fiber Rattler to turn the HDMI signals to HD-SDI and integrate them into the broadcast. Total cost is about $1,000 per camera.<\/p>\n Lawrence Myhre shows off new parabolic dish from Klover Products.<\/p><\/div>\n As for audio, the Klover Mik parabolic microphone dish, designed by Klover Products, is making its debut after a few years of prototype testing. Lawrence Myhre, audio engineer and sub-mixer for Fox Sports, points out that the dish has a true parabolic shape and, thus, is more accurate to aim, has a longer pick-up range, and provides a full-fidelity response. It is also lighter, thanks to better plastics, and easier to take apart or mount.<\/p>\n \u201cWe will have three for the game,\u201d he explains. \u201cOne each for first and third and then one in centerfield for the pitcher. The focus point is much more narrow than the competition, so you don\u2019t get as much crowd noise but, instead, everything you are aiming at.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A new look for the pregame show, new sounds, and new angles will dominate Fox Sports coverage of the MLB All-Star Game from Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO, today. […]\n More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[2311,507,438,417,2099,582,6642,1042,773,297,312],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sportsvideo.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42848"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sportsvideo.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sportsvideo.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sportsvideo.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sportsvideo.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42848"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.sportsvideo.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42848\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sportsvideo.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42848"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sportsvideo.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42848"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sportsvideo.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42848"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n<\/strong>The biggest addition to the Fox All-Star Game coverage is a new version of the Diamond Cam that is also referred to as the \u201cDirtcam.\u201d The ultra-miniature camera system is based on the latest Gophercam technology introduced for the current season of NASCAR.<\/p>\n
\nAlso new this year for the All-Star Game will be the use of a GoPro camera system in each bullpen.<\/p>\n<\/a>