FlashPointTech Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Hi There, I am looking to build a live AV rig for conferences, live events etc. We're not talking projectors or anything like that, just equipment to setup a multi camera system. So things like distribution amplifiers, switcher covnertors and scalers. Basicly, what kind of stuff is needed to create a HD multi camera system (Minus the cameras!) Thanks so much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Lee Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 You want a PPU (portable production unit) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulears Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Blackmagic Designs are a good place to start looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHYoung Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Absolutely the last thing you need in a live camera system is a scaler... get either a blackmagic atem switcher if you need cost effective and can cope with no control surface or a panasonic hs switcher if you want switches and levers and you wont go wrong, but you will probably find that you need a fair few sdi - hdmi and vice versa convertors to get it all working. run everything source to display at 1080i50 otherwise you will descend into a horribly latent mess... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
empyfree Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Blackmagic kits nice, we're using datavideo HS 2800 portable vision mixers as well, nice kit with a good multi-view monitor built in. Digital signals (Sdi and Hdmi) only though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
top-cat Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 I find the first thing you need with live camera equipment is to know what you're doing. I'm not being an arse about this, just seriously, this kit is properly expensive and if you don't really know what you're doing there is a good chance you will spend a lot of money and end up with something which is either very clunky or doesn't work at all. Sometimes it's better to get somebody in to work on this for you who knows their thing, perhaps you could find yourselves an AV freelancer with experience in the field to configure and build you a system and provide you some training on how to use it. I expect most freelancers would be happy to (paid of course!) as a way of securing themselves a gig when your bigger projects need it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepytom Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 You need a video engineer and the budget to pay for some consultancy. Otherwise you'll just end up with a pile of incompatible and expensive boxes which don't serve your purpose.. Doing it properly is not nearly as expensive as it once was, but you'll waste a load of money trying to work out the problems without getting some expert advice. I'd be happy to offer independent advice and training if you feel like going down this route, I'm also on the south coast so it will not be a problem logistically. cheerstom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave m Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 What they saidIt would help to know the budget as I do stuff with pretty basic stuff that works well given a low price, but also use hdsdi and better gear in another set up.Just doing a flashy looking 2 camera mix on a screen behind the MD in a hotel conference room is different to the big screen at Glastonbury Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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