New VT install with pictures

[brians0105]

I was hired by my old high school to select products and install all new equipment for the high school TV studio. Luckily I had attended NAB '05 because If I hadn't, the VT4 never would have crossed my mind. We decided to purchase a VT4 system with the live bundle from Jef at Pizazz... along with many other items including studio cams, prompters, etc.

If anyone is interested, I can post a detailed list of what all we purchased.

Let me know what you guys think or if you have any suggestions if you see anything strange with our setup.

I have posted some pictures of the studio re-design and the VT4 on my blog (http://blog.brianscheffler.com)

http://blog.brianscheffler.com/photo_posts/lchs_studio/rackmounted_vt_intercom_small.JPG (http://blog.brianscheffler.com/photo_posts/lchs_studio/rackmounted_vt_intercom.JPG)

Any comments would be welcome!

Thanks

[Slapdash]

Nice job. Pics look great. I would be interested in reading more about the equipment you purchased and how you set everything up.

[brians0105]

Our equipment purchsed from Jef:

12RU SKB Case
Rackmounted VT4 Computer
Rackmounted SX-84 in back of SKB Case
4 Color Marshall LCD Screens for previewing inputs (still awaiting UPS arrival)
Dual LCD monitors for VT
RS-8 Switcher sits in front of Preview and Program Monitors

(2) JVC HD110U Cams in 4x3 SD mode currently sending composite to SX84
(2) Bogen tripod, head, and dolly
(2) Varizoom Focus for JVC cams
(2) Varizoom Zoom Control for JvC cams
(2) 8" Mirror Image prompters

Production Intercom EconoCom system (4 beltbacks and 4 headsets)
(2) Extra beltpacks and headsets for live sporting events

Mackie 14 channel audio board for mixing mics, iPod, etc.
DigiCart audio record/playback (awaiting UPS shipment)
(4) Audio Technica Lav Mics

Camera runs via Jef's custom Cat5 cabling (still awaiting shipment)
PIZAZZ Camera Adapter (com, video, tally) (still awaiting shipment)
PIZAZZ VT Breakout box (Cat5 cabling to video/tally/com for VT)

PC Running EXPrompt software for teleprompters

Our setup:

Our cams currently are setup to run composite into the VT, but will be switched to component once we get the Cat5 cabling. On the VT we have 2 cams, 1 DVD player, 2 DDRs, title template, and black as our inputs.

The mics, DigiCart, iPod, and DVD player audio runs into the VT for capture.

Program audio and video are run out of the VT into the RF modulator that sends the signal to all of the TV's in the school's 250 classrooms.

For sports, we purchsed the following:
BufTek Sport replay system (we'll be able to ISO cameras for replays)
RAVR-1 Cable snake (300' 2BNC, 2XLR) (announcers position)
(2) Jackreel (300' XLR) (camera communications)
(2) Sennheiser Boomset XLR/1/4" for announcers

For student video stories, other productions:
(5) Sony DCR-SR82 60GB Camcorders (currently edit on Pinnacle Studio, possibly upgrading to SpeedEdit soon)

Any more specific questions, just let me know.