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?The main mission of Denver 8 is to provide access to Denver City Government, and our new Telecast CopperHead transceivers allow us to provide efficient coverage of public presentations and events while freeing up our mobile unit for other productions,? said Alan Hayden, technical lead and director-editor at Denver 8 TV. ?The move to fiber and Telecast?s CopperHead systems has enabled us to carry signals over long distances back to the control room without any degradation. With the transceivers? ease of operation, the small size of the fiber cable, and our newfound ability to include audio and intercom on that one cable, we have realized much more effective production capabilities.?
Denver 8 TV is currently using Digital CopperHead systems with SDI cameras in analog mode so that signals are compatible with the analog control room infrastructure. Once that facility is upgraded to digital, operators can switch over to SDI mode. The fiber system is also capable of handling HD-SDI should Denver 8 TV upgrade its cameras as well.
Prior to implementing the CopperHead systems, the Denver 8 TV crew had to run multicore camera cables through the government office building and out to its production truck. The setup time for such shoots was prohibitive, and the cabling both unattractive and a hazard. Furthermore, this multicore-based system did not allow for live coverage.
?The CopperHead systems were attractive to us because of their compact design and ability to feed directly to fiber at the camera,? added Hayden. ?Today we can provide high-quality live coverage of events from another building without having to construct a separate control room. This allows us to keep costs down, save time, and minimize equipment wear and tear.?
The CopperHead transceiver, which has a distance capability of 20 kilometers and beyond, is optimized for remote video production, training, and teleconferencing in government, medical, and educational organizations. The small camera-mounted multiplexer carries all the signals required for electronic or satellite transmission via the City?s telecommunications infrastructure fiber. For the last several yards from the fiber optic outlet to the camera itself, Denver 8 camera crews use Telecast?s lightweight, yet durable, ?tactical? fiber optic cable. This single battlefield-rated cable replaces several coaxial, audio, and data cables to create a highly portable system that minimizes setup time for remote video transmission.
?Denver 8 TV is nationally recognized within the government television industry as a leader in programming and production,? said Richard Cerny, president of Telecast Fiber Systems. ?The move to coverage using fiber and our CopperHead systems will enhance the quality and depth of Denver 8 reports from the heart of city government.?
More information about the CopperHead systems and other Telecast products is available online at www.telecast-fiber.com.
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About Denver 8 TV
Denver 8 TV is the official television station for the City and County of Denver. Denver 8 TV provides television production services to City and County of Denver agencies and the offices of elected officials as a part of Technology Services under the Office of Telecommunications. Regular program offerings include live coverage of City Council and Council committee meetings, public hearings, news conferences, election events, public policy forums, and other original and acquired public policy programming to cable television subscribers who live in the City and County of Denver.
Denver 8 TV also appears on the Web at Denver 8 Online, on which the scheduled channel is streamed. Video archives of Denver-8-TV-produced programs and coverage are easily accessible for convenient viewing. Denver 8 TV is fully programmed and operates on a 24-hour, seven-day-a-week basis. The channel is carried on the basic tier of the Comcast local cable system and reaches every Denver subscriber. More information is available at www.denvergov.org/Denver8TV.
About Telecast Fiber Systems, Inc.
Telecast Fiber Systems, Inc. is a leader in portable and fixed fiber optic systems for television broadcast production. The company?s video, audio, and communications systems are used worldwide by TV networks, teleproduction companies, telecommunications providers, and private and government institutions and facilities to extend range, simplify cabling, and reduce labor costs and setup time. The company?s systems accommodate all television production signals, including NTSC/PAL video, 601 and HDTV SDI, analog and AES/EBU audio, triaxial wideband camera interfaces, and intercom and data signals. More information can be found at www.telecast-fiber.com.
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