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EVS Announces Full Integration of its XT[2] Multicam 10 with ARRI Media/NAC Hi-Motion Cameras (27/4/2009)

With EVS' XT[2] Multicam 10 software release, available May 2009, all existing XT[2] LSM systems will offer a higher level of integration with ARRI Media Hi-Motion systems. ARRI Media is the specialist in high-speed High Definition cameras. This new integration with hypermotion cameras will allow live sport operators to manage all hypermotion functions, including recording, replay, and clipping, directly from the EVS LSM remote controller.

The XT[2]-LSM control of the Hi-Motion system covers all the required features, including:

Cue and Search using the "Mark" and "Last Cue" keys
Record and Play are used to control the recording and playback in the Hi-Motion system
Greatly improved Jog and Search using the EVS Jog Dial
Utilisation of the "T" Bar for both high-speed search as well as off-speed playback
While playing on the Hi-Motion the ability to mark In & Out points and save the clip in the XT[2], even without controlling a player
Accessible key to switch between the Hi-Motion control on the PGM
Direct and easy control of "Block" Recording and Playback in the Hi-Motion with Cam keys A-D corresponding to Blocks 1-4

Michael Dufranne, MulticamLSM Product Manager at EVS, says, "From the earliest use of Hi-Motion in 2006, on Premiership Football in the UK and World Cup Football in Germany, the XT[2] has recorded and played out the output of the camera when used in live events. However the EVS operator, working in the intensive environment of live sports broadcasting, has had to operate across two different control panels: the Musashi Controller managing the Hi-Motion record/replay and the ubiquitous EVS controller to clip up and play into the live transmission. With the release of Multicam 10, available for all existing XT[2] servers, the operator works on one panel, the EVS controller, connected to the XT[2] server controlling the Hi-Motion record/replay as well as all the functions of the XT[2]."

Andy Hayford, Digital High-Speed Manager at ARRI Media, said: "Since 2006, Hi-Motion from ARRI Media & NAC has become known as the high-speed High Definition camera of choice for major sports broadcasters around the world. Hi-Motion is used to provide extreme slow-motion 'Hypermotion' replays, available instantly in full HD quality for sports coverage. Hi-Motion is utilised to cover a diverse range of major international and domestic sporting events including: football, rugby, tennis, cricket, golf, motor racing, baseball, American football, skiing, cycling, boxing, equestrian sports, badminton, and horse racing. In fact at the Beijing Olympic Games, seven Hi-Motion systems were utilised extensively by the Host Broadcaster (BOB) for a wide variety of Sports." Andy adds, "The EVS XT[2] production server is synonymous with sports production and worldwide broadcasting, as it is used for action replays, highlights packaging, feed streaming, and time shifting."

The Hi-Motion system is available from ARRI Media in the UK and partners in Japan, USA, France and Germany.

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