Videoscope congratulates Image Central and Image Pacific on acquiring a top line High Definition Flight Pack.
The versatile four camera flight pack provides all the technology for a full HD production shoot, packed into ten road cases.
The Flight Pack was engineered by Sony of Canada Systems Integration Group under Project Manager, Les Lum, and built at Videoscope by our Engineering Department Staff.

The Flight Pack includes:
• four Sony HDC-1550 multi-format HDTV cameras with
• four Fujinon ENG/EFP HDTV lenses: super wide angle, wide-angle ENG lens, standard ENG style lens, HD telephoto lens,
• four Sony HDW-1800 HDCAM™ decks
• EVS HD broadcast server
• a 46-inch Sony KDL46XBR2 HD LCD panel,
• fed by an Evertz Multi Viewer, which can show up to 12 sources simultaneously plus camera tallies. (Program, Preview,4 cameras, 4 decks, plus 2 extra sources.)
• a FOR-A HANABI HVS-1000HS HD/SD production switcher
• three FOR-A FA-9000 HD/SD signal processors

When Image Pacific first brought their request to build an HD Flight Pack to Videoscope Sales Rep Gord Haas, he felt Sony should be directly involved to ensure full equipment compatibility. He brought in third party equipment as required and offered the services of our own Engineering Department to put it all together.

For three weeks, under the watchful eye of Videoscope Project Manager, Lee Burke, the Videoscope conference room became a jumble of the latest HD products, road cases, installation technicians, tools and several thousand feet of cable. Out of this, a flight pack emerged!

To provide the maximum flexibility, each ECM road case has extensive patch bays for video and audio built into the back.

Installation, wiring, testing, and commissioning was on a tight schedule with the first rental date booked while the flight pack was still in pieces. Delivered on time, and fully tested, the Flight Pack had its first performance in a club on Queen Street West in Toronto.

Image Pacific anticipates a growing demand for HD field production in Vancouver and Toronto, for both the movie and broadcast industries. There are future plans for a second HD flight pack and an HD mobile truck as well.

Flight Pack One is already flying around Canada and running smoothly.

In addition to sports and entertainment projects, Image Pacific specializes in “Behind the Scenes” video documentaries and film featurettes, to promote motion pictures and accompany DVD releases. Their EPK (Electronic Press Kit) credits include: Fantastic Four, I, Robot, Elf, among many.

For more information, check out Image Central at www.imagecentral.ca and Image Pacific at www.imagepacific.com.



For more information about the design of the HD Flight Pack and the Sony equipment, click to Sonybiz.ca


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