OB VANs

#OB7HD was a long dream project for Studio Video Art. Finished in April 2015, this OB Van is a state of the art, up to 20 HD cameras, expandable truck, equipped for large scale productions such as sports or music events, located in Bucharest, Romania.

VIDEO Specs

Cameras

18x IKEGAMI HDK-79EXIIIa 16 bits

Super slow motion cameras

2x GRASSVALLEY LDK-8300 3x speed

Video switcher

SNELL Kahuna 64 inputs - 2.5 M/E Control Surface

Secondary video switcher

SNELL Kahuna - Compact Control Surface

Router

HARRIS Platinum HD 184x208

Glue

OPENGEAR, Snell & Wilcox, Ross, AJA, Imagine Communications

Multiviewers and quad splits

HARRIS Centrio, Apantac Micro-Q Quad Splits

Video and replay servers

4x GRASSVALLEY K2 Summit + K2 DYNO-S

(with SuperSlomo option)

HDCAM Recorders

2x SONY HDW-2000 HDCAM

XDCAM Recorders

1x SONY PMW-EX30 XDCAM (SxS cards)

SSD & USB Recorders

1x Blackmagic Design Hyperdeck Studio Pro,

2x LGZ USB Recorder

DVD & Bluray Recorders

3x DVD, 1x Bluray JVC HD-SR2500

Tele Lenses

2x Fujinon HD 77x 9.5 BESM

Fujinon HD 87x 9.3

Fujinon HD 76x 9.3

Fujinon HD 66x 9.5 BESM

Canon 70x 9,5 Digisuper II

Wide Lenses

6x Fujinon HD 14x4.5mm Super Wide Angle

Normal Lenses

Canon & Fujinon HD

Satellite reception dish

Kathrein BAS60

AUDIO & INTERCOM Specs

Audio Switcher

Solid State Logic C10HD 144 inputs

Dolby 5.1

Dolby E DP571 Encoder,

Dolby E DP572 Decoder

Dolby 5.1 microphone

Soundfield DSF-2 5.1 microphone, DSF-3 sound processor

ISDN codecs

Yellowtec B-line ISDN G.722/G.711 dual codec, Glensound GS-GC25

AES/EBU Digital Router

Philips Jupiter 64x64

Dolby and Stereo monitoring

Genelec, Yamaha

Intercom

RTS Adam Intercommunication Unit 64 ports

Beltpacks

4x RTS TR-800 wireless, up to 6x RTS wired

#OB2HD was Studio Video Art’s first HD OB Van. Finished in April 2011, this OB Van produced some of our biggest HD events, including the unilaterals at UEFA Europa League Final in Bucharest in 2012.

VIDEO Specs

Cameras

12x IKEGAMI HDK-79EXIIIa 16 bits

Super slow motion cameras

2x GRASSVALLEY LDK-8300 3x speed

Video switcher

SNELL Kahuna 64 inputs - 2.5 M/E Control Surface

Router

BLACK MAGIC DESIGN 80x80

Glue

OPENGEAR, AJA, Imagine Communications

Multiviewers

CRALTECH

Video and replay servers

2x TIGHTROPE Zeplay

HDCAM Recorders

2x SONY HDW-2000 HDCAM

XDCAM Recorders

1x SONY PMW-EX30 XDCAM (SxS cards)

SSD & USB Recorders

1x Blackmagic Design Hyperdeck Studio Pro,

2x LGZ USB Recorder

DVD Recorders

3x DVD-R

Tele Lenses

2x Fujinon HD 77x 9.5 BESM

Fujinon HD 87x 9.3

Fujinon HD 76x 9.3

Fujinon HD 66x 9.5 BESM

Canon 70x 9,5 Digisuper II

Wide Lenses

6x Fujinon HD 14x4.5mm Super Wide Angle

Normal Lenses

Canon & Fujinon HD

AUDIO & INTERCOM Specs

Audio Switcher

AVID Digi Design 48 channels

Dolby 5.1

Dolby E DP571 Encoder,

Dolby E DP572 Decoder

Dolby E DP570 Multichannel Audio Tool

Dolby 5.1 microphone

Soundfield DSF-2 5.1 microphone

DSF-3 sound processor

ISDN codecs

Glensound GS-GC25

Dolby and Stereo monitoring

Yamaha

Intercom

ClearCom Eclipse 32 with 5 panels and 3 desk panels

Beltpacks

10x ClearCom wired beltpacks - 2 channels

#OB1HD is a small size OB Van, for smaller scaled productions. It’s also the first OB in our numbering system, but not the oldest one. We used to call them by color back in the day.

VIDEO Specs

Cameras

6x IKEGAMI HDK-79EXIIIa 16 bits

Video switcher

SNELL Kahuna 40 inputs - 2.5 M/E Control Surface

Router

BLACK MAGIC DESIGN 20x20

Glue

OPENGEAR, AJA

Multiviewers

MIRANDA Kaleido

Video and replay servers

2x TIGHTROPE Zeplay

1x NEWTEK 3Play 425

XDCAM Recorders

1x SONY PMW-EX30 XDCAM (SxS cards)

SSD & USB Recorders

2x Blackmagic Design Hyperdeck Studio

2x LGZ USB Recorder

DVD Recorders

1x DVD-R

Tele Lenses

Fujinon HD 76x 9.3

Fujinon HD 66x 9.5 BESM

Canon 70x 9,5 Digisuper II

Wide Lenses

Fujinon HD 14x4.5mm Super Wide Angle

Normal Lenses

Canon & Fujinon HD

AUDIO & INTERCOM Specs

Audio Switcher

Soundcraft 48 channels

Dolby 5.1

Dolby E DP571 Encoder,

Dolby E DP572 Decoder

Dolby E DP570 Multichannel Audio Tool

Dolby 5.1 microphone

Soundfield DSF-2 5.1 microphone, DSF-3 sound processor

ISDN codecs

Glensound GS-GC25

Stereo monitoring

Genelec

Intercom

DRAKE 4000 Series with 3 panels

Beltpacks

4x RTS wired beltpacks - 2 channels

#OB5SD is a medium size OB Van, also equipped with an antenna on top.

VIDEO Specs

Cameras

12x SONY BVP570

Super Slomo Cameras

1x SONY BVP9500

Video switcher

ECHOLAB OVERTURE 2 SD - 32 inputs

Router

PHILIPS Venus 98x128

Glue

Philips Mars

Video and replay servers

2x EVS XT

4x SONY DSR-DR1000

1x SONY MAV-555SS (Super Slomo)

SSD & USB Recorders

1x Blackmagic Design Hyperdeck Studio

DVD Recorders

2x DVD-R

Tele Lenses

Fujinon HD 76x 9.3

Fujinon HD 66x 9.5 BESM

Canon 70x 9,5 Digisuper II

Wide Lenses

Fujinon HD 14x4.5mm Super Wide Angle

Normal Lenses

Canon & Fujinon HD

AUDIO & INTERCOM Specs

Audio Switcher

STUDER 928 24 channels

ISDN codecs

Glensound GS-GC25

Stereo monitoring

Genelec

Intercom

DRAKE 4000/4217 Series with 5 panels

Beltpacks

4x RTS wired beltpacks - 2 channels

SNG

Antenna

VERTEX 1.7 m

HPA

2x 400W TWTA NDSatCom

Signal monitoring

Tektronix 2712

Modulators/Encoders

NEWTEK DVB2080 DVBS-2 8PSK / Scopus 1010 MPEG-2 4:2:2

Redundancy Control

1+1 RCU NDSatCom