APPLICATION NOTES
Application Notes
The 3D Live Test of Sportcast in Berlin with LDK 8000 and LDK 8300 Super SloMo Cameras Application Note
(CAM-4061M) File size: 1.7 MB, posted May 13 2011
CASE STUDIES
Case Studies
Solutions For Houses of Workship Case Studies
(GVB-1-0634B-EN-CS) File size: 2.8 MB, posted Feb 28 2019
First Baptist Dallas: Spreading the Gospel with Grass Valley
Christian Church Casa de Dios (House of God): Transmitting the Christian message with the latest technology
12Stone Church: Serving its satellite congregations with synchronized dual-feed services
Trinity Fellowship: A Christmas Crisis – A multisite church replaced and enhanced its broadcasts just in time for the holidays
First Baptist Dallas: Spreading the Gospel with Grass Valley
Christian Church Casa de Dios (House of God): Transmitting the Christian message with the latest technology
12Stone Church: Serving its satellite congregations with synchronized dual-feed services
Trinity Fellowship: A Christmas Crisis – A multisite church replaced and enhanced its broadcasts just in time for the holidays
Mediatec Broadcast Sweden Grass Valley cameras and switchers cover the event for SVT and the world Case Study
(GVB-1-0148B-EN-CS) File size: 1.7 MB, posted Feb 28 2019
Using a Grass Valley Kayenne Video Production Center switcher, outside broadcast provider Mediatec Broadcast Sweden helped national broadcaster SVT provide live coverage of the first royal wedding in the country in more than 30 years
Using a Grass Valley Kayenne Video Production Center switcher, outside broadcast provider Mediatec Broadcast Sweden helped national broadcaster SVT provide live coverage of the first royal wedding in the country in more than 30 years
Pistas Argentinas-Ironbox SA Case Study
(GVB-1-0142B-EN-CS) File size: 984.3 KB, posted Mar 04 2019
Pistas Argentinas-Ironbox SA, Argentina
Produces Automovilismo para Todos (Motorsport for Everyone) 42 weekends per year
CHALLENGES: A live production solution that can handle the demands of auto racing, including cable runs up to 1,800m (5,905 ft.)
SOLUTION: Grass Valley LDK 8000 and LDK 8300 Super SloMo cameras, K2 Dyno Replay Systems, and a Karrera Video Production Center switcher
BENEFITS: Superb imagery with slow-motion to capture the events and emotions of auto racing
Pistas Argentinas-Ironbox SA, Argentina
Produces Automovilismo para Todos (Motorsport for Everyone) 42 weekends per year
CHALLENGES: A live production solution that can handle the demands of auto racing, including cable runs up to 1,800m (5,905 ft.)
SOLUTION: Grass Valley LDK 8000 and LDK 8300 Super SloMo cameras, K2 Dyno Replay Systems, and a Karrera Video Production Center switcher
BENEFITS: Superb imagery with slow-motion to capture the events and emotions of auto racing
First Baptist Dallas Case Study
(GVB-1-0139B-EN-CS) File size: 882.9 KB, posted Mar 04 2019
First Baptist Dallas, Dallas, Texas, US
www.firstdallas.org
CHALLENGE: Broadcast church services in high-definition (HD) under low-light conditions for domestic television, radio, and international web audiences. Produce high-end program streams for image magnification, broadcast, and the Internet simultaneously
SOLUTION:
A customized system based on Grass Valley camera and switcher technology to streamline the production of broadcast, web, and other types of content for domestic
and international audiences
BENEFIT: Cameras that capture HD images natively and are format upgradable, allowing for greater flexibility and versatility for first-rate productions. A switcher with an efficient user design and modular approach that provides for a visually compelling program while offering exceptional immediate and longterm value with a minimal initial investment
First Baptist Dallas, Dallas, Texas, US
www.firstdallas.org
CHALLENGE: Broadcast church services in high-definition (HD) under low-light conditions for domestic television, radio, and international web audiences. Produce high-end program streams for image magnification, broadcast, and the Internet simultaneously
SOLUTION:
A customized system based on Grass Valley camera and switcher technology to streamline the production of broadcast, web, and other types of content for domestic
and international audiences
BENEFIT: Cameras that capture HD images natively and are format upgradable, allowing for greater flexibility and versatility for first-rate productions. A switcher with an efficient user design and modular approach that provides for a visually compelling program while offering exceptional immediate and longterm value with a minimal initial investment
Hall Of Music Productions, Purdue University Case Study
(GVB-1-0102B-EN-CS) File size: 1.4 MB, posted Mar 04 2019
Al Kass: Covering sports in the Gulf Case Study
(GV-4102M) File size: 1.0 MB, posted Oct 14 2011
For its latest investment project, Al Kass commissioned two new large outside broadcast trucks to augment its existing fleet with large-scale production capabilities. Although the units will be based in Doha, the expectation is that they will travel throughout the region, and particularly to neighboring countries including the United Arab Emirates.
The two trucks are being built for Al Kass by Grass Valley at its outside broadcast systems center of excellence in Weiterstadt, Germany.
For its latest investment project, Al Kass commissioned two new large outside broadcast trucks to augment its existing fleet with large-scale production capabilities. Although the units will be based in Doha, the expectation is that they will travel throughout the region, and particularly to neighboring countries including the United Arab Emirates.
The two trucks are being built for Al Kass by Grass Valley at its outside broadcast systems center of excellence in Weiterstadt, Germany.
Mansion Mobile Television: Keeping Business in Focus with Grass Valley HD Cameras Case Study
(CAM-4079M) File size: 765.8 KB, posted Jun 20 2012
Any mobile production services company will tell you that the quality of the images they produce on-site for their clients is their virtual calling card for recurring business. When compared to the competition—which is becoming more fierce all the time—you are only as good as your last project and how it looks on the screen. That's why the team at Mansion Mobile Television, a production company located in Branson, Missouri, was so careful when picking the cameras they would use for the literally hundreds of live sports and entertainment events they complete each year across the entire Midwest US and other regions.
Mansion Mobile chose Grass Valley® LDK 8000 Elite WorldCam cameras and Canon HD lenses for their arsenal for three simple—but very practical—reasons: the image quality the cameras produce, their ability to natively shoot in different HD formats, and their durability. Mansion Mobile could be shooting a 720p project for Fox Sports one day, and a 1080i project for CBS Sports the next. The LDK 8000 Elite WorldCam gives the company the confidence of knowing that their investment is sound and secure.
Any mobile production services company will tell you that the quality of the images they produce on-site for their clients is their virtual calling card for recurring business. When compared to the competition—which is becoming more fierce all the time—you are only as good as your last project and how it looks on the screen. That's why the team at Mansion Mobile Television, a production company located in Branson, Missouri, was so careful when picking the cameras they would use for the literally hundreds of live sports and entertainment events they complete each year across the entire Midwest US and other regions.
Mansion Mobile chose Grass Valley® LDK 8000 Elite WorldCam cameras and Canon HD lenses for their arsenal for three simple—but very practical—reasons: the image quality the cameras produce, their ability to natively shoot in different HD formats, and their durability. Mansion Mobile could be shooting a 720p project for Fox Sports one day, and a 1080i project for CBS Sports the next. The LDK 8000 Elite WorldCam gives the company the confidence of knowing that their investment is sound and secure.
Eurovision Song Contest 2011: Grass Valley wireless cameras deliver up close and personal shots to millions Case Study
(CAM-4071M) File size: 1.0 MB, posted Jan 18 2012
The Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) is the world's biggest non-sporting live TV event and a strong household name among hundreds of millions of people in Europe.
The ESC 2011 was produced and broadcast in high-definition 1080i with 5.1 surround sound and two-channel stereo. A key role in the production of the ESC 2011 were four Grass Valley® LDK 8000 Elite cameras with wireless adapters.
The Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) is the world's biggest non-sporting live TV event and a strong household name among hundreds of millions of people in Europe.
The ESC 2011 was produced and broadcast in high-definition 1080i with 5.1 surround sound and two-channel stereo. A key role in the production of the ESC 2011 were four Grass Valley® LDK 8000 Elite cameras with wireless adapters.
Talkback Thames: Arresting Performance from HD Cameras Case Study
(CAM-4058M-2) File size: 698.0 KB, posted Jan 27 2011
The Bill is a long-running and very popular police procedural drama produced by Talkback Thames for the UK's ITV network. Early in 2009 the decision was made to change the requirement to a weekly, one hour high-definition drama for a 9:00 pm/21.00 timeslot. That called for Talkback Thames to re-equip its production capabilities to upgrade to HD, and as part of that they looked at new cameras.
One of the characteristics of the way The Bill worked in SD was that Talkback Thames used system cameras recording to separate devices, rather than the camcorders that might typically be used for drama. Having looked carefully at all the options available as they moved to HD, Talkback Thames decided to maintain the same approach, and placed an order for five Grass Valley® LDK 8000 Elite cameras, which record onto the Panasonic P2 format.
The Bill is a long-running and very popular police procedural drama produced by Talkback Thames for the UK's ITV network. Early in 2009 the decision was made to change the requirement to a weekly, one hour high-definition drama for a 9:00 pm/21.00 timeslot. That called for Talkback Thames to re-equip its production capabilities to upgrade to HD, and as part of that they looked at new cameras.
One of the characteristics of the way The Bill worked in SD was that Talkback Thames used system cameras recording to separate devices, rather than the camcorders that might typically be used for drama. Having looked carefully at all the options available as they moved to HD, Talkback Thames decided to maintain the same approach, and placed an order for five Grass Valley® LDK 8000 Elite cameras, which record onto the Panasonic P2 format.
MANUALS
Manuals
LDK 8000 Elite/4000 Elite HD Studio Camera User's Guide v1.01
(3922-496-31341 v1 b501) File size: 5.1 MB, posted Dec 11 2009
LDK 4582 HD Fiber Base Station User's Guide v1.0
(3922-496-31331 v1.0) File size: 2.1 MB, posted Aug 24 2008
WHITEPAPERS
Whitepapers
New Third-Generation Camera Transmission Solutions for the LDK 8000/4000 Elite Series Cameras Whitepaper
—by Klaus Weber, (CAM-4080M) File size: 1.0 MB, posted Jul 13 2012
This document describes the development of Grass Valley's third-generation of camera transmission solutions, capable of 3 Gb/s transmission over triax, fiber, or a combination of the two.
This document describes the development of Grass Valley's third-generation of camera transmission solutions, capable of 3 Gb/s transmission over triax, fiber, or a combination of the two.