Event live streaming — Pro (three SDI PTZs, two manned SDI camcorders, multiview)

Bring your own

• operators for the two manned cameras, and any further manned positions
• the BNC cable pull and any venue rigging: run lengths and routes are quoted per site
• a PoE+ switch, tripods or truss for the PTZs, power distribution and a UPS at the control table
• the venue PA, mixer and room DSP (room audio and installs go through the Pro Desk), and a mix from the venue mixer to the switcher's XLR or RCA input
• network with committed upstream bandwidth, and a bonded or backup connection for a paid stream
• a USB-C drive for the ISO recording
• a tablet for the OBSBOT Start app
• flight cases and the crew

Why this kit

Three cameras across a ballroom is a cable-length problem before it is a production problem, and that is what moves this tier to SDI: HDMI is unreliable past roughly fifteen metres and BNC is not, so the Tail 2 is specified because it puts out 3G-SDI, HDMI and IP at the same time and takes PoE+ for power. Its 5x optical lens means the heads sit nearer the stage than a 20x PTZ would, and the long shots belong to the manned cameras. The ATEM Television Studio HD8 ISO takes eight SDI sources with the control panel built into the unit, streams by itself so a paid stream never depends on a computer staying awake, and records every input separately, so the edit after the event is not locked to the live cut. AI tracking and presets on a tablet let one operator hold three heads; a hardware joystick is an add-on. Wireless moves to SLX-D+ handhelds on UHF because a full hall with press, translation and a house system is a crowded RF environment; have the band checked at the venue, and coordinate with its own UHF mics. The two manned positions are Canon XA75 camcorders because they put out 3G-SDI and so sit on the same BNC runs, with a 1-inch sensor behind a 15x zoom for the operated close-up. Two manned cameras and a stage manager cannot run a paid show without comms, so the Solidcom C1 Pro stays in this kit. These two lines, the rack wireless and the intercom, get their price on your quote, because 2.4 GHz camera mics and shouting are what fail in a full hall.