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Alfacam
JVC HD monitors used for OBs at the Olympics
Belgian company, Alfacam, An 18-metre production truck, packed easily be adapted and modified to match
is among the leading European
with high-quality HD equipment, including the customer requirements exactly. Bruno
HDTV facilities providers, renowned
JVC’s CRT and LCD monitors, was used Coudyzer, Executive Manager of Alfacam
for designing and manufacturing
at the Olympics for Euro1080’s high EuroLinX, summarises the main reason
HDTV OB vehicles of all sizes.
definition channels. The OB van featured behind choosing JVC monitors for the fleet
Alfacam has already installed more
a monitor wall comprising 32 displays - all by saying, “Undoubtedly, JVC offers the
manufactured by JVC - chosen for their best price to performance ratio”.
than 550 JVC monitors in their
reliability and good colour reproduction.
HDTV OB vehicles, many of which Paul Pasveer, JVC Sales Manager for
were used during this summer’s Alfacam offers its services to TV stations Belgium and the Netherlands, explained
Beijing Games – the first Olympics
and production houses and handles the success of the JVC displays, “Alfacam’s
to be covered entirely in HDTV.
around 1800 orders per year, of which decision underlines its appreciation
approximately 1400 are HDTV. The of JVC’s long tradition of producing
Alfacam fleet operates worldwide and professional monitors of the highest
consists of a wide range of HDTV OB quality. Regardless of whether CRT or LCD
vehicles, each designed with mobility, monitors are specified for the OB vehicles,
efficiency and flexibility in mind. The largest Alfacam is impressed by their natural
vehicles are capable of connecting up colours, reliability and the fact they don’t
to 36 HDTV cameras. Each OB van can excessively burden the budget.”
SAE Amman Three-camera HD studio for Jordanian school
Al Quds College, part of the Full lighting, editing and production
worldwide SAE Institute of creative
equipment was also installed by JVC
media education and training
as part of the new studio, taking only
providers, has installed a new
five days to complete everything.
three-camera HD studio for its
SAE Amman students will be trained in
students in Amman, Jordan.
many disciplines, thanks to the practical
The film studio, with motion capture
curriculum on their filmmaking courses,
capabilities, is based around three
from basic camera and lighting
JVC GY-HD251 cameras in full studio
operation through to studio floor
configuration, and will help students
management, video editing
learn the basic skills in HD workflow and directing programmes
and media production. from the gallery.
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