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BLUESHAPE's Pro Battery System
For Phantom Flex4K Camera
B

attery technology company
BLUESHAPE introduced its new
Pro Battery system for the Phantom
Flex4K high speed digital cinema
camera at Cine Gear Expo in Los
Angeles.
P i e t ro Vi g n a l i , C E O o f
BLUESHAPE, said: "We are proud
to introduce our V-plate adapter
MVPHF for the Phantom Flex4K.
"This precision product has been
specifically designed to mount
sturdily to the camera rear and to

perfectly withstand the high power
demands of this leading technology
camera, providing an interface to
our range of high power batteries.
"Our V-plate has been thoroughly
tested and approved by Vision
Research themselves during trials
conducted earlier this year. The
plate is easily ﬁtted to the camera
by just four screws.
"The high current demand of this
camera requires batteries capable of
operating continuously at over 130W.

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BLUESHAPE V-plate adapter MVPHF battery system in place on the new
Phantom Flex4K digital cinema camera

Only batteries like
our GRANITE
HD series are
capable
of
offering such a
performance over
their lifetime.
"The higher drain
of our GRANITE
batteries such
as
BV270HD,
BV190HD and
BV100HD
are
perfectly matched
mechanically and
electrically for this
camera and this
battery adapter."
Toni Lucatorto, Cinema
Product Manager at
Vision Research said:
"For the Phantom Flex4K to
achieve its exceptional performance
it requires a constant supply of high
current from the connected battery,
so the performance of the battery
adapter plate and battery will need
to be exceptional too.
"During the testing that we carried
out, other v-plates failed due to
arcing caused by the high current
discharge with resulting damage to
the battery contacts.
"BLUESHAPE has designed and

BLUESHAPE adapter
MVPHF off camera

manufactured a battery plate to
accommodate these demands
and the result is extremely high
quality and something we can
all be proud of.
"I am excited about this new
BLUESHAPE adapter and
recommend it in combination with
their high performance batteries for
our new Phantom Flex4K camera."

Broadcast Pix Anchors Productions At Tampa Bay Rowdies
T

he Tampa Bay Rowdies recently
negotiated broadcast rights for
all 13 of its Saturday night home
soccer matches.
The move called for an upgrade
of its SD production facilities at Al
Lang Stadium in St. Petersburg,
Florida. The new HD production
includes a four-camera setup,

custom animated graphics and
a Broadcast Pix Granite 1000
integrated production switcher.
Hi-Tech Enterprises in Clearwater,
Florida, was the integrator for the
project, which was built in about
three weeks, with the control room
and the systems operational in time
for the ﬁrst home game.

The Tampa Bay Rowdies are producing live coverage using a Broadcast Pix
Granite 1000 integrated production switcher

Since the Rowdies began calling
Al Lang Stadium home in 2010,
VideoArt Productions of Palm Harbor
has been providing live coverage of
the matches. All matches are also
streamed to the North American
Soccer League's live streaming
site, NASLlive.com, and some are
streamed to ESPN3's website.
With the move to HD production
and the added complexities for
broadcast television, Art Dryce,
President of VideoArt, wanted
a system that could support
separate positions for a TD and a
graphics operator.
The upgraded control room is
located in a dedicated area of the
stadium's press box. The typical
Rowdies production features two
high midﬁeld cameras - one is the
main game camera and the second
handles tight action follow shots -
as well as a sideline camera and
end zone camera.
The cameras are connected via
ﬁbre, which allows for an extremely
high quality video signal to the
Broadcast Pix system, Dryce said.
Productions also include animated

graphics, which are stored in the
Granite's built-in clip server, and
instant replay.
The new Granite system replaced
a Stream Breeze Pro, which is
now tasked with encoding the
broadcast (and changing some ad
content) for the Web.
Dryce still produces and
directs, but Tom Sipos, VP of
VideoArt, handles TD duties for
Rowdies' broadcasts. A graphics
operator shares the system with
Sipos, but each work station
has its own monitor, populated
by Granite's built-in Fluent-View
customisable multi-view.
The graphics operator uses
Fluent Rapid CG to update the
on-screen clock and scoreboard
during matches.
"The system was easy to learn to
use, and is easy to operate during
our show," Dryce said. "It has met
the expectations we had for our
production flow, capability and
quality, and with every game we
continue to learn new things. It is
a powerful production tool. We're
very impressed."

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