TABLE OF CONTENTS

EVS CONTRIBUTIONS FROM INGEST TO PLAYOUT ................................................................................ 3 Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 3 OB Live Production and Graphics ...................................................................................................... 5 FIFA Max & Logging ......................................................................................................................... 10 ENG Crews Operations and Web Browsing ..................................................................................... 13 Mobile Highlights Production ............................................................................................................ 15 Media Rights Licensees Browsing and Exchange Operations ......................................................... 16 Live 3D Production ........................................................................................................................... 17 PRODUCT NOTES: LATEST PRODUCTS .................................................................................................. 18 GLOSSARY .................................................................................................................................................. 21 APPENDIX .................................................................................................................................................... 24

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EVS CONTRIBUTIONS FROM INGEST TO PLAYOUT Introduction Appointed as the Host Broadcaster for the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ in South Africa, HBS has decided to renew its successful collaboration with EVS for the supply of instant tapeless technology and support services during the production of this world class event.

Chart: 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™

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EVS technologies will be employed at different levels of the host broadcast production, including the live production of the 64 matches in the OB facilities, where EVS systems will be used for the live slow, super slow and ultra slow motion replays, as well as the compilation of the best clips and highlights creation. EVS is also providing a full HD multiple feed ingest and media

Photo: AMP OB out at the World Cup (Soccer City Stadium)

exchange solution on a Media Server, based on an advanced XT[2] network infrastructure, offering instant access to any content recorded during the competition with enhanced search and low resolution browsing systems. This allows broadcasters to easily interchange media content. The media recorded and logged into the media server includes 9 different feeds from the pitch, plus ENG files from 40 reporting crews. In order to maximize the remote access to the content, HBS has decided to introduce the web-based server system already operated by HBS for the Ligue1® Football production in France. The system (known as the EVS XT[2]Web) will enable broadcasters to access, browse, and review the ENG edited sequences produced by the HBS ENG team at the different venues on a web-based solution for download in SD or HD. Xedio, EVS‟ editing solution, will be operated by HBS editing teams for the production of 24/7 news programs, and provide remote access to file based ENG via advanced web production systems. Moreover EVS, via HBS, will be providing different broadcasters (known in the FIFA jargon as “Media Rights Licensees”) with browsing Photo: Xedio CE used for 24/7 news program edit by HBS

tools to access, review, clip, and import material for their own production crews.

Last but not least, EVS systems will manage the ingest of dedicated mobile feeds with live streaming onto Apple XSAN and FCP editor for instant delivery onto mobile network services.

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EVS CONTRIBUTIONS FROM INGEST TO PLAYOUT OB Live Production and Graphics While traditional league matches are shot with an average

Camera Plan 2010 FIFA World Cup

of 12 to 18 cameras, a 2010 FIFA World Cup™ match will

29 Standard Camera Plan

be tracked with no less than 29 to 32 cameras depending

25 at FIFA World Cup™ 2006

on the match. In addition to standard cameras, HBS will be

+2 box cams +1 mini crane

operating a series of Super and Ultra Motion cameras. In

+1 Ultra Motion

order to insure the production of live replays, slow-motion

Up to 32 cameras for selected matches

action replays, highlights, and closers during a live football

Special cameras

match, all cameras will be recorded on EVS video

Aerial coverage

production servers installed in the Outside Broadcast

1 additional Ultra Motion Cable systems

facilities (OB Vans) located in the broadcast compound, at the venue, during the event.

Chart: Camera Plan (32) inc. semi-finals and final

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The following technologies from EVS will be placed in the OB vans for the live productions of the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ in South Africa: Multiscreen monitoring in MER

Photo: UltraMotion camera used for replay actions with LSM

About 130 XT[2] servers will be deployed in the fleet of OB trucks working at the different venues in South Africa. These advanced digital video recorders manage the acquisition of all cameras surrounding the playing field. They are based on a loop recording process, so that not a single shot is ever missed. Their live oriented architecture (high level of redundancy and fault-tolerance, insuring that no failure can interrupt the workflow) guarantee a maximum level of control for instant replays, highlights editing, compilations of best clips, and graphic overlays managed by the OB production team during the matches. Each server can simultaneously ingest and control multiple feeds (up to six feeds per server). During the production of a match all the XT servers installed in the OBs are linked together allowing operators and production teams to share content and control media recorded on this XT[2] network. The XT[2]s are ganged together through a dual media sharing network (on the one hand, the XNET[2] network based on high bandwidth SDTI, and on the other, the standard Gigabit Ethernet network). Any feed recorded on one server can be reviewed, clipped, and played out from any other server. This allows operators to exchange clips and highlights with other operators, gathering all the best sequences and actions that will then be transferred to the International Broadcast Centre in Johannesburg. During the production of the matches in the OB trucks, the large number of In & Out XT channels will be controlled by multiple systems, such as: 1.

The MulticamLSM remote controller for all live slow, super, and ultra motion replays,

as well as multi-camera actions clipping, highlight creations, and closers. In addition, EVS LSM controllers will be operated by HBS production teams to point offside positions of the players through the insert of a virtual offside line graphic overlay recently integrated onto the EVS from the stadiums – FIFA World Cup 2010 South Africa For more information contact: Nicolas Bourdon, Director of Marketing & Communications – Tel +32 4 361 58 10 [email protected]

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Photo: ITV - IBC

Photo: Venues production

system. In total, more than 150 LSM controllers will be operated by highly skilled LSM operators selected by HBS production for the live „slomo‟ and related live replay operations. 2.

The IPDirector for the multi-camera ingest and XT[2] network control, browsing, and

logging operations. In addition, a timeline editing module of IPDirector, IPEdit will be operated by HBS for the creation of highlights and clip compilations. With IPEdit, HBS editors will benefit from instant access and control over the XT[2] recording channels, with no need for media transfer, encoding and decoding processes. The IPDirector is also used to manage the transfer of clips and sequences onto third-party post-production systems used by HBS. Live editing operations A total of 150 MulticamLSM systems will be used at the different venues for all live replay operations, including slow motion, super motion (3 phases cameras) and ultra motion camera replays (EVS is used for all replay actions of Ultra Motion camera sequences managing up to 1000 frames per second). In addition, HBS LSM operators will be using the system for the creation of on-the-fly highlights and closers played during slack periods or to illustrate interesting actions happening during the game (e.g. goal, tackle, public emotion).

Best clip compilation and near-live timeline editing HBS production will be in charge of compiling all the best sequences and replays at the venues during the matches. These sequences compiled as one single feed (known in the FIFA jargon as “Clip Compilation”), will be transferred to the IBC and ingested to the media server to be available to all HBS and MRL production teams. The creation and gathering of clips by the HBS teams in the OB vans at each venue will be managed with EVS MulticamLSM and IPDirector clipping and playlist management tools. The clip compilation will gather the best actions recorded on the XT[2] servers during the match, such as multicamera angles of goals, public reactions, super motion and ultra motion sequences. EVS from the stadiums – FIFA World Cup 2010 South Africa For more information contact: Nicolas Bourdon, Director of Marketing & Communications – Tel +32 4 361 58 10 [email protected]

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In order to facilitate the compilation of the best actions, replays, and clips, HBS teams working in the OBs with IPDirector software will have access in real-time to all logs created by HBS teams using

Facts & Figures: EVS technology figures at the Venues 130 HD XT[2] servers 150 MulticamLSM remote controllers for live slo-mo, super and ultra motion replays, offside line creation

the logging interface of IPDirector at the IBC in

20 IPDirector for ingest, browsing, highlights editing, content management

Johannesburg. EVS IPEdit (the new timeline editor

20 XF[2] removable storage platform

of the IPDirector) will be managed by the OB team

32 Xedio Media Dispatcher (ENG P2 files cut, assembly, dispatch operations

for the production of highlights and pre-game sequences with transition effects based on full timeline editing solutions. Due to its direct integration and control of the XT[2] servers, editors will be able to access multi-camera feeds instantly and to add sequences and clips on their timeline with simple drag and drop operations. IPEdit will be operated for short form editing, such as highlight and closer creations. Because IPEdit also allows access to multiple channels across the entire media network (up to two simultaneous timelines can be created per XT[2] server), HBS gains speed and efficiency.

Live virtual offside line creation For the first time ever, HBS will introduce the creation of virtual offside line graphics to the international feed. The offside line graphic overlay creation will be managed using the EVS Epsio system. This new solution will allow LSM operators (using standard

Photo: EPSIO – Offside line creation

EVS LSM Remote Controllers) to instantly generate a virtual graphic overlay with automatic recognition of the playing field‟s limits. The operator has simply to manually trigger the offside line with the jog wheel of the LSM remote to adjust it properly. Due to a one-time-per-event calibration wizard, where each camera sends images of the playing field with pre-defined angles into the system, Epsio is able to instantly and automatically recognize the playing field during actions and virtually draw the offside line EVS from the stadiums – FIFA World Cup 2010 South Africa For more information contact: Nicolas Bourdon, Director of Marketing & Communications – Tel +32 4 361 58 10 [email protected]

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along the borders of the playing field. This one-second operation is selectable with just one button. The special preview of the graphic overlay will guarantee the availability of the offside line effects when the director decides to replay the action.

Remote browsing and transfer from/to IBC In order to increase the availability of multi-camera angles to the production teams located in the IBC, additional IPDirector browsing stations (IPBrowser) have been added to allow browsing and reviewing of unseen camera angles right after each match. The IPBrowser located in the IBC will be connected to the IPDirector database located in the OB truck at

Photo: IPDirector browsing station at ARD/ZDF

the venues via an Ethernet line. Operators in the IBC will be able the review each clip, as well as their related (unseen) camera angles. The operator will be able to transfer the Hi-Res clip back to the IBC for the preparation of news cuts and edits.

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EVS CONTRIBUTIONS FROM INGEST TO PLAYOUT FIFA MAX & LOGGING The media server: FIFA MAX (Media Asset EXchange) In

order

FIFA MAX / Media Server Facts & Figures 3,000 hours of media in HD

to

expand

broadcasters‟

creative

50 HD XT[2] servers (DVCPRO HD) totaling 360x300GB = 1900 h @ 108 Mbps

capabilities during major sporting events, HBS

18 Live Feeds Ingest

introduced the EVS Media Server in 2006,

Media storage XStore[2] 220x300 GB = 1100 hours of high-res media

offering

140 IPDirector for logging, browsing, content management

the

HBS

production

team

and

broadcasters 24/7 access to all of the recorded

6 XF[2] Removable storage

media, including the director‟s cut, multiple

32 Xedio Media Dispatcher (P2 file media selection, clipping, transfer)

camera angles, ISO camera, and compilations of best clips. Moreover, ENG footage was made instantly available for production and post-production operations. The Media Server is a fully integrated cluster of EVS production servers. Built on EVS Instant Tapeless Technology, the media server combines optimized hardware (XT[2] servers) and software solutions to manage the exchange and distribution of media with the maximum guarantee of speed and security, including indexing (based on intelligent logging systems) of incoming feeds and content, media backup and archiving. For the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ in South Africa, the EVS media server, known as the FIFA MAX (Media Asset Exchange) will manage the ingest and the exchange of no less than 3,000 hours of content in HD. EVS from the stadiums – FIFA World Cup 2010 South Africa For more information contact: Nicolas Bourdon, Director of Marketing & Communications – Tel +32 4 361 58 10 [email protected]

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During the competition, HBS production teams and Media Rights Licensees (MRLs) will be able to access the following audio/video material:

Match feeds Clips compilation ENG materials & rushes Features FIFA tool kit City profiles Analysis & stats sequences Match highlights World Cup update programmes Selected isolated camera recordings Team trainings, interviews, and press conferences MD-1 highlights Music sequences MRL stock exchange

Photo: FIFA Max include 11 XT[2]+ allowing to resend more than 3000 hours of HD Content

During each match, 11 HD XT[2] servers will be recording the 9 different feeds produced by HBS namely: BIF Broadcast International Feed CIF Clean International Feed Tactical Feed Player A Camera Feed Player B Camera Feed Team A Feed Team B Feed Clip Compilation (best clips playlist created by HBS operators based on EVS MulticamLSM systems in the OB vans) Mobile live feed

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The production of 2 simultaneous matches at the beginning of the competition means that the system has had to be optimized to support the ingest of 2 x 9 feeds simultaneously. Logging operations The content recorded on the EVS media server will be logged by HBS teams using EVS IPDirector systems. In total 8 logging stations will be used to add descriptive tags (logs) to the audio/video feeds recorded on the FIFA MAX media server. Two loggers will be dedicated to the CSF logging and to the clip compilation per match (in the case of 2 simultaneous matches 4 in total).

Photo: 1 of 4 logging stations of IPDirector used for each match

Three stations will be dedicated to the logging of ENG material and the MRL content contribution imported onto the system. One additional station will be used for supervision.

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EVS CONTRIBUTIONS FROM INGEST TO PLAYOUT ENG Crews Operations and Web Browsing HBS will be totalling 40 ENG crews organized as follows: 32 crews following each playing team 8 crews spread throughout the host country gathering FWC related features, such as match and fan related content, South African culture, sights, and on-site events.

All crews working with Panasonic P2 camcorders will send their rough cut edits and rushes to the International Broadcast Centre on a daily basis, immediately logged and made available on the media server for HBS production teams and MRLs to browse and download locally. The rough cut operations will be managed with EVS‟ Xedio Dispatcher system, so as to select, group, clip, log, and export P2 files - in the appropriate format - onto the Media Server in Johannesburg. In total, about 20 to 25 hours of content will be produced and shared every day.

In order to increase the availability of ENG cuts to MRLs, HBS developed a new web-based solution offering web browsing and downloading capabilities for broadcasters. The so-called “TV MRLs” and “Radio MRLs” are brand new customers who will be using new services developed with EVS‟ XT[2]Web platform. This platform combines broadcast technology with a web-server system and is currently being used by clubs, referees, and disciplinary commissions of the Ligue1® in France.

The XT[2]Web system will offer remote video and/or audio web browsing and downloading of ENG edits to broadcasters that have opted for either the TV MRLs or Radio MRLs services. Once ingested onto the media server, ENG edits and their associated metadata (logs) are EVS from the stadiums – FIFA World Cup 2010 South Africa For more information contact: Nicolas Bourdon, Director of Marketing & Communications – Tel +32 4 361 58 10 [email protected]

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automatically sent onto a secured web-server in proxy format (MPEG4 H264). MRLs that are abroad can browse hours of ENG edited content using keywords and descriptive metadata to facilitate their search. Once they have found and selected the media (audio/video or audio only) and dropped it into their baskets, MRLs then have the possibility to order the Hi-Res file

Photo: TV MRL – XT2web platform

either in SD or HD. The transfer operation will be automatically managed using the SmartJog system linked to the EVS database and media server. Hi-Res audio files can simply be imported locally via the XT[2]Web solution.

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Photo: 5 stations IPDirector are used to produce clips required for mobile feed production

EVS CONTRIBUTIONS FROM INGEST TO PLAYOUT Mobile Highlights Production HBS will be managing the production of a mobile feed delivered to FIFA mobile subscribers via Telco networks. In order to offer high quality footage, HBS will be providing a fully dedicated mobile feed. A dedicated production team will be working on the mobile feed production. A special mobile production will be substituting the main camera feed with a dedicated camera - also filming from the main platform - in order to provide closer shots and action that offer better visibility on mobile devices. The HBS mobile production will include: • – – • – – • •

A clean feed produced at the venue Via a specific mobile camera mixed with other angles With an angle that suits small mobile screens A Feed sent to IBC A Clean feed used for the dedicated production of mobile packages A Dirty version produced for distribution With Mobile-specific graphics For dedicated distribution

Chart: Examples of dedicated Mobile feed compared to the international feed (source HBS)

The dedicated mobile feed produced at the venue will be ingested into the media server with live streaming on the Apple XSAN server, allowing an FCP editor working on the Mobile Content production (voice-over, editing, and specific team presentation) to work on the edit during the live production. EVS from the stadiums – FIFA World Cup 2010 South Africa For more information contact: Nicolas Bourdon, Director of Marketing & Communications – Tel +32 4 361 58 10 [email protected]

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EVS CONTRIBUTIONS FROM INGEST TO PLAYOUT Media Rights Licensees Browsing and Exchange Operations In order to fully benefit from the exchange

Media Rights Licensees EVS Systems:

capabilities

60 HD XT[2] Servers

of the FIFA Max media server,

MRLs have the ability to choose from different

30 IPDirector for hi/lores browsing, editing, clipping, content management

browsing sources and to import set-up options,

20 XF[2] for removable storage

including EVS IPDirector for low resolution browsing on the Media Server, clipping, and import of Hi-Res HD clips (DVCPRO HD) locally. Depending on the option, a dedicated HD XT[2] server will be installed in the facilities of the MRLs (in the IBC) with an extra IPDirector for Hi-Res browsing and clipping.

Photo: ESPN

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Photo: 3D Production

Photo: OBVan 3D

EVS CONTRIBUTIONS FROM INGEST TO PLAYOUT Live 3D Production EVS servers will be used as the central technology to the workflow for HBS‟ 3D live production of the tournament. The server will be operated for all 3D camera feed ingest and instant replay actions.

In South Africa both outside broadcast vehicles equipped to service the 3D production will house XT[2] servers which enables dual feeds to be recorded and played back instantly in full timecode synchronization.

The combination of hardware and software (XT[2]+ and MulticamLSM) renders all existing capabilities of MulticamLSM available for live 3D productions including instant replay, loop recording, live clipping, playlist management, live slow motion, cuing and highlight editing. Recording on EVS servers will be managed in DVCProHD in the OB as well as at the IBC where one extra server will be operated for ingest and archive management of the 3D matches.

In total, the following EVS systems will be used for 3D operations: 1.

Six XT[2] servers for each match produced in 3D (12 servers in total dedicated to 3D)

under control of an LSM remote controller 2. An extra XT[2] controlled by IPDirector and 1 XF[2] (removable storage) will be operated at the IBC for 3D ingest and archive.

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PRODUCT NOTES: LATEST PRODUCTS XT[2]+: Live Production Server with Scalable Storage The next generation XT server series is the most advanced server for live sports and OB productions, offering extended online storage of up to 20TB per server, increased bandwidth for maximum speed and the highest level of reactivity during live productions, as well as a genuine path to new configurations, such as AVC-Intra support, double Super Motion Camera ingest (per server) and 4 true 3D channels per server. In Q4 2010, EVS will introduce a new configuration of the XT[2]+ server, based on a new video codec board, allowing four true channels in 3D per system. Epsio : Fully Integrated Graphical Analysis Tool for Live Sports Epsio is EVS‟ new graphical analysis tool for live football match production. It produces real-time automated drawings, such as offside lines, free-kick circles, score graphics and the distance to goal for live soccer matches. The new software is fully integrated with existing LSM-XT[2] systems. Operators can therefore generate analytical graphic overlays with the jog wheel of a remoteLSM while the action is taking place, and with no time delay for replays with graphics.

IPEdit : New Edit-While Playout Mode IPEdit‟s new Edit-While-Playout mode, allows operators to edit content at the same time as it is being played out. This new mode is optimized for

fast

turnaround

productions

and multi-time-zone

editing.

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Xedio Dispatcher: New ENG Files Import & Virtual Editing Xedio Dispather offers smooth and efficient reviewing, clipping and on-the-fly transcoding. Content from the ENG camcorder (such as P2 camcorder in the case of the World Cup) is displayed on an intuitive interface, allowing instant browsing for clip selection, sub-clipping and/or fast rough-cut editing. Once selected or created, clips and consolidated edits can swiftly be transferred from the ENG device to any EVS server for further production or postproduction operations.

XT[2]Web Access to Media Anytime Anywhere

EVS has developed a combined Web & Broadcast solution that provides fast and easy access to live and archived media content for browsing and editing in Lo-Res. With the XT[2]Web one can rapidly search for media with pre-defined keywords, review and edit clips instantly, create playlists and transfer the edited material back to production for playout, at anytime from anywhere.

Media Archive Director: Maximize Archive Access and Management Process EVS‟ Media Archive Director is designed to maximize the archive management process, to easily and rapidly access them, and to instantly and simultaneously deliver content on multiple platforms with a central management interface. The concept of EVS‟ Media Archive Director is to offer a set of software tools to manage all platforms of the workflows centrally, including their formats, and allow for intelligent media browsing based on metadata and logging.

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Fast and easy delivery is handled automatically by the central tool, which manages automated re-wrapping and controls all the necessary robots to optimize management and provides a cost effective content solution. With EVS Sports Media Archive Director, users can ingest clips or media from any source to any networked point and directly archive new content with totally centralized management.

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GLOSSARY •

BIF Broadcast International Feed -> ESF Extended Stadium Feed – a HBS feed available to MRLs to offer added flexibility. This feed now incorporates the former BIF and is considered the basic feed.

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Clip Compilation - best clips playlist created by HBS operators based on EVS MulticamLSM systems in the OB vans.

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Clips Compilation Channel – a channel which gives MRLs access to angles which are not part of the main match feed (BIF/ESF); these are available in near real-time.

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CSF: Clean Extended Stadium Feed – clean (e.g. without graphics) version of BIF/ESF.

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DirtyFeed – Director‟s cut or international feed including all graphic elements.

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EBIF: The Extended Basic International Feed Show, available only at the IBC, provides MRLs with extended match coverage including the period before and after the Basic International Feed. In general, this starts 30 minutes before kick-off and ends 30 minutes after the final whistle.

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ENG: Electronic News Gathering – sometimes referred to as a TV crew.

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Feed – televison or radio programme trasmitted or fed to MRLs.

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FIFA MAX: FIFA Media Asset Exchange / Media Server – a dedicated footage library where images are uploaded and logged for MRLs to use in their own programming.

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Logging: action of viewing adding metadata information to specific audio/video sequence. Logs are usually pre-defined qualitative, descriptive or rating information that the logger will add to the sequence. Once created, logs are kept linked to the video (audio) based on the timecode.

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LSM: Live Slow Motion machine offers high reactive live editing solutions like instant replays and slow-motion. EVS from the stadiums – FIFA World Cup 2010 South Africa For more information contact: Nicolas Bourdon, Director of Marketing & Communications – Tel +32 4 361 58 10 [email protected]

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MCR: Master Control Room is the technical hub of broadcast operations of the event. The Master Control Room is the final point before a signal is transmitted over-the-air to different broadcast channels. MCR includes banks of audio/video monitoring tools, satellite receivers, video servers, transmission equipment, and automation systems for playback of on-air programming.

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MD-1 highlights: Match Day 1 highlights are the feeds available at the IBC and including press conference, interviews and team training produced onsite but made available to MRLs at selected times at the end of MD-1.

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MRL: Media Rights Licensee – An organisation which has been granted certain media rights to a relevant FIFA Event in a particular territory or territories.

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MRL stock exchange – this is a contributory service offering MRLs who subscribe to the Stock Exchange the ability to easily share their own media with others using the system without having to dub multiple copies of material or release tapes.

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Player A Camera & Player B Camera Feed – will offer dedicated coverage of players from team A and team B (in principle, 3 players per team per half will be covered in 15 minute intervals). These feeds will be produced as „live feeds‟.

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Super Motion - is the characteristic of video or film footage displayed in a 75 frame/s. The Super Motion cameras are the part of the Multilateral Camera Plan for all matches.

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Tactical/Interviews Feed – will consist of the output of a dedicated camera positioned high behind one of the goals which provide a continuous wide angle shot of the pitch, allowing MRLs to identify (and comment on) tactical situations and enhance their own analysis.

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Team A &Team B Feed – indepedently directed feeds that will start approximately 90 min before kick-off and end around 30 min after the final whistle.

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Ultra Motion camera – is a high-speed camera with a long lens, situated pitch level next to the corner flag. It is a part of the Multilateral Camera Plan for all matches.

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VTR: Video Tape Recorder

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XNet[2]: is the private high bandwidth media sharing network that links the EVS‟ servers (SDTI network).

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APPENDIX 1. GLOBAL PRODUCTION WORKFLOW 2. GLOBAL PRODUCTION WORKFLOW DIAGRAM 3. INTEGRATED PRODUCTION TECHNICAL DIAGRAM 4. VENUES / OB PRODUCTION TECHNICAL DIAGRAM 5. FIFA MAX (MEDIA SERVER) ARCHIRECTURE DIAGRAM 6. MEDIA RIGHTS LICENSEES OPTIONS TECHNICAL DIAGRAM 7. EBIF CONTROL ROOM TECHNICAL DIAGRAM 8. PERMANENT HIGHLIGHTS TECHNICAL DIAGRAM 9. MOBILE HIGHLIGHTS PRODUCTION TECHNICAL DIAGRAM 10. OFFSITE DOWNLOAD TECHNICAL DIAGRAM 11. PICTURE GALLERY

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Global Production Workflow

Appendix

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Global Production Workflow 2010 MAJOR EVENT WORKFLOW

Venues

IBC

World Distribution

10 Venues in 9 host cities Unilateral Production MRL

Cape Town - Green Point Stadium

WEB

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HBS OB Van HBS Production Browse and media

TV MRLs Browsing Hi-res File Delivery

Pitch Live Match

FIFA MAX

Master Control Room

Webserver Browsing & Upload

Long term archives

Commentators

Technical Operations Centre

MEDIA SERVER

TV Stations & New Media Operators across the globe

29-32 per Match

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Video Content & Metadata to Ericsson delivery to Mobile TV Telecoms Providers SMS/MMS for Mobile TV

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Integrated production technical FIFA Max - General Workflow Venues

SmartJog Server Fixed Teams : EVS CleanEdit feature Teams : FCP

ENG Laptop

Reader

Hand-over Unilateral Files

Switch

TELCO

TELCO

TELCO

TELCO

Browse / Download

Edit Suite (NLE / FCP) [5x IPD]

5x

Finalisation Station

Data Feed

SMS/MMS Station

Executive Producer

Coord. Producer

PCR

PCR

Match A&B feeds: BIF, CSF, Tact, Team A&B, PlayerCam A&B, Clips, Mobile Feed (Clean)

PMRS Server

Features

2x

2x

PCR

Ingest Channel 1-4

2x

3x

MRL [File transfer / SDI playout]

IPDirector

MRL [File transfer / SDI playout]

IPDirector

Features Voice-Over

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IPDirector SDI playout

SDI playout

SDI playout

SDI playout

file transfer DVC PRO HD (HD only)

XT[2]

file transfer DVC PRO HD 100 (HD only)

XT[2]

Promo / Music Features

XSAN Server

[DVC PRO HD]

Infotainment

Xserve [6 units]

WEB Server

WEB

352 x 300 GB 1900h @ 100 Mbps

Streaming Mobile Feed

TV – MRL Off-site Access (LoRes browsing & order HiRes)

2x

Location: tbd

88 x 300 GB 4600h @ LoRES

Promise-Raid [10 units]

Audio Edit Suite (NLE / FCP & ProTools) [1x IPD]

Radio – MRL Off-site Access (LoRes browsing & audio download)

220 x 300 GB 1100h @ 100 Mbps

XL[2] 11x

WEB Server

Location: FIFA HQ

QLogic 5802V 20 ports [8 units]

Technical Study Group & Referee Commission

XT[2]+ 11x Mobile Content IN-Match VOD / Match A&B

1

SmartJog – RX

2x 9 HD-SDI feeds

Audio Edit Suite (NLE / FCP & ProTools) [1x IPD]

IPDirector

MRL @ IBC

3x

Voice Over Suite (NLE / FCP)

IPDirector

Outbound [Turnaround]

2x

2x

FIFA / Event-WAN

Summit X450e 48 ports [4 units]

2x

SDTI Hub 4x

Media Archive XF[2] 6x

XStore[2] 11x SmartJog Server

Final Cut Server

Edit / Voice Over Suite (NLE / FCP) [5x IPD]

WC Update

16x

FC Server Client

Mobile Content Voice-Over / IN-Match VOD Mobile Content Editing & Voice-Over / Team specific

13

SmartJog – TX

FC Server Client

Edit Suite (NLE / FCP)

HBS Production Office

ENG Teams Upload @ IBC

Transfer ISO CAMs

Laptop

- Match GFX - Feature Prod. GFX - EBIF Show GFX - Match Stats

Hot Stby.

Laptop TOC

HDD

QCR

Inbound SmartJog-TX

Memory Stick

DeltaTre - CRS

Mobile GFX [X-SAN]

Monitoring Smartjog

TOC / PTA

Feature Graphics

Outgest Channel 1-4

Redundant Database

Rendering engines

GEth Switch

Perm. H/L Match A&B

MRL @ IBC

Outbound

Inbound [Turnaround]

Hot Stby. SmartJog – TX

Monitoring Perm. H/L 1&2 (6x)

IPDirector Connecting 11x

TELCO

2x

MRL off-site

Edit / Voice Over Suite (NLE / FCP) [5x IPD] 3D GFX

8x plus 2x ENGLISH

SmartJog – RX Provided by IMG

Perm. Highlight - A

Perm. Highlight - B

EBIF - A

EBIF - B

WC Update [2x IPD]

Logging Suite [8 Logging Stations]

1x Broadcast Content incl. Voice Over 1x Mobile Content

Edit / Voice Over Suite (NLE / FCP) [5x IPD]

1x

Ericsson

[Mobile Content] FIFA.com

Provided by Ericsson

MCMRL @ IBC

[Mobile Content]

IPDirector

IPDirector XT[2]

Multicam LSM

XT[2]

Multicam LSM

KVM Ext.

SDTI Network

GEth

Ethernet 100 base T

HD SDI 1080i/50

SD-SDI 625i/50

Push

8x

2x Live Match – A 2x Live Match – B 3x ENG/ MRL Stock-Exchange 1x Supervisor

IPDirector

IPDirector

Voice Over Booth

Voice Over Booth

2x

IPDirector Logging

Remote IPD (Venue Servers) XStore[2]

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Venues : OB Production technical

XT[2] Camera monitoring

XFile

Edit Browsing station File Transfer

Gigabit E ther net

6 SSM 2 UM STD CAM

IBC s

note

XT[2] IPDirector IPEdit Highlights

XML logs export

XT[2] IPDirector Clips compilation

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FIFA Max (Media Server) architecture

Gigabit E ther net

XNet[2]

HBS production

Up to 2x8 Simultaneous Feeds from venues

Hi-Res server DVCPro HD Codec 11x XT[2] + 1,900 hours at 100 Mbps

MRL Lo-Res server 11x XL[2] 1,900 hours

40x ENG crews

11x XStore[2] 220x300GB Unseen clips ENG import

Mobile

DB 18x IPDirector Logging, browsing, clipping

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Media rights licensees options technical

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EBIF Control room technical

EBIF

8x live feeds

Live running order content

3x XT[2] 3x LSM

[DVC PRO HD] 88 x 300 GB 4600h @ LoRES 352 x 300 GB 1900h @ 100 Mbps

XL[2] 11x

220 x 300 GB 1100h @ 100 Mbps

XT[2]+ 11x

SDTI Hub 4x

Media Archive XF[2] 6x

XStore[2] 11x

Redundant Database

GEth Switch

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2 times for MATCH A MATCH B

IPDirector Connecting 11x

www.evs.tv

Permanent highlights technical

edit CIF BIF Playout

IPDirector Logging, browsing, clipping

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Mobile highlights production technical

2 times for MATCH A MATCH B

Final Cut Pro Highlights/Voice over

Feeds

STREAM CIF BIF

Ericsson Mobile

XSAN

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Mobile suscriber

www.evs.tv

Off-site download technical

TV-MRL + Radio-MRL

Radio MRLs Browsing Audio file delivery

Feeds [DVC PRO HD] 88 x 300 GB 4600h @ LoRES

ENG materials & rushes Features FIFA tool kit City Profiles Team trainings, interviews and press conferences Music sequences MRLs stock exchange

352 x 300 GB 1900h @ 100 Mbps

XL[2] 11x

220 x 300 GB 1100h @ 100 Mbps

XT[2]+ 11x Webserver

SDTI Hub 4x

Media Archive XF[2] 6x

XStore[2] 11x

Redundant Database

GEth Switch

IPDirector Connecting 11x

TV MRLs Browsing Hi-res File Delivery via SmartJog SRV

SmartJog Server

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