Re: [Debconf-video] Approval for DebConf Video Team equipment purchases
On Sat, Jun 17, 2017 at 05:53:57PM +0200, Kyle Robbertze wrote:
> Dear Chris,
>
> >> * 6 Cameras (3000 EUR ea = 18000 EUR)
> >> * 5 BlackMagic PCI cards (165 EUR ea = 825 EUR)
> >> * 2 Opsis boards (450 EUR ea = 900 EUR)
> >> * 2 Flight cases (600 EUR ea = 1200 EUR)
> >
> > Would be very happy to approve, but first can you just outline for
> > myself and for the leader@ history why we don't "already" have these
> > cameras? :) I mean, I've seen cameras at DebConfs before :)
>
> We currently own 2 large prosumer cameras and 2 handheld camcorders. The
> two other cameras for coverage of a third room at past DebConfs were
> usually hired. At DC16 we tested using new mixing software (voctomix),
> which is capable of doing HD video (we used 720p) over SDI cabling and
> decided to move to it as our mixing software of the future. Previously
> we used software that only worked with standard definition (dvswitch),
> over old, short firefire cables. The issue is that our current cameras
> cannot handle HD video, nor can they take SDI out and so are
> incompatible with the new voctomix setup.
Actually, all our current cameras do produce HD, and some of our cameras
(the large ones) do have SDI out[1]. The two small ones do not, however,
and we want to migrate to a fully SDI workflow, which requires that we
replace *at least* those two small ones (especially the one with the
broken firewire connector, which is completely useless now).
On top of that, we're short a room, and the large cameras are becoming
unreliable as well. The current cameras have served us well over the
years, but they're showing their age and should be replaced if we want
to continue to provide reliable service.
Hence the request to buy six cameras and supporting gear.
[1] https://people.debian.org/~moray/cameramanual.pdf, page E-15, item 7
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