Riedel STX-200 in Real World Applications NAB 2015 Jake Dodson, Director of Product Management
Company Overview Riedel at a glance Founded in 1987 in Wuppertal (Germany) 100% owned by Thomas Riedel (CEO) Manufacturing, projects and rental services 400 people in 13 countries 130 hardware, software & rental engineers & project managers
Riedel Worldwide Beijing (CHN) Berlin (GER) Burbank (USA) Dubai (UAE) Hilversum (NED) London (GBR) Madrid (ES) Moscow (RUS) São Paolo (BRA) Singapore (SIN) Sydney (AUS) Vienna (AUT) Zurich (SUI)
Solution Areas Broadcast Logistics Live Events Rental Special Projects
A Few Riedel Milestones 1993: Formula One 1994: Olympic Games 1998: FIFA World Cup 2005: Red Bull Air Race 2012: Red Bull Stratos 2006: Eurovision Song Contest 5
Riedel Product Solutions MediorNet Fiber-based video/signal transport Intercom Artist, Tango, Digital Partyline, wireless STX-200 300 million Skype stories live STX-200 6
Riedel STX-200 in Real World Applications
From Technology Demo into Production 8
Riedel STX-200 Skype Product Highlights Ethernet (2x) Display Port(2x) AES67 GPIOs SDI IN/OUT Balanced Audio Compact 1RU design Dual Display Port for multiple monitors Dual Ethernet Ports for separare users vs control Built-in XLR connectors for 2ch balanced audio
How Skype TX is Being Used Today Today - integrating people into your Chat Show Advantages - greater viewer engagement - feels more real 10
Production Example: Real Madrid Fan Sticker Album (March 2015) Purpose: to bring fans closer to the club The Fan Sticker Album is the first digital album made by Real Madrid fans The authors of the best photographs had the chance to chat with the players thanks to Skype technology https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9gqp2twnty#t=48 11
Core Elements The Fans The Stadium The Club The Players 2013/14 season, Real Madrid earned 549.5 million in revenue! 118 Countries 12
Winning Skype-Caller Locations Argentina Australia China Colombia Mexico Portugal Spain United Kingdom United States Venezuela 12 people from 10 global locations 13
Production Elements 12 x Callers 6 x STX-200 s MediorNet + Artist Players & Studio #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Waiting for call Spare Return feeds to callers Caller queue managed and linked via Intercom and MediorNet signal distribution 14
Caller Management Flow Callers 2 3 4 Check Lighting Check Sound Check question caller wants to ask 1 Call to Caller Call Handler 5 Brief Caller on what is expected 6 Place caller into preview queue 7 Provide caller with production feed 8 Move caller to live status Preview Queue #1 #2 #3 Artist Intercom Panel (Intercom & Caller Switching) 6 callers in queue, 1 switched to live then 7 th called and added to queue 15
System Overview 16
Behind the Scenes Live Audience, Stage & Players Skype TX Control Screen Skype Control Room Preview Screens Recording, preview or Director premix 6 Caller Queue Comms Panel & Skype Feed Switching Call Handler Preview Screen Riedel Video & Comms Engineer 17
Key Learnings What to Consider in Your Production Editorial Learnings Technical Learnings It s the public in a professional environment Public not used to being in front of the camera Need preparation time and clear direction People sit next to Windows high contrast, big shadows need to educate them remotely Laptop mics often not good so audio may be compromised Call Handler role is key 1 x Call Handler for 12 callers is a challenge Consider splitting caller queuing and handover to studio as two functions Make sure the customer understands their internet line is bandwidth high enough in both directions? For 12 callers 50mbits/s up & down worked well for 6 x STX-200 Skype boxes Use the Riedel team! 18
Where do we go next? Initial TX concept = Chat Shows how to get people on air But could be so much more Our Riedel vision A universal tool integrated into the core of the audio/video comms network allowing 2-way production integration Enabling new remote workflows in any production 19
What Toolbox do you Need? Multi View WAN Intercom Control/Automation Virtual Intercom Panel Signal Distribution 20
The Riedel Toolbox Audio, Video, Comms & Control Virtual Panel STX-200 Video Quad Split Audio MediorNet Intercom Control 21
Example: Remote Production Rehearsal Local Remote Studio or OB Camera Feeds MediorNet Producer Quad Split Feed STX-200 Quad Split Feed to remote Intercom Intercom to Local Riedel Virtual Panel Remote Producer gets quad split from Truck via STX-200 on truck Producer monitors from hotel Producer selects desired feeds to quad split via virtual panel control Gives comments to team over virtual panel into Studio Comms System 22
Remote Laptop Screen Example Quad Split from MediorNet (user definable) Laptop Skype Client Artist Virtual Panel for both Intercom and Squad Split feed assignment 23
Come and see the demo on Riedel booth C4937 Skype Feeds Riedel booth to Riedel Burbank office Riedel booth to Touring Video OB truck @ Sony booth C11001 Thank you