The Eurovision 2024 production: 26 cameras, 400 intercoms, LiveEdit...

The Malmö Arena (Sweden) hosted a new edition of Eurovision with a spectacular technical deployment and important novelties that come to change the way in which this type of television events are produced.

The UER defines the effort made in terms of production as a "Symphony of Technology and Talent" that has "converged" to "give life to the Eurovision experience. In this way, and in collaboration with SVT, has signed a production marked by the versatility that throws its 26 cameras, accompanied by all kinds of Cranes & Accessories to adapt them to the complex achievements of each action.

In the term of the coordination of the technical team, more than 400 flasks and 200 intercom panels managed more than 60 channels, both analog and digital. The figures multiply in the field of lighting, with 204 tons of equipment supported by 3.5 kilometers from Trusses. Among these teams, more than 2,000 devices (with LED or laser sources) that were programmed for four weeks in order to be able to live up to the event. This important visual component was complemented by 1000 square meters of LED displays of different typologies, ranging from the floor of the stage to the iconic cubes of this edition.

With regard to sound, the backbone of Eurovision, the organization of the contest deployed 68 speakers, 56 microphones and 9 sound consoles which guaranteed the delivery of audio to both artists and audiences. In total, the following were managed: Three different sound mixes: ear monitors for the artists, public address system for the audience in situ and the broadcast mix for viewers around the world.

A final key component in terms of realization was the use of LiveEdit, a system used in shows such as the SuperBowl or the editions Eurovision Junior designed to achieve better coordination of production teams and cameras. This tool, which comes to replace CuePilot, unifies different timelines so that you can program each shape plane change Automated and enter Effects and transitions. Through this system, each Camera Operator Integrate your own tablet or mobile with the Necessary indications y una countdown of its plane.

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