Calvin implements the Blackmagic Replay repetition system

Repetition solutions Blackmagic Replay and Davinci Resolve Replay Editor are incorporated into the workflow of the Calvin University, American institution that has a production unit overturned in sports productions.

With headquarters in Grand Rapids (Michigan, USA), The Calvin University It is a Christian educational institution classified among the best regional universities in the United States. It has more than 3700 university and postgraduate careers students and, only in the last year, has made 550 transmissions. Nate Porter, Chief of Audiovisual Production of the University, works with a team of students and professionals to cover an increasing number of transmissions supporting, to a large extent, in tools of Blackmagic.

Thus the activity of the University producer: “For a medium -sized regional university, the programming of our transmissions rivals that of the big chains. Our team coordinates a wide range of works - for example, promotions, narratives and live productions - in different areas, from sports to concerts, conferences and religious ceremonies. We transmit events of 18 sports teams and we manage productions in nine university enclosures. At any time, we can pass without problems with a competition Concert and then to a religious ceremony, while providing support to audiovisual production classes and we meet academic needs. ”

In order to manage up to four emissions at the same time, Porter was in charge of creating a transmission and postproduction dynamics with fiber optic connectivity around 85 BlackMagic Design products. These include the Blackmagic Ursa Broadcast G2 models, Blackmagic Micro Studio Camera 4K G2, Blackmagic Studio Camera 6k Pro, Blackmagic Ursa Mini Pro 4.6k G2 and Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera; various ATEM mixers; more than 20 HyperDeck engravers; dozens of converters; Blackmagic Universal Matrices VideoHub 288 x 288; Several Blackmagic VideoHub 12g switches, Blackmagic Camera and Studio Fiber Converter devices; the Davinci Resolve program; the Davinci Resolve Speed Editor keyboard; Blackmagic Web and Ultrasudio teams; and Decklink capture and reproduction cards. Likewise, the Blackmagic Cloud Store 80TB and Blackmagic Cloud Store Max 24TB units facilitate the storage of the recorded material and the collaboration throughout the campus.

Producing American football at Calvin University

Beyond establishing a dynamic of global production throughout the university, Porter received a commission to create a Complete traditional and online transmission system For all matches of American football That the university team plays at home. It must be a Mobile system, since the University Stadium was not ready for the first season, and these matches took place on the court of a nearby high school during 2024.

The meetings are filmed with several units URSA Broadcast G2 and Micro Studio Camera 4K G2, and the recorded material is transmitted to a control room on the campus to carry out repetitions and add graphic elements. Thus Porter describes the workflow: “An observer looks at the different angles in a Blackmagic Multiview monitor and indicates the person in charge of the repetitions which cameras recorded the best shots. We have a computer equipment with Davinci resolve connected to Blackmagic Cloud and the cloud store devices, and this is the configuration used by the person who edits the highlights, which in turn is in charge of The reproduction and the creation of content for social networks.

The repetitions are carried out by means of a unit Mac Studio With a device Ultrastudio 4K Mini, while the outstanding moments are recorded in a computer team of Puget Systems. The images come from a unit Blackmagic Cloud Store Max, and the person in charge of the repetitions opens the timeline of the highlights and performs the reproduction when necessary: “Everything we do is based on a work dynamic with Blackmagic products. The images captured by each camera are transmitted to an ATEM mixer, whether an ATEM Constellation HD or an ATEM Mini, for the purposes of making adjustments, activating or deactivating the pilot lights of the equipment or distribute the signals.

"As for postproduction, we edit all the material in Resolve, and we love the cloud project server. It is very easy to access any campus computer equipment and resume the work where I left it. In addition, I really like to alternate among the different modules of the program with a single click," Porter concludes.