Dynamic, simple, flexible, fast - production specialist Studio Berlin has equipped its Flightcase 9 control unit with the Sony MLS-X1 live production switcher.
   

When it comes to major show and live productions at home and abroad, Studio Berlin now also relies on broadcast expertise from Sony. The Berlin-based TV and media production service provider has equipped its SMPTE ST2110 flightcase production unit with Sony's MLS-X1 live production switcher. Flightcase control units are compact units in which image and sound editing and control as well as the image technology are integrated. The MLS-X1 provides a powerful solution for all live production requirements from a single, highly flexible and scalable unit.

Real-time processing of 4K (UHD) and HDR

The MLS-X1 live video switcher from Sony combines a proven video processing structure with a GPU-based effects and graphics module. This offers enormously flexible video processing power. The live switcher supports real-time processing of 4K (UHD) and HDR (High Dynamic Range) videos with extremely low latency. Depending on the configuration, the MLS-X1 supports both 100G IP and 12G/3G/1.5G SDI input and output interfaces. Both interfaces offer format conversion for incoming and outgoing video signals. The logical switscher configuration, which can consist of multiple MLS-X1 units with IP and SDI interface, is also possible for mixed IP and SDI operation.

ST2110 integration options

Studio Berlin was impressed by the high level of production reliability thanks to the modularity of the individual components, especially at remote production locations worldwide. In addition, there are extensive and detailed ST2110 integration options as well as a contemporary and modern ‘look and feel’ of the system menus and configuration interfaces.

„The production requirements of our internationally deployed flight case units vary greatly,“ says Florian Sprengepiel, Head of Flight Case & Reality Production at Studio Berlin. „An 80-camera reality TV format abroad places different demands on the entire signal chain than a show format on a studio lot in Germany. We were therefore looking for a system that could be flexibly and scalably adapted to the size and type of productions and with which we could grow in a future-proof way. The modularity of the MLS-X1 and the ICP-7000 control panel fulfils these requirements and enables us to use the existing technical capacities efficiently.“ The interaction at ST2110 level is also crucial, adds Sprengepiel: „The MLS-X1 integrates well into our VideoIPath orchestrated FCR09 flight case unit, allowing us to take full advantage of the harmonised ecosystems from Sony and Nevion.“

„We developed the MLS-X1 precisely for this type of application,“ says Georg Armborst, Key Account Manager Media Solutions Sony Europe. „Thanks to its modularity and scalability, the MLS-X1 is highly reconfigurable as a video switcher platform. In addition, it offers high computing power, provides the reliability we have come to expect from Sony live switchers and thus expands creative production possibilities.“