PART 1
MASTER CONTROL REWIRING
No ELECTRICAL wiring needs to be changed at all. The only changes that will be made will be to remove the existing racks, replace with new racks, and remove older video and audio lines that are no longer used. Rewire so there no more tangled wires exist. Mount equipment back in new racks, reconnect both Power and all video and audio lines and computer LAN connections. The new racks are more power efficient and the airflow is much better. The Power workload will be automatically be reduced.
Racks that are going to be installed will be all equal in height and must have enough power strips on board to keep current equipment as well as future equipment.
DETAILED STEPS REMOVE VIDEO SERVER AND RESTORE OPERATIONS
(1) Remove and move to a temporary location next to the current racks and reconnect the Video and Audio lines from the 360 video server system.
(2) Remove the serial connection to the Leightronix, and move to the table next to the current racks. (Serial 1 is currently used).
(3) Remove and reconnect the Comcast Broadcast modulator video and audio connections and move to temporary location on table next to current rack. . Keep connections the same. The audio connections have a special plug that must be used to get the audio to their modulator.
(4) Reconnect the Fire wire to the Internet connection to the Encoder to restore Internet Streaming function for Channel 27.
Estimated time: 30 minutes. Comcast Channel off air for 1 minute. (Within FCC limits).
(For Comcast 27 & 28 & AT&T –Uverse)
360 Server
All other equipment are not mission critical they are just monitors, old modulators that provide the channel to the campus, and Video playback machines that is used for dubbing. So they can be removed and set aside until the new racks are in place. After the racks are assembled and put in place, the following equipment will be mounted back in. This includes the new 32x32 router and its hardware control panel. The current Video Commander system will NOT be put back in place and will be surplused or disposed of depending on if they have tags. I will take care of that paperwork as necessary. Same goes for the older racks. They will be surplused.
Existing Routing System over (10 Years old).
Sony ¾” Deck
One of the only remaining ¾” video Decks in existence that is still used here. (Above)
Shots of Current condition of Wiring in Master Control. You can see why we really can’t tell what we need to pull and change out until the racks are removed and equipment from them
.
Shot of Extension Chords and Power strips currently on the ground in Master Control. As you can see, in order for any kind of plan to be drawn up, the racks have to be moved out and the wires traced. So there is no way we can do a detailed scope of work without removing the racks and tracing the wiring after the racks are moved. Approximate time to replace racks and fix wiring 3 days ( 8 hours a day). We must get on this immediately. Only the racks (which are not mounted to the building) will be removed and replaced. Nothing to do with facilities. This was done for our Control Room rack before and it is no different this time.
Equipment List for Master Control
Estimated Labor for Entire Project about $40,000 (Entire project all three parts).
KCM Integration Material (Wires, parts and accs): $ 7,200
3 New Racks to replace older racks - $9,300
Aja Kumo 32 x32 Router $3,500 & Hardware $600.00 & Power Supply - $600.00
Blackmagic Dual Screen Monitor $695.00
Part 2 –LED Lights for TV Studio
Adding LED Lights to Replace Existing NON LED lighting and connect to existing DMX unit.
(1) The next step is simply replace the existing non LED lights to replace the remaining old 30 year old lights in the studio. We need to replace the current non LED lighting systems with the following:
6 – BSD 217 Fresnel Lights
4 – LED 2000 Video Light TF
4 - LK 2 LED 1000 and 2 LED 500 DF-Vmount lights
Barn Doors for LED 1000 x 2 and the LED 500 x 2 (Wattage of 1000 and 500) + All DMX Cables.
1000 watt standard Studio lights. Installed 1967
Need to connect the lights to DMX controlling unit located no more than 25ft in the center of the studio.
Standard DMX cables must be installed in serial from the last light in the link to the next number for example, if you have existing LED lighting with three rows of LED’s, let’s say it is the 5 th
on in the row.
The next sequence would 5 + 3 which means you would start at 8, loop the cable in the next light and then go to 11. Set the settings on each light to the corresponding number. This way the DMX controller in the Control Room knows the correct light “address” to control. We have 16 lights. See photo on next page. (The tube to connect the lights already exist. Can use existing fixtures to install. Only need Edison
Adapters for the Power. Simple to get from Home Depot. As last time.
Just a sample of what is located in the center of the studio. Already mounted. The power is actually
110/120 standard plug. So every light we connect in series has to come to this box above. Then from there is an existing line heading for the control DMX controller system below:
This is our existing DMX Lighting Controller it is capable of fading lights, changing the colors on the Color
LED lights, and controlling either one light at a time or a series of lights. Should be able to complete this project quickly in one day ( 4 to 8 hours).
Approximate Pricing for Part 2: $19,000
Current setup. The Console below will be moved to the back wall. Right behind what you see in the picture. The two monitors you see here will be placed on the stands below this photo.
Monitors above will be moved to the location in the 1 st
photo on this page above the windows. With the following Monitor Racks.
LCD Monitor Stands that will go in front of the Studio Windows.
Size and Dimensions for New Consoles
Blackmagic Flat Screen Monitors that will Monitor our Comcast 27 and 28
Details for Part 3
For part 3 of this project, we need a new console installed in front of the windows that face the TV
Studio. All the Computer Stands and Hardware will be moved by us to their new location in back of the
Control Room in 124A. The existing Console ( See picture Above). Will be moved closer to the center wall. All equipment from that existing Center Console will be re-installed in the New Console you see above. All equipment that was working in the original console MUST work in the same manner it did before, when moved over to the New Console. A detailed drawing of the current setup must be made
BEFORE moving the current equipment into the new Console. A new updated detailed wiring diagram of the new console with all the equipment must be done after we verify that everything is working properly. We MUST have the ability to do LIVE broadcasts from the studio by using the new Router that will be installed in Master Control. (Explained in Part 1) Next, we must be able to record directly to both a PC and a MAC computer from the studio via the Motu4D converter. The Blackmagic SSD recorder is to be used as a backup. All the existing equipment from the older console must be hooked up. We would like to use the Router to switch between decks. We have a Sony 1800 DVR deck and a VHS player. In addition, a audio cassette player, a DVD player and a CD player must also work using the Yamaha Mixer we currently have.
The Yamaha LS-9 Digital Audio Mixer MUST be moved to the office in 124D and configured with the new
Rack. With the ability to use a Network connection to control the rack remotely from the PC located in the console if needed. (See photos below). Approximate time to complete this project 2 days.
See photo illustrations below for visual details.
Black Magic SSD (Backup)
Motu
MacPro Tower (Record 2) (Using Adobe CS6 Suite)
HP 8200 Elite ( Record 1) Using Adobe CS6 Suite
All systems above will be fed Via Fire Wire from the Motu ( 800) It has two output’s including HDMI
Total Cost for Part 3 (Approximate): Console $4,900 + Plasma LCD Stand $2100.00