XDCAM HD for Network Programming

[Douglas]

(LOS ANGELES, July 18, 2006) Endemol USA, the producer of hit reality TV shows like “Deal or No Deal,” “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,” “Big Brother” and “Fear Factor,” has selected Sony’s new XDCAM™ HD Professional Disc™ system as the originating format for “The One: Making a Music Star,” a 10-week summer series that will be broadcast on ABC beginning July18.


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[Baltimore Shooter]

What??? Not mini dv??? Anyone knows a 9 yr old w/ a $200 mini dv camera from Best Buy is just as good as a professional w/ a broadcast camera.

What a bunch of losers... :p

Warren

[Matt Box]

Endemol will probally rent the units, not hire individual crews with them.

[Grip]

Yeah they rent, and keep the same crew through the season. I was on site for Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, I was drooling watching those XDCAMs work.

that wireless 2Mbps MPEG-4 proxy is very cool,

[wtv]

I've been away a while and this is the first time I've seen your Avatar Matt Box, its doing my head in.

[austinsatguy]

Yeah they rent, and keep the same crew through the season. I was on site for Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, I was drooling watching those XDCAMs work.

that wireless 2Mbps MPEG-4 proxy is very cool,

Would love to hear more about that, is it something taking place in realtime and if so How.....

[Grip]

My understanding (limited), it is all real time, they have a couple Avid systems on site, they make their first cuts with the MPEG-4 proxy, and just put the blu-ray disc in the safe.

Anyone know the range?

[quicklad]

I was interviewing with someone today (to work with their XD-HD) and in talking about formats he said ABC had bought 1100 units (!!).

Has else anyone else heard this?