Beginning in Boston and Chicago, CBS will use Sony's newly announced XDCam HD format to turn the 17 stations into tapeless, High Definition news operations.
According to a Sony press conference reported in trade publication Television Broadcast...
http://televisionbroadcast.com/articles/article_1169.shtml
"Stations that have a complete HD infrastructure will begin HD ENG acquisition. Stations not ready for HD, such as Chicago, Los Angeles and Philadelphia, where new facilities are being constructed, will continue to shoot in SD. Currently, seven stations are HD-capable with a dual mode SD/HD infrastructure.
As with other HD productions from CBS, HD news will be center-punched for standard definition broadcast. The timeframe for completion of the transition is 18 months."
The first deliveries of the HD gear is set for March.
In Central California, CBS is rebuilding the technical plant at recently purchased KOVR, 13, Stockton-Sacramento, while preparing to move-in its UPN O&O, KMAX, 31, Sacramento.
No clear indication on when the HD newsgathering may be in place at the KOVR/KMAX facility.
Both stations have been shooting and editing on DVCPro tape for many years.
I don't believe KMAX got XDCAM before KOVR was purchased.
DVC Pro was the third ENG format for both stations. 3/4" was the first.
Under Sinclair or a predecessor, KOVR replaced its 3/4" camera/recorder packages with BetacamSP, but edited the BetacamSP tapes onto 3/4" for air.
The move to DVCPro was the first digital format for the station.
IIRC, KMAX shifted from 3/4" to SVHS acquisition, editing the SVHS field tapes to Panasonic's MII format for air. It went digital with DVCPro not long after it first came out.
CBS bought into the XDCAM format a couple of years ago, with a deal to convert CBS News and the O&O's. The network news division IS XDCAM and will upgrade to HD. As the article says... the O&O's will begin conversions.
Anybody know what they're shooting at KPIX, 5, SF??
Ted.
According to a Sony press conference reported in trade publication Television Broadcast...
http://televisionbroadcast.com/articles/article_1169.shtml
"Stations that have a complete HD infrastructure will begin HD ENG acquisition. Stations not ready for HD, such as Chicago, Los Angeles and Philadelphia, where new facilities are being constructed, will continue to shoot in SD. Currently, seven stations are HD-capable with a dual mode SD/HD infrastructure.
As with other HD productions from CBS, HD news will be center-punched for standard definition broadcast. The timeframe for completion of the transition is 18 months."
The first deliveries of the HD gear is set for March.
In Central California, CBS is rebuilding the technical plant at recently purchased KOVR, 13, Stockton-Sacramento, while preparing to move-in its UPN O&O, KMAX, 31, Sacramento.
No clear indication on when the HD newsgathering may be in place at the KOVR/KMAX facility.
Both stations have been shooting and editing on DVCPro tape for many years.
I don't believe KMAX got XDCAM before KOVR was purchased.
DVC Pro was the third ENG format for both stations. 3/4" was the first.
Under Sinclair or a predecessor, KOVR replaced its 3/4" camera/recorder packages with BetacamSP, but edited the BetacamSP tapes onto 3/4" for air.
The move to DVCPro was the first digital format for the station.
IIRC, KMAX shifted from 3/4" to SVHS acquisition, editing the SVHS field tapes to Panasonic's MII format for air. It went digital with DVCPro not long after it first came out.
CBS bought into the XDCAM format a couple of years ago, with a deal to convert CBS News and the O&O's. The network news division IS XDCAM and will upgrade to HD. As the article says... the O&O's will begin conversions.
Anybody know what they're shooting at KPIX, 5, SF??
Ted.