Panasonic AG-HPX370 Case Study: Mountaineers' Sports Captured in P2 HD - Page 2

HPX370 P2 HD shoulder-mounts that will be used to stream live video at sporting events at the WVU Coliseum (the site of men's and women's basketball, volleyball, wrestling and gymnastics) and to feed the arena's video board. The P2 Mobile recorders are used to record a live multi-camera line cut from the video boards at home games, and to record the game from the network TV truck on the road. MSN has a centralized, drive-based EditShare server, so staff can edit wherever an Avid editing station resides. "We usually have about seven hours of footage after each game," Ostien said. "Because there's no digitizing with P2, we can upload files from EditShare and be in and out in two hours. The time-savings are phenomenal!" Mountaineer football's Brett Kelley, the 2009 Big East Conference Video Coordinator of the Year, is in his third season shooting video for coaching analysis with AG-HVX200A P2 HD handhelds and the AJ-HPX2000 P2 HD shouldermount. Kelley shoots with the HVX200A in the end zones and the HPX2000 on the sidelines to take advantage of its zoom speed. He works on the field with laptops equipped with DVSport GameDay, a football-specific digital video editing and data analysis software package. He records to P2 cards during practices and to P2 cards and laptops during games. "We rely on the speed and efficiency of P2," Kelley said. "We change out cards two-three times during a practice and load up the DVSport application. I can intercut, do whatever I need to for the 10 coaches, and by the time the coaches walk off the field, the practice video is ready for them." Each of the coaches' offices and nine additional meeting rooms are equipped with DVSport computers where the video can be viewed. Coaches can get the video on a hard drive to watch off site, and Kelley prepares DVDs for the players. During games, Kelley said, "we put the game in as we go," so these videos are likewise quickly available for review and exchange throughout the Big East Conference over the DragonFly Storm video network. Kelley noted that for long-form post-production, e.g., for highlight videos, he edits the P2 footage in Final Cut Pro. "With P2 we've consistently realized superior, cost-effective performance," Kelley said. "It's a heck of a deal." Equipment Overview: • AG-HVX200A 1/3" 3-CCD P2 HD/DV Handheld Camcorder • AJ-HPX370 1/3" P2 HD Camcorder featuring advanced U.L.T. Imager • AJ-HPX500 P2 HD 2/3" 3-CCD 16:9 P2 HD shoulder-mount camcorder • AJ-HPX2000 P2 HD 2/3" 3-CCD 16:9 P2 HD shoulder-mount Camcorder • AJ-HPX2700 2/3 3-CCD 16:9 P2 HD VariCam Camcorder • AJ-HPM110 P2 Mobile HD recorder/ players