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BES helps The Star Theatre in Singapore modernize video ingest workflow with AJA and ToolsOnAir

Systems integrator Broadcast Engineering Services (BES) has upgraded the legacy video ingest system at The Star Theatre/The Star Performing Arts Centre in Singapore with a new HD and 4K recording pipeline, comprising AJA Video Systems’ Io 4K Plus and Io X3 I/O devices integrated with ToolsOnAir’s Just:in mac multi-channel video recording software.

“The Star came to us looking to revamp its HD recording pipeline, but with support for 4K, as it anticipates future client demand for higher resolution files”, explains BES Project Director Brian Li Chuan. “Having deployed AJA’s I/O devices and Just:in Mac across other installs, we knew the combination would suit their needs. Beyond meeting their technical specifications, the setup was attractive to their team because it would allow them to ingest multiple HD and 4K ingest sources using a Mac Studio.”

The technology deployed across productions at The Star varies depending on the artist, group, or event. With fifteen cameras in-house, the venue AV team typically leverages anywhere from two to all fifteen cameras and a switcher for each event, from which HD signals are sent through to Io X3 devices and ingested into Just:in Mac for recording. Occasionally, clients bring their own cameras and ancillary equipment, in which case, the signals are patched into the theatre control room and similarly fed through an Io X3 and recorded via Just:in Mac. If a client requests 4K, The Star can ingest signals through its Io 4K Plus units. After each event wraps, its team hands over the files to the client, so they can use the recordings however they see fit.

“Having a single interface powered by AJA I/O gear and Just:in Mac, where The Star’s AV team can manage multiple concurrent camera recordings, has been a game changer”, says Li Chuan. “It’s now easier for one team member to stop, start, and pause recordings from one central interface, whereas before the team had to switch between multiple PCs to do each recording. With Just:in Mac, The Star’s AV team can also listen to audio feeds coming through the recording system from different sources to ensure everything is in sync. The Io X3 and Io 4K Plus also make it easy to select and assign various recording profiles across sources, including MP4, Apple ProRes, and more.”

Anticipating what comes next, BES and The Star are exploring how the facility might transition from baseband video to SMPTE 2110 in the future.

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