UNT Music Students Hit the High Notes with AJA Video Production and Live Streaming Gear

Pristine live streams and 4K/UltraHD 记录s of concerts and performances highlight creative talent at the 北德克萨斯大学音乐学院 and help student musicians and choral performers stand out from the competition. 播放古典交响乐, jazz arrangements and orchestral performances via live streams to connect with alumni, 未来的学生, 的同事们, parents and music fans has proven especially critical in 2020 amidst COVID-19 restrictions, 尽管UNT有足够的设备来满足需求, having recorded and broadcast high-fidelity live video content to global audiences for more than a decade. 在过去的一年, operations have grown from 60 broadcasts in the main concert hall to 1,在6个校园设施中进行100次直播, with a range of AJA production solutions central to the university’s live video workflow. 

UNT’s hybrid SDI and IP video infrastructure connects all six performance facilities and three control rooms via fiber, with 12G-SDI supporting single-cable transport of high bandwidth 4K/UltraHD 60p content. All production equipment is remotely controlled and automated to aid in safety and physical distancing considerations during the pandemic. Panasonic robotic camera systems capture live performances from each concert hall, with video signals sent to control rooms for live switching, 路由, 记录, 和流媒体. All camera signals record to a range of AJA Ki Pro devices that provide high quality performance and ease of use, including four Ki Pro Ultra 12G devices for multi-channel HD or single-channel 4K/UltraHD Apple ProRes^® 录制超过12G-SDI. High quality video content captured by the devices is archived internally and made accessible to students via digital download to share with family and friends, 或者参加演出试镜. For streaming via the UNT website and YouTube channel, SDI signals are sent to AJA’s HELO H.264 streaming, 记录 and encoding device for streamlined delivery of H.264的内容. 

“We purchased HELO the first month it was released,” said Blair Liikala, Director of Recording, UNT. “I demo a lot of encoders and HELO is like a secret weapon used by a lot of schools and athletic departments. 在其价格范围内, HELO is one of the top hardware encoders that offers automation, 用于远程控制的web界面, 以及AJA设备众所周知的可靠性.” 

UNT’s streaming workflow currently includes five HELO units that stream H.264 signals to MUX software for creating an HLS adaptive bitrate streaming package to share live via the website and YouTube. Operation of HELO is automated using AJA’s free REST API that enables students to schedule 记录s via events in Google Calendar. HELO还提供具有成本效益的H.264. 下载内容, AJA Pak Media drives from each Ki Pro device are uploaded to workstations, 在Apple Final Cut Pro X中编辑, 然后作为ProRes文件通过UNT的网站发布. 

为了进一步支持未来的现场生产, UNT is looking to update its AJA KUMO 1616 router to KUMO 12G-SDI routers. UNT is also interested in integrating AJA’s new OG-DANTE-12GAM openGear-compatible 12G-SDI embedded audio to Dante IP audio bridge to further streamline production.

Liikala得出结论, “每次我们做升级, we want to ensure our facilities are equipped with the latest production standards to broadcast the highest quality video and audio content for our student performances. AJA设备在这一追求中是不可或缺的, 我等不及要测试新的OG-DANTE-12GAM卡了.”

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