Press release from Magna Systems and Engineering
After suffering significant damage in the horrific earthquakes of September 2010 and February 2011 the New Zealand Broadcasting School (NZBS) asked Magna Systems and Engineering to help them undertake a major rebuild of their broadcast facility using modern state of the art equipment.
Magna Systems and Engineering NZ Sales Manager Keith Brewer explained, “The New Zealand Broadcasting School (NZBS) is the premier national provider of advanced applied training in television, film, digital media and radio performance and production in New Zealand offering courses in Broadcasting Communications and Digital Video Post Production. After the earthquake damage the school’s Lloyd Walker and Michael Tompkins were tasked with the design, equipment specification and installation of a new, well-equipped facility that could also be rented out, when not in use by the NZBS, to create an additional income stream.”
The system proposed by Magna was centred around Telex intercoms and Miranda glue and routing.
Brewer continued, “Michael Tompkins was familiar with Telex intercom systems and Miranda glue and routing equipment and was impressed with the robustness and reliability of these products. Michael approached us with a view to exploring the possibility of re-equipping the NZBS’ new facility with the latest generation kit from telex and Miranda and we began an assessment and evaluation process.”
After consulting with Brewer and the Magna NZ team the NZBS purchased a Telex intercom system based on the new Zeus 3 LE+ Digital Intercom Matrix and key panels, Miranda glue products from the Densite modular range to cover their distribution and conversion requirements and an NVision NV5128 multi-format router.
Brewer said, “The Telex intercom system gives the NZBS a fully featured 16×16 broadcast digital matrix – a size that suits their requirements. They also purchased key panels and a UHF wireless base station with three transceivers. The Miranda Densite glue products are particularly efficient and the NVision NV5128 multi-format Router is configured for HD-SDI 32×32, AES audio 16×16 and analogue audio 32×32. Both Lloyd and Michael had seen the NVision routers in SKY NZ’s and OSB’s OB trucks. It’s a mid-sized, 8RU, multi-format router that is incredibly versatile, allowing for mixed video and audio formats, rectangular or square matrices and small impact blocks, starting at 16×16, all within the one frame. This is important for the NZBS facility as they run both analogue and digital formats. NVision call this the Swiss army knife of routers and it is ideal for the NZBS’ facility.”
With a smooth installation process all the kit supplied by Magna is now in operation at the NZBS and according to Brewer being used to its maximum capacity. He added, “Since the installation the NZBS have purchased an additional five Java GUI (Glass Control Panels) and they are very impressed with the reliability and versatility of all the equipment we supplied and installed. We also got very positive feedback about our pre-sale consultation process which fully addressed their requirements and needs from an engineering point of view in order to give them the best possible solution. We also provided comprehensive service and support during and after the installation which, in a facility as busy as the NZBS, proved very valuable to them.”