Gearhouse raises the bar of high definition outside broadcast facilities in Australia with the leading edge technology of the new, high definition OB-1. With the capacity for 24 HD camera inputs and double sided expanding body which allows up to 35 crew, the new HD OB-1 will have a massive impact on the marketplace.

Vehicle

• Full multi format High Definition OB vehicle
• Custom built triple expanding trailer
• Length 13.5m Height 4m
• Width 2.5m (closed) – 6m (open)
• Capacity 35 personnel

Production

• Sony MVS 8000 (Multi Format)
  
• 4 ME Vision Mixer
• 8 Frame Memory Channels (capable of storing 2060 HD frames or 82 secs clip storage)

Monitor Wall

• 21 x 23″ Vutrix HD quad split monitors giving a total of 84 screens with built in UMDs and tallie

Engineering

• 8 HD Down converters
  
• 8 Cross converters
• 6 Synchronisers
• 4 SDI Aspect ratio converters
• Probel 512 x 512 multi format video router

Audio

• Calrec Alpha digital mixer (with blue fin)
• 64 x Analogue I/P
• 64 x Analogue O/P
• 96 x AES I/P
• 96 x AES O/P
• Pro Bel 128 x 128 Router
• 2 x Dolby E Encoders
• 2 x Dolby Pro-Logic Encoders

Camera Control

• 24 x HDC 1500
• 7 x Grading Positions

Communications

• Riedel Matrix
• 3 x Tait 700 Series Dupexes

Video Tapes (2 Tier)

• 6 Operating positions on each the First and the Second Tiers
• 12 x 6 Channel EVS XT-2
• 4 x VTR positions

Power

• 3 phase 125 amp power input with UPS