Friday
May082009
Friday, May 8, 2009 at 10:29PM How Do We Produce TWiST?
We've been getting quite a few questions already about the equipment that we use to produce This Week in Startups, so by popular demand,here it is:
The Studio:
We shoot live each week from Mahalo Studios - our own studio that we built inside the Mahalo offices
(more details about all of our gear after the jump...)
Video Switcher:
The core of our system is an awesome Newtek Tricaster Studio. This allows us to switch 6 cameras (or other sources), do video playback, insert graphic overlays and stream live to the internet.
The Cameras:
We use various cameras, including Sony FX1's and Sony XR-500V's
Lighting:
We use all Kino Flo ParaBeam fixtures. They are all controlled over DMX (connected to the Mac Pro via an Entec USB DMX Pro) using MiniStage Console.
Audio Gear:
Mics: Mostly we use Shure SM93 Lav mics, but occasionally use Sennheiser wireless lavs or other mics as needed
Audio Mixer: Behringer Xenyx 1622
Firewire Interface: M-Audio Firewire 410 (for connection one of the iMac's for audio/video playback)
Headphones:Sony MDR-V6 Stereo headphones
Computers:
2x - 24" iMac's for video playback, research, and various production duties
1x - 17" iMac for live video streaming (used as a backup/secondary stream to the TriCaster)
1x - Quad Core Mac Pro with a 24" Dell 2407FPW Monitor - used for editing, administrating streams, running Ustream chat rooms, and general production duties
Misc Studio Gear:
2x - 42" Westinghouse LCD Monitors for Playback (1 in studio, 1 at control)
1x - 24" Dell 2407FPW Monitor for feedback and communications (inside studio, is mirrored to one the of the iMac's)
Internet Uplinks:
12Mbps symmetric Fiber connection (primary feed - dedicated during shows for streaming)
8Mbps symmetric radio connection (secondary feed - used for all other internet traffic)
8/1Mbps DSL line (backup, used as a failover in case either of the other feeds goes down)
The Studio:
We shoot live each week from Mahalo Studios - our own studio that we built inside the Mahalo offices
(more details about all of our gear after the jump...)
Video Switcher:
The core of our system is an awesome Newtek Tricaster Studio. This allows us to switch 6 cameras (or other sources), do video playback, insert graphic overlays and stream live to the internet.
The Cameras:
We use various cameras, including Sony FX1's and Sony XR-500V's
Lighting:
We use all Kino Flo ParaBeam fixtures. They are all controlled over DMX (connected to the Mac Pro via an Entec USB DMX Pro) using MiniStage Console.
Audio Gear:
Mics: Mostly we use Shure SM93 Lav mics, but occasionally use Sennheiser wireless lavs or other mics as needed
Audio Mixer: Behringer Xenyx 1622
Firewire Interface: M-Audio Firewire 410 (for connection one of the iMac's for audio/video playback)
Headphones:Sony MDR-V6 Stereo headphones
Computers:
2x - 24" iMac's for video playback, research, and various production duties
1x - 17" iMac for live video streaming (used as a backup/secondary stream to the TriCaster)
1x - Quad Core Mac Pro with a 24" Dell 2407FPW Monitor - used for editing, administrating streams, running Ustream chat rooms, and general production duties
Misc Studio Gear:
2x - 42" Westinghouse LCD Monitors for Playback (1 in studio, 1 at control)
1x - 24" Dell 2407FPW Monitor for feedback and communications (inside studio, is mirrored to one the of the iMac's)
Internet Uplinks:
12Mbps symmetric Fiber connection (primary feed - dedicated during shows for streaming)
8Mbps symmetric radio connection (secondary feed - used for all other internet traffic)
8/1Mbps DSL line (backup, used as a failover in case either of the other feeds goes down)
Reader Comments (18)
Gotta love the burn rate on your VC money. Vaynerchuk is producing with the same quality and he has about $1000 worth of equipment -- at most. Your TriCaster should be returned to your VC's when you're done.