http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/Jun 11th 2010 2:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/Jun 11th 2010 2:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/still, it definitely looks like they put this together in 3 weeks. ]]>Jun 11th 2010 2:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/(this is the field I work in) and believe it or not, some of the best productions, and greatest things you watch come out of rooms that look pretty much like this. Some may be a tad bigger and have amenities like game consoles and couches, but overall, many look like this. ]]>Jun 11th 2010 2:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/Jun 11th 2010 2:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/Yeah their is more in a magic 8 ball than this room.

http://fashionablygeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/magic-8-ball-shirt.jpg]]>Jun 11th 2010 2:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/Jun 11th 2010 3:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/

I think the word you're searching for is Underwhelming...]]>Jun 11th 2010 3:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/Jun 11th 2010 2:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/I especially love those chairs. ]]>Jun 11th 2010 5:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/Actually those are the cheapest line or "style" that company sells. I, however, sit my ass in one of the top of the line versions at work. They are very nice anyways]]>Jun 11th 2010 5:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/Jun 11th 2010 2:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/Jun 12th 2010 6:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/Jun 11th 2010 2:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/Jun 11th 2010 2:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/Jun 11th 2010 2:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/
Where do you shop? Best Buy has 'em. Even Sears has 'em.]]>Jun 12th 2010 7:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/Jun 12th 2010 7:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/Jun 11th 2010 2:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/Jun 11th 2010 2:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/
Live broadcasts are usually channeled through AVID (which is Windows-only) and many hardware video editors only go through AVID. Some use linux.

Many post-edit works are done in Final Cut/Adobe. Including sports.]]>Jun 11th 2010 2:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/Jun 11th 2010 2:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/I was going to troll with a "Heya, Windows 7" comment, but for all we know, they could be using Apple hardware to run Windows 7.

Heya, Windows 7!!]]>Jun 11th 2010 2:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/"for all we know"
This statement nullifies your comment entirely. But I will not troll for something that is universally understood. ]]>Jun 11th 2010 2:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/Jun 11th 2010 2:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/HI I'M ESPN 3D; AND WINDOWS 7 WAS MY IDEA :P]]>Jun 11th 2010 2:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/Jun 11th 2010 3:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/Jun 11th 2010 3:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/Jun 11th 2010 3:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/Jun 11th 2010 5:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/
Shut-up, we all now Macs are the best, just ask Jobs and the iclowns zombies.]]>Jun 12th 2010 1:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/
While the last part may be partially true, Avid now also runs on Mac and EVS with/without IP Director is a huge part of how live b'casts are cut these days, e.g. instant replays, highlight reels, etc.

If at all, NLE's (Avid & FCP) are primarily used downstream of the EVS-IP Director workflow for cleaner transitions & effects, etc.]]>Jun 12th 2010 7:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/
I love 3D, it's great!

...thought I'd buck the trend, everyone calling it a gimmick is doing my head in.

lol]]>Jun 11th 2010 2:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/Jun 11th 2010 2:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/Jun 11th 2010 2:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/]]>Jun 11th 2010 2:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/
I believe it's because of the amount of hardware available, and cost.]]>Jun 11th 2010 2:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/Jun 17th 2010 10:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/Jun 11th 2010 2:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/
You have no idea what master control is, do you?]]>Jun 11th 2010 3:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/
And that guy looks way too well employed.

Master control is a cave, and the master control op should look like the hermit who lives there.

I miss tape switching.]]>Jun 11th 2010 3:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/Jun 11th 2010 3:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/
Ah, carry on then. Still a bit clean, but I can excuse do to newness.

And where are you +/- buttons young man?]]>Jun 12th 2010 2:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/
That MC room will not get any bigger. It is all about optimizing space. That's just the way things are.

The feeds are sent via fibre optic path to the distribution points such as Direct, Comcast etc.

6 weeks is an eternity when it comes to building broadcast areas. This actually represents some forethought compared to other networks. ]]>Jun 11th 2010 3:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/Jun 11th 2010 4:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/Jun 11th 2010 4:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/Jun 11th 2010 4:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/Jun 11th 2010 4:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/Jun 11th 2010 5:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/11/exclusive-a-look-around-espns-3d-master-control-room/http://www.hermanmiller.com/Products/Aeron-Chairs

And here are the chairs used in CTU on the 24 T.V. series: http://www.humanscale.com/products/product_detail.cfm?group=FreedomTaskChairWithHeadrest]]>Jun 11th 2010 6:56PM