Television Equipment

Capital University's TV facility is equipped to produce video projects in and out of the studio using digital and analog equipment. The in-house TV studio includes a professional news set, telePrompter, and three Panasonic 200 CLE cameras.

For on-location shoots, there are seven field cameras. Five are Sony 3CCD Mini-DV digital camcorders. Two others are Panasonic 3CCD S-VHS camcorders. A variety of microphones (lavs, handhelds, and wirelesses), two lighting kits, and five single camera-mounted lights (one for each digital camcorder) enable students/staff/faculty to shoot broadcast-quality video and audio.

The TV facility also houses five Non-Linear editing systems (Avid Xpress Pro, version 4.6 which run on Windows XP Professional), three Linear editing systems (2 Panasonic AG-7650 S-VHS, 1 Panasonic AG-350 S-VHS), two video switchers (EchoLAB 2500; Videonics Digital Video Master), one character generator (PcScribe Chyron), and a 24 input channel audio board (Mackie 2404) and a 12-channel Mackie mic/line mixer.

Students, staff, and faculty shoot and edit in the Mini-DV and/or S-VHS formats. The University supports our program strongly, recently providing thousands of dollars for equipment upgrades and the refurbishing of the TV studio and Master Control.

Equipment List:

Digital Equipment

(5) Avid Xpress Pro v. 4.6 Non-Linear Editing Systems (All with DVD burners)
(5) Sony 3CCD DCR-VX2000NTSC Digital Camcorders
(7) Panasonic AG-DV1000 Mini-DV Record Decks
(1) Panasonic AG-A850 videotape edit controller (capable of controlling all VHS and DV decks)
(1) JVC DV recorder (as we continue the process of converting the studio to all-digital recording)
(12) Input/output monitors (Master Control)
(1) Hybrid EchoLAB 2500 Video Switcher (has both analog and digital inputs and outputs to allow us to migrate to additional digital equipment)

Analog Equipment

Cameras: (2) Panasonic AG-DP800HP 3 CCD Digital Signal Processing S-VHS
Camcorder Cameras: (3) For remote "LIve" shoots--Panasonic WV F300
S-VHS Record/Playback Decks (9): Panasonic AG-7300 (2), AG-7500,
AG-7650, AG-7750, AG-DS540, AG-DS545, AG-DS550, AG-DS555
Edit6 Controllers (4): Panasonic AG-A350 (2), AG-A750, A505
Video Switchers: (1) Videonics Digital Video Mixer (1) JVC KM-2500 (for remote "live" broadcasts)
Audio: Mackie 12-channel mic/line mixer Micro Series 1202-VLZ, 2 CD players, 1 cassette player
Character Generator: PcScribe (by CHYRON)

Studio

The TV Studio set was designed and constructed by Capital University students.
(3) Panasonic WV-F200 200CLE CCD 3 cameras
Strand Lighting Board
MVP-9 telePrompter

Remote LIghting Equipment

(2) Lowell Lighting Kits
(5) Sony camera mounted, battery powered lights (one for each mini-DV camera)

The Master Control facility is also designed and constructed by Capital University students.

For more information regarding TV studio equipment, please contact the Capital's studio engineer, Dave Althoff (dalthoff@capital.edu). For more information regarding the Radio-TV program, please contact the Director of University TV, Dr. Steve Esposito (sesposit@capital.edu).

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Department of Communication Capital University 1 College and Main Street Columbus, Ohio 43209 Local: 1-614-236-6201 Fax: 1-614-236-6169 E-mail: dguild@capital.edu