Have used the bolt a couple times. Good results for the price and that's how I would describe it. We ran two HDSDI units about 75 feet from the receivers and experienced periodic frame loss. They would get very jumpy, looked like 10fps for a minute and then it would straighten itself out.
The Teradek Beam is a full HD camera-back H.264 encoder, capable of delivering stunning video at bit rates up to 30Mbps. (.requires LAN port). Beam operates on the unlicensed 5GHz band and can transmit up to 2500ft with just 2 frames of latency. Facebook Live / RTMPS support on Teradek products and services Shutdown of original Sharelink service on January 1st, 2018 Forum / Community Guidelines Why is my Apple iOS device not compatible with a Teradek app? Caution: upgrading 1st generation Bolt Pro / Bolt 2000 units with Bolt Manager.
Both units would do it, but they always ended up settling back into a usable image. The units became unusable 2 or 3 times each over a 45 minute show each time we used them. The image is great though and the delay is irrelevant, I think it's loss less even. The boss was not happy with them enough to purchase but the technology is very exciting and the future is bright! We have a Bolt on loan that we have been testing in our athletic venues.
We had a satisfactory test at our football venue, but our basketball arena is not working well. Our coliseum has an upper deck that is made from metal with fiberglass seats. Our production booth is at the top of the upper deck and we do have line of sight to the floor. Our testing was done when the coliseum was empty. During our first test, we noticed that the camera would drop out even though the receiver was at the half court press box location and the camera was roughly where the goal would be located. We also noticed dropouts from the upper deck.
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I then consulted with our campus network administrator and he informed me he noticed very few wireless devices connecting at 5GHz.We did a second test with the network administrator running a spectrum analyzer. The spectrum analyzer showed that the camera image was fine until the Bolt would change channels. Is there any way to lock the Bolt to one channel?
We also noticed that the signal strength from the camera on the floor was quite low. Our hope is to run four cameras wirelessly for live basketball and volleyball broadcasts (video streams). I would also like to run each camera to two receivers to feed two 3Play systems. How will adding people affect the reception? Is this more than I should be asking of the Bolt? We are new to running wireless and open to suggestions.Gary HoffmanTricaster 455 Extreme3Play 425Sony HXR-NX5U. I would only go wireless myself where it makes the most sense.
Wireless on handhelds moving through the crowd in basketball or on the football field. If the camera op and cam usually stay in one place then cable it. Cable will always have better visual quality and most of all dependability.As far as feeding TriCaster and 3Play at the same time then the best thing is to use a SDI router that all your inputs feed into and then feed your TC and 3playWe are currently running all 4 cameras hard wired into an SDI splitter panel that feeds the Tricaster and 3Play. This has been working well for us. For basketball games we are using the A output channel of the 3Play to feed the Tricaster via Ethernet for instant replays for our program.
We are using the B channel to feed the screens in the arena. The athletic department has asked us to come up with a courtside HD replay system to replace the very old SD system they are currently using for the referees. Since the 3Play records all cameras I was hoping to talk them into purchasing a second 3Play that they can operate courtside and then the coaches could study the recordings after the game. This would also give up to four different replay angles as opposed to one. One receiver from each camera would feed the courtside 3play and the other receiver would feed the Tricaster3Play in the press box.
I'm afraid if the technology is available to do this, we won't be able to afford it. Just putting out feelers as to others experiences. The Bolt is fantastic, simple as and works great with our 450 Tricaster. We we're that impressed we bought another two of them. We even got a free upgrade from Teradek to the latest firmware as we bought our first one as soon as it came out. Just use the rule of thumb (LINE OF SIGHT) or as near damn it when setting up and you can't go wrong.
We tested ours in a very busy pub opening night, it was hot/humid in the room, smoke everywhere, people stacked everywhere, wireless mics from the entertainers, people on cell phones, staff on digital walkie talkies etc, and the Bolt wasn't phased by any transmission interference at all. Teradek are fantastic, and build quality and reliability are top notch, it's reliable devices like this that keep us interested in Teradek as a company and the products they bring out. I own one of these micro lite from Vitec. It's the IMT Micro Lite and runs about $22K.
I've gone 3/4 of a mile with a perfect signal. These are the best systems for the money, when compared to other real HD wireless TX and RX systems. Very reliable and easy to operate. License free as well.You should note that a 4000 ft $22,000 product is in a different class than a 300 ft $2,000 product. But after 100 meters I think I'd prefer fiber. There's a lot that can come between you and your signal in 4000 ft. Unless you're beaming back to the studio and have the receiver on a roof or tower.
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