Tv-studios run by mac?

[Mike Johnson]

well that’s part of the production workflow, so yes, but most important what gear works best with the macs.

[Mike Johnson]

I wonder where I CAN find them, not where I COULD fine them.

Huge difference, if you know of one, post a link!

(I read the entire apple pro site before posting here, found some stuff there but want more)

Thanks!

[Walter Biscardi]

[Mike Johnson] “well that’s part of the production workflow, so yes, but most important what gear works best with the macs.”

When you get into broadcast video equipment, not all of it is going to interface directly with the Mac and most of it that does, will simply see the Mac as a video device or server.

Again, you’ll need to simply research articles and companies who do full broadcast installations to find examples, though it will be very rare to find a complete documentation of everything that was installed into a particular station. Some things are held close to the vest.

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[Jason Porthouse]

I’d echo Walter’s sentiments. Sorry if I’m teaching you to suck eggs, but I think it’s too woolly a query; you’ll get people who have chosen Mac-based edit solutions and those who’ve plumped for PC. There is, AFAIK, no Mac equivalent of the Video Toaster – NewTek’s all-in-one switcher/titler/NLE thingy (though I may be wrong) so I think you need to separate out the process. You will be able to find lots of ideas for networking macs/SAN storage and workflow between FCP>Motion>ProTools etc. etc. but the interesting side will be the ingest – multiple format decks, switchers, live feeds etc. etc. In my experience, as David said, it’s a real mish-mash. I don’t know of any bespoke end-to-end solution on a Mac, nor do I for a PC. I can’t be more helpful as I’ve never come across a complete ‘setting up a studio from scratch’ type article!! I’d like to see one if you find it, especially with a Mac slant!

Jason