HD System Center is the facility's central machine room. From here multiple matrix routers control the flow of SMPTE 259 and 292 video, AES audio, RS422 control and KVM to each of the production work suites. HD System Center houses multiple media management servers along with host systems for editing and playback of high definition and standard definition video and audio. The system utilizes a switched gigabit Ethernet backbone for sharing production data and is the facility's central fiber optic distribution point.

Avid Nitris HD Suite is the primary work area for editing and compositing of high definition video. Avid DS Nitris 7.5 system featuring multistream 10-and 8 bit Avid DNxHD editing with real-time color correction, effects and DVE. The multi system control console houses 2 high-resolution flat panel VGA displays, 1 HDTV video monitor and a digital audio mixer with high quality, near-field, stereo monitoring capability. Because all systems are accessible from this suite, secondary uses include recording and mix down of stereo audio, playback to screening room and DV offline.

Euphonix Mix Suite is designed for the recording, mix down, ADR and mastering of audio for picture in Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround sound format. The multi system Euphonix control console consists of 2 high-resolution VGA flat panel displays, 1 HDTV video monitor, a surround capable digital audio console, and a near-field 6.1 surround audio monitoring system.

ADR / ISDN Suite

HD and 35mm Screening Room The HD screening room is comfortably furnished with 30 theatre style seats. The room has two 35mm Simplex HPR-1030 projectors and is equipped with a 6.1 surround audio monitoring system and a high definition projector fed by a multi-format video scaler from HD System Center.

Editorial Suites are equipped with DV editing systems connected to a central storage server in HD System Center. Each suite has stereo audio monitoring capability and is primarily used for pre-editing functions and tape logging. Material generated by these suites can be browsed by any Ethernet connected computer in the building--allowing directors and others to track work from their production offices or even from the sound stages. One offline suite, equipped with a multi-system control console allows offline content to be accessed from other areas in the facility.

HD Post-Production Facility

A. Machine Room B. Master Edit
C. HD Screening and Master Mix
D. Screening Room 2 E. Off Line 1 F. Offline 2
G. ADR Control H. ADR Record Booth
K. HD/35mmProjection