• UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2012 group stage match Dinamo Zagreb – Olympique Lyon
• UEFA EURO 2012 qualifying play-off match Croatia – Turkey
• UEFA EURO 2012 qualifying play-off match Bosnia and Herzegovina – Portugal
  
• UEFA EURO 2012 qualification match Montenegro – England
• FIM SPEEDWAY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Grand Prix Gorican, Croatia
• UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2012 group stage match Dinamo Zagreb – Real Madrid
• UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2012 play-off match Dinamo Zagreb – Malmö
• UEFA U-19 tournament, Bucharest Romania
  
• UEFA EURO 2012 qualification match Macedonia – Republic of Ireland
• UEFA U-17 tournament, Smederevo Serbia

In February 2011, CROATEL launched the new HD OB truck built on a Mercedes Axor chassis, prepared for UEFA standard, including 11x Grass Valley LDK8000 World Elite cameras + 1x LDK8300 Grass Valley super slow-motion camera, with XT2 EVS System and Miranda router system 112×96 audio/video matrix and Densite 3 frame cross-converter boards.

CROATEL HD OB truck is designed to host up to 16 HD cameras and is fully equipped with Miranda router system and Densite 3 frame units, including all cross-converter boards references embedders/deembedders.

In HD OB truck, CROATEL is using Grass Valley Kayak 300HD 3M/E production switcher, as well as Studer Vista 5.1 with 72×72 AES input/output and 32 analog stereo output.

From the very beginning of the CROATEL HD OB truck project, CROATEL decided at the outset that the vehicle should be designed on a professional level to be able to cover the most demanding sport TV production requests , such as UEFA matches.

Croatel is equipped and ready to fulfill all the requests  in the south eastern region of Europe. In a way, we consider ourselves  forerunners in the HD production in this region.

Gallery:

OB HD TRUCK  / CROATEL 2 HD

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION

Category:

MERCEDES AXOR RIGID TRUCK WITH EXPANDED SIDE

Length :

11,60 meter

Height:

4,00 meter

Width:

2,50 meter

Width when expanded:

3,70 meter

Weight:

23000 kg

Voltage:

380/415 & 220/240 volt

Connector Type:

CEE 63 Amp 5 Pin

Maximum of Cameras:

Up to16  –  twelve (12) LDK 8000 Worldcam Elite + one (1) LDK 8300 Superslow motion

PRODUCTION

HD Vision Mixer:

Grass Valley Kayak SD/HD,Kayak 3 ME panel

HD Inputs :

72

Aux Buses HD:

36

DVE / Channels HD:

3 Transform Engines

Monitors front:

18  x 24″ HD VUTRIX LCD with Quad

IMD (total image 72)

Monitors rear:

4 x 24″ HD VUTRIX LCD  with Quad

IMD (total image 16)

VISION

HD Cameras:

12 x LDK 8000 +  1 x LDK 8300

2 x ICONIX HD-RH1

HD Formats:

1080i 50 or 59.94 (60) Hz

1080P 23.97(24) or 25 or 29.97(30) Hz

720P 50 or 59.94(60) Hz

HD / SD Lenses:

Canon x11, x14, x22, x55, x60, x86

Video Matrix SD/HD:

Miranda 128 x 128 HD / SD

Synchronisers:

Miranda up/down/cross converters, de/embedders

distributions

SERVERS SLOW MOTION

Video server HD/SD slomo

2 x EVS 6 Channel XT(2) Broadcast server

AES/EBU option

Redundant power supply

HD-SD Compatibility

Multicam LSM

XNet (2) 1,5Gbps SDTI network

3 x Remote Control unit with LCD

SSM

Grass Valley K2 Summit production client  x 2 + ChannelFlex option

Grass Valley K2 Dyno replay controller x 2

GRAPHICS

VIZRT ENGINE HD/SD

VIZRT TRIO with full graphic package (templates provided by customer)

EDIT

EDIUS HD edit station

VTR

Maximum Positions:

4

HD Type VTR / VDR:

Sony HDCAM

SD Type VTR / VDR:

Sony DVW 2000M

SOUND

Audio Mixer Type:

Studer Vista 5

Inputs/Outputs:

128 Total Inputs

112 Total Outputs

Surround Capabilities:

5.1 metering and surround monitor module

Dolby E encoding/decoding system

Speakers:

Genelec 1031 (5.1 Setup)

Monitors Audio:

2 x HD 14″

Record/Replay:

CD

MD

Spot On Playback Hard Disc

Wired Microphones:

Sennheiser MKH 416P48 with Rycote windshield kit

Wireless Microphones:

Sennheiser

Communication Matrix:

Trilogy Orator 36 ports

External Panels:

Trilogy BlueBox

ISDN Codec Interfaces:

Glensound Twin x 2

Radio’s TX/RX:

Kenwood  12 x stations

Communication digital wireless intercom:

CLEARCOM TEMPEST 2400 – 2,4 GHz with five beltstation four channels

2 x   ORBITER 750 on field

System contains:

• Pebble Beach systems automation Neptune which is a fully featured automation system designed to automate the acquisition, media management and playout of TV channels
• Grass Valley Aurora Ingest and Aurora Browse platform which supports 8 HD ingest channels K2 Summit and 2 ingest channels HD/SD K2 Solo
• Grass Valley SAN storage with capacity of 32 TB
• 3 Grass Valley K2 playout servers, 4 channels per server
• 6 Junger Audio mixers
• 6 commentary booths equipped with Prospect commentary boxes
• Yamaha DM1000 audio mixer
• Miranda provides video monitoring of playout channels using Kaleido X16 multiviewer
• System also uses Miranda’s LGK and XVP modules:
  • LGK-3901 channel branding processor with still/animated 3D graphics
  • XVP-3901 up/down/cross conversion, compressor, limiter, expander, frame sync and delay
• 5 non-linear editing rooms equipped with Edius 6, GVG video card STORM 3G installed on HP Z800 Workstation with optical connection to SAN storage
• Graphic Workstation HP Z800 with Adobe CS5 Production Premium package and Power Mac G5 with Finalcut Studio package
• 9 satellite recievers/decoders Tandberg RX1290
• 5 satellite recievers/decoders Tandberg TT1260
• 12 satellite antennas of 2,4m diameter, plus one 1,8m motorized antenna
• 550 square meters of playout facility, including 200 square meters of studio with two different positions, chroma key and stand up position with Lite Panels lightning and three studio HD cameras
• 8 journalist workstations with Aurora Browse

Gallery:

List of equipment:

HD 1+1 configuration

SD 1+1 configuration

• Tandberg E 5788 encoders X 2
  • MPEG 2 HD format
  • with options DVB-S2 modulation
  • with option 8PSK
  • with option Dolby AC-3
  • encryption BISS
• Tandberg RX 1290 all formats decoder X 2
  • MPEG 2 HD format
  • with option MPEG 4 HD
  • with option Dolby AC-3
  • with option DVB-S2 modulation
  • with option 8PSK
• Tandberg TT 1260 decoder X 2
  • MPEG 2 SD format
  • with option DVB-S2 modulation
  • with option 8PSK
• RF Equipment
  • TWTA Xicom 2 X 400W Unit
  • Miteq upconverter D 9796 extended Ku band 13.75GHz-14-8GHz X 2
• Antenna Andrew 1,8 meter Cassegrain with subreflector
• Monitors X 3 Vutrix 24’’ HD/SD SDI Quad Displays
• Yamaha Digital Audio Mixer 01V96
• Panasonic HD/SD Video Mixer AV-HS300G
• Miranda DENSITE with options Reference modul
  • 10-Bit Composite to SDI Decoder
  • Frame Sync
  • SDI to Composite/CAV/RGB Encoder
  • Analog Video DA X 2
  • HD/SD SDI Video DA with EQ X 3
  • Dual(stereo) Analog Audio DA
  • AES DA 110 ohms X 2
  • HD Downconwerter & DA with Analog Outputs
  • HD/SD SDI Digital Video Control Probe
• Camera chains X 3 Grass Valley LDK 8000 with Canon Digisuper 22xs HD Lenses
• Sony HDCAM recorder HDW1800
• Sony Digital Betacam player J-30
• ISDN Codec Glensound GS-1U050
• Intercom Glensound GS-FW024
• Microphone preamplifier and headphone preamplifier Glensound GS-CU004
• Honda generator 5,5 KVA
• APC Smart UPS 8000VA

List of the countries for operation(can be extended):

• Croatia
• Slovenia
• Bosnia and Hercegovina
• Hungary
• Germany
• Austria
• Italy
• Czech Republic
• Slovakia
• Romania
• Montenegro
• Albania (on request)

Unilateral position available on request with camera, cameraman + IFB kit

Reference list:

• 2005 / 2006 Political Talk show “Drugo lice” (Live to tape, NOVA TV)
• 2005 / 2006 Docusoap show “Sudnica “ (30 ep. Live to tape, RTL)
• 2005 / 2008 Sitcom “Bibin svijet” (1, 2, 3 and 4, RTL)
• 2005 Sailing World Championship “470” (Live covering, post-production, press center, Eurovision)
• 2005 Friendly match “Croatia vs. Brasil” (sat.uplink, commentary pos., three extra cameras (pitch side, commentary pos. and locker room) Live, GLOBO TV)
• 2006 / 2007 Political Talk show “Epicentar” (Live, NOVA TV)
• 2006 “Big Brother – After party” (Live, RTL)
• 2006 Talk show “Vjeruj u ljubav” (4 eps. Live to tape, RTL)
• 2006 Sports entertainment show “Karlovacko corner” (Live, RTL)
• 2007 Political Talk show “Tri predsjednika” (Live, Hayat)
• 2007 Concert “Ezerki i 7/8” (Live to tape)
• 2007 Telenovela “Ne daj se Nina!” (52 eps. HD production, RTL)
• 2007 / 2008 / 2009 Handball, EHF Men’s and Woman’s Championships League (Live, TV3 Slovenia)
• 2008 Concert “Ivo Gamulin i prijatelji” (Live to tape, HRT)
• 2008 / 2009 Basketball “Euroleague basketball” 24 matces (Live, Sportklub-Slovenia)
• 2008 Football “European Championship” (pre/post match studio Live, OBN)
• 2009 Daily fitness show “U dobroj formi sa Renatom Sopek” (40 eps., Live to tape, RTL)
• 2009 Handball “World Championship” (All matches, sat.uplink, pre/post matches lives, ENG, post-production, Al Jazeera sport)
• 2009 Concert “Mladen Grdovic – 30 godina” (Live to tape, CMC)
• 2009 Handball “Croatian cup” final match (Live, HRT)
• 2009 Music daily show “VIP MUSIC CLUB” (Live to tape, post-production, H1)
• 2009 Waterpolo “World cup” Croatia vs. Russia (Live, HRT)
• 2009 Football “Champions League” (HD sat.uplink, pre/post match lives, BSkyB)
• 2009 Rugby “Heineken cup” regional coverage (HD/SD sat.uplink, pre/post match lives, commentary, BSkyB, Sky Italia)
• 2010 Inauguration of the Croatian President (Live covering from several position, NOVA TV)

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In agreement with Croatian telecommunications agency (HAT),  DVB-T system was commissioned on 24. channel UHF and in SFN mode (Single frequency network).

DVB-T system had 5 transmitters on the same channel and covered the area of the city of  Zagreb, together with the surrounding area. By introducing H.264/MPEG 4 AVC
(Advanced Video coding) standard, CROATEL made a huge step in Croatian technology. Croatel basically introduced Croatia and the entire area to MPEB 4 DVB-T technology.

CROATEL ensured a new generation of H.264/MPEG 4 AVC devices, produced by TANDBERG, 8000 series that creates DVB-T/DVB-H platforms.

Authorised trial run programs in MPEG 4 SD technology were:

• HRT 1
• HRT 2
• HRT Plus
• RTL
• NOVA TV
• and in MPEG 4 HD technology:
  DISCOVERY HD