I went to bed around midnight last night.
I had a 5:55a flight to Atlanta. Those first few hours were a complete blur.
Thank God for First Class. I slept like a baby on my flight to ATL. I am pretty sure I snored.
I had a really tight connection in ATL, but we landed early, so there was time to hit the SkyClub in Concourse C for half a bagel.
It was only a mere matter of moments after sitting down on my second flight that I passed out again. Small RJ, but I had 2 seats to myself.
Landed in Gainesville, headed to the hotel.
Room wasn’t ready, so I had to change out of my sweats into grown up clothes in the lobby bathroom.
Grabbed a breakfast sandwich en route to site and let the fun begin!
Today is a first for me…. I am working on a 2D/3D simulcast. It’s a first for a lot of people considering that this is only the 2nd time the network I work for has tried this. (the 1st time was this past Friday on a boxing event)
For about 1.5 years now, the network I work for has been televising 3D broadcasts. However, the technology forced them to have 2 of everything…. Meaning 2 completely different productions, side by side. Which is Latin for very expensive.
They have figured out how to streamline the equipment (for the most part) so it can provide both a show in both 2D and 3D; from one production truck. Of course there are still a few exceptions – but technology has progressed a lot in the past year.
Is it easy? No.
Is it cheaper than 2 separate broadcasts? Yes.
Is it perfect? No.
I am doing Duet for this game. The Duet will not be seen by 3D viewers; only 2D viewers. Whew! Less stress for me!
The Viz is being seen by both 2D and 3D viewers. But there is a designer on site to help the Viz op as he discovers issues.
Basically, since the Viz is being seen by both viewers, it’s not truly 3D. If it were, it would be all blurry to the 2D viewers. So it’s kind of ‘fake 3D’. But I gotta say, it looks pretty damn cool when you have the glasses on! I can’t imagine what it looks like when it’s “true” 3D!
My day was uneventful. Since this is all new, there is a lot to be explored and planned.
I built a few graphics and spent a lot of time just learning more about 3D. I am a tech junkie. But most of what I ‘learn’ anymore, goes right over my head!
Once checked in and settled at the hotel, I ordered room service.
So much for the hummus plate... most of the celery was rotten.
No comments:
Post a Comment