Vislink and Movicom Team Up To Elevate Refcams for Champions Hockey League and Tipsport Liga, Plus Other Sporting Events
June 12 2020 - 8:00AM
Vislink Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: VISL), the global leader in
live video communications has been building on their successful
collaboration with Movicom in providing ‘Refcams’ - helmet-mounted
cameras worn by referees - at last year’s Champions Hockey League,
Movicom and Vislink continue to expand the line-up of ultra-small
wireless wearable cameras for use in live sports production.
The most well-known Refcam kit includes a
mini-camera, Movicom’s specially designed and engineered camera
mount with Vislink’s IMT Dragonfly wireless transmitter, which can
be quickly mounted on almost any type of protective gear, including
referees’ preferred personal helmets. The kit weighs just under
7oz/190g and has no external wires which speeds and facilitates
mounting and dismounting it. This year’s innovation is the addition
of cameras with C-mounts which opens up the lens options for the
system – providing higher quality optics and thus better-quality
images.
The upgraded kits were again used by the
Champions Hockey League this year and their use expanded to the
Tipsport Liga for ice hockey in Slovakia.
On the receiving end in the OB Van a Vislink 2
input receiver with H.264 capability is used to process the video
signals. The Refcams can be fully painted and controlled in the OB
Van from an RCP panel that comes with the kit.
Beyond the standard Refcam kit, Movicom was
asked to develop an even lighter/smaller system for summer sports,
so Movicom again turned to Vislink’s IMT Dragonfly transmitter
technology. The new system, dubbed ‘Earcam’, consists of an Atom
mini Air camera mounted on a simple comfortable headband, with the
transmitter and battery pack embedded in a belt pack. The system
can be employed by officials in sports that may not require head
safety equipment such as soccer, field hockey, American football as
well as many other sports, including indoor sports like basketball
and boxing. “The main goal here was to get right into the action,
to capturing the athlete’s emotions in close up, if possible -
almost from their point of view.” Said Victor Pakhomov, CEO of
Movicom. This pushes the shot options available to directors across
the sports gamut, enhancing their ability to tell the game’s and
athlete’s story.
Along with the Earcam, Movicom has developed an
‘UmpireCam’ specifically for baseball umpires. Designed to be
attached on top of any type of umpire mask with a ‘quick-detach’
mount, the camera is designed not to interfere with the umpire’s
line of sight, and also to ‘break-away’ if hit by a ball without
compromising the official’s safetyThe all-in-one all steel unit
attaches to any existing umpire mask and because of its feather
weight it is virtually unnoticeable to the person wearing it. The
ability to use any mask, including custom ones, marks an innovation
that will hopefully enable more widespread use of the cameras and
thus make for more exciting shot options for directors and fans –
where they can really see the game from the umpire’s point of
view.
Technically the system functions almost
identically to the Refcam kit, with an IMT Dragonfly wireless
transmitter incorporated in the UmpireCam body, and Vislink
receivers in the OB Van.UmpireCams have been tested and will
hopefully be rolling out to baseball diamonds in the near
future.
Rob King, EMEA Sales Director for Vislink said,
“ The IMT DragonFly is the smallest, most power efficient mini
COFDM video transmitter on the market today. At 34g and less than 4
W power consumption, it permits Movicom to fully integrate the unit
without fear of overheating the unit, or the person wearing the
unit. With a choice of DVB-T or LMS-T modulation, the DragonFly is
a remarkably versatile product”
About Vislink Technologies, Inc.
Vislink Technologies is a global leader in the
development and distribution of advanced communication solutions.
Driven by technical excellence that has led the industry for over
50 years, our innovative products and turnkey solutions provide
reliable connectivity in the toughest environments across the
global live production, military and government sectors. Our
solutions include high-definition communication links that reliably
capture, transmit and manage live event footage, as well as secure
video systems that support mission-critical applications. Vislink
Technologies shares are publicly traded on the NASDAQ exchange
under the ticker symbol VISL. For more information, visit
www.vislink.com.
About Movicom
Movicom is a leading speciality cameras
developer and provider. In-house designed and manufactured products
form an extensive portfolio of aerial-cable cameras, rail camera
systems, remote and gyro-stabilized heads along with remotely
controlled robotic Polecam solutions. Globally represented, Movicom
products are renowned for its high quality, operational stability
and smart design. Backed by on-going support of its engineering
team, Movicom is able to provide flexible technical solutions that
can be adjusted to particular broadcasting needs. With considerable
record of largest sports and cultural events, Movicom is recognized
for high standard of its operations all over the world.
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