Key Services
Colourimetry for Film & TV
- Extensive experience calibrating broadcast monitors and projectors for diverse applications,
- Remote calibration for Eizo monitors,
- Equipped and experienced in profiling and building LUTs for accurate picture reference, particularly with domestic displays,
- Equally at home in Rec.709 environments as well as Rec.2020/P3/HDR for both film, VOD and TV,
- Matching on-set monitors to studio lights and cameras.
- Calibration & Training for LED volums in cooperation with our friends at Color-Q
Camera Robotics from Electric Friends
Media Engineers Ltd are pleased to represent Electric Friends (out of Norway) as the leading manufacturer of camera robotics for TV studios , corporate communications and exhibition/event spaces.
- Ease of install - the track (which can optionally be sunk into the studio floor) is only 1” deep,
- Cabling - the rubberised multiplexed fibre/power cables runs in the same track as the camera - no trip hazard,
- LIDAR - the ped will not run into people/other cameras,
- AI tracking - image processing to allow object and face tracking (presenter stands up, camera follows etc),
- Integration - VizRT, Ross and the BBC’s Free-D as well as their own management/config software.
System Design
- Designed, supervised the install and handed over hundreds of systems both large (sometimes >50 equipment bays) and small (two Avids in the rear of the production office),
- At home in post, studios, OBs and Data Centres – both UK & abroad (Africa, Middle East etc),
- Entirely able to manage the technical paperwork (diagrams, schedules) as well as project documentation (RAMS, Scope of Works, etc) and budget tracking and the purchase order/invoicing process,
- Good relationship with wiring technicians & engineers as well as parts suppliers, able to supervise/test the build process.
Electrical Safety & optimal arrangements for media facilities
- Abreast of legislation (currently at IET 18th Ed. - done the update training),
- Skilled in designing/testing earthing systems to avoid induced hum problems in facilities,
- An ideal engineering interface between electrical contractors and the needs of a modern media facility; Online/offline-interactive UPS etc.
Test and Measurement
- Many years of experience (and hundreds of hours of production) QC’ed for UK terrestrial broadcast,
- Audio (R.128) and Video (R.103, PSE etc) along with AQC for DPP (building VidChecker profiles etc).
- Investigating physical layer measurement issues within your facility. As the industry moves to 3G and 12G SDi this is becoming very significant - see this video.
Industry Relationships
- Presenting; have demo’ed and presented at numerous trade shows (IBC, BVE etc) as well as conferences (HPA-UK, Dolby etc) - able to represent your product/organisation,
- Able to design and manage proof of concept (POC) studies with resellers and manufacturers,
- An excellent interface between facilities and resellers, friendly with other expert freelancers.
Fault Finding
- Electronic maintenance to component level, instructing engineers in best workshop practise.
- System problem solving and optimising,
- Modifying existing equipment for different use cases; improving cooling and noise etc - example.
Training - Have written and run the following courses (all can be customised to clients’ needs)
- IP Networks 101 for broadcast engineers
- Fibre optics; introduction for broadcast engineers
- Video 101
- Audio 101
- Electrical Safety for film & TV engineers download syllabus
- Colourimetry for film & TV - download syllabus - or via Zoom
- Fundamentals of video compression and file formats
Fibre Optics infrastructure and multiplexing
- Design, test and fault find both campus networks as well as metro links
- Experienced in multiplex design and test; CWDM and DWDM
- Train wiring technicians in the use of fusion splicers and other optimal methods.
Current product expertise
- Eizo and Sony Broadcast monitors,
- Leader and Tektronix test and measurement; particularly UHD/4K/HDR for Dolby/Netflix etc,
- Barnfind – fibre optic switching, extending, format conversion & multiplexing; campus and metro n/w,
- Amulet Hotkey – Teradici KVM-over-IP; nearly 2,000 seats deployed in production/post/audio etc.