That gives us 32 feeds before you even start looking at clean and dirty versions."
Supervising Engineer Steve Dixon highlighted how the new automated HUD system improved the visual experience for racing fans.
"FOX has come up with a system that automatically keys in the 'HUD' Graphic over the Roll Hoop camera as it pans.
It makes it look like the graphic is actually there and part of the car," says Steve Dixon.
"The fans loved it."
Dixon explained that a Grass Valley K-Frame VXP switcher was brought in to separate the replay resources from the main broadcast show.
"The sub-compact VXP came in and took care of all our replay switching and worked really well.
It allowed the main show TD to keep everything onboard-based in the switcher while the Tape Release TD handled replay resources separately," says Dixon.
"Even with the VXP, they maxed out all 48 inputs."
A dedicated central engineering facility was established to streamline the compound infrastructure before production teams arrived.
"It really is a game changer. No more throwing things into belly bays and running cables across the compound.
We were largely ready to go before they arrived because so much of the infrastructure was already connected," says King.
FOX Sports executives revealed that future broadcast plans involve expanding internet protocol workflows to further accelerate live racing productions.
"Being able to have multiple Grass Valley switchers tied together and working cohesively in an environment that allows us to speed up production to meet the speed of racing is hugely important," says Brad Cheney, FOX Sports.
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"As we've embarked on this new IP world, we've done so knowing that we have a lot of opportunities over the next couple of years to really push forward with connectivity, flexibility and the creative capabilities we've been looking for."
