An IHSE Draco major KVM matrix switch installed by local system integrator Mespek helps to provide this availability and gives flexibility to the varied operations undertaken at the center.
The main role of the switch is to provide switching between twelve computers and twelve control stations located in a secure and separate equipment room, enabling operators to share resources across the studios and control rooms. This allows them to have access to data and programs held on the source computers wherever they are in the building.
Studios and control rooms can be configured according to immediate requirements and their roles can change to suit that need, without the necessity of dedicating individual studios to specific tasks. In the TV studio role, a set of computers is used to assist in multicamera, virtual studio, effect shots, motion capture and single camera productions. Different computers are then used for post-production serving the functions of video servers, computer graphics and virtual studio computers. Computers are also used to provide video projection in motion capture situations.