Washington, D.C.
(January 28, 2007)
-- CBS will use 47 different High-Definition TV cameras
for its coverage of the 2007 Super Bowl between the
Indianapolis Colts and the Chicago Bears.
That's according to an article in this week's Broadcasting & Cable magazine.
Although not everyone will watch the Feb. 4 game in high-def, the new picture technology is on the minds of game producers and network executives.
For instance, CBS has decided not to use the "CBS Eye Vision" feature this year partially because it's not available in HD. The feature offers viewers a 360-degree look at replays.
That's according to an article in this week's Broadcasting & Cable magazine.
Although not everyone will watch the Feb. 4 game in high-def, the new picture technology is on the minds of game producers and network executives.
For instance, CBS has decided not to use the "CBS Eye Vision" feature this year partially because it's not available in HD. The feature offers viewers a 360-degree look at replays.
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"That technology is old, but it never really matured just because of the flat-out cost," Ken Aagaard, CBS' senior VP of operations, told B&C. "The system costs over $2 million to build and $400,000-$500,000 to move."
But since the feature was not in HD, B&C says the network decided it wasn't worth it.
However, CBS will use the latest slow-motion replay technology that enables viewers to analyze a play in precise detail.
B&C also reports that CBS will use 21 wired cameras; three cabled handheld cameras; two wireless handheld cameras; one wireless Steadycam camera; two robotic goalpost cameras and even one robotic camera which will sit atop a tower at the CBS Miami affiliate station for outside shots.
"We're plastered (with cameras)," says Aagaard.
As it did during the regular season, CBS will also send a high-def transmission back to the network's broadcast center in New York that can be downconverted for standard definition viewers.
"It's the Super Bowl, so there is no stone unturned," Aagaard told B&C.
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"That technology is old, but it never really matured just because of the flat-out cost," Ken Aagaard, CBS' senior VP of operations, told B&C. "The system costs over $2 million to build and $400,000-$500,000 to move."
But since the feature was not in HD, B&C says the network decided it wasn't worth it.
However, CBS will use the latest slow-motion replay technology that enables viewers to analyze a play in precise detail.
B&C also reports that CBS will use 21 wired cameras; three cabled handheld cameras; two wireless handheld cameras; one wireless Steadycam camera; two robotic goalpost cameras and even one robotic camera which will sit atop a tower at the CBS Miami affiliate station for outside shots.
"We're plastered (with cameras)," says Aagaard.
As it did during the regular season, CBS will also send a high-def transmission back to the network's broadcast center in New York that can be downconverted for standard definition viewers.
"It's the Super Bowl, so there is no stone unturned," Aagaard told B&C.