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Buffvision - University of Colorado - Panasonic Live Broadcast - NCAA - AK-UC3000 camera system

BuffVision, University of Colorado Athletics’ Video Arm, Supports Pac-12 Broadcasts, Video Board Production with Panasonic AK-UC3000 4K/HD/HDR Field Camera Systems

At the University of Colorado, the award-winning BuffVision team (the primary source for the athletic department’s video content) has recently added four AK-UC3000 4K/HD camera systems for broadcast support of several NCAA Division 1 sports.

Specifically, the Panasonic studio/field cameras are currently being used to feed the scoreboard shows at Folsom Field (home of CU football), the Coors Events Center (home to volleyball) and Prentup Field (home to soccer), and will be similarly used for winter/spring varsity sports (basketball at the CU Events Center, lacrosse at Kittredge Field). The AK-UC3000s are also supporting live, linear broadcasts of soccer and lacrosse on Pac-12 television networks, and live streaming of games on the university’s athletic site, cubuffs.com.

Andrew Borjon, BuffVision specialist, explained that the AK-UC3000s were a one-for-one replacement of prior Panasonic P2 HD camcorders. “The UC3000s have been absolutely plug-and-play for us,” Borjon said. “The camera’s biggest selling points were the jump to SMPTE fiber and support for 720p production, which is our current infrastructure format. But given the UC3000’s flexibility, we anticipate an upgrade to 1080p production within the next year, then making a further upgrade to 1080p HDR.”

We recently handled a sophisticated Pac-12 broadcast with just two of the AK-UC3000s, but outputting four strands of fiber to talent monitors, goal cameras, etc. over the 1000BASE-T LAN-Trunk.
Andrew Borjon BuffVision Specialist

“The camera delivers valuable flexibility in terms of inputs/outputs,” he added. “We recently handled a sophisticated Pac-12 broadcast with just two of the UC3000s, but outputting four strands of fiber to talent monitors, goal cameras etc. over the 1000BASE-T LAN-Trunk.” 

For more information about University of Colorado Athletics, visit cubuffs.com. Ready to equip your team with the latest and greatest new video production equipment? Reach out to a Panasonic sports specialist for a demo or to request a camera shootout today!