TV + Film Studios
At Digital Garage, we have a real love and genuine passion for the film and television production process, the technology, the workflows and the variety. Over the years, we’ve amassed significant experience in the design, supply, fit-out and integration, and construction of studio environments, and we continue to build on our skills to offer what we believe is market leading solutions and service.
Whether it’s a simple upgrade or full scale ground up studios facility build (or anything in between), our team have the expertise, resources and experience to create environments that will exceed expectations. With TV and film studios, we genuinely can provide all the necessary services, equipment, resources and experience to create the studio facility you’re looking for.
Cameras
At the core of any TV and film studios is the camera systems and we can supply and integrate cameras of all types and complexity. The cameras solutions we can offer include:
Broadcast camera chains and associated peripherals from Sony, Panasonic and Blackmagic Design.
Digital Film cameras, accessories and grip from Sony, Arri, Red and Blackmagic Design
Pan, tilt, zoom (PTZ) camera and control systems from Canon, Panasonic, Sony, BirdDog
Camera robotics and control systems from Polecam, Ross Video,
Camera lenses and control gear and systems from Fujinon, Canon, Sigma, Sony and Lumix
Camera pedestals, tripods and grip from Vinten, BrightTangerine, Manfrotto, Libec and Hague
Camera Battery solutions from IDX, Hawkwoods, Swit
Camera storage and transport from Peli
Lighting
A key requirement in any studio is studio lighting, whether it’s to light a subject, a set piece, Ambient accent lighting or diffuse lighting for a green screen volume or cyclorama, Digital Garage solutions to cover all requirements. Our lighting solutions include:
LED soft panels from Cosmolight, Arri, Kinoflo, Chauvet Professional, Litepanels and ETC
LED fresnels and hard lights from Cosmolight, Arri, Chauvet Professional and ETC
Image based lighting solutions from Martin Professional, Aputure, Nanlux/ Nanlight and Kinoflo
Moving head and performance lighting from Martin Professional, Chauvet Professional and Robe
Light diffusion and modifiers from Arri and Chimera
Light pantographs, mounting and mechanical accessories from Doughty Engineering, Manfrotto, and Bowens
Rigging
Safe and flexible rigging solutions are essential in any studio and production environment. At Digital Garage, we’ve been designing and installing lighting support and rigging systems for over 18 years and have the expertise and experience to cater for studios of all types and sizes. Our rigging solutions include:
Internally wired lighting bars and associated barrel systems all designed, engineered and fabricated in house by the Digital Garage team
Motorised lighting hoists from Cosmolight and IFF
Chain hoists and control systems from Cosmolight and IFF
Mechanical support and pantographs from Cosmolight, Manfrotto, Bowens and Doughty Engineering
Structural mechanical support structures from Unistrut and Hilti
Cabling & Patching systems
In order to provide the interconnectivity between technology and spaces, tailored and bespoke cabling systems are required. The Digital Garage engineering and Integration team have the capabilities to design, implement, test and commission complete cabling, wiring and patching solutions to enable integration and operation. Our cabling and patching solutions include:
Multicore audio professional grade audio cabling from Van Damme, Argosy and Belden
SDI video coax cable from Belden and Argosy
Standard Fibre optic data cabling from Belden
SMPTE hybrid, Specialist fibre and deployable fibre cabling solutions from Canford Audio
Audio, video and data connectors from Neutrik, and Switchcraft
Bespoke timber, stage engineering and custom metalwork solutions designed and fabricated in house by the Digital Garage fabrications team
Audio and video patching systems from Switchcraft, Neutrik, and Signex
Audio
Whether it’s microphones, loudspeakers, talkback or audio routing, conversion, mixing and control systems, the Digital Garage have the capability to craft and integrate audio systems from the simple to the complex. Our audio solutions include the following:
Wired microphones from Audiotechnica, Sennheiser, Rode, Neumann and Shure
Wireless microphone and IEM systems from Audiotechnica, Shure and Sennheiser
Talkback and intercom systems from AEQ and Riedel
Audio mixing systems from Allen & Heath, Lawo, Solid State Logic and Calrec
Audio routing and conversion solutions from Audiotechnica, Solid State Logic, RME, Sonifex, Riedel, Digital Audio Denmark and Prism
Loudspeaker Sound reinforcement Solutions from Yamaha, Electrovoice, L’ Acoustics and Void Acoustics
Accurate audio monitoring solutions from Dynaudio, Genelec, PMC, Neumann, and ATC
Video Routing & Conversion
Inevitably in any studio environment, the need will arise to necessitate the routing conversion of video signals. Whether that’s from flavour to another, or to enable the conversion and integration of modern IP based (NDI, ST2110, SRT) video systems with legacy SDI formats, we have the solutions to ensure reliable and consistent routing and conversion. Our video routing and conversion solutions include:
SDI baseband video routing systems from Ross Video, Blackmagic Design, AJA Systems, Evertz and Grass Valley
IP / SDI video gateway systems from EVS, Grass Valley, Nevion and Imagine
NDI video converters from BirdDog, Vizrt, and Magewell
Vision Mixing
Whether it’s a traditional vision switcher, a full video production system ‘in-a box’ or a live broadcast capable ‘on-air’ vision mixing solution, Digital Garage have the partnerships to provide the optimal, integrated solution. A selection of our solutions include:
Video switcher solutions from Blackmagic Design, Panasonic, Sony, Datavideo,
Production system ‘in-a-box’ solutions from Vizrt (tricaster), and Quicklink
Broadcast capable ‘on-air’ vision mixing solutions from Ross Video, Sony, and Grass Valley
Vision Monitoring
As critical as any system within a studio environment, vision monitoring is what enables operators to view and monitor operations for both technical and creative purposes. At Digital Garage we have a full gamut of visual monitoring solutions ranging from broadcast monitors, comprehensive multiviewers, on-set displays and in-vision LED display systems. A selection of our solutions are:
Monitor stacks solutions from Lund Halsey, B-tech or designed and fabricated by the in-house fabrications team at Digital Garage
Broadcast monitoring solutions from TV-Logic, FlandersScientific, Plura, Sony and Atomos
Multiviewer solutions from Grass Valley, Apantac and Blackmagic Design
Professional display solutions from Samsung, Panasonic, LG, Iiyama and Plura
LED on set solutions from Leyard, Theatrixx, Absen and Sony
Video wall control systems from Brompton and Novastar
Video wall servers and playback from Theatrixx, Disguise, UnrealEngine and Vizrt
Control & Automation
One of the most challenging aspects of any studio environment, particularly an environment that is used fro television production is the systems that tie together all of the disparate systems behind the production. At Digital Garage, we’ve been designing and deploying control, management and automation solutions for many years and have built a solid knowledge and experience in the design, simply and integration of such systems. Our broad range of solutions includes the control and distribution of aspects such as tally, UMD’s, Source / destination names, video playout, video ingest. Our control and automation solutions are typically selected on a project by project basis. However, some of key solutions are:
Tally management and distribution from EVS, TSL, and Grass Valley
Broadcast automation and control from EVS, BitfocuG and Grass Valley
Ingest & Playout
In order to capture both cameras ISO’s and programme outputs, as well as the play in of prerecorded content during live production, video ingest and playout servers are required. At Digital Garage, we have a range of solutions to cater for all needs. A selection of our solutions include:
Video Ingest solutions from EVS, Sony, Grass Valley, Softron, Editshare
Camera ISO recording solutions from EVS, Softron, Blackmagic Design, AJA Systems, and Atomos
Video playout solutions from Softron, Sony, EVS, and Grass Valley
Teleprompting
Key to television production, teleprompting solutions need to be considered as to how integrated the system needs to be with broadcast systems and architecture. At Digital Garage we have a comprehensive range to meet all scenarios and of course budgets. A selection of what we have to offer is below:
On-camera teleprompting solutions from Autoscript, Autocue, Datavideo
PTZ prompting solutions from Datavideo, Autoscript and Autocue
