Looks like CBS is going all out.

[Jon J]

CBS is positioning 47 high-definition cameras in Miami’s Dolphin Stadium.

http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6410623.html?display=Feature

[gravykev]

47 Cameras NICE!!

Now if they would just broadcast it in letterbox to all the SD TVs, that way we would get graphics that fill our HDTV's. Also, the framing of shots won't have all that dead space on the left and right of the frame. Anyway, 47 cameras NICE.

[chris_h]

I wonder what this is:

"one unmanned camera for inside beauty shots"

Is that like at the 50 yard line, fixed position, just shows a wide angle of the stadium or what?

[jiserrab]

I wonder what this is:

"one unmanned camera for inside beauty shots"

Is that like at the 50 yard line, fixed position, just shows a wide angle of the stadium or what?

Is that the one that "floats" above the field on guide wires?

[chris_h]

Is that the one that "floats" above the field on guide wires?

I don't think so, I think that one is the CableCam. It is likely "manned" via remote control.

[Charlutz]

They have 47 cameras for the super bowl, but only do 3 games in hd each week during the regular season?!?! What the hell. Someone needs to remind them they are pretending to be a major network.

[TonyD79]

I wonder what this is:

"one unmanned camera for inside beauty shots"

Is that like at the 50 yard line, fixed position, just shows a wide angle of the stadium or what?

More likely the camera that gets you the panoramic shot high from one of the corners to show off fireworks, etc.

[tem]

More likely the camera that gets you the panoramic shot high from one of the corners to show off fireworks, etc.

I was kinda hoping for a fixed cam inside the Colts' cheerleader huddle.

Will this be the first time that there have been only 1 set of cheerleaders ? The '85 Bears still had the Honeybears. Stupid McCaskeys :mad:

[TyroneShoes]

They have 47 cameras for the super bowl, but only do 3 games in hd each week during the regular season?!?! What the hell. Someone needs to remind them they are pretending to be a major network.
It takes more than cameras. They could have a thousand HD cameras and zero HD trucks, and guess what we'd see the game in......SD. The entire infrastructure must be capable of HD, and the camera is just the first thing in the chain. Little if anything from the SD world can be repurposed easily for HD.

Conservatively speaking, an HD truck costs roughly 200-300 times what a single HD camera costs, and if they have only three trucks that can reach the venues they need to be at in a timely manner, then three games in HD is all you will get. If I'm CBS I've sent all three trucks to the SB, which is what a major network normally would do.

You also have to remember that no network is even planning to be a major "HD" network quite yet, because they are too busy making actual money being major "SD" networks. HD provides them no actual ROI for a couple more years, and there's still not enough of us early adopters to get HD to the point of critical mass for them to really care about it yet.

[Squonk]

I was kinda hoping for a fixed cam inside the Colts' cheerleader huddle.

Will this be the first time that there have been only 1 set of cheerleaders ? The '85 Bears still had the Honeybears. Stupid McCaskeys :mad:


The Bears have no cheerleaders?? Sheesh, couldn't they at least rent the Miami cheerleaders for a day?

[Jimmmmbo!]

I was kinda hoping for a fixed cam inside the Colts' cheerleader huddle.

Will this be the first time that there have been only 1 set of cheerleaders ? The '85 Bears still had the Honeybears. Stupid McCaskeys :mad:

This took wayyyyyyyy to long for someone to make an "inappropriate" comment. Geez, I thought this was a geek board. :p

Do cheerleaders huddle? Wow, there's an aspect of the sport I need to pay more attention to!

[gworkman]

Just hoping the local CBS affiliate shuts down the sub-channels to give us the best possible picture. It wouldn't matter if they had 150 cameras and 30 trucks. If you starve the bitrate, the end result is not brilliant.

[phodg]

Quite amusing that CBS have so many HD cameras there but a large percentage of the Chicago area (including myself) can't pick up their crappy HD signal without a rooftop antenna. Way to go, CBS-2 ! :)

[bdlucas]

"one unmanned camera for inside beauty shots"
Sounds like that does have something to do with the cheerleaders... ;)

[dspilatro]

Plus, CBS will be broadcasting all of their PGA tournaments in HD. That's great news for us golf junkies.

[Charlutz]

It takes more than cameras. They could have a thousand HD cameras and zero HD trucks, and guess what we'd see the game in......SD. The entire infrastructure must be capable of HD, and the camera is just the first thing in the chain. Little if anything from the SD world can be repurposed easily for HD.

Conservatively speaking, an HD truck costs roughly 200-300 times what a single HD camera costs, and if they have only three trucks that can reach the venues they need to be at in a timely manner, then three games in HD is all you will get. If I'm CBS I've sent all three trucks to the SB, which is what a major network normally would do.

You also have to remember that no network is even planning to be a major "HD" network quite yet, because they are too busy making actual money being major "SD" networks. HD provides them no actual ROI for a couple more years, and there's still not enough of us early adopters to get HD to the point of critical mass for them to really care about it yet.

Thanks Tyrone. :p I was being funny. Criticism still stands though. They do three games a week and have for several years. Fox does seven. The games should be in HD.

[12345]

CBS is positioning 47 high-definition cameras in Miami’s Dolphin Stadium.

http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6410623.html?display=Feature


47 HD cameras is pretty standard for a HD performance in a stadium.
I am an engineer at Reliant Stadium in Houston and that number of cameras is on par with just about any game...

Nothing really "all out" about 47 feeds to the trucks.

[chris_h]

Sounds like that does have something to do with the cheerleaders... ;)

You guys crack me up! :D

[psywzrd]

Will this be the first time that there have been only 1 set of cheerleaders ? The '85 Bears still had the Honeybears. Stupid McCaskeys :mad:

The Steelers have never had cheerleaders so for sure this isn't the first time. The Colts' cheerleaders don't even really count anyway - they're not even that hot. Indianapolis isn't exactly known for its eye candy.

[Charlutz]

NY Giants have never had cheerleaders.

[cheer]

The Steelers have never had cheerleaders so for sure this isn't the first time. The Colts' cheerleaders don't even really count anyway - they're not even that hot. Indianapolis isn't exactly known for its eye candy.
Thank goodness Milwaukee doesn't have a team.

[Helipilot]

The Bears have no cheerleaders?? Sheesh, couldn't they at least rent the Miami cheerleaders for a day?

I know some of the MIA cheerleaders and lets just say they are available for hourly rentals, if you know what I mean.

And they are all booked up for the Superbowl Weekend. These guys tell the wife they are dropping $3-4K on tix for the game when they really going to spend it on a HUGE bar tab and a few hours of quality time with a NFL cheerleader.

I went by the stadium yesterday and I don't know how you can tell the HD trucks apart from SD cause there are already about 50 of those trucks there. The dishes look like a military installation. Very cool!