City of Riverview Upgrades Meeting Coverage with Broadcast Pix

Chelmsford, Mass. – May 28, 2019 – Broadcast Pix today
announced the city of Riverview, Mich., has upgraded its City Hall control room
with a BPswitch MX integrated production switcher. The system is used to
produce coverage of one school board and two city council meetings each month.

According to Kim Harper, IT manager for the city, the
Broadcast Pix Commander touchscreen control platform was an important selling
point for the new system. Commander’s streamlined user interface makes it easy
to execute sophisticated productions, even for non-technical personnel. Its
intuitive controls simplify switching, PTZ camera control, and the use of
graphics, clips, and effects.

Lawrence Cross, cable producer, said four PTZOptics PTZ
cameras follow the meeting activities, with three cameras covering the dais and
one camera positioned to capture guest and visitor comments. The Riverview
control room includes both a touchscreen and traditional control panel. Cross
said the cameras can be positioned using a traditional control panel or with
preset macros through the Commander interface that automatically focus on
members of the council.

Riverview is Cross’ first job in professional video, and he
said he was able to quickly learn the workflow for meeting coverage using BPswitch.
“It works great,” he explained. “You can put a show together in 10 minutes.
It’s really easy.”

A document camera, used in chambers to display supporting
information during meetings, is also fed into the video switcher. Plus, meeting
coverage includes limited graphics produced with BPswitch’s integrated
NewBlueNTX multi-layer 3D motion graphics CG during productions. BPview, the
system’s customizable multi-view, populates two screens in the control room.

Meetings run live on local Comcast and WOW! cable channels,
and are streamed live and available on-demand on the city’s website. Meetings
are shot in HD but downconverted to SD for cable distribution. Harper said the
system was installed in January 2018 to replace an aging Ross production
switcher. Sound Planning Communications in Redford Township, Mich., handled the
sale and system integration.

About Broadcast Pix
With a tightly coupled switcher and 3D motion graphics CG, Broadcast Pix
provides the most fully integrated live video production systems with patented
control and automation technology. From compact units to large-scale,
multi-system solutions, every Broadcast Pix features an extensive toolset that
makes it easy to optimize and customize your workflows locally and over IP.
Plus, its BPNet ecosystem provides secure cloud services and asset management.
Founded in 2002, Broadcast Pix has customers in more than 100 countries and is
the leader in fully integrated production switchers for government, broadcast,
streaming, live event, and visual radio applications. Learn more at
www.broadcastpix.com.

Broadcast Pix, Broadcast Pix Commander, BPswitch, and BPview
are trademarks of Broadcast Pix, Inc. Patented. Switchers are made in USA.