“It was pretty cool doing this remotely,” adds Wickizer.
While Senior Vice President, Professional Imaging & Visual Systems John Baisley was recording his opening remarks, the team was able to view Baisley’s living room live and provide direction via Microsoft Teams. “I would tell Paul through Teams, ‘It might work better if she moves over just a tad bit right.’ In terms of remote collaboration, I don't think it would have been possible without the use of Teams.” “If Zoey was standing right behind a door and enters, we could really see whether or not the shot was good,” explains Patel. Through Teams, Patel was also able to provide screen direction by observing both green screen and virtual set views. While supervising the recording of Senior Vice President, Professional Imaging & Visual Systems John Baisley’s opening remarks, through Teams, Patel and Wickizer were able to view Baisley’s living room live and provide direction whether it was a line reading error, a background change or a technical sound problem. The USB feed was presented in Windows as a camera feed, which they shared via Teams. To view what Lacombe was capturing on set during the production, Patel used Teams Screen share creating a quad split using an AV-UHS500 switcher output to a converter box from SDI to USB. Overnight, platforms such as Teams, Zoom, Ring Central and many others have allowed people and businesses to communicate with the outside world safely from their homes. Augmented Reality and MS Teamsįor communication, sharing of files, viewing demos, and monitoring remote production shoots, Panasonic employed Microsoft Teams, a communication and collaboration platform.
The HE42 was connected via Ethernet and the PTZ Virtual USB Driver and the video was brought into the laptop using OBS to record and TeamViewer for remote control. (Image credit: Panasonic)įor remote recording, each product managers received a laptop, a Blue Yeti USB microphone, and a Panasonic AW-HE42 Full-HD Professional PTZ Camera. Lacombe converted his 20' x 24' garage into a studio space. So, finally, this idea of a virtual event was discussed further and was approved by the end of March.” It was not practical and we wanted to do something with higher quality, even though we couldn't leave our homes. “The first option required physically building a booth, bringing in the product while following social distancing requirements (less than 10 people at a time) and bringing in a film crew. We had to decide between the two options very quickly,” reveals Panasonic engineering manager Harry Patel. headquarters is based, officially went into lockdown on March 18, Lacombe scheduled the first demo for the Panasonic team. On March 16, New Jersey, where Panasonic’s U.S.
The Panasonic Pro Video team were also in discussions with Paul Lacombe, CEO of New England-based DisruptAR, who specialize in creating virtual productions. In the days leading up to the NAB Show’s cancellation, the Panasonic team began looking at options for doing a substitute event, including the idea of building a physical booth where customers could visit online. Get daily insights, news, and professional networking. Our editors are experts in integrating audio, video, and IT.