In our case, you start with 10 Sony HD Cameras along with 14 Sony HDCAM vtrs and connect them with more the 20,000 feet of various cables that coil in, around, and through the Fitz out to Resolution with a Sony HD switcher & Studer audio console.

And from there, the cabling serpentines their way over to the HD Satellite uplink truck equipped with 5.1 surround and AC3 encoding in HD 1080i, which then takes the video signal and beams it some 27,000 miles straight up (and slightly over) to a Ku-band geosynchronous satellite, (named AMC-5), which currently (and we hope continues to) orbit at 79 ° W (coverage map). AMC-5 then processes and redirects our signal and propels the HD sound & image back down to planet earth and straight to your neighborhood theatre or performing art center, that has the equipment and capability to receive it.

No small feat — and we're fortunate that there is a competent crew of 20+ folks that know how to make it all come together!

As truly impressive as Resolution is, Lenny tells us the next addition to their fleet will be a mobile unit capable of transmitting 3D images. We may not be quite ready for that, 2 dimensional video images has been a big enough leap ... but who knows? Maybe next season.

Tour of the Resolution truck»

List of production equipment (A/V Nerds only)»