Trickbox TV provide temporary broadcast facilities for Pope news coverage

Trickbox TV’s flagship PPU (portable production unit), The Trickbox® has spent the last month on the roof of a building overlooking the Vatican, providing studio facilities for a foreign news broadcaster covering the historic selection of the new Pope.

If you’d like to find out how Trickbox TV can provide cost effective broadcast facilities for your next production, or if you need temporary broadcast facilities, get in touch. Please email info@trickboxtv.com or call us on 0207 193 9722.

Panasonic AV-HS410 Vision Mixer Available to Hire at Trickbox TV

The Panasonic AV-HS410 is compact and versatile with nine inputs as standard (eight HD-SDI, one scaleable HD DVI-D), and is expandable using option boards to a maximum of 13 HD/SD switchable signal inputs. Five HD-SDI and one DVI-D outputs are also standard with option boards enabling expansion to a maximum of 10 outputs. Two expansion slots allow the simultaneous use of up to two AV-HS04M Series dual-channel input or output boards.

• SD/HD Switcher

• 8 SDI Inputs/Outputs as Standard (Upto 12 Optional) + DVI-D (Upto 5 Optional)

• 5 SDI Outputs as Standard (Upto 9 Optional) + DVI-D (Upto 3 Optional)

• Colour Correct on 8, Up conversion on 4 inputs

• Clip Store, 2 PIP and DSK

• API Application Support

• High-End Performance and Functions

• Expandable 1ME Switcher with Enhanced User Interface

• Stereo 3D Compatibility and SDK Offer

• New Memory Functions and Versatile, High-Quality Effects

Call 0207 193 9722 if you’d like to hire the Panasonic AV-HS410 vision mixer

Panasonic AV-HS410 vision mixer available to hire at Trickbox TV

Atomos Samurai – file-based Apple Pro Res recorder – Available to Hire at Trickbox TV

Now available to hire at Trickbox TV – the Atomos Samurai – external file-based / tapeless Apple ProRes recorder

The revolutionary Atomos Samurai is a portable touchscreen professional 10bit HD recorder, monitor, & playback device that captures pristine video and audio direct from any camera with HD/SD-SDI.

It encodes in real-time to the visually-lossless Apple ProRes format, onto low-cost, removable 2 ½ inch hard disks. You can then review your footage in realtime onto the pristine 5" display or out onto any HD-SDI capable device, including directors monitors & broadcast equipment.

With up to 10 hours battery from the 2 included lithium camera batteries, you truly have a deck & monitor in the palm of your hand.

Comes supplied in a custom peli case with all necessary cables, connectors, dock etc.

Atomos Samurai available to hire at Trickbox TV

We’re exhibiting at BVE and TPS. Visit us at STAND 320. 14th – 16th Feb 2012

We’re exhibiting again at the Broadcast Video Expo and the Production Show 2012, Earls Court – 14th to 16th Feb.

Visit us at stand 320 in the Production Show area where we’ll be demonstrating our flyaway multi-camera portable production unit (PPU), The Trickbox® plus we’ll be demonstrating some of the best file-based and tapeless external recorders on the market including, the Atomos Samurai, the Blackmagic Design HyperDeck Studio and our new flyaway AJA Ki Pro multi record station.

If you can’t make it to BVE & TPS 2012 this year, follow us on twitter and facebook where we’ll be updating throughout the week

We’ve moved! New Facilities at London Bridge

We’ve moved! Our new home is right on the Thames, next to the Mayor’s office and Tower Bridge (nearest station, London Bridge):

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0207 193 9722

Panasonic AG-HPX371 Added to BBC Approved Camera List

Our house camera, the Panasonic HPX371 / AG-HPX371 has been added to the BBC Approved Camera List. 

See our camera listings to hire the Panasonic HPX371 P2 HD Camera

Read more about the new BBC Approved Camera List on our blog page

Panasonic AV-HS400 Helps BBC Three Comedy Sketch Show – The Pranker

Our Panasonic AV-HS400AN came into it’s own last week on a hidden camera sketch for a new comedy show on BBC Three, The Pranker. Other kit that helped save the day was a portable P2 recorder - Panasonic AG-HPG20, a Redbyte MD-Quad Split and a Blackmagic HDMI – SDI Mini Converter.

New LED Lighting Range Available to Hire

New in stock:

Brand new lightweight and portable LED lights with equivalent tungsten lamp outputs of 1k, 500w and 200w. Featured on our stand at BVE 2011, they caught quite a few people’s attention.

See our lighting hire section for more info and rates

We’re Exhibiting at BVE & TPS 2011, Earls Court, London. Stand 526

We’re exhibiting at The Broadcast Video Expo and The Production Show 2011 at Earls Court, London, between the 15th – 17th of February.

Come and visit us at Stand 526 where we’ll be demonstrating our Mobile Studio, The Trickbox.

The show is free, just register and use this priority code: ESMT1

Panasonic AJ-HPX3000 P2 Camera Available to Hire

The Panasonic AJ-HPX3000 P2 camera is now available to hire at Trickbox TV.  Click here to view the camera hire listings