Case Study: Columbus Clippers Baseball achieves major league-quality telecasts with Grass Valley

Columbus Clippers Baseball - Customer Case Study

Columbus Clippers Baseball, the Triple-A minor league team, faced the challenge of inefficiently producing and distributing content for five different program platforms using an outdated SD tape-based system. Their goal was to upgrade to an HD solution that could streamline their workflow and deliver high-quality content faster. They partnered with vendor Grass Valley to implement a new production system.

Grass Valley's solution included LDX Flex cameras, the GV Director production center, a K2 Dyno Replay System, and supporting routing and multiviewer technology. This integrated system provided the efficiency and flexibility the Clippers needed, allowing them to edit in real-time and quickly distribute highlights. The result was a major-league quality telecast with a minimal learning curve for staff, who were even able to train outside operators on the new equipment. The team reported a profound improvement in workflow reliability and the quality of content delivered to their broadcast partners.

Columbus Clippers Baseball

Larry Mitchell

Director of Multimedia and Telecast Productions