International. EVS and Orange Belgium have embarked on an ambitious pilot project that uses many different capabilities of 5G technology to bring live theatrical performances to schools in Belgium's Walloon and Brussels regions.
On October 5, EVS unveiled its "Flex Production" initiative, a project supported by the Belgian federal government, dedicated to showcasing the advantages of using 5G technology in centralized productions.
EVS and Orange Belgium, together with La Grand Poste, Wallonie-Bruxelles Enseignement and Playtime Films, collaborated with the Théâtre de Liège to broadcast the play "Andromaque" live to more than 70 schools in the Walloon and Brussels regions. This captivating live cinematic experience, watched by more than 10,000 students, coincided with the celebration of the theater's tenth anniversary.
The cinema's setup includes multiple Ultra HD cameras, each equipped with a LiveU field encoder to transmit video signals over Orange Belgium's robust 5G network to a central control room at La Grand Poste, a hub dedicated to fostering creativity and innovation. Powered by LiveU's field-proven Trusted Transport Protocol (LRT™), the encoders ensure the highest quality, ultra-low latency live streams over the 5G network.
At the center of the control room stage is an EVS central production system, which orchestrates the entire live production process. In addition, EVS's MediaHub SaaS content sharing solution facilitates quick access to video content for the creation of clips, highlights, and long-form content, delivering it seamlessly over the web.
Educational institutions selected by WBE have free access to EVS's MediaHub platform, which serves as a repository for all images captured on October 5. Students can access recorded content of Andromaque's work from any location, and through MediaHub's integration with Blackbird's cloud-native video editing platform, they can create their own edits and highlights of the performance directly in the cloud.
EVS will empower students to navigate and utilize this dynamic platform for content editing and production, fostering the growth of the next generation of content creators.
