While I also have the utmost respect for all other teams, I must mention that we have been broadcasting this regional for quite some time. Team 2641 from Pittsburgh seem to be broadcasting from the source going into or possibly diverting out of the projection being shown to the audience. This is a Pass-Through recording setup. While that is good for those who want to see the screen being shown at the Complex, Team 871 has a take towards showing the actual crowd, and the robots in action from a bird's eye-type view, not from what the cameramen are focusing on.
What I don't understand is why Team 2641 approached Team 871, and told them to stop their broadcast because they had the only rights to the broadcast. This regional has been broadcasted by Team 871 for 3 years now, with announcements made every year. So besides it being a place where someone has been broadcasting, I personally think that for a FIRST to stop another team from broadcasting a public event is to some extent out-of-line.
Team 871 and Team 2641 are apparently the only teams broadcasting from the SBPLI Regional, except one has been broadcasting for a longer amount of time. That still doesn't mean that the teams can't come together!
One team is recording the screen projections, and the other the actual crowd and pits, conducting interviews and such. The two could definitely come together, make it known as the SBPLI Webcast by Teams 2641 and 871.
What do you think? We could meet up with your team tomorrow.
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- Libby K [more] 
31-03-2012, 00:46
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