Event A/V Wishlist

[AllenGregoryIV]

I'm starting to prepare for our off-season event in June and I'm putting together a list of things I would like to be able to do with the A/V setup.

Requirements

• FMS overlay
• Full field video
• MC/GA audio
• Field sound
• High quality HD stream minimum 720p, but 1080p preferred
• Easy to learn and setup
• Minimal delay to projector
• Easy sponsor pages (display a powerpoint, images, pdf, etc)
• Easy video playback (display chairman’s videos, reveal videos, recap videos, etc)

Goals

• Social media interaction (Twitter feed, etc)
• Only one operator required needed to run AV (others can be useful, but only 1 needed)
• Recordings of every camera angle to allow for instant replay by referees
• Preferable separate instant replay computer available for refree
• Easy cable runs over long distances (Ethernet is the cheapest for this)
• Stay out of the way of the live audience (Some camera poles are okay but preferably, not having people or large cameras on the audience side of the field)
• Additional camera angles/feeds (Inside the driver station, pit, etc.)
• Inexpensive

Stretch Goals

• Display robot photos before a match
• Display advanced stats after match (made goals, OPR, ranks, etc)
• Audience interaction (High Five Cam, Dance Cam, Mascot Cam, etc.)
• Separate Stream and in arena video (Stream gets all 4 camera views, In arena gets switching views from video sources)
• Instant replays between matches

What else could be interesting in a FIRST A/V and production setup? What old traditions can be updated or reinvented? For example, do we need to do team intros every match or can we replace those with something more entertaining?