INFiLED has revealed BBC Studioworks has selected its solutions to enhance its production of the live National Lottery draws. Working to a brief from Allwyn, operator of the UK’s National Lottery, to provide a dynamic and flexible studio backdrop capable of supporting several different games, INFiLED installed two 5 x 3 metre DBmk2 1.95 mm LED screens at a new studio space at Television Centre. Positioned at a 90-degree angle to each other, the screens enable instant transformation of the environment at the push of a button.
Managing moiré patterning and visual interference was critical to the installation. The team specified a fine 1.95 mm pixel pitch which, combined with appropriate camera depth-of-field management and optical filtering, aimed to ensure the LED grid would not conflict with camera sensors, providing a clean broadcast image even at close range. Stable colour is maintained across a wide 160 degree viewing angle with INFiLED’s CBSF (Color and Brightness Shift Free) technology, which is built into the DBmk2 Series.
Designed for extended reality (XR), virtual production and broadcast environments, the DBmk2 Series features an ultra-black LED surface enhancing perceived contrast and allowing vivid imagery while maintaining disciplined black levels, which is crucial in an environment where lighting must be strictly controlled, said the company.
Commenting, Tim Wood, head of Television Centre at BBC Studioworks, said, “We had a tight deadline in transitioning Allwyn to their new home without disrupting their normal six-night-a-week outpu. nWe had to get it right and ensure everything ran smoothly from night one on this stage. We chose the INFiLED DBmk2 Series because of its reliability and high resolution. We were really impressed with the quality of the product visually, electronically and mechanically.”
Images courtesy BBC Studioworks
