The high performance of slomo.tv's servers user interface and the huge number of recording channels open up new possibilities for eSports broadcasters. Vipr ApS used powerful "Dominator AT/3G" replay servers to broadcast the regular season of the BLAST Pro Series 2019 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament.
Thanks to the spectacular picture and high speed of events, eSports occupy an increasing share of the consumer's total screen time competing with classic sports. There is a discussion on conferring eSports the status of Olympic discipline. However specifics of eSports significantly differ from other sports, and technical requirements of the hardware complex often exceed the standard sports broadcast requirements. High speed of in-game moments, live broadcasts on arenas and over the world, a large number of parallel-played games and the use of only 3G signals significantly complicate the task and force the organizers to responsibly approach the choice of the equipment, including slow motion servers.
Vipr ApS (Denmark), responsible for the technical component of the BLAST Pro Series competition on Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, also faced the issue of selecting a technology provider of replay systems. The specifics of the tournament included up to 3 parallel-played games. This required 3 broadcast channels and 3 independent workstations, each of which would allow the replay operator to work with 14 3G video signals. In addition to replaying interesting moments, Vipr ApS had to show a short summary after each map, as well as to form the highlights of the entire tournament for post-production.
After testing replay systems of different manufacturers, Vipr ApS chose slomo.tv’s 4U "Dominator AT/3G" servers which in 3G mode work with 14 recording channels, playback 2 channels and provide simultaneous search on all 14 channels.
Slomo.tv proved to be a supplier of reliable equipment not only for broadcasting of traditional sports, but also for eSports competitions in Dota2, League of Legends, CS:GO, World of Warcraft, Warface and others.
The first experience proved to be very successful. In May 2019, the systems were deployed at the Madrid Arena, where 6 of the world's best professional teams met for the BLAST Pro Series Madrid.
Three fully independent workplaces with 14 3G channels were installed at the arena. Each had two monitors: one for the replay operator working with the main interface, the other for the director working with the Multiviewer of all input channels. Slomo.tv’s equipment was used to record incoming video, prepare and demonstrate replays for Internet broadcasting and on video walls in Madrid Arena.
After each round replays of the best moments were shown, and at the end of the match was formed a brief summary for each map. After the end of the tournament, all highlights were exported for post-production.
Not only Vipr ApS, but also the organizers of the tournament were satisfied with the work of slomo.tv's servers. It was separately noted that a high-performance interface and a large number of channels made it possible to quickly prepare and demonstrate video material with synchronously accompanying audio.
The positive experience of "Dominator AT/3G" systems lead to productive and long-term cooperation. The equipment was used at the games of the regular BLAST Pro Series tournaments in Los Angeles and Moscow. Moreover the servers were booked for a tournament in Copenhagen and the BLAST Pro Global Final in Riffa (Bahrain).
"Having several successful projects together, we made sure that the slomo.tv team members are true professionals. Their servers are very powerful and able to handle our tasks. The specialists from slomo.tv work in a well-coordinated professional team. That's exactly why we expect to realize more projects together." - Lasse Kempf, Vipr ApS.
Vipr ApS and slomo.tv plan to continue their fruitful cooperation and use "Dominator AT/3G" servers for CS:GO competitions in 2020.
