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Production Department

KTBS 3 offers a state-of-the-art facility that is the best equipped and most used in the region. Three full service suites including the only digital suite in the region and a highly trained staff enable KTBS 3 to be the leader in television production services. The KTBS 3 Production Department can capture your production in videotape, edit sequences with analog or fully digital facilities, add special effects, titles and captioning, and deliver the final product on beta, beta SP or digital betacam in full stereo or mono.

KTBS 3 offers a variety of computer graphic services, and can take your computer graphics from disk to air for your production session using a variety of formats including EPS, PICT, TIFF, JPEG, QuickTime, TARGA, BMP and PCX.

KTBS 3 has remote production capabilities using Sony DVW-700WS Digital Betacam or your projects can be shot on either 16 or 35 mm film. KTBS 3 is equipped with a state of the art audio facility featuring ProTools 24, the only 24 bit non-linear digital audio facility in the market.

Production 1 Equipment

  • Grass Valley 4000 digital switcher
  • 3 DVW-A500 Digital Betacam VTR's
  • 1 CVR-75 SP VTR
  • 2 channel Abekas Dveous
  • Chyron LEX and Aprisa Framestore
  • Sony DAT PCM-7010
Production 1

Production 2 Equipment

  • Grass Valley 4000 digital switcher
  • 4 DVW-A500 Digital Betacam VTR's
  • 2 channel Abekas Dveous
  • Chyron LEX and Aprisa Framestore
  • Sony DAT PCM-7010
Production 2

Production 3 Equipment

  • Avid DS|Nitris
  • Adobe Photoshop CS2
  • Adobe Illustrator CS2
  • 1 DVW-A500 Digital Betacam VTR
  • 1 DNW-A65 Betacam SX Player
Production 3

We have the regions most advanced SD and HD non-linear editing solution for high-performance finishing and mastering. Ultimate in quality, real-time performance, automatic conform, creative versatility, and interoperability. It combines deep creative editing and finishing software with the revolutionary Avid Nitris Digital Nonlinear Accelerator for guaranteed real-time editing and effects. Scales from DV25 to multiple streams of 10-bit uncompressed and compressed HD - even 2K/4K media.

The Avid DS Nitris combines an awesome set of creative tools - including paint, compositing, 3D DVE and character generation, motion effects, image treatment, and more. The robust editing and finishing toolset includes advanced color correction, keys, downstream graphics, and support for multichannel audio mixing.

KTBS Creative Services operates as an in-house advertising agency and it's services are offered to all station clients not represented by an ad agency of their own.

Services include; creative concepts, copywriting, remote and post production, and complete sales service.

Earthlink 3 Satellite Truck

Earthlink 3

KTBS 3 News is on your side, which means being the only station in the Ark-La-Tex to bring you news where and when it happens with Earthlink 3. A state-of-the-art Satellite earth station on wheels, Earthlink 3 is your Ark-La-Tex connection to news. Earthlink 3, allows the KTBS 3 News team to deliver news live from anywhere in the country. With Earthlink 3, we can take you closer to national stories with local impact and cover them live as they unfold. KTBS 3 News is bringing you closer to stories that matter to you with Earthlink 3. It's what being On Your Side is all about!

News Coverage

EARTHLINK 3's experienced staff of photographers, reporters and field producers can be on the scene to provide fast, professional live or taped coverage of breaking news stories. The mobile studio capabilities include the newest equipment for strong, reliable visual and audio signals.

Sports

EARTHLINK 3 can provide uplink capabilities for your crews at the site of major sporting events.

Satellite News Conference

Share your good news with the community, the news media, clients, vendors or others via a live satellite news conference. Management decisions, reports, new products or fundraising kick-offs can be produced and transmitted via EARTHLINK 3 at very affordable prices.

Video Conferencing

For educational or training conferences or communicating with shareholders, employees or other stockholders, EARTHLINK 3 can save valuable time and eliminate costly travel. Hold video business meetings and training sessions between two or more locations via satellite.

Video Press Releases

Put your business and people in the spotlight. Produce company videos for clients, employees, vendors or prospects - or news releases for broadcast - in the confines of your own offices using our mobile studio. EARTHLINK 3's production crew provides professional lighting, camera work, with quality audio and video. Our staff can conceptualize and write your videos for training, sales presentations, operating instructions, service or product capabilities and video tours.

Equipment

30' PRODUCTION/UPLINK VEHICLE TRANSMISSION ELECTRONICS

  • 2 MCL 300-watt KU-band hub-mount TWT amplifiers
  • 1 Tierenan Digital KU Video Excitors
  • 2 advent KU-band video exciters
  • Dual path capabilities
  • 2 GHz 30 channel microwave transmitters

PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT

  • Sony DNW-9WS Camera (Available)
  • On-board editors (2)
  • 3 Sony DNW-A75's
  • 2 Sony DNW-A65's
  • Grass Valley 100 video switcher
  • Sony audio mixer
  • 1 Hi8/ 1 SVHS/ 1

ANTENNA

  • Andrew 2.4 meter 4-part antenna

COMMUNICATIONS

  • 4 Channel GTE satellite telephone system (SKY switch)
  • 6 Cellular telephones
  • 4 Land-line telephones
  • RTS intercom and IFB systems

Audio Production


TV & Radio commercial production
A/V Narration
AudioBook Narration
Station ID's & Promos

Can master to DAT, CD, reel, MP3 or Wav. Files
Guaranteed fast turnaround!

24 bit Fully Digital Studio includes:

  • Non-linear digital recording & editing on ProTools24 Mix-Plus
  • Mackie HUI
  • Neumann Microphones
  • Sony Professional DAT
  • CD mastering
  • Eventide DSP4500 Ultra-Harmonizer
  • Tascam reel-to-reel
  • ISDN
  • 3 Different Music Libraries
  • 14 Sound Effects Libraries
  • E-mail via MP3, or Wav. Files

White Light Productions

White Light Productions

High quality 16mm and 35mm film production, from an award-winning cinematographer with over 25 years of experience at KTBS-TV. He is known for powerful images and beautiful film, and for offering excellent equipment and great rates. Call (318) 861-5807 for a demo reel and pricing.

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