Digital Media Net - Your Gateway To Digital media Creation. News and information on Digital Video, VR, Animation, Visual Effects, Mac Based media. Post Production, CAD, Sound and Music
Categories: EducationIntercomNews

British Columbia Institute of Technology Calls on Pliant Technologies’ CrewCom

System’s Wireless Capability, Range and Ease-of-use Meet All of the School’s Needs

Burnaby, british colUmbia, FebrUARY 1, 2022 Pliant Technologies CrewCom Digital Wireless Intercom was the clear choice when British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) was looking to replace an outdated wired intercom system. Renowned for its esteemed broadcast-focused curriculum, BCIT teaches broadcast journalism, television production, and video production, providing students with hands-on educational experiences within its multiple production studios. With Pliant’s CrewCom intercom, students can now experience a cutting edge, modernized communications solution, providing an invaluable skillset to prepare students for a professional broadcast career.

When upgrading from a wired intercom to a digital, wireless solution, BCIT needed a system that would provide enough coverage for clear communication throughout the entire building, while also being able to have coverage across the building’s two floors. In addition to coverage requirements, BCIT’s broadcast program was also looking for a solution with a 900MHz frequency to avoid interference with pre-existing Wi-Fi infrastructures within the campus.  

To ensure the institute was upgrading to the best solution for its specific needs, Kal Ng, broadcast engineer at BCIT, turned to Vidcom, an international systems integrator of high-end broadcast, streaming and post-production solutions. With Vidcom’s guidance and expertise, the institute acquired two identical CrewCom systems for its two main production studios, each of which consists of one Control Unit (CU), 18 Radio Packs (RP) and four Radio Transceivers (RT).

Unique to this school’s needs, they were also looking for a solution that could be moved to different locations, depending on what story the students were capturing. “As a teaching environment, BCIT requires an intercom solution that could be deployed in different parts of the campus, or anywhere in greater Vancouver BC, depending on the show’s content that day,” says Ng. “With CrewCom, we were able to set up a mobile unit, with all of the gear in a rack with wheels for portability. Students can transport the mobile unit to wherever they need. With CrewCom being a wireless system, all they need to do is hook up the antennas, fire up the system’s radio packs, and they’re good to go.”

Another benefit of CrewCom for BCIT’s broadcast program is its ease-of-use and ability to interface with wired systems. This allows BCIT to connect CrewCom to the one-way communication IFB system that the journalism students deploy. “Our journalism students wear an IFB earpiece for programming cues, so they are able to listen to the director and producer’s cues, without the need to communicate back to them. With CrewCom having a wired interface capability, we can connect the journalists’ IFBs, so they never miss a cue. Additionally, CrewCom is super straight forward and simple-to-use, so there’s a very small learning curve for the students. Overall, CrewCom has done a phenomenal job of meeting all the school’s requirements, and I couldn’t be happier with our decision to choose Pliant.”

vanessabishop

Recent Posts

MIEMBRO DE LA JUNTA DE HITN RECIBIRÁ EL PREMIO SILVER CIRCLE DEL SUNCOAST EMMY

Linda Hernández, miembro de la Junta Directiva de HITN, recibirá el reconocimiento Silver Circle 2025…

11 hours ago

The9 Establishes Joint Venture to Focus on Mobile Game Operation and Distribution in China’s Sinking Market

Joint Venture Partner Committed Annual Profit of RMB80 Million and 50% Annual Growth SHANGHAI, Feb.…

12 hours ago

Metavista3D Announces Private Placement Financing

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - February 21, 2025) - Metavista3D Inc. (TSXV: DDD) (FSE: E3T)…

17 hours ago

Mickey 17 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Available February 28th

FIRST SINGLE “MULTIPLE” AVAILABLE NOW VINYL + CD Via WAXWORK PRE-ORDER NOW ALBUM ART (FOR…

19 hours ago

“Demon child” Nezha: How he captured the hearts of global viewers

BEIJING, Feb. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A news report from China.org.cn on the Chinese blockbuster "Ne…

21 hours ago

Realize Music: Sing Now Available

An Immersive VR App With A Groundbreaking Catalog of Your Favorite Songs to Sing Along…

1 day ago