Nov 1, 2007
12:00 PM
Bosch Security
Systems Inc., a full-line manufacturer of high-quality security
solutions, has been selected by CBS Studio Center to provide video
surveillance technology for the facility's security operations.
CBS Studio Center is using Bosch analog cameras and IP video encoders
and decoders to keep a close watch over the facility's 40 acres
in Studio City, Calif.
More than
150 Bosch AutoDome and Dinion cameras capture video of the 18
sound stages, three permanent outdoor sets, 213 star dressing
rooms and 180,000 square feet of production office space at the
facility. To meet CBS Studio Center's demanding requirements for
image quality, the cameras stream high-resolution video to Bosch
VideoJet 8008 multi-channel encoders, which convert multiple analog
camera signals into digital format and transmit them across CBS
Studio Center's network.
At the facility's
new all-digital, high-definition Broadcast Center, which houses
two 5,000-square-foot newsroom sound stages and 600 employees,
the director of security and chief of security use PC workstations
with CCTV keyboards for live viewing and to playback digital video.
Bosch VIP XD decoders also send video to a monitor wall made up
of 12 Bosch analog monitors in the facility's command center.
Video management software was provided by Genetec, Quebec, a premier
Bosch software partner.
Video is recorded
with a centralized network video recorder. The VideoJet 8008s'
internal hard disks can also record video at the network's edge.
This design ensures that video is not lost even if the network
fails or there is downtime for scheduled maintenance. In this
situation, security personnel could retrieve video recorded by
the VideoJet 8008s for viewing once the network is restored.
The hybrid
analog and IP solution enabled CBS Studio Center to use the existing
analog cameras already installed, while benefiting from the portability
and flexibility of an IP recording infrastructure.
“Our
security command center is a small room that was built when we
had 10 cameras covering the entire property. Our facility has
grown significantly and the amount of equipment and cabling has
multiplied - quickly filling the command center to capacity,”
says Rob Haggard, security system administrator, CBS Studio Center.
“With the Bosch IP-based recording system, we can have equipment
located in the field and in our central MIS closets, which allows
us to reclaim space for other storage.”
The new hybrid
system also allows CBS Studio Center to add cameras more easily.
Network switches and VideoJet 8008 encoders are housed in 15 locations
spread throughout the facility. Cabling for new cameras now only
needs to run to one of those locations, instead of the complete
distance to the command center. CBS Studio Center plans to install
15 additional cameras before the end of the year.
