The prospect of television court hearings in the UK seemed
inconceivable until recently but, when the first television cameras
were installed in the UK Supreme Court, one of the country’s most
prestigious courtrooms, proAV was at the heart of the action and
made the news for all the right reasons. A year later, and the
2012/13 Queen’s Speech confirmed cameras would be allowed in
courtrooms in England and Wales in a bold move towards greater
transparency and democracy.
proAV’s project to install a groundbreaking, professional
audio visual scheme at the Supreme Court demonstrated how AV
technologies are helping to remove the mystery of the courtroom
environment and to help legal professionals, members of the public
and law students by broadcasting cases of public or constitutional
interest.
A typical courtroom application will comprise a sophisticated
suite of AV technologies, including discreet video cameras with
associated multiplexer units, presentation audio with microphone,
speaker and speech reinforcement systems routing to mixers. All key
AV and broadcast systems hardware would be designed around a studio
console for vision mixing, signal processing, video routing and
switching, patching to outside broadcast facilities with preview
monitors and touchpanel control over all components.
A non-linear editing suite (NLES) with media, asset management
and workflow automation software supports the courtroom environment
with professional recording, storage and editing facilities,
preview and audio monitors and servers to record feeds from each
courtroom. Public or educational viewing areas to display
pre-recorded and live footage will enhance the courtroom’s AV
facilities even further.
Contact proAV to find out more about
professional, integrated AV solutions for future-proof courtroom
environments.