Otaritec Deploys LAWO VSM Control System at GMO Samurai Studio Yoga
The case shows a studio choosing a control layer over replacing its mixed-vendor gear, with the measured gain landing in preparation time rather than in picture quality.
Reporting from 1 source: ASCII.jp.
Otaritec installed LAWO's VSM broadcast control system during the equipment renewal of GMO Samurai Studio Yoga, a studio operated by GMO Samurai Content Studio. The system centralizes tally control and adjustment of 24 video signal lines across equipment from different manufacturers, cutting preparation time from a maximum of 3 hours to about 30 minutes, an improvement of roughly 83.3 percent. Otaritec published a case study on the project.
The studio opened in March 2024 and has hosted internal events and YouTube live broadcasts. As operators gained experience with the mixed set of cameras and switchers, device-by-device operation and physical patching became the bottleneck, and LAWO VSM was picked as the core of a redundancy plan.
Otaritec cites broad multi-vendor compatibility and a customizable interface as the deciding factors. Tally switching, green tally generation for separate lines, and AND tally lighting for virtual system operation were moved onto IP, cutting hardware and wiring. Delay adjustment on the 24 lines, previously done by hand across multiple panels, is now a one-click pad operation, and alarm monitoring flags abnormal locations on a dedicated page.
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