Video Streaming
A collaborative development between the Royal Free Hospital NHS Trust, the University College of London (UCL) and world-renowned surgeon Professor Peter Butler, The Charles Wolfson Centre for Reconstructive Surgery (CWC) is the first operating and teaching space of its kind.
Providing cutting-edge facilities to provide surgeons closeup views of reconstructive procedures via HD cameras, IDNS were called upon to navigate the project while providing a wealth of knowledge and experience.
A challenging project, the IDNS project team’s management skills, knowledge and previous experience was called upon throughout.
This began with navigating three other teams:
- The NHS Trust hosting the build
- The Charitable Trust paying for the new facilities
- The UCL Project Team executing the works
This would provide up to 60 students with the ability to view procedures in real-time through the local AV system, alongside the capability to live stream to a larger audience while providing playback, discussion, annotation and analysis on recorded lectures.
This would result in the final implementation of a system that would include:
Two NEC 75" LCD wall-mounted screens
Crestron control systems
Top-Tec teaching stations
Spending a large amount of time on-site, the project manager acted as a conduit of information for the project delivery and successful implementation of changes.
As the project continued, problems became apparent when the client realised the original AV design would not function within the space as initially thought.
IDNS adopted a more agile mode of thinking, meaning final deadlines did not move due to the client-led and collaborative approach.
While the initial design planned to deliver power via underfloor cabling, for unforeseen reasons this wasn’t achievable. This saw wiring and connectivity move above the ceilings.
IDNS used previous experience with the originally planned floor standing cameras to provide an effective final solution to this problem, which resulted in the final system comprising of:
2x AJA Rovocam Ultra HD / 4K cameras with 12x optical zoom (+ 20x digital zoom).
Further problems were encountered, such as the position of overhead articulated arms due to structural beams. IDNS again worked with the team to create a solution, ensuring the project was completed within budget and on time.
