World Snooker Masters & Riyadh Season
Micro-Detail Lighting Calibration & Ultra-Silent Control
- Venue
- Boulevard Riyadh City, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Broadcaster
- Matchroom Sport / Saudi Sports Company (SSC) / Eurosport
- Dates
- March 2024
Role
Lead CCU Engineer & System QC Supervisor
Flawless colorimetry calibration for the high-prestige World Snooker tournament. Demanded zero acoustic noise in arena, ultra-precise baize green color matching, and macro slow-motion ball spin analysis.
- ΔE < 0.8
- Color Match Precision
- 300 fps
- Macro Replay FPS
- < 25 dB
- Noise Level in Hall
- 32
- Live Matches Delivered
Hardware & signal architecture
- Video format
- 1080p50 UHD/HDR Ready
- Vision mixer
- Sony MVS-8000X
- Replay & slow-motion
- EVS XT3 Max with SuperMotion License
- Master sync & routing
- Evertz 5600SPG + Grass Valley NV9000 Router
Technical approach
- Calibrated green baize cloth color balance across all 14 cameras to ensure identical RGB values between tight macro ball shots and wide table views.
- Integrated 300fps super slow-motion overhead camera to reveal micro ball collisions and cue contact points.
- Engineered ultra-quiet sound isolation and fiber routing to guarantee zero equipment noise reached players.
Signal flow
- 1
Table Macro Cams
Overhead 4K optical zoom focused on cue tip impact point
- 2
CCU Shading Suite
Precision Grass Valley OCP-400 paint controllers calibrated against X-Rite ColorChecker
- 3
SuperMotion Replay
EVS XT3 server continuous buffer capturing 300fps slow-motion cue strikes
- 4
Live Graphics Ingest
Vizrt Trio automated ball telemetry and frame score overlays
- 5
Host Feed Handover
Simultaneous international clean feed delivery to Matchroom and SSC
Live faults & engineering fixes
Challenge
Slight hue variance between table spot lights caused the green cloth to appear yellowish on tight pocket cameras.
Fix
Created secondary matrix color presets on Grass Valley OCP panels, selectively shifting yellow-green hue by -4° on pocket cameras.
Impact: Uniform, broadcast-perfect baize green across every single camera angle.
On-air footage
Production gallery
What I'd improve next time
“Adding automated robotic micro-jib tracks on overhead positions will allow seamless 360-degree table orbits in future tournaments.”
Planning a similar production?
Available for OB truck, CCU, and EVS operations across the UAE and GCC.