Clear round for new ultra motion system at Paris Longines Masters Show Jumping

Show Jumping series The Longines Masters has premiered INFINITE, the new ultra motion system from I-MOVIX. EEM, founder and organiser of the series, included INFINITE in production at the Parisian Leg in December, using it to capture the entire event in a continuous shot at 500fps in 1080p HD – a broadcast first. The INFINITE system was featured again in the coverage of February’s Longines Masters in Hong Kong.

The ability of the system to operate in standalone mode, recording more than one hour’s action on board without requiring a production server, simplified the setup and workflow for the production. By shooting the entire event continuously the production team had every moment of the action available for instant ultra-slow motion replay, and were able to feature detailed imagery to highlight moments of drama.

“Innovation is an integral part of who we are at EEM,” explained Fabien Grobon, Managing Director at EEM and former Marketing Director of Roland Garros. “We are continually working to create the highest standard of sport and presentation and this is paramount to the growth of the Longines Masters Series globally. In order to best capture the world class Show Jumping across three continents, we rely on I-MOVIX for technology that allows us to go right into the centre of the sporting action.”

Based on Vision Research’s Phantom Flex4K camera and the I-MOVIX X10 platform, INFINITE can be operated in a range of modes to meet production constraints, either technical or financial. INFINITE helps streamline production logistics when used either in standalone mode without a server, or in conjunction with a server, where it only requires a single channel, saving both fixed and operational costs as well as space in the mobile truck.

“This was the first time ultra motion had been incorporated into the coverage of the Longines Masters, and the simple trigger-less workflow made it easy for the production team to setup and operate,” said Laurent Renard, CEO of I-MOVIX. “This is the ideal showcase for INFINITE – demonstrating how easy it is for a production team with no previous experience with ultra motion to be immediately at home with the system in a high-profile production.”