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Not sure how many inputs and outputs your EVS server has? Don’t rely only on the multiviewer. A multiviewer can be configured in many different ways, so what you see on the screen is not always the full technical truth. And before you call the engineer, there is a quick check you can do directly from the LSM remote. Press SHIFT + MENU. In the upper left corner of the LSM display, you will see the current input / output configuration. For example: 6Rec 2Play That means 6 recor

Welcome to my academy. This photo means one thing: University of Television replay trainings are in full swing. Last months were really hot, and now we go again with EVS operation training. We start a real training session with another group. And yes, this is another group starting training in July. No theory for theory’s sake. Real machines. Real workflows. Real replay thinking. Real broadcast pressure, but in a safe training environment. By the way, don’t forget: 17th of Ju

Replay Control is one of the tools I’m most proud of. I built it to make slow-motion replay sequences easier to manage during live shows. The assistant video director coordinates the replay order. The replay operators need to understand that order instantly. Replay Control connects both sides. Which EVS goes first? Which EVS is next? What is already planned? What is coming after that? Everything becomes clear, visible, and easier to follow. For the assistant video director, i

Small shortcut. Big difference. When you are inside the EVS Setup menu, you can move through the configuration pages using F9 and F10 — Page Up and Page Down. That works. But there is an easier way. Press ENTER. Once ENTER is active, you can use the jog wheel to move through the setup pages much faster and much more naturally. No constant F9. No constant F10. No clicking through page by page like it is 1998. Just ENTER. Then jog. This is especially useful because the EVS setu

We would like to invite you to the first series of Open Days at the University of Television. This is a chance to visit our new studio, see how our training sessions are conducted, meet us in person, and ask any questions you may have before joining the course. You will be able to see our EVS servers, understand how practical replay training works, and talk with us about what you can expect during the training and after completing it. If possible, we will also show you differ

Work has to be fun. Live broadcast is pressure. Replay is pressure. One wrong button, one late reaction, one missed moment, and everyone can feel it. But deep inside, you still need to enjoy it. If you want to become a replay operator, you have to find fun in the work. You have to love the speed. You have to love the pressure. You have to love the feeling when the director calls for the replay and your clip is already there. You have to love that small moment when everything

EuroBasket 2025 - one of the biggest basketball events of the year. I had the honor of working there as an EVS operator. The workload was intense, and there was enormous pressure to deliver every moment in the best possible way. In this episode, I’ll show you how keywords in EVS IPDirector helped us during the production. Keyword is a simple, powerful word you attach to a video clip. Think of it like a digital sticky note or a label you put on a box. Instead of scrolling for

(This applies not only to EVS , but the same “default duration mindset” translates perfectly to RIEDEL SIMPLY LIVE and other replay systems like GRASS VALLEY K2 DYNO .) In live replay, time is your most expensive currency. The faster you can create clean, usable clips , the more brainpower you keep for what really matters: storytelling, replay timing, and staying calm when production goes full chaos. One of the most underrated time-savers is simply this: Set a Default Clip

9 years ago — EVS HQ, Liège. I was sitting there like a kid again, playing with a mini LSM… and honestly, it still feels the same: curiosity, focus, and that “this is the tool” energy. My very first EVS training in EVS HQ happened 15 years ago. Time flies — but the commitment stays. That’s the relationship. If you’re building your EVS skills (or coming back after a break), don’t forget to check our EVS VODs and manuals here: https://www.universityoftelevision.com/broadcast-ac

Want to name your clip before it’s saved? Go to: Preferences → Clipping → Open Edit Clip when creating a clip → set to “Yes”. Voilà — the Edit Clip window opens instantly, so you can type the name and confirm. 📚 Broadcast Academy https://www.universityoftelevision.com/broadcast-academy 🎓 Live Broadcast Masterclass with The London School of English (British Council Accredited) https://www.londonschool.com/course-landing-pages/live-broadcast-masterclass/ 📩 Broadcast Pulse

Why SimplyLive Flex is actually flexible: storage is a workflow feature “Flexible” is one of those words that gets overused in broadcast… until you hit day 3 of a tournament, the producer asks for another long-form supercut, and you realize your real bottleneck isn’t the UI — it’s time on disk. That’s why I love this simple thought: Flex is flexible because it can hold your show. Not 2 hours. Not “maybe 6 if we’re careful.” Hundreds of hours — depending on your storage config

In the fast-paced world of live broadcast, technology is shifting beneath our feet. We are moving from a hardware-centric industry to a software-defined one. As we navigate this transition, I have been reflecting deeply on what it means to be a true expert—and more importantly, a true educator—in 2025. As the founder of the University of Television, my primary loyalty is not to a specific logo or a manufacturer’s stock price. My loyalty is to the operator in the truck, the st

I remember my first weeks on EVS IPDirector. My mouse hand was constantly flying around clicking through menus, opening panels, trying to keep up. Then one of the senior EVS operators advised me: “Forget the mouse. Learn your shortcuts”. He was right. In this episode I will show you how to modify and use shortcuts in EVS IPDirector. In EVS IP Director, shortcuts are simply keyboard combinations that trigger functions instantly. Instead of clicking through menus, you hit a ke

Handball doesn’t wait — and that’s exactly why EHF Champions League is one of the toughest (and most addictive) environments for an EVS operator. In this sport, if you don’t react in a split second, you’re already late — because the action has already jumped to the other corner of the field. And it’s not just “do a replay.” It’s: replays on demand (instant, clean, timed) packages / highlight builds emotion moments (the stuff the audience actually remembers) and staying razor-

Riedel SimplyLive: the compact “all-in-one” live production idea that actually makes sense There’s a reason I keep circling back to Riedel SimplyLive when people ask me, “What’s genuinely different in live production right now?” In a world where we usually stack separate boxes for vision mixing, audio, graphics, replay, and (in many environments) VAR, SimplyLive is one of those rare systems that can bring multiple key roles together in a single 4U chassis — without turning th

I took a moment during the SailGP Grand Final in Abu Dhabi and thought: this is not just sport coverage — it’s an industrial-level live production machine running on water, in the air, and across an RF mesh that has to behave like a fiber backbone. From the spectator side, it looks beautiful: foiling catamarans, perfect framing, dramatic angles, fast cuts. From the broadcast side, it’s almost absurd (in the best possible way): 1) The helicopter isn’t a “nice extra”. It’s a

If you see a popup saying: “There is a conflict between the selected version of Multicam and one of the Multicam version of your servers (Multicam 20.6.35). Please check your server version then go to Configure -> General -> Multicam version to set the right version. Remark: all services must be stopped to change this setting.” it simply means that the Multicam version selected in IPDirector does not match the Multicam version actually running on your XT server(s). Here’s how

If you’ve ever tried to flatten a playlist or flatten a timeline into a single clip , and then push that flattened clip to another server , you already know the truth: IPDirector can start the process — but XSquare is what makes the workflow real and controllable . This is one of those small setup steps that quietly separates “it should work” from “it works every single time”. Why you’d assign XSquare to IPDirector (the real reason) When you flatten, you’re working across mu

Imagine sitting in the news control room in front of a huge database filled with thousands of clips, playlists, and media files. You know that somewhere in there is the one clip you need, but you don’t have time to scroll through everything. At that moment, the stress kicks in because you just can’t find it. That’s exactly why EVS IPDirector has Quick Text Search. In this episode, I’ll show you how to use it efficiently and how to “speak its language.” Quick Text Search is bu

Natural bodybuilding. Zero doping. We ran a single live stream — and the only “supplement” on set was an EVS XT3 (12-channel MAX) server. What came out of it? • 16 hours of live transmission • Hundreds of clips • Dozens of playlists • Non-stop focus — and a lot of fun I’ve put together a new backstage/behind-the-scenes video showing how a TV broadcast like this is actually produced and what an EVS operator really does — from system boot and record-trains, through live clippin