TV Control Room

Studio Control Room (SCR) / Production Control Room (PCR) / Gallery: is a place in a TV studio, in which the arrangement of an outgoing program (live or recorded) takes place.

Facilities in a PCR include:

-       Video monitors: wall, with monitors for program, preview, VTRs, cameras, graphics and other video sources.

-       Vision mixer: used to select the multiple-camera setup and other various sources to be recorded or seen on air.

-       Audio mixer: for leveling and sweetening live audio.

-       Camera control unit (CCU): for powering the cameras, remotely.

-       Character Generator (CG): creates names and graphics, inserted into the lower third part of the TV screen

-       Digital video effects (DVE): for manipulation of video sources.

-       Waveform monitors: to show the level of video brightness and color. 

-       Intercom (Talk-back): for communication with guests and TV crew.

-       A library store: for storage of graphics, images, and videos.