THE FORCE WILL BE WITH THE NFL; NEW SYSTEM OFFERS DIGITAL INSTANT REPLAY.Byline: Jonathan Jonathan (jŏn`əthən) [short for Jehonathan, Heb.,=Yahweh has given]. 1 In the Bible, Saul's son and David's friend, both killed at the battle of Mt. Gilboa. David showed kindness to his son Mephibosheth. Burke The name Burke (from Irish Gaelic de Burca, of Norman origin). In English the meaning of the name Burke is "fortified hill." See also Berkley. Places Australia
It has been nearly eight years since the National Football League's referees have used instant replays. Now, with the help of a Burbank Burbank, city (1990 pop. 93,643), Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1911. Tourism and the entertainment industry are central to its economy; several motion-picture studios and television headquarters are here. Burbank's aerospace industry collapsed with the end of the Cold War. TV production shop, the NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga will be reviewing hard-to-see calls almost as quickly as they happen. Leitch Technology Leitch Technology Corporation was a Canadian corporation based in Toronto, Ontario specializing in the design and manufacture of equipment for the broadcast television and video post-production industries. Corp.'s Burbank division shipped the last VR FORCE to NFL stadiums last week, giving the NFL's technicians and referees nearly two months to learn the system before the regular season begins. In 1991, the NFL discontinued dis·con·tin·ue v. dis·con·tin·ued, dis·con·tin·u·ing, dis·con·tin·ues v.tr. 1. To stop doing or providing (something); end or abandon: the use of its instant replay system because, well, it wasn't very instant. Referees were criticized for taking too long to review close plays; the refs, in turn, said the old system of videotape-on-videocassette recorder was too slow to do a quick job. The NFL now feels that the technology they were looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. almost 10 years ago has finally been developed, and it is now time to bring back the instant replay. The VR FORCE - or Football Officiating Replay Challenge Expediter, as Leitch calls it - will be used in all 31 NFL stadiums, allowing officials to review disputed calls in an instant. The complete system and all its accessories cost the NFL approximately $10 million. ``What we were looking for was a fast, reliable and easy-to-use system,'' said Dennis Lewin, the NFL's senior vice president of Broadcasting and Network Television. Leitch's VR FORCE system uses a hard disk to record and store the plays, instead of the old videotape-based system. The operation of the replay machine will be manned by a three-person crew. When a play occurs, it is cycled through a network truck, where it is then recorded in the instant replay booth on the field. The video technician See PC technician and software technician. presses the ``Make Play'' button as each play begins and ``Make Replay'' button once the network truck begins to show replays. The second technician will review each play and have the clips available should a coach's challenge occur. If a challenge does occur, the technicians send the clips to the field for the referee's examination. If no challenge is made by the beginning of the next play, the whole process starts over again. The NFL hopes that by using the FORCE, the waiting time between plays will decrease, reducing the momentum loss of the teams and keeping the fans from getting bored. ``The biggest plus (of the FORCE system) is the speed in which replays can be accessed and available to the referee A judicial officer who presides over civil hearings but usually does not have the authority or power to render judgment. Referees are usually appointed by a judge in the district in which the judge presides. on the field,'' said Dick Maxwell, NFL director of broadcast operations and services. The new system was developed at Leitch's Burbank office and manufacturing plant. The company shipped out the last system on July 30. What seems to impress most people about the FORCE system is the speed in which officials can view the plays. Since the network truck begins to create a replay three seconds after the play starts, the technicians in the replay booth will be able to review that play, trailing the original by only a few seconds. The system has the capability of displaying the original play (without slow-motion) four times in 10 seconds. ``It isn't like an old tape machine. It's done on a hard disk which uses digital technology with point and click access,'' said Endi Maricevic, a production engineer at the Burbank office. Since the company's start in 1971, Leitch Corp. has become a dominant figure in the world of broadcast technology. The Toronto-based, publicly traded company publicly traded company A company whose shares of common stock are held by the public and are available for purchase by investors. The shares of publicly traded firms are bought and sold on the organized exchanges or in the over-the-counter market. has a staff of over 700 employees in 76 countries and now manufactures more than 800 electronic broadcast products. CAPTION(S): Photo, Box Photo: (Color) Burbank-based Leitch Corp. engineer Endi Maricevic tests the new NFL instant-replay device called VR FORCE. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News Box: THE NFL'S NEW INSTANT-REPLAY GAME PLAN |
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