Studio A is also OCTT's main linear editing room. Recorded programs are posted by using the innovative Ross 1000 digital switcher and a Grass Valley effects generator. The pre-read option allows up to 50 layers of video images to be meshed together with no loss in quality. Names, titles, and supporting information can be added to enhance the final edited master using the TypeDeko 2000 graphics system.
Digital videotape is used to insure a final product that is broadcast-standard quality.
The Office of Cable Television and Telecommunications and the District of Columbia s Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board share a control room. Twice daily, throughout the year, the production staff of OCTT produces and records live broadcast of the Lottery s games. Our Non-Linear Editing system is a Windows NT based dual processor computer system with storage capacity of 204 Giga Bytes, which runs video editing, animation, and audio programs. The main editing programs are designed by Discreet, a division of Autodesk the world s leading supplier of PC and web design software and digital content creation tools. This system allows OCTT to transfer programs created within the system to either a video playback server or numerous videotape formats.