Patent ID: 6892388

Claim:
A video production system, comprising: a first and second video source installed on an amusement ride and electronically linked to a first video capture card, wherein each of the video sources is one of a video camera and a digital camera, and wherein the first and second video sources are configured to output a first and second image, respectively; a first capture workstation containing the first video capture card, a first media control interface card, a digital analog converter, and an input connection, wherein the input connection is configured to receive signals from sensors in communication with the ride, wherein each sensor is one of (i) a proximity sensor, (ii) a switch, and (iii) a distance sensor; at least one first monitor, electronically linked to the first media control interface card; a network hub, electronically linked to the first capture workstation; a playback workstation, containing a second video capture card and a second media control interface card, the playback workstation being electronically linked to the network hub; at least one second monitor, electronically linked to the second media control interface card; at least one device for the production of video materials, electronically linked to said second video capture card; a first and second switching device interposed between the first and second video sources and the first video capture card, wherein the first and second switching devices correspond to the first and second video sources, respectively; at least one programmable logic controller interposed between the switching devices and the digital analog converter, wherein the programmable logic controller is responsive to the signals from the sensors for causing one of the first and second switching devices to couple its corresponding video source to the first capture workstation, whereby the first capture workstation receives one of the first and second image; a storage device for receiving one of the first and second image from the first capture workstation and storing the one of the first and second image in a digitized format; and a database for storing data pertaining to the one of the first and second image.