Quicklink
Video
supports
first
NSPCC/DEC
expedition
to K2
David Tait,
an NSPCC
Trustee and
one of the
charity's
most
inspiring
fundraisers,
has climbed
Mount
Everest five
times in aid
of the
NSPCC. David
has raised
over
£1,000,000
from his
previous
climbs, and
is aiming
for a single
target of
£1,000,000
for the 2015
K2 mission.
Quicklink
will be
supporting
the mission
with the use
of Quicklink
Mac Store
and Forward
software
transmitting
high quality
video/audio
to the
Discovery
Channel.
David will
be using the
Quicklink
Software LNG
Mac Store &
Forward and
Inmarsat
BGAN HDR in
order to
send
recorded
media back
to the
Discovery
Channel. The
Quicklink
software is
a simple to
use solution
that can be
used from
remote
locations,
even on
mountain
tops. The
software
supports
both
Standard and
High
Definition
inputs and
works
seamlessly
with editing
packages
such as Avid
Media
Composer. An
audio only
option and
an option
for raw
uncompressed
files to be
transmitted
back from
the field
are new
additional
options.
Quicklink
provided
David the
transmission
software
back in 2013
when he
climbed
Mount
Everest for
an
impressive
fifth time
and for the
first time,
without
oxygen.
David says "
The
Quicklink
team worked
brilliantly
with the
NSPCC and
the software
was
incredible.
We used the
software to
compress and
send the
video back
to HQ and to
the web."
David
explains the
benefits of
using the
software;
“Even
for someone
without a
technical
background I
was still
able to
easily use
the software
and achieve
fantastic
results.
Excellent
Quicklink
support made
the overall
experience
very
professional.”
Quicklink's
mission is
to provide
easy to use
software and
hardware
solutions
that enables
professional
broadcast
media.
Over the
years
Quicklink
has been the
solution of
choice for
numerous
broadcasters
who have
used the
technology
for various
high profile
projects
from around
the world
.The
software was
used during
the Marathon
des Sables -
a grueling,
256km, 6 day
race in the
south-Moroccan
desert -
recently
completed by
the British
71 year old,
Sir Ranulph
Fiennes.
David leaves
for K2 on
the 13th
June,
arriving at
base camp
for the 21st
June. The
next 3-4
weeks will
be spent
acclimatising
and
performing
various
climbs,
including
the Broad
Peak
Mountain.
David plans
to send back
as much
video as
possible
documenting
his journey,
“Every
video
transmission
will be sent
via the
Quicklink
Store and
Forward
Software.”
