ARRI updates its range of stabilizers with Trinity Live

Continuing its commitment to offering specialized tools that bring a cinematic aesthetic to broadcast applications, ARRI has developed Trinity Live.

More than a standalone product, Trinity Live is an upgrade option for Trinity Gen.1, the company’s first generation of its flagship body-mounted camera stabilizer system.

Comprising new hardware, cabling and connectivity, the upgrade kit optimizes the Trinity Live system for live productions. It enhances its functionality within the ARRI Multicam System and third-party broadcast camera applications.

At NAB 2023 in Las Vegas, ARRI announced its CCP Live Camera Control Panel and Tally Gen.2 System, which extend the broadcast capabilities of existing ARRI cameras and camera stabilizer systems. The new Trinity Live complements both products and provides the ideal way to seamlessly integrate ARRI stabilized cameras into multi-camera live broadcast environments.

Trinity Live allows the wireless video link required for broadcast work to be mounted on the bottom of the system instead of being attached to the camera, as is normally the case. Placing a wireless video link such as the Vislink system at the bottom of the center post allows it to be used as a counterweight when balancing the equipment, reducing its weight by up to 4 kilograms. The new position also results in a more stable wireless signal, as the antenna rotates within a smaller radius and fluctuates less than when attached to the back of the camera.

Improved connectivity

Improved connectivity is at the heart of the Trinity Live upgrade, with four new 4G video lines and a 10 Gbit shielded Ethernet line facilitating the new wireless video link position. Connectors for these new video lines require an all-new center post, post connection, upper-stage junction box and wiring loom, all of which are included in the upgrade kit.

In total, Trinity Live offers five 4G video lines. The four new lines feed the wireless video link with up to four Quad Link signals (4 x 3G), or with two video lines when Dual SDI (2 x 6G) is required. The fifth video line serves as a playback line, allowing the operator to view the program image on a second monitor, transmitted wirelessly from a mobile unit to Trinity Live. Meanwhile, the additional internal 10 Gbit Ethernet line provides the OB Van with full camera control and communication.

Curt O. Schaller, ARRI’s Camera Stabilizer Systems Product Manager, comments, “At ARRI, we love to maximize our customer’s return on investment, so we’re pleased that the TRINITY Live upgrade extends the life and functionality of TRINITY Gen.1. For operators who want to expand into broadcast applications with TRINITY Live but don’t already own a TRINITY Gen.1, the best place to buy a used rig is the ARRI Certified Pre-Owned program. However, if one is found elsewhere, it can be taken to any local ARRI service center where all the checks will be made to make sure the equipment is in good working order for the upgrade before purchase.”

Two other Trinity upgrade options are also available for specific Trinity Live use cases. The ARRI Master Grip Trinity upgrade allows operators to simultaneously control a zoom and stabilizer tilt axis through a common LBUS controller.

The 24V upgrade for Trinity Live allows the system to provide reliable 24V camera power when operators need to fly an Alexa Mini LF, Lexa 35 or Sony Venice. Trinity Gen.1 equipment previously upgraded to 24 V must be equipped with this new 24 V upgrade as part of a conversion to Trinity Live.