Blackmagic Design today announced that French production company Léni has built a new outside broadcast (OB) van to support regional motorsport series across Europe, featuring Blackmagic URSA Broadcast G2 cameras, ATEM Constellation 8K for live switching, and integrated replay and post with DaVinci Resolve Studio.
The vehicle was developed in collaboration with APR, a motorsport event organizer, to provide a scalable, cost effective solution for live sports broadcasting. Featuring up to 16 cameras and 11 workstations, the system supports live production, commentary and editorial under one roof.
“Three years ago, we were turning up to events with a trailer that couldn’t meet our needs,” said Evens Adras, project director at Léni. “With APR’s support, we have designed a solution tailored to the reality of regional motorsport—tight timelines, changing environments and modest budgets.”
At the heart of the van is an ATEM Constellation 8K live production switcher, operated via an ATEM 4 M/E Advanced Panel. Live feeds are routed through a Blackmagic Videohub 120×120 router. Depending on the event, the crew deploys up to seven URSA Broadcast G2 cameras, with a mix of Canon and Fujinon lenses. SMPTE fiber channels provide tally, power, video return and intercom, and signals are then shaded and matched inside the van using ATEM Camera Control Panel.
To meet the unpredictable conditions of motorsport venues, Léni’s workflow supports both long distance fiber and mobile wireless operation. “We built the system to adapt, whether we’re plugging into a circuit’s infrastructure or laying kilometers of our own cable,” explained Adras.
For live replay, Léni implemented Blackmagic Replay, integrated directly into the production pipeline. Camera feeds and replay content are recorded using multiple HyperDeck Extreme 8K HDR and HyperDeck Studio 4K Pro broadcast decks, with synchronized timecode. Footage is stored on a Blackmagic Cloud Store Max 24TB and edited in DaVinci Resolve Studio, even before the race concludes.
“Using Blackmagic Replay and DaVinci Resolve together allowed us to simplify the workflow and reduce training time,” said Adras. “It’s reliable, cost effective and fits how we work.”
The OB Van XL also features integrated audio mixing and supports both local and remote commentary. Broadcasters can receive clean international feeds or customize output with their own voiceover, delivered in real time.
“With increasing pressure to deliver more with less, we needed a production environment that was both powerful and familiar,” concluded Adras. “By standardizing on Blackmagic Design, we’ve built a system that works wherever we go and with whoever is operating it.”
