In addition to all that gear, there were five HD cameras on Baumgartner’s suit, all of which were record-only and did not provide live images. The Red Bull Stratos capsule was fitted with nine HD video cameras, three Canon still-image cameras and three RED 4K cameras, although one of the RED cameras was set to shoot 120 fps at 2K resolution. The jump was also broadcast live on Discovery Channel, where it became the highest-rated non-prime television event in the network’s history. “Just like Felix, we set a few records of our own, including more than eight million concurrent live streams on YouTube and 52 million views during our live presentation,” Rosene said. “YouTube also gave us a truly global exclusive digital streaming platform, as our goals were to touch not only the U.S., but a worldwide audience.”īut YouTube? How many people would stop to watch something like this on You- Tube? “We have partnered with YouTube for several years, and have worked closely with them in developing our digital channel that includes exclusive programming,” Rosene said. “But how do you combine established, military-grade tools with state-of-the-art high-definition digital broadcast equipment so the world could experience this project from an intimate front-row seat?” “We knew that the technology existed to document the project,” said Charlie Rosene, executive producer for Red Bull Media House North America, in Santa Monica, Calif.

The primary sponsor for Baumgartner’s space jump was beverage maker Red Bull, and its media group- Red Bull Media House-pulled together all the cameras and necessary communications equipment.

The event was captured by cameras stuffed into the capsule and by groundbased cameras with massive lenses, and relayed live to YouTube for a worldwide audience of 52 million. At a height of 128,100 feet, he stepped away from the capsule, fell freely for nearly 23 miles (including breaking the sound barrier), then drifted to ground on a parachute. Baumgartner floated to the edge of space in Stratos, a pressurized capsule hung from a balloon.

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