Chyron HyperX3 in Canada's first 3D hockey broadcast

Chyron has just used two HyperX3 on-air graphics systems in the first live 3D broadcast of a hockey game in Canada. The Montreal Canadiens and the Toronto Maple Leafs faced each other last weekend before the cameras of the Canadian broadcaster in stereoscopy.

Chyron has just used two HyperX3 on-air graphics systems in the first live 3D broadcast of a hockey game in Canada. The Montreal Canadiens and the Toronto Maple Leafs faced off last weekend before the Canadian broadcaster's cameras in stereoscopy and with a wide display of dynamic three-dimensional graphics and other 3D objects on screen.

Following this historic broadcast, Trevor Pilling, executive producer of CBC's Hockey Night in Canada, has acknowledged that although they have been broadcasting hockey for almost six decades, "we were the first to introduce hockey in HD in 2003, and continuing with an innovative spirit, we have now launched Canada's first hockey broadcast in 3D. Working with Chyron systems has allowed us to work with numerous graphics in a 3D environment with complete success of integration into our workflow. The result has been a “Visually stunning 3D.”

HyperX3 offers the ability to airdrop 2D/3D animations in real time. As the system is scalable to two independent channels, it offers stereoscopic 3D capability in conjunction with the Lyric PRO 8 creation and broadcast system. The power of HyperX3 and Lyric PRO 8 allowed CBC to adapt some of its 2D images to 3D objects and animations.