Broadcast Pix will debut its new real-time 3D graphics system fX3D at NAB

The fX3D system includes three software modules that create a simplified workflow for end-to-end graphics.

Broadcast Pix will present at NAB 2014 its new solution for real-time 3D graphics fX3D aimed at creating dynamic graphic content for live events, sports, news or channel branding. Designed as a stand-alone graphics system for existing broadcast infrastructures or as a complement to Broadcast Pix Granite or Mica integrated production switchers, fX3D promises to make high-end graphics creation, integration and playout easy.

The fX3D system includes three software modules that create a simplified workflow for end-to-end graphics. fX3D Creator software provides an intuitive interface for designing and creating graphic content, with a built-in 3D modeler. Lights, shaders, motion, and materials in 3D objects can be controlled in real time and at HD resolution. The fX3D API allows the system to be controlled via Broadcast Pix switchers, and also allows integration with third-party products, such as newsroom news systems.

fX3D Playout is a template-based controller that allows you to quickly launch finished graphics into the air. Assets can be searched using a variety of parameters, including keywords and date. fX3D Playout also allows for manual or automatic graphic content updates via external resources, including RSS or XML feeds, and supports multi-resolution output.

Steve Ellis, CEO of Broadcast Pix, said: "Many of our customers have expressed interest in a high-end, powerful yet affordable graphics system, and in response we now have fX3D. From designing and creating graphics to updating the information within those graphics and then launching those graphics on air, fX3D does it all. It is a complete graphics solution, so there is no need to leave the application to get extraordinary results."

The hardware behind fX3D is the real-time fX3D Engine which provides the power to create and change 3D graphics simultaneously. Housed in a 3 RU chassis, the Windows-based single-channel system will also be available in a dual-channel configuration. In addition, one of the versions will have dual power supplies.