Vizrt goes to Las Vegas with the reinforcement in automation that the purchase of Mosart Medialab represents

Vizrt has updated its sports production packages to facilitate rapid analysis and improvements in response to the growing interest in remote production.

Coinciding with the opening of NAB 2014, the directors of Vizrt have highlighted the importance that the recent purchase of the Norwegian company will have for the company Mosart Medialab, until now in the hands of TV2 Gruppen AS, Mads Grønbæk John Kjellevold and Morten Larsen. As a result of this transaction, Vizrt has begun combining resources that will result in a production and automation software suite that will support countless streaming workflows. Viz Engine's template-based production platforms for real-time graphics production will now be combined with the power of Medialab's automation technology, simplifying production.

Arena y Harvester

Vizrt presents a completely new optimized sensorless solution for live sports at NAB. The new Viz Arena introduces powerful image-based camera tracking technology, available as a new control center for the application of virtual optimization effects in football, such as offside lines, or graphic playback effects linked to the field. The live graphics and replay capabilities of Viz Arena are a great complement to Viz Libero, Vizrt's flagship sports analysis system. A major new version of Viz Libero is focused on World Cup broadcast needs, incorporating the integration of live player tracking and statistical data.

In addition, Vizrt launches Harvester, which allows you to collect and process all the necessary content remotely. Harvester will facilitate remote work for broadcasters, guaranteeing better on-site production figures, while allowing for deeper analysis or highlighting key moments in the studio.

The new version of Viz Libero, Vizrt's sports analysis system that allows you to break down the action from multiple angles, will be presented at NAB in its mobile version and better integrated with studio work. The new lightweight version can even be used on a laptop computer, allowing the analyst or producer on the go to travel to a location to analyze an interesting performance. Viz Libero can also be used in conjunction with Harvester to build conclusive virtual camera perspectives, such as creating the referee's perspective or judging offside decisions from multi-angle feeds sent by Harvester from the playing venue to the studio.

The World Cup version of Viz Libero includes a plugin interface to integrate with data providers such as Deltatre or STATS. Backed by Deltatre's Magma Pro, Viz Libero integrates live player tracking and real-time statistical data, processing clips faster and allowing for deeper analysis. The interactive World Cup solution will be exhibited at NAB.

Instead of relying on camera sensors, the new Viz Arena uses sophisticated image analysis to determine the position and orientation of the camera. You achieve the same high degree of precision, but now the graphics can be used with almost any camera. The new Viz Arena requires 10 to 20 minutes of assembly instead of the long hours required to link the calibrated camera to the graphics system. The same player, integrated with video servers, can link graphics, such as highlighting a specific player, to any playback in a few seconds, using a touch screen, for example.

Remote content production

To maximize the benefits of available broadband, when multiple streams need to be transferred from the playing venue to the production centre, the new Harvester platform allows streams to be selected in the studio, without requiring an operator to make the selection at the playing venue.

Harvester is operated from a simple user interface, such as a touch screen or tablet, and ensures the recovery of the best content, in its entirety. This allows you to quickly get them into production for re-editing, highlight moments interactively from multiple angles, and quickly create analysis packages with Viz Libero.

Integration with Adobe and Tricaster

Adobe will host a social event at the Vizrt booth at NAB on Wednesday, April 9 from 5 to 6 p.m., demonstrating the integration between Adobe Premiere Pro CC and Viz One. Vizrt announced a new bundle, integrating its IP-based graphics production tool with multi-camera live video production systems NewTek TriCaster. Helping to create a smarter workflow for producers, the package, now available to customers, will provide easier control of live video content and graphics in the control room, mobile unit or stadium for use on air or online.