El Clásico is once again one of the most avant-garde televised sports events

LaLiga has been associated with various technology suppliers to prepare a technical tools suite that include True View, 4K-HDR, an air camera, Be the Player and Laser Wall, allowing a potential audience of more than 500 million viewers to feel closer than ever of the action.

Although on this occasion the Camp Nou lived the less classic classic of recent times, with a Barça that has already secured double (League and Copa del Rey) and a Real Madrid that will trust its season to the final of the Champions League, from the television point of view the match between both clubs was once again one of the most avant -garde televised sports shows of the year.

In the meeting of this weekend between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid, LaLiga and its official producer, MediaproThey exhibited before a world audience some of the most advanced and innovative technologies in the sports industry.

The LaLiga classic was once again one of the most avant -garde televised sports shows of 2018, at the height of other global events such as the NFL Super Bowl regarding the use of innovative technologies to provide viewers around the world for the most immersive experience possible.

LaLiga has associated with various technology providers to prepare a technical tools suite that includes True View, 4K-HDRone Air Chamber, Be The Player and Laser Wall, allowing a potential hearing to 500 million viewers from 182 countries He sits closer than ever of action.

Joris Evers, director of Global Communication of LaLiga, admits that "LaLiga is one of the most followers of the world, but not everyone has the opportunity to come to the stadiums to see live games. So our challenge is to bring the action as much as possible to those who are far and use many technical means to do so."

Volumetric video

An agreement with Intel has allowed the viewers of the classic to access 360 degree repetitions, using the same True View system that is implemented in the NBA and the NFL. The technicians who are in the stadium collect information from the 38 cameras placed around the pitch, and then “sew” the 2D shots to offer a multi -angle view of the key plays during the 90 minutes.

“It is known as volumetric video”, Explains Melcior Soler, director of the Audiovisual area of LaLiga.“ You can place the camera where you want, not physically but virtually. With that virtual camera, it is possible to have exactly the same view as the player before throwing at the door. ”

After the first December classic in LaLig 30 Ultra High Definition Chambers located around the Camp Nou. On the contrary, the UEFA Champions League final last season in Cardiff (which won Real Madrid) was filmed only with a dozen UHD cameras.

The LaLiga Air Chamber that flies over the pitch at 21 meters high allowed once again to offer exclusive sequences. The images of this latest generation team are shown through a special UHD camera with a wide angle lens and a 14x zoom, which can also turn and move at high speed to cover an area of almost 7,000 m².

40 cameras

In total, Mediapro used 40 cameras, including some in helicopters, cranes and motorcycles following the team buses when they arrived at the stadium and 6 superlentas cameras following the two great stars, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, throughout the game.

"We display even more technology than in the Super Bowl," says Melcior Soler.

Mediacoach, the latest generation suite and party analysis service, developed by Mediapro, was made available to coaches Ernesto Valverde and Zinedine Zidane, even while the action was developed during the classic. "Mediacoach captures a lot of information and makes it available almost in real time for coaches to make decisions on the bench," says Evers.

The spectators could also judge on the controversial decisions during the party thanks to Laser Wall, an superimposed graph that shows a virtual straight line that will end with the discussions about whether a player was off or not. Live3D Graphics technology on the screen during broadcast also improved the spectators' party experience. Another Innovation of LaLiga and its operators is the Be the Player function that, in the words of Evers, "allows the viewer to get into the player's skin."

This is possible thanks to the servers that process the images of the match that collect the 38 5K resolution chambers installed by Intel, which allows LaLiga to approach the level of the field of play and offer a view of the action from the point of view of the players, causing the spectators to be in the middle of the action.

The latest generation technology was first used in LaLiga during the December classic. In total, 4 stages are equipped with Intel True View: Camp Nou, Santiago Bernabéu, Sánchez-Pizjuán and Wanda Metropolitano. Additionally, Mestalla and San Mamés are ready to use this technology before the next season.

The classic this weekend has also been the first in which the immersive sound has been used Dolby Atmos capturing the audio with more microphones than ever located around the stadium, which has allowed viewers to provide spectators with a 360 degree audio experience.