3D graphics have changed the way viewers experience their favourite sport. The latest statistics updated in real-time and additional information about the action on the field are just the start of how 3D graphics can add value to the video content. In the last years Vizrt and its partners have "invented" many TV graphics effects that are today considered industry standards. Virtual advertising banners, distance measurements, speeds, G-forces, offside lines, free kick circles, color-coded swimming lanes and “ghost” record-holders racing alongside live competitors are all part of Vizrt's repertoire.

Live player tracking for a sport like football combines a technology that captures the movements of each player, the referee and linesmen, as well as the football itself. The data is then presented as realistic graphics with Vizrt’s real-time 3D rendering engine. This simple but accurate live system provides viewers with a match perspective they have never seen before. Clubs can use the same data as a coaching tool by analyzing each player’s performance. And even nternational fans can become virtual Web spectators when live action video is not available.

Advanced 3D telestration (drawing on the video) when linked to an interactive 3D graphics display give presenters and studio pundits a chance to show their points of view using a touch screen with Vizrt technology.

Viz Arena™

Viz Arena™ enables broadcasters to superimpose static and animated 3D graphics over the live coverage of a sports event. The solution ensures that the graphics remain in place, regardless of camera movement. The result is a holistic video experience in which the 3D graphics appear to be part of the live coverage.

Viz Arena fully utilizes the creative functionality of Viz Artist: 2D and 3D real-time graphics, text, video, logos, images, and animations can be superimposed on the live video feeds, enriching information and creating an enhanced look.

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Viz Engine™

Viz Engine™, one of today’s most powerful rendering engines, is now even more capable in its updated version. Like its predecessor, Viz Engine 3 renders animated 2D and 3D scenes in real-time, producing high-end animations and outputting them in SD and HD video. Additionally, the new Viz Engine 3 has been expanded to provide an even more flexible set of tools than before, integrating with all other Vizrt products, and offering broadcasters an ideal creative run-time environment.

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Key Features and Benefits:

  • Dynamic, correct-perspective graphical overlays
  • Virtual advertising and game analysis
  • Real-time distance measurements and object placement
  • Customized plug-ins for every type of sports event
  • Velocity estimation and height measurement
  • Optional scoreboard module for synchronization with official scoreboard
  • High-resolution camera tracking for pan/tilt/zoom, and focus

Key Features and Benefits:

  • Extremely powerful rendering engine
  • 2D and 3D real-time high-quality graphics
  • Supports SD and HD digital video, as well as AVI and Quicktime
  • High-quality full scene anti-aliasing
  • Powerful Plug-in API available
  • Pure OpenGL implementation
  • Full support of OpenGL Shader Language enables
  • Timeline-based audio playback
  • Optional video board for live video inputs and clip playback
  • Optional plug-in packages