This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 761974.

Immersive Accesibility

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Key Features

Architecture + Workflow

Individual tools for the production, editing, management, preparation,

delivery and consumption of immersive and accessible content

Standards-compliant extensions to current technologies and formats

Backward compatible extensions to current resources and practices within the broadcast sector

ImAc has developed an end-to-end (E2E) platform that augments

broadcast services with accessible immersive content delivered via

broadband, allowing for rich interaction and hyper-personalisation.

VIDEO Scan the QR code to watch a

video showing the features of the ImAc player.

E2E Platform

VR360 Player – Open-Source

Access Service Editors – SaaS

Accessibility Content Manager (ACM) – SaaS

PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT

IMMERSIVE CONTENT

CDN / SERVER(S) ENCODING

SUBTITLES

MEDIA ASSET MANAGEMENT

BROADCAST CONTENT IMMERSIVE CONTENT

IMMERSIVE CONTENT

IMAC PORTAL

METADATA

PACKAGING(SPATIAL) AUDIO PROCESSING &

MIXING

SIGN LANGUAGE

PUBLICATION & INTEGRATION

ACCESS SERVICE CONTENT

ACCESS SERVICE CONTENT

ACCESS SERVICE CONTENT

ACCESS SERVICE CONTENT

METADATA GENERATION

AUDIO DESCRIPTION

CLOUD RENDERERDASH CONVERSION + SIGNALING

HbbTV PLAYER IMAC PLAYER

IMAC PLAYER

SCENARIO A MULTI-SCREEN SCENARIO (WITH SCENARIO A OR B) SCENARIO B

CATALOGUE (LIST OF CONTENTS)

ACCESSIBILITY CONTENT MANAGER (ACM)

CONTENT DISTRIBUTION

CONTENT PREPARATION

ACCESS SERVICE EDITORS

BROADCASTER / PROVIDER

CONTENT CONSUMPTION

WORKFLOW STEPS FROM MEDIA INGEST AND AUTHORING TO CONSUMPTION

PLAYERimac.i2cat.net/player/

Open-source code: github.com/ua-i2cat/ImAc

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SYNC SYNC Portal – Open-Source

ImAc Project

1 Immersive content is produced / imported. 2 Content Ingest: The broadcaster uploads a high quality 360º video to the ACM.

2.1 A low quality version of the 360º video is generated, to be used by the editors. 2.2 A thumbnail and cover of the 360º video are automatically

generated.

* These files, together with existing access service content, can also be provided via the ACM. 3 The broadcaster initiates the production of access service content. 4 The professional editors create the access service content.

4.1 Spatial audio is processed, and multiplexed if necessary, by the Cloud Renderer. 5 The broadcaster validates the created access service content. 6 Content is prepared for distribution. 7 Content is published

to the distribution channels.

8 Content consumption via the ImAc player. 8.a The TV broadcast program is augmented with IP-delivered content presented on companion screens. 8.b Content is selected via the ImAc portal (website), with the option of linking companion screens.

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