Do more by working smarter! Vizrt creates content tools used by the world’s leading broadcasters and publishing houses. Our goal is to constantly push creative boundaries and provide new ways of capturing audiences. Create more realistic real-time HD and SD graphics in 2D, 3D, and stereoscopy. Manage more digital assets and make them available throughout your workflow. Publish more digital content and enhance it with real-time graphics, maps, and video. With nearly 2,000 video capable cell and smart phones on the market, target new audiences with device-adapted video and graphics.

Our products are designed to work together. Combined, Vizrt’s end-to-end solution simplifies your workflow, allowing you to focus on what matters; delivering content with speed, quality and in great volumes.

DistributeManage

Data from:

MapsFinanceWeatherFeedsSMS

Create

TapesCamerasLive infoetc.

Data from: Mobiles

Video Ingest Store & Share

Escenic Content Engine is a high performance content management system for text, images, audio files, video clips and all the other digital assets used on modern websites. The mobile expansion add-on provides publishers with a complete cross-channel content management system. From within Escenic Content Engine’s editorial desktop tool, users can publish to mobile at the same time as publishing to the Internet – saving considerable time and effort. In addition to writing, editing, and publishing content, Vizrt’s online suite fully integrates with Vizrt’s graphics and media asset management solutions. Web journalists can easily add 3D graphics, maps, stills, and videos to stories published across different platforms. Graphics can be added to any video from within Escenic Content Studio.

↘ Edit content directly in the browser with the In Page plug-in↘ Integrates with the Viz Video Hub package and Viz Content Pilot↘ Multiple users can work on the same article simultaneously↘ A number of other plug-ins for extended functionality

Clockwise from top left: 1: The Sun – www.thesun.co.uk 2: The Telegraph – www.telegraph.co.uk 3: The Times – www.thetimes.co.uk 4: BNR Nieuwsradio – www.bnr.nl

Merging video and online content

Escenic Content Engine™

Viz Anchor is Vizrt’s new app targeted at news, sports and weather presenters in the studio. The app runs natively on Apple’s iPad and allows users to control newsroom playlists, including video and graphics, directly from the iPad. Now the presenter can run graphics straight on-air without disturbing the flow of the presentation. Video clips and graphics can be controlled from anywhere in the studio without going through the control room.

↘ Playout of graphics added to newsroom stories↘ Playout of context-enabled playlists and shows↘ Playout of Transition Logic graphics (without context)↘ Connect to and use any Viz Media Sequencer Engine

with a profile and supported playlist type

Viz Anchor™A new star in the studio

Viz Ardome™

Viz Ardome is the central product for a complete digital Media Asset Management solution, covering the whole workflow from ingest, via transcoding, media management, browse editing, and annotation tools. Through an easy-to-use graphical interface, you can control ingest and import from both feeds and tapes, quickly preview the content, and easily attach metadata. The collection of media may run in the background, allowing for quicker ingests. Inside Viz Ardome, low-resolution desktop editing provides fast access to media, where several users have access simultaneously. Viz Ardome communicates changes to newsroom systems, and integrates with AVID, Final Cut Pro, Liquid, Quantel, and AutoDesk, rationalizing your production processes.

↘ Large-scale Media Asset Management↘ Rich feature set for production of new media, like mobile,

broadband, etc.↘ HD support incl. integration with leading video servers

and craft editors↘ Flexible configuration and customization options and

Open APIsFrom left to right: 1: The Viz Ardome GUI running inside a browser window 2: Viz PreCut can be used by journalists on standard PCs

The complete media asset management solution

Superimpose 2D and 3D real-time graphics, text, video, logos, images, and animations onto live video feeds.

Viz Arena™

Viz Arena allows broadcasters to create real-time virtual graphics and virtual advertisements that can be superimposed onto soccer fields, tracks, pools, studios, and more. Viz Arena will keep graphics in place, regardless of the actual camera movement, giving viewers the impression that the “virtual reality” 3D graphics are an integral part of the live coverage. The built-in multizone chroma and luminance viewer compensates for different lighting conditions caused, for example, by shadows in a stadium.

↘ Displays real-time distance, height and velocity measurements on surfaces as well as in 3D space

↘ Team badges and sponsors’ logos can be laid on any surface↘ Features customized plug-ins for all kinds of sports events↘ High-resolution camera tracking for pan/tilt/zoom, and focus

for up to 16 cameras

Enhancing the game experience

Viz Artist™

Clockwise from top left: 1: Viz Artist is the standard graphics tool for broadcasters worldwide 2: Splines provide full control over animations 3: Easily integrate interactivity with Viz Artist’s scripting language 4: Control animations directly on the timeline 5: Shader plug-ins allow to visualize surfaces in unprecedented visual quality

Viz Artist 3.x is a complete redevelopment of Vizrt’s successful graphics tool. The application is now even more versatile, having an unmatched feature set that is perfectly suited to build complete virtual sets and complex 3D animations. Maps and even videos are now fully supported throughout the workflow. The application also facilitates everyday tasks such as building geometry and creating fonts for lower third graphics. It also supports stereoscopy, instantly visible for artists. An enhanced user interface gives direct access to its new functionality and makes working with Viz Artist easier and more effective than ever before.

↘ User-friendly and effective real-time 3D modelling and animation tool

↘ Support for Stereoscopy↘ Full support for maps and video↘ Advanced font style handling↘ Full real-time rendering of models from 3rd party

applications like Maya™ and Softimage|xsi™

Creating real-time graphics for live content

Viz Content Pilot provides a perfect environment for the creation, management, and delivery of high volumes of top-quality content – independent of the design department. Templates allow the editorial staff to enter data, images and videos in predefined graphic animations, and preview the end result instantaneously. Viz Content Pilot integrates with all major newsroom and automation systems.

↘ New Profile Configuration supporting channels with multiple outputs

↘ Supports linking of video and graphics with the Viz Video Hub package

↘ Supports template-based maps in connection with Viz World

↘ Template-driven graphics with complete options for customizing.

↘ Full integration of video in graphics, from template design to playout

Viz Content Pilot™Adding graphics to the workflow

The Digital Automated Recording Tool (DART) provides easy editing of scheduled recordings. Viz Dart supports a wide array of media and is capable of automatically ingesting from any number of video servers and media channels into a multi-server environment.

Viz Dart features customizable authorization mechanisms that allow fine grained configuration and control of channel access that allows different profiled users to start Viz Dart with different views. Each individual booking can also be set with group priorities to restrict access even further.

Supported video server protocols

↘ VDCP↘ AMP↘ Quantel CORBA

↘ MVCP↘ Vortex↘ Omneon API

The Viz Dart interface provides easy drag-and-drop style graphical editing of scheduled recordings.

Viz Dart™The easy-to-use automated recording tool

Viz EasyCut is an easy to use timeline editing tool that enables journalists to quickly edit video files on standard desktop PCs. When Viz EasyCut is used in conjunction with our media asset management solution, it allows instant desktop editing of material while it is being ingested, instead of old-fashioned delays often measured by the length of content itself.

↘ Multiple users can create multiple clips from the same base material simultaneously

↘ Provides NLE functions such as rubber band, clip and track level audio adjustments, back-to-back audio crossfades, waveform plots, video dissolves, timeline transfers, voice-over tools and aspect ratio conversions

Viz EasyCut is a timeline editing tool for journalists and bridges the gap between Viz PreCut and professional NLE systems.

Viz EasyCut™The video editing tool for journalists

Vizrt graphics are powered by Viz Engine, Vizrt’s powerful real-time rendering engine. Viz Engine supports 2D and 3D graphics, video walls, stadium screens, and even virtual studios.

Viz Engine is the powerful rendering engine behind all of Vizrt’s real-time graphical solutions. 2D/3D animated scenes can be rendered in real-time, in HD as well as SD formats. Viz Engine also supports stereoscopic playout right out of the box. Multiple Viz Engines can be combined to create scalable render farms, powerful enough for sophisticated high-quality and high-resolution tasks like video walls or other demanding 3D graphics applications.

↘ 2D and 3D real-time high-quality graphics with live video inputs and fill + key outputs

↘ Fully supports stereoscopic playout↘ Supports SD digital video (PAL and NTSC in 4:3 and 16:9

ratios), HD digital video, as well as render to disk↘ Open interface allows third-party applications to control

the graphics with ease

Viz Engine™The ultimate compositor for live content

The Viz Mobilize platform provides a complete workflow for online video-publishing. An automated content adaption workflow ensures that video is optimized when distributed to relevant devices, such as iPads, Android phones and other video-capable devices. Viz Mobilize handles video on demand, and supports live streaming on Apple’s iOS and high-resolution Android displays. The Mobilize server collects the high quality video signal from your broadcast production workflow and brings it out to handheld devices. Our automated workflow for cross-platform transcoding now supports insertion of graphics, allowing current Vizrt customers to take full advantage of their existing Vizrt infrastructure. Currently, Turner Broadcasting and Al Jazeera deploy Viz Mobilize to deliver high-quality video to mobile phones.

↘ Complete workflow for online video-publishing↘ Individual transcoding solutions for existing content workflows↘ Utilizes the capabilities of each handset↘ Complete control of all aspects of the transcoding job↘ Live video encoding

Viz Mobilize™Device adapted graphics

Viz Multichannel gives broadcasters full control over every graphical element in single or multiple channel playlists. The application translates the marketing strategy for each channel into automatically generated 2D and 3D graphics and DVE effects. Viz Multichannel seamlessly integrates with the Viz Video Hub package, allowing users to link video and graphics. Video clips and pictures stored using the Viz Video Hub package can be searched from within the Viz Multichannel interface and used in graphics templates.

↘ Hands-off workflow for graphic elements creation, directly from the channel traffic system

↘ Automation for an unlimited number of channels↘ Interfaces with all major automation solutions

Viz Multichannel makes it possible to utilize high-quality Vizrt graphics for channel branding. It handles the playlist elements of one or multiple channels.

Viz Multichannel™The efficient way to handle complex channel branding

Viz non-linear edition (NLE) combines real-time graphics with the post-production environment. By inserting graphics directly in third-party NLE systems, stations can now use existing Vizrt graphics throughout the workflow. In addition to avoiding redundant tasks, Viz NLE also minimizes clutter in the database. The graphics plugin for the NLE suite is now also for Adobe After Effects and Adobe Premiere users.

↘ Supports Windows and OS X↘ Supports Avid NLE systems, Adobe After Effects,

Adobe Premiere, Apple Final Cut Pro, and Viz EasyCut↘ Integrates with Viz Trio, Viz Content Pilot, and the

Viz Video Hub package↘ All standard controls available in the NLE↘ Animations are automatically safe guarded when editing

Integration – Easy as child’s play

Viz NLE™

Viz Reporter empowers journalists to use mobile phones to record live video for broadcasting, or capture and upload high-resolution content directly to a media asset management system. Viz Reporter supports the full feature set of modern smartphones, and is now also available on the App Store. After being transferred to the Viz Reporter servers, the on-demand content is transcoded, organized and prepared for play-out. Metadata added is automatically transcoded and can appear as burnt-in graphics on the end-user’s video. Using H.264 video compression, live video is distributed to the Mobilize server, and provides an SDI output with the option of transcoding for online and mobile. The system operates with a minimum of delay once the signal reaches the server side. Viz Reporter always records full sessions and stores them locally.

↘ Runs on standard multimedia-enabled mobile phones↘ Supports live video transcoding↘ Available on the App Store↘ File size limited only by the storage capacity of the mobile device↘ Captured video material is quickly available in the MAM system

Viz Reporter™Staying on top of the mobile evolution

Clockwise from top left: 1: Viz Ticker 3D supports Unicode and complex script 2: Content can be edited while on air 3–5: Data feeds can easily be integrated in Viz Ticker 3D

Viz Ticker3D is a real-time 3D ticker for live data, animated objects, text, images and clips. It supports scrolling real-time content in any direction using an advanced control and editing tool. The ticker content can be added and continually updated from external data feeds such as election or sports results, news wires, weather or financial data.

↘ Ticker content can be updated while the ticker is running↘ Multiple clients can control a shared ticker message pool

and the on-air carousels of playing elements↘ Open interface for the integration of data-feed applications

Viz Ticker3D™Adding a new dimension to tickers

Clockwise from top left: 1: Coordinate different screen elements using Vizrt’s Look-Ahead Transition Logic 2: The real-time 2D/3D character offers unlimited possibilities 3–5: Viz Trio supports Viz Artist 3’s new Visual Data Tools (VDT) plug-ins

Viz Trio is a real-time 3D character generator that goes far beyond the features of conventional character graphics (CG) systems: Viz Trio offers a state-of-the-art 3D design system for the creation of true 3D graphics and animations. Viz Trio offers a wide range of attractive features such as Vizrt’s Look-Ahead Transition Logic™, multiple clients controlling one output channel, and integration with non-linear editing systems. In connection with Viz World, the application also features support for template-based maps.

↘ Supports linking of video and graphics with the Viz Video Hub package

↘ Supports all major SD and HD formats↘ Integration with non-linear editing systems

from Apple, Avid and Quantel↘ Integrates with all major newsroom systems

through MOS protocol

Viz Trio™More than just another character generator

Extend the capabilities of existing Vizrt graphics and control systems by closely tying together video, high-quality graphics, and production tools. Through Vizrt’s content management system, Escenic Content Engine, graphics insertion has never been easier. Viz Content Pilot integration allows users to add graphics to any video, without leaving the CMS environment. The use of templates allows the editorial staff to enter data, images and videos into predefined graphic animations and to preview the end result instantaneously. Our Media Asset Management system allows users to search for videos in the media database, add these videos to graphics templates and play out tightly integrated HD video and graphics.

↘ Integrates the Vizrt broadcast graphics software, the Vizrt online software and the Vizrt media asset management software

↘ Makes graphics templates accessible from the newsroom system

↘ Integrates with all major newsroom systems through MOS protocol

Linking video and graphics

The Viz Video Hub package is Vizrt’s out-of-the-box Media Asset Management system, building on proven Viz Ardome technology. The Viz Video Hub package allows users to easily access and edit video clips, stills, graphics, and audio clips from any PC in the network. The package is so powerful that it can be used as a standalone production unit. At the same time, it is flexible enough to be integrated seamlessly with existing Vizrt graphics systems. Vizrt’s graphics and video link enables video assets contained in the Viz Video Hub package to be quickly and easily retrieved and re-purposed by graphics applications such as Viz Content Pilot, Viz Multichannel and Viz Trio.

↘ Supports Apple Final Cut Pro (licenses included)↘ Viz PreCut and Viz EasyCut editing applications included↘ Integrated with Vizrt graphics systems

Media Asset Management in a box

Viz Video Hub™

Viz Video Wall ER provides a whole new way of displaying graphical content. The solution has practically no limits when it comes to wall size or layout. It allows for the creation of unique installations that go far beyond the capacity of traditional video-wall setups. Viz Video Wall ER has a wide range of purposes in addition to regular studio broadcasting: it is perfectly suited to entertainment and educational productions, as well as interactivity in live broadcasting. Viz Video Wall ER can even be used in outdoor environments. The solution integrates seamlessly with other Vizrt solutions without requiring changes in the workflow.

↘ Virtually unlimited resolution and wall size↘ Supports graphics and live video on one video wall↘ Graphics are controllable from Viz Trio and Viz Content Pilot

Clockwise from top left: 1, 2, 5: Viz Video Walls are not limited in size or resolution 3: No more pixelated background images thanks to flexible resolution 4, 6: Video walls and touch-interactive screen surfaces can go hand in hand

Viz Video Wall ER™Dare to think even bigger

Viz Virtual Studio offers countless possibilities. Complex 2D and 3D virtual sets, including interactivity, can be easily created.

Viz Virtual Studio integrates the presenter with impressive virtual sets. It offers a scalable, open and complete solution for virtual studio production, enabling you to take advantage of its superior graphics capabilities – even in challenging productions. Viz Virtual Studio integrates with a wide range of camera-tracking solutions and external studio peripherals.

↘ Intuitive interface for authoring and editing of real-time graphics

↘ Plug-in effects for text, image, particles, curves and DVE effects

↘ Seamless newsroom integration with all major newsroom systems

↘ Support for all major input and output formats in both SD and HD

↘ Depth of Field feature and RTT shaders provide unprecedented realism

Viz Virtual Studio™Enhancing reality for each story

Viz Weather offers advanced visualization possibilities in both HD and SD. The application is fully integrated with Viz World for creation of branded high-quality maps.

Viz Weather is a complete 3D real-time weather solution. It features a broad range of advanced visualization possibilities in both HD and SD. Viz Weather integrates with many weather-data providers and can trigger graphics and animations automatically. An intuitive GUI allows the user to easily control, switch, and manipulate the data. The solution is fully integrated with Viz World for the creation of branded high-quality maps.

↘ State-of-the-art 3D HD/SD graphics and animations↘ Real-time data insertion directly from the data provider↘ Support for Viz World↘ Template-based system requires minimal manpower

Viz Weather™The forecast never looked this good

Satellite and map imagery is available at a variety of resolutions, from 150 m/pixel resolution for the whole world, up to 0,5 m/pixel resolution for cities. Image courtesy Image courtesy of ITV News and of TV2 Denmark.

Viz World can be extended to a server edition that provides real-time, branded map imagery to multiple clients.

Viz World is the de facto standard for creating branded maps and geographic animations. Viz World templates can be dynamically accessed through Viz Trio and Viz Content Pilot, as well as Viz Weather and Viz Artist.

↘ Geo positions, zoom animations, map locators and objects can be placed on maps

↘ Objects and animations are created automatically using Viz Artist plug-ins

↘ Fully integrated with Microsoft Bing’s Aerial and Birds Eye view imagery

↘ Supports 3D terrain and elevation

Viz World™Pump up your visual impression

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