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From The Pen of clare@splashpr.co.uk
2001 ITN Purchases vizrt Solutions to Create New
Graphical Look for the UK's Upcoming General
Election
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07 - ITN Purchases vizrt Solutions to Create New
Graphical Look for the UK's Upcoming General
Election. Key UK election to benefit from
vizrt's real-time broadcast graphics
software
-
- New York, NY, May 14, 2001: ITN, the UK's
largest dedicated commercial news
- service, has completed the purchase of a
viz [virtual studio]TM and viz
- [live event]TM system in time for
the UK's heavily anticipated general
- election.
-
- The general election, called for June 7th
2001, is one of the most important
- and complex broadcasting events in the
UK. To create a new look and feel to
- their programming for this major event,
ITN has opted for the industry
- leading viz [virtual studio]TM
and viz [live event]TM systems. viz
[virtual
- studio] is a real-time virtual studio
and 3D graphics system and viz [live
- event] is a dedicated control system
for a single live event.
-
- Commenting on the purchase, Kevin
Morrison, Special Projects, ITN, pointed
- to the vizrt software's template-based
set-up and ability to instantly
- automate newsfeeds, as major benefits,
"There were a number of key
- performance criteria that we were looking
to fulfil," he explained. "Not
- only would the system have to be robust
and easy to use, but it also needed
- to be able to support the automation of
data feeds and help us build data
- rich presentations from templates,
quickly and easily.
-
- "The UK General Election is a significant
event, but with a difference over
- ballots from many other countries. The UK
has one of the most widely watched
- elections around the world, as it has a
significant impact on relations
- within Europe and with the USA.
-
- "We aim to have the best election
programme in 2001 and one of the key
- elements will be its look and feel.
Therefore, we have opted for the vizrt
- systems which are clearly market leaders
and will help us deliver the
- richest and best looking system for this
big event."
-
- Greg Petroff, vizrt VP Marketing, said,
"Following so closely behind the US
- presidential election, the UK election
has particular strategic significance
- in 2001, so interest will be extremely
high in this event. The real-time
- capabilities of the viz [virtual
studio]TM and the dedicated graphics
- control capabilities of viz [live
event]TM make these products match
- perfectly the brief from ITN. We are
delighted that our system has been
- chosen for such a prestigious
broadcast."
-
- For the General Election ITN has
constructed a 225 sq metre blue screen
- studio using four individually tracked 3D
cameras. The studio will host an
- imaginative range of real-time graphics
including a photo-realistic model of
- the interior of the British Parliament.
Throughout the eight hours of live
- coverage the graphic scenes will be
dynamically updated from an on-line
- election results database, drawing the
viewer into the unfolding political
- drama.
//
06 -
JVC
ANNOUNCES DEVELOPMENT OF OBJECT VIDEO CAMERA
IN STRATEGIC COOPERATION WITH 3DV SYSTEMS
Las Vegas, NV (NAB, April 23-26, 2001) --
JVC PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTS COMPANY in
strategic alliance with 3DV Systems, Inc.,
have combined technologies to offer a
professional camera with never before
possible real time production
capabilities.
The new camera product is the result of an
integration of 3DV's ZCAMTM object camera
with JVC's KY-D29 digital signal processing
camera. ZCAM, the world's first real time
object studio add-on offers never-before
possible production capabilities which can
extract objects from the scene and separate
between the foreground and background without
the use of blue-screen in TV studios or on
location. The ZCAM technology enables
real-time broadcasts of video enhancements
and special effects that could previously
only be created during post production such
as blue screening.
Designed to meet the demanding
requirements of the professional production
and post-production markets, ZCAM object
camera enables operators to capture and
manipulate 3D data in real time. ZCAM object
camera delivers an impressive range of
advanced features that open up a new realm of
production possibilities. Configured as an
add-on to JVC's renowned KY-D29 studio
camera, ZCAM object camera empowers operators
to enhance productivity and reduce costs.
Real-time separation of foreground and
background
The KY-D29/ZCAM object camera enables the
real-time separation of an object from its
background. Utilizing depth keying rather
than chroma keying, the KY-D29/ZCAM depth
camera enables real-time imaging without the
use of blue screen compositing. In this
application, foreground elements can be shot
against any background, and displayed against
selected backgrounds.
Implementation of 3D effects
The KY-D29/ZCAM object camera captures and
maps the third dimension. As a result, users
can place objects in various positions in a
scene &emdash; such as before or behind other
objects &endash; in real time. Users can also
implement special 3D effects in real time
including illumination, augmentation of the
3D scene, and interaction of real and virtual
objects, among others.
About
3DV
3DV Systems develops object video sensor
chipsets that allow high-end broadcasters,
video professionals, and video-enabled
consumers to take advantage of new creative
possibilities, breakthrough efficiencies, and
enhanced video delivery for the Web.
Headquartered in Silicon Valley, 3DV was
founded in Israel in 1996 and is privately
held. Its current investors include Rafael
Development Corporation (RDC),
Vision-Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: VSCI),
Shamrock Holdings, Jeff Braun (founder of
Maxis Software), The Challenge Fund, Formula
Ventures, Discount Investment Corporation,
Ltd., and Elron Electronic Industries, Ltd.
(Nasdaq: ELRNF). For more information about
3DV Systems, visit www.3dvsystems.com.
About JVC PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTS
COMPANY
JVC PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTS COMPANY, located
in Wayne, New Jersey, distributes a complete
line of broadcast and professional equipment.
For more information about JVC's strategic
cooperation with 3DV Systems or any other JVC
products, contact David Walton at JVC at
(800) 526-5308, or Barbara Brown of R&J
at (973) 331-1070, or visit JVC's web site at
www.jvc.com/pro.
###
- Media
Contacts:
- Barbara Brown
- R&J Integrated
- Marketing Communications
- (973) 331-1070
- (973) 331-1077 (fax)
- brown@rj-adv.com
- For Editorial Contact
Only
- David Walton
- JVC PROFESSIONAL
- PRODUCTS
COMPANY
- (973)
315-5000
- dwalton@jvc.com
- ///
05 -
3DV
Systems Announces Availability of ZCAMTM at
NAB2001
The
First Object Video Camera Component Released
for Use in the U.S. Market
SANTA CLARA, CA
&endash; April 23, 2001 -- 3DV Systems, the
leading developer of object video chipsets,
today announced at NAB the world debut of
ZCAM, the first color studio camera add-on
which can extract objects from the scene and
separate the foreground and background
without a blue-screen. For use in TV studios
or on location the ZCAM technology enables
real-time broadcasts of video enhancements
and special effects that could previously
only be created during post production.
"We're excited to be
able to offer the ZCAM's unique capabilities
as a production service to a select group of
high-end broadcast and production studio
customers here in the U.S.," said Ori Braun,
CEO of 3DV Systems. "The ZCAM has evolved
into a powerful, feature-rich product since
we first demonstrated it as a prototype. We
think it has real potential to revolutionize
the broadcast industry."
3DV's ground
breaking, object video technology enhances
every video frame with an additional frame
known as the Z-Buffer. The Z-Buffer adds a
corresponding frame supplementing the color
information found in the video with depth
information.
The ZCAM will be
demonstrated hourly April 23 - 26 in Booth
M10219 at NAB2001. 3DV will reveal how ZCAM
can segment a video scene into separate
objects and enhance the production value with
background replacement (without the use of
blue-screen), allowing the director selective
color correction, in real time, and include
the use of computer graphics live while
filming, anywhere in the scene.
About 3DV
Systems
3DV Systems develops
object video sensor chipsets that allow
high-end broadcasters, video professionals,
and video-enabled consumers to take advantage
of new creative possibilities, breakthrough
efficiencies, and enhanced video delivery for
the Web. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, 3DV
was founded in Israel in 1996 and is
privately held. Its current investors include
Rafael Development Corporation (RDC),
Vision-Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: VSCI),
Shamrock Holdings, Jeff Braun (founder of
Maxis Software), The Challenge Fund, Formula
Ventures, Discount Investment Corporation,
Ltd., and Elron Electronic Industries, Ltd.
(Nasdaq: ELRNF).
For more
information, go to:
http://www.3dvsystems.com.
###
- Contact:
- Lynda
McNiff
- 3DV Systems,
Inc.
- 408-450-5900
- lynda@3dvsystems.com
///Virtual
Set Software Offers
Broadcasters New Dimension in
Financial Reporting 04
- New
York, NY, April 12, 2001:
With the
help of vi[z]rt, a leading
provider
- of fully integrated
broadcast graphics and virtual studio
solutions, the New
- York Stock Exchange
has launched a new broadcast studio giving
reporters
- access to a virtual
trading floor with live market data for
inclusion into
- financial
newscasts. Dubbed NYSE MarkeTrac Live, the
virtual set provides
- financial
broadcasters and viewers with a truly unique
view of the
- Exchange's auction
market and the latest market information in
an exciting
- and innovative
way.
-
- NYSE MarkeTrac Live
employs the vi[z]rt virtual 3D
technology platform
- enabling the
advanced graphics and display capabilities of
the Exchange's
- recently introduced
NYSE MarkeTrac web product. This powerful
solution
- offers individual
investors an online experience and access to
market
- information that no
other market provides. The NYSE initially
implemented
- the vi[z]rt
3D graphic solution in March 1999 in its
Advanced Trading Floor
- Operations Center
(3DTF), running on Silicon Graphics®
Onyx2® systems. It
- enables the
Exchange personnel to monitor trading floor
technology and
- operations. This
center was produced in conjunction with SIAC
- Securities
- Industry Automation
Corporation and integrates continuous trading
data
- streams into one
advanced three-dimensional system that is
displayed on nine
- 25-inch
monitors.
-
- Each day during NAB
2001 held in Las Vegas from April 23-26, the
Exchange
- will provide
multiple broadcasts from the NYSE MarkeTrac
Live sent to
- monitors in
vi[z]rt's booth (Sands Convention
Center #S4147). In addition,
- the NYSE will offer
a NYSE MarkeTrac Live demonstration at
vi[z]rt's press
- conference
scheduled at vi[z]rt's booth (#S4147)
Monday April 23rd, 6pm
- (PST).
-
- "NYSE MarkeTrac is
a breakthrough product for broadcasters and
investors,"
- said NYSE Group
Executive Vice President Robert G. Britz.
"With MarkeTrac
- Live, reporters are
able to connect viewers to the trading floor
and to
- point-of-sale in a
highly visual, interactive and truly dynamic
experience.
- Reporters will find
that the advanced 3D graphics and easily
accessible data
- displays makes
on-air navigation easy and
interesting."
-
- MarkeTrac was
developed on Silicon Graphics (NYSE: SGI)
Onyx2
- supercomputers.
Greg Estes, Vice President and General
Manager,
- Telecommunications
and Media, SGI, believes that this project
demonstrates
- the innovative
applications made possible when
vi[z]rt software and SGI
- hardware are paired
together. "The combination of
vi[z]rt's intuitive and
- highly flexible
graphics software and SGI's powerful graphics
hardware makes
- for the most
dynamic real-time presentations imaginable.
This interactive,
- virtual trading
floor ushers in a new era of news coverage
from Wall Street.
- It is fitting that
this development comes from the NYSE - the
world's
- leading equities
marketplace."
-
- "NYSE MarkeTrac
takes the 3DTF to the next level," according
to Shlomo
- Nimrodi,
vi[z]rt President and CEO. "The 3DTF
and NYSE MarkeTrac are
- important
milestones for vi[z]rt. This project
enables us to leverage our
- technologies into
the exciting market of visual communication
to
- corporations", said
Nimrodi. "We are proud of this on-going
collaboration
- between
vi[z]rt and the NYSE".
-
- Other value-added
features of NYSE MarkeTrac Live include
unique
- perspectives of
trading patterns, graphic representation or
trading
- activity, live and
recorded incoming video, and dual branding
opportunities.
- The NYSE MarkeTrac
includes alternative virtual studio sets that
also
- incorporate live
data elements. The feed is available from the
NYSE
- Broadcast Center
live via fiber or taped. For more information
on NYSE
- MarkeTrac contact:
Jennifer Boutote, NYSE, 212-656-5923
or
- jboutote@nyse.com.
-
- -end-
-
- vi[z]rt is
the world's leading provider of fully
integrated broadcast and
- web-cast graphics
solutions, including virtual studio systems,
broadcast
- graphics, character
generator, content management and scheduling
and
- creative design
services. vi[z]rt is the company
formed following the
- acquisition of Peak
Broadcast Systems by RT-SET on July 4, 2000.
vi[z]rt is
- traded on the Neuer
Markt (VIZ).
-
- vi[z]rt
Gives New Look to Flagship Newscast at South
Africa's Premiere
- Private
Network, e.tv
-
- New York, NY, 2 April, 2001: South
Africa's premiere private network e.tv,
- based in Johannesburg, has recently gone
on air with a complete vi[z]rt
- solution for it's hallmark news
broadcast. The enhancement of the
graphic
- look is done with the real-time broadcast
graphics system, vi[z]TM. This
- marks vi[z]rt's first major
installation in Africa and the first
- installation of a turnkey system based
solely on the NT based open PC
- platform version of vi[z]. The
third largest network in South Africa,
e.tv
- required a solution for rapid production
of professional graphics for its
- live news and weather programs.
-
- The vi[z] TM broadcast graphics
system is being used with three other
vi[z]
- software modules; vi[z] mapsTM
for 3D geographical mapping,
vi[z]
- modelingTM for real-time creation and
rendering of 2D and 3D graphics, and
- vi[z] content pilotTM for content
management and scheduling.
-
- "The vi[z] software solution has
given our new one-hour news program a
slick
- and professional look," said Quraysh
Patel, Channel Director, e.tv. "It
- lets us easily and quickly create visuals
for stories even when we do not
- have real footage to illustrate them.
Additionally, vi[z] maps
absolutely
- makes our weather coverage. After using
the vi[z] software and seeing
just
- what it can do, I am convinced that we
made the best choice of graphics
- packages available."
-
- Patel also points to the service he's
received from vi[z]rt as another
- reason for his confidence: "I have yet to
come across another company that
- gives the efficiency, depth of service
and consideration that vi[z]rt
has
- provided us. They've met every
requirement and every deadline we've set
- out. The vi[z]rt engineers came
through with extraordinary service under
- very demanding circumstances. Our
engineers were fully trained and
- operational within one week and are now
training other staff at e.tv."
-
- "This deal represents an important
milestone for vi[z]rt," explained
Petter
- Ole Jakobsen, vi[z]rt Executive
Creative Developer. "It was our first
- installation in Africa and the first time
we've installed a complete turnkey
- system based only on an NT based open PC
platform version of our software.
- I'm extremely pleased with the solution
we provided e.tv and with their
- level of satisfaction. Customer
satisfaction is always a key measurement
of
- our success, and we are delighted that we
have met all of e.tv's
- requirements within deadline and below
budget."
-
- -ends-
-
- vi[z]rt is the world's leading
provider of fully integrated broadcast
and
- web-cast graphics solutions, including
virtual studio systems, broadcast
- graphics, character generator, content
management and scheduling and
- creative design services. vi[z]rt
is the company formed following the
- acquisition of Peak Broadcast Systems by
RT-SET on July 4, 2000. vi[z]rt
is
- traded on the Neuer Markt (VIZ).
-
- All trademarks and names
are held by their respective companies and
should
- be treated as
such.
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