ChyronHego Announces CCW Line-Up

ChyronHego will display a range of its products, as well as unveil a number of updates at Content & Communications World (CCW), New York, 11–12 November. The line-up includes:

Channel Box Prime
The Channel Box channel-branding system offers a solution for delivering branding elements such as up-to-the-minute headlines, sports scores, financial data, weather reports, snipes, social media commentary, and automated promos. At CCW, ChyronHego will demonstrate Channel Box Prime, a new release of Channel Box that has been re-engineered for the 64-bit environment. With a new dedicated rendering engine and scene designer, Channel Box Prime is geared to broadcasters' specific requirements for channel branding and playout. It also includes new features for creative freedom and performance. One example is Warp Effects, a special effect that integrates with industry-leading third-party modeling and rendering tools such as Adobe After Effects and 3ds Max from Autodesk.

CAMIO 4.2
CAMIO 4.2 is an update of ChyronHego's CAMIO graphic asset management solution. A highlight of CAMIO 4.2 is a complete redesign of LUCI, the modular interface for producer fulfillment of graphics in newsroom computer systems, with tight integration across the company's product line. LUCI has been fully re-engineered for more flexible interfaces on PCs, Mac computers, or tablets, giving producers an at-a-glance overview of all information they need to deliver breaking news to air. With LUCI's simple workflow connecting the newsroom to the art department and the control room, users can focus on writing the news and breaking it first.

Lyric64
As a 64-bit application, Lyric64 offers a single solution for graphics creation and playout. It includes a new and updated user interface, including point-and-click access to data using ChyronHego's Advanced Data Object technology, with seamless usability and easy access to Lyric's extensive feature set. In addition, Lyric64 is resolution-agnostic, with full support for authoring and playout in nonstandard aspect ratios and resolutions of 4K and beyond.

Paint 6.2
Paint 6.2 is a new release of the ChyronHego's telestration solution that features comprehensive support for 4K productions and integration with EVS and popular replay solutions. It also includes the ability to export directly to an EVS. The Paint family includes advanced production analysis and telestration tools designed specifically for the needs of sports broadcasters. With Paint 6.2, broadcasters are able telestrate a 4K stream in an HD broadcast without any loss of resolution. Paint Live, a solution targeting live OB productions with the ability to produce a fill and key output, will also be showcased. Paint Offline and the offline workflow, which enables users to leverage file-based import and export of video for creating graphics on laptops at any time and from any location, will be on display. In addition to Windows support, Paint 6.2 is now available on Mac platforms.

VidiGo Live and VidiGo Visual Radio
VidiGo Live
VidiGo Live is an intuitive software solution for live multicamera TV production that gives operators control over media, including the display of playing team information, live internet feeds, (social media) tickers, video playout, or display of advertisements on the stadium scoreboard or big screen. Also on show will be VidiGo Live Assist – a solution that automates the features in VidiGo Live.

VidiGo Live Assist enables users to create, load, and control a rundown, as well as combine scenes into running orders and drag and drop elements to compose a story. It can be integrated with newsroom data systems, and is suited for any scripted show, allowing last-minute changes to the rundowns. With VidiGo Live Assist, users can prepare a show in-studio or at home.

VidiGo Visual Radio
VidiGo Visual Radio is a fully automated software solution that turns radio broadcasting into an entertaining and compelling visual show. It is a combination of automatic camera switching, digital video effects, and graphic overlays with real-time XML updates and audio control. The solution is an add-on to the user's radio production, eliminating the need for extra staff, and is suitable for use with web, mobile, and TV platforms.

Hybrid
At CCW, ChyronHego will team with Hybrid, a manufacturer of virtual reality and robotics solutions for the digital media and broadcast industries, to demonstrate Hybrid's line of advanced tracking and trackless virtual studio and robotic camera head technologies. Hybrid offers users a feature that won't cause video or audio delays while using their virtual set and augmented reality solutions.

ChyronHego will feature Hybrid's Neon trackless solution, a sensor-less system that uses fixed-camera signals on a green screen to enable virtual camera motions such as virtual roll, pan, travelling, and crane movements. Also on display will be Hybrid's virtual set tracking solution, providing real-time, precise camera motion within 2D or 3D computer-generated backgrounds. Both products utilise Hybrid's Krypton real-time 3D graphics-rendering engine.

Image: ChyronHego Paint 6.2.

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