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www.inbroadcast.com | Vol: 6 - Issue 10 | October 2016

InStudio

Editing & Graphics
Contributing Editor David Kirk casts his
eye over some of the latest technology for
broadcast editing and graphics...

B

y common consent, the most
memorable demonstration at
IBC2016 was the Nokia Ozo virtual
reality demonstration in the Future
Technology zone. The headset
was bulky and its 2K mobile phone
display delivered very coarse viewing
resolution, but the potential for
broadcast television is huge.
What made the Nokia demo
particularly impressive was the audio,
delivering true surround sound via
stereo headphones. The sound also
remixed automatically to match
changes in the angle of the viewer/
listener's head. Programme-makers
who wish to experiment with VR can
now purchase the Nokio Ozo online.
The products currently available
in the editing and graphics areas
are obviously designed primarily
for traditional flat-screen viewing,
but that could change very quickly
once consumers are exposed to VR in
the gaming sector. Sony Interactive
Entertainment
President Andrew
House has already stated that he
was in talks with media production
companies to explore possibilities for
the PlayStation VR headset: "We are
talking about years into the future but
these are interesting conversations to
start having now."
Adobe's Premiere Pro CC now
includes what the company calls 'autoaware virtual reality' which detects
and applies the correct setting to
stereoscopic and monoscopic content.
It can perform video playback and
dynamic ad insertion as well as adding
content protection via Adobe's Virtual
Reality Digital Rights Management.

Apple's new Final Cut Pro 10.2 adds
a wider range of new capabilities
including 3D titling, masking tools
and enhanced effects. Shape and
colour masks are accessible for every
effect, allowing areas of an image to
be selected prior to the effect being
applied. Final Cut Pro can now handle
the entire Panasonic AVC-Ultra family
in addition to Sony XAVC S and JVC
H.264 Long GOP. Sony XAVC and
XDCAM formats can also be directly
imported without the need for a
separate plug-in.
Autodesk's
MotionBuilder
3D
character animation software allows
capture, edit, and playback of complex
character animation. Scenes can be
combined, blended, and layered.
Avid has introduced new features to
its NEXIS software-defined broadcast
media storage and management
platform, plus the latest version of
the Pro Tools audio post-production
platform. Pro Tools 12.6 offers faster
recording, editing, and mixing.
Axle Video's axle Transfer FCP
transfers sequences between Apple
Final Cut Pro and all Avid editing and
finishing systems. It is a two plug-in
set for Final Cut Pro 7: one for AAF
file format-compatible FCP7-to-Avid
transfer and the other for Avid-to-FCP7
AAF file import.
Blackmagic Design's Fusion is
designed for visual effects artists,
graphic designers and 3D animators.
It uses small icons ('nodes') that
represent effects, filters and other
processing. These can be connected
together to build up larger and more
complex visual effects. Clicking on a

MotionBuilder 3D character animation

node allows adjustment of parameters
directly related to it.
Brainstorm's Infinity Set virtual
studio system is claimed to use
a totally new and revolutionary
approach to virtual set production
independent of camera-tracking. Video
Teletransporter and 3D Presenter
elements are designed to enhance the
realism of the virtual set, generating a
3D representation of the talent directly
from a video feed. HandTracking
allows presenters in a virtual
environment to trigger graphics and
animations with the simple movement
of their hands. FreeWalk enables a
presenter to move forward, backwards
or sideways even though the real
camera is in a fixed position.
ChyronHego's Metacast weather
graphics generator now offers
improved performance with GPUbased visual effects driven by wind,
current or other two-dimensional data
sources. The user interface has been
improved to provide easier, more
intuitive interaction. A high-resolution
digital elevation model, combined
with 150 or 15 metre standard satellite
imagery based terrain, is part of the
Metacast installation. News maps and
weather graphics content creation,
for any location on Earth, is easily
facilitated. Metacast also provides
interfaces for non-weather related

FCP 10.2 adds
some useful
features and
effects

Node-based
Visual Effects
from Fusion

data which allow real-time ingest of
reports on events such as earthquakes,
fires, traffic events, pollen, pollution
and volcanic activity.
Cinedeck announced at IBC2016
new developments for its cineXinsert
and Cinedeck hardware platforms.
For cineXinsert, new features include
AS11 file format support, an audio
versioning tool, and an all-in-one tool
set that enables operators to avoid
having to re-export or re-encode
deliverables. Cinedeck also introduced
the RX2 two channel record and
playback device.
EditShare made IBC2016 the
official launch pad for Flow Story,
described as a fast-turnround remote
editing application. A module of the
EditShare Flow media asset manager,
Flow Story allows users to work
remotely with secure access to onpremise storage and media assets
via an internet connection. Users can
assemble content, add voiceovers
and collaborate with other NLEs
for finishing, delivery or playout of
packages. Direct access to on-premise
storage accelerates content exchange
within the safety of a secure network.
Eyeheight's
BroadcastSafeFX
enables users to verify and conform
their content prior to submission to
any file-based quality control system,
from within Apple Final Cut.
http://www.inbroadcast.com https://youtu.be/HMPLsijhVD0 http://www.apple.com/uk/final-cut-pro/whats-new/ https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/uk/products/fusion http://www.apple.com/uk/final-cut-pro/whats-new/ https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/uk/products/fusion
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