The ability to quickly react on breaking news events is an essential part of the daily business. To provide broadcasters with the possibility to react quickly on new developments, Vizrt has created a range of products that allow broadcasters to considerably decrease the time it takes to get the latest news on air.

Vizrt's advanced 3D ticker system allows multiple clients to create and control live tickers. An intuitive user interface manages incoming information and schedules it with a few mouse clicks. Extensive support for predefined templates allows journalists to simply enter text and create 3D, animated tickers that are in full accordance with the existing corporate design. The ticker content can be continually updated from external data feeds such as elections or sports results, news wires, weather, or financial data. For last minute changes content can also be entered manually.

The Vizrt MAM solutions are also fully optimized for speed and ease of use, and have developed to become some of the most flexible solutions in the industry. Video files can be edited from the moment they are ingested into the MAM system, and Vizrt offers journalists a timeline editing tool that enables detailed and intensive editing of video on standard desktop PCs. To further enhance speed and flexibility in the news department, Viz Quat can be used to enable video support in Viz Content Pilot, Vizrt’s graphic solution for news workflows, and the Viz Trio character generator. Journalists can now search the whole station’s media assets database directly from their desktop and add video clips and pictures to existing graphic templates.

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Viz Ticker3D

Viz Ticker3D is an advanced ticker system that makes it possible to build creative and compelling graphic tickers with total flexibility. The system is fully integrated with the Vizrt product suite, and it supports multiple clients for content insertion and control. Input can be manually entered, or automatically generated from various feeds; for example, newsfeeds, databases, and the Internet. With Viz Ticker3D, multiple graphical elements (both scrolling and flipping) with various speeds can be displayed simultaneously. The elements can, in addition to text, include animated images, video and sound. The real-time aspect of Viz Ticker3D takes the elements directly from content editing to air, with no delay.

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Viz Ardome

Viz Ardome represents a new approach to digital media management. The solution enables instant access to content and metadata and integrates seamlessly with external information sources. Viz Ardome enables the creation of highly optimized workflows that rationalize both production and organizational processes. Viz Ardome is part of the Vizrt Media Asset Management family and as such acts as a central repository for media and metadata. It is based on proven Ardendo technology and consists of a range of products covering the whole workflow from ingest, to transcoding, media management, browse editing, and annotation tools. The solution integrates with leading systems for editing, scheduling, newsroom, and playout automation.

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Viz Video Hub

The era of analog media is coming to an end. Servers replace huge tape shelves and storage labels. Viz Video Hub is Vizrt’s innovative and cost-effective Media Asset Management solution that allows you to store the complete content of your analog media library digitally.

Viz Video Hub builds on proven Ardendo technology. It allows users to easily access video clips, stills, graphics, and audio clips from a standard PC. Viz Video Hub 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 solutions.

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Viz Link

Viz Link extends the usual graphic systems’ capabilities. It closely ties together video, high-quality graphics, production tools, and Media Asset Management. Viz Link allows Viz Content Pilot users to search for videos in the media database, edit them, and directly add these videos to graphics templates. The finished templates including the videos can then be played out using Viz Engine as a real-time media compositor.

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Viz Trio

Viz Trio is a powerful yet cost-effective real-time 2D/3D character generator. It offers a feature-rich 3D design system for the creation of true 3D graphics and animations. In addition to basic CG functionality, a set of advanced features supply the operator with complex graphical and operational possibilities. Viz Trio supports, amongst other features, connectivity to multiple newsroom systems, seamless context switching on graphics, Look-Ahead Transition Logic™, multiple clients controlling a single output channel, and integration with non-linear editing systems.

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Viz Content Pilot

Viz Content Pilot is used by broadcasters worldwide, from major TV networks to local TV stations. Because Viz Content Pilot is not limited to broadcast production, it is able to deliver graphics content to all types of graphics displays. Viz Content Pilot can serve as the core content control system for all users that require speed, a consistent look, and a streamlined workflow for their graphics.

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Key Features and Benefits:

  • Real-time 3D text, graphics, and animations
  • Direct editing of content on-air.
  • Multiple clients for on-air control and editing
  • Multiple clients control a shared ticker message pool
  • Open interface for data feed application integration
  • Step-by-step setup of tickers in only a few minutes
  • Multiple scrolling tickers
  • Full unicode language support, including complex script

Key Features and Benefits:

  • Large-scale Media Asset Management
  • Multi-user interface for simultaneous work production
  • Leading archive capabilities
  • Rich feature set for production of new media
  • Full HD support
  • Flexible configuration and customization options

Key Features and Benefits:

Viz Video Hub Extended

Viz Video Hub Base+

Viz Video Hub Base

Instant access to ingested material

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Powerful search options and pre-editing functions

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Ingest either through drop folders or optional video servers

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All ingest, search and editing functions can be carried out on standard PCs

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DV25 storage

500 hours

450 hours

40 hours

IMX50 storage

250 hours

225 hours

20 hours

Additional DV25 storage

Up to 3 x 500 hours

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-

Concurrent Viz PreCut and MAM users

20

5

5

Included Viz EasyCut licences

2

1

1

Additional Viz EasyCut licences

2

-

-

Final Cut Pro connections (DV100)

5

2

2

Final Cut Pro connections (DV25)

10

4

4

Additional Final Cut Pro connections (DV100)

4

-

-

Additional Final Cut Pro connections (DV25)

8

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-

Simultanious users

20

5

5

Additional users

20

-

-

Transcoding capacity

4 x DV25/DVCPRO25/IMX50

2 x DV25/DVCPRO25/IMX50

2 x DV25/DVCPRO25/IMX50

Additional transcoding capacity

4 x DV25/DVCPRO25/IMX50

4 x DV25/DVCPRO25/IMX50

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Supported video formats

DVCPRO, DV25, DV50, DV100, IMX30, and IMX50

DVCPRO, DV25, DV50, DV100, IMX30, and IMX50

DVCPRO, DV25, DV50, DV100, IMX30, and IMX50

Key Features and Benefits:

  • A powerful enabler for existing Vizrt products
  • Enables video support in Viz Content Pilot
  • Seamless integration with all major newsroom systems
  • Videos and graphicsdirectly searchable from the newsroom system
  • Supports Viz Video Hub and Viz Ardome MAM systems

Key Features and Benefits:

  • True real-time 3D graphics
  • Context-enabled shows
  • Look-Ahead Transition Logic™
  • Integration with the leading non-linear editing
  • Supports all major SD and HD formats
  • Advanced multi-layer logic
  • Real-time video output with adjustable video buffering
  • Maps integration
  • Integration with all major newsroom systems

Key Features and Benefits:

  • Template driven graphics with customizable interface
  • Integration with all major automation systems
  • Integration with a map system
  • Full integration of video in graphics
  • Access to previews in real-time or as snapshots
  • Built-in macro commands and scripting logic
  • Customizable real-time playlist