SportsTechBuzz at NAB 2018 in Review: South Hall

SportsTechBuzz at NAB 2018 in Review: South Hall What was new, exciting, and interesting at the show By SVG Staff

Tuesday, April 17, 2018 - 12:29 pm

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The SVG and SVG Europe editorial teams were out in full force at last week's NAB 2018, covering the biggest sports-technology news and delivering daily SportsTechBuzz at NAB roundups. Here is a look at the SportsTechBuzz from South Hall.

These exhibitors were located in South Hall: Adder Technology, Adobe, Akamai, Aldea, Aperi, Arvato Systems, Arista Networks, Avid Technology, AWS Elemental, Axon Digital Design, Blackmagic Design, Cisco, Cloudian, Cobalt Digital, Dalet Digital Media Systems, Deltacast, EEG Enterprises, Ericsson, EVS, FingerWorks, Fraunhofer, Friend MTS, Globecast, Grabyo, Grass Valley, Hitomi, IBM Aspera, IBM Watson, IHSE, Imagine Communications, IPtec, Limelight Networks, Marquis Broadcast, Media Links, NEP, Net Insight, Nevion, NewTek, PSSI, Quantum, RT Software, Scale Logic, SES, Signiant, SportZcast, Telestream, The Switch, The Video Call Center, VITEC, Vizrt, V-Nova, Wowza Media Systems, and Yospace.

FingerWorks has developed a new version of its traditional telestration product specifically for VR and AR productions, allowing content creators to add live graphics to any VR broadcast in real time. At the company's booth, Bryan McKoen demonstrated how the tool, which is already being used by NextVR, ingests Live 360 cameras, creates a flattened UI so that the operator can view the telestrator elements without having to wear a VR headset, and outputs the VR content in real time with telestration and graphics elements placed at proper depth. In addition to the new VR system, the FingerWorks Fusion system now allows Twitter and Instagram feeds to be imported into the system from any device connected to the network, enabling broadcasters to integrate social-media content directly into the live telecast.

ADDERLink Infinity 100T IP-based KVM transmitter is available in a new form factor.

Adder Technology used NAB 2018 to make a big little announcement that its flagship product, the ADDERLink Infinity 100T IP-based KVM transmitter, is now available in a zero-U dongle. With the new form factor, users do not have to give up precious rack space to the servers and transmitters that generally power KVM. Instead, they can fit the dongle anywhere. The transmitter began shipping prior to the show and is available immediately.

RT Software is showcasing its tOG-Sports Graphics AR system, which can be used as a regular analysis system during a game and can also be repurposed for AR graphics during the subsequent studio show. The AR graphics comprise video walls and giant screens that can play out analysis clips prepared earlier. tOG-Sports AR is a single PC and works with a static SDI or IP (NDI) studio camera. It comes with a complete set of popular graphics that users can customize. Installation is a simple process, and users can be operational within minutes. The package provides a comprehensive range of soccer graphics, including league tables, head-to-heads, and weekend fixtures. The style for each is configured through a web interface where multiple styles for numerous shows can be stored.

Having extended the EZTV IPTV platform to include digital signage last year, VITEC has taken its flagship product a step further this year with the addition of video-wall capabilities. Now users can leverage the IPTV system on both digital signage and video walls within their venues. In addition, VITEC is spotlighting a number of its most recent sports-venue projects, including the IPTV installation at the Minnesota Vikings' new Indoor Practice Facility in Eagan, MN.

IBM Watson is here talking about its work with artificial intelligence (AI) in the media and entertainment space and its recently launched closed-captioning product, Watson Captioning. Closed captioning is really important for live sports, says David Kulczar, senior offering manager, IBM Watson Media. There is definitely a trust issue to get through with AI, but the people we've been talking to over the last year are now starting to see real value in it. Closed captioning is a good first step into AI for clients; it's such a manual job normally, and Watson Captioning provides an average of 50%-70% ROI.

With SMPTE ST 2110 finally a reality, the IP standards suite has been the talk of NAB 2018. EEG Enterprises is showing off its iCap Alta IP video-caption encoder, which powers closed captioning/subtitling in IP video-production environments. The virtualized technology is compatible with SMPTE 2110 and ASPEN for IP video workflows and supports native 2110 audio/captioning exchange. Designed to bridge the gap between SDI and IP, the HD492 caption encoder is also on display. In addition, EEG is showcasing its cloud-hosted Lexi Automatic Speech Recognition Captioning, which creates a custom vocabulary based on information that users can upload.

Adobe is unveiling a major update to its Adobe Creative Cloud platform, highlighted by several new automation features powered by its Adobe Sensei AI platform. According to Steve Forde, GM, emerging products, digital video and audio, the new Color Match for Premier Pro CC matches two shots at one click, applying editable Lumetri adjustments from one clip to another to achieve visual consistency across the whole project. On the audio side, the new Sensei-enabled Autoducking feature automatically adjusts soundtrack audio around dialog, whether for a single clip or an entire Premier Pro project. In addition to the new AI functionality, the Adobe Immersive Environment VR/360 editing environment is now available in After Effects CC.

Scale Logic has introduced proactive health monitoring across its entire Genesis storage platform. All Genesis systems now report to Scale Logic'

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