Control room automation at the next level

Control room automation has entered a new phase of existence where its raison d tre has evolved beyond reducing head count and squeezing out every last bit of inefficiency from the production of live newscasts.

The following is an excerpt of the original article published by TVNewsCheck.

VizrtIt's been about one year since Vizrt completed its acquisition of Mosart Medialab, and in that time the company has come to market with its first new broadcast control solution

Introduced in September at IBC 2014 in Amsterdam, Viz Opus combines a full-blown Mosart automation system running on the same computer as the Viz Engine. We are using the same Viz Engine, not just for graphics but also as a switcher, explains David Workman, VP of news automation systems at Vizrt.

Viz Opus will make its U.S. trade show debut at NAB. The most important difference between what the company rolled out at IBC and what it will demo in Las Vegas is that the version it will show is actually shipping and complete.

Viz Opus gives you mix-effects capabilities, DVE capabilities, chromakeying, source switching and two channels of clip player off hard drives, Workman says. So basically, in a single box you get the automation, the DVE, the switcher, the character generator, the servers and we bundle in a small Yamaha audio mixer.

Viz Opus is finding a home among early adopters in the television industry in secondary control rooms, Workman says. If stations want to repurpose existing content, replay a lot of that content off servers but add new graphics on top, clean up the timing, drop stories or add stories for a secondary channel, Viz Opus provides an attractive solution.

As people become more comfortable with the idea of having the power of a full control room in a compact size, Viz Opus will begin to gravitate to main control rooms, he adds.

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