Sky to use Vizrt and Vinten for Ryder Cup virtual graphics

Sky Sports will take VR and AR one the road for the Ryder Cup using a Vinten encoded pan and tilt head along with Vizrt graphics

Vinten , part of Vitec Videocom, a Vitec Group company, has supplied a Vinten encoded pan and tilt head to Sky Sports for use in studio during the upcoming Ryder Cup.

The Vinten encoded head, the Vision 250E, features a box that can supply positional and lens data for the virtual reality (VR) processing software and will be used in studio by presenters to showcase the golfers and statistics in a virtual environment during the tournament.

The VR graphics element is provided by Vizrt, an expert in the supply of real-time 3D graphics, studio automation, sports analysis and asset management tools for the broadcast industry, with the data from the VR processing box streamed to the 3D rendering engines.

Sky Sports has already proved its skill in using our virtual reality software for its IBC award-winning Monday Night Football programme. Sky Sports is now going a step further by taking VR and AR on the road for a flagship OB event, says Rex Jenkins, MD for Vizrt UK. Vinten VR tracking heads have shown themselves to be solid and reliable for many indoor and outdoor sports events, and integrate well with Vizrt's graphics system.

The Vision 250E is ideal for use in virtual applications as it provides the performance and accuracy required through its use of a manually operated pan and tilt head combined with optical encoders, to provide precise real time digital electronic positioning of pan and tilt, says Mark Osborn, director of business development, EMEA and Asia, Vinten. Combined with the VR processing box, the encoded head provides a greater level of versatility and functionality to any studio environment.

About Vizrt Vizrt provides real-time 3D graphics, studio automation, sports analysis and asset management tools for the broadcast industry - interactive and virtual solutions, animations, maps, weather, video editing and compositing tools. Vizrts products are used by the worlds leading broadcasters, including: CNN, CBS, Fox, the BBC, BSkyB, Al Jazeera, ITN, ZDF, Star TV, Network 18, TV Today, CCTV, and NHK. Furthermore, many world-class production houses and corporate institutions such as the London Stock Exchange use Vizrt systems. Vizrt is a public company traded on the Oslo Main List: VIZ, ISIN: IL0010838154. For further information please refer to www.vizrt.com.

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