RAI covers Rio 06 with Brainstorm based virtual studio systems to enhance program content

Hot from the success of the The Voice' TV show, RAI shipped the equipment and set up two virtual studios at the Rio 2016 IBC centre

Rio de Janeiro, August 9th - Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI), the prestigious Italian public broadcaster, will use six of Brainstorm's powerful eStudio virtual studio applications to enhance its coverage at Rio 2016 with Augmented Reality applications and smart data displayed at different locations. RAI typically puts tremendous effort into ensuring excellent coverage of the Summer Games and Rio 2016 will be no exception. And this is underlined with numerous staff and equipment on-site including two Brainstorm powered Virtual Reality studios to provide the program output both to RAI 2 and also RAI Sports 1 and 2.

Both VR studios run on a number of Brainstorm's eStudio which are installed on purpose-built FOR-A workstations with internal adjustable delays and with tracking systems customized by Tecnopoint and Cartoni. The workstations receive video feeds from several studio cameras plus external live input from cameras located at the Olympic Stadium and the swimming pool at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium in Barra da Tijuca.

Brainstorm's eStudio is considered the industry's fastest real-time 3D render engine, and is being used daily by many of the worlds largest and most renowned broadcasters. Its powerful and flexible toolset provide solutions for all real-time graphics requirements, and due to its hugely powerful capabilities, open architecture and versatility, enables both design and real-time playout of virtual studios and 3D graphics.

According to Davide Meda, RAI's Senior Graphics Producer, Following the resounding success of the The Voice program based on the Brainstorm eStudio virtual studio application together with FOR-A and other products, we thought that the Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro would be an excellent opportunity to enhance our sports programing output built on the same Brainstorm virtual studio and augmented reality content to provide our viewers with the best, visually engaging and exciting live content from the Games.

We are delighted that eStudio is at the forefront of the impressive coverage RAI has prepared for the Games, says David Alexander, Brainstorm's Commercial Director. The raw power and versatility of eStudio are paramount in ensuring complex sports programs provide amazing results, and we are proud to be involved at this hugely important sports event thanks to RAI's use of the Brainstorm products.

About Brainstorm Multimedia:

Established in 1993, Brainstorm Multimedia provides industry-leading virtual sets and real-time 3D interactive graphics solutions for all broadcast graphics types and workflows as well as for feature film production and 3D real-time presentations. Brainstorm's customer list includes many of the world's leading broadcasters plus a large number of small and regional stations. For more information visit www.brainstorm.es

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