World Chase Tag Uses Blackmagic Replay
Brie Clayton February 6, 2025
0 Comments
Replay solution enhances fast turnaround highlights for social media and broadcasts.
Blackmagic Design today announced that World Chase Tag (WCT) is using an acquisition, control and delivery workflow for both broadcast and streaming, built on Blackmagic URSA Broadcast G2 cameras and ATEM 2 M/E Constellation HD live production switchers.
Founded in 2012, World Chase Tag (WCT) has grown from casual gatherings into a worldwide phenomenon. In a typical match, two teams compete in a best of 16 chases format. Each 20 second chase pits a chaser against an evader, with the winner staying on as the evader in the subsequent chase. With each chase pushing athletes to their limits, the sport's fast pace demands an equally agile broadcast solution.
Loic Ascarino, WCT's global licensing manager, explains how this sport's unique requirements led to broadcast events worldwide.
It's a uniquely fast paced sport with a rapidly growing fan base. Our YouTube channel alone has more than one million subscribers. With traditional broadcast also a consideration, we needed a production workflow capable of supporting both streaming and broadcast, he begins. To tackle this, we developed a software solution that integrates seamlessly with a Blackmagic hardware backbone.
WCT developed a production workflow built around Blackmagic Design hardware to address the need. We aim to showcase athletes in an accessible, thrilling way while delivering a top tier live experience, explains Ascarino.
Our biggest events utilize up to three URSA Broadcast G2 cameras paired with B4 box lenses and SMPTE fiber converters to provide power, video, and communication over a single cable. On the control room side, the production relies on an ATEM 2 M/E Constellation HD live production switcher, HyperDeck Studio 4K Pro broadcast decks for recording and the Blackmagic Web Presenter for encoding and streaming.
WCT's production process is multifaceted, involving the management of multiple live streams in different languages, realtime creation of short form content, and broadcast deliverables. The content is distributed across more than 35 countries, including the USA, France, the UK, and Australia, ensuring a global reach for the sport.
Content for television and streaming is produced in 1080p, while behind the scenes footage and social media content are all captured in 4K. This approach balances quality with cost efficiency, though moving to 4K live broadcasts remains a future goal, notes Ascarino. Adopting DaVinci Resolve Studio has further streamlined post production, enabling rapid content turnaround across platforms.
Blackmagic Replay is the latest addition to its workflow, which enhances WCT's ability to create replays and fast turnaround highlight packages for social media and live broadcasts. It's an accessible, cost effective solution tailored to our needs, explains Ascarino.
At a recent event in Woodstock, Georgia, the replay setup included an ATEM Mini Extreme ISO live production switcher, Micro Converters HDMI to SDI 3G, three MacBook Pros running DaVinci Resolve Studio, and an UltraStudio 4K Mini capture and playback device. Adding a DaVinci Replay Editor allowed our production team to trim clips, add stingers and broadcast replays in under 20 seconds, concludes Ascarino. It integrated seamlessly with our existing tools and exceeded our expectations.
February 7, 2025Resolve Fusion: Snow Settling TutorialHow to create this snow settling effect in Fusion a simple
February 5, 2025Helmut Lang Resort 2025 Fashion Shot With Blackmagic PYXIS 6KPhilipp Paulus relies on Blackmagic PYXIS 6K's rigging possibilities for shooting on the
Enjoying the news? Sign up for the Creative COW Newsletter! Sign up for the Creative COW newsletter and get weekly updates on industry news, forum highlights, jobs, inspirational tutorials, tips, burning questions, and more! Receive bulletins from the largest, longest-running community dedicated to supporting professionals working in film, video, and audio.
Enter your email address, and your first and last name below!
-- Sign up: * indicates required
Email Address *
Name
--
Most recent headlines
05/01/2027
Worlds first 802.15.4ab-UWB chip verified by Calterah and Rohde & Schwarz to be ...
04/08/2026
Dalet, a leading technology and service provider for media-rich organizations, t...
04/07/2026
April 7 2026, 19:00 (PDT) Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway Opens in...
01/06/2026
January 6 2026, 05:30 (PST) Dolby Sets the New Standard for Premium Entertainment at CES 2026
Throughout the week, Dolby brings to life the latest innovatio...
18/05/2026
Despite a bumpy start to the year, the provider of event-production support and ...
18/05/2026
Daktronics has partnered with the University of North Carolina to manufacture and install 11 LED displays totaling more than 10,000 square feet and more than 14...
18/05/2026
CBS LA has announced a multi-year partnership with the Los Angeles Rams, covering exclusive local broadcasts of Rams preseason games, weekly year-round programm...
18/05/2026
Skyline Communications has announced an integration between its DataMiner xOps p...
18/05/2026
eCLUTCH, the hybrid esports platform powered by iKOMG, has announced an expansion of its distribution across Europe, MENA, Africa, and Asia, along with new cont...
18/05/2026
Behind The Mic provides a roundup of recent news regarding on-air talent, includ...
18/05/2026
With 22 games this season, the production team looks forward to tweaking and enhancing the coverage
After 8,660 days off the air, the WNBA returned to NBC yest...
18/05/2026
(L-R) Midori Francis and Natalie Erika James attend the Saccharine premiere during the 2026 Sundance Film Festival at The Ray Theatre on January 22, 2026, in ...
18/05/2026
Last night, the Spotify Podcast Awards in Mexico returned to the country's capital. Now in its second year, the evening honors creators whose voices are hel...
18/05/2026
ZEN-Core synth goes mobile
Roland's powerful ZEN-Core software synthesizer has just been introduced to the iPad, offering a convenient entry point into ...
18/05/2026
Versatile new limiter plug-in announced
Based in Sheffield, UK, fedDSP offer a range of plug-ins that span the music production, live sound and high-end med...
18/05/2026
A new use for convolution?
Viiri Audio's debut plug-in aims to do something a little different with convolution processing, allowing users to adjust all...
18/05/2026
Delta Goodrem shines for SBS as more than 3.27 million Australians tune in for E...
18/05/2026
The Australian Defence Force uses L3Harris T4 and T7 robots for explosive ordnan...
18/05/2026
Continued investment across Europe and Germany is expanding local teams and improving access to stock, regional expertise, and specialist broadcast support.
CV...
18/05/2026
18 May 2026
Dubai and New York, May 18, 2026 - VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ: VEON), a glob...
18/05/2026
Monday 18 May 2026
Sky News offers ad-free podcasts and bonus episodes for just...
18/05/2026
Comscore March 2026 Consumer AI Chatbot Usage Rankings Show Claude Gaining Share OpenAI's ChatGPT maintains lead while Anthropic's Claude continues to c...
17/05/2026
Delta Goodrem's Eurovision Eclipse marks end of a stellar run
17 May, 2026
Media releases
Bulgaria wins Eurovision 2026
Relive every spellbinding mome...
17/05/2026
Back to All News
Oasis Premieres on Netflix June 19
Entertainment
17 May 2026
GlobalSpain
Link copied to clipboard
Summer, sunshine, the beach, parties. T...
16/05/2026
Helps to deliver a clean, balanced midrange
Developed alongside Newfangled Audio, the latest plug-in in Eventide's software collection has been designed...
16/05/2026
Brings onboard stem rendering to RANE System One
Engine DJ have just released Engine DJ 5.0, a free update for their Engine DJ OS embedded hardware and Engi...
16/05/2026
Boris FX Continuum Pairs AI Precision and Advanced Creative Controls
Jessie Electa Petrov May 16, 2026
0 Comments
The 2026.5 release adds automatic de...
16/05/2026
Share
Copy link
Facebook
X
Linkedin
Bluesky
Email...
16/05/2026
Share
Copy link
Facebook
X
Linkedin
Bluesky
Email...
16/05/2026
Share
Copy link
Facebook
X
Linkedin
Bluesky
Email...
16/05/2026
Share
Copy link
Facebook
X
Linkedin
Bluesky
Email...
15/05/2026
Seattle Sounders FC and Seattle Reign FC, in partnership with RAVE Foundation an...
15/05/2026
Dan Brumm has served as sound designer on Bluey, the Australian children's t...
15/05/2026
The Professional Audio Manufacturers Alliance (PAMA) and Shure Incorporated are accepting applications for the 6th annual Mark Brunner Professional Audio Schola...
15/05/2026
Netflix has announced an expanded NFL schedule for 2026 and beyond under a four-year partnership extension with the NFL through the 2029-30 season. Each season,...
15/05/2026
Ateme is supporting TVRI (Televisi Republik Indonesia) with a contribution and d...
15/05/2026
Concacaf has announced the launch of a new website and mobile app built on Deltatre's FORGE platform. Concacaf.com and the mobile app, available on iOS and ...
15/05/2026
Eutelsat has announced the launch of QBC Business Economic Channel by Qatar Media Corporation, broadcasting in 4K/UHD via Eutelsat's 7/8 West video neighbo...
15/05/2026
Major League Soccer has announced four original content series timed to the 2026...
15/05/2026
The Alliance for IP Media Solutions (AIMS) has announced it will exhibit and present at InfoComm 2026, taking place June 13-19 at the Las Vegas Convention Cente...
15/05/2026
InfoComm 2026 will take place June 13-19 (exhibits June 17-19) at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The show will include sessions and exhibits covering broadcas...
15/05/2026
Tracy McGrady's Ones Basketball League (OBL) and FuboTV Inc. have announced ...
15/05/2026
Disguise has partnered with Creative Technology (CT) to deliver visual playback ...
15/05/2026
Sony Electronics has announced two new products for professional imaging: the Alpha 7R VI full-frame mirrorless camera and the FE 100-400mm F4.5 GM OSS super-te...
15/05/2026
In-venue and creative video staffers at the professional and collegiate level ha...
15/05/2026
Ratings Roundup is a rundown of recent rating news and is derived from press rel...
15/05/2026
For sports organizations, the most valuable assets are often the most sensitive:...
15/05/2026
The NFL's broadcast partners released their 2026 regular season schedules ye...
15/05/2026
Besides drawing on experience with boxing, the production integrates specialty c...
World Chase Tag Uses Blackmagic Replay 
