Evans & Sutherland's New Virtual Set Feature Offers Major Advantage for Live Broadcast Producers.AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 13, 1999-- LinkPAC Software Allows Animation of Virtual Set Objects Using External Parameters Evans Ev·ans , Herbert McLean 1882-1971. American anatomist who isolated four pituitary hormones and discovered vitamin E (1922). & Sutherland's (E&S(R)) (Nasdaq: ESCC ESCC Eastern Shore Community College ESCC East Sussex County Council ESCC Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma ESCC Enhanced Serial Communication(s) Controller ESCC Electrically Self-Calibrating Cavity ), Monday announced that LinkPAC, an optional software feature for its award-winning MindSet mind·set or mind-set n. 1. A fixed mental attitude or disposition that predetermines a person's responses to and interpretations of situations. 2. An inclination or a habit. Virtual Studio System(TM), is now available as part of the FuseBox(TM) 4.0 update. The world's leading Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. (R)-based 3D virtual set system, E&S MindSet(TM) is being demonstrated with these new content creation and control software capabilities at the International Broadcasters' Convention (IBC IBC International Building Code IBC Iraq Body Count IBC Institutional Biosafety Committee IBC Inflammatory Breast Cancer IBC International Business Company IBC Independence Blue Cross IBC Insurance Bureau of Canada IBC International Broadcasting Convention ), Booth 7-140, this week. Used throughout the world by television and production stations since 1997, E&S MindSet offers users a flexible, cost-effective way to create produce innovative, creative programming for news and weather, arts and entertainment, talk shows, education, game shows, and corporate training. LinkPAC, an optional MindSet feature, allows a user to create data displays and animation effects within a virtual studio, such that the displayed object and its motion are directly linked to the data provided by an external software application. Using LinkPAC, customers can simply and quickly create links to control the effects of the objects to suit the operational needs of their specific live broadcast applications. These capabilities allow producers to display topical topical /top·i·cal/ (top´i-k'l) pertaining to a particular area, as a topical antiinfective applied to a certain area of the skin and affecting only the area to which it is applied. top·i·cal adj. information in more interesting formats and program presenters to interact with the data in real time. Data, such as election results, sports results, or weather forecasts, can be automatically accessed from remote networked computers and displayed as text or used to control real-time 3D animation events within the virtual environment. Because the data is controlled using standard COM-based applications, such as Microsoft Excel (tool) Microsoft Excel - A spreadsheet program from Microsoft, part of their Microsoft Office suite of productivity tools for Microsoft Windows and Macintosh. Excel is probably the most widely used spreadsheet in the world. Latest version: Excel 97, as of 1997-01-14. , no special computer expertise is required to utilize LinkPAC. The MindSet LinkPAC feature has already been proven in live broadcast. In June of this year, MindSet LinkPAC was used by British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB — formerly two companies, Sky Television and BSB) is a company that operates Sky Digital, a subscription television service in the UK and the Republic of Ireland. It produces TV content, and owns several TV channels. Ltd. in London for their live European parliament European Parliament, a branch of the governing body of the European Union (EU). It convenes on a monthly basis in Strasbourg, France; most meetings of the separate parliamentary committees are held in Brussels, Belgium, and its Secretariat is located in Luxembourg. election results coverage. The simplicity and speed with which election returns were received, locally processed, and incorporated into moving graphic histograms within the virtual election studio were unprecedented. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Sky News head of production Paul Vickerage, "The MindSet system was very easy to use after minimum rehearsals." "Ease of use in a live broadcast environment has always been a key objective for the E&S MindSet design team," said Keith Trickett, general manager, E&S Digital Studio. "The ability of a live news organization such as Sky News to use our system demonstrates the team's success in achieving this goal." Evans & Sutherland Evans & Sutherland develops and manufactures hardware and software to produce highly realistic 3D synthetic worlds. E&S business units deliver high-quality visual systems for simulation and training in defense and commercial applications as well as high-performance systems for workstation graphics, digital video, digital theater, and other applications throughout the world. Visit the E&S web page at http://www.es.com. Note to Editors: E&S is a registered trademark, and MindSet Virtual Studio System, E&S MindSet, and FuseBox are trademarks of Evans & Sutherland Computer Corp., Salt Lake City. All other trade names or marks are the property of their respective owners. |
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