RT-SET Introduces Additional Products And Virtual Studio Systems Innovations at IBC '99.AMSTERDAM, Netherlands--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 15, 1999-- Larus and Ibis ibis (ī`bĭs), common name for wading birds with long, slender, decurved bills, found in the warmer regions of both hemispheres. The body is usually about 2 ft (61 cm) long. Most ibises nest in colonies. Users Praise RT-SET's Virtual Studio Systems Expanded Antero Product Line Offers Antero3D, AnteroHD, Talus talus (tā`ləs), deposit of rock fragments detached from cliffs or mountain slopes by weathering and piled up at their bases. A talus is a common geologic feature in regions of high cliffs. Internet Interface and Antero VS VSS See Vcc. Innovations Include Larus Post, the Ultimate in Virtual Studios, Pica, the Portable Virtual Billboard and Sports Suite 2000 Ultimate Video International BV Expands Business with Larus VSS France 3 Earns Critical Acclaim On European Parliamentary Election Coverage Ibis System is a Hit at Azores Technology Fair RT-SET Real Time Synthesized syn·the·sized adj. 1. Relating to or being an instrument whose sound is modified or augmented by a synthesizer. 2. Relating to or being compositions or a composition performed on synthesizers or synthesized instruments. Entertainment Technologies Ltd., a 55% owned subsidiary of BVR BVR Beyond Visual Range BVR Business Valuation Review (journal) BVR Biliverdin Reductase BVR Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation BVR Bulletin de Versement (French) Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :BVRTF) and the leading provider of fully-integrated broadcast graphics solutions, Wednesday announced the introduction of additional products for its Antero line of broadcast graphics systems, along with new Virtual Studio Systems products at 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 '99. Antero3D The first product to be introduced by RT-SET's newly established Broadcast Graphics division, Antero3D is the most advanced real-time on-air 3D graphics system available for broadcast television. Designed to expand the limits of creative freedom and design potential, Antero 3D offers powerful but easy-to-use template graphics design tools without sacrificing the standard 2D character generator (1) Circuitry that converts data characters into dot patterns for a display screen. (2) A device that creates text characters that are superimposed onto video frames. functionality that today's operators have grown to depend on. Antero3D provides an easy-to-use, flexible user interface as well as template graphics. The system easily integrates with the most popular newsroom computers. AnteroHD Based on Antero3D, AnteroHD is the only proven HDTV (High Definition TV) A set of digital television (DTV) standards that offer the highest resolution and sharpest picture. Although some HDTV sets are available in standard (rather square) screen sizes, the overwhelming majority of sets are wide screen, which eliminates broadcast graphics system in the world today. The AnteroHD provides real-time 3D animation in HD resolution and supports both the 72P and 1080I HDTV formats The three HDTV formats are 720p, 1080i and 1080p, with the latter being the highest resolution. See HDTV and DTV for more details. . The AnteroHD content can be controlled and managed on a real-time basis through Talus, RT-SET's easy-to-use, flexible Internet interface product. Talus Talus is the only fully-featured real-time Web-based content entry and scheduling system for Antero products. It combines the leading-edge Antero graphics system with a content entry and control system, allowing the user to enter text from Web pages, preview the results and schedule the results for playback. Talus enables broadcasters to make the best use of field staff by using a PC and Web-browser for remote entry from anywhere in the world, to send text and graphics to a broadcast operations center The facility or location on an installation, base, or facility used by the commander to command, control, and coordinate all crisis activities. See also base defense operations center; command center. . The Talus Scheduler interface, an easy-to-use Java-based tool, gives producers the ability to build, edit and play schedules of events using Antero systems for on-air graphics, Still-store for image backgrounds, and Clip-store for video and playback. Antero VS Antero VS is the world's first 3D on-air broadcast graphics and character generator package integrated with a full-blown virtual studio. An innovative new product, Antero VS was created as a fully integrated system for single operator live-to-air production, at a most attractive price in the high-end systems market. Easily transportable, it can be flight-packed with minimum space required, allowing producers and broadcasters to leverage their production assets in any number of locations. Providing a full product at a price not much greater than each individual system, the Antero VS greatly reduces the overall cost of productions. With everything integrated, including the virtual studio, broadcast graphics and character generators, no additional broadcast tools are needed -- whatever the application, from weather, news and sports to financial programs. The Antero VS, together with its Web-based real-time interface provides the user with maximum power and control, allowing the fast change of virtual sets, realistic graphics, live-to-air facility, video inserts and clip effects. Larus Post(TM) -- more flexible than ever for VSS users Larus Post combines all the benefits of the Larus(TM) Virtual Studio System with an automatic tracing program designed especially for post-production environments. With Larus Post, users can automatically trace an entire program sequence and then adjust it later to meet production requirements. During program shooting, all data (such as camera movements and foreground foreground - (Unix) On a time-sharing system, a task executing in foreground is one able to accept input from and return output to the user in contrast to one running in the background. video time code) is recorded in the system computer. A preview of the composite video A video color format that combines all three YUV video signals into one channel. The first video signal to include color, composite video transmits brightness/luma (Y) and colors/chroma (U and V) over one cable. NTSC, PAL and SECAM television sets have composite video inputs. is available throughout the sequence. After program shooting, users can edit events or other set enhancements. At the final stage, users render the set that is then combined with the previously recorded foreground video to produce the program. An extremely flexible system, it allows for an unlimited number of polygons, and is also compatible with all the major modellers. Ideal for commercials, music promos, educational videos, corporate presentations and more, Larus Post is now the most flexible and economical solution for high-end 3D virtual studios. Pica -- the virtual billboard Pica is a portable billboard system that enables TV talent to hand-hold a simple board on which live video pictures or images appear in any broadcasting environment. For use in broadcasting stations Noun 1. broadcasting station - a station equipped to broadcast radio or television programs broadcast station radio station - station for the production and transmission of AM or FM radio broadcasts and production houses, Pica integrates into any studio, virtual or standard. All the images on the billboard change in correct perspective, 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. camera movements or the movements of the anchor holding the board -- in real-time. The anchor has complete control of the board's location providing a simple and effective method of presenting information to viewers in real-time. A frame of any color or texture can be inserted around the board and the billboard window can appear in front of or behind the anchor. Sports 2000 Suite -- a tailor-made virtual studio system for sporting events Sports 2000 Suite is a complete package, specifically created for broadcasting at sporting events. The suite has been designed to help broadcasters win the ratings battle -- off the field -- by providing all the elements from a virtual studio to 3D broadcast graphics with automatic data feed and real-time Web-based interface which can be operated from multiple locations as required in a sports program. Turn-key solutions, as well as tailored suites, are available, all with the RT-SET 24-hour creative and technical back-up. Not only does the RT-SET virtual studio save space and expense, but it can also be tailored to suit each sporting event. With a virtual set the broadcaster has the luxury of a spacious-looking studio even if there is only a confined con·fine v. con·fined, con·fin·ing, con·fines v.tr. 1. To keep within bounds; restrict: Please confine your remarks to the issues at hand. See Synonyms at limit. working area. Add-on modules provide sophisticated graphics and text manipulation, as well as real-time statistical updating and event analysis. Ultimate Reports Payback Payback The length of time it takes to recover the initial cost of a project, without regard to the time value of money. in Half Projected Time with RT-SET The decision by Ultimate Video International BV, Holland's leading independent post-production company to install an RT-SET three camera Larus system in its Hilversum premises, has proved to be the perfect way to expand its business. Now, just three months after installation, they are already taking bookings into the middle of 2000, with the studio being used for a variety of applications from television advertisements A television advertisement, advert or commercial is a form of advertising in which goods, services, organizations, ideas, etc. are promoted via the medium of television. and costume dramas to current event documentaries. France 3 European Parliamentary Election Coverage widely acclaimed after using RT-SET VSS The 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. Elections, which usually attract the lowest turnout of any General elections in Europe, were given a boost in France when the national channel France 3 broadcast the latest round of polls using an RT-SET Larus system, to much critical acclaim. With the elections crossing national boundaries in the EC it is usually difficult for viewers to see the full picture, but concerted work by RT-SET and the France 3 team resulted in a highly complex election broadcast being accessible to the viewers. The Azores islands experience a virtual future with RT-SET and RTP (1) (Rapid Transport Protocol) The protocol used in IBM's High Performance Routing (HPR) system. (2) (Realtime Transport Protocol) An IP protocol that supports real time transmission of voice and video. of Portugal A show stand that doubled as a virtual studio for live broadcasts was one of the major attractions at the Azores technology fair, Feira da Ciencia & Tecnologia, a showcase for the Portuguese market held in the town of Angra do Heroismo. RT-SET installed an Ibis studio in conjunction with its Portuguese agent AuvidCientifico, within the Radiotelevisio Portuguesa (RTP) stand. This was then used to broadcast live news programming every day. RT-SET provided the basic virtual studio but easily integrated it into RTP's own studio equipment in under a week, demonstrating the flexibility of its open architecture system. Two SGI O2s The O2 is an entry-level Unix workstation introduced in 1996 by Silicon Graphics (SGI) to replace their earlier Indy series. Like the Indy, the O2 used a single MIPS-based CPU and was intended to be used primarily for multimedia. Its larger counterpart was the SGI Octane. controlled two independent cameras and managed the entire Ibis system and environment, while the rest of the equipment was provided by RTP. RT-SET, Real Time Synthesized Entertainment Technologies Ltd, is the leading provider of fully-integrated broadcast graphics solutions, including virtual studio systems, on-air graphics, character generator systems and creative design services. RT-SET is a 55% owned subsidiary of BVR Technologies Ltd. Visit the company's Web site at www.rtset.com |
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