Case study Fox Sports Australia Augmented reality graphics and a virtual set transform Fox Sports Australia

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1 Case study Fox Sports Australia Augmented reality graphics and a virtual set transform Fox Sports Australia With Vizrt, Fox Sports Australia gives audiences a never before seen viewing experience Fox Sports Australia has always been known for innovation. Looking to take that reputation one step further, they turned to Vizrt for LIVE augmented 3D graphics within their studio shows to provide audiences with something they had never seen before. 1

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3 Staging success Bringing sports coverage to life Designing a virtual environment Freedom of movement A versatile system for varied applications 3

Stagingsuccess FoxSportsAustraliahasworkedwithVizrtovertheyearsforarangeofdigitalproductiontools,including mastercontrolpresentationgraphics.

InspiredbywhathehadfirstseenonAmerican television,slaterlookedtoupgradethenetwork sstudioandthelookandfeelofitsliveprogramming andmagazineshowswithlive3daugmentedrealitygraphics.

4 Stagingsuccess FoxSportsAustraliahasworkedwithVizrtovertheyearsforarangeofdigitalproductiontools,including mastercontrolpresentationgraphics.in2013,seniordirectorpaulslaterdecideditwastimetooffer Australianaudiencessomethingcompletelynew.InspiredbywhathehadfirstseenonAmerican television,slaterlookedtoupgradethenetwork sstudioandthelookandfeelofitsliveprogramming andmagazineshowswithlive3daugmentedrealitygraphics. Togetrealismanddesired wowfactor, aswellasreal timevideo,graphicsandeditingfunctionality, FoxSportsAustraliaselectedVizrt svizvirtualstudioproductincombinationwithmechanicaltracking hardwarefromstypegrip.thesystemprovidesaugmentedrealitygraphicsandavirtualsetthatenables storytellinginanew,dramaticallymorecompellingandveryvisualway. Bringingsportscoveragetolife VizVirtualStudioenhancesallbroadcaststhroughaugmentedrealitygraphicsand3Dvirtualsets.At FoxSportsAustralia,designersusedtoolsettobringnewlifetosportscoverageofallkinds. TheFoxSportsteamusesViz VirtualStudio sintuitiveinterfacefor thefreedomtobringinanyobject andplaceitinareal world environment.asinglefoxsports operatorordesignercanhandle complexproductionsthatwould normallyrequireseveraloperators, freeingupvaluabletimetobe creativeandconcentrateonoverall efficiency. AsPaulSlatersays, Ifwecanpictureitandhaveitmadeina3Dworld,wecandisplayit,inand amongstoursetandpresenters.theonlylimitisourimagination,asthesystemhasproventimeand timeagaintobeabletodisplayextremelycomplexgraphicsandanimations.thevizrttoolscombined withthestypekithavereallychangedthewayweareabletotellastoryanddisplayinformationtoour viewers.we vehadnothingbutpositivefeedback. Usinganeasydrag and dropinterface,thefoxartistsanddesignerscaneasilysetupandcreate graphicsusingtoolssuchasthenewdefocusshaderthatemulatesthefocuseffectsofopticallensesto createavirtualsetnearlyindistinguishablefromareal worldstudio.foxsportscoupledtheirrealisticset withoverlaidgraphicstocreateanenhancedyetcompletelyrealisticpresentation. VizVirtualStudiointegrateswithotherVizrtreal timetoolsincludingvizartistforanimationand modellingandvizengineforreal timecompositingandrendering,enablingthefoxsportsteamtohave completegraphicscapabilitiesandanentirestudioandproductionworkflowattheirfingertips. Designingavirtualenvironment Whenitcomestoactuallybuildingthevirtualsetsand3Danimations,FoxSportsgraphicsdesigners turntovizartisttobuild,animate,andcomposetheirvirtualenvironment.inadditiontoenhancingtheir existingsetswithvirtualobjectsthatin studiotalentcaninteractwith,theycannoweasilymergesocial 4

mediafeedsintothevirtual environment.vizartistalsohelps maketheireverydaytaskssuchas buildinggeometryandcreatingfonts forlowerthirdgraphicsmore efficient.

OurVizteam,leadbyAndrewMoss, constantlypushthelimitsofwhat s possible thesetoolsenablesthemtodothat. VizArtistalsoprovidesfullvideosupport.

5 mediafeedsintothevirtual environment.vizartistalsohelps maketheireverydaytaskssuchas buildinggeometryandcreatingfonts forlowerthirdgraphicsmore efficient. You reonlyasgoodasyour designers,saysmrslater. AtFox Sports,we refortunatetohavesome ofthebestvizartistsgoingaround. OurVizteam,leadbyAndrewMoss, constantlypushthelimitsofwhat s possible thesetoolsenablesthemtodothat. VizArtistalsoprovidesfullvideosupport.TheFoxSportsteamcanusevideowithinscenesoras texturesmappedontogeometryusinguvwcoordinates. Freedomofmovement Whenitwastimetoselectacameracranesystem,Slaterwentbeyondthetraditionalsystemoperated fromastandardminicrane,andturnedtostypegrip,ayoungcompanythatprovidesvirtualrealitycrane systemsforthefilmandtelevisionindustries.theirstypekitadd onturnstheindustry standardstanton Jimmycraneintoanencodedcranecapableofdatatrackingandoutputtorenderingenginessuchas VizEngine. ForSlater,akeyfeatureofthe StypeKitwasitsabilityto automaticallyaimandfocustoa fixedpointin3dspace,particularly importantwhenworkingwithvirtual graphicsasitenablesthecrane operatortolockinonanobjectnot physicallypresentinthestudio.the kitprovidesthefullrangeofpan,tilt, arm,zoomandpositionaldata. Thecompletelyfreerangeofmovementofthistrackingsystemisreallywhatenabledustotakethe virtualstudioandgiveourstudioandgraphicscompletelyreal wordmotionandrealism, explainsslater. Ittakeswhatwe reabletoaccomplishwithvizrttoolstoawholenewlevel. IntheFoxSportsstudio,precisecoordinatesofthecameraheadin3DspacearetrackedtoVizEngine, Vizrt sreal time3dcompositingengine.usingthispositionaldata,anycomputer generatedobjectsor animationscanbeseamlesslyaddedtoareal lifesettocreateanaugmented realityset.movingthe camerain3dspacewithoutlimitationsandwithfullrealismprovidednever before seenproductionvalue andrealism. Afterinitialcalibration,theStypeGripsystemcontinuallyfeedsVizEngine,givingviewerscompletely realisticgraphicswiththesensethatthey relockedtothefloor. 5

Vizrt,StypeGripandFoxSports workedinconcerttoensurethatall systemcomponentsintegrated seamlessly.fortunately,there weren tanysnagsandthesystem workedperfectly.

6 Vizrt,StypeGripandFoxSports workedinconcerttoensurethatall systemcomponentsintegrated seamlessly.fortunately,there weren tanysnagsandthesystem workedperfectly.forvizrt,afew calibrationtweaksintheinitialsetup processwasallittooktoensurethe highestqualitydata. ToStypeGripCEOStjepanCajic,it wasnotonlyagoodexperiencebut alsoproofpositiveofwhattheir systemcandowhencoupledwithadvancedvirtualstudioproductiontools. ThisprojectwaspositivefeedbackforusatStypeGrip,onceagainshowingwe regoingtherightway, hesays. FoxSportsAustraliahashighstandardsfortheirprogrammingandweweregladthatwecould providethemwithasolutiontheywerelookingfor,andevensurprisethemwithafewadditionalperks! Aversatilesystemforvariedapplications AlargepartofFoxSports VizVirtualStudiosystem svalueliesinitsversatility.itcanworkwithany crane/trackingsystemanditsfunctionalitymakesitidealformanyapplications,notjustinsidethestudio. Youcantakeitoutsideanddoanawardceremonyforexample anylivevirtualgraphics, saysslater. ItsflexibilityalsocontributestovalueandultimatelytoROI. Asforhowthenewvirtualsetandaugmentedrealitygraphicsarebeingreceivedheonlyneedstolook withinhisownorganization. Sometimeshugeeffortsgetlostonviewers.InTV,we reourownworst critics.we renowincorporatingthetechnologyintoeveryshowandreceivingatonofpraiseinternally. Infact,we reseeingsomecompetitivenessnowaseveryonewantstobepartofwhat snewandbetter. Newideasarepushingeveryoneandthatcanonlymeangreatthingstocome. Video 6

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