Brainstorm has coordinated the European Project AdMiRe "Advanced Mixed Realities" funded by the European Commission under the Horizon 2020 Programme. This R&D project is focused on the development and validation of Mixed Reality solutions to allow audiences to participate in TV shows as if they were physically there.

Brainstorm, leading manufacturer of real-time 3D graphics and virtual studio solutions, will showcase Suite 5 at NAB (booth N2608), the latest version of its flagship products InfinitySet, Aston and eStudio. Suite 5, available now for all Brainstorm users, includes a plethora of new features designed to improve XR content creation and workflows, while adding an even tighter integration with Unreal Engine. These enhancements will streamline the ability of our clients to improve their virtual content creation regardless if they are using LED videowalls or chroma sets to produce virtual content. 

Brainstorm, leading manufacturer of real-time 3D graphics and virtual studio solutions, announces the release of Brainstorm Suite 5, a major upgrade to its flagship products InfinitySet, Aston and eStudio that includes new, unique, and enhanced features designed to improve XR content creation and workflows, while adding an even tighter integration with Unreal Engine. These enhancements will streamline the ability ofour clients to improve their virtual content creation regardless if they are using LED walls or chroma sets to produce their virtual content.

Chyron today announced the release of PRIME VSAR 1.7, a significant step forward in the company's mission to help broadcasters maximize and monetize the content they can generate with Unreal-driven virtual sets and augmented reality. This latest release implements Unreal Engine 4.26, increases cameras per PRIME VSAR engine, and adds a host of template-based tools to simplify the process of creating and managing a broadcast-grade virtual set. PRIME VSAR 1.7 makes it easier for designers to create compelling virtual graphics and puts power in the hands of producers and journalists to leverage these assets across different channels and programs.

Polygon Labs, an innovative studio pushing the boundaries of interactive data applications and visual branding, has announced that it has completed the creation of a sophisticated virtual set for popular sports channel TUDN, which is owned by Univision and Televisa. The virtual set was built specifically for the show Tokio Nos Une and allowed the presenters to appear in four different worlds, all with a Tokyo theme. Tokio Nos Une is a two-hour program that aired recently daily during a primetime slot.

Long Island City, New York is the site of the first-purpose built Carstage state-of-the-art LED vehicle process stage www.thecarstage.com/reel. The permanent virtual environment facility is fully equipped with expansive movable LED walls and proprietary technology allowing clients to produce live, fully composed sequences through their own cameras—with ease, on the spot.

The United Arab Emirates Ministry of Education is using a FOR-A HVS-1200 video switcher to drive a virtual studio system for distance learning programs. Originally designed to help the MoE build an educational channel for coverage of live lectures, the project became a top priority during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Brainstorm is proud to announce its participation in the 5GMediaHUB project, which aims to accelerate the testing and validation of media applications with 5G technology. Brainstorm will lead the definition of the different cases of use of the project, its technical requirements, KPIs, and will also establish the basis on which the validation plan will be designed. The specific scenario to be developed and validated by Brainstorm is focused on broadcasting panoramic virtual content optimally to multiple users.

WarnerMedia leads the way in advanced use of virtual tools in Argentina and Chile

The company is a pioneer in the production of high-level hyper-realistic content thanks to the creativity of its multidisciplinary team and Brainstorm's advanced technology

Brainstorm has supplied a number of virtual production equipment and solutions at the  WarnerMedia's facilities in Argentina and Chile, making the entity a pioneer in the advanced use of virtual tools in the Southern Cone and consolidating itself as the undisputed leader in the region in terms of generating high-level hyper-realistic television content, thanks to the symbiosis of the Spanish company's advanced technology with the creativity of the channel's qualified graphics department staff in Chile.

Polygon Labs, an innovative studio pushing the boundaries of interactive data applications and visual branding, is highlighting the success of Creative Hub, its remote, on-demand creative and professional services platform.

Since its launch in April 2020, many of Polygon Labs’ clients have used Creative Hub to produce their remote virtual studio productions, with no need for physical cameras, tracking devices or green screens. All human interaction happens remotely, bringing the presenters into the set via live video stream. This exact set up was used last month by popular Verizon Media-owned tech news publisher, Engadget for its CES 2021 virtual studio presentations. Polygon Labs worked closely with Michelle Kratchman, Creative Director/Head of Art and AR/VR Design at Verizon Media and her creative team to design a virtual studio environment that could be used as a fully remote production set to present products, interview guests and to discuss consumer trends.

FOR-A Corporation of America has built integrated live production solutions that combine its HANABI series of video switchers with Variant Systems Group replay systems, ClassX graphics and playout software, ODYSSEY Insight video servers, and Brainstorm Multimedia virtual studios.

“Together with our technology partners, FOR-A is creating live production systems that make integration easier and more reliable,” said Ken Truong, President of FOR-A Corporation of America. “With the combined expertise from these companies across the professional video industry, we can offer best-of-breed solutions that improve workflows while delivering broadcast-quality results for HD, 4K, and beyond.”

Variant’s Envivo Replay offers a cost-effective sports and live event replay solution, with an intuitive user interface and continuous multiple iso-channel recording capabilities. It offers simultaneous clip storage of multiple angles, playlists for highlights playback, built-in branding capabilities, and direct publishing to Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and other social media platforms. FOR-A is the exclusive distributor of Envivo Replay in North America.

FOR-A – the exclusive distributor of ClassX in North, Central and South America – also combines the latest ClassX real-time 2D/3D HD/4K CG and live motion broadcast graphics and playout solutions with its HANABI video switchers. An expansion I/O card for HVS-100, HVS-490, and HVS-2000 production switchers enables a close integration of the ClassX graphic playout from any HANABI video switcher directly by the switcher operator. ClassX’s real-time graphics playout software suite is popular with TV channels, news broadcasters, live event productions, and live sports productions.

Powerful Sports Telestration and Analysis: Paint 7.4

In use by a multitude of sports organizations and thousands of live productions every year, Paint is ChyronHego’s award-winning telestration analysis solution for sports broadcasting. Paint’s power lies in its feature-rich set of tools and its sheer simplicity of use, which means that anyone working on a sports production can use the tool whether in front of the camera or behind the scenes. Sports pundits, commentators, or even assistant producers use Paint to help them create informative and visually appealing sports highlights without the need for additional infrastructure or specialist operators.

ChyronHego today announced a partnership with leading game developer Epic Games to integrate the Unreal Engine with ChyronHego’s family of augmented reality (AR) graphics and virtual set solutions. With the integration, news broadcasters and other customers of ChyronHego’s Neon and Plutonium software will be able to leverage Unreal’s industry-leading rendering and real-time special effects capabilities to add powerful new photorealistic and hyper-realistic elements to their on-air virtual sets.

Mo-Sys Engineering, designer and manufacturer of innovative camera technology products for the film and broadcast industries will launch StarTracker hands off camera tracking system for green screen production at BSC Expo 2017