GRASS VALLEY K2 MEDIA SERVERS, K2 Application Note

APPLICATION

NOTE

K2 Media Servers/Replay

Controller and tOG-Sports

Third-Party Telestration Sports Graphics Application

Matt Allard

November 2010

The combination of the K2 product family
and RT Software’s tOG-Sports third-party
telestration sports graphics application gives
superior functionality along with a better value
for the money than competitive offerings,
allowing broadcasters to significantly enhance

their sports programs.

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K2 MEDIA SERVERS/REPLAY CONTROLLER AND TOG-SPORTS

K2 MEDIA SERVERS/REPLAY CONTROLLER AND TOG-SPORTS

Introduction

The combination of the K2 product family RT Software’s tOG-Sports third-party telestration sports graphics application gives supe­rior functionality along with a better value for the money than competitive offerings, allowing broadcasters to significantly enhance
their sports programs.

tOG-Sports’ application requires a video source and has been qualified to work with the Grass Valley™ K2 Summit™/K2 Solo™ media
servers.

The system is extremely flexible and can be used:

By the presenter in a studio show, typically with a touchscreen interface. This can include a virtual stadium view•

To insert live graphics such as advertising to monitors, including stadium large screens during a game•

To enhance quick replays featuring events such “offsides” and “distance to goal” graphics during a game•

To playout more elegant graphics clips during breaks, half-time, highlight shows, and end of game. Typically these will include •
player trails, highlighted regions, and virtual stadium views

While the system can also be used as a traditional tool for on-screen graphics, the real power is that it uses video-based tech­niques for putting the graphics on the field of play in 3D. This means tOG-Sports can transform sports programming with 3D tied to
on-field graphics whether the users are handling production at an event, taking remote feeds, working on clips, or even re-packag­ing archives.

The system is already in use with some of the world’s leading and most innovative sports broadcasters, including Sky Sports and
the BBC.

Quick and easy offside lines. The logos on the pitch are standard, the

virtual large screen is a custom graphic.

Tying graphics to the pitch makes analysis
come alive.

Key Benefits

Approximately 50% of the cost of competitive products while offering a more complete feature set. Cost effectively provides the •
“added value” of live, near live, and analysis graphics that sports channels are looking for.

Extremely easy to set up and use. A full training course is just one day long.•

Integrates with Grass Valley K2 Summit/K2 Solo media servers to provide a cost-effective turnkey solution.•

Ready to go on-air out of the box. System comes complete with a full suite of all popular telestration graphics (lines, arrows, •
circles, areas, player trail, and virtual stadiums).

Fully customized graphics can be created off-line on a separate tOG-Edit system and then played out live on the tOG-Sports •
system.

Players are keyed on top of the on field graphics. The system includes a software-based chroma keyer and linear keyer.•

The primar y features include line and texture tracking-based virtual graphics for sports stadiums, easy to use telestration •
graphics, fully customizable 3D graphics, easy to use touchscreen interface for the presenter, on field graphics, sponsorship
graphics, and analysis graphics.

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