Broadcast Graphics Automation
Splitting style from content: live data-driven graphics
Broadcasters rely on live graphics in many types of programming - news and current affairs, sport, weather and live specials (with elections being a notable and particularly demanding example). All of these applications will demand some or all of these basic features:
- Content Creation
- Creating templated graphics from keyed in copy or live data feeds.
- Repository
- Storing graphics in a central database for easy retrieval.
- Control
- Sending graphics to air under operator or automatic control.
- Rendering
- Real-time rendering of broadcast video.
What makes a great automation system?
At Idonix we've a great track record in providing automation software to the world's leading broadcaster, so we know a thing or two about this!
- Flexibility
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- Requirements are always changing, often right up to transmission time. In IGO changes are easy to make and easy to deploy.
- Open Rendering
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- Brainstorm, Viz, Wasp3D? IGO can drive any render head that has a published protocol.
- Intuitive UI
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- Users need to be productive from the outset. We pride ourselves that an operator can be up and running with IGO after a mere ten minutes training.
- Monitoring
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- Your gallery and presenters need to be kept in the loop. IGO provides custom rendered information screens - what's been, what's now and what's next.
Related Projects & Technologies
- 2005 Election Case Study
- 2010 Election Case Study
- 2010 Spending Review Case Study
- Viz development and automation for BBC elections
- Viz Touch Screen Case Study
- 2010 Election Press Release
- Broadcast Graphics Rendering
- IGO Graphics Automation
- Programming Viz™ with Scene Scripting
- Frequently Asked Questions
