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INTRODUCES NEW UPGRADES & INNOVATIONS
TO POINT AT NAB2004
London, England, April 17, 2004: e-mediavision.com announced
at NAB 2004 today a series of upgrades and innovations to POINT,
its industry leading presentation and broadcast graphics system.
POINT now features a Holo Screen version for use in broadcast,
AV and corporate presentations, and a touch screen laptop version
for sports training applications. Also new for NAB 2004 are
a selection of POINT graphics tools and a recording system
for easy playback on air.
POINT is a touch screen system that allows operators to draw
onto a TV picture in real time, giving immediacy and extra
content to any broadcast.
Applications include sports (i.e., football, baseball, soccer,
cricket, tennis, basketball and more), news, weather, conferences,
training, and corporate presentations.
POINT is ideally suited to live productions due to its ease
of operation. The control surface is a touch sensitive LCD
(or Plasma for in-shot use) screen or Holo Screen with a
simple graphical interface allowing fast and error free operation.
In a live situation waiting for things to happen is not an
option, so the tools in POINT operate instantly, enabling
the operator to concentrate on the commentary or presentation.
The touch screen allows the user to instantly draw freehand,
place animated arrows, and even recall previously saved graphics
and animations. It is easy to freehand draw by simply touching
and moving a finger across the screen.
Scalable arrows can
be dragged and curved in real time with two or more touches.
The POINT range of systems comprises:
POINT - Broadcast SDI and Analogue system
POINT Lite - Broadcast entry-level system
POINT Trainer - Off line and sports coaching application
system
IPOINT - Corporate presentation system for drawing over computer-based
s/w and images
New tools for NAB 2004 include:
• VTR/ Slo-Mo control: A new tool to allow presenters
to control VTR via the touch screen.
• Animation/logos: Using simple AVI files, animation or
logos can be added and moved around the screen, i.e. show
team formations with animations of players.
• Sports Timer: Onscreen clock allows presenter to quickly
explain times using a stopwatch function
• Record Move Tool: Allows the presenter to create and
record presentations and easily recall them on air.
• Name Generator: Using a graphic template, users can
easily add text to create a list of team roster graphics
ready to use by the POINT.
Recent users of POINT are:
The BBC Grandstand program, starting with the UK’s
premier horse racing event, the Grand National which was
broadcast at the beginning of April.
SVT (Sweden) and ViaSat (the largets sports broadcaster in
the Nordic) who wil be using POINT for Soccer (Euro 2004
championships), Ice Hockey, Basketball and Horse Racing.
TWI (Transworld International) has purchased a mobile system
for usage around the world at major events, including the
current Cricket Test series.
Kuwait TV have a custom four-presenter configuration for
use in sports and news coverage.
VTM (Belgium), use POINT for News, Weather and Sports programming.
Sky Sports uses POINT on various sporting events, including
soccer and cricket.
ABOUT E-MEDIAVISION.COM
e-mediavision.com, based in London, England, is a world leader
in real time video graphic systems for the sports, news,
weather and media markets. Blazing a new trail in live TV
illustration the company's latest range of POINT products
has been developed in close collaboration with some of the
world's leading sports broadcasters. POINT creates visually
stunning graphics that create compelling viewing for the
audiences, yet are simple to use for presenters. For more
information, go to www.e-mediavision.com
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