InterBEE REVIEW2016

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46Developing as an asset management system for sports■Key exhibits at Inter BEE 2016 In anticipation of 2020, we exhibited and demonstrated the latest EVS 4K sports production system handled by that com-pany at the “EVS Sport Stadium” corner.The 4K products we exhibited were the 4K/HD live produc-tion server, “XT4K”, which receives live 4K camera signals and enables 4K replays in real-time and 4K highlight pro-ductions, along with the digital archive station, “XFile3”, which can extract 4K video recorded with XT4K as 4K files (“XAVC” format).XFile3 can extract all camera images recorded by XT4K as files. This shortens the time it takes to transmit materials after relay and allows previously-unused camera images to be prac-tically used for news or online distribution.The sports production management system, “IPDirector”, and the instant replay multi-angle preview system, “Xeebra”, are used at large-scale sports events. “IP Director” is a set management system for sports that converts base band video images received by the EVS server to files and manages them. It attaches and registers metadata to video images taken from various venues at the Olympics and manages them centrally at a broadcasting center. Broadcasting organizations all over the world can uses these images by accessing the server and retrieving video image data by keyword search.In the future, we want to spread workflows, where sports content is accessed and effectively utilized, to Japan ready for 2020.“Xeebra” is a multi-angle replay system designed for video refereeing that assesses refereeing decisions. With this system, dedicated cameras do not have to be prepared and video judgments can be made using broadcasting cameras. Its dedicated control method equipped with a jog dial enables operations such as scene retrieval and instant review. It is a server-type system so it can be used remotely at places distant from the stadium.Used as a studio recording system for drama and variety showsWe promoted our own product, the studio ingest solution, “STING”, which targets drama and variety shows recorded at studios. This product was based on EVS’ live production server, “XT Series”, which has been used at sporting venues.As the tapeless production environment continue to advance, VTR sales and support services are ending one after another. In addition, drama and variety show studio recordings are moving away from VTR-based recording. We proposed an EVS server-based ingest solution for such use, because it enables video recording for up to 12-channels via one server.