BERGEN, NORWAY — Vizrt (www.vizrt.com), provider of content production systems for the digital media industry, together with Red Digital Cinema (www.red.com) and Ncam (www.ncam-tech.com) are showing attendees at this year’s NAB 2015 show how high precision, immersive graphics integrated with live 4K pictures can be achieved with a handheld camera.
Demonstrations at the company’s booth (SL2417) show a handheld Epic Red Dragon camera, fitted with an Ncam Live tracking system, shooting 4K images. These images are then processed through Vizrt’s real-time 3D compositing system, Viz Engine, which adds virtual elements to create an immersive augmented reality experience of 4K live video aired in real time. The 4K video passes through Viz Engine using one Matrox X.mio3 and the graphics are added to the video with the new Nvidia Quadro M6000 graphics card. The output is shown on a Christie Quad HD 84-inch display.
The combined setup offers the unique ability to create immersive graphics tied to a freely moving camera, at full 4K resolution, and allows the operator to capture quick shots at any location. In turn, producers have the ability to very quickly set up a shot from any location, with immersive graphics added for branding purposes and production value.