ROE Visual Partners with Vizrt for NAB 2023

Leek, The Netherlands (27 March 2023)  — Vizrt, the leader in real-time graphics and live production solutions for content creators, and ROE Visual announce their cooperation for the NAB 2023 promising an entirely new Vizrt Experience for live broadcast using GhostFrame.

The organizations are coming together to make magic for the 100th anniversary of the iconic broadcast technology show by combining leading technologies in real-time broadcast and virtual production, GhostFrame and Vizrt’s Viz Engine 5.

Combining cutting-edge LED and camera technology, GhostFrame enables creative and innovative use of video and broadcast technology. Uniting with Viz Engine 5’s advanced rendering capabilities, ROE Visual’s Ruby RB1.9Bv2 high-frequency video wall, driven by HELIOS® LED processing will be used to achieve new possibilities in virtual live production. GhostFrame works exclusively with ROE Visual LED panels and Megapixel VR HELIOS® LED Processing.

GhostFrame can receive up to four Viz Engine signals at one time, which enables limitless creative possibilities in broadcast virtual production. When combined with Vizrt’s Virtual Window™ technology, introduced in 2012, broadcasters can preview other camera perspectives simultaneously which was previously impossible. Uniting with GhostFrame, this is now a reality and will be displayed at NAB.

"Together with ROE Visual, we are illustrating the ability to use extended reality in a live-multi camera production without limitations.”

“This is the first time we will be showing the virtual window effect with our native Viz Engine render pipeline, but also with Unreal Engine in an optimized way with a lower latency than we’ve achieved before. Together with ROE Visual, we are illustrating the ability to use extended reality in a live-multi camera production without limitations,” states Gerhard Lang, Chief Technology Officer, Vizrt.

The setup for the live XR demonstration, the “Vizrt Experience Las Vegas” uses ROE Visual’s Ruby LED panel, equipped with 1.9-pixel pitch, wide color gamut, and a bit-depth of 16bit, to create brilliant visuals.The visuals, created by design firm dotconnector, will be captured by two RED Digital Komodo cameras. One mounted on a stYpe Human Crane with stYpe RedSpy tracking and Follower for interacting with AR graphics, the other camera is mounted on a rail dolly from Blackcam controlled by electric.friends with AI automated shots. The virtual scenes displayed will be rendered natively in Viz Engine 5.1 and in Unreal Engine 5.1. In this setup, both render blades have an ultra-low latency, allowing for fast camera movements.

“GhostFrame's technology can drive different features depending on the needs of a virtual set, and we think that Vizrt and ROE Visual are fantastic partners to show this off,” comments Jeremy Hochman, co-founder, and CEO of Megapixel VR.

“One camera could capture international graphics, and another one, two, or three cameras from additional perspectives can have personalized graphics, a hidden green screen, and virtual background locations based on the region. These features don’t consume bandwidth because they are generated in the HELIOS® processing card on the LED panel without requiring complex upstream content feeds.”

“With Vizrt as an experienced broadcast partner, we want to take GhostFrame's capabilities to the next level. GhostFrame offers broadcasters a safe and unique solution to handle complex multi-camera sets in a live environment. GhostFrame enables safe camera switching, which is a huge breakthrough for live broadcast productions. It allows the director to pre-visthe cameras and virtual sets, arrange secure and seamless live compositions between these, and sort the parallax issues and camera angles. A must-have for live broadcast production using virtual elements,” says Olaf Sperwer, Business Development Virtual Production, ROE Visual.

Don’t miss the Vizrt Experience Las Vegas on display at NAB 2023. West Hall - Booth W2821.
ROE Visual - Booth C7119. Register Here using VIP code: LV6562

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About GhostFrame
GhostFrame makes the impossible possible. GhostFrame displays more than just the video feed on the LED panel, combining hidden Chromakey, hidden Tracking, and Multiple Source video feeds into a single production frame. You choose which elements are visible to the human eye and only to the camera. Combining the strengths and possibilities of LED and camera technology, GhostFrame enables creative and powerful use of video and broadcast technology.
GhostFrame is a collaboration of AGS, Megapixel VR, and ROE Visual. Joining forces and technological expertise, they have formed GhostFrame and made it possible to deploy the technology in the field. Exclusively available for ROE Visual LED panels and Megapixel’s HELIOS LED processing, a GhostFrame license key can release this multi-patented* touch of magic.

For more information, please visit: https://www.ghostframe.com

About Vizrt:

Vizrt®️ is the world’s leading provider of innovative visual storytelling tools for media content creators in broadcast, enterprise, or new media – unlocking the power of a story for all. Vizrt  offers market-defining software-based solutions for real-time 3D graphics, video playout, studio automation, sports analysis, media asset management, and journalist story tools. Vizrt  offers Flexible Access to our workflows, and our platforms integrate with third-party products because we believe in enabling our customers’ success, giving them the right tool for the job, and accelerating their creative excellence.

More than three billion people watch stories told by Vizrt customers every day including from media companies such as CNN, CBS, NBC, Fox, BBC, Sky Group, Al Jazeera, NDR, ZDF, Network 18, Tencent, and many more. https://www.vizrt.com/vizrt