Disguise's technology manages Turner Sports' 270° hybrid studio

Built for coverage of TNT of the NHL Hockey League and managed by Turner Sports, This new 270º hybrid set has four servers disguise vx 2 and five rx II render nodes.

With a management contract for the next three years by Turner Sports, Certified Solution Provider disguise, The new hybrid studio was built at the end of the summer and in record time, in collaboration with the Atlanta-based creative studio (USA.) Meptik.

The studio décor is in line with the style of TNT and modern stadiums, equipped with huge screens and lighting effects, although the oval shape of the set, that mirrors that of an ice rink, indicates that the content offered will be intended for hockey.

This new hybrid study combines nine Projectors, two curved Led video wall custom-built and Multiple cameras in a single workflow. To this is added a Diagonal display, also with Led technology, and two large Tracking Monitors In the foreground, which provides flexibility for presenters to communicate from different positions on set.

To promote this equipment, Four media servers disguise vx 2 and five rx II render nodes They are in charge of the 270° immersive visual content (video, Images and data) are integrated into the scenery through the systems of this manufacturer.

In this project, Disguise created the visual montage of the 3D scenography before the studio was built, which expedited its implementation once the integration was complete.

This is how he explains it Gideon Ferber, Disguise Product Manager for Broadcast: “It was absolutely crucial to be able to preview the study, since there was no time to carry out tests during its construction. The studio went live a week before the release date, so the possibility of foreseeing the entire assembly and the appearance of the content, and then incorporate the animations and graphics, it was essential".

Parallel, both disguise and Meptik trained Turner Sports' in-house production team in the use of the Workflow for Emissions, so that producers, Creative, engineers and operators had the necessary skills to carry out their respective functions within the TNT ecosystem.

Phil Ventre, Vp. Disguise Broadcast Area, assures that “we've provided Turner Sports with a blank canvas for creatives to tell their best stories and engage the audience. We are very proud to have been able to carry out this project in such a short time and that it is a success".

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