AR & VR Production at Ziggo Sport with Reality
It’s been already a year since Ziggo Sport moved from Amsterdam to Hilversum and started the production with Reality Virtual Studio.
NEP The Netherlands built a hybrid studio which includes a physical set with an extension of green above the physical set and a 5m x 7m U-shaped green screen area where people can stand inside the virtual environment.
Augmented Reality (AR) is playing an important role in the Ziggo programming. Many programmes are being produced as a combination of AR and virtual reality. For a number of AR programmes, NEP is utilising Zero Density Reality system with Mo-sys Startracker optical tracking system for a live daily show that has a great deal of creativity within it and which can easily be integrated in the production workflow.
This mixture allows Ziggo sport people to be more productive and creative. By using the green extension of physical set, a low-ceiling studio becomes a huge stadium in one programme, the next it becomes a big factory. Story-telling capabilities of the presenter is now increased to the highest level. Now the presenter can start his story in a physical set and then can seamlessly do the transition into the green screen which has totally different environment and different type of story-telling.
Data-driven graphics is one of the most important aspects of Ziggo Sport productions. In the live sports, data is changing each second and you need to update your graphics accordingly. Ziggo Sport is able to connect any data source with Reality Virtual Studio system by using Reality Control Suite.
You can find the case study video by Ralf Van Vegten, CIO of NEP the Netherlands below.
Ziggo Sport Case Study
About NEP The Netherlands
NEP provides the technology, the people and the know-how which enable clients to produce the world’s biggest live and broadcast events around the globe. The company is the leading worldwide provider of outsourced production solutions, offering technical services for remote and cloud production, studio production, video display, host broadcasting, post production, media asset management, Digital Media Services and end-to-end OTT solutions. More information: www.nepworldwide.nl
About Zero Density
Zero Density is a global leader in real-time graphics and virtual studio technologies for the broadcasting, live events and esports industries. As the leader in gaming technology in broadcasting, Zero Density offers innovative and user-friendly products that have been adopted by some of the world’s largest companies for covering elections, news and major sporting events such as the World Cup and the Olympics. Headquartered in Turkey, the company also has a US office and serves clients such as The Weather Channel, RTL, Fox Sports and Warner Media.
