Broadcast Pix Develops Voice-activated Video Production

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Nov 10, 2011 2:25 PM

For the stepping up number of air wave stations that are commencement to simulcast their shows on TV, Broadcast Pix , formed in Billerica, MA, has created a new manage interface for its Granite Mica and Slate integrated prolongation systems that detects when a specific microphone is being used and triggers complex program to switch to a fixed camera location and increase the apt graphics.

Called VOX , it facilitates voice-activated video productions whilst removing the need for an operator. Conditions may be set to head off coughs or one-word explanation from varying cameras, thus minimizing not essential camera changes. Microphone inputs can moreover be prioritized, so a host, for example, may be since priority over guests. Plus, a horde can manage VOX using a tiny overrule panel, by the enclosed SoftPanel program on a laptop or Android device, or with an iPad or iPhone app. As a result, the horde can hurl an foreword or a commercial, or even overrule the programmed VOX manage to bring up a specific shot.

The firm mentioned VOX is preferred for supervision and corporate meetings, interviews, video coverage of air wave programs, and other productions with multi-part microphones, and may be used for television broadcasts, Internet streaming and in-house projection.

"Broadcast Pix is well known for integrated prolongation systems that emanate convincing live video with minimal staff," mentioned Ken Swanton, boss of Broadcast Pix. "Now, VOX can emanate great video with no user at all."

While VOX can simply switch cameras, it has the comprehension to do sufficient more. VOX integrates with Broadcast Pix's built-in Fluent Macros to emanate automatic video-follow-audio. Fluent Macros may be programmed to choose camera presets, hurl clips and animations, increase or eliminate titles, and even govern absolute compositions such as up to 6 picture-in-pictures for interviews. Multiple macros may be reserved to any microphone - and preference criteria may be determined - so programmed productions can offer accumulation in shot preference and graphics, as if a technical executive was at the controls.