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Viz|Content Pilot provides an optimal environment to create, manage, and deliver high volumes of top-quality content to live and taped news, sports, election, and other broadcast productions independently of the design department. Viz|Content Pilot is a tool especially made for journalist, as were Viz|Trio, the Vizrt CG, is the tool for the operator.

By using a variety of template graphics, editorial staff can enter new data, images or video in the animation. The 2D or 3D animation can then be saved to the database for playout. The templates can be accessed through any major newsroom system. Updating and playout can be achieved automatically or manually. Viz|Content Pilot includes a powerful multi-user playlist with real-time updates allowing multiple producers to update the playlist simultaneously. The playlist also features snapshot icon previews of all elements in the list.

Data is entered once and the graphical result can be rendered in a variety of different branding styles. For example, sports results could be updated live in a weekend sports program, then broadcasted on a sister channel as part of a sports highlights program, and later used again as part of a sports news segment on each of the two channels.

Viz|Content Pilot includes full support of the same revolutionary Look-Ahead- Transition Logic™ as the Viz|Trio™ character generator. Transitions between graphics are triggered automatically using just one video output channel, which enables seamless and automatic transitions between multiple layers of graphics. Viz|Template Wizard makes the creation of templates with built-in Transition Logic simple. The Viz|Template Wizard also supports advanced scripting, allowing the user to create data validation on entered data content as well as data imported from external sources.

Viz|Content Pilot helps networks and departments share and manage content. Unlike other template-based solutions for journalists, Viz|Content Pilot features an advanced import/export tool which can transfer graphics, templates, and data across the network with ease, thus saving creative efforts and time. The tool takes care of all the necessary dependencies and makes sure all elements such as graphic scenes, templates, template data, and images are in place. Graphics and templates can be created offline on any laptop and then easily transferred into a production system.

The interface to the Viz|Object Store provides a shared database of video clips and stills which may be accessed from all Vizrt applications. For ease of use, snapshot preview icons can now be dragged and dropped directly from Object Store into templates. Vizrt has integrated Proximity’s Xenostore within Viz|Object Store, allowing journalists access to both the Object Store and Xenostore media catalogs of clips and stills. This integration also brings the Vizrt users the Xenostore’s powerful asset management capabilities, in-cluding its file format converting system and asset management ordering system with status reporting.

Typical Use

Viz|Content Pilot is used throughout the world by every kind of TV broadcaster, from major TV networks to minor channels. Not limited to broadcast production Viz|Content Pilot can deliver graphics content to all types of graphic displays. Viz|Content pilot can serve as the core content control system for all users that require speed, a consistent look and a streamlined workflow for their graphics.

Key Features and Benefits

• Template driven graphics free-up the graphical designer to generate original and creative work, while routine graphics can be left to journalists or operators.
• The Viz|Content Pilot user interface is completely customizable and uses built-in macro commands which can be assigned to keyboard shortcuts.
• Curious World Maps integration.
• Seamless newsroom integration with all major newsroom systems: INews, Octopus, ENPS, Dalet+, OpenMedia, Newstar, and Pronews, providing more MOS newsroom integration than any other product on the market.
• Integration with major automation systems such as Harris, Louth, Omnibus, Aveco, and other systems that support the VDCP protocol,
• Full Unicode support, including languages which use complex scripts.
• Transition Logic™ with Look Ahead preview, requiring only one video output channel.
• Interface is completely customizable and continuously updated with additional macros, enabling users to create custom shortcuts and control the system remotely.
• Template builder which provides a drag and drop method of creating customized interfaces for entering graphics content.
• Viz|Template Manager which organizes and manages templates and allows the creation of show-specific designs (variants) from a single template.
• Import/export tool for migrating templates, data, and graphics across the network.
• Customizable real-time playlist with snapshot icons, which allows you to control the playout as well as managing and controlling peripheral systems such as video servers.
• Runs on top of a powerful enterprise level Oracle database that supports from 1 to 100,000 users.
• Supports Oracle versions from 8i to 10G.
• Interface for entering content into templates and controlling the playlists within Viz|Content Pilot, from external systems.
• Plug-in API.