Line tracking works on any sport played on line based playing surfaces. Whilst it works best on content with well painted and defined pitch lines, pseudo cameras can always be relied on for engaging analysis graphics when the feed is poor.

Custom Interface(with Clips) and Software Chromakeyer options included – one low cost for everything.

Where suitable lines are available graphics can be tied to the pitch while the camera is moving – more engaging graphics, sponsorship placements.

Video based – no need to be at game and even works with archive materials.

GUI based line tracking calibration procedure – Quick and easy to use.

Save pitch calibrations (so long as camera positions are always the same) – Be ready quickly on feeds.

The Scene Saver’s capability is extended, now also saves chroma settings, clip information and camera tracking files – enables user to move from clip to clip and quickly be able to add sophisticated graphics.

Line tracking supports on up to 5 cameras – Switch between cameras and tracking automatically recalibrates. So switch quickly between working on camera 1 and both the 18 yard cameras quickly and without adjusting settings.

Link the real world objects to the virtual stadium with correct positioning – Take objects such as the players and ball into the virtual stadium to create new camera views.

Sophisticated clip support – including completely file based work flows – is handled via a library of clip control plug ins. This opens up infrastructure options as use of baseband SDI can be minimised or even eradicated, and also functionality options as clips can now be browsed, selected, played and controlled on the operator and / or presenter touchscreen interface. It includes the following plug ins:

- Local clips played and recorded on PC disks (may require additional hardware) – enables standalone operation without a DDR
- EVS SDI/Baseband with Odetics protocol support.
- EVS Network Streaming with enhanced protocol.
- EVS Network Transfer with enhanced protocol.
- Grass Valley K2 SDI/Baseband with Odetics protocol support.
- Grass Valley K2 Network Transfer with Odetics protocol support.

Being plug-in based, this list can easily be expanded based on user demands.

The custom interface is intended for situations where the touchscreen is a big part of the studio show, this allows programmes to create their own unique look and feel to the touchscreen, allowing differentiation from other users and the incorporation of channel branding and sponsors values.

Import touchscreen designs from Photoshop and other design applications – create a unique screen look in line with sponsors or channel branding

Layout your touchscreen controls your way – further enhances your unique look but is also crucial when working with large (bigger than 40”) screens.

This allows graphics with a 3d perspective to have artefacts such as the players keyed on top.  There is a chromakeyer that delivers high quality results when the back ground key colour is constant, and also a sophisticated segment keyer that handles situations such as stadium shade where it is required to key on 2 or more colours. Neither of which require any additional hardware. Again, a clear focus has been applied to good results in the field:

- Easy to use. The Chromakeyer has an “Auto” option, the Segment Keyer a pipette to select colours.

- Scene Saver to associate keyer settings with the clips.

- Automatic edge detection for player drag graphics, no need to manually create a mask – just click on a player and move it.

The Pro version builds on the support of ptz encoded heads with vision based camera tracking techniques. This opens up options for the system to be used away from the game or event, to be used on archive footage and saves on the costs and man power needed with encoded heads. Vision based tracking is the future!

Contains everything that Lite does, and some more.

Keyframing Player trail, shaft and formation graphs

Tracked camera Graphics on ground while camera moves

Mix real and virtual Go from real camera to virtual stadium with integrity

Metrics based graphics Distance to goal, angles, off side lines

Feature Tracking. This adds a range of additional capabilities such as robust tied to pitch graphics on surfaces without suitable lines, or when the cameras go in tight on football pitches, the ability to click and track on moving objects and the creation of quick pseudo cameras. So 2nd tier sports stadiums with low cameras, athletics, horse racing are all possibilities.

Main Concept (SD/HD Lay Off) Module. This allows the creation and laying off of analysis clips to the local disk of the tOG Sports system. These can be played to air from the tOG Sports system or handled as a file and moved around the network. The file format is MXF and the range of codecs supported includes DV25/50/100 pro and AVC50/100 Intra, thus covering the requirements of most professional broadcasters. It may require Solid State Disk (SSDs) to be installed on your hardware.

Dual Video Input. Upgrade the DVS video card to dual input to provide an external video source, for example for live or near to live content to be used as content in the virtual jumbotron.

tOG-Edit. Create your own custom graphics using our off the shelf 3d graphics creation tool, tOG-Edit. Alternatively RT Software can provide custom graphics for you.

RT Software’s new vision based camera tracking is opening up new options for advanced analysis and additional virtual advertising revenue streams.

Camera Tracking Modes
 
2D Camera
This is the simplest, entry level mode for tOG-Sports telestration – the basis of the tOG-Sports Lite product and included with all tOG-Sports products.
 
Pseudo Camera
 
This is available as an optional module to tOG-Sports Lite and is included as standard on the Pro version of the product.
 
2D Pixel Tracking
Available as the 2D Track optional module on all tOG-Sports products, or with the Feature Tracking bundle for Pro.
 
Line Tracking
 
Included as standard with the Pro version of tOG Sport.
 
Quick Track
 
Available as the Quick Track optional module on all tOG-Sports products with a Keyer, or with the Feature Tracking bundle for Pro.
 
Feature Tracking
 
Available as the Feature Track optional module on all tOG-Sports products with a Keyer, or with the Feature Tracking bundle for Pro.
 
Pseudo Camera Accurate Quick Track
 
Effectively a different way to use the Feature Track module.
 
VR (Virtual Reality)
 
Included with tOG-Sports Live.
 
Feature Tracking Bundle
 
A cost effective way to upgrade from tOG Sports Pro and add our new vision based tracking modules. This bundle includes 2D Pixel Tracking, Quick Track and Feature Tracking. Consequently it also adds the Pseudo Camera Accurate Quick Track.

Camera Tracking options

Whether its an iPad, a giant wall mounted touchscreen or bringing 3d graphics onto presenters desks & the studio fall tOG Sports can deliver. Any of the Sports products can be upgraded with our Touch and / or VR modules to create state of the art studio shows. And with Sports at the heart of the solution the important story telling telestration tools are all there.