Vinten Supplies Encoded Pan And Tilt Head To Sky Sports

Vinten has supplied a Vinten encoded pan and tilt head to Sky Sports for use in studio during the upcoming Ryder Cup.

The Vinten encoded head, the Vision 250E, features a box that can supply positional and lens data for the virtual reality (VR) processing software and will be used in studio by presenters to showcase the golfers and statistics in a virtual environment during the tournament.
The VR graphics element is provided by Vizrt, an expert in the supply of real-time 3D graphics, studio automation, sports analysis and asset management tools for the broadcast industry, with the data from the VR processing box streamed to the 3D rendering engines.
"Sky Sports has already proved its skill in using our virtual reality software for its IBC award-winning 'Monday Night Football' programme. Sky Sports is now going a step further by taking VR and AR on the road for a flagship OB event," said Rex Jenkins, MD for Vizrt UK. "Vinten VR tracking heads have shown themselves to be solid and reliable for many indoor and outdoor sports events, and integrate well with Vizrt's graphics system."

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