Broadcast News

Bookmark and Share
17/12/2019

ChyronHego's Virtual Football System Earns Official FIFA Quality Certification

News Image
ChyronHego has announced that its Virtual Football system has been certified as a virtual offside line technology by FIFA®, the world governing body for football.

A powerful yet easy-to-use system for inserting virtual graphics onto the field, Virtual Football addresses the stringent performance requirements essential to the accurate placement of offside lines as part of the video assistant referee (VAR) workflow in football matches. Referees can rely on the technology to accurately place an offside line and help them make decisions more easily. Broadcasters and stadium entertainment teams can use it to give fans a better understanding of how and why officials make crucial decisions throughout the game.

"ChyronHego has been at the forefront of this technology for over a decade and has made several exciting enhancements to Virtual Football specifically for offside line placement within the VAR workflow," said Niall Hendry, product manager, sports, at ChyronHego. "We have optimized calibration speed and workflow, as well as field and lens parameters, and we've also enabled selection from multiple angles to improve accuracy and streamline the user workflow."

Virtual Football features an array of tools that enable users to enhance live football production with graphical elements including offside lines. Built on advanced image processing, Virtual Football allows users to insert virtual graphics without the need for camera sensors or special camera heads. The system's built-in keyer overcomes harsh environmental effects, such as shadows and bright sunlight.

FIFA included ChyronHego's Virtual Football system in a testing program designed to certify technologies on the market for displaying virtual offside lines for VAR usage. Following a number of testing events, where the rendered offside lines were measured for their accuracy in a variety of scenarios by an appointed testing institute, FIFA certified that Virtual Football was able to pass the performance criteria required for Virtual Offside Line (VOL) technology.

"It is critical that technologies used in professional football are of the highest quality and accuracy, and FIFA certification shows that Virtual Football has met this high standard," added Ian Wray, sports director for EMEA and APAC at ChyronHego. "In a game where the smallest margin of error can have a far-reaching impact for teams, you need the best of the best to assist referees in making more accurate and quicker turnaround decisions. This level of performance is important to FIFA's member organizations, which need to be able to trust the technology they use. We're proud that FIFA has determined that the world of football can put its trust in Virtual Football."

www.chyronhego.com
Solidmate Ltd Memory Card Hire London

Top Related Stories
Click here for the latest broadcast news stories.

08/03/2024
Intinor To Demonstrate Functionality In Its Streaming Technology
Intinor is demonstrating the latest functionality in its widely-used streaming technology at NAB 2024 (booth SU5059, Las Vegas Convention Center, 14 –
06/03/2024
Dalet And Veritone Announce Technology Partnership
Dalet and Veritone have announced a technology partnership that integrates the Dalet Flex media workflow ecosystem with Veritone's AI-powered Digital
04/03/2024
d&b Group Opens New Immersive Technology Experience Centre
d&b group has opened a new immersive technology experience centre (ITEC), located at the world-renowned Science Museum in London, itself famed as a ce
01/03/2024
Vinten Releases Series Of Free Technology Guides
Vinten has announced the release of a series of free technology guides aimed at navigating the future of robotic studios through the adoption of AI an
15/03/2024
Witbe To Display Automative Testing And Proactive Monitoring Technology
At the 2024 NAB Show, Witbe is to showcase its powerful automated testing and proactive monitoring technology. The company will demonstrate the benefi
14/03/2024
Telia Adopts Synamedia Technology
Synamedia has announced that Telia Norway, one of the largest communications companies and mobile network operators in Scandinavia, is deploying new o
14/12/2023
The Voice's Winter Virtual Fashion Line Unveiled
ITV Studios and the Virtual Brand Group have unveiled The Voice's Winter virtual fashion line which is now available exclusively on Roblox, an immersi
26/06/2023
Brompton Blurs The Line Between Virtual And Real
Brompton Technology's cutting-edge 4k Tessera SX40 LED processors have been used to seamlessly merge the virtual and real worlds on screen for the BBC
19/04/2023
Zero Density Displays Virtual Video Bundle At NAB 2023
Zero Density has announced ZD | Virtual Studio, a new software bundle that lowers the barrier of entry into virtual production. ZD | Virtual Studio is
08/08/2023
Brompton Technology To Demonstrate New TrueLight® Technology
Brompton Technology will be demonstrating its latest solutions, including its new TrueLight® technology, at this year's SIGGRAPH Conference in Los Ang
17/08/2023
Palmer Digital Group Unveils New Line Of On-Wall Outdoor Digital Menu Boards
Palmer Digital Group has announced a new line of on-wall outdoor digital menu boards for the restaurant industry. The new series targets QSRs and fast
01/08/2023
Cartoni To Launch New Pedestal Line-Up
At IBC Show 2023, Cartoni will showcase its entire line of premium camera support products, including tripods, fluid heads, and pedestals used worldwi
06/09/2023
Pebble And Virtual AI To Showcase FAST Solutions
At IBC 2023 Pebble and Virtual AI will be showcasing FAST solutions based on Pebble's Automation 2.0 product and Op2mise from Virtual AI. Pebble and V
10/07/2023
Brompton Technology Helps Cyans LED Virtual Studio Transform Taiwan'sTV And Film Production Industry
Harvatek, a Taiwanese supplier of LEDs, has partnered with an experienced local equipment distributor to establish a joint subsidiary called Cyans Vis
20/12/2019
Iconic Italian Football Club Leverages Advanced Technology Solution
Veritone and Evolphin Software have announced that the Football Club Internazionale Milano (Inter Milan) is leveraging a robust, AI-driven media asset