BALANCE Viz Guru Mexico's best session!

Latin America's Viz designers exchange on, network through and promote with Viz Artist.

Viz Artist designers from Latin America attended the four day training event and were introduced to the newest features and powered user practices in Viz Artist 3. Their primary focus was on lessons in Viz Scripting, interactive scene design and advanced Transition Logic.

The last day was devoted to "The Latest & Greatest!" Attendees had the opportunity to discover what’s hot in the Vizrt world and take a close look into new projects and scenes presented by the experts, new plugins, Pixel FX, and so much more!

Pedro Sugasti (Vizrt Sales Latin America) gets interviewed about the Guru session and benefits of using Vizrt software.

Tell me, what is Viz Guru?

Pedro: Viz Guru is a training session we just finished in Comtelsat, Mexico. We have invited the principal TV stations from México: Televisa, TV Azteca, Uno TV, RCG televisión, Fox Sports, Multimedios to come here for advanced training where they were introduced to the latest advanced topics in interactive graphics.

Why the people should buy Vizrt equipment?

Pedro: The principal TV stations of the world use Vizrt because the graphics you can create with their equipment are very impressive. You can create 3D graphics in real time that integrate very well with a TV stations workflow like newsrooms systems, databases, statistics systems, financial data to show on screen, show tickers, weather data, and maps. We also provide Media Asset Management Systems for video archiving and web publishing.......So it's all a whole workflow and an integration of products that is unique within the broadcast software market.

Vizrt Formalizes Collaboration with 2D to 3D Conversion Developer Stergen

Vizrt Ltd., a leading provider of content production tools for the digital media industry, today announced that it has formalized its strategic collaboration with Stergen Hi-Tech Ltd., as published at IBC 2010. Stergen is a developer of 2D to stereoscopic 3D video conversion software. Vizrt now offers tight integration between Stergen stereo 3D conversion software tailored to sports TV networks, sports leagues and webcasters and its own stereo 3D graphics portfolio.

With this new agreement, Vizrt will make an equity investment in Stergen of approximately USD 1.86 million, made up both of a cash payment and marketing services, in consideration for preferred shares. In addition, the parties have entered into a teaming agreement with respect to the sale of Stergen's products by Vizrt. Vizrt will hold approximately 20% of Stergen.

Martin Burkhalter, Vizrt CEO, stated, “We like to formalize our partnerships through taking a stake when we see technology that fits our objectives of delivering innovative products that add to our current offering and more importantly, provide an advantage to our customers in view of future market developments."

“With more than 28 million 3D capable TVs forecasted to be in homes by 2012, demand for technology that enhances broadcasters’ ability to tell their stories through this new technology is already increasing and is set to accelerate. What also makes the Stergen software so attractive is its ability to convert existing 2D footage to 3D specs, thereby allowing content owners to increase the value of their media assets, which links very well with our content management philosophy.”

Dr. Miky Tamir, founder of Stergen, also co-founder of Orad, SportVu, Seambi and Vumii, stated, “We produce high-fidelity, broadcast-quality 3D with even better depth perception than video captured by stereo 3D cameras and rigs. Unlike real 3D shooting, we have almost infinite capability to dynamically change the stereoscopic setting.”

Martin Burkhalter added, “Stergen’s 2D to 3D stereo conversion tools can complement live stereo 3D production, as well as offer a compelling alternative to expensive, logistically complex, live stereo 3D production. It cuts costs without compromising superior, broadcast quality, which matches Vizrt’s strategy of offering superior products that address the economic realities of our customers.”

Early next year, Stergen plans to introduce a live version of its Highlights software that converts 2D video to stereo 3D in real-time for delivery to stereo 3D cinemas, mobile devices and home entertainment centers. Stergen’s real-time conversion software includes Stergen Arena, which connects to a single, live 2D camera output to produce live stereo 3D video from sports arenas and mobile video units; and Stergen Studio, for use in broadcast studios or cable head-ends to convert live, 2D video programs to stereo 3D in real-time.

Del 9 al 12 de Agosto Viz Guru Mexico

Durante toda esta semana hemos realizado una capacitación intensiva llamada Viz Guru. En el quinto y último día realizán una presentación llamada Latest & Greatest en las oficinas de Comtelsat, distribuidor oficial en México, en donde mostraran las últimas novedades de Vizrt.

Entre algunas novedades tendran los últimos avances en materia gráfica de los principales canales de televisión mundiales, también exhibiran la solución Ardendo de Media Asset Managment y se hablará de Escenic, herramienta de publicación on-line.

Por otro lado, la gente de Comtelsat mostrará ejemplos de cómo han logrado integrar Vizrt en sus múltiples instalaciones y Hewllet Packard mostrará las últimas novedades en workstations, la plataforma más sólida en donde correr Vizrt.

Se realizará uno a la mañana y uno a la tarde, en los horarios son los siguientes:

Horarios por la mañana

10 AM – Presentación VIZRT por Pedro Sugasti, Ventas Latinoamérica Vizrt

11 AM – Presentación Hewlett Packard por Alejandro Hernandez, Gerente de producto de Workstations HP

Horarios por la tarde

2 PM – Presentación VIZRT por Pedro Sugasti, Ventas Latinoamérica Vizrt

3 PM – Presentación Hewlett Packard por Alejandro Hernandez, Gerente de producto de Workstations HP

Mas información en: http://vizrt.com/training/vizguru/article12296.ece#register