MVP

MVP Product Information

The MVP sport’s enhancement platform provides a comprehensive video and graphic enhancement solution for any type of sports event.

Post production capabilities in a real-time environment
 

MVP provides captivating sports highlight clips to better visualize critical plays, the flow of the game, and post-game analysis.

MVP can be deployed for any type of sport, even golf, baseball or ice hockey where field lines are minimal or non-existent. MVP can be used for live productions or highlight shows, from either the OB VAN or the studio, and supports up to 32 different cameras without camera or lens modifications.

Multiple object tracking
 

Using a simple GUI, any object, including multiple players, the ball, and the referees can be tracked. Broadcasters can use their own graphic elements or choose from elements available within the platform, including: the player’s name, a glow, trajectories, highlights arrows, stats, etc. With simple key frames, the graphic element follows the tracked object as the play progresses.
With MVP's embedded chromakey, the graphic elements can be keyed over the playing field or drawn as foreground elements. 

Support for spider/fly cam 
 

Based on Orad’s patented image analysis technology, MVP generates tracking information based on the analysis of the video image. This eliminates the need for expensive and time-consuming camera modifications and provides unprecedented flexibility and cost- savings. With it's fly cam module, MVP can also track flying cameras, allowing object tracking arrows and players highlights during camera movements.

"I-Fly" effect
 

The I-Fly effect is designed to create a flying camera view between two real camera views. With its advanced computer algorithm, this spectacular effect creates the in between frames that complete the camera’s flight. Unlike similar effects seen before, any graphic arrow and highlights can be added to the enhanced scene for play analysis.

"Muybridge" effect
 

In 1877, after 5 years of research, Edward Muybridge proved that a horse lifts all four hooves off the ground at one point while running.
134 years later, MVP users can achieve this in seconds, analyzing key frames of fast pace action, such as; the pitcher’s throw in baseball,  the golfer’s swing, or a block made by the running back in American football.

Flow Motion engine
 

MVP’s Flow Motion feature allows a chronoscopic display of the selected objects during the replay of a key event. Flow Motion can be used on any type of object: it can display a player’s path during a football game, mark the position of a tennis player when hitting the ball, or highlight two basketball players running a pick and roll. The extracted images can be animated to different positions on screen, and can be combined with any of the graphic highlight features.

Flow motion can now support manipulation of the extracted images, where the player image can be dragged to various positions on field to show different player evolvement options.

Bird’s View - free camera movement manipulator
 

The Bird’s View feature allows every enhanced clip to be viewed as a full graphic clip from a virtual camera positioned from above, providing a unique visualization and a better understanding of the play. Using the video insertion capability, the user can add a video layer, providing a Bird’s View and the actual clip at the same time.
The camera manipulator allows the play to be viewed from virtual camera’s position  and controlled by the operator.
 

The "revolver"
 

The revolver tool is the perfect tool to analyze the game’s pattern, by running several play enhancements, one after the other. In tennis it can show where the aces went to, in soccer it can show the paths of all missed shots, and in basketball it can show the pattern of a certain player, throwing again and again from the same spot.

3D Tracked Telestrator
 

With a big LCD touch screen installed as part of the studio setup or a small touch screen next to the commentator at the venue, MVP‘s tracked telestration unit changes the viewer’s experience and enriches the talent’s ability to better convey his analysis of the game.

Unlike a conventional Telestrator which provides crude, hand drawn scribbles on a static frame, MVP delivers a “Tracked Telestrator” which provides viewers with a visual explanation of how a key event progressed, the key players involved, the play’s strategy, etc.

The analyst may add a drawing on top of the enhanced video feed generated by MVP. Based on MVP's distributed architecture, the enhanced clip created with MVP is fed to the analyst, who can control the playback of the video and add additional freehand drawings of his own, highlighting key points during the replay.

Magnifying Glass
 

MVP's Magnifying Glass feature allows a tighter zoom than the original camera zoom enabling the viewer to see if the call was right or wrong. The Magnifying Glass tool is dynamic and can follow the play rather than be limited to one single frame.

Total 3D creativity
 

Based on Orad's 3Designer authoring software, MVP provides full design capabilities for 2D/3D graphics and animations and imports 3D objects from 3D Max and Maya. MVP comes with library of tools to enhance production, including: animated players and ball highlight elements, 3D animated arrows and splines, trajectories, different types of magnifiers, etc. Existing elements can be easily edited or completely new enhancements can be created.

PlayMaker - Integrated ingest and playout solution
 

Integrated with the optional Orad PlayMaker video server, MVP is a self contained solution which does not require the production to tie valuable ingest and playout channels for the clips’ enhancements. PlayMaker can be provided with up to 7 ingest channels and 1 playout channel, allowing MVP to cover and enhance the game from multiple angles and views. When reloading a saved clip project, MVP will automatically re-cue PlayMaker for the relevant time code and camera view.

Simple 1, 2, 3 wizard interface
 

1. Track
MVP tracks in real-time  the pan, tilt, zoom, and focus of the different cameras, enabling graphics to be tied to the field, providing tracking for any kind of sport, regardless of field type, colors, or lack of visible field lines.

2. Create
With Orad’s drag-and-drop graphic user interface, objects are moved by jogging the video server, thereby creating animation key frames, which the system turns into real-time, smooth animation.

3. Play
Based on the video time code, MVP will automatically regenerate the relevant graphic elements’ animations each time the video is played, and will auto deactivate them at the end of each clip.

MVP is designed to address the fast turnaround required for live sports broadcasts. Enhanced clips take only a few seconds to be produced, making them available for second or third replays. Elaborate clips can be used coming in and out of commercial breaks, for game breaks, TV Time Outs, half-time reports, and analysis shows