MOOV and MST SYSTEMS Bring Chyron-Based Live Graphics Workflow to the 2011 Open Championship

Chyron today announced that MOOV Limited and MST SYSTEMS Ltd, are using seven HyperX³ on-air graphics systems to support the BBC’s live coverage of the Open Championship, July 14-17 at the Royal St. George’s Golf Club in Sandwich, Kent, England. Using the same workflow implemented at the Scottish Open, MOOV and MST SYSTEMS are working together to provide presentation graphics for studio coverage and live scoring graphics throughout the golf tournament.

“Live golf coverage demands perhaps the most diverse assortment of graphics, and this challenge is compounded by the high and constant volume of data being generated,” said Duncan Foot, managing director at MOOV Limited, provider of data-driven graphics for live sports and entertainment broadcasts. “This year we relied solely on Chyron’s HyperX³ on-air graphics systems, which not only provided us with the power required for rich 3D graphics, but also offered the flexibility and interoperability necessary for our partner, MST SYSTEMS, to bring a variety of data into those graphics in real time. MST SYSTEMS’ ability to work quickly and confidently with the Chyron platforms eliminated the need to rebuild and recheck all our graphics, which in turn made for a much simpler and more pleasant tournament.”

MOOV and MST SYSTEMS confirmed their Chyron-based graphics workflow at the Scottish Open prior to implementation for the larger Open Championship. Within this workflow, MOOV created the network’s graphics package and MST SYSTEMS turned those graphics into templates populating them with data ranging from scores, statistics, and standings, ensuring rapid time to air with Chyron HyperX³ systems.

MST SYSTEMS’ familiarity with the HyperX³ allowed the company to turn around graphics templates within just 24 hours. During the tournament, MOOV also used the HyperX³ systems to air headline sequences in which live video from a critical drive, putt, or other stroke were shown with a full-screen graphic in real time without requiring rendering.

“Chyron HyperX³ and HyperX^3.1 on-air graphics systems are future-proof solutions that not only provide the power we need at an attractive price point, but also interface well with our own software to support delivery of high-impact data-rich graphics,” said Stuart Paterson-Browne, software development manager at MST SYSTEMS. “The integrated system combining our software with HyperX systems has performed perfectly in all recent events, and we plan to move all of our graphics facilities, including all European Tour, Ryder Cup, Solheim Cup, and World Touring Car Championship graphics, over to Chyron systems within the next two years.”

MOOV has become the graphics company of choice for leading broadcasters including BBC, ESPN, AI Jazeera, RTE, ITV, Sky Italia, and Channel 4. MST SYSTEMS has provided graphics and scoring facilities at six Ryder Cups, 11 Open Championships, and more than 1,000 other golf tournaments for the European Tour, Asian Tour, OneAsia tour, China Tour, and the LPGA. Going forward, MOOV and MST SYSTEMS plan to leverage their proven graphics workflow and Chyron systems not only for golf, but also for coverage of other high-profile events such as the 2012 Summer Games in London.

More information about Chyron and the company’s products is available at http://www.chyron.com.

MOOV and MST SYSTEMS Tee Up Scottish Open Graphics With Chyron HyperX³ On-Air Graphics Systems

Chyron today announced that seven Chyron HyperX³ on-air graphics systems were used for live coverage of the Barclays Scottish Open, July 7-10, at the Castle Stuart Golf Links in Inverness, Scotland. Throughout the golf tournament, MOOV Limited, provider of data-driven graphics for live sports and entertainment broadcasts, used two HyperX³ systems to provide presentation graphics for the BBC’s domestic feed. MST SYSTEMS Ltd, a specialist in graphics and scoring for golf tournaments, used another five HyperX³ systems for live scoring graphics and playout of custom graphics packages for the world feed and Sky Sports’ feed.

 

“Golf coverage is extraordinarily demanding in that the number and variety of graphics is enormous, as is the volume of live data driving those graphics,” said Duncan Foot, managing director at MOOV Limited. “Chyron’s HyperX³ systems provide the power required for visually striking 3D graphics, as well as the flexibility to interface with the software systems providing real-time data from around the course.”

 

MOOV Limited has become the graphics company of choice for leading broadcasters including BBC, ESPN, AI Jazeera, RTE, ITV, Sky Italia, and Channel 4. MST SYSTEMS has provided graphics and scoring facilities at six Ryder Cups, 11 Open Championships, and more than 1,000 other golf tournaments for the European Tour, the Asian Tour, One Asia tour, China Tour, and the LPGA. In delivering data-rich graphics for complex live sports, both MOOV Limited and MST SYSTEMS have come to rely on Chyron’s HyperX³ on-air graphics system.

 

For the Scottish Open, MOOV Limited created the BBC graphics package and MST SYSTEMS turned those graphics into templates that could be populated with data ranging from scores, statistics, and standings and then taken to air with Chyron systems. MOOV Limited also used the Chyron HyperX³ systems to air headline sequences in which live video from a critical drive, putt, or other stroke were shown with a full-screen graphic in real time without requiring rendering.

 

“Real-time 3D graphics have become a significant element of our service offering, and Chyron systems provide a stable, well-supported playout platform for these graphics,” said Stuart Paterson-Browne, software development manager at MST SYSTEMS. “Because Chyron systems are so well known across the industry, the HyperX³ and its Lyric software give us the flexibility to use experienced freelance operators and designers to create graphics, thereby freeing up internal developers to concentrate on expanding the services we offer our clients.”

 

“Our HyperX³ on-air graphics systems give innovative companies such as MOOV and MST SYSTEMS the combination of power and interoperability they need to bring exceptionally rich graphics, populated with dynamic live data, to golf broadcasts,” said Chyron’s Vice President of EMEA Sales, Paul Glasgow. “Telecasts from the Scottish Open this year demonstrated very clearly how MOOV and MST SYSTEMS’s work with leading networks is raising the bar for live event coverage, and it’s exciting that Chyron systems are central to this effort.”

 

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