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KEEPING TRACK WITH AI Zero Density BY KEVIN EMMOTT
With the ability to track multiple actors with pinpoint accuracy, Zero Density has unveiled its camera- tracking Traxis Platform. Boasting an accuracy of up to 0.2mm and latency of six milliseconds, its camera tracking, talent tracking and tracking control features enable creatives to tell immersive stories with photoreal virtual graphics. On a
virtual production, this ensures continuous calibration and real-time results, so that every camera move that happens on set is refl ected in the virtual world without delay. Virtual graphics can then be broadcast live without breaking the audience’s immersion. “Our brains are programmed to detect false information, so imagery that doesn’t look real will be rejected,” said Zero Density CEO Ofi r Benovici. “To create the right refl ections, refractions and virtual shadows of actors in a 3D
CONQUERING THE CHALLENGES OF CLOUD COMPUTING
Akamai BY DAVID FOX
Akamai is well known for its content delivery networks, but since its acquisition of cloud computing company Linode last year, it aims to do more. Shawn Michels, VP Product Management for Cloud Computing, Akamai, said: “We think we are now uniquely positioned to let media and entertainment companies solve the challenges of cost, latency and scale with our unique approach to cloud computing.” Many media and
entertainment companies now use multiple clouds for more than just delivery but have diffi culty with latency. Akamai took Linode’s capabilities and added them to its CDN infrastructure, which means users can access them with very low latency. According to Michels, it’s also “really good for high data-transfer applications”, while Akamai can also offer lower egress fees. The other big difference is its open platform, so users can continue to work with Atem, Bitmovin or others in the video space. Akamai is also creating a distributed computing
space, accuracy is really
important. If you have an inaccurate
tracking system objects will not be in the right place.” Zero Density’s AI-powered system identifi es multiple actors within a 3D environment and extracts the location. Completely markerless, it streamlines setup
Zero Density CEO Ofi r Benovici with the Traxis Platform
and maintenance, and means actors are not distracted by wearables or beacons. 7.B01
ROBOTIC CAMERA PEDESTAL CAN GLIDE UNWIRED
Cuomo: Wireless movement ‘has been the Holy Grail of studio camera pedestals’
Telemetrics BY DAVID FOX
Michels: ‘Every time you
think you’ve cracked latency, applications get larger’
platform. It will have 10 regional computing data centres testing by year-end, and hopes to have 50 by the end of 2024, for applications such as live transcoding (which one of the largest social media companies is already doing), watermarking or personalisation.
Although low latency is solved for content delivery, it is more diffi cult for applications. “I think we are starting to crack it, but every time you think you’ve cracked latency, applications get larger,” said Michels. 13.D301, 2.G109b
Telemetrics has introduced a wireless version of its OmniGlide robotic roving platform, so the studio camera pedestal can roam the studio without cables. Its rechargeable battery system also powers an optional low- latency wireless video transmitter that can receive commands from an RCCP-2A control panel, meaning no more heavy cables. The wireless transmitter can be fi tted to existing OmniGlide systems.
The batteries give OmniGlide 8-10 hours of continuous run time, depending on load, but are hot swappable for full 24-hour operation. “This has been the Holy Grail of studio camera
pedestals,” said Telemetrics VP, Michael Cuomo. “Being able to have the freedom to move the rover anywhere you want and not have to worry about the cable getting caught on a set piece or having a dedicated person physically managing the cables, is literally a game changer for studio operations. It also removes a safety hazard.” Other new features for
OmniGlide include: Path Planning, which is performed by the control panel working in tandem with the rover; and Collision Avoidance, which keeps the rover operating safely while it learns the environment. Combined, this AI-assisted software allows users to navigate complex non-linear paths in a studio or event space, avoiding collisions. 12.G43
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