Chyron releases Lyric PRO 7, graphics creation and playout workflow software

Chyron
Corporation has released the eagerly anticipated launch of Lyric PRO 7, the
latest version of Chyron’s revolutionary graphics creation and playout workflow
software, now available across the Chyron product line.

Visitors
to the Chyron booth (SU6120) at NAB2007 will witness Chyron pushing the
creative boundaries with Lyric PRO 7’s dual renderers. These include a
continuous graphics renderer and a new advanced text renderer that enables the
display of virtually any font set, including Unicode and Complex Scripting. The
continuous renderer also allows the creation of multiple timelines, so that animations
can be taken on and off air at will, while maintaining multi-scene compositing
on output.

Interactive Messages can trigger events within themselves or other messages;
persistent objects can remain on-screen throughout multiple message reads; hierarchical
animations allow creation of complex animations-within-animations; and
real-time particle effects and shaders add a truly unique look.

Key features of Lyric PRO 7 include:

* FBX Importer delivers unprecedented levels of interoperability with
Autodesk 3ds Max and Maya for the Lyric PRO authoring environment, all while
maintaining original polygon meshes, geometry hierarchy, lights, cameras and
animations within the Lyric scene.

* Adobe XMP metadata integration provides sophisticated graphics
management and the ability to automatically extract data to populate text
fields in Lyric pages.

* Adaptable primitive geometry brings enhanced element creation tools into
Lyric for generating bar charts, pie graphs and other data-driven graphics,
essential for live election coverage, statistics display, etc.

* Pie FX applies real-time effects from industry-standard GenArts
Sapphire Plug-ins and others to Lyric PRO graphics.

Michael Wellesley-Wesley, Chyron CEO commented, “We are very excited
about this latest version of Lyric PRO, which takes graphics capabilities to a
previously unseen level of sophistication and creativity. Chyron is truly
committed to delivering the best products to market for our clients and this
NAB sees the product line fully integrated, delivering end-to-end solutions for
broadcasters.”

Chyron is also announcing the launch of the HyperX2, LEX2 and SOLO2 at
NAB2007. The HyperX2 replaces the HyperX as the premier, high-performance HD/SD
graphics system. The LEX2 replaces the LEX, LX and HX200 as a scalable graphics
system which features an HD upgrade path and premium Lyric feature options.
Chyron’s classic HyperX, LEX,

LX and HX200 systems will continue to be available. Lyric PRO 7 is available
for the HyperX and LEX.

SOLO2 provides broadcasters with a graphics system-in-a-briefcase, a perfect
solution for networks, truck companies, rental houses and freelancers who
require a fast, available graphics channel on-site at the live video source.