
Simplylive developers worked from home to help perfect the workflow that is allowing ESPN staff members to remotely control the ViBox server from home. (Bryan Beck/ESPN
At the core of the “Live at Home” remote workflow is the Simplylive ViBox, which is based at ESPN’s Seaport Studios in Manhattan, but controlled from a staffer’s home in Los Angeles. The ViBox touchscreen production system provides us with the ability to cut/dissolve/wipe between cameras, video and animation sources. It also allows us to store and playback video and insert graphics.
Remote home studios have been built out for The Jump on-air talent with audio/video signals from each home sent over the internet (using the TVU application) to the Seaport Studios for integration into the ViBox.
A Vizrt graphics device is also based at our Seaport Studios and is controlled from Operators’ homes in Middlebury and Southington, CT.
All communications take place using a Unity Intercom app installed on the phones, tablets, or computers of everyone involved, including talent.
Production staff is also able to pull video from ESPN media servers and edit at home.
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