IBC 2023: RT Software Announces Tactic v7.0 New Software Release

RT Software announces the full release of its sports broadcast telestrator Tactic v7.0, to be revealed at IBC 2023 in Amsterdam. RTSoftware will be showing it on stand 7.B18

Tactic has already made strides with its AI enhancements which accelerate the production of sports analysis sequences used in half/full time and magazine shows. Tactic v7.0 builds on its proven success in AI for automatic pitch calibration and player tracking, and adds AI Player Drag and Infill.

AI Player Drag and Infill lets users select a player and drag them to a new position perhaps to illustrate where a different tactical approach could have been used to gain an advantage. Although this could be done manually, it was quite laborious to achieve. The AI can cut out the player, assess the surrounding areas around the empty gap and do a convincing job of filling in the gap. It will even extend any white lines from the surrounding pitch into the new empty space. Significantly, it also happens in a fraction of the time of manual methods, therefore both increasing accuracy and giving more time back to the user to invest in more game analytics.

Tactic v7.0 now also includes women players. This was made available as a pre-release for customers wanting to use Tactic for the FIFA Women’s World Cup, and now makes it into the full v7.0 release. Virtual players can be found in the virtual stadium part of the product, which allows the audience to see the pitch from the perspective of any of the players on the pitch.

The virtual stadium itself has also been updated with a huge range of new options to allow every stadium to be more accurately represented and to offer virtual sponsorship opportunities for broadcasters.

The quick turnaround of analysis sequences is further enhanced by allowing live ingest files or camera feeds to be worked on and output without interrupting the recordings. This is yet another feature focussed on accelerating the user’s productivity.

For live presenters using a tablet or large touchscreen to control the presentation, an improved Playlists area makes clip recall and playout much easier.

Visitors to IBC will be able to try Tactic and its AI features for themselves.

Mike Fredriksen, RT Software Commercial Director says, ”For any sports broadcasters who have not yet tried Tactic and would like to, please get in touch. We would be delighted to explain why our AI powered sports analysis will be a game changer compared to their current telestration system. By using AI we can truly accelerate the laborious parts of sequence creation and allow users to invest more of their precious time in creating a more insightful analysis. We call this Next Gen Analysis®, because this is a step change from the very manual ways of previous generation systems. Free trials are available at any time, just email direct to [email protected] or use the form on our website”