IBC 2023: Canon and RT Software Collaboration

RT Software and Canon announce their collaboration for IBC 2023. Visitors to RT Software’s stand 7.B18 will be able to witness a live augmented reality graphics setup being rendered in real time.

RT Software will be using their Swift Studio package to render 3D Unreal Engine graphic objects and mix them with the live feed coming from the Canon CR-N500 PTZ camera. The graphics are used by a major international sports brand, so this will be an opportunity for visitors to explore what is possible first hand.

The full system will include full pan, zoom, tilt control of the Canon CR-N500 PTZ camera using the Canon RC-IP100 PTZ controller with preset camera movements being triggered from within the graphics themselves.

From the graphics playout side, RT Software will be including their Swift Live browser based control surface. This reconfigurable user interface allows different studios or individual shows to set up different layouts more suited to their differing styles of operation. Plus, being browser based, there is a lower cost of ownership as the user interface can be run from any suitable PC with a Chrome browser.

Mike Fredriksen, RT Software Commercial Director says, “We’ve enjoyed working on the integration with Canon, and this collaboration cements our relationship. It’s great to be able to showcase our products together in this way and hope our customers can come and learn by being able to see how easy it is to build cost effective augmented reality systems by visiting our stand”.

“Although we compete head to head with the biggest names in broadcast graphics, we also make sure we always have a focus on cost effective solutions. Both RT Software and Canon can support the demonstrated configuration with both NDI as well as SDI. This aligns very neatly with our NDI strategy where we bundle NDI licences at no cost for all our systems”

Matthew Koshy, Product Marketing Specialist at Canon Europe comments, This collaboration with RT Software is something which Canon are excited to announce. Showcasing this partnership at IBC 2023 is also going to be the perfect platform for visitors to come and see the latest step in AR and PTZ technology.