IBC 2017: slomo.tv to debut update for referee play review platform
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Michelle Clancy
| 01 September 2017

Slomo.tv, which provides server-based video recording and replay systems, will introduce the ninth generation of its videoReferee system for sports broadcast at IBC 2017.

The system supports up to 24 discrete 3G SDI video channels and 3G/HD/720p signals in any combination. It also records up to 24 camera channels. It allows referees to analyse in-play incidents frame-by-frame simultaneously from several cameras and if necessary, the video image can be magnified (zoomed in). The slow-motion playback is of sufficient quality that besides being used by the judges, it can be included in television broadcasts, explaining the referee’s decisions during a game.

In addition, videoReferee VG provides an extra multi-viewer output for the referee's assistant. It supports the vR-Keypad, which enables the assistant to easily mark and label in-play incidents for subsequent or immediate search. The new system also supports timing of 1/10 second increments from scoreboard computer.

To enable the functionality, slomo.tv has worked closely with more than 20 scoreboard controller manufacturers.

In addition, to comply with the latest Continental Hockey League requirements regarding archiving of recorded material, slomo.tv has developed batch export functionality in H.264 and XDCAM formats, so that the operator can start exporting with the push of just one button.