Agility Graphics

Content producers requiring graphic compositions for TV, web, mobile and handheld platforms have historically applied graphics manually from within non-linear editing systems.

With the Agility Graphics Insertion module, cable and television networks can dynamically produce updated compositions during the transcoding process. Agility Graphics is built for automation with metadata interfaces to enable programmed or real-time updates to onscreen graphics content.

Agility Graphics Insertion module adds informative graphics to video by synchronizing video and metadata with graphics templates to create dynamic multilayered titles, branding graphics, subtitles, captions and animations. Agility replaces manual graphics application from within non-linear editing timelines. Overlays, time synchronized metadata and video compositions, are built with an automated system that optimizes reusable graphics overlays for small screen and large screen applications.

World Class Authoring Tools

Creative professionals design and author engaging interactive content, rich with video, photographs, graphics, and animation using Adobe Flash Professional™, the industry’s most advanced authoring environment. Using the Agility Graphics Insertion module, built-in scene changes, animations, 8-bit alpha blending, transitions and control of all visual and animated elements of the design are activated with runtime metadata triggers. Agility Graphics works seamlessly with Adobe Flash Professional, allowing designers to continue working in a familiar environment, along with companion applications, such as Photoshop™ and After Effects™, and even plug-ins from dozens of third parties.

Graphics for Small and Large Screen Output

Graphic overlays and animations can be applied to any Agility output format for television, broadband web, mobile and handheld video displays. Metadata customizes the graphic templates so that unique, content-specific overlays are created from existing templates.

Metadata Graphics Composition Engine

Advanced font rendering and FlashType™ create extraordinarily clear results with any sized fonts. Run time support for blending, speed and acceleration, create a new generation of creative displays.

Applications
Dynamic graphics content is applied during transcoding operations enabling simplified creation of consumer targeted graphics for the intended destination and delivery mechanism.

Advertising — Dynamic templates and content are ideal for delivering targeted advertising to consumers with video.

Branding — Media companies frequently distribute content under different brands. providing the ideal mechanism for targeted transcoding of content.

Home Shopping — Insert graphics to update pricing, seasonal promotions, and
cross promotions for items.

Slates — Automate the production of video slates for program and segment identification.

News, Sports and Weather — News segments require consistent graphics and branding with content updates for each story.

Open Captions and Subtitles — Adjust size, shape and color for burning captions and subtitles into video for any screen size.

FEATURES

• Dynamic graphics updates occur during transcoding.
• Supports multiple simultaneous transcoding sessions with customized graphics.
• Overlays graphics on all Anystream output formats
• Flash 8 Pro template authoring
• Easily added to existing Agility deployments
• Web Services and XML interfaces
• ActionScript enabled

BENEFITS

• Automation of on-demand graphics creation replaces manual, NLE based graphics production, freeing editing systems and personnel for other tasks.
• Agility Graphics content can be targeted to specific audiences for branding and advertising.
• Interface standards simplify production and automation system integration with Agility Graphics.
• Agility Graphics integrates and scales with Anystream
• Agility transcoding systems to provide automated graphics capability to new and existing Agility systems.
• ActionScript support enables highly configurable animation of graphics and overlays. It provides extensibility for new features and capabilities.
• Multiple brands of programs that share the same video and metadata can be produced simultaneously.
• This saves time, money and insures consistency between clips.