MELVILLE, N.Y.—Chyron has released PAINT 10.2, the latest update for its telestration platform, adding support for SMPTE ST 2110 IP workflows, expanding branding automation and refining telestration tools to enable maximum efficiency in fast-paced sports production.

The latest features fuel the company’s evolution of PAINT to become a unified solution for illustrated replay, tactical breakdowns and live broadcast graphics, it said.

“With PAINT 10.2, we’re building for the future of broadcast—one where flexible IP-based workflows and smarter automation are the standard, all in an out-of-the-box, single-system solution with no third-party hardware required,” said Andreas Olsson, product manager for PAINT at Chyron. “Whether in a truck or a control room, operators now have sharper tools, more robust calibration workflows and ease of use out of the box, and fluid brand integration.”

New ST 2110 support enables ingest and output of uncompressed video over IP. This capability future-proofs PAINT and integrates the solution into modern broadcast infrastructures. Supporting both SDI and ST 2110 environments, PAINT gives broadcasters the flexibility needed to operate across traditional and next-generation workflows, the company said.

PAINT 10.2 introduces sweep calibration support for NBA basketball, making it faster and easier to align the court for telestration with a simple, guided motion. This addition streamlines setup for hardwood environments.

Complementing sweep calibration is a new “Add New” calibration button, which prevents accidental overwrites by letting operators start fresh without losing previous setups. For American football, enhanced line tracking now includes hashmark recognition. For NCAA and NFL fields, this new hashmark recognition keeps graphics anchored during fast camera moves or changing light conditions and eliminates the need for per-clip calibration. Together, these enhancements improve usability, stability and operator confidence—ensuring precise, broadcast-ready graphics even under the pressure of live production, Chyron said.

Building on this operator-friendly focus, telestration in PAINT is more polished and brand-ready. Operators can assign individual shadow effects to each tool, allowing cleaner, more deliberate visuals across different elements.

Cursors can be customized with team logos or sponsor branding, providing instant, on-brand graphics with every annotation. With the introduction of the “shine” graphics package, PAINT adds another pre-built style, joining simple, glass, and neon, to deliver a sleek, professional look without the need for extensive design work, it said.

Operators now have access to a home/away selector that automates logo, color and styling assignments, making it easy to set up and quickly switch between home and away branding. Combined with VaultSync, this ensures graphics are accurate, consistent and instantly updated based on the context of the match, it said.

More information is available on the company’s website.

AMSTERDAM—Slomo.TV, a Torrance, Calif.-based provider of cost-effective high performance video record and instant replay systems, will debut what it says is “the world’s smallest video replay server” at the 2018 IBC Show at the RAI Amsterdam, Sept. 14-18. The “Ripley” video replay server is configured within the form factor of the replay controller, according to the company.

“Ripley is another significant step that Slomo.tv is taking in making our solutions affordable and desirable for the broadest range of sports production,” said Michael Gilman, CEO of Slomo.tv. “This controller/server combo builds on the success of our Simple R and Jr. products: but in this case, our design engineers have succeeded in creating a fully functional server inside a 4.5 kg controller. This opens up a whole new world of opportunities for anybody who wants a broadcast quality slow motion instant replay server for sports and video-judging applications.”

Ripley is configured with eight separate bidirectional HD/SD SDI-interfaces supporting HD/SD channels in a 442 configuration (4 record, 4 search and 2 replay channels). Despite its ultra-compact form factor, Ripley supports 2x-3x SuperMotion cameras.

Also, Ripley can be used as a four-camera sports video judging unit. It has two graphics ports for the main interface and multi-viewer monitors. If the operator has only one monitor available, he can easily switch between these modes using the unit’s MultiSkin function. For easy integration within wider workflows, Ripley comes fitted with LTC input, an RS232/422 port as well as two In and two Out GPO interfaces.

Another unique feature of Ripley is four SDHC memory card slots for video import and export. Four-channel recording is achieved with H.264 or AVC-Intra 50Mbit codecs. Within the server, the recorded material can be exported for NLE editing by most popular codecs including ProRes, AVID DNxHD, XDCAM 50, DVCProHD, AVC-Intro.

As standard, the server has a 1GbE networking interface for file exchange between other systems. This combo server also includes two free options – a transfer (networking) option for exchanging clips and playlists within Slomo.tv servers and a telestrator (Game Analyzer), which allows drawing on the video being played.

According to Slomo.tv, Ripley has been developed as a replay server for fly-away installations and that its robustness alongside with distinctive intuitive user interface makes it an ideal redundancy unit.

Slomo.TV will be in Stand 8.B40. For more information, visit the show website.