TSL Control Solutions
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Graphics management
Modern live news networks will prepare many graphics ahead of time for potential future events, such as various outcomes of elections or sporting events. Managing this workflow and ensuring that the proper versions of graphics make it to air can often fall on the graphics department which can make their daily work more complicated.
Using TSL Control, operators in the graphics department can use a simple web interface to create cue points containing only the desired graphics and restrict access to other graphics. These cue points are then easily accessible to production staff within the control rooms which can trigger their playback from the production switcher or a manual transport control panel.
News networks can easily access graphics for playback on air and reduce the chance of on air mistakes.
Use Case: Graphics management for a leading US news network
A prominent network, known for its extensive coverage of major events like elections and sports, required a sophisticated yet user-friendly system to manage their graphics workflow.
To streamline this process, the network implemented TSL Control. This system provided a simple web interface, enabling operators in the graphics department to create cue points that contained only the desired graphics while restricting access to others. These cue points were easily accessible to the production staff in the control rooms, who could then trigger playback seamlessly from the production switcher or a manual transport control panel.
This integration significantly reduced the likelihood of on air mistakes, ensuring a smooth and accurate broadcast of graphics. The system also supported creative flexibility, allowing for remote camera matching, and switching. This capability meant that even contribution studios could shift from single camera to multi-camera setups, enhancing the broadcast's visual appeal.
Moreover, the control system's logic layer links devices together, simplifying operations further. The captions could be linked to cameras or manually cued and timed. The intuitive control surfaces provided by the system ensured that the network could maintain both creative freedom and technical quality. Importantly, this was achieved within tight budgetary constraints.
TSL Control not only offers bespoke applications like graphics management but an expansive range of modular control applications, from router control to creative management of live remote productions and configuring complete outside broadcast trucks, meets the industry's demands for high quality, high production values, and cost control.
