TAG Video Systems, a provider of software-based IP end-to-end monitoring, deep probing and real time visualisation solutions, has integrated its Realtime Media Platform with Evertz DreamCatcher replay technology.
DreamCatcher is a premiere IP-based replay system ideal for stadiums and other stationary sport venues. Integrating DreamCatcher into TAG’s platform, says TAG Video Systems, opens the door to deeper data integration, unlocks significant functionality, and gives replay users access to expanded choice when evaluating best-of-breed multi-viewer options.
Robert Erickson, VP Sales Americas, TAG Video Systems, said, “TAG always has customers’ needs top-of-mind. We’ve Integrated Evertz DreamCatcher technology into our multiviewer so our customers have the opportunity to enjoy TAG’s best-in-breed multiviewer and compliment the industry’s widely used replay system.”
This tight integration is another example of the TAG platform’s interoperability with best-of-breed solutions. TAG’s IP and commercial off-the-shelf (COTS)-based open architecture allows the platform to work with DreamCatcher as well as systems from numerous industry leaders, including EVS, Nevion, and Imagine. Access to this wide array of tools provides users with the agility they need to build end-to-end workflows that deliver the highest quality content.
Integration with DreamCatcher enables users to take advantage of all of TAG’s monitoring, probing and visualisation capabilities, but also allows text to be added on top of the video on the TAG multiviewer for an extremely cost-effective, feature-rich replay solution.
The combination of TAG’s multiviewer and Evertz’s DreamCatcher allows six different metadata labels to be shown including the current time, video timestamp, clip name, clip ID, play status, playlist name and play time — data that is essential for dedicated replay operators to avoid human error, create content and execute their jobs successfully in real-time.