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NBC Sunday Night Football Selects Vista Systems Spyders
Phoenix, AZ—October 9— A
large array of Vista Systems
Spyders helped NBC Sports kick
off its “NBC Sunday Night
Football” studio show, which is
broadcast in High Definition. A
compliment of networked Spyders
facilitate displays on a 12-cube
video wall behind the talent on
the show’s new set.
The Spyder handles 16 varied inputs plus keys and provides smooth image motion throughout, a
feat that no other product on the market can handle.
The video wall, in a 4x3 cube configuration which produces a 16x9 aspect ratio for viewers,
displays a range of HD content, including game clips and other video feeds plus logos, stats and
additional graphics. The Spyders are controlled via Vista Systems software.
“NBC Sports visited our booth at NAB and invited us to demo Spyder,” recalls Victor
Vettorello, Vista Systems’ director of applications engineering. “Spyder’s ease of use and
superior image quality were major factors in sealing the deal. Spyder’s ability to do a large
number of PIPs on the cubes simultaneously and to display content anywhere on the array were
additional points in its favor.” “Broadcast technical directors’ largest concern is workflow.
Spyder’s control interface, with its intuitive design and ease of use, fits in perfectly.”
“Broadcasters are under increasing pressure to produce high tech looking sets with a variety of
display options at their disposal,” continues Vettorello. “The Spyder is a perfect compliment
because of the support of multiple display technologies at different configurations, resolutions,
and formats. Because the Spyder can do this from one point of control, the broadcaster’s
integration of visual elements into the set is much more dynamic as well as simple. Broadcasters
are also challenged with incorporating many different digital and analog formats from standard
definition to HD to high resolution computer graphics. With Spyder’s universal inputs, there is
never a concern about hardware or input formats.”
About Vista Systems
Vista Systems has pioneered and led the industry in live multiple-destination video and data
windowing and switching. Since it's release the Spyder video processor has been the benchmark
by which all other processors are measured. Vista offers complete source control and windowing
solutions for command and control, broadcast, visualization, large venue presentation as well as
worship and home theater applications. For more information about Vista Systems contact them
at (602) 943-5700 or visit their website at www.vistasystems.net.