Chyron offers enhanced graphics and switching capabilities in Prime Live Platform 4.2

Chyron has released version 4.2 of its Prime Live Platform. This broadcast-grade platform offers a full suite of production capabilities including live graphics, production switching, video walls and scaling, touchscreen, branding, venue control and augmented reality. It is deployable on-prem, in the cloud or in a hybrid architecture.

Users will benefit from a new Bindings View, that allows them to review all of the logic, assets and parameters associated with a scene for easier troubleshooting and management of complex scenes. For graphics playout functionality, this release includes the ability to add an X-keys object to any scene and assign parameters, triggers, even command sequences to a single key.

The Prime Live Platform also now offers X-keys control on the switcher side as well. Additional switcher enhancements include GPI Out Tally Control and Active Keyer Indicators, helping operators achieve smoother transitions. Additionally, overall ease-of-use is said to be enhanced with the ability to recall individual user switcher settings. On the audio side, Prime Switcher now offers configurable audio delay for easy synchronisation of audio and video feeds.

As Chyron is committed to an environment-agnostic platform, the Prime Live Platform includes I/O support for SDI HD and 12G, NDI, and IP 2110/2022, as well as streaming protocols. Numerous file formats and clip codecs are supported as well, and 4.2 adds support for H.265.

This release also features chroma keying, in both the graphics and switcher modules of the platform. Prime expands the traditional use for chroma keying, allowing its application not only to a single image or video stream, but also to groups of objects, or even a single face of an object.

“With this release of the Prime Live Platform, we have really focused on usability requests from our longtime customers,” said Louis Garvin, Chyron vice president of product management. “Chyron is known as a leader in graphics and this release has significant enhancements to Prime CG.”