Projects

Vesna FM and Vostok FM

One of the largest projects of radio visualization in Russia has been completed in April 2014 at the radio stations "Vesna FM” and “Vostok FM”. The project created a kind of radio-TV, which is available on the websites of radio stations.

One of the largest projects of radio visualization in Russia has been completed in April 2014 at the radio stations "Vesna FM” and “Vostok FM”. The project created a kind of radio-TV, which is available on the websites of radio stations.

Visualization complex is the equipment and software of Digispot® Visual Radio. It fully automates the process of creating a video series for a radio program and then broadcast it on the Internet. One of the features of this solution is that the configuration and management does not require an operator: layout plots and overlaying graphics can occur automatically on a predetermined schedule or with reference to a specific event.

The hardware and software of the visualization complex set on "Vesna FM” provides a live broadcast with the "effect of presence", where the viewer can see a close-up of the speaker, general plan of the room, or any part thereof. This is achieved by 7 swiveling cameras installed in the live studio. The operator in the control room has the ability to remotely control each camera, change the shooting plan, zoom in and out the look. Survey plan may also change automatically depending on the active microphone.

Digispot® Visual Radio commutes video sources in accordance with the given scenario using transition effects, overlay laminated graphic design and titles, and then forms a single stream that is sent to the Internet. The operator, if any, will be able to keep track of the camera images on a multi-form screen and manually switch them in real-time.

The equipment of the complex supports dual stream video of the radio broadcast:

• HD-quality for local monitors and storage;
• a lower quality to be transmitted via the Internet.

Surely the visual radio complex allows not only to broadcast live performances but also to prepare a series of promotional videos, advertising and image inserts that go on a predetermined schedule. Digispot® Visual Radio has some built in tools for preliminary work with the elements of graphic design, video and text materials that in some cases even eliminates the need for additional visual processing.

For the viewer , this complex system looks like a simple video player on the station's website, which is accessible from any device that supports video viewing and has Internet access. During the hours when the radio does not conduct its own live video, the player can show a record of previous programs.