VIZ Anchor

A new star in the studio

Viz Anchor is the latest Vizrt application targeted at the presenter in the studio. The application runs natively on Apple’s iPad and allows users to control newsroom playlists including video and graphics directly from the handheld device. With Viz Anchor the presenter can for example start and stop animations on a Viz Video Wall without interrupting the flow of the presentation.


Controlling graphics from the palm of your hand
Our latest control application, Viz Anchor, empowers your on-air talents to do what they do best: present content in a compelling way that is not troubled by technical restrictions. Viz Anchor is a new iPad application that integrates seamlessly with existing Vizrt workflows. It provides a subset of the functionality of Vizrt’s other control applications, such as Viz Content Pilot and Viz Trio, and makes it available on the iPad. This enables the presenter to have an updated version of the playlist available in the palm of his hand.

This way, video clips and graphics scenes can be controlled from anywhere in the studio without the need for a dedicated PC or awkward queries to the control room. The result is a more dynamic presentation with a smooth and organic flow.

Being an iPad application, Viz Anchor features an intuitive interface that takes advantage of the iPad’s capabilities such as support for video preview on the device, and an intuitive touch-based interface. Through the device’s wireless connection, changes in the playlist can easily be pushed to the Viz Anchor. This guarantees that the presenter always has all the elements of the latest playlist available at his fingertips.

Viz Anchor is targeted at broadcasters that want to empower their on-air talents and enable them to directly control graphics and video in the studio. But Viz Anchor’s capabilities go far beyond remotely controlling the playlist. With the Viz Anchor’s support for video and graphics playback on the iPad itself it is now possible to integrate the device in the presentation and make it an integral part of the show.