December 2, 2024 - Ross Video Team, Technology

Unveiling PIERO v20: Revolutionizing Sports Graphics Analysis 

Sports broadcasters and live event venues demand tools that are reliable, adaptive, and packed with dynamic features to help draw fans deeper into the action.  

PIERO is the go-to sports graphics analysis tool, enabling production teams in more than 20 sports worldwide to deliver unparalleled analysis to millions of viewers 

  • Unbeatable reliability: Designed to handle the pressure of live broadcasts, PIERO ensures smooth and flawless analysis every time, giving broadcasters the peace of mind they need.
  • Jaw-dropping visuals: With a rich bank of customizable effects and integration with the Unreal Engine, PIERO enhances your production quality and keeps your audience engaged. 
  • Highly adaptable workflows: Customizable real-time workflows and fast transitions between tools make it easy to adapt at the last minute without technical delays so you can stay focused on creating compelling sports content. 
  • Ease of use: PIERO’s intuitive interface ensures quick adoption, empowering creative teams to build stunning, high-end analyses without specialized technical support. 

What’s new from PIERO? 

PIERO v20, the latest release from Ross Video, is the most powerful version to date.  

IP for PIERO Live: Seamless integration for high-performance teams

With the new IP ST-2110 support, PIERO v20 allows users to incorporate PIERO’s live analysis with ST-2110 workflows as easily as with SDI. This upgrade requires the new M9 hardware, enabling smoother transitions and consistent, high-quality performance.  

Basketball live optical tracking: Full-featured analysis without external data 

Analysts and fans will benefit from PIERO’s new Basketball Live Optical Tracking feature. This tool allows operators to run full-featured live basketball analysis without needing external tracking data. Already deployed in select arenas, this optical tracking system brings real-time insights that basketball professionals can rely on 

New keyer for all sports: Enhanced clarity on any surface 

PIERO’s new keyer, debuting in v20, is engineered to make calibration easy in every sports setting, especially for games played on non-grass surfaces like courts or indoor stadiums with multi-colored floors. This new keyer ensures sharper graphics and cleaner visuals, regardless of the environment. 

Enhanced analysis with the new vertical grid effect 

Introduced in version 19.7 and available in v20, the Vertical Grid Effect empowers analysts for Football / Soccer with an innovative way to visualize game data. The vertical grid effect allows users to overlay a grid and markers within the goal area, creating a structured view of goal attempts and player movements. Compatible with calibrated clips and virtual stadium settings, this effect adds depth to scoring analysis, giving analysts a new way to explore and display gameplay strategies right where the action happens. 

Baseball rounding effect: Precision tracking of player movement 

For baseball analysts, PIERO v20 supports the Baseball Rounding Effect introduced in v19, offering a powerful way to track player movement around bases. This effect, available for virtual stadiums and calibrated clips, lets users measure running angles, helping teams break down player efficiency and analyze performance at each base. It’s a simple, effective tool that provides clarity and precision for a detail-driven sport. 

Experience PIERO v20 for yourself 

Discover the difference that PIERO can make for your team and viewers. Embrace the future of sports analysis with PIERO v20 and see why leading sports broadcasters trust Ross Video to bring their analysis to life. 

You can download the product release notes for a detailed list of v20 updates and the recent history of PIERO upgrades.

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