HOW IT WORKS (Talking Replay)

While there is no dispute that both aspects of the invention (the video of the instant replay and the audio of a personalized statement made by a participating athlete) were widely used before the introduction of Talking Replays--- the fact remains that those two earlier advances have now been conceived in a manner that allows them to be melded into one device---a Talking Replay.

The first step is to prerecord the athlete's (audio-only) comments so that his pre-thinking can be transmitted later during the live event.  These mental-insights would be recorded prior to the game ---or could be captured earlier by phone or other connections such as a computer.

Comments are then encoded and indexed for retrieval, at which time, they would be mixed with the internationally sound (sans announcers) being emitted from the cue track of the Instant Replay chosen to be played back due to its relevance to the live game in progress. While the speed of sound is controlled to avoid distortion, the video of the replay may be played in a variety of ways, including slow motion, rewind, freeze, etc. A manipulation of electronic zooming or varying tape speed can be used to magically sync the thought and the action.

Currently, Instant Replay solutions are based on the revolutionary tapeless technology of the XT[2] production server. Its unique loop recording facility allows editors to cut, edit and replay as soon as the system is in record mode. All cameras and live feeds are continuously recorded, ready for instant replay at any time. There are multiple servers and operators so as to allow users to work simultaneously.  Replay clips are easy to save, retrieve and replay clips. Cue points are set on a live feed or on the current replay picture. In stand-alone mode operators are able to save and replay instantly up to 4000 audio/video clips, Multiple audio cuing is availableacross multiple audio tracks.

EVS' unique loop recording technology ensures that no critical shot is ever missed. The XT[2] series server can constantly ingest on six video camer inputs simultaneously. There's no need to re-load clips and an Instant Replay and/or a Talking Replay is just a keystroke away.