On screen titles, subtitles and visual information can turn a video into a programme.
No news programme, weather forecast, sports commentary, live interview or webcast is complete without accompanying graphics.
CG is a fundamental part of all video communications: it's used to introduce the name and title of an interviewee, show the time on-screen, add subtitles, present live sports stats to viewers, and much, much more.
To deliver real-time graphics, there are three software options...
There is a huge gulf between inexpensive but limited graphics and presentation software (Powerpoint, Keynote, Photoshop and After Effects) and full-blown database driven broadcast graphics solutions. Datavideo's CG software fills the gap.
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Desktop graphics & presentation software | on-Air Broadcast Graphics Systems | Datavideo CG-100 | Datavideo CG-200 | Datavideo CG-250 | Datavideo CG-350 | Datavideo CG-500 |
Low cost | Yes | No | Yes | FREE | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Short learning curve | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Low-cost hardware options | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Optimized for live production | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Manual playout control | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Playlists or scheduling | No | Yes | No | No | No | Playlist | Yes |
External database integration | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes |
Live 3D graphics | Yes* | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes |
Fast rendering of complex graphics | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Keyframe-able effects | Yes* | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes |
SD resolution | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
HD resolution | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Template-based | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Graphics & media library | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Compatible with TC-200 | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
*Dependent on version of software