At the NAB Show, Chyron displayed PRIME VSAR 2.1, a major update to its Unreal-based virtual set and augmented reality engine that is designed to be deployed in fast-paced breaking news environments.
   

Latest 2.1 release of Chyron PRIME VSAR tailored to empower producers to easily leverage exciting virtual elements in their everyday news productions. PRIME VSAR 2.1 offers compatibility with all the latest virtual production technologies – such as Unreal Engine 5.4, nDisplay, NDI streams, and IP-based camera tracking protocols. Additionally, PRIME VSAR delivers exciting new features for hybrid tracked / trackless productions, newsroom automation, and custom control interfaces, Chyron reported.

Alongside compatibility with Unreal Engine 5.4, PRIME VSAR 2.1 provides integration with Unreal nDisplay, a tool favored by producers for its ease of use in translating virtual content to ultra-large and non-standard resolution LED displays. By combining PRIME VSAR and nDisplay, producers can easily stitch together outputs from multiple PRIME VSAR engines to create a fluid composite render on an LED video wall. Additionally, PRIME VSAR’s internal Cesium camera tracking software generates a parallax effect on video wall outputs when tracking studio cameras.

“PRIME VSAR 2.1 gives broadcasters new ways to create captivating virtual content—whether it’s blending camera tracking, powering immersive LED video walls, or managing everything from the NRCS,” said Sebastian Berdichevsky, product manager at Chyron.