| LIVE v1.10 (Guide updated July 2024) |
Intro
Chyron LIVE is a cloud-native platform for live video broadcast and production. You can cut and mix live sources, adjust audio levels across all feeds, play out PRIME-quality graphic packages, create multimedia playlists, and produce instant replays with telestration. Navigate the interface using a touchscreen, a mouse, or an external control device.
This User Manual provides detailed descriptions and step-by-step guides to leverage all the workflows and features of Chyron LIVE.
Note that in addition to this guide, a complete Chyron LIVE training course is available for free on the Chyron Academy: https://chyron.com/resources/chyron-academy/
Platform Overview
Chyron LIVE is a cloud native live production platform accessible from a web browser. It provides an intuitive, unified touch-screen experience for:
- live switching (camera or other video source selection)
- audio mixing
- instant replay
- illustrated replay (also called telestration)
- clip/graphic playout (add text, graphics or recorded video over your live video)
- commentator module
- and more.
LIVE offers powerful, professional-grade tools that anyone from an experienced broadcast professional to a brand new volunteer can use.
Before You Begin
The Chyron LIVE production workflow is similar to most live broadcast workflows, except that it is more streamlined and the actual live video production occurs in the cloud.
Chyron typically recommends users to allow at least one or two hours before a game or event to configure LIVE and prepare the production. If you are using LIVE for the first time, you may want to allow an additional hour to become familiar with all of LIVE’s tools.
Ahead of any production, it is recommended to:
Identify your camera(s) or video source(s) and determine how you plan to connect those to your LIVE environment.
Determine if you want to use LIVE’s built in graphic templates, create your own graphics, or contract with a creative team to make them for you.
Provision the right amount of production time of LIVE you will need to cover your event (including perhaps pre-game and post-game).
Review this very document to ensure your environment is ready for your production!
About Video Sources
Chyron LIVE can work with several types of live or recorded video input, including cameras, video streams and clip servers. Chyron LIVE natively supports the following input types:
- SRT (Listener) Secure Reliable Transport is an open source video transport protocol and technology stack. SRT uses secure streams and easy firewall traversal to optimize streaming performance and deliver high-quality video over even the most unreliable networks.
- RTP (Real-time Transport Protocol) is a network standard designed for transmitting audio or video data that is optimized for consistent delivery of live data.
- Zixi (Push) uses the Zixi protocol to send content to a receiver that has a static, publicly addressable IP address. Use this option when the receiver is not behind a firewall or NAT-based router
- RIST (Reliable Internet Stream Transport) is an open-source, open specification transport protocol designed for reliable transmission of video and audio over lossy networks (including the internet) with low latency and high quality.
In addition, SDI and NDI streams may easily be connected to LIVE using on-premises encoders. Similarly, prosumer-grade cameras and recording devices (e.g. webcams) offering HDMI or USB connectivity may be connected to Chyron LIVE using simple encoders that can be purchased on many ecommerce websites.
Contact your Chyron representative to inquire about specific encoder recommendations.
About Graphics
Chyron LIVE can display static or animated text, images, logos or other graphical elements with templates created in the Chyron PRIME Designer. There are several ways to get the graphics that you want for your production:
A set of simple graphics templates is available when you login to Chyron LIVE. You can enter text or make simple adjustments to these graphics during your production directly within LIVE.
For more advanced graphic authoring, Chyron PRIME Designer is the best resource to craft custom visuals. PRIME Graphics can seamlessly be uploaded to and played from LIVE. You can enroll in Chyron Academy to learn how to use PRIME Designer. This is a free service and comes with a free software license so that you can create your very own broadcast-grade graphics.