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Release Notes

8.1

June 2026

New Features

Chroma Key hot switch

VP 8.1 makes automatic chroma keying easier to access and use, while also adding runtime chroma key mode switching so operators can move between automatic and manual keying directly in the existing Chroma Key editor. The result is greater flexibility when conditions change, without restarting VP or interrupting production.

For setup instructions, see the VP User Guide.

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PGM and ISO comparison

This release introduces a new program-to-isolated camera comparison workflow that supports Virtual Placement as a downstream solution. The workflow reduces delay and helps ensure the correct calibration is loaded when a camera goes to air, giving operators a more dependable fail-safe process at the moment a feed becomes live. The first phase supports one isolated camera feed.

For setup instructions, please refer to the VP User Guide.

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Improvements

  • Close application warning (#5501)
  • Improved adaptive chromakeyer performance (#5438)
  • Line tracking stabilization (#5503)

Bugs Fixed

  • NetworkConfigFile parameter is not correctly propagated (#5505)
  • VP crashes when opening pitch calibration of different sport than was used before (#5554)
     

8.0

2025 December

New Features

  • NBA Camera Calibration (#5382) Support for NBA court line tracking
  • Virtual 1st: Down Increase/Decrease Keyboard Shortcut (#5454)
  • Virtual 1st: Feather and Clock On/Off Switch Keyboard Shortcut (#5459)

Bugs Fixed

  • Fade In delay not applied correctly when showing and hiding feather (#5460)
  • License updater cannot launch from application (#5492)

7.9

2025-07-28

New Features

  • American Football, tracking stability update (#5414): Line tracking enhancements for NFL, CFL and NCAA football
  • VP/Prime 5 Integration (#5208): Embedded Prime connection into VP

Bugs Fixed

  • American Football: Line tracking quality decrease during game (#5259)
  • American Football: Line tracking stops working after extended use (#5404)

7.8

2024-11-28

New Features

  • Down&Distance: Auto update user action toggle (#5364) Shift + A to toggle auto update feature in Down&Distance controller
  • Down&Distance: Automatic down line movement (#5341) Down line automatically moves 10 yd whenever the scrimmage line reaches it when using 50 yd switch functionality.
  • HDR Config Updates (#5363) Option to select transfer function in 10bit configuration

7.7

2024-11-14

New Features

  • Down&Distance: Automatic play clock hide (#5297) Ability to hide play clock automatically by user-set value
  • Down&Distance: Added home&away feather size option (#5284) Option to use different sized feathers for home and away teams
  • Down&Distance: Automatic midfield switching (#5289) Optional automatic midfield switching when crossing the 50 yd line
  • Down&Distance: Expose Down&Distance settings (#5288) Optional exposed user settings for down & distance controller
  • Down&Distance: Play clock countdown coloring (#5285) Ability to color play clock text at user-set numerical value
  • Field Goal Target Tool (#5286) New tool that highlights home and away field goal targets (NFL,NCAA)
  • Redzone: Added outline option (#5287) Option to add outline to redzone area
  • Updated football tool icons (#5298)
  • User Action: Semi-auto tracking toggle shortcut (#5321) User action to toggle semi-auto tracking function

Bugs Fixed

  • Down&Distance: Line of scrimmage should never go past down line (#4723, since 7.2.1)
  • Not possible to edit CFL calibration (#5293)
  • Performance watches graphs doesn't work (#5219, since 7.5)