High Definition Instant Replay System for NASCAR Race Officials Constructed by Telestream
(SPORTS TECHNOLOGY)
Telestream is one of the leading providers of video transcoding and workflow automation systems. The company recently announced that it has built a brand new High Definition (HD) instant replay system for NASCAR race control officials.
The Telestream new Replay multichannel video player leverages its Pipeline HD video capture system to offer instant capture and display of 18 high definition 720p camera feeds. This was specially created for the start of the 2012 racing season as it gives race officials the option to immediately see detailed information which will allow them to make rapid decisions about on-track aspects concerning the race.
In a release, Barbara DeHart, vice president of Marketing at Telestream said that, “The NASCAR race environment presented the perfect challenge for Telestream to provide high-quality video capture and instant synchronous playback in a time-critical situation. Together, Pipeline and Replay provide NASCAR or any sports organization with a cost-effective, easy-to-use system for instant event review and analysis.”
Some of the highlights of the Pipeline video capture and Replay system developed for NASCAR are simultaneous capture of 18 HD 720p camera feeds in Apple (News 
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Robin Pemberton, NASCAR vice president of Competition said that, “The instant replay system that Telestream will be providing NASCAR next season will enable our officials to perform their jobs in an even more efficient and time-sensitive manner. Having instant access to that many camera angles featuring such high quality video will be a terrific addition to our race weekends.”
In other news, Telestream recently announced the release of Episode 6.2 multiformat video encoding software.
Calvin Azuri is a contributing editor for TMCnet. To read more of Calvin’s articles, please visit his columnist page.
Edited by Jennifer Russell
