BlackBurst Ltd
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BlackBurst Ltd
BlackBurst Ltd Ul. Marszałkowska 20/22 lok. 42 00-590 Warsaw +48 662 007 630 +48 602 299 630 contact@blackburst.pl BlackBurst completed projects SUMMARY About BlackBurst Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 TV solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Virtual studio sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Game shows 8 .................................... Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Graphic design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 TV production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Business solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Web projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 ABOUT BLACKBURST LTD Blackburst Ltd has been established by a group of people fascinated with television and IT technologies. Our aim is to deliver cutting edge solutions for the broadcast industry. We are a young, dynamic and fast developing company that is rapidly conquering Polish and neighboring markets. BlackBurst combines professional approach to projects with innovative insight. Our core activity focuses on delivering graphics and integrating IT solutions for major TV broadcasters. The effects of our work may be seen during numerous game shows, sports events and news programs on various channels of different TV stations. Our company hire experts in many fields such as graphic designers, programmers, broadcast engineers and editors who are responsible for creating outstanding products and content. We have also put together a team that designs electronic devices and peripherals for broadcast use. We were first to introduce „second screen” solution in Poland, providing TV audience with means of interacting with live TV. We created our own tracked camera crane, wireless pilots, positioning device, as well as numerous modules that integrate TV systems. Moreover, BlackBurst offers social media solutions for companies that would like to create a special bond with their audience. We have participated in many projects which used the Internet and mobile applications as tools for reaching younger customers. We are fluent in many technologies, we can offer programming (C++, Java / JSP, C# / ASP.NET, PHP, OpenGL) and consulting services. We have considerable experience in integrating complex IT systems, running projects connected with the broadcast industry and delivering solutions for mass events (conferences, concerts, sports events). BlackBurst © | 2 TV SOLUTIONS – VIRTUAL STUDIO SETS We have many years of experience regarding virtual studio sets. In the course of the last five years we have been responsible for: 1. Graphic designs of virtual studio sets 2. Implementation of control applications for virtual studios 3. Consulting and training other TV technicians 4. system operation during recordings and live productions You can find below selection of our projects: 1. Election nights control application | virtual studio | presidential elections | parliamentary elections | TNS OBOP 2. “Pogoda.pl” – weather forecast control application | virtual studio | meteorological data 3. “Polonia 24” – TV news control application | virtual studio 4. “Kod dostępu” – TV journal control application | virtual studio 5. “Salon Polonii” – TV journal control application | virtual studio 6. “Słoneczna róg Unijnej” – educational show for kids control application | virtual studio | TV production 7. “Polacy tu i tam” – TV journal control application | virtual studio 8. “Reguły gry” – TV journal control application | virtual studio BlackBurst © | 3 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF SELECTED PROJECTES: VIRTUAL STUDIO SETS ELECTION NIGHTS client: Polish National Broadcaster execution date: 2009 / 2010 / 2011 / 2014 Description: We were responsible for graphics implementation in virtual sets, camera positioning system calibration and creating applications which integrate and control other systems used in the election nights. During elections for the European Parliament in 2014 BlackBurst created system for composing numerous video inputs on a high-resolution LED wall. Applied technologies: VizRT – virtual studio set TNS OBOP – exit polls data provider c#, .NET – programming environment for control applications touch screens – specially masked touch screens which served as interface for TV presenters vCrane – tracked camera crane developed by BlackBurst for virtual studio sets BlackVision – TV graphics system developed by BlackBurst BlackBurst © | 4 POGODA.PL client: Polish National Broadcaster WEATHER FOREACAST execution date: 2012 - 2013 Description: BlackBurst company prepared a system based on virtual studio technology that allows to present weather forecast on the interactive map of Poland. Weather data, entered by meteorologists into special application, is visualized on the model of the globe, map or next to the symbols of Polish cities. Applied technologies: VizRT – virtual studio set c#, .NET – programming environment for control applications vCrane – camera crane developed by BlackBurst with sensors for virtual studio sets BlackBurst © | 5 VIRTUAL SETS OTHER PROJECTS Green box Scene from our demo reel TV show for Poles living abroad „Polonia 24” - TV news “Słoneczna róg Unijnej” - educational show for kids Demonstration of touch screen interfaces BlackBurst © | 6 “Kod dostępu” - TV journal Movie reviews show “Kod dostępu” - TV journal Election night “Reguły gry” - TV journal Description: We have been working with virtual sets for many years. BlackBurst is known for graphic designs and implementing them in virtual sets. We create stable and flexible applications for controlling and feeding data to the virtual set. Applied technologies: VizRT – virtual studio set 3D tools – 3ds Max, Maya, zBrush, CAD, Photoshop, ... BlackBurst © | 7 GAME SHOWS BlackBurst is dedicated to providing sophisticated graphics systems supporting various game shows. We are also integrating other systems commonly used in the broadcast industry (lighting, LED walls, servomechanisms, IT systems, voting and timing measurements). BlackBurst © | 8 Selected list of projects BlackBurst was responsible for: 1. “Name that tune” (pl: “Jaka to melodia”) - game show control application | graphic design 2. “Fifteen to one” (pl: “Jeden z dziesięciu”) - game show control application 3. “Wheel of fortune” (pl: “Koło fortuny”) - game show control application 4. “I love my country” (pl: “Kocham Cię Polsko”) - game show control application 5. “Voice of Poland” - music show control application 6. “Knowledge test of...” (pl: “Wielkie Testy TVP”) Knowledge test of... Movies / History / Economy / Europe / Football / ... control application | mobile app | website | Facebook app 7. “Hit dekady” - music show vision mixing 8. “The million Pound Drop Live” (pl: “Postaw na milion”) - game show vision mixing | graphics system 9. “The Kids Are All Right!” (pl: “Dzieciaki górą”) - game show vision mixing 10. “Pointless” (pl: “Tylko Ty”) - game show vision mixing | graphics system BlackBurst © | 9 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF SELECTED PROJECTS: FIFTEEN TO ONE GAME SHOWS client: Polish National Broadcaster execution date: 2013 Description: Blackburst is responsible for the operation and modernization of graphics system used in production of the game show "Fifteen to one". System controls lighting in the studio, LED strips, and graphics displayed on the players' screens. Applied technologies: BlackVision – TV graphics system developed by BlackBurst c++, QT – programming environment for control applications DMX – lightning control protocol BlackBurst © | 10 KNOWLEDGE TEST OF … client: Polish National Broadcaster execution date: 2010 - 2014 Description: Blackburst provides comprehensive support for the Polish Television cycle known as "Knowledge Test of...". We provide a system displaying broadcast graphics on TV screens, video walls and on second screen devices. There are numerous ways to join the test: 1. Guests in TV studio uses wireless pilots 2. Participants in designated area are competing against each other for a cash prize 3. Viewers in front of TV can take part in test via mobile applications for iOS and Android 4. Internet users can participate using special website that displays questions that are synchronized with questions displayed on a TV screen Applied technologies: JAVA – server written in java distributed in cloud serving data tor mobile users C#, C++ – control applications Android, iOS – mobile platforms for second screen apps RTX, VizRT – graphics systems UniComp – wireless pilots iPad – system for TV presenters (real time statistics, additional information) LoadBalancing – our own solution for managing huge traffic in IT infrastructure BlackBurst © | 11 SPORTS Blackburst company and its founders are responsible for designing, implementing and supporting TV graphics systems for numerous sports events. We have many years of experience in building and operating systems for sports and hundreds of successful transmissions in our portfolio. We can integrate any database and timing system as well as equipment commonly used in sports such as GPS, photo-finish, RFID chips, sports information systems and meteorological devices. You can find selected projects below: 1. Tour de Pologne control application / lynx / gps / scouting software / information software for speakers 2. Football polish national team / Champions League / Polish National League 3. Tennis control application / graphics 4. Table tennis control application / graphics 5. Athletics control application / lynx / graphics BlackBurst © | 12 6. Ski jumping control application / image analysis / distance measurement / virtual set / graphics 7. Archery World Championships control application / measurement system / graphics 8. Modern pentathlon control application / measurement system 9. American football Polish league / Poland – Sweden match 10.Indoor cycling lynx / measurement system 11.Voleyball control application / graphics 12.Verva Street Racing control application / lynx / graphics 13.Handball control application / scouting system / measurement system 14.Boxing control application / scouting system / measurement system 15.Fencing control application / graphics 16.Winter sports control application / Tag Heuer integration 17.Getball vision mixing 18.Canoeing World Championships control application / virtual studio set / Omega time system/ distance measurement 19. “Barbórka” rally control application / Tag Heuer integration 20. “Windsurfing at the national stadium” control application / graphics / BlackBurst © | 13 71. TOUR DE POLOGNE client: Lang Team execution date: 2014 Description: In 2014 Blackburst established direct cooperation with Czeslaw Lang – the organizer of the Tour de Pologne. We are responsible for providing graphics and IT OB van which is main hub integrating various subsystems during the Tour de Pologne. BlackBurst supplies the 71. Tour de Pologne with our own tracking system. During preparations and event Blackburst manages the team of 18 broadcast experts who operate 7 graphics servers, 5 information servers, 4 chip measuring mats, 8 positioning devices, scouting and news software, GPI control system and other equipment. Applied technologies: JAVA – cloud based server that manages data traffic during the Tour de Pologne C#, C++ – control and scouting applications BlackVision – Graphics engine created by BlackBurst company LYNX, TagHeuer– measurement systems AMB – timing system BlackBurst © | 14 MSSQL – database system node.js – responsive web system for TV speakers and directors GPS – BlackBurst's solution for cyclists tracking Responsibilities: 1. Graphic designs and implementation 2. Operating graphics during event with real time data 3. Delivery of 8 tracking devices 4. Coordination of teams working in timing / IT / web & mobile / broadcast fields during the event 5. Designing and implementing Sports Information System for the Tour de Pologne 6. Sharing obtained data with other contractors via webservice technology BlackBurst © | 15 WINDSURFING AT THE NATIONAL STADIUM client: Polish National Broadcaster execution date: september 2014 Description: Blackburst took part in an unprecedented sports event during which windsurfers from all over the world competed against each other at the Polish National Stadium which was transformed into giant pool. Participants struggled for medals in various disciplines. Their profiles and results were displayed by Blackburst's graphics engine. Applied technologies: BlackVision – graphics engine developed by BlackBurst c#, .NET – programming environment for control applications scouting software – software for acquiring data from jury and scouts BlackBurst © | 16 OTHER SYSTEMS FOR THE BROADCAST INDUSTRY 1. “Plus / minus” - economic journal control application | interactive touch screen 50” 2. “Kontakt TV” - investigation TV show control application | WWW chat | SMS chat 3. “Tomasz Lis na żywo” - tv journal control application | graphics 4. “Warto rozmawiać” - tv journal control application | graphics 5. “Bliżej” - tv journal control application | graphics 6. “Między Niebem a Ziemią” - tv journal control application | graphics 7. Sports news control application | graphics BlackBurst © | 17 OUR PRODUCTS Within the space of the last 5 years we have developed many sophisticated products for the broadcasting industry. Most of them have been created for our internal use but some of them are licensed to other companies. 1. BlackVision graphics engine 1. Works in SD / HD / 4K 2. Manages up to 9 SDI video inputs 3. Enables creation of 3D scenes with advanced shaders 4. Integrates with various protocols used in TV production (light and sound control, time measurement, data sources, GPI, social media feeds, etc) 2. Tracked camera crane vCrane 1. Camera crane with following sensors: head tilt and pan, crane tilt and pan, zoom, focus 2. Safe construction with JimmyJib head 3. Fast and simple calibration process 4. Data communication implemented with Freed protocol 5. Integration with VizRT virtual set, BlackVision 3. Positioning devices GPS/GLONASS 1. Uses 2 sim cards for redundant data transmission 2. Fixes position with GPS, GLONASS and Galileo 3. Enables connection of external GSM and positioning antennas 4. Voting system with wireless pilots 1. Up to 400 pilots 2. Results visualization with advanced broadcast graphics 3. Results are gathered in less than 1 second 5. Heartbeat sensors 1. Real time visualizations of game show participants' heartbeat 2. Up to 16 sensors at the same time BlackBurst © | 18 GRAPHIC DESIGN For many years we have been designing graphics dedicated to television and multimedia industry. You can find examples of our projects in demo reels below: http://vimeo.com/70863638 http://vimeo.com/31683807 TV PRODUCTION We have experience in managing TV production: 1. “Concert for Europe” to celebrate anniversary of Polish membership in the EU 2. “Telekamery” - Polish “Emmies” equivalent 3. ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest ICPC 4. „Słoneczna Róg Unijnej” - educational show for kids 5. “Symphony No. 7” concert in the Grand Theater of Łódź BlackBurst © | 19 BUSINESS SOLUTIONS PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM client: Polish National Broadcaster execution date: 2014 Description: Blackburst company is responsible for creating the production management system for the Polish National Broadcaster. The system consists of the following modules: 1. Control of work time consistent with labor law 2. Scheduling employees, contractors and hardware resources 3. Managing costs of production 4. Reports 5. Interfaces for managers, employees and contractors Applied technologies: PHP / HTML5 / JS – user interface PHP / YII – PostgreSQL – backend / database system BlackBurst © | 20 WEB PROJECTS PROJECTS: 1. Voltaren – City's fastest FLASH | GPS | ASP.NET | JAVA | ANDROID 2. Microsoft – Legal office for companies HTML5 | JS | ASP.NET 3. Microsoft – IE10 HTML5 | JS 4. Microsoft – Spring's special offer HTML5 | JS | ASP.NET 5. Novartis – Healthy Senior HTML5 | JS | ASP.NET 6. Novartis – Lamisilatt drug landing page HTML5 | JS | ASP.NET 7. Novartis – Theraflu drug landing page HTML5 | JS | JSP | APACHE TOMCAT 8. ByTheWindMedia – lifestyle page PHP | HTML5 BlackBurst © | 21 DETAILED PROJECTS DESCRIPTION CITY'S FASTEST client: Wunderman / Novartis execution date: July 2012 Description: BlackBurst was responsible for creating online game promoting Voltaren brand. Challenge took place on the streets of Warsaw, and the task for players was to track couriers with GPS transmitters that were moving on the virtual map. The more couriers one tracked in fixed period of time, the more points he gained. Applied technologies: Java – server used for maintaining connection with couriers and players Flash – technology that helped creating the game ASP.NET – environment for website GPS + mobile – couriers tracking image analysis – road detection in aerial photographs MGGP Aero – aerial photographs of Warsaw BlackBurst © | 22 LEGAL OFFICE FOR COMPANIES client: Wunderman / Microsoft execution date: listopad 2013 Description: Together with Wunderman Poland we prepared landing page for the “Legal office for companies” campaign, which informed customers about Microsoft software offer. INFORMATION PAGE FOR IE10 client: Wunderman / Microsoft execution date: June 2013 Description: BlackBurst prepared information website regarding new Internet Browser Internet Explorer 10. Applied technologies: HTML5 / JS – front-end ASP.NET – programming environment for website BlackBurst © | 23 MICROSOFT'S SPRING OFFER client: Wunderman / Microsoft execution date: March 2012 Description: Landing page for Microsft's campaign called “SPECIAL SPRING OFFER” Applied technologies: HTML5 / JS – front-end ASP.NET – programming environment for website BlackBurst © | 24 HEALTHY SENIOR client: Wunderman / Novartis execution date: March 2013 Description: BlackBurst implemented and managed website promoting healthy lifestyle among seniors Applied technologies: HTML5 / JS – front-end ASP.NET – programming environment for website and CMS BlackBurst © | 25 Lamisilatt client: Wunderman / Novartis execution date: September 2013 Description: BlackBurst implemented website promoting Lamisilatt – new product from Novartis company. Applied technologies: HTML5 / JS – front-end ASP.NET – programming environment for website and CMS BlackBurst © | 26