Aston - your partner for live TV graphics

No one knows live presentation graphics better than Aston - we understand our customers' needs for graphics technology which 'wows' the viewer whilst, at the same time, provides both a stable, 'easy to use' operator experience, and the means to handle automated external content feeds.

In designing our latest graphics platform, we have made a number of mould-breaking committments...

* Our committment to 3D - The ability to freely animate graphics content in three dimensions results in a more natural presentational style. Real time 3D rendering empowers the operator and removes the restrictions imposed by pre-prepared animations.

* Our committment to offline PC graphics editing - Long gone are the days when graphics editors are locked to bespoke CG hardware each time they want to create or update graphics projects. Editors should be able to create, edit and preview their art on standard PC hardware.

* Our committment to live graphics operations - Controlling the live output of complex animated graphics is stressful enough without extra worries imposed by the operation of the CG product. We understand, through experience, the needs of the live operator and we accomodate their needs within the core of our products.

* Our committment to interconnectivity - automation abounds in the modern video facility, so it is a given that graphics broadcast servers should support content and control connections from external systems.

* Our committment to HD - High Definition video is here to stay so we feel that HD support should come as standard..

These committiments, taken together, form the heart of Aston latest CG product - the Aston 7. Take a look at the graphics solutions described in this section to see how the A7 could enhance your output.