AMD Powers Real-Time AI Processing at the Edge for Revolutionary Canon Free Viewpoint Video System, Transforming Live Sports Broadcasts
June 28 2022 - 9:00AM
AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) today announced that the Versal™ AI Core series,
with AMD AI Engine technology, has been selected by Canon for its
Free Viewpoint Video System expected to revolutionize the viewing
experience for live sport broadcasts and webcasts. Versal AI Core
devices deliver powerful machine learning (ML)-based video
processing at the edge for Canon camera systems.
The Canon Free Viewpoint video system consists of a ring of
high-resolution cameras that surround a stadium or arena to allow
broadcast viewers to see the action on the field from any position
or angle in the stadium. The revolutionary technology dramatically
changes how sports are viewed, putting viewers in the middle of the
action. The Canon Free Viewpoint system is expected to be deployed
at multiple professional basketball arenas in the U.S. and other
premier sports venues around the world.
“This single-chip Versal solution allows our system to do more
in real-time than we ever envisioned possible,” said Masanori
Yamada, senior managing executive officer, head of Imaging Group,
Canon. “Versal AI Core’s powerful edge-processing capabilities
enable our system to handle multiple functions simultaneously so
broadcasters can deliver new and immersive viewing
experiences.”
The high performance and ultra-low latency processing enabled by
Versal AI Core series significantly shortens image processing time,
allowing live replays to be produced in near real-time, compared to
several minutes with traditional architectures. The technology will
provide broadcast viewers from around the world with unique images
that have never been experienced before. Live broadcast networks
can also monetize live event metrics such as game and player
statistics.
Canon technology will move the intelligence of AI-based video
processing to the edge, thereby reducing the workload in the data
center. Versal AI Core will power the image-processing system that
sits behind each of the Canon cameras deployed around a venue and
implements proprietary Canon algorithms for image detection,
segmentation, and more using ML at the edge.
“The implementation of machine learning at the edge during a
live broadcast is an exciting first in the industry,” said Yousef
Khalilollahi, vice president, Asia Pacific, at AMD. “The Canon
camera system really puts the viewer in the game like never before.
At the heart of Canon’s cutting-edge systems is the Versal AI Core
series delivering the low latency edge-processing that is key to
heralding this new era in live sports broadcasts.”
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