Chyron Enhances Graphics Connectivity for Streaming Productions with Prime 5.1

Chyron recently released Prime 5.1, updating its live production graphics software to offer enhanced connectivity for streaming productions. The new features focus on supporting the Secure Reliable Transport (SRT) streaming protocol, which allows for reliable, low-latency inputs and outputs for streaming. This update comes after the Prime team listened to user feedback from 2024 and made improvements for graphic design, live playout control, and media workflows.

SRT is a video protocol that is gaining popularity in broadcasting due to its reliability and flexibility. It supports professional video quality with different workflows by accounting for packet loss, jitter, and video/audio timing recovery. Nikole McStanley, Chyron’s head of product management, explains that integrating SRT protocol support into Prime 5.1 was a natural progression to make their top-notch graphics, used by major news and sports broadcasters, more accessible for streaming productions.

In addition to SRT support, Prime 5.1 offers several quality-of-life improvements based on user feedback from 2024. Designers and playout operators can now build control panels faster, design data-driven scenes more efficiently, and integrate media files into graphics with significant time savings. The control panel functionality allows for quick and easy graphic control during live programs, while new features like selecting and moving multiple objects in a scene tree streamline the design process.

Prime 5.1 also enhances the designer experience with improved interface adaptability and intuitive settings. For those working with JSON datasets, the Data Table Resource now displays information in a cleaner, more readable format. Other enhancements include an automatic Shadow Depth Function, new shortcut keys, and dynamic resizing tools to optimize workspace efficiency.

Producers utilizing Prime’s multi-layered graphics capabilities will benefit from improvements in automatic sizing and expanded frame delay options for tracking and augmented reality projects. Additional tools for content creators include clearing automation projects more easily and providing workflow notifications for live sports broadcasts using Prime messages.

Chyron’s Prime team is dedicated to refining their product based on user feedback and delivering valuable updates that enhance efficiency and productivity for designers and playout operators. With ongoing improvements and new features in the pipeline for newsroom production, master control workflows, HTML graphics, and OTT advertising, Prime users can expect exciting developments throughout the year.