This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 761974. Immersive Accesibility @ImAcProject www.imac-project.eu FOLLOW US! Key Features Architecture + Workflow Individual tools for the production, editing, management, preparation, delivery and consumption of immersive and accessible content Standards-compliant extensions to current technologies and formats Backward compatible extensions to current resources and practices within the broadcast sector ImAc has developed an end-to-end (E2E) platform that augments broadcast services with accessible immersive content delivered via broadband, allowing for rich interaction and hyper-personalisation. VIDEO Scan the QR code to watch a video showing the features of the ImAc player. E2E Platform VR360 Player – Open-Source Access Service Editors – SaaS Accessibility Content Manager (ACM) – SaaS PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT IMMERSIVE CONTENT CDN / SERVER(S) ENCODING SUBTITLES MEDIA ASSET MANAGEMENT BROADCAST CONTENT IMMERSIVE CONTENT IMMERSIVE CONTENT IMAC PORTAL METADATA PACKAGING (SPATIAL) AUDIO PROCESSING & MIXING SIGN LANGUAGE PUBLICATION & INTEGRATION ACCESS SERVICE CONTENT ACCESS SERVICE CONTENT ACCESS SERVICE CONTENT ACCESS SERVICE CONTENT METADATA GENERATION AUDIO DESCRIPTION CLOUD RENDERER DASH CONVERSION + SIGNALING HbbTV PLAYER IMAC PLAYER IMAC PLAYER SCENARIO A MULTI-SCREEN SCENARIO (WITH SCENARIO A OR B) SCENARIO B CATALOGUE (LIST OF CONTENTS) ACCESSIBILITY CONTENT MANAGER (ACM) CONTENT DISTRIBUTION CONTENT PREPARATION ACCESS SERVICE EDITORS BROADCASTER / PROVIDER CONTENT CONSUMPTION WORKFLOW STEPS FROM MEDIA INGEST AND AUTHORING TO CONSUMPTION PLAYER imac.i2cat.net/player/ Open-source code: github.com/ua-i2cat/ImAc HQ LQ SYNC SYNC Portal – Open-Source ImAc Project 1 Immersive content is produced / imported. 2 Content Ingest: The broadcaster uploads a high quality 360º video to the ACM. 2.1 A low quality version of the 360º video is generated, to be used by the editors. 2.2 A thumbnail and cover of the 360º video are automatically generated. * These files, together with existing access service content, can also be provided via the ACM. 3 The broadcaster initiates the production of access service content. 4 The professional editors create the access service content. 4.1 Spatial audio is processed, and multiplexed if necessary, by the Cloud Renderer. 5 The broadcaster validates the created access service content. 6 Content is prepared for distribution. 7 Content is published to the distribution channels. 8 Content consumption via the ImAc player. 8.a The TV broadcast program is augmented with IP-delivered content presented on companion screens. 8.b Content is selected via the ImAc portal (website), with the option of linking companion screens. 3 4 2 . 2 8a 8b 6 7 5 4.1 2 2 . 1