Vizrt and STATS showed off their holographic-effect technology, used by CNN on the 2009 Presidential Election Night. The technology that enables a remotely located person to electronically appear in the studio. A live demonstration at their booth showed how the system requires that a semicircle of small cameras be positioned around the guest standing against a green screen in a remote studio, while in the main studio, a single camera is equipped with special sensors that position the virtual guest next to the live guest. The system uses STATS’ video processing and tracking technology, in tandem with Vizrt’s real-time tracking and rendering software.

The system shown at NAB included 28 fixed cameras in a semi-circle use as the guest location. It did look significantly better than what was shown on CNN. CNN had degraded the incoming guest images on Election night so they would be accused of doctoring images