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Top-of-the-line, high value broadcast graphics.

The Captivate family of products delivers cost-effective broadcast-quality graphics, live camera switching, and streaming for television stations, sporting events, businesses, classrooms, event production studios, religious gatherings, town halls, virtual/hybrid meetings, and many more.

A powerful and easy full production suite for any live event.

Captivate Broadcast is our most powerful video graphics solution yet, with 16 channels of visually appealing data, live graphics, and custom API integration.

Captivate Broadcast delivers affordable, broadcast-quality graphics and video overlays for television stations, sporting events, businesses, classrooms, event production studios, religious gatherings, town halls, virtual meetings, and more.

+ Broadcast

Engage your audiences by visualizing data and information in professional, creative, eye-catching ways with Captivate. Used worldwide by broadcasters big and small, Captivate offers powerful, creative tools that deliver beautifully produced productions for live broadcasts without all the ‘building’ that often bogs down less-flexible packages.

+ Sports

Deliver dynamic graphics that sports fans demand with Captivate. Produce network-quality stats, scoreboards, lower thirds, and more in minutes—not hours. Quickly connect to scoreboard data from Daktronics, Fair-Play, OES, Stat Crew, Scorebird, or Sportzcast to drive scores for any sporting event. Create a buzz with Captivate.

+ Education

Capture your students’ attention with Captivate, the budget friendly live solution for the classroom, on-campus studio, or athletic department. Whether you’re teaching live graphics creation or producing an educational or athletic live stream for your school, Captivate meets all your presentation needs.

+ Worship

Inspire and invigorate your congregation with polished video graphics. With Captivate, you can easily integrate into ProPresenter or Easy Worship and deliver lyrics, scripture, announcements, and sermon notes as animated graphics right on the screen. Captivate allows you to be creative and engaging without a steep learning curve—all at an affordable price.

+ Corporate Communities

Improve your communication and engage your audience with a broadcast-quality live production. With Captivate, you won’t have to be a TV network to broadcast high-end, professional graphics to your employees, clients, or advisory board. Now anyone, in any organization, can create beautiful, compelling graphics with the Captivate family of products. learning curve—all at an affordable price.

+ Government

Engage and inform your constituents with live video outreach, essential for today’s government. With Captivate, government agencies at all levels—federal, state, county, and municipal—can produce professional live broadcasts with a minimum of expense or effort. Captivate fits into all government budgets and provides an easy way to accomplish your live broadcast needs quickly and affordably.

+ Live Events

Enthrall the crowd with a high-end network feel—without breaking the bank. With Captivate, you’ll elevate your production value with live graphics, dynamic data inputs, and social media integration. Whether your event is in-person or virtual, Captivate brings broadcast graphics to every live production suite.

Captivate Broadcast

Experience our most powerful video overlay software yet. With 16 channels of visually appealing data, live graphics, and custom API integration, Captivate Broadcast shines.

Electrify your broadcast with dynamic visuals.

Captivate Broadcast delivers unlimited layers of dynamic 3D animated graphics, including broadcast lower thirds, crawls, bugs, transitions, and scoreboards. Streamline your workflows and instantly elevate your production value with a more powerful, intuitive and affordable live broadcast graphics solution for sports, live media, corporate events, and more.

+ Deliver unlimited graphics.

Display unlimited layers of 3D animated graphics – per channel – on up to 16 channels of 4K-NDI® or 4K-SDI key/fill. Experience real-time playout and gain more control over your graphics with TriCaster® macro controls, automated graphic sequencing, data search tools, hotkey functions and more.

+ Integrate with leading solutions.

Seamlessly work with leading NDI and SDI-based streaming solutions including Wirecast®, NewTek™, Broadcast Pix™, EVS®, Lumantek, vMix®, Blackmagic Design®, Roland®, Panasonic® and more.

+ Leverage any design.

Import existing graphics from any design source, including Adobe® Photoshop® and After Effects® or customize ready-to-use designs in the Title Designer. Deliver 3D animated main titles, tables, lower thirds, crawls, bugs, scoreboards, statistics, social content and more.

+ Adobe After Effects importer.

Captivate Adobe After Effects integration gives you a new powerful way to create new high-end graphics, make use of existing AE projects, or just design graphics in a tool that you are more familiar with!

+ Create multiple graphics from just one.

Build numerous custom iterations of the same graphic with a built-in spreadsheet interface. Customize unlimited sets of text, images, and colors for a single graphic with a simplified workflow that rids the need to duplicate and re-edit your existing graphics.

+ Set up multiple graphics within a single Shot Layout.

By combining multiple layers of graphics with a video switching choice into a single button press, Shot Layouts make complex production an effortless reality. Now, Shot Layouts also control mix levels!

+ Automated graphic scaling.

Create flexible graphics that resize intelligently to text length. Additionally, design accents and other visual elements can be set to reposition automatically so that the style of your graphic is never compromised.

+ PTZ camera support and controls.

Include NDI-enabled PTZ camera feeds directly into your project to pair with your media and graphic layers. Access pan, zoom, tilt, and focus settings with a preset system to manage all your camera shots and angles for your production.

Plug in your data for real-time results.

With Titler Live 5 Broadcast, you can seamlessly connect to your data to prepare dynamic graphics for any stream or broadcast. Control your graphics with our powerful API to customize your workflows, too.

Bring in spreadsheets, XML, RSS and more.

Connect to Google Slides and Sheets, Excel spreadsheets and tables, XML files, RSS feeds, clocks, and more.
Use the data search and select tool to quickly bring spreadsheet data into a design.
Leverage spreadsheet autoplay mode to run-through your lower thirds, tables, and crawls.

Integrate with social media.

Engage your audience with comments, tweets, and Facebook comment and reaction polling.
Combine your Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube feeds into one to easily manage your show.
Quickly queue your most relevant comments and posts into a custom social playlist.

Show scoreboards and statistics.

Bring in scoreboard data from DataLink, Stat Crew, Scorebird or Sportzcast.
Stat Crew statistics inputs support football, soccer, volleyball, basketball, and hockey.
Direct Serial Data Support allows you to control your graphics’ data with Daktronics, Fair-play, and OES hardware consoles (serial port to USB adaptor required).
Leaderboards allow you to import sports event leaderboard and roster spreadsheet (csv) files and connect them to real-time table graphics.
Scoreboard Tools 2.0 offers streamlined workflows, intelligent game logic, new in-game events, and an expanded palette of sports.

Integrate with ProPresenter and EasyWorship

Transpose your ProPresenter playlists to fully animated and beautifully designed slides and lower thirds. Captivate reads all your scripture, lyrics, and sermon data to provides an easy-to-use workflow that displays all your data as real-time on-air graphics

Quickly select different slides from your ProPresenter project to be paired with graphics from Captivate.
Combine the ProPresenter integration with live video Picture-in-Picture graphics to display live video along with any scripture readings lyrics, and more.
Leverage a volunteer friendly interface that requires little setup and easy to use playout controls for all your graphics.

What’s New

Full duplex I/O with Zoom and Teams.

Produce beautiful and engaging virtual and live productions like never before by simultaneously sending/receiving audio and video from Zoom.
Deliver engaging and professional virtual or hybrid experiences for guests and minimize the apps you need to use by hosting meetings and webinars directly from Captivate.
Automatically bring your meeting participant’s live video and name into fully dynamic Picture-in-Picture graphics.
Simplify the construction of your event’s itinerary by ingesting guests’ screenshares from Zoom. Display in stunning picture-in-picture graphics, overlays, or full-screen layouts.

New Live Chat, Comment, and QA Controller.

Drive all your chat sources in one place with the intuitive Chat controller.
Along with Zoom or Teams messages and QA, incorporate Facebook comments, YouTube Live comments, and X posts into your on-air graphics, enhancing audience engagement and interaction.

Virtual live video.

Effortlessly control multiple live video and audio sources from Zoom, webcams, PTZ cameras, and more for easy switching and mixing.
Gain unprecedented control of media playback by using imported video clips as a switcher source, shot layout element, or mapping to PiP graphics. This feature adds versatility to your live production capabilities.

Dynamic audio mixing improvements.

Achieve the ideal sound balance by having the ability to control which audio sources you monitor in real-time.
Link live audio sources to any live video source to automate audio mixes that follow video switching minimizing the complexity with multiple streams in.
Stay focused on your livestream as Captivate automatically excludes Zoom audio inputs from outputting back to Zoom and Teams.

Support for Bitfocus Companion 3+.

Perform multiple actions in Captivate, in parallel with other tools, with the push of a button (updated to support latest Companion version).
Set, increment or toggle values for any variables in Captivate graphics with the push of a button.

ATEM enhancements.

Easily integrate Captivate with your ATEM workflow downstream or upstream using Captivate’s new intuitive setup wizard.
Prepare for key moments and navigate your production’s rundown while on-air by incorporating multiple graphics, camera switches, transitions, and more into “shot layouts” for tightly synchronized graphics with a single button playout.

Reliable project transfers.

Our streamlined package export/import setting now includes AE projects, MOGRTs, images, video, audio, and more, ensuring reliability and ease when transferring or sharing projects.

New Global Account management.

Streamline integrated third-party workflows by managing internet accounts and storing/sharing credentials across data controllers in one centralized panel.

WeatherCast

WeatherCast offers real-time, location-specific weather forecast graphics.
Ideal for live broadcasts, WeatherCast seamlessly integrates into Captivate, offering customizable hourly or daily weather updates from around the world in over 50 languages.

It’s included with any Captivate Broadcast Subscription or Perpetual License with an active Maintenance Plan, or as an add on for Present or Sport.

Powerful, Affordable Weather Reporting

Compatible with any version of Captivate: Present & Sport.
Part of the latest update release of Captivate Broadcast.
Includes Customizable Graphic Templates

WeatherCast Key Features

Quick Intelligent Setup: WeatherCast integrates smoothly with Captivate, eliminating the need for complex import workflows.
Comprehensive Forecasting: Offering daily, hourly, current, and 10-day forecasts, WeatherCast delivers a detailed view of weather patterns, providing the information needed to present effectively.
User-Friendly Location Input: Simply input a city name or postal code to access localized weather data.
Multilingual: WeatherCast data is localized in over 50 selectable languages, ensuring appropriate display anywhere in the world.
Dynamic Data Display: Experience real-time data updates across multiple cities with up-to-date, relevant information.

Customizable Power

Metric and Non-Metric Measurement Options: Catering to different regional preferences, WeatherCast allows the choice between metric and non-metric units, making the data universally comprehensible.
Interactive Graphics: Select different cities, and watch the data dynamically update your graphics.
Location Sequencing: Set locations and interval for a seamless, automated experience.
Data Customization: Access Over 80 different Weather Variables for Customized Reporting. Feature multiple cities simultaneously or in sequence for flexible weather coverage.

Beautiful Graphics out of the Box

Core Weather Palette: Includes standard graphics for common use cases, from current day to weekly forecast, in two design styles.
Comprehensive: Adds useful options, from a crawl to a subtle weather bug.
Infinitely Configurable: Designed to be easily reconfigured and resized to fit your style. Or, used as templates to create new styles in the Designer.

Instant Replay

Effortlessly capture and replay key moments in real-time, ensuring you never miss a beat. Whether it’s highlighting a crucial play in a sports broadcast or revisiting a pivotal moment in a live event, Captivate Instant Replay offers seamless integration, superior control, and exceptional playback quality.

Requires any current version of Captivate: Present, Sport, or Broadcast.
Included in the current update release of Captivate Broadcast.
Use with Captivate to add instant replay plus sports graphics to your switcher of choice.
Or, use it directly with Captivate’s own streamlined switching and streaming capabilities.

Engage in the Power of Instant Replay

Where Every Moment Gets Its Spotlight. Capture every angle with multi-camera selections, and bring your audience closer to the action with slow-mo analyses and dramatic recaps. It’s more than a tool—it’s your gateway to unforgettable broadcasts.

High-Performance Replay

Experience unparalleled clarity and seamless multi-angle coverage in every replay, enhanced by integrated live graphics.

Multi-Channel Recording: Captures multiple camera feeds in sync, with seamless switching during replays.
Crisp Visuals: Delivers up to 60 fps and 1080p resolution for detailed replays.
Direct Switching: Enables on-the-fly camera changes during replays, showcasing the best angles.

Streamlined Control

Navigate replays with ease with intuitive controls, instant playback, and an all-in-one solution that simplifies your workflow.

User-Friendly: Offers intuitive point-and-click camera switching and scrubbing for fast replay setup.
Multi-Channel Scrubbing: Syncs cameras for quick replay starts, simplifying selection.
“Instant” Replay: Enters replay without delay, enabling quick response during live coverage.

Scalable and Versatile

Grow with flexible capacity and broad options, ensuring your production system evolves with your needs.

Extended Playback: Stores up to 90 seconds per camera for immediate access to crucial moments.
Expandable: Easily adds more cameras and audio, limited only by your system’s capabilities.
Open Platform: Supports USB, SDI, NDI, HDMI, and even Zoom camera.

Integrated Replay Experience

Enhance your sports video production setup with integrated Sports Graphics and Instant Replay.

Dynamic Graphics: Uses Captivate to customize stingers with live data, enriching replays.
Seamless Operation: Merges replay tightly with Captivate’s graphics, ensuring smooth visual synchronicity.
Switcher Options: Works with all hardware and software switchers through SDI, NDI, HDMI and even OBS, or switch and stream directly in Captivate.

Instant Replay Stinger Graphics

Instant Replay includes a suite of stinger graphics. These include dynamic text, color, and image fields that can be changed on the fly for live transitions that accurately represent the state of the game.

Instant Replay
Ivory
Roll
Logo Fly In
Shred

Blinds
Summit
Rotating Boxes
Score Update
Side Flag

Captivate Features

Control

Real-time playout
Live animated updates per layer
Automated sequencing & looping
Spreadsheet and crawl autoplay mode
Hotkey functionality
Data search & select tool
TriCaster macro control

Outputs

16 channels
Unlimited layers per channel
Unlimited simultaneous live layers
4K-NDI
4K-SDI key/fill (Blackmagic and AJA)
PNG sequence support
HDMI
OBS
Watch Folder
NewTek Airsend

Inputs

API support
Excel spreadsheets
Spreadsheet table support
Google Slides and SheetsNEW
Stat Crew statistics – football, soccer, volleyball, basketball and hockey
Stat Crew scoreboards
Daktronics scoreboards
Sportzcast scoreboards
Facebook Live comments
Facebook Live comment polling
Facebook Live reaction polling
Twitter tweets
YouTube Live chats
GameWisp
Stream Labels
Streamlabs
Tiltify
Twitch
Clocks
Text files
RSS feeds
CSV spreadsheets

Design

3D animated graphics
Animations, effects & transitions
Native 4K resolution
Adobe After Effects import
Adobe Photoshop import
Title Designer interface
Sports & scoreboard packages
Social media & polling packages
Tables
Lower thirds
Crawls
Main titles
Motion bugs

Which version of Captivate is right for you?

	Captivate Present	Captivate Sport	Captivate Broadcast
Simultaneous live layers	3	3	Unlimited
Real-time playout interface
3D Animated graphic design interface
Map Live Video onto graphics
Shot layouts.
Video switching and transitions.
Audio Mixing.
Output to Zoom.
Direct After Effects integration.
Instant Replay.
Downstream keying.
LIVE SOURCES
Live audio/video inputs(USB, HDMI,NDI, etc.)	No SDI/Decklink	No SDI/Decklink	All
Image, video, audio clip playback
Built-in PTZ controls
Zoom/Teams video and audio in.
Simultaneous on-air Zoom/Teams sources.	1	1	Unlimited
DATA CONTROLLERS - GENERAL
Custom clock/system clock.
Excel(Cloud)/Google Sheets
Spreadsheets(Local XLSX/CSV.
Zoom/Teams data(chat, participants).
RSS Feeds.
Easy Worship/ProPresenter Controllers.
JSON & XML Readers.
Tables from Spreadsheets(Block Mode).
WeatherCast Controller.
Custom API to support additional data sources.
DATA CONTROLLERS - SPORT
Built-in Scoreboard Control Interface.
Scorebird integration.
Daktronics/DataLink scoreboards integration.
StatCrew scoreboards/stats integration.
Sportzcast scoreboards integration.
Direct serial hardware integration(Daktronics).
DATA CONTROLLERS - CHAT
Zoom/Teams Chat, Zoom Q&A.
Facebook live comments.
X posts.
YouTube live chat.
DESIGN
Fully customizable graphic templates.	500+	500+	950+
3D animated graphics.
Over 500 animations, effects, transitions.
EPS vector importer.
Crawls
Rolling Credits.
Automated graphic scaling.
Adobe Photoshop importer.
Adobe After Effects Importer.
UHD 4K resolution.
CONTENT.
Main title templates.
Lower third templates.
Motion bug templates.
Social media and polling templates.
Table templates.
Picture-in-picture templates.
Sports and scoreboard graphic templates.
Corporate graphic templates.

Walkthrough Video

Software

macOS 10.15 and later
M1 Mac supported via Rosetta
Windows 10

Hardware

2 GHz processor (multicore or multiprocessor CPU recommended for HD)
4 GB RAM (8 GB RAM or greater recommended for HD)
1.82 GB drive space for installation

GPU

2015 or later
1GB VRAM (2GB+ recommended)
902Mhz base clock (1506Mhz+ recommended)

Host Compatibility

Any switcher with NDI inputs
Any keying switcher with HDMI inputs
Any switcher with SDI key/fill inputs (Blackmagic Design and AJA cards)

The After Effects integration for Captivate Broadcast requires a licensed copy of After Effects updated to the current version.

What’s new in Captivate December 2024

Media Sequencer

This dedicated tool simplifies complex workflows and maximizes creative potential with features such as:

Set In/Out Points: Adjust media clips with pinpoint accuracy.
Customizable Transitions: Add transitions with tailored timing for polished results.
Dynamic Playback Sequences: Build and randomize sequences for unique visual storytelling.
PiP Integration: Map media clips and sequences directly to Picture-in-Picture (PiP) graphics for a cohesive presentation.

Expanded Media Clip Support

Broader Format Compatibility: Effortlessly import and play a wider variety of media clips.
Alpha Channel Support: Add advanced transparency options to video clips, enabling stunning overlays and transitions.

Graphics Optimizer

automatically enhances the performance of custom-built graphics. This ensures smoother playback and a professional finish, even in the most demanding live production environments.

Shot-Centric Workflow

Toggle between shot-centric and project-centric modes

Improved Integration for Seamless Collaboration

Enhanced integrations with popular platforms make Captivate 2024 a robust solution for modern media production:

Zoom Enhancements:
- Mute Zoom call audio directly within Captivate Monitor.
- A simplified interface by removing unnecessary meeting hosting and monitoring functions.
Teams Integration:
- Streamlined meeting joining for an improved user experience.

These updates make it easier than ever to incorporate virtual meetings into your productions, ensuring a smooth and hassle-free workflow.

Refined Stability and Performance

NewBlue Captivate December 2024 addresses over 30 stability and performance issues, delivering a more reliable platform for creators. Key improvements include:

Enhanced media file support and playback reliability.
Fixed issues with inconsistent media looping and blank frames.
Improved SDI and ATEM workflows for live production.
Resolved sluggish drag-and-drop operations in the Designer.
Faster and more reliable Google Sheets reconnections and XML/JSON updates.