Six Ways to Accelerate Your Sports Replay and Telestration

Streamline Replay, Telestration, and Branding in One Platform

In the world of sports broadcasting, time is everything. Creating replay clips with professional telestration and branding used to take multiple systems and operators. Chyron PAINT changes that with a single solution built for speed, clarity, and unmatched precision, across more than 20 sports.

Designed as an all-in-one sports replay and telestration platform, PAINT removes the bottlenecks of traditional workflows. With AI-assisted calibration and player tracking, intuitive playlist control, and instant branding integration, PAINT gives operators and analysts the tools  to deliver polished, data-rich visuals in real time.

Here are six powerful ways PAINT accelerates telestrated replay workflows, from live capture to air-ready graphics:

1. Simple Camera Sweep Calibration 

To generate 3D telestration effects that are perspective-accurate to a camera shot, telestration systems need to calibrate the field-of-play within a live input or clip. PAINT’s sweep calibration streamlines field setup by allowing operators to calibrate the pitch across up to three live camera feeds using a single, fluid motion. The system uses image recognition to detect field lines and generate a perspective-accurate calibration. PAINT delivers sweep calibration for soccer and American football, plus intuitive line-tracking for many other sports. Learn more in the next section!

Calibrate once, use everywhere. PAINT can share its calibration with Virtual Placement, or vice versa, ensuring the same field model and perspective are applied in live AR shots and in post-show telestration. That means lines, zones, and player markers land in the same place across replay packages and live segments. From there, consistency is automatic across the rest of your workflow. 

Another key point that PAINT addresses is the frustration of having to recalibrate clips and live feeds during a live broadcast repeatedly. Once calibrated, PAINT saves the field data for reuse, maintaining consistency throughout the entire broadcast or analysis session. The system automatically applies calibration to each new live clip saved, eliminating repetitive tasks and allowing analysts to focus on tactical breakdowns rather than technical setup. This feature ensures you’re always ready to jump straight into telestration, even mid-game.

2. AI-Assisted Line Tracking

With the field locked and saved, PAINT puts that calibration to work with AI-assisted line tracking. Once a clip is saved, PAINT automatically aligns a virtual pitch to the footage, giving you a calibrated, perspective-accurate surface. Lines, zones, and markers snap to field geometry and stay locked for the entire sequence—no frame-by-frame nudging. The result is fast, precise placement for offside lines, first-down lines, zones, and tactical shapes that remain consistent from first frame to last. 

3. AI-Player Tracking for Effortless Keyframing 

Once the field and lines are nailed, PAINT shifts focus to the athletes, automatically tracking them and generating a node for drag-and-drop attachment of graphics with smoothly keyframed animations. When a telestration element—arrow, label, spotlight, or cursor—is assigned to a player, PAINT locks on. Intelligent keyframing keeps tracking smooth through runs, cuts, and brief visual blocks, reducing the need for an operator to make manual adjustments. Because all elements reference the same calibration, 3D graphics—pass trajectories, zone highlights, player names, team colors, and performance metrics—remain synchronized with the action and the calibrated camera, so annotations follow the play rather than the lens.

4. Data-Driven Team & League Branding with VaultSync

Keeping telestrated replays on-brand is easy with VaultSync, which automatically pulls the latest team logos and colors from Chyron’s cloud-based branding database. Graphics stay aligned with league standards and broadcast requirements, and the system can be set up with home or away status to adjust assets accordingly. For productions spanning multiple leagues or events, Vault supports custom branding packages, making it easy to switch visual styles. 

When cloud access isn’t available—such as with local teams or offline environments—PAINT’s logo selector gives operators the flexibility to load and switch team logos manually. 

5. Standalone Replay System

Unlike many telestration systems that depend on external replay servers, PAINT is a standalone replay solution, combining replay control and telestration in a single platform. It supports up to six HD camera inputs (or three in 4K) via SDI or NDI, with a built-in disk recorder that continuously captures every angle. Operators have full control with instant start, stop, and jog functionality for precise clip marking during live events.

Within a single PAINT system, a single operator can review footage, craft a clip, telestrate footage, take it direct-to-air, or add it to a playlist. Other replay and telestration offerings require double the resources, two systems and two operators, to achieve the same results. PAINT’s all-in-one approach allows for rapid access to multi-angle footage, making it the ideal tool for high-pressure environments like live game broadcasts, post-match breakdowns, or in-studio tactical analysis.

6. Editable Playlist Functionality 

Once captured, illustrated replay clips can be added directly into playlists and annotated in real time to easily prepare and go live-to-air with highlight packages of key game moments. PAINT’s playlist feature puts operators in full control of the replay experience, without relying on third-party servers or additional hardware. You can record, clip, and replay footage in a fully self-contained environment, then build playlists that can be played out instantly. During live broadcasts, operators can quickly jump between clips, skip forward or back, and reorganize the sequence without disrupting playback.

Each clip remains editable, giving analysts the freedom to add telestration and make real-time adjustments without starting from scratch. Tools like IN/OUT point control, jog functionality, smooth transitions, and batch export, ensures every replay is polished and ready for air.

Final Whistle: Your Telestrated Replay Workflow, Reimagined

From sweep calibration and AI-driven tracking to dynamic playlists and built-in replay control, Chyron PAINT delivers a fully integrated telestration and replay solution designed for live sports. It replaces fragmented workflows with one simple system, reducing prep time, increasing flexibility, and enhancing the quality of every replay, while also unlocking new revenue opportunities. With PAINT, you can produce more monetizable content than ever, including sponsor replays, branded highlight reels, and cross-platform clips.   

It’s time to make your telestration workflow as sharp as your insights. Book a PAINT demo and get started building telestrated replays like a pro!  Contact us →