Probably a dumb question, but I was always taught that the floating text and graphics superimposed over video footage was called “khyron” (ki-ron).
But heck, I can’t find anything about it on google under “video graphics glossary” or “video terms”, and using “khyron” as a keyword I get nothing but Robotech fan sites.
Am I not spelling Khyron right? Nothing on Dictionary.com under multiple spellings. Is this a common term, or was it just my teacher’s term for it?
C-h-y-r-o-n.
Try “Chyron” – http://www.chyron.com
Chyron was the most common character generator (makes the text that scrolls on the screen) for many years in the TV industry. It is used extensively and for many years almost exclusively for graphic intensive productions like sports and news broadcasting. I don’t know much of the history, really, but it was a common enough system that the term became generic - like kleenex.
Chyron Corporation’s dominance faded with the advent of personal computers, and the great number of new titling software solutions that became available. Chyron’s traditional product line had been stand-alone “black boxes” that did just the one thing, titling. Today, edit and production suites much more commonly include graphics and editing platforms that contain a multitude of tools, titling being just one of them. Chyron still produces high-end titling, paint and animation products, but they’re not the dominant player that they once were. But the generic term still sticks.
Paul
Hey, Thank you!!
I knew I must have been making some dumb, simple mistake. I must have tried spelling “Chyron” every possible way except the right one.