In live production, storytelling has traditionally been limited by the size of the crew. Cameras, switching, graphics, replay and streaming typically required an entire control room of specialists working together to deliver a professional production.
But the industry is changing.
Audiences expect more content, from more events, across more platforms. At the same time, many productions must be delivered with smaller teams and tighter budgets. For sports organizations, media companies, houses of worship, corporate teams and streaming creators alike, the challenge is clear: how do you maintain high-quality storytelling when resources are limited?
Single Person Production solves that challenge.
Grass Valley’s Single Person Production solutions bring the core capabilities of a professional control room into a single, intuitive environment that can be operated by one person using only a browser. Switching, graphics, replay, clip playback, audio control, and streaming are integrated into a unified interface designed around storytelling rather than technical complexity.
The result is simple but powerful: a single operator can produce compelling live content that previously required an entire team. By streamlining multiple production tools into one workflow, creators can focus on the story they want to tell instead of managing separate systems.
Powered by AMPP OS and built on the same technology that drives some of the most advanced production environments in the industry, these solutions bring together decades of innovation in production switching, replay, multiviewing, and graphics. Whether covering local sports, producing professional corporate events, or enabling creators to deliver premium live content with minimal crew, Single Person Production opens new possibilities for storytelling.
Live production teams today face a growing tension between audience expectations and operational realities.
Viewers expect increasingly sophisticated productions with rich graphics, multiple camera angles, instant replays and polished transitions. At the same time, the amount of content being produced continues to grow. Local sports, community events, corporate streams and digital-first productions all require professional presentation, yet they often operate with limited resources.
Traditionally, achieving high-end results required a full production team. Technical directors managed the switcher. Replay operators captured highlights. Graphics specialists handled overlays. Audio engineers balanced the mix.
For many productions, assembling a full crew simply isn’t practical.
Single Person Production changes that equation by bringing together the essential production tools into one unified environment that allows a single operator to direct, switch, enhance and deliver a live program from anywhere.
Grass Valley’s Single Person Production solutions combine multiple production tools into integrated workflows designed for single-operator control.
At the heart of these solutions are powerful production engines such as the Maverik X Production Switcher, combined with advanced tools including multiviewers, graphics engines, clip playback, audio control and in some cases instant replay powered by LiveTouch X.
These capabilities are unified through intuitive interfaces that focus on content rather than technical layers. Operators can switch sources, trigger graphics, control audio and launch clips directly from visual source thumbnails and program views.
Complex transitions, multi-box layouts and graphics overlays can be prepared in advance and triggered instantly during the show.
Because the applications run on AMPP OS, productions can be operated from virtually anywhere using a standard browser connection, whether on a laptop, tablet or control surface.
The result is a production environment where a single operator can manage the entire show with the same creative tools used in larger production environments.
Designed for general live productions, Live Producer X introduces a powerful storytelling model based on layouts, scenes and shots. Operators build the show visually by organizing shots and transitions in advance, allowing complex multi-layer productions to be executed with simple commands. This approach enables producers and creatives to focus on storytelling without requiring traditional switcher training.
Live Producer X provides powerful compositing capabilities, layered graphics, clip playback and integrated audio control within a streamlined interface.
Event Producer X combines a full production switching environment with graphics, clip playback and streaming tools into a single operator workspace. Built around a 2 M/E Maverik X Production Switcher and a Kaleido-based multiviewer, it enables professional event productions ranging from corporate broadcasts and houses of worship to community shows.
Its integrated workflow allows operators to switch sources, manage graphics and play media clips directly from the same interface while maintaining complete control over audio and program outputs.
Sport Producer X extends the concept further by integrating instant replay powered by LiveTouch X, enabling dynamic sports storytelling even in single-operator environments.
This solution combines switching, graphics, replay and streaming into a single interface optimized for sports production workflows, allowing operators to capture key moments, trigger replays and maintain full control over the program output during the game.
| Capability | Live Producer X | Event Producer X | Sport Producer X |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary workflow | Layout / Scene / Shot storytelling | Event production switching | Sports production switching |
| Production switcher | Maverik X | 2 M/E Maverik X | 2 M/E Maverik X |
| Input sources | AMPP video flows | Up to 10 sources | Up to 10 sources |
| Multiview monitoring | Kaleido-IP X multiviewer | Kaleido-IP X multiviewer | Kaleido-IP X multiviewer |
| Graphics integration | HTML graphics and image stores | HTML graphics and image stores | HTML graphics and image stores |
| Clip playback | Dynamic clip players | Clip playback support | Clip playback support |
| Instant replay | - | - | LiveTouch X instant replay |
| Audio control | Integrated audio mixing | Integrated audio mixing | Integrated audio mixing |
| Streaming | Built-in IP streaming | Built-in IP streaming | Built-in IP streaming |
| Control surfaces | Touchscreen, Keyboard and optional Maverik control | Touchscreen, Keyboard and optional Maverik control | Touchscreen, Keyboard and optional Maverik and LiveTouch control surfaces |
| Operation model | Single operator | Single operator | Single operator |
| Deployment | Browser-based on AMPP OS | Browser-based on AMPP OS | Browser-based on AMPP OS |
Because these solutions run on AMPP OS, operators can access the production environment from virtually anywhere. Productions can be operated over public internet connections, VPN environments or private networks using only a standard browser interface.
This flexibility allows teams to produce content from the venue, from centralized production hubs or remotely from entirely different locations.
The same production can scale and evolve over time by integrating additional AMPP OS applications or connecting to broader production infrastructures.
Single Person Production therefore does not limit creativity. Instead, it removes the traditional operational barriers that prevented many stories from being told.
Single Person Production places the power of an entire control room into the hands of a single storyteller.
Switching, graphics, replay, clip playback, audio control, and streaming are unified in one intuitive environment, allowing a single operator to manage every element of a live production. What once required multiple specialists can now be controlled through a single interface designed around storytelling rather than technical complexity.
For some organizations, this enables entirely new content that would otherwise be too costly to produce. Local sports teams can broadcast games that were never covered, community organizations can share events with wider audiences, and corporate teams can deliver polished productions without a full control room.
For others, it provides a premium production suite operated by one person. Professional production tools used across the industry are combined into streamlined workflows that remove unnecessary complexity.
Running on AMPP OS, these solutions also integrate seamlessly with Grass Valley’s broader production ecosystem, allowing teams to expand workflows over time across the Grass Valley Media Universe.
Single Person Production does not simplify storytelling — it removes the barriers that once prevented many stories from being told.
Because Grass Valley supports hardware-based, virtualized and single-person production environments within one coherent ecosystem, we start with your reality rather than a predefined answer.
Together with you, we explore how you create today, how your teams collaborate and where opportunity lies. From there, we help shape an approach that supports confident action now while leaving room to adapt as your needs evolve.
This is how we continue leading the media revolution together: by enabling people to create, decide and grow with confidence.