Clear View Innovations (CVI) of Baltimore, Maryland (USA) has released the CVI STUDIO Portable Backdrop for live video communications and pre-recorded video production.

CVI is targeting this new model for the exploding personal consumer and small & medium-size business markets who primarily use small system and desktop/online video equipment and applications. The STUDIO cloaks "visual noise" such as glare, motion, distractions and clutter, replacing the backgrounds with solid, neutral colors. This significantly improves picture quality, participant appearance, foreground lighting and privacy while reducing bandwidth usage.

The main distinguishing features of the CVI STUDIO Backdrop are its whole-unit design and single self-supporting tripod stand. The backdrop is lightweight, compact, easy to set up, take-down, use and store; sturdy, durable, adjustable, portable and most of all, professional-looking. The standard 54” x 54” version is large enough to fill the entire background yet small enough to fit in tight spaces. The standard colors are cobalt and royal blue with chroma-key and other colors available upon request. The STUDIO ensures two-way privacy, which is critical in open and shared spaces, particularly for classified communications. Finally, video can be truly “anytime, anywhere.”

An accessory for video conferencing and production, the STUDIO supports business, industry, and educational trends and governmental initiatives towards video conferencing, visual collaboration, unified communications, teleworking, video recruitment, interactive customer engagement, live video chat with social media, distance education and user-generated content among other online video applications.

The STUDIO and other CVI video backdrops cost $160-$375 plus s/h depending on model, size, color, mounting, carry case and branding. Clear View Innovations sells directly online and through channel partners.