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The EBU (European Broadcasting Union) has included two enhanced versions of HD among four alternative profiles for broadcasters to adopt on the road way towards future immersive services that incorporate all aspects of full Ultra HDTV (UHDTV). These are detailed in a new technical report, Video System Requirements for UHDTV and an Advanced 1080p Television Format, whose main premise is that an increase in spatial resolution alone will not provide a sufficient boost in the viewing experience to justify worldwide adoption of a new television system.
The Olympic Games may look the same this summer. But the technology behind the scenes is the latest available.
The industry’s movement towards IP-based studio production is gaining traction as IT infrastructures have finally reached the speeds and reliability required for high quality video content. Even so, because IT technology changes rapidly, media and broadcast solutions need to be flexible in order to leverage those improvements.
The continued adoption of IP is largely due to the convergence of technologies and services. For broadcasters and production professionals, the shift to IP has been a gradual one, driven by the need to reduce costs and increase efficiencies. The pace of change is about to get much faster.
The broadcast and production industries are filled with acronyms and terms. The author provides guidance into understanding key standards and technology.
Media storage is not just about meeting today’s needs of size and speed. It’s also about being able to access that content tomorrow or 20-years from now.
The past few years have seen the rise of many new industries – many of them recognising that “one size fits all” is no longer a workable marketing approach. Increasingly, we want those who supply us to recognise us as individuals with needs that are unique to us.
The ITU (International Telecommunications Union) has released its promised standard for High Dynamic Range (HDR), with separate versions for legacy and emerging workflows. The new HDR standard called ITU-R BT.2100 complements the existing BT.2020 recommendation for color gamut and bit depth.
