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TVBEurope 2020 welcomes Sony as Gold Sponsor
Yet another sponsor has been confirmed for the upcoming TVBEurope 2020: Sony is supporting the brand new conference event as Gold Sponsor.
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BBC Worldwide and Red Planet in first look deal
The commercial arm of the BBC will provide investment, co-production expertise and global market support in return for the first-look on Red Planet’s new...
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Production & Post
Granite powered V-mount for Flex4K
Blueshape has released a V-mount battery adapter for the Phantom Flex4K that has been approved by Vision Research, along with a new high-rate discharge...
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IMAX films reworked for Ultra HD streaming
NanoTech Entertainment has secured the rights to 15 IMAX features and will rework them for 4K internet distribution.
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Rosenberger launches fibre for 4K and beyond
Rosenberger OSI is to introduce a new high-speed fibre optic cabling system for 4K and beyond at IBC (stand 11.E39).
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Depth sensing cameras for broadcast
We need more than a series of new graphics tools for Ultra HD, Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality production. We need a whole new...
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Production & Post
4K lens line up
Several new lenses suitable for 4K and Ultra HD production will be introduced at IBC from Fujinon, Zeiss and IBE Optics, while MTF is...
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Will the UHD user experience turn viewers off?
As Ultra HD definition screens come to market the user experience is likely to change in ways manufacturers and service providers may not have...
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Production & Post
Making the connection for 4K
Both Canare and Coax Connectors will be introducing new connectors at IBC designed for 4K and Ultra HD use.
Production & Post
Photo-realistic CG humans a decade away
Over the last decade, we have seen the subtle but important evolution from simple body motion capture, such as stunt doubles, to full performance...
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Semantic TV comes home
In the LinkedTV project, researchers are connecting TV content with the internet, so audiences can benefit from an more informative and personalised viewing experience.
Production & Post
IO Industries exhibits Flare for 4K
A new compact 4K camera head will be launched by IO Industries at IBC.
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TV and the internet of things
The future TV landscape, and in particular Ultra HD on large screens of 55-85 inches or more, is opening up a wealth of opportunities...
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Baselight finishes a 4K House of Cards
The second season of House of Cards, the political drama from Netflix, was released on 14 February 2014. For the first time, 4K and...
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One week to nominate for TVBAwards
Enter now for the first TVBAwards, to be held at a ceremony this October at the Hilton London Wembley
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NHK 8K image sensor still in prototype
NHK will showcase the latest developments in its 8K Super HiVision broadcasting system at IBC, but has yet to perfect an image sensor with...
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4K boom drives Pablo Rio sales in Japan
Although 4K is mainly seen as an experimental format in Europe, it is rapidly gaining hold as the medium of choice in Japan for...
Production & Post
24fps here to stay unless Avatar 2 jump-starts cinema (again)
With the advent of digital cinema the movie industry is finally able to shift away from production and playback techniques that date back almost...
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World Cup transmitted in 4K HEVC
The World Cup Final was transmitted to cinemagoers in London in Ultra HD using the High Efficiency Video Coding compression format, the third match...
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FIFA World Cup Final filmed in 360° Ultra HD
The final of the 2014 World Cup was captured in 360º and in Ultra HD on the OmniCam developed by the Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz...
Production & Post
VideoStitch goes live for 360º video
VideoStitch, a Paris-based start-up specialising in 360º video products, has developed post production software to stitch videos together from several GoPro cameras.
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NASA picks Edius 7 to edit Our Restless Planet in 3D
Our Restless Planet, a new film about the effects of hurricanes, earthquakes and fresh water supplies on earth, has been edited in 3D for...
Business
House of Cards gets 4K finish
The second series of Netflix House of Cards, had its 4K post production managed by Deluxe.
Production & Post
Single camera and single pixel 3D research
At last week’s Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition in London, the Creative Cameras teams from Edinburgh’s Heriot-Watt University and the University of Glasgow showed...
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IP-enabled cameras needed to accelerate Ultra HD production
IP technology is increasingly seen as a pre-requisite among broadcasters for Ultra HD production of live events, with IP-enabled cameras a key missing link.
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15 billion frames per second
A camera fast enough to see light travelling through the air and even see around corners has been developed by researchers at Heriot-Watt University...
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BBC plans further all-IP UHD production tests
On completion of its groundbreaking all-IP live Ultra HD production from the Commonwealth Games in a few weeks, the BBC is formulating plans to...
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Cinedeck focuses on 4K workflow
Cinedeck has introduced new 4K and JPEG2000 workflows, which it claims can eradicate time-consuming and costly transcoding processes.
Production & Post
LMC’s Antelope delivers handball finals at high speed
Cologne-based production specialists Wige and LMC (LiveMotionConcept) provided three Ultra Slow Motion systems for the European Handball Federation’s Final Four Champions League in Germany.
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SMPTE: Immersive sound destined to be a novelty without standards
As immersive audio platforms are rolled out to cinemas worldwide there are warnings that without a standard means of mixing them and playing them...
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Ultra HD trials gain impetus ahead of 2015 channel launches
Brazil's Globo network and the BBC will be among broadcasters showing technical demonstrations of Ultra HD coverage from the World Cup.
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HEVC now ready for smartphones
Barcelona-based Cinemartin has created what is claimed to be the first app for Android smartphones that allows them to play H.265-compressed videos, including a...
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BBC 4K test is first of many
The BBC has given the strongest indication yet of plans to launch an Ultra HD service by performing a test broadcast of three matches...
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Sony hopes SDI history repeats itself for IP
Sony claims to have played a major role in bringing the industry the global broadcast signal transport SDI, standardised by SMPTE in 1989, and...
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Envivio serves up Roland-Garros in Ultra HD
France’s TDF used Envivio’s Ultra HD compression technology to live stream last week’s French Open 2014 tennis championship at Roland-Garros.
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360º video tested at Roland-Garros
LiveSphere, the 360º broadcast video application under development in France, has been tested during the Roland-Garros tennis tournament.
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Toshiba confirmed as Gold Sponsor at Beyond HD
Toshiba has been announced as the latest sponsor at TVBEurope’s Beyond HD Masters conference
Production & Post
First 8K shared storage system
GB Labs has introduced Space SSD Ultimate, claimed as the first networked storage system for 8K grading, editing, compositing and motion graphics.
Production & Post
Athena multi-stream 4K recorder
Convergent Design will introduce a new 4K/multi-stream player/recorder encoder/decoder unit at IBC.
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Will your Ultra HD TV be good enough?
Ultra HD sets could make up nearly half of all global TV set sales in four years time, but will they all be technologically...
Production & Post
The science of Cion with AJA
Four years of concept and two years of “solid physical work” has resulted in Cion.
Production & Post
Sony, FIFA plan 4K World Cup replay
Sony and FIFA have broadened their 4K commitment at the World Cup to three matches in order to create an official 4K film of...