BBC plans to use 3D and ’super hi-vision’ for London Olympics article tells that executive in charge of 2012 coverage has spoken about the proposed experiment: The BBC is considering plans to broadcast the 100 meters final of the London Olympics in 3D, as well as trying out a new super high-definition technology.
Super Hi-vision (Ultrahigh-Definition Wide-Screen System with 4000 Scanning Lines) is the technology developed by NHK Science & Technical Research Laboratories that delivers the images at considerable higher resolution than HDTV. The picture quality is picture quality is said to be 16 times better than HDTV.
It is claimed that this technology is so real that viewers feel as if they were actually at the site of the broadcast and find themselves attempting to touch what’s on the screen (by the way same type of promises was made in the introduction of HDTV if I remember rigt). The large, wide-screen video images with the resolution equivalent to that of printing strike viewers as a fresh surprise. The cutting-edge technology captures the attention of the international community.
Super Hi-Vision feed over IP page gives some details on the data rates on this new video system: Live feed made use of a codec developed by NHK for efficient transmission and broadcast of Ultra High Definition TV signals. The encoder compresses the video signal from approximately 24Gbps down to 180-600Mbps and the audio from 28Mbps to 7-28Mbps. Wikipedia Ultra High Definition Television has also some additional information on different higher resolution than HDTV video systems.
I got some days ago at AudioVisual2011 presentation some more information on the 3D broadcasts London Olympics.
The normal TV broadcasting gear and 3D broadcasting gear will be provided by Panasonic. 3D camera gear they will use is Panasonic AG-3DA1, AG-3DP1 and 3D rig of 2x AK-HC1800.
Some details of Panasonic 3D system can be found at
http://pro-av.panasonic.net/en/sales_o/switcher_mixer/av-hs450/system.pdf
http://www.reghardware.com/2011/10/19/itu_heralds_uhdtv_progress/
The ITU, an international standards setter, has agreed “the pertinent technical characteristics” of the ultra-high definition televion (UHDTV) format.
So said the ITU itself, though quite what those characteristics are – beyond a target resolution of 7680 × 4320, of course – it didn’t make clear.
According to Japanese broadcaster NHK, which is spearheading UHDTV development, the format should incorporate that 8K x 4K resolution, a 120Hz frame frequency, a 12-bit colour depth, and 22.2-channel sound encoded at 48 or 96KHz in 16, 20 or 24 bits.
The BBC will be recording the 2012 London Olympics in UHDTV, streaming the footage to 15m display screens for public viewing.
The proposed video encoding technology, High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC), is currently being devised by the ITU and MPEG as the follow-up to the H.264/MPEG 4 AVC (Advanced Video Coding) codec.
[...] earlier wrote that BBC plans to use 3D on London Olympics at summer 2012. The presentation gave some details on the actual 3D TV production hardware that is planned to be [...]
http://www.tietokone.fi/uutiset/suomen_ensimmainen_3d_kanava_aloittaa
Canal Digital is bringing in the Finnish market, only the first three-dimensional content of sending TV, HighTV : about Submissions are already beginning to the end of the week.
The channel sends the 3D content 24 hours a day and watch requires three-dimensional image that supports the TV and Canal Digital Family HD or HD Entertainment package.
http://www.hightv.tv/
[...] Just as we’ve seen the emergence of 3DTV for consumers and higher than HDTV resolutions are to be tested in 2012 London Olympics. Xilinx Making Immersive 3D and 4K2K Displays Possible with 7 Series FPGA System Integration press [...]
http://www.iltalehti.fi/digi/2012021015179362_du.shtml
The next revolution: Super Resolution HD-TV
Television technology is developing rapidly. Consumers are just gaining access to the 3D TVs when the next disaster is already on the way.
At best, 4K technology reached a dizzying 4096×2160 pixel resolution. Today, the most accurate HD picture is 1920×1080 pixels accuracy.
However, the content is coming soon, because all the new movies filmed in automatically with a new 4K technology.
Sony has already revealed a 4k projector, which is still for sale during this winter.
The TV market will soon be another new technology, the OLED displays are becoming more common.
http://www.digitoday.fi/viihde/2012/02/16/lontoon-olympialaiset-tinkii-3d-lahetyksista/201223382/66?rss=6
London for the 2012 summer Olympic Games three-dimensional form can be viewed only by a few important events.
Olympic ceremonies and 100m final will be in 3D on the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/rogermosey/2012/02/olympic_ceremonies_and_100m_fi.html
We’ve always been clear we were never going to have a 3D channel for the Olympics and the BBC’s overall approach to 3D has been very much on the lines of an experiment around special events
This caution has been in line with consumer demand – 3D has spread more slowly than we perhaps expected in 2009
But we do believe it’s right for the BBC to go ahead with a 3D experiment this summer.
So here’s what we’re announcing today that we intend to offer in 3D:
• The Olympic opening Ceremony live
• The men’s 100m final live
• Nightly highlights in 3D
• The Olympic closing Ceremony live
The pattern will be that our main standard-definition transmission will be on BBC One, the HD simulcast will be on BBC One HD and then the 3D version will be on the BBC HD Channel – as we did with Wimbledon.
MY COMMENT:
Ironic though the only sports event you’ll screen in 3D is one that is running in a straight line!