BBC, NHK and OBS are testing a new 8K broadcast system during select events at the London Olympics, including the opening and closing ceremonies.
As previously reported on ETCentric, Japanese broadcaster NHK is currently developing a Super Hi-Vision 8K TV system, which touts 16 times more picture info than current HDTV and 22.2 channels of surround sound.
“At the Olympics, NHK is teaming with the BBC and host broadcasting organization Olympic Broadcast Services to test this format — which is so precise that one could view a shot inside the Olympic Stadium that appears to be three dimensional and contains stunning detail,” notes Carolyn Giardina for The Hollywood Reporter.
“The images seem to go around corners and curves. Most people say it is more 3D than 3D. With 3D you are aware that your brain has to work. Here you just sit in front of the screen and relax,” suggests Tim Plyming of the BBC. “I think when people see it, they will say this is the next really big format.”
During the Olympics, Super Hi-Vision coverage from four venues will be screened at public viewing sites in the UK and Japan.
“The participants began planning this trial roughly two years ago, and in the coming weeks, they aim to not only dazzle viewers with an early look at Super Hi-Vision, but demonstrate for the first time NHK’s new 8K broadcast camera, as well as the ability to transmit 8K — a staggering amount of picture information — over IP networks,” writes Giardina.
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