PyeongChang 2018 will test production 8K and 5G

PyeongChang 2018 will test production 8K and 5GIn the Winter Olympics, NHK is covering a total of 90 hours with production multi-camera in HDR (BT 2020) in 8K (Super Hi-Vision) using the format devised by NHK HLG and the BBC.

With an eye on Tokyo by 2020, the NHK It is carrying out a pilot test of production at 8K of the Olympic Winter Games that held these days in PyeongChang.

Although already in Rio de Janeiro games Japanese broadcaster pioneer held some experience with a single camera, this time covered in 8K (Super Hi-Vision) a total of 90 hours with multi-camera production in HDR (BT 2020) using the HLG devised by NHK and BBC format. Figure skating, ski jumping, snowboarding, as well as key moments in the ceremonies of opening and closing of the true occur in 8K.

To do this, NHK is using ten cameras 8K sending the signal to the International Broadcast Center (IBC) already Japan where being routed on screen Giants at different locations.

The 8K UHD HDR signal is converted at the same time down to provide an output 4K HDR which are using broadcasters such as NBCU.

For its part, Olympic Broadcast Services (OBS) as official broadcaster is working on a version 4K SDR (BT.709) Although the production base is still HD 1080i, for which OBS has more than 400 cameras and more than 250 specialised cameras and aerial shots from helicopters and drones. For example, OBS has installed small cameras of fixed lens for 4K in front of the bobsleigh Olympic to offer an extraordinary view of the bullet. Although cameras are 4K, the output of transmission will be HD.

It is also being to test the possibilities of the 5 G to stream live video to air. Korea Telecom has installed for this purpose a 5G network and base stations around the bobsleigh track elsewhere in the winter games, including the Olympic Park Gangneung-SI.

Although they are not part of the transmission main and only you can see what the spectators in special zones that use 5 G-ready mobile devices, these tests include temporary views of skaters in motion and the ability to track to the competitors in the Olympic Cross Country travel with the possibility of selecting different views in real time.

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