Tuesday, 1 April 2014

Will La Liga broadcast in 4K soon?

TVB Europe

The much trumpeted 4K test broadcast of Spain’s El Clásico football match last week involved some smoke and mirrors on the part of production company and rights holder MediaPro.
http://www.tvbeurope.com/will-la-liga-broadcast-4k-soon/

For-A debuts specialist 4K camera products

TVB Europe
Japanese camera manufacturer For-A is debuting an extraction system that allows operators to frame and extract specified HD scenes at any size from 4K sources.
http://www.tvbeurope.com/debuts-specialist-4k-camera-products/

Broadcasters join Colorfront Ultra HD cloud service

TVB Europe Digital dailies workflow tools developer Colorfront says broadcasters and content producers in the UK, Europe, Japan, Brazil and the US are working with Colorfront Cloud Services as they adopt large-sensor cameras for Ultra HD production.

http://www.tvbeurope.com/broadcasters-join-colorfront-ultra-hd-cloud-service/

The HDR revolution

TVB Europe

The Ultra HD debate revolves around getting a richer picture to the living room with implications for capture, post production and retail. Is there a need for an enhanced, richer-pixeled version of Ultra HD that includes greater luminance and colour alongside higher frame rate and resolution? 

http://www.tvbeurope.com/hdr-revolution/

Sony evolves live Ultra HD, HD and 3D workflow for Papal broadcast

Sports Video Group

In a world first outside broadcast, the ceremony at which Pope Francis will canonise Pope John Paul II and Pope John XXIII will be transmitted live in 3D and in Ultra HD. 
http://svgeurope.org/blog/headlines/sony-evolves-live-ultra-hd-hd-and-3d-workflow-for-papal-broadcast/

Small firms feel the squeeze



Broadcast Tech p28

As the broadcast technology supply sector consolidates, the survival of smaller manufacturers rests on continual research and development.

http://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk//launch.aspx?eid=5fc88742-b547-4d7d-9689-b2070d04a8ae]

Challenges in the edit

Broadcast Tech - p32 
The DPP's deadline for file delivery has thrown insert editing and the complications faced by post production companies into sharp relief.
http://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk//launch.aspx?eid=5fc88742-b547-4d7d-9689-b2070d04a8ae