Imagine was pushing IP at least in my inbox;-).
Cinegy with 8K/4K production/post/play-out with IP.
Noticed various repors on mezzanine compression IP TICO.
AJA Kona
Daniel Grimes schreef op 25-04-2016 20:02:
Craig wrote:
There was very little news out of Vegas this year other than the ATSC
3.0. noise. Did you see anything newsworthy Dan?
Unfortunately, I rarely get to attend any conferences at NAB, but I do
get to attend the exhibit floor almost every year. This year was much
more realistic and down to day-to-day business, in my opinion.
While the themes were "3D" and "UHD" the past two years, both were
passe'. Not really; they were still present, but certainly not
touted.
There were two newer technologies that were quite prominent: HDR and
VR.
It was great to see HDR being pushed. Though programming and
distribution still elude the industry, the displays are real and
impressive to my eye. I think HDR is getting momentum. I think the
consumer product side got the picture at CES, the originators
certainly see it as a boost to their craft, and now it appears the
production equipment providers are starting to make it work. Now on
to solving the distribution issues!
VR had its own pavilion and lots to demonstrate. Source material and
distribution is a reality, and quite simple at that. Even Google
supports the imagery. However, I don't think that Television will be
the application anytime soon, at least not for the sports and
entertainment industry. Perhaps News could adapt it but not
television news.
There was an 8K demonstration area. The pictures looked great...as
good as 4K. In fact, you had to take a magnifying glass up to the
monitor to see the pixels and the improved resolution. But at six
feet from the screen, what is the point? You could see a difference
when very close to a very large screen. Unfortunately, once the
objects moved, even at 120 fps, there was considerable object blur. I
wonder why? (please note the sarcasm.)
For you production folks, I didn't find much on IP production
equipment. The most information was at the Evertz booth. It seems
they are taking a hybrid process with their routers and equipment.
Sony and Panasonic had some cameras: PTZ industrial grade cameras and
all proprietary signals. If the broadcast cameras had them (coming
from the CCU), they certainly didn't demonstrate it.
The lack of IP equipment demonstrates, to me, that this is a very
immature technology thus far. We'll have to stick to baseband for a
while.
Dan