IBC 2011: NHK's Super Hi-Vision 8k technology

[Iannis Holwech]

IBC 2011: NHK's Super Hi-Vision 8k technology

The conference award this year was awarded to NHK's Super HI-Vision, and apparently a must see. Super Hi-Vision is an 8K (7,680 x 4,320) camera and display technology developed by NHK and the BBC. Along with 8K video technologies, 3D surround sound is also incorporated.

They then discussed the future of 8K and are hoping to utilize it during the London 2012 Olympic Games and further down the line incorporating it into a domestic market. They then finally ended the demo with Copa America highlights. Super-Hi Vision really came into its own. The 22.2 surround sound really gave a sense of what it would be like to be in the stadium, whilst the 8K image gave real depth - a 3D-like image (without the strain) that made the whole experience unbelievably immersive and unforgettable.

A deserved winner!

From august 8.

BBC Announce Super HD Big Screens For London Olympics

The Super Hi-Vision screens are currently in the process of being produced in Japan, and are already being advertised as capable of supporting a 4320 x 7680 pixel signal (compared to the current TV maximum of 1080 x 1920), with a potential of 120fps (though the transmissions next summer will run on around half that).

Since then, the pair have managed to compress the connection speed needed for transmitting video signals (from 24Gbs to 350Mbps).

The BBC are stating a belief that Super Hi-Vision can become a ‘better long-term prospect’ than 3D broadcasting depending on further reducing production and operation costs, though NHK believe they can achieve this (and bring Super Hi-Vision to home use in Japan) by the year 2022.

 

[IAN SUN]

Amazing stuff, but who the hell came up with that english name? Super High what?

They should have a contest for the naming of this thing, with the prize being one of those 8K monitors :arf:
My submission is ..."ULTRA MEGA TV!!!"

 

[Petros Nousias]

Yeah, they should have gone for something more subtle, in the likes of Epic, Mysterium, Bomb, Rocket etc...hehe...

 

[Luc Bouvrette]

The name reminds me of the Bass-o-matic 2000.

 

[L. Langer]

Amazing stuff, but who the hell came up with that english name? Super High what?

They should have a contest for the naming of this thing, with the prize being one of those 8K monitors :arf:
My submission is ..."ULTRA MEGA TV!!!"

It's the Japanese. They make things like "Super Happy Fun Time Ninja Monkey Force Princess Harukagi" whereas we would just call it "Ninja Monkey Force".

 

[Paul Leeming]

Kind of weird to see this crop up with an award now, given the same tech was on display back in 2008.

For clarification, "Full Hi-Vision" is the commercial name given to 1920x1080 displays here in Japan. Hence the name "Super Hi-Vision".

Good luck running and gunning with that setup though!

Love from super-happy crazy-town Tokyo,

Paul