4K at the 2013 Superbowl

[Marc Wielage]

I was very surprised to see that in addition to the 80 live HD cameras CBS is running on Sunday for the Superbowl on February 3rd in New Orleans, they're also running 6 4K cameras for instant replay. The 4K cameras are supplied by For-A of Japan, recording onto "Dreamcatcher" servers supplied by Evertz of Canada.

The author (on The Verge.com) makes a good case as to why the added detail of 4K will provide a better chance to blow up images to see near-misses and fouls during play.

Very interesting piece:

http://www.theverge.com/2013/2/2/3943312/super-bowl-4k-is-a-game-changer

 

[BigLu]

NOW were talking.

 

[Marc Wielage]

More on the 4K cameras (which can go up to 860fps in real 4K) at this link:

http://nofilmschool.com/2013/02/4k-music-video-sony-f65-for-a-ft-one-860fps/

 

[Rodrigo Prata]

I Believe I got a glimpse of a Sony F5 (or mor probably an F55 because of the High Speed...) in the hands of a cameraman...