Tokyo - NHK will produce 8K (Super Hi-Vision) broadcasts of 10 matches at the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015, including Japan v Cameroon and the final, as joint productions with FIFA, and present most of these as live public viewings at two venues in Japan. The pinnacle of the women’s game will be conveyed in the world’s most ultra-high definition images and 3D sound to give viewers the sensation of almost being in the stadiums. *Prior application is required to … [Read more...] about NHK produces 8K Viewings
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NHK holds 8K public viewing
Tokyo – NHK will hold 8K public viewings of 66th Sapporo Snow Festival and special footages including the Sochi Olympics. The public viewings will take place at NHK Sapporo Station, Hokkaido, from 5 to 11 February. Sapporo Snow Festival is one of the biggest winter events in Japan. Two million visitors inside and outside the country visit Sapporo every winter to see more than two hundred splendid snow and ice sculptures in the park, along the main street, and so on. These powerful and … [Read more...] about NHK holds 8K public viewing
NHK to showcase 8K camera images
Tokyo – In a world first, NHK will give a public display of images taken by its 120Hz frame frequency 8K Super Hi-Vision camera. 8K provides 33 megapixel ultra high-definition images, which lets viewers feel as if they are right where the action is taking place. The frame frequency has been standardized for 120Hz as the video parameters, as well as 60Hz. NHK collaborated with FIFA to produce 8K images of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. The finest moments of play were captured with 120Hz … [Read more...] about NHK to showcase 8K camera images
NHK’s 8K transmission successfully tested
Tokyo – NHK is conducting research and development on a large-capacity terrestrial transmission technology to realise 8K (Super Hi-Vision) (hereafter referred to as 8K) terrestrial broadcasting. On this occasion, a long-distance test transmission was successfully achieved. In the test, a compressed 8K signal was transmitted on a single UHF-band channel (6-MHz bandwidth), from a test station at NHK's Hitoyoshi TV relay station in Hitoyoshi City, Kumamoto Prefecture. It was confirmed … [Read more...] about NHK’s 8K transmission successfully tested
NHK to showcase 8K content at ABU General Assembly
Tokyo – NHK will exhibit its latest broadcasting technologies, 8K (Super Hi-Vision) and NHK Hybridcast, at the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) General Assembly in Hanoi, Vietnam, starting from October 23, 2013. The next-generation 8K broadcasting media makes use of ultra-high definition images consisting of 33 million pixels – which is 16 times that of current Hi-Vision technology – combined with a 22.2 multichannel 3D sound system. Super Hi-Vision gives viewers … [Read more...] about NHK to showcase 8K content at ABU General Assembly
NHK to showcase 8K SUPER Hi-VISION content at Cannes Film Festival
Tokyo, Japan – Japanese public broadcaster NHK says it will be holding a public screening of content in its cutting-edge SUPER Hi-VISION (8K) format at the Cannes Film Festival set to be held next month. The screening will include the highlight of the first 8K narrative comedy short film Beauties À La Carte directed by the Toshio Lee based on an original story by Kundo Koyama. NHK began developing the SUPER Hi-VISION (8K) in 1995 and has 7,680 by 4,320 pixels — four times the … [Read more...] about NHK to showcase 8K SUPER Hi-VISION content at Cannes Film Festival
