Public broadcasters trust FOR-A technology to deliver World Cup coverage

Some of the worlds’ premier public broadcasters trusted FOR-A to deliver pristine imagery in a multitude of formats to fervent fans watching the recent FIFA World Cup in Russia.

Broadcasters in Japan, Korea and the European continent deployed FOR-A technology to insure audiences all over the globe received glitch-free views of the entire contest.

Four FOR-A FRC-9000 4K/HD frame rate converters or HD and SD signal conversion one FOR-A MFR-8000 4K/8K routing switcher were used by European broadcasters to supply properly formatted, live coverage.

A premier Japanese broadcaster went with six FRC-9000 frame rate converters for error-free live broadcasts of the month-long contest from Russian to its viewership in Japan.

A broadcaster in Korea selected a total of 18 FRC-9000 frame rate converters for its coverage, with two of the converters being used within a 4K production system, and the remaining providing conversions within an HD system.

“This is the ultimate test for our frame rate conversion technology,” said Mr. Takaaki Imoto, Senior General Manager of FOR-A Overseas Sales & Marketing Division. “The world football event is one of the most prestigious sporting events covered by broadcasters all over the world. There are many conversions that must be done live to get the properly formatted signals to their destination. It’s a complex task that FOR-A makes look easy for our customers. We congratulate these broadcasters for their spectacular world football event coverage.”

The FRC-9000 4K/HD frame rate converter supports 3G, HD and SD. It provides SD to 3G/HD up conversion; interlace to progressive conversion; conversion with motion compensated processing; optional 4K (UHD, SQD/2SI) support; and simultaneous conversion of two-channel video inputs.