Taking place in Berlin and Glasgow during August, the first-ever edition of the European Championships was widely declared to have been a triumph of organisation and sporting achievement. But the multi-sport event was also notable for its extensive, EBU-masterminded technology trials involving the capture, processing and distribution of live UHD content with High Frame Rate […] More
For the last three years R&D labs and meeting rooms across Europe have been engaged in a groundbreaking research project into the possibilities of object-based media. Orpheus drew on the talents of some of Europe’s leading institutions and vendors, including Fraunhofer IIS, Eurescom, BBC R&D, IRT, Guppies in the Dark BV, Trinnov Audio, B-COM, IRCAM, […] More
While themes like ultra-high-resolution displays, energy-efficiency, and the cloud dominated the headlines at CEATEC in Japan last week, several other bleeding-edge products were on display. They are likely to be years, if not decades, from hitting the market but are nonetheless fascinating. Here is a quick look at some of the intriguing futuristic technologies that […] More
More about this from the IBC showfloor, but it’s one worth marking your card for. Tested by the BBC during its Wimbledon broadcasts, Fraunhofer’s new audio technology enables end users to adapt the volume of different audio elements within a single broadcast programme. More
Televised sports established the 5.1 surround audio format as the emerging standard for broadcast-sports sound. This year, as sports moves more deeply into the streaming domain, fans who have grown accustomed to surround sound on televisions might miss it on Internet distribution channels. Fraunhofer, the German technology think tank that brought us the MP3 format, […] More
