No spot on the CEATEC floor offers a more tantalising look into the future than the joint exhibit by NHK (Japan’s public broadcaster) and JEITA (Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association). With two Super Hi-Vision (SHV) Ultra HD demos, an SHV 3D binoculars setup, an impressive glasses-free 3D demo, a 3D Olympics presentation, and […] More
Known historically as one of the most forward-thinking broadcasters in the world, Japan’s NHK hit a high point this summer when it successfully produced and delivered the London Olympic Games in Super Hi-Vision (SHV) to theaters in Japan, the UK, and the U.S. The SHV format, which offers 8K video (16 times the resolution of […] More
One of the highlights of last week’s busy BVE was a session that saw BBC R&D’s John Zubrzycki detail the plans for the Corporation and NHK’s Super Hi-Vision experiments from the London Olympics; which was equally interesting in places for what it revealed about the format. More
Confirming long-established speculation, Roger Mosey, the BBC executive in charge of the corporation’s London 2012 efforts, has revealed it is planning to experiment with capturing elements of the Olympics in Super Hi-Vision. Mosey was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the Edinburgh International Television Festival, and, quoted in The Guardian, also admitted that 3D […] More
