Issue #78 | November 01, 2022

Updated 8K Association Overview Deck Available

Want to know more about what the 8K Association has done over the last year, as well as our current activities and plans? Download the latest overview document HERE.

RED Still Championing High Resolution

Digital cinema camera maker RED has been pushing the boundaries of higher resolution for seventeen years, first with 4K and then with 8K. In a great new 11-minute film, cinematographer Mark Toia extols the virtues of 8K capture and the features RED has integrated into their cameras. Ben Schwarz's review is here.

Underwater Cinematography – 8K and Beyond

The most challenging aspect of filming underwater is the optics. It is the ultimate factor limiting image quality when filming below the waves. Much of the underwater content that is claimed to be 4K or 8K is limited to high-definition quality or less by its optics, even though it may be recorded on an 8K-capable camera. Fortunately, 8K-capable underwater solutions are now available - solutions used in Avatar: The Way of Water. Read our article by guest author Pawel Achtel ACS.

8K Industry Faces Challenge with New EU Regulatory Ruling

March 2023 could still spell trouble for the emerging 8K industry, with power limits on 8K TVs set so low that virtually no devices will be sellable in the EU. European consumers could have fewer choices than anywhere else in the world. Our piece here is also a call to action to reach out to the EU regulators if you think this regulation will impact your business.

8K Video Workflows Becoming Real

In our series on 8K workflows, guest contributor Arthur Ditner, DaVinci Resolve Trainer & Technology Writer at storage provider OWC, gives his balanced yet optimistic view on the state of the market. The guest article is here.

Experts Panel Discusses Codecs, 8K and More

Tommy Flannagan from Rethink Research moderated a panel session full of insights relevant to the 8K community. Experts were Mediakind's Carl Furgusson, Synamedia's Jan de Cock, IdeaNova Technologies' Janne Pelkonen, and V-Nova's Fabio Murra. Of the many topics, VVC was central with its use cases, time frame for rollout, licensing issues and more. Chris Chinnock's summary of the webinar is here.

Adobe Previews First Camera to Cloud Integration with RED & Fujifilm

More on RED this week with camera-to-cloud, which is a compelling proposition to get original camera files into the cloud for remote workflow access later on. RED's V-Raptor and Fujifilm's X-H2S show the way. The Newsshooter article is here and contains a link to a YouTube video.

Sony A7R V coming next week! Same sensor, but 8K video and AI autofocus

Sony has announced the first camera in its Alpha 7 mirrorless full-frame sensor series that can capture 8K video - the a7R V. The camera can record 8K/24P video. The 60MP sensor resolution is 9504 x 6336, but the 8K capture uses a crop mode rather than over-sampling, so the full sensor is not used. The video modes are 23.98P or 25P, and each can be recorded in XAVC HS, MP4, and H.265 at 200Mbps or 400Mbps. There are 10-bit 4:2:2 video options, including S-Log3, S-Cinetone and HLG

8K Gaming Benchmarks

Reviewers evaluate the NVIDIA 4090 GPU in high-end PC setups and several 8 K-capable games in this video and this video. According to one reviewer, they look at frame rates with and without DLSS upscaling and note that native 8K gameplay can achieve very usable frame rates - more than 60 fps on all the games tested. One issue for 8K gaming: The 8K TVs are limited to 60fps over HDMI 2.1.

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