Issue #88 | January 17, 2023

Why a Software-defined Cloud-based Architecture is Necessary for 8K Deployments

Guest author Eric Bolten, VP of Business Development, Zixi, makes the case that despite a painfully slow start, 8K's time will come, ushered in by Coud-based software-defined video tools. His thoughtful article's case rests on 8K's non-disruptive nature. It's a natural evolution, and it will come.

CES 2023 Video: Hisense Showcases a 110" 8K TV

Chris Chinnock reports from the Hisense booth on their flagship 110" UX 8K TV, demonstrated in Vegas, although it is currently only available in China.

CES 2023 Video: Samsung Updates 8K TV Line

Samsung Electronics used its expansive exhibit space at Ceasar's Palace to showcase its 8K TV range. Chris Chinnock's seven-minute video covers all that is new this year, starting with the dedicated app to stream 8K YouTube content and covering everything new that the 2023 TV lineup has to offer.

For all CES 2023 video news reports from Insight Media, go to the InsightMedia TV1 channel HERE.

Production Workflow with multi-camera 8K

The combination of low-cost, portable 8K mirrorless cameras, ordinary PCs, and editing/grading software makes 8K capture and finishing available to a much wider audience of content creators. Bob Raikes' article covering NHK's Takeshi Shibasaki's recent Malaga presentation is here.

New HELIOS LED Platform Pushes VR Boundaries with ST2110

Megapixel VR's Helios video wall processor is designed to support LED walls of 8K and beyond, as we reported HERE. The update announced HERE now supports high-fidelity IP streams using the SMPTE ST 2110 standard for broadcast and mission-critical applications at 8K or higher resolutions.

8K TV: The Current State of Play

Chris Chinnock of the 8K Association spoke to IBC365 and summarized the state of play in 8K at the end of 2022. Although the set market is still small for 8K, the trend to bigger sizes will require more resolution over time. Better codecs will help adoption, but this will mainly come via OTT delivered by broadband or 5G. There are also specialist uses in sports, for VR, and for cultural artifacts (as NHK recently highlighted). He also summarizes the actions that the 8KA is taking on capture guidelines and display certification. The IBC365 article (need a free account) is here.

Lies of P, the New 8K Gameplay Showcase

One of the content development efforts highlighted by Samsung at CES 2023 was a game called "Lies of P", which will be authored natively in 8K. Now, the game developer, Neoviz, and AMD have released a short clip that can play in 8K on your 8K TV if you use the new AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX graphics card in a PC.

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