90 Friday 13.09.13 theibcdaily I want my 4K MTV!
New technologies are bringing an IMAX-esque experience to the living room, observes Gabriel Dusil, SVP marketing & corporate strategy, Visual Unity
The future of digital video is expanding in all directions, from the size of the living room TV to the depth of content selection, and to the different types of devices that serve content. It is not difficult to imagine that in the next 10 years subscribers will be unravelling and gluing their TVs onto their wall. A culmination of the following innovations will make this happen: • Televisions are growing to the size of an entire wall. Several 100-inch sets (2.5 metre diagonal) have been introduced to the market, and prototypes of even larger screens have also been showcased. As screen sizes continue to increase, the only limiting factor will be available wall space. • Displays are verging on the thinness of credit cards. OLED displays have been recently introduced in 2013 as thin as 4mm by LG. Although OLED had a slow start due to high manufacturing costs and other technical issues, it still offers a promising future for ultra-thin and ultra-high resolution
Gabriel Dusil: ‘Even 4K will not satisfy consumers’
Opinion
strong sales momentum, and HDTV has finally established a firm foothold in the living room – penetrating also the mobile market. So why 4K video, and why now? When viewed from the
displays, because each pixel is self-emissive (i.e. they emit light without requiring a back-lit layer). As screens become thinner, this leads to the inevitable availability of… • Flexible displays. These have also been announced from manufacturers such as Sony, Samsung and Corning. • Higher resolutions are now being introduced to the market such as 4K (aka UHD, Ultra High Definition video). When display technology verges on the size of walls, then even 4K will not satisfy consumers, and 8K, or higher will begin to steal the attention of consumers.
• Computing power to crunch through all that Ultra High resolution data is readily available. • The ability to deliver hundreds of megabytes in bandwidth to the average consumer is on the horizon. These advances in home
video may seem like a distant dream, but the future is closer than most realise. 4K television will continue to be a hot topic at IBC2013 in Amsterdam this week. But some consumers may feel that 4K has been introduced too soon. Especially considering that Blu-ray only recently reached
perspective of technology penetration, this is the perfect time to introduce Ultra-HD. Higher resolution displays immediately benefit consumers wanting the most real estate on their devices. More windows, icons, and widgets can be displayed side-by-side in all their high-resolution glory. Consumers are quickly becoming acclimatised to high pixel densities. Retina displays enhance the subscriber’s viewing experience on smartphones, tablets, and laptops, and create a precursor for ultra-high resolution content. At IBC Visual Unity will
highlight the latest version of its award-winning platform vuMedia platform supporting 4K video, and helping broadcasters to manage and monetise their content in a multiscreen world. 14.114
Gredos IRD can later be upgraded SAPEC
By Anne Morris
Spanish specialist in audio and video transmission solutions Sapec is launching its new Gredos family at IBC today. Four models are available, covering SD and HD in 4:2:0 or 4:2:2. The IRDs are upgradeable, allowing
customers to buy a basic model and then migrate. All are able to decode MPEG-2, H.264 and Dolby Digital (AC3 and EAC3) by default, and include Ethernet management, ASI input and ASI, SDI and HDMI outputs. Gredos IRDs offer a full range of options including MPEGoIP and DVB-S/S2 interface, BISS, Multi-BISS and DVB-CI for decryption, analogue and digital audio and video outputs. The IRDs can be managed
through a display on the front of the unit, a keyboard, SNMP and a web interface. They are capable of processing ancillary data and full VBI-supporting test lines. 1.F21
Strategic partnership announced Provys
By Heather McLean
Visual Unity and Provys are joining forces and showing how they are integrating Visual Unity’s next generation vuMedia OTT platform with Provys’ advanced broadcast management and planning system.
Integration of vuMedia with
Provys is seamless and no additional inputs are required, says the companies. Customers who choose
Provys with vuMedia will have front end access to their own catalogue, charts and metadata, as well as a video player with a smart URL, which will allow movies to be played on a variety of different devices. Other vuMedia features include statistical analysis, advertisement injection and social network integration, bringing the full power of OTT to a much wider audience. 2.B49
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