HDR out in the Wild - A blog

+++ For Immediate Release +++ The Ultra HD Forum returns for its sixth consecutive NAB Show, bringing five innovative demos. The organization welcomes a major new member, Amazon, representing both the mainstream OTT market and hyperscalers. NAB attendees will be the first to see the newly restructured industry guidelines, now divided into nine focused books, […]

One-third UHD production The chart below represents the amount hours of content produced by OBS during the Tokyo Olympics. By comparison, all productions by HBS at the 2022 FIFA World Cup were Ultra HD; as a reference, our service tracker currently shows that 57% of tracked (Ultra HD services offer HDR, note that the service tracker […]

As with previous newsletters, in this article, we explore the experience of one of our members. We talk to Dolby about their learnings from using their technology during the Tokyo and Beijing Olympics. The Covid-induced lockdowns have plagued our industry, but there was a beneficial side effect for once. The extra year allowed NBCU to […]

In this newsletter, we bring you three pieces on the Ultra HD coverage of the Olympic games planned for 2020 but held in the following years because of the pandemic-induced restrictions. In the first one, you will see some of the raw data from the events together with top-level analysis. In the other two pieces, […]

Early live Ultra HD transmissions, including HDR, have been at the bleeding edge for over five years. One unfortunate side effect has often resulted in subpar SDR for consumers that didn’t have access to an HDR-capable set. With global events that include dozens of cameras and complex workflows, it is not commercially viable to maintain […]