Issue #83 | December 06, 2022

EU Denies Review Process on Energy Requirements - What Will Set Makers Do?

According to the Italian trade magazine Digital Day, the European Commission says it had no intention of revising a planned change to EU regulations on TV power consumption. The change will eliminate exemptions to power consumption regulations previously applied to 8K and microLED-based sets. On the face of it, that might cause 8K sets to disappear from the market, but the Commission said that it believed that the change in the regulations would not cause sets to be banned as TV makers would take action to meet the new rules. Bob Raikes looks at what TV makers are doing here (and our lead story from September 19th is here.

Live 8K Still Needs More Development

While some parts of the live 8K ecosystem are well developed, like 8K cameras, what is still missing is “the glue and infrastructure to create a proper multi-8K-camera live production,” notes James Poole, Chief Operating Officer at Televideo. Read Chris Chinnock's article here.

Is 8K Production Difficult? The Answer is NO!

The 4KHDR Summit recently took place in person in Malaga, Spain, and virtually. There were several sessions on 8K, and here we're reporting on the talk by Takeshi Shibasaki. He is the Chief of 8K Programming and Distribution Center of NHK, the Japanese broadcaster. Bob Raikes' report is here.

8K Ingest and Render 30 Times Faster

QuVIS' Keith Doughty is the guest author of this piece that looks under the hood at workflow issues with 8K. He discusses how the source format, redering parameters and desktop compute characteristics make a huge difference in how quicky the 8K file will render. His article explains these issues and offers a solution.

AI-Upscaling of 2K ARRI ALEXA Classic Footage to 8K

Using digital camera sensors with smaller pixels can reduce usable dynamic range. This article argues that better results might be achieved when sensor size is limited to using 4K sensors to capture video and upscale to 8K using the latest AI-based scaling software. We're planning a deeper dive into this topic for a follow-up article.

Globo showcases DTT's future in Brazil

Globo demonstrates the first live end-to-end 4K HDR stream using VVC, MPEG-H audio, DASH, LCEVC, MediaTek SOC decoding, and a Samsung projector. VIP attendees can see the FIFA World Cup with a high-quality video and immersive audio. While this is a 4K demo, it sets the stage for 8K down the road and shows how fast the VVC ecosystem is evolving. Read about it here.

Next-gen QD-OLED TVs could go 8K sooner than you think

QD-OLED TVs are only offered in 4K resolution at this time, but rumors have been circulating that Samsung Display is considering developing 8K versions. Bob Raikes plans to dig into this to provide insight into the challenges of offering 8K panels. Look for more coverage soon. Read TechRadar article here.

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