Rec. 2020, the Color Space for Ultra High HD

Rec. 2020, the Color Space for Ultra High HD | wolfcrow:
Rec. 2020 is the designated color space for ultra high definition TV, or UHDTV, in both its variants: 4K and 8K. It gets its name from the standards classification: ITU-R Recommendation BT.2020. Rec stands for ‘recommendation’.

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BBC News - Super Hi-Vision 8K TV standard approved by UN agency

BBC News - Super Hi-Vision 8K TV standard approved by UN agency:
Broadcasts in 8K will offer a resolution of 7,680 by 4,320 pixels - roughly the equivalent of a 32 megapixel photo.

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ITU lays out recommendations on 3DTV, Ultra High Definition TV standards (video)

ITU lays out recommendations on 3DTV, Ultra High Definition TV standards (video):

The ITU has stayed busy, as we mentioned earlier it met to hammer out standards for UHDTV (Ultra High Definition TV), and also recently announced a new set of recommendations for 3DTV.

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The ITU Sets the Standards for Our 4K & 8K Future

The ITU Sets the Standards for Our 4K & 8K Future:

The International Telecommunications Union (ITU), which sets standards for broadcast around the world, has released their specifications for Ultra HD Television (UHDTV). We have been talking about 4K and 8K cameras for sometime now, but getting the standards down in the broadcast world requires a lot of research. The ITU standards that you all know and use everyday include their Recommendation 709 gamma and color space for HD video. With Ultra HD, they have set the 4K resolution at 3840×2160, which is 2x 1920×1080 in both directions and keeps the same aspect ratio of 16:9.

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NHK makes first successful Super Hi-Vision OTA broadcast, man cave owners giggle with glee - Engadget

NHK makes first successful Super Hi-Vision OTA broadcast, man cave owners giggle with glee - Engadget:
Fresh off from successfully shrinking its Super Hi-Vision camera, Japan's NHK is sticking another feather in its cap -- the first over-the-air broadcast of its super-duper high-resolution technology.

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Sony’s 8K PMW-F7 (£16,000)

Sony’s 8K PMW-F7 (£16,000):
There are rumours of a Sony 4K camcorder called the FS700 flying all over the net and some interesting miss information as well, I have it from a source deep in the heart of Sony itself that we are about to witness not only a 4K FS700 but an 8K PMW-F7. Sony have lost a...


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