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Yes - if you have a 4K camera AND a high quality backhaul you can effectively get a wide angle 4K shot and a pannable 1080i (or even more pannable 720p) cutout from a single camera. I think this is what people using 4K cameras for sport coverage are doing as well. Sony have sold a system that stitches two 4K F65s together to give you an 8k x 4k (ish) master wide shot of a football pitch that you can then pan around live (or on replay) so you never miss any action.
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I didn't see this posted here but WMAQ the NBC O&O affiliate in Chicago launched their new helicopter, Sky 5, which features a $500,000 4K camera. They also have exclusive access to a second helicopter that will be deployed if a situation warrants two points of view. I assume the second chopper is also their primary back up.
I must say the 4K camera puts WCAU's SkyForce 10 to shame but it doesn't appear that Sky 5 has a telestrator. I assume the 4K camera will provide an advantage where they can focus on a wider image while maintaining the ability to crop out a full HD resolution image.
I must say the 4K camera puts WCAU's SkyForce 10 to shame but it doesn't appear that Sky 5 has a telestrator. I assume the 4K camera will provide an advantage where they can focus on a wider image while maintaining the ability to crop out a full HD resolution image.
Yes - if you have a 4K camera AND a high quality backhaul you can effectively get a wide angle 4K shot and a pannable 1080i (or even more pannable 720p) cutout from a single camera. I think this is what people using 4K cameras for sport coverage are doing as well. Sony have sold a system that stitches two 4K F65s together to give you an 8k x 4k (ish) master wide shot of a football pitch that you can then pan around live (or on replay) so you never miss any action.
RK
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Yes - if you have a 4K camera AND a high quality backhaul you can effectively get a wide angle 4K shot and a pannable 1080i (or even more pannable 720p) cutout from a single camera. I think this is what people using 4K cameras for sport coverage are doing as well. Sony have sold a system that stitches two 4K F65s together to give you an 8k x 4k (ish) master wide shot of a football pitch that you can then pan around live (or on replay) so you never miss any action.
I believe that's what their doing. I would be surprised if they took a 720p picture considering they broadcast 1080i. I don't think they'd have the infrastructure to receive / handle a 4K signal natively.
Yes - if you have a 4K camera AND a high quality backhaul you can effectively get a wide angle 4K shot and a pannable 1080i (or even more pannable 720p) cutout from a single camera. I think this is what people using 4K cameras for sport coverage are doing as well. Sony have sold a system that stitches two 4K F65s together to give you an 8k x 4k (ish) master wide shot of a football pitch that you can then pan around live (or on replay) so you never miss any action.
I believe that's what their doing. I would be surprised if they took a 720p picture considering they broadcast 1080i. I don't think they'd have the infrastructure to receive / handle a 4K signal natively.
EL
Is that similar to what NBC does with their NBCeeIt technology in sports? They seem to be able to zoom in on a shot from a camera and stabilise the shot so that there's no camera panning.
I think at first it was just a digital zoom in of a standard shot but when I see it these days it seems much sharper, like they've zoomed in on a 4k image.
I think at first it was just a digital zoom in of a standard shot but when I see it these days it seems much sharper, like they've zoomed in on a 4k image.
RK
I believe that's what was done for several shots during this past years NFL season. At times they'd broadcast a down converted 4K image for broadcast but because there's the added resolution you could crop out a full HD frame. If they need to zoom in further the extra pixels would certainly help.
NBC recently upgraded some of their existing production trucks (technically they lease them) in the past month or two to support 4K. During this past years Triple Crown everything around the track was captured using Sony's brand new HDC-4300 4K cameras. In addition I believe they launched some new ones for NASCAR that based on interviews sounded like they're exclusively using 4K.
http://www.tvtechnology.com/article/nbc-sports-group-assembles-production-army-to-cover-us-motorsports/275430
Is that similar to what NBC does with their NBCeeIt technology in sports? They seem to be able to zoom in on a shot from a camera and stabilise the shot so that there's no camera panning.
I think at first it was just a digital zoom in of a standard shot but when I see it these days it seems much sharper, like they've zoomed in on a 4k image.
I think at first it was just a digital zoom in of a standard shot but when I see it these days it seems much sharper, like they've zoomed in on a 4k image.
I believe that's what was done for several shots during this past years NFL season. At times they'd broadcast a down converted 4K image for broadcast but because there's the added resolution you could crop out a full HD frame. If they need to zoom in further the extra pixels would certainly help.
NBC recently upgraded some of their existing production trucks (technically they lease them) in the past month or two to support 4K. During this past years Triple Crown everything around the track was captured using Sony's brand new HDC-4300 4K cameras. In addition I believe they launched some new ones for NASCAR that based on interviews sounded like they're exclusively using 4K.
http://www.tvtechnology.com/article/nbc-sports-group-assembles-production-army-to-cover-us-motorsports/275430
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MO
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Idiot.
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KTLA 5 Los Angeles - Police Pursuit Box Truck - LIVE 5:43 PM UK TIME (10-8-15)
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EL
Thought this was worth posting as it's technically a piece of TV history.
This is the first time a tornado was covered live on TV by a helicopter
Here's an article about it: http://www.minnpost.com/politics-policy/2011/07/25-years-ago-tornado-made-broadcasting-history-twin-cities
This is the first time a tornado was covered live on TV by a helicopter
Here's an article about it: http://www.minnpost.com/politics-policy/2011/07/25-years-ago-tornado-made-broadcasting-history-twin-cities
MO
Great find. It amazing how radar technology has greatly improved. Even thought forecasting has improved since then they still sometimes miss tornadoes touchdown without a warning like this one. Paul Douglas the meteorologist has been an innovator in the field of television meteorology. He currently runs a 24 hour weather channel. Its a unique concept in which they have on air forcasting for stations that cant afford a weather staff.
Last edited by Mouseboy33 on 18 August 2015 3:21pm
MO
In addtion to doing syndicated weather forcasts for indie channels. They also run WeatherNation TV a 24/7 channel which was picked up after DirectTV dropped The Weather Channel.
http://weathernationtv.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WeatherNation_TV
http://weathernationtv.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WeatherNation_TV