News about UltraHD TV and
#4K
#2160p
video (3840×2160 - 4096×2160 resolution): formats, hardware, broadcast & streaming services; also
#HDR
,
#HFR
+ more
#UHDTV
Ultra HD TV rests on 6 pillars:
💠UHD spatial resolution: 4K/8K
💠HDR - High Dynamic Range
💠WCG - Wide Color Gamut
💠Deep color resolution
💠HFR - High Frame Rate
💠NGA - Next-Gen Audio
Read about the state of UHD here: by
@YoeriGeutskens
for
@Flatpanels
I recently explained in detail what
#HDR
video formats there are but not much about the future outlook. Here's what I think about each format's chances: –
@YoeriGeutskens
Inflection point? For the first time, weekly sales of Ultra HD Blu-rays of the top 50 titles in the U.S. have eclipsed those of Blu-ray Discs not just in value but even in units.
Ultra HD Blu-ray US market share in units for the week ended November 18th: 32.9% – the best weekly score ever, beating last week's record 🏆
Highlights:
💿'The Equalizer 3', new at
#1
, sold 18% on UHD BD.
Lots of other 2023 titles helped push it up. >
'Avatar: The Way of Water' has 1,065 unique delivery versions – combinations of 2D, 3D, HDR, 4K, varying aspect ratios, 24 and 48fps frame rates, audio formats, 51 languages subtitles and 28 languages supported by dubbing o_O
There are six pillars to Ultra HD:
1. UHD spatial resolution – 4K or 8K
2. HDR, High Dynamic Range
3. WCG, Wide Color Gamut
4. Deep color resolution
5. HFR, High Frame Rate
6. NGA, Next-Generation Audio
Here’s a rare piece explaining all about
#HFR
:
With all the streaming wars it’s easy to forget there’s a market of film fans who like to collect their movies on tangible media, for various reasons, including the best picture and sound quality available.
A close-up look at the state of Ultra HD Blu-ray:
VLC 3.0 supports:
- hardware decoding on all platforms, for HD and UHD of H.264 & H.265 codecs, allowing 4K and 8K decoding with little CPU consumption.
- direct HDR (on Windows 10) and HDR tone-mapping (on other operating systems).
Here's the January (post-
#CES
) update of the
#HDR
video format venn diagram
#infographic
. The main changes may not be what you'd expect... Panasonic adds Dolby Vision; Philips adds Advanced HDR; no new CE manufacturers or streaming services for
@HDR10plus
.
Just in time for the kick-off of the
#Qatar2022
#FIFAWorldCup
⚽️ today, here's the overview of all TV channels and broadcasters transmitting it in Ultra HD. Some data gaps remain, especially regarding HDR and audio, so please do share any tips and additional information. Thanks!
This tweet feed celebrates its 10th anniversary today! 🍾🎂
A lot has happaned in the field of Ultra HD in the past ten years, and surely there are things to look forward to in the next ten. Thanks everyone for all the fun had her so far!
#MyTwitterAnniversary
This week's Apple and Amazon news serves as a reminder that of these 3 big companies only one's got its HDR support sorted out between hardware and content provision.
First update of the UHD roadmap in about three years (in collaboration with
@ThierryFautier
), now specifying 8K more clearly. NHK advocates 8K with 12-bit color and 100/120fps HFR; 8K Association settles for 8K with 10-bit color and 60fps.
In case you missed it – about 50 manufacturer-proprietary HDR feature names explained, along with a brief overview of the industry standard formats: "HDR terminology demystified" by
@YoeriGeutskens
for
@Flatpanels
If you were concerned by the competition of HDR formats on
@UltraHDBluray
, there's very good news: triple HDR support (HDR10, Dolby Vision and HDR10plus) from Warner Bros, Universal, Lionsgate and 20th Century Fox. See by
@BigJohnnyArcher
⚠️Major update – how to watch 📺the
#Qatar2022
#FIFAWorldCup
in Ultra HD. Now 25 countries included, with multiple TV channels, broadcasters, operators, and streaming services & apps. More details always welcomed, e.g HDR and audio formats. ⚽️ PS: table now in 4K 🙂
Not presented at the
#4KSummit
but probably of interest to most attendees: A full update of the HDR Ecosystem Tracker, including some 50 additional brands and two extra charts covering monitors:
#HDR
Dolby Institute Tutorial Series presents "Learn how to create in Dolby Vision", a complete guide to Dolby Vision post production and delivery workflows for HDR projects, featuring colorists
@JoeyDAnna
and
@RobbieCarman
: via
@Dolby
If you couldn't seen anything for the macroblocks in the HD SDR streaming version now's your chance to see what you've been missing, on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray, likely with Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos audio, like the S1 UHD BD; more details to follow.
Sydney’s IMAX cinema is about to re-open following a 7-year hiatus, coinciding with the completion of the
@HASSELL_Studio
-designed The Ribbon at Darling Harbour.
.
@IMAX
’s new screen will span 693 m2 and will feature a 4K laser projection system.
9 years of
@UHD4k
, with an ever growing following. Thanks everyone for the interactions that make this activity worthwhile every day.
#MyTwitterAnniversary
How do the new consoles perform and how can you best configure them for 4K, HDR, 120fps and VRR via HDMI 2.1?
#XboxSeriesX
:
- review:
- settings:
#PS5
:
- review:
- settings:
The
@UltraHDBluray
of 'Avatar: The Way of Water' in finally announced.
▪️ Dolby Atmos audio
▪️ HDR10 but no Dolby Vision because 🐭
▪️ 1:85 aspect ratio – a little wider than 16×9 (1.78:1), a little narrower than IMAX (1.90:1)
▪️ Disney's first 100GB disc, though*
1/2
New update of the HDR ecosystem tracker
#infographic
I presented during
@UltraHDForum
Master Class at
#IBC2018
today. Key changes:
- Philips replaced by
@TPVison
and P&F USA;
- Vestel, Grundig, Pioneer and Changhong added;
- X Box One S/X now supporting DV
The definitive way to watch
#GoT
S8 is on
@UltraHDBluray
, on an OLED TV with Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos. Its striking use of HDR proves once more that HDR isn’t just about brightness but as much about enhanced black levels. Review by
@BigJohnnyArcher
Gemini Man, starring Will Smith and Clive Owen, was shot by Ang Lee in stereo 3D at 4K, 120 fps High Frame Rate
#HFR
. Is it the future of cinema? by Adrian
@Pennington1
for
#IBC365
Cinemas in S.Korea have begun a service where gamers can rent the screen for two hours for around $90, or $135 in the evening. Users have to bring their consoles, games and controllers with them. via
@jongsungchoi
German movie theater The Traumplast Leonberg, a multiplex chain in Baden-Württemberg, has installed an IMAX screen measuring 38.8m (127.2 feet) by 21.0m (68.8 feet) – the largest permanent IMAX screen and the largest permanent cinema screen overall.
HBO Max has announced it will begin offering HDR10 and Dolby Vision shortly. That news came just a day late for inclusion in this cycle of the HDR Ecosystem Tracker, but here's what the streaming landscape will look like. For the full picture, check out
HDR and HFR are related: Research by
@Dolby
found that higher brightness makes judder more apparent, as does higher contrast. At 50 nits (typical with traditional theatrical projection) 24fps is ideal while at 1000 nits 32fps frame rate would be better.
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
@UniversalEnt
's HDR policy concering use of Dolby Vision and/or HDR10plus is now as clear as mud – “Titles may be released with one [format] or the other or both or perhaps none." by
@BigJohnnyArcher
More details about
#PS5
feature support:
- HDR10: throughout
- Dolby Vision: absent
- Dolby Atmos: limited to
@UltraHDBluray
- 3D BD: no
- 4k120p: yes
- 1440p: no
- 8K: after update
HDMI ALLM, VRR, PS Now, PS5 Remote Play, region coding and more: see
The excellent videos in which
@LeLaboDeJay
explains in great detail how all the various
#HDR
video formats really work are now available in ENGLISH as well!
▶️
Note: sample video downloads for all HDR formats also available here.
PS Classic output is limited to 720p output and locked to RGB full range. Image quality is remarkably blurry as a result of poor scaling and heavy filtering. Games are a mix of PAL and NTSC. Frame rates are a mess. Review by
@DigitalFoundry
:
HDR with Dynamic metadata can now (as of July) be carried via DVB (terrestrial, satellite or cable). Formats specified include:
1. SMPTE 2094-10 (
@Dolby
Vision)
2. Technicolor SL-HDR2;
3. Samsung HDR10plus.
The first type is on demo at the
@UltraHDForum
booth at
@IBCShow
.
4K mainly means more pixels but Ultra HD, more importantly, means
#BetterPixels
, achieved through HDR, WCG and Deep Color resolution (10/12-bit). These are usually combined but can exist (and are in some cases used) independently of each other. Read on: