During the Beijing Winter Olympics, the live broadcast of short-track speed skating and figure skating events seen by viewers on tv screens will use the world's first 5G+8K ultra-high-definition broadcast vehicle. It is designed and integrated by the Ultra HD Video (Beijing) Production Technology Collaboration Center and Beijing Zhonglian Ultra HD Collaboration Technology Center Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Zoomlion Ultra HD/Collaboration Center"). It is reported that this is also the most advanced 8K broadcast truck in the world. Soon, citizens will be able to watch 8K ultra-high-definition content related to the Winter Olympics at more than 200 communities, business districts, urban outdoor screens and other points in Beijing.
From 2K to 4K and 8K, the larger the number, the higher the corresponding resolution, the more pixels it contains, the higher the fineness of the picture, at the same time, the gradient color is more delicate, and the picture color is more accurate. "For example, a 2K HDTV at home may have a color gamut of 16 million colors, and 8K can reach 1 billion colors." Introduction of the relevant person in charge of Zoomlion SuperQing/Collaboration Center.
The 8K video that the reporter saw at the interview site on the 27th had delicate and smooth colors, and the sweat droplets and hair strands of the athletes in the close-up shot were all clearly visible, and the visual impact was extremely strong. Such high-definition video, even if it is not played on a large screen, can maintain a high degree of clarity when played on mobile phones, allowing people to enjoy the charm of the Winter Olympics.
Yang Jian, deputy general manager of Zoomlion Chaoqing/Collaboration Center, said that at present, the BROADCAST vehicle and technical support service team has been deployed in the Capital Gymnasium, and cooperated with the Central Radio and Television Station to produce a full 8K public signal for the short track speed skating and figure skating events of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.
Taking the application of 5G+8K ultra-high-definition broadcast vehicles during the Winter Olympics as an opportunity, the city has also promoted the completion of the mainland's research on the core technology of ultra-high-definition video, and promoted the completion of the mainland's shortcomings in the ultra-high-definition video industry chain.
"In the past, the localization rate of mainland broadcast vehicles was less than 5%, but the localization rate of related technical products in ultra-high-definition transmission vehicles applied to the Winter Olympics this time has reached 18% to 20%." Yang Jian revealed. In 2019, the world's first 5G+8K OB truck independently designed and integrated by Zoomlion Ultra-Clear/Collaboration Center was completed and launched. With the support of the Municipal Science and Technology Commission, the Zhongguancun Administrative Committee and the Municipal Bureau of Economy and Information Technology, Zoomlion Super-Clear/Collaboration Center focuses on promoting the core technological innovation capabilities of domestic enterprises, taking the lead in breaking through the bottleneck of 8K front-end integration technology, promoting the collaborative research of short-board technologies and products, and forming more than 20 technologies and products of the world's first set, the first set in the country and domestic substitution, which has promoted the development of the ultra-high-definition video 8K industry in mainland China.
It is reported that the Ultra HD Video (Beijing) Production Technology Collaboration Center is an ultra-high definition video industry chain collaborative development integrated service and technology integration innovation platform jointly built by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and Beijing Municipality under the guidance and support of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and Beijing Municipality. Up to now, there are more than 180 cooperative enterprises.
In addition to live broadcasting, 8K ultra-high-definition live broadcasting will also bring a new experience in the field of cultural performances and other fields. In the future, in the community, cinemas, there may be a lot of 8K theaters, when some audiences in the live to enjoy the stage performance at the same time, residents in the community can also through the 8K cinema synchronous viewing, appreciate the charm of the "second scene".