Beyond HD - The Status of the Image Acquisition Solutions for the Next Generation Broadcasting Formats

Many discussions inside the broadcasting community are focused on next generation broadcast formats. For content producers and distributors, the question remains, “what will be the best solution for the next generation broadcast format?” Is it just the double pixel count in horizontal and vertical directions? Will a higher frame rate and/or a higher dynamic range and extended color range provide viewers a higher value? Or which combination of these improvements need to be included in a next generation broadcast format? The answer will likely depend on the type of production and/or content delivery. All these points have a direct influence on the imager technology and this paper explains the different potential solutions of “4K” or UHD image acquisition including their strengths and limitations with the focus on live broadcast productions.

Published

2014-10

Content type

Original Research

Keywords

HFR, HDR, color gamut, CCD imagers, CMOS imagers, FT-CMOS, rolling shutter, global shutter, single super35 imager, color pattern filter, prism beam splitter

DOI

10.5594/M001590

ISBN

978-1-61482-954-6