SES demonstrates 8K video via Satellite in partnership with Spin Digital

[Luxembourg, 23 May 2018] – SES, a world-leading satellite operator, will be broadcasting an 8K television signal via its satellite system for the first time during its annual SES Industry Days, taking place on May 23rd and 24th in Luxembourg.

 

For this demonstration SES has partnered with Spin Digital, which developed the expertise to decode and playback 8K HEVC signals in real-time using a software solution, and also encoded the content using its HEVC encoder. In addition, SES teamed up with Sharp / UMC, which is providing the 8K screens.

 

The 8K content, with a frame rate of 60 frames per second and 10-bit colour depth, features native 8K camera footage provided by PSNC (Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center) and an 8K animation (CGI) provided by Unigine Corp.

 

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SES Showcases its First Broadcast of 8K Television