The World s First 8K Broadcasting & 8K Production at Rio Olympics -Production Infrastructure Development in Converged Environment- Narichika Hamaguchi NHK, Japan
4K/8K UHDTV is called Super Hi-Vision (SHV)
2160 1080 4320 pixels 7680 pixels 8K (33 million pixels) 1920 2K 2K(HD) (2 million) 4K (8.3 million) Viewing distance is 0.75 times of screen height 100º 3840 4K 100 degrees Field of view High Resolution
Wide Color Gamut Reproducing vivid colors BT.709 BT.2020 Spectral Locus Blue (HDTV) Green (8K) Green (HDTV) BT.2020 BT.709 Pointer s colors: Existing surface colors Red (HDTV) Red (8K) Blue (8K) Colorimetry specified in ITU-R Rec. BT.2020
High Frame-rate Better motion portrayal 60 Hz High Dynamic Range Expansion of brightness range SDR 120 Hz HDR * SHV broadcasting: 59.94p * SHV broadcasting: Hybrid-Log Gamma
Advanced Sound System 22.2 multichannel sound system Rec. ITU-R BS.2051 Upper layer speakers (9) Middle layer speakers (10) Lower layer speakers (3) Low frequency effect subwoofers (2)
ROADMAP OF SHV BROADCASTING IN JAPAN 4K broadcasting with Communication satellite Started Mar 2015 4K/8K broadcasting Via broadcasting satellite 2018 2018 2020 2013 Set up 4K/8K-testbed 2014 4K test broadcasting 2016 8K test broadcasting August 1st, 2016 ~ 110 BS 4K/8K full service for consumers 8K public viewing Completion of Analog switch-off 8K public viewing 2K Terrestrial broadcasting 4K/8K experimental service 4K/8K Widespread 2003 ISDB-T 2011 2012 2013 2014 2016 2018 2020 ISDB-S3
TEST SATELLITE BROADCASTING STARTED 2016 AUG 1ST
85-inch 8K monitors Main Sub Operation tables
PLAY-OUT & TRANSMISSION FACILITIES Ingest 8K programs 8K resources from outside Ingest 4K programs 8K players Other (character generator, etc.) 4K server EPG play-out 8K FS 4K Controller UC DC Play-out matrix DC DC 8K encoder 4K encoder 4K encoder Multiplexer Play-out control Input content information FS: frame synchronizer UC: up converter DC: down converter RMP: rights management and protection :Facilities under development Modulator Subtitles, superposed characters Data broadcasting, RMP BS uplink 8K monitor Monitoring system Decoder Demodulator
CHANNEL ASSIGNMENT OF SHV SATELLITE BROADCASTING Channel 17 is used for SHV test satellite broadcasting from August 2016. Even numbered channels/transponders will be available in 2018. BS channel Odd Even 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 Even 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 Odd channel transponders Even channel transponders Right-handed circularly polarized wave for odd channels Left-handed circularly polarized wave for even channels
SPECIFICATIONS OF TEST BROADCASTING Video/Audio/Multimedia coding parameters Items Video format Colorimetry Video coding Audio format Audio coding Multimedia coding Multiplexing Specifications 4320/59.94p, 2160/59.94p ITU-R BT.2020 H.265 MPEG-H HEVC Main10 22.2 chs., 5.1chs. and Stereo MPEG-4 AAC HTML5, ARIB TTML MMT Transmission parameters Items Frequency band Bandwidth Modulation Symbol rate Payload bit rate Specifications BS channel 17 (12.03436 GHz) 34.5 MHz 16APSK 33.7561 MBaud Approx. 100 Mbit/s * 8K x1 or 4K x2 services using one channel
SHV RECEIVER External view Items Receivable channel Specifications Specifications BS channel 17 (8K & 4K programs) Color gamut Rec. BT 2020 HDR HLG (ARIB STD-B67) Closed captioning Yes BS BS Antena Block diagram HDMI 3 To Audio Amp. EPG Multimedia Yes HTML5 Browser Frontend unit Main board Sub board AV output Input RF 1 Internet Tuner Demod. LSI Main SoC TLV/MMT Demod System control 4K Video/ Graphic Sub SoC AAC Decode HEVC@4K Decode 8K board 8K Dec. LSI HEVC@8K Decode FPGA Video Mix. HDMI 4 To 8K monitor LAN 1 USB 3 (Only for maintenance) Output Video 8K (HDMI 2.0 x 4) Audio 22.2 ch (HDMI x 3) Size (W) 435 x (D) 617 x (H) 170 mm 3 Weight Approx. 14 kg Power consumption 140 (W)
8K HEVC REAL TIME DECODER CHIP Specifications of LSI Items Video format Input Output Specifications 7680 x 4320, 60P PCI Express Gen2 HDMI 2.0 x 4ch On-board memory DDR3 4GB x 4 Size 45 mm x 45 mm
8K CAMERAS Steady-Cam Lightweight Steady-Cam *Freefly (2kg) Various Lenses Cinema Cam Laparoscope
8K DISPLAYS (Flexible OLED) 8.3inch (OLED) 9.6inch 13.3inch 17.3inch 27inch (HDR) 30inch 32inch 55inch 65inch 85inch(HDR) 98inch QLED
8K PRODUCTION-TRUCKS SHC-1 8K Trucks SA-1 Audio Trucks SHC-2 The world s first OB-Vans of 8K productions TA-1
1.00m 2.49m Air conditioner & PS switchboard 8K TRUCK (SHC-1&SHC-2) Production room 11.93m Control room Cab SW Monitors Console PD Production Room CG VE RACK 5 RACK 6 Monitors VE Cont. RACK 7 VE RACK 8 RACK 9 VE RACK 10 RACK 1 Video & system management room RACK 11 RACK 2 RACK 12 RACK 3 RACK 4 Slow cont. Slow cont. SL SL SL SL Slide-out (Slow-motion production, etc.) Specifications Item SHC-1 SHC-2 Vehicle size In-Vehicle Equipment Length: 11.9 m, height: 3.3 m 10 cameras, 4 record/playback units 4 slow-motion units Video Mixer 16 inputs 1 video-synthesis function 3G-SDI Baseband Switcher 20 inputs 2 video-synthesis functions SDI over IP Switcher
AUDIO TRUCK FOR 22.2 MULTICHANNEL SOUND Specifications - Mixing room for 3D sound mixing Vehicle length: 11.5 m Vehicle height: 3.49 m - Multi-format production 22.2ch, 5.1ch, 2ch SA-1 Mixing room 2.1 m Speakers Operator Mixing console
RIO OLYMPICS 8K PRODUCTIONS Opening Ceremony, Swimming, Basketball 8K Cam x4 4K Slow-Mo Cam x2 SHC-1 Judo, Athletics, Soccer, Closing Ceremony 8K Cam x4 Crew-A Crew-B TA-1 SHC-2 IBC IBC PV theatre 350 inch PJ 85 inch LCD Via Pacific Route KDDI 280Mbit/s Via Russia KDDI 280Mbit/s NHK Tokyo Network Center RX Studio Recording, Editing SHV TOC LIVE Playout 5 PV locations in Tokyo and Osaka BSAT-3 NHK Branch Stations 4K Slow-Mo Cam x2 SA-1 Beach Volleyball/Gymnastics ENG Crew (HDR-ready) HDR Production in Opening Ceremony Globo.com 350 inch PJ at Museu do Amanhã Terrestrial Transmission Trial
8K PRODUCTION -RIO OLYMPIC GAMES-
8K PRODUCTION OB TRUCK- SHC-1 Production Truck Production Room TA-1 Audio Truck Mix Room SHC-1 Production Truck VE Room
CAMERA PLAN OF OPENING CEREMONY
INTERNATIONAL LINES Pacific route(x2) and Russia route(x2) = 4 routes 140Mbit/s stream x2 = 280Mbit/s using H.264 compression Russia Route Tokyo Pacific Route
PUBLIC VIEWING (NHK JAPAN) NHK Fureai Hall 480inch Projector NHK Kyoto 220inch
TOKYO2020 JAPAN HOUSE 85inch LCD PUBLIC VIEWING (BRAZIL) IBC 350inch Theater
4K DISTRIBUTION FOR HYBRIDCAST/VOD VIA BROADBAND Rio International Lines NHK Broadcasting Center (Tokyo) 8K Material Reception SHV TOC Commentary Caption SHV Playout Test Broadcasting (B) VOD 8K 8K Signal 4K Signal 4K & Sound Conversion Recorder 4K Editing VOD Platform NOD 配信フ ラットフォーム NOD 配信フ ラットフォーム Transcode Broadband Internet 4K VOD (A) HybridCast Open Internet 4K Distribution Transcode 4K LIVE (VOD) 4K & Sound Conversion Encoder IPTV 4K Distribution Transcode 4K LIVE (VOD) STB *(A)&(B): Commercially available 4K HybridCast TVs, 4K IPTVs, and 4K VOD supported TVs
CONCLUSIONS Infrastructure development for SHV broadcasting. 8K cameras, 8K recorders, 8K displays, OB-trucks Play-out facilities, Satellite transmission, and Receivers From camera to receiver, all broadcasting chains are 8K ready Future plan toward Tokyo 2020. Full service of SHV broadcasting will launch in 2018. 8K TV set will be available for consumers. Next generation terrestrial broadcasting (test). 8K distribution via ultra-high speed broadband & 5G.
8K TRANSMISSION Terrestrial Ultra-multilevel OFDM Dual Polarized MIMO CATV Cable TV Operator (Head-end) 8K HD Mod. Divider and multiplexer Cable TV transmission path Subscriber Demod. 256 QAM 256 QAM 256 QAM 256 QAM 64 QAM 64 QAM 256 QAM 64 QAM Transmission over CATV networks using channel bonding technology Test was conducted in Japan and Brazil 5G Mobile Broadband MMT/IP MMT transmitter 10G E-PON 11-channel 8K multicast delivery over 10G broadband 11x120 Mbps = 1.3Gbps Frequency MMT receiver Experiments by NTT Docomo and Nokia 8K Combination HD Bit rate: 116 Mbit/s 64QAM: 31.6 Mbit/s 256QAM: 42.2 Mbit/s