Japan's NHK runs 8K trials at Wimbledon 2015

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Japanese broadcaster NHK (Nippon Hoso Kyokai) is filming in 8K on No.1 Court at Wimbledon as it prepares for the 2020 Olympics.

You won't be able to see the footage anywhere publicly as the 8K feed is being sent to a dedicated theatre on top of Wimbledon's broadcast centre, and is only available to broadcast professionals.

8K (or Super Hi-Vision) delivers four times the resolution of Ultra HD 4K and 16 times that of standard high definition. NHK is planning to broadcast the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in 8K.

At Wimbledon, the broadcaster is using four cameras, according to SVG Europe: two Ikegami 8K SHV-8000s, one Sony F65 4K and one For-A FT-ONE 4K camera. Upconversion is used on the two 4K cameras to create the 8K feed.

NHK is filming two matches each day throughout the tournament, up until the last four days. Trial broadcasts are due to begin next year. It has previously run 8K trials at the London Olympics in 2012, the Sochi Olympic Games and the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.

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[Source: SVG Europe]

Andy Clough
Andy Clough

Andy is Global Brand Director of What Hi-Fi? and has been a technology journalist for 30 years. During that time he has covered everything from VHS and Betamax, MiniDisc and DCC to CDi, Laserdisc and 3D TV, and any number of other formats that have come and gone. He loves nothing better than a good old format war. Andy edited several hi-fi and home cinema magazines before relaunching whathifi.com in 2008 and helping turn it into the global success it is today. When not listening to music or watching TV, he spends far too much of his time reading about cars he can't afford to buy.