What They Say
Tiledmedia (which develops 360° video technology) reported on developments at BT Sport in the UK in delivering a 360° service in 8K using the firm’s ClearVR technology. Tiledmedia claims the following advantages of its technology.
- Efficient delivery of extremely high resolution – 8K VR360 video
- Scalable ClearVR Cloud transcoding for 4 parallel 8K VR360 feeds
- Decoding of 8K VR streams on devices with only a 4K decoder
- Extremely scalable distribution using http streaming over a standard CDN – no per-user processing required
- Fast response times to user interaction (swiping, magic window, zoom)
- ClearVR player robust to temporary network glitches
What We Think
I get access to BTSport Ultimate, the 4K channel, through a Virgin Media subscription, so don’t get access to this technology, which is only available to BTSport direct customers. I have reached out to see if I can get access to try and if I can, I’ll report back. The support of 360° video is a clearly application where the extra resolution should make a big difference. (BR)
Screenshot from 360 camera in BT Sport App
Custom 8K VR360 rig by BT Applied Research at Wembley Stadium – photo courtesy BT
