Harmonic has announced that its Electra VS video system was used by PCCW Global to deliver immersive 360° VR experiences live during the 2017 Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens rugby tournament earlier this month.
Consumers were able to experience the tournament using PCs, smartphones and Samsung Gear VR head-mounted devices. The 360° VR workflow featured Nokia OZO VR cameras integrated with Adobe Premiere for post-production, the Harmonic Electra VS system for UHD compression, and Ideal Live 360. The Ideal Live 360 solution was co-developed by Ideal Systems and includes a VR application for Samsung Gear VR headsets and a cloud-based VR analytic backend service.
PCCW Global was able to encode live video into multiple profiles and formats, including DASH UHD ABR, AVC and HEVC, ensuring that viewers of the tournament enjoyed 360° VR visuals on any device.
