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SES unveils Ultra HD test channel for HDR content
Joseph O'Halloran
| 27 May 2016
Ramping up its Ultra HD capability as services finally come on-stream, satellite operator SES has launched a 24/7 Ultra HD test channel for transmitting High Dynamic Range (HDR) content.
SES UHD 2 28 May 2016Announced at its annual Industry Days event, the new channel is designed to demonstrate a feature that SES believes will be key for next-generation Ultra HD picture quality, as HDR provides much higher contrast and offers a more realistic viewing experience. As the broadcasting industry is in discussions to establish a standard for HDR transmission, SES stresses that the goal of the HDR demo channel is to allow industry partners to test the various technology candidates.
The event will host HDR implementations such as HDR 10, Dolby Vision, Hybrid Log Gamma and the Technicolor/Philips solution on screens from major manufacturers. The test channel will carry Ultra HD content provided by LG Electronics, with a backwards compatible HDR technology called Hybrid Log Gamma (HLG). HLG HDR content will be demoed on LG’s E6 OLED 4KTV.
“High Dynamic Range will be a major improvement for satellite delivered Ultra HD television, commented Thomas Wrede, SES VP Reception Systems. “As industry and operators now face the challenge of standardising and implementing a plethora of technology candidates, we intend to support the process with our test channel. At the same time, we have started to implement relevant HDR technology at our Munich playout facility.”
Joseph O'Halloran
| 27 May 2016
Ramping up its Ultra HD capability as services finally come on-stream, satellite operator SES has launched a 24/7 Ultra HD test channel for transmitting High Dynamic Range (HDR) content.
SES UHD 2 28 May 2016Announced at its annual Industry Days event, the new channel is designed to demonstrate a feature that SES believes will be key for next-generation Ultra HD picture quality, as HDR provides much higher contrast and offers a more realistic viewing experience. As the broadcasting industry is in discussions to establish a standard for HDR transmission, SES stresses that the goal of the HDR demo channel is to allow industry partners to test the various technology candidates.
The event will host HDR implementations such as HDR 10, Dolby Vision, Hybrid Log Gamma and the Technicolor/Philips solution on screens from major manufacturers. The test channel will carry Ultra HD content provided by LG Electronics, with a backwards compatible HDR technology called Hybrid Log Gamma (HLG). HLG HDR content will be demoed on LG’s E6 OLED 4KTV.
“High Dynamic Range will be a major improvement for satellite delivered Ultra HD television, commented Thomas Wrede, SES VP Reception Systems. “As industry and operators now face the challenge of standardising and implementing a plethora of technology candidates, we intend to support the process with our test channel. At the same time, we have started to implement relevant HDR technology at our Munich playout facility.”
