Keywords
3DTV, Beyond, HD, SDA2009
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Abstract
The recent resurgence of interest in the stereoscopic cinema and the increasing availability to the
consumer of stereoscopic televisions and computer displays are leading broadcasters to consider,
once again, the feasibility of stereoscopic broadcasting. High Definition Television is now widely
deployed, and the R&D departments of broadcasters, consumer electronics manufacturers and other
organisations are starting to plan future enhancements to the experience of television. Improving
the perception of depth via stereoscopy is a strong candidate technology.
In this paper we will consider the challenges associated with the production, transmission and
display of different forms of “three-dimensional” television. We will explore options available to a
broadcaster wishing to start a 3D service using the technologies available at the present time, and
consider how they could be improved to enable many more television programmes to be recorded
and transmitted in a 3D-compatible form, paying particular attention to scenarios such as live
broadcasting, where the workflows developed for the stereoscopic cinema are inapplicable.
We will also consider the opportunities available for broadcasters to reach audiences with “three-dimensional”
content via other media in the near future: for example, distributing content via the
existing stereoscopic cinema network, or over the Internet to owners of stereoscopic computer
displays.
A substantially similar paper to this one was presented at Stereoscopic Displays and Applications
XX, and appears in the proceedings of that conference [1].
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S Jolly, M Armstrong, and R Salmon. Three-dimensional Television: a Broadcaster’s Perspective.
Proc SPIE, 7237, 2009. |
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