All IBC2018 articles – Page 2
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Industry TrendsCollaboration: The buzzword of IBC2018
IBC was one huge media factory, structured on multiple technology collaboration efforts, writes IBC Daily reporter George Jarrett.
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Industry TrendsIBC2018 review: The ubiquity of the cloud
Cloud-based platforms haven’t lost their steam, artificial intelligence continues to smarten workflows and manufacturers making mighty machines in smaller sizes were recurring themes in Halls 2 and 3 this year, writes IBC Daily reporter Erica Basnicki.
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Industry TrendsIBC2018 review: IP - from concept to reality
The epochal industry trend toward the use of IP is of course quite advanced on the audio side, and thus seen across the aisles of Hall 8 in a big way, writes IBC Daily reporter Mark Hallinger.
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Industry TrendsIBC2018 Tech Talks: Visual excellence in production
In this Tech Talk and accompanying technical papers we hear from researchers and vision scientists - from the BBC, RheinMain University and Technicolor - on how they are ensuring the precision of HDR and colour in image capture.
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Technical PapersVideo luminance levels for human skin tones in hybrid log-gamma video
In this paper, the author presents current work undertaken by the BBC to look at the representation of human skin tone in ITU-R BT.2100 High Dynamic Range (HDR) video systems.
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Technical PapersColour management for cinematic immersive experiences
In this paper, explore the challenges that have to be overcome to create colour-accurate immersive experiences at a cinematic quality level.
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Technical PapersHDR consideration of the abilities of the human visual system
The capability of cameras and displays to reproduce small differences in luminance levels is constantly growing. However, we are still dealing with a limitation of the human visual system (HVS) known as the simultaneous contrast range (SCR).
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Technical PapersBlockchain technology: Revolutionising the video value chain
Blockchain is a technology that is generating significant interest within the video industry. This paper outlines the steps being made in applying this technology to the video value chain.
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Technical PapersUsing blockchain to manage production and distribution
Alongside the creative challenge of producing and distributing great video content internationally, there is a huge administrative burden. The contributors to the production – writers, director, actors, musicians, and more – all have to be paid. This paper explores blockchain as a fresh approach to managing these relationships.
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Technical PapersUsing blockchain to ensure genuine media assets
This paper introduces the key concepts of blockchain and smart contracts and proposes a design to ensure the traceability of media assets in a potentially untrustworthy environment.
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Industry TrendsIBC2018 Tech Talks: Blockchain
In these technical papers, authors from Arqiva, Orbitalize, EBU and Groupe Média TFO describe real-world applications in: media contracting, intellectual property, media asset management and a legitimate peer-peer video sharing model.
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Executive InterviewsInterview: Michelle Munson, Eluvio
The leader of new ‘content-centric’ software start-up Eluvio shares her thoughts on evolving distribution models, and the merits of perceiving AI and blockchain as ‘tools’ to ease system implementation.
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Industry TrendsIBC2018 Tech Talks: VR & AR
Explore the next generations of immersive media with technical papers from leaders in the field including Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute and Ubisoft Paris.
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Technical PapersMPEG-I coding performance in immersive VR/AR applications
This paper provides a technical/historical overview of the acquisition, coding and rendering technologies considered in the MPEG-I standardisation activities for immersive applications.
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Technical PapersAutomatic recognition of virtual reality sickness based on physiological signals
Virtual reality (VR) sickness seems one of the main limitations to the large-scale adoption of VR technologies. Thereby, it seems relevant to measure users’ physiological data in order to prevent and reduce VR sickness.
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Industry TrendsIBC2018 round-up: Executive Forums
Influential and visionary executives from across the industry united at the IBC2018 Executive Forums to discuss key trends, opportunities and disruptors to shape future strategy.
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Industry TrendsThe scourge of piracy and 5G’s ‘killer app’
IBC2018: With content hailed as the ‘killer app’ for 5G, further consolidation between telcos and media firms is inevitable, attendees of the Telco & Media Innovation Forum were told.
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Industry TrendsVoice control set to transform UX
Leading media executives from Havas, C4, Amazon and Liberty Global predict that voice control will be the main innovation to enhance the TV viewer user experience.
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Industry TrendsIBC2018 Tech Talks: AI in production
AI is here to stay, and in the area of production it is set to revolutionise working practice. Explore how in technical papers from BBC R&D, Media Distillery & NHK and watch their IBC2018 Tech Talks.
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Industry TrendsIBC2018 review: OTT delivery and the issue of latency
Hall 14 continues to expand and mature into one of the most exciting and interesting spaces at IBC, writes IBC Daily reporter Anne Morris.
