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First live 3D broadcast to rock Japanese airwaves on May 16
The Masters is just about a week away from being broadcast to you in glorious 3D, meaning American viewers with the necessary equipment (and a Comcast subscription) will get a taste of live 3D in the very near future. Japanese viewers will have to wait a little bit longer, until May 16, for the broadcast of the Asakusa Sanja Festival. One hour of the programming will be broadcast in 3D and is tentatively (and humorously) titled "3D broadcast first try!" This will cover what's said to be the climax of the festival, celebrating three men who founded the Buddhist temple in the Asakusa district with a parade, Shinto shrines, and, new this year, goofy glasses. [Photo credit: Torsodog]
Sensio delivers live 3D broadcasting technology to 50 more US theaters
Sensio already partnered with JVC in the consumer 3D projection realm, and now it's looking to bring live 3D broadcasting capabilities to 50 more cinemas in the United States. The 3D cinema decoding technology will be used by Cinedigm Digital Cinema -- the same folks responsible for bringing the BCS National Championship to a slew of theaters in 3D. We're actually quite curious to see how all of this pans out; will 3D fanatics (like this guy above, obviously) rush out to view every big sporting event on the silver screen, or will HD feeds on their own big screen be good enough?
Net Insight holds live 3D telepresence demonstration, shows it on video
While this wasn't the only live 3D broadcast going on at IBC2008, we couldn't resist passing along a video of this one in action. Net Insight was at the show demonstrating a live 3D telepresence setup using a 1.5Gbps connection. From Stockholm (the show floor is in Amsterdam), a company employee was able to wave and communicate in real-time in stunning 3D. The kicker? No funky goggles were required to see him, and while you needed to stand pretty much directly in front of the display in order to get the full effect, we can't help but be wowed at what went on here. Seriously, check out the video in the read link and imagine watching a movie in this manner in your own home. It's good stuff, we promise.[Thanks, Tommie]
3ality Digital performs live 3D broadcast at NAB
3ality Digital, which played a huge role in the creation of U2 3D, successfully completed a live 3D demonstration today by beaming a performance in real-time from Burbank, California to Las Vegas, Nevada for viewers at NAB Show's Content Theater to see. The 30-minute program was a live feed of Howie Mandel and company showing off a new game show (dubbed Would You Rather?) that could eventually pass the muster and end up on NBC. Notably, the transmission occurred via a single stream using an existing broadcast infrastructure, and folks on the other end were able to see just how swell 3D broadcasts can be -- even when live. The demo was established in order to prove that live 3D airings (for sporting events, game shows, etc.) are indeed viable, but until folks start gathering at cinemas or ditching their current sets for 3D-ready versions, we can't imagine this (incredibly intriguing idea) having mass appeal.[Image courtesy of Yahoo]
