Ultra HD Forum

Ultra HD Forum is an organization whose goal is to create standards to help promote UHD deployment.[1] The Ultra HD Forum will help deliver standards related to high dynamic range (HDR), high frame rate (HFR), next generation audio, and wide color gamut (WCG).[1] The Ultra HD Forum is complementary to the UHD Alliance covering different aspects of the UHD ecosystem.[2]

History

On July 21, 2015, the Ultra HD Forum announced that they had over 20 member companies.[3]

On April 18, 2016, the Ultra HD Forum announced industry guidelines for UHD Phase A content.[4][5][6] The Ultra HD Forum also announced that it had increased to 46 member companies.[4]

UHD Phase A

Some of the guidelines for UHD Phase A are a bit depth of 10-bits per sample, a color gamut of Rec. 709 or Rec. 2020, a frame rate of up to 60 fps, a display resolution of 1080p or 2160p, and a dynamic range that uses HLG, PQ, or SDR.[6] UHD Phase A defines HLG10 as HLG, a bit depth of 10-bits, and the Rec. 2020 color space and defines PQ10 as PQ, a bit depth of 10-bits, and the Rec. 2020 color space.[6] UHD Phase A documents live production and pre-recorded production and the combination of HDR and SDR video content.[6] UHD Phase A also describes how to convert between HDR technologies and how to convert between SDR and HDR.[6]

Founding/Charter Members

Charter Members

Contributor Members

Associate Members

  • Keepixo
  • b.com
  • BBright
  • CTOi Consulting
  • Communicare Digitale
  • Deutsche TV-Platform
  • DVEO
  • Fairmile West
  • MovieLabs
  • NexGuard
  • ngCodec
  • TAG Video Systems Group
  • Testronic Labs
  • Unified Streaming
  • Xylostream

References

  1. 1 2 "Ultra HD Forum Gains Momentum, Will Host MasterClass at IBC2015". Yahoo! Finance. 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
  2. ↑ "NAB 2016: UHD Forum: We’re ‘Complimentary’ to UHD Alliance". Broadcasting & Cable. 2016-04-18. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
  3. ↑ "Ultra HD Forum Gains Momentum, Will Host MasterClass at IBC2015". Ultra HD Forum. 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
  4. 1 2 "Ultra HD Forum Releases First Industry Guidelines for Deploying End-to-End Live & Pre-Recorded UHD Services in 2016". Business Wire. 2016-04-18. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
  5. ↑ Laura Hamilton (2016-04-19). "4K on the Move: UHD News from NAB in Las Vegas". Advantage Business Media. Retrieved 2016-04-20.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "End-to-end guidelines for phase A implementation". Ultra HD Forum. 2016-04-18. Retrieved 2016-04-18.

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