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Industrial and academic experts predict that immersive applications will dominate the technology markets by 2020 [1]. This expectation comes from the significant growth of interest that was observed during the previous years in the development of consumer and professional devices for acquisition (i.e., multi-lens, multi-camera, depth sensors) and rendering (i.e., mobile phones of high processing […]
Today, people often watch TV at home using more than one device at the same time, such as a smartphones or tablets. This creates new opportunities for broadcasters to engage with their audience. In the ImmersiaTV project, we use these extra devices to create omnidirectional virtual reality (VR) video experiences. Viewers could use a Virtual […]
The ubiquity of mobile phones, and particularly the fact that the majority of European TV consumers use them occasionally while watching TV, has triggered, in recent years, the development of companion screen apps, i.e., apps for mobile phones or tablets which are designed to complement the main TV experience. When writing the ImmersiaTV project, our […]
Have you ever had a video call where sound and image were not really fitting each other? Or maybe you tried to watch a movie, but the subtitles were slightly delayed? Then you know how important synchronization is. Even the smallest difference can spoil a perfect experience. In ImmersiaTV we give you additional video streams […]
Despite the name, television is not all about vision. Often underestimated part of transmission, but highly important for appreciation of the content quality, is sound. In some TV formats it is absolutely essential. Does immersive video require special sound? One may argue about definitions, but in some way playing a sound is always an […]
Our first pilot, “Dragon Force: The making of future heroes”, is a documentary that was premiered in 2016 during IBC to an audience of stakeholders from the broadcasting industry. “Dragon Force: The making of future heroes” tells the story of David, a young Portuguese athlete who joins FC Porto’s football school, Dragon Force, to pursue his dream of […]
It’s a wrap! After a while to process everything that happened at another fantastic IBC in Amsterdam, we would like to share the conclusions of our participation in the Future Zone of the congress. The Immersia team presented and demonstrated its innovative end-to-end solution for production and delivery of multi-device content in 4K to everyone who stopped by the booth. […]
For second year in a row, the ImmersiaTV team is in Amsterdam to demonstrate an innovative end-to-end solution for production and delivery of multi-device content in 4K at the Future Zone of IBC, the world’s leading media, entertainment and technology show. Visitors at the ImmersiaTV booth will be able to see how the future of content will […]
After an intense week in Linz, ImmersiaTV is back to work with very good impressions after the TNC 2017. The TNC17 (which stands for Terena Networking Conference) is one of the most prestigious European research networking conferences. This year the conference took place in Linz (Austria), a city with great traditions of culture and arts […]
The Terena Networking Conference (aka TNC) is a research conference organised every year in a different European location. From the 29 of May until the 2 of June, Linz will host more than 650 participants: decision makers, networking and collaboration specialists, among other profiles from all major European networking and research organisations. ImmersiaTV has been chosen to showcase their […]