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The Media Internet Area of i2CAT has presented the ImmersiaTV project at the ACM Multimedia Systems Conference (MMSys 2018), which was held last 12-15 June at The National Research Center for Mathematics and Computer Science (CWI) in Amsterdam. MMSys and the associated workshop provide a forum for researchers to present and share their latest research […]
The ImmersiaTV consortium is happy to announce that the open pilot is finally available. The project is expected to produce three different production pilots. Each of them is made so they can be watched simultaneously on Virtual Reality goggles, a tablet and/or a traditional TV or a computer at home. The multi-device system allows the […]
The Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) is a joint working committee of the International Standardization Organization (ISO), the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) along with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The JPEG committee has a long tradition in the creation of still image coding standards, and their latest release is expected to be extensively exploited in […]
The ImmersiaTV team has participated for the second time at the NAB Show 2018, one of the most important international events of the broadcast field. The exhibition was held last 7th-12th April at Las Vegas convention center. The project was present at the Futures Park, the section of the Show reserved for presentations of media-related […]
The Catalan Coorporation of Audiovisual Media (CCMA), in collaboration with the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and the i2CAT Foundation, will record the opera “Roméo et Juliette” in 360º immersive audio and video format at the Gran Teatre del Liceu opera house, in Barcelona. The recording will take place on February 10th during the general rehearsal […]
In the previous article about immersive audio, we explained the importance of deploying a spatial representation of sound in immersive environments. Now, it is time to look into the production side of this topic. A straightforward way to produce ambisonic sound is using a soundfield microphone. It consists of high quality microphone capsules arranged, with their polar […]
Cyclocross is a very popular sport in Belgium, and SOUDAL Cyclocross Leuven is one of the main events taking place yearly. The ImmersiaTV team wanted to take the emotion wherever you are thanks to omnidirectional, immersive content, so last January 7th we placed 360 video cameras around the field and shot the race. Users of the content […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]