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Imagine Communications & NEP: Unified UHD production for mixed SDR and HDR delivery

December 09, 2021 • IBC Broadcast Media and Technology • Season 1 • Episode 14

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Episode 14 of the IBC Podcast, supported by Imagine Communications, features a conversation between Malcolm Cowan, Head of Engineering and Technology, Broadcast and Media Services at NEP UK and John Mailhot, CTO, Networking & Infrastructure for Imagine Communications on UHD and HDR production.

NEP has been using Imagine Communications’ SNP pure-IP media processing platform to support its UHD and HDR productions.

Together, Cowan and Mailhot speak about the unique challenges of introducing HDR (high dynamic range) and UHD (ultra-high definition) into productions which are delivered to a mix of SDR (standard dynamic range) and HDR distribution channels.

During their conversation they discuss:

Industry adoption of HDR
How NEP works with Imagine Communications
The impact of HDR on outside broadcast companies and the content they supply to broadcasters
How HDR is changing the landscape of sporting events
Whether different LUTS (look-up tables) work better for different content

Links:

Imagine Communications

Imagine Communications’ Selenio Network Processor (SNP)

NEP Group