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Recommended Systems for 8K Playback. Part 2: Using 12G SDI
By Mauricio Alvarez-Mesa, PhD — Spin Player is a software media player that allows to play very high resolution video including 4K, 8K, and 16K using standard PC systems. The Player is based on Spin Digital high-performance HEVC/H.265 …
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Recommended Systems for 8K Playback. Part 1: Using GPUs
By Mauricio Alvarez-Mesa, PhD — Spin Player is based on a highly optimized HEVC decoder and video rendering engine. This software solution allows to play 8K video using compact and cost-effective PC systems. In this tech blog we …
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Discover the Benefits of our Video Processing Filters
By Sergio Sanz-Rodríguez, PhD — Quality has no Substitute. This is the slogan of the EU-funded Immersify project aiming at developing cutting-edge tools for next-generation of immersive media. Because Spin Digital cares about the final quality of video, …
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HEVC Encoder with Support for ARIB 8K Standard
By Mauricio Alvarez-Mesa, PhD— Spin Digital HEVC Encoder (Spin Enc) introduced support for 8K broadcast format (ARIB STD-B32 version 3.9) in its latest version (v1.8).
Recommended Bitrates for 360° Video Using Spin Enc
By Sergio Sanz-Rodriguez, PhD — Virtual Reality (VR)/360° video is one of the hottest topics in the multimedia industry and film production. The real world is captured by an omnidirectional camera consisting of a set of cameras covering different …
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Guidelines for Master File Creation of 360° Films
The purpose of the guidelines presented in this blog is to help Virtual Reality (VR) and 360° content providers to prepare master files with the highest possible quality for submission to film festivals, film markets, online Video-on-Demand (VoD) platforms, or archiving systems. Master files produced according to these guidelines will enable service providers to generate compressed versions for high quality screenings to target viewers.