3D applications are already taking the movie world by storm and are about to make their debut in the home entertainment area. At NAB Show, the PRIME research project – Production and Projection Technologies for Immersive Media – will be presenting the 3D television studio of the future. The studio maps the complex process, starting with the original recording and real-time data transmission, then the data processing, and finally the 3D reproduction process. PRIME is being funded by the German federal ministry of economics and technology (BMWi).

The Stereoscopic Analyzer (STAN) combines realtime image analysis with intelligent visualization tools and intuitive graphical user interfaces to assist cameramen and production staff in shooting the right stereo content for 3D post-production and 3D live events.

Supported by our partner KUK Filmproduction GmbH.

Fraunhofer HHI offers an ultra-low latency video encoder compliant with the H.264 baseline profile. The encoder is implemented as a hardwired solution, which can be mapped on FPGAs or ASICs without the need of external memory. It is especially tailored to real-time applications and allows up to 1080p encoding with today's FPGA or ASIC technologies.

Format conversion from stereo to display specific multi-view formats is an essential post-production process for future 3D services allowing the reproduction of stereo content on a wide range of 3D displays. The conversion process will be demonstrated for displays with 2, 5, 8 and 9 views.  

The Fraunhofer HHI together with GMIT provide a solution for video/audio streaming to mobile devices. The key features are the realtime video and audio encoding using H.264 and HE-AACv2 as well as the delivery platform, which supports the iPhone HTTP live streaming format.