The 2024 Olympic Games in Paris are going to be a historic event for not only athletic achievements but also how people watch the games. Intel, a leading technology company is bringing its new way of airing the Olympics that will be of high resolution with 8K quality. It’s like having a very high-definition television but even better.
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OBS and other partners are working with INTEL to ensure this happens. They are using hyperfast computers and nifty software to send live 8K video over the internet resulting in enhanced viewership at home almost as good as being present physically.
Special cameras located in all Olympic venues initiate the process. These capture live happenings in 8K which presents four times more details compared to the current 4K TVs. The video is then processed by Intel’s latest powerful computers that use artificial intelligence to compress such enormous data into it (the video). Within seconds this compressed video crosses continents.
To view an 8K stream, one will need an up-to-date Intel PC and a brand-new television set for watching it on there. By decoding the signal these devices can enable ultra-clear pictures on your TV screen.
This broadcasting technology is a major step forward. There used to be no possibility of sending out such high-quality videos via the Internet fast enough for them to arrive while they were still newsworthy. However, within Intel’s new systems, as was demonstrated by their compression rate, which could make things about a thousand times smaller while maintaining excellent quality and ensuring little delay time.
Intel has been making efforts towards improving Olympic broadcasts since some years ago. For instance, they streamed more than 400 hours of content during Tokyo Olympics by partnering with various stakeholders. Similarly, Beijing Olympics hosted VR feeds using 8K that had never been seen before.
The aim is to make streaming services like what happened during Paris Olympics become common in future events so that many people can enjoy them. However not everyone can watch in 8k now but the technology displayed during the Paris Olympics suggests that future sports broadcasting and other live events could be different.
