16K Realtime Editing & Playback
Software Development Team
Software Development, Hardware Development, Research & Development, Consulting
May 2018
The Challenge:
To develop a more efficient way of quickly editing and playing back 16K video content.
How:
By using the latest video card and processing hardware, along with Unity, a real-time engine we were able to quickly edit and playback multiple 2K and 4K video sources and compose one large 16K canvas that played over 32 full HD monitors.
Technology:
- Multi-GPU Quadro SLI Technology
- Unity
- Mosaic Image Distribution
The NHK approached us to develop a more cost-effective way of powering a massive LCD monitor wall. The usual cost would be over $800,000 USD for something so large scale. We used our Unity know-how and technological skills to create a bespoke hardware solution at a fraction of the budget. Rendering this and editing such a large video would have taken a lot of time, so we created a custom editing suite inside Unity that played according to triggers from external devices.
