Kandao’s new 3D 8K VR live streaming solution offers capture, processing and playback with the Obsidian R camera and Kandao Live software. Kandao Technology is a company that will be familiar to anyone following the development of cutting edge VR technology. Kandao is a name that is especially associated with high-end professional and commercial VR applications, and VR live streaming is one of their particular strengths. From the Obsidian Go, to the high speed Obsidian S and the 8K Obsidian R camera, Kandao have a full range of camera solutions for professional VR production. At IBC 2018 Kandao demonstrated a complete end to end 3D 8K VR live streaming solution comprising the 8K 3D Obsidian R camera, a new upgrade to its VR live streaming software ‘Kandao Live’, and a VR headset from its partner Skyworth. Kandao also announced a recent investment from Foxconn to further develop 8K and computational imaging technology. 3D 8K Live Capture with the Obsidian R Camera Capturing 3D 360 VR images in 8K resolution is no small task. The Obsidian R camera achieves this thanks to six high resolution imagers paired with precision fisheye lenses. Each of the six cameras outputs a 11.4 Mp video stream, which is processed in real time to produce the 8K 3D 360 live stream. The full unstitched image data can be recorded simultaneously while streaming for post production. 3D 8K VR Live Processing Kandao have made significant strides to optimise how 3D 8K video is processed. These efficiencies make is...
Published By: CineD - Tuesday, 9 October, 2018