The opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics was broadcast live in 8K ultra-high definition at the National Centre for the Performing Arts

The opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics was broadcast live in 8K ultra-high definition at the National Centre for the Performing Arts

Beijing, February 5 (China News Network) -- On the evening of February 4, the National Centre for the Performing Arts, together with Beijing Radio and Television Station and bank of China, combined with 8K ultra-high-definition technology, conducted an 8K live broadcast of the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at the Opera House.

It is reported that this live broadcast adopts the first 8K ultra-high-definition TV channel for end users in China - the Beijing Radio and Television Station Winter Olympic Documentary 8K Test Channel as the signal source, using the AVS3 encoding technology of the mainland's independent intellectual property rights, opening up the transmission path from Beijing Radio and Television Station to the National Centre for the Performing Arts, and realizing the transmission and display of high-quality 8K TV programs through 25,000 lumens 8K laser projectors and 8K audio de-embedding equipment.

As China's National Performing Arts Center, the 8K live broadcast of the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games not only added color to the "notepad" of the ultra-high-definition live broadcast of the theater, but also the first live broadcast of the 8K ultra-high-definition theater for the public in the history of the Olympic Games, creating a new scene of 8K display and expanding new ways of Olympic communication.

Wang Ning, head of the working group for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games and president of the National Centre for the Performing Arts, said, "As a double Olympic person, what remains unchanged is our feelings, our love for the Olympic Games, and the love that the Olympic Games bring to our cities. We may change at work and in our professions, but the Olympic spirit is eternal in our hearts. ”

The 8K live broadcast of the opening ceremony was hosted by Li Yangwei, the host of Beijing Radio and Television Station, under the premise of ensuring safety and epidemic prevention, the audience was composed of athletes and coach representatives invited by the National Centre for the Performing Arts through the "Public Welfare Seat" activity, as well as community residents and representatives of employees from all walks of life. The opening ceremony full of humanistic and artistic feelings complemented the rich artistic atmosphere of the National Centre for the Performing Arts Opera House, and the audience also felt the "immersive" audio-visual shock brought about by the innovative combination of "sports + art + technology" through 8K ultra-high-definition pictures and 800-inch super large movie screens.

Wang Cheng, vice president of the National Centre for the Performing Arts, said, "Technology is an important theme of this Winter Olympic Games, and Beijing is also making every effort to build a global digital benchmark city. Tonight, the National Centre for the Performing Arts is honored to broadcast the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics live through 8K ultra-high definition technology. As the initiator of the World Theatre Alliance, we are the first olympic event in the global theater industry to broadcast 8K ultra HD live, which is of great significance. Although the audience tonight cannot attend the scene in person, through ultra-high-definition technology, we hope to bring the audience an immersive viewing experience and let everyone harvest an unforgettable Olympic experience in this art temple. ”

It is worth mentioning that all the repertoire of the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics came from the National Centre for the Performing Arts Orchestra, and all of them were recorded in the Recording Studio of the National Centre for the Performing Arts.

In addition to the 8K live broadcast of the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics in the theater, the atmosphere of "art + sports + technology" will continue at the National Centre for the Performing Arts until the end of the Winter Paralympic Games. It is reported that as one of the demonstration points of the 8K Demonstration Site of the Science and Technology Winter Olympics - "8K True Beijing Color Hundred Screens Beautiful Winter Olympics" that the city focuses on building, and echoes the theme activity of the Municipal Radio, Film and Television Bureau "Beijing Audio-visual Zero Distance", the "Science and Technology Winter Olympics" 8K TV demonstration point has landed at the National Centre for the Performing Arts before the Spring Festival, and the location is located on the east side of the public hall on the first floor of the theater. On the night of January 31, Chinese New Year's Eve, the 8K version of the 2022 Spring Festival Gala of China Central Radio and Television Station was broadcast here, and from February 1 to the closing period of the Winter Paralympic Games, the 8K program of the Winter Olympic Games of the General Radio and Television Station will continue to be broadcast, so that every audience who comes to the Grand Theater can feel the inspiration and inspiration of the Olympic spirit through ultra-high-definition pictures while wandering through elegant art.

At the same time, in order to display the artistic and humanistic style of Beijing, the "City of The Two Olympics", and enrich the cultural life of the citizens of the Winter Olympics, the National Centre for the Performing Arts and Beijing Radio and Television Station also jointly launched the "Science and Technology Winter Olympic Music Movement Beijing - 8K Stage Art Boutique Exhibition and Broadcasting" activity. From February 1 to the end of the Winter Paralympic Games, five 8K concerts such as "Ice and Snow Haoyao Cheers winter Olympics" and "Beijing Chorus" produced by the two sides were broadcast through the Beijing Radio 8K Ultra HD Experimental Channel, and the 8K display activities of the Winter Olympics covered 20 8K large screens and 200 8K TV demonstration sites in the city. (End)