Arte testing Ultra HD with Europe-wide live broadcast

Arte testing Ultra HD with Europe-wide live broadcast
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On Saturday, 2 April 2016 ARTE is testing the first time on multiple output channels, the Ultra HD format 2160p50. The appropriate occasion for offers from 19:00 to 22:00, the transmission of classical ballet "Le Corsaire", the new production is at the Vienna State Opera program since 20 March.

For Germany, the broadcast unencrypted over the demo channel "UHD1 by Astra / HD +" on ASTRA. In France, take the demo channels "Hot Bird 4k1" on HOT BIRD and "Fransat Ultra HD" on EUTELSAT 5W dissemination. In order to receive these channels is an ultra high-definition televisions with satellite tuner and integrated HEVC decoder. The viewers who have not previously demo channels in its channel list can find it manually using the following parameters:

ASTRA 19.2 ° East
Frequency: 10994 MHz (Horizontal)
Symbol Rate: 22000
DVB-S2, 8PSK, FEC 5/6

EutelSat HOT BIRD 13 ° East
Frequency: 10727 MHz (Horizontal)
Symbol Rate: 30000
DVB-S2, 8PSK, FEC 3/4.

EUTELSAT 5 West A
frequency: 11634 MHz (Horizontal)
Symbol Rate: 29950
DVB-S2 8PSK, FEC 3/4

ARTE Concert will provide the ballet beyond as HD live stream online at concert.arte.tv. Furthermore ARTE will test the UHD live streaming on the ARTE HbbTV app (in partnership with the IRT in Munich). A few days later, the program is also available there for several weeks as a catch-up offer.

The high resolution of UHD image, the visual quality of the ballet comes to their best advantage. Sets and costumes seem very vividly both in Great setting and in close-up. Due to the realism and immersion feeling the UHD format and its further developments such as high-contrast image (HDR) and high open frame rate (HFR) just for recording and broadcasting live stage performances fantastic perspectives.

With this pilot project, ARTE shows once again as an innovative channels and to its claim to make television programs of the highest quality to a wide audience available.

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