On the evening of February 4, the National Grand Theater, jointly sponsored by Beijing Radio and television station and Bank Of China Limited(601988) , combined with 8K ultra-high definition technology, conducted 8K live broadcast of the opening ceremony of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games in the opera house.
It is reported that this live broadcast uses the 8K experimental channel of Beijing Radio and television Winter Olympics Documentary, the first 8K Ultra HD TV channel for end users in China, as the signal source, and uses the avs3 coding technology of China’s independent intellectual property rights to open up the transmission path from Beijing Radio and television to the national theater through 25000 lumen 8K laser projector and 8K audio de embedding equipment, Realize the transmission and display of high-quality 8K TV programs.
As China’s National Performing Arts Center, the 8K live broadcast of the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games by the National Grand Theater not only added colorful colors to the “NOTEPAD” of the ultra-high definition live broadcast of the theater, but also the first 8K ultra-high definition live broadcast of the theater to 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 Games and the winter Paralympic Games and President of the National Grand Theatre, said, “as people of the two Olympic Games, what remains unchanged is our feelings, our love for the Olympic Games and the love brought by the Olympic Games to our city. We may change in work and occupation, but the Olympic spirit will always exist in our hearts.”
The 8K live broadcast of the opening ceremony that night was presided over by Li Yangwei, host of Beijing Radio and television. On the premise of ensuring safety and epidemic prevention, the audience was composed of representatives of athletes and coaches invited by the National Grand Theater through the “public welfare seat” activity, as well as representatives of community residents and employees from all walks of life. The opening ceremony full of humanistic and artistic feelings complemented the strong artistic atmosphere of the Opera House of the National Grand Theater. The audience also felt the “immersion” audio-visual shock brought by the innovative combination of “sports + Art + technology” through 8K ultra-high definition pictures and 800 inch super large film screen.
Wang Cheng, vice president of the National Grand Theatre, said, “Science and technology is an important theme of this winter Olympics, and Beijing is also making every effort to build a global digital benchmark city. Tonight, the National Grand Theater is honored to broadcast the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics through 8K Ultra HD technology. As the initiator of the world theater alliance, this is the first Olympic event in the global theater industry, 8K Ultra HD broadcast, which is of great significance. Although the audience tonight We can’t visit the scene in person, but through ultra-high definition technology, we hope to bring the audience an immersive viewing experience and let everyone gain an unforgettable Olympic experience in this art palace. “
It is worth mentioning that all the repertoires of the opening ceremony of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games were performed by the orchestra of the National Grand Theatre, and all were recorded in the recording studio of the National Grand Theatre.
In addition to the 8K live broadcast of the opening ceremony of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games in the theater, the atmosphere of “Art + sports + science and technology” will continue in the National Grand Theater until the closing of the winter Paralympic Games. It is reported that, as one of the 8K demonstration sites of the city’s key scientific and technological Winter Olympics – “8K real Beijing color hundred screens and beautiful winter Olympics”, and in response to the theme activity of “Beijing audio-visual zero distance” of the Municipal Radio, film and Television Bureau, the 8K TV demonstration site of the “scientific and technological Winter Olympics” has landed in the National Grand Theater before the Spring Festival, which is located in the east of the public hall on the first floor of the theater. On the new year’s eve of January 31, the 8K version of the 2022 Spring Festival Gala of China Central Radio and television was broadcast live here; During the period from February 1 to the closing of the winter Paralympic Games, the 8K program of the Winter Olympics will continue to be broadcast on the main station, so that every audience who comes to the grand theater can not only enjoy the elegant art, but also feel the encouragement and encouragement of the Olympic spirit through ultra-high definition pictures.
At the same time, in order to show the artistic and humanistic style of Beijing, the “city of double Olympics”, and enrich the cultural life of the Winter Olympics, the National Grand Theater and Beijing Radio and television also jointly launched the activity of “science and technology Winter Olympics Music Beijing – 8K stage art exhibition and broadcasting”. From February 1 to the closing of the winter Paralympic Games, five 8K concerts produced by both sides, such as “ice and snow haoyao · cheering Winter Olympics” and “Beijing chorus”, were broadcast through the 8K UHD experimental channel of Beijing station. Relying on science and technology, the 8K exhibition of the Winter Olympics covered 20 8K screens and 200 8K TV demonstration sites in the city. (end)
