Re:4K4D: Real-Time 4D View Synthesis at 4K Resolution
by oasisbob on Wednesday October 18, 2023 @11:35AM
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Great point. Are you familiar with McLuhan's media tetrad?
The hypothetical status quo is a wonderful example of retrieval. Every new technology should be expected to have the effect of reemphasizing something previously obsolete.
Re:4K4D: Real-Time 4D View Synthesis at 4K Resolution
by MPSimmons on Wednesday October 18, 2023 @11:57AM
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>10 friends
Wait, you have 10 friends?
Re:4K4D: Real-Time 4D View Synthesis at 4K Resolution
by pinko on Friday October 20, 2023 @05:01PM
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I think for routine game-watching you're 100% right. But for replaying amazing/interesting/controversial plays, this tech would an enormous improvement over being captive to the broadcast team. Everyone would love to be able to grab control and fly around and zoom in on that one power dunk, critical fumble, bad foul call, etc. on demand.
If moving the camera were the norm, the current status quo would probably be marketed along the lines of "No more micro-managing camera views, arguing over playback speed or fiddling with the timeline – this next leap in technology introduces pre-edited video, where each game is preprocessed by a team of highly-skilled, professional producers, selecting the best viewing angle and playback speed so you and your friends can just sit back, relax and enjoy the game."
If the fictional press release sounds good enough, the tech probably won't hit.
I remember 30 years ago during switching to digital TV broadcasting that proponents of the tech tried to sell a future where viewers of sports events would be able to select which camera to watch. Then again, imagine watching a game with 10 friends and trying to agree over cameras...