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• Productions of 2006
• Productions of 2005

Octavision’s motion picture utilized for the TVCF of BS broadcasting

The TVCF edited from Ultra High-Definition motion pictures shot by Octavision was telecast in the program called “OLYMPUS Special - Shoot that nature. Beautiful Sea and Mountain “The scenery we want to bring it down to the future” - ” aired at BS-Asahi, November 25, 2006. In that program, The CF made to strong visuals that beautiful scenery closing on. We hope you expect for next High-Definition contents.

First Anniversary! Octavision Exhibited again in InterBEE2006

One year has passed since nac Image Technology., Inc. (hereinafter referred to as "nac") announced in InterBEE2005 that they just started Octavision rental service. This year, Octavision was exhibited again in InterBEE2006. At the booth of nac, Octavision attracted many interests and was surrounded by the people who want to touch and feel 4K resolution ultra high-definition motion picture. OLYMPUS Octavision is going to enrich rental service and contribute to the development of 4K digital motion picture.

The 4K motion pictures of Octavision were shown via streaming distribution as the part of digital TIFF symposium in the 19th Tokyo International Film Festival.

On October 23, 2006, The Research Institute for Digital Media Content, Keio University (DMC) participated in the experiment that distributes motion picture of the video game which can battle among four sites via network as the part of digital TIFF symposium in 19th Tokyo International Film Festival (took place from October 21st to October 29th, 2006). The motion picture of video game from four sites were displayed on 300 inch screen at the 6th floor of East building in Keio Mita campus. This world’s first trial attracted attention as new prospect of application for 4K motion picture technology. OLYMPUS offered the content “Wagner Society Orchestra” shot by Octavision which shown at every sites via streaming distribution.

Octavision utilized in The World’s first Experiment for synchronized replay of 4K Motion Picture and Multichannel Audio.

On October 9, 2006, (October 8 afternoon, U.S. time zone), Research Institute for Digital Media Content, Keio University (DMC) achieved the experiment for transmission , synchronized replay of the 4K motion picture with the multichannel (8 channel and 24 channel) audio signal from many points of the networks in Japan and the U.S. including DMC studio to Letterman Digital Arts Center and Premier Theater in San Francisco in cooperation with University of California, San Diego who collaborated with DMC. This technology enables the production and editing of 4K motion picture with high quality digital audio from remote locations. This experiment was admired by technicians of Audio Engineering Society (AES) and Lucas Film officials. The realistic and high-quality motion pictures shot by Octavision were transferred to the theater and played.

*Calit2 (California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology):
Research institute about telecommunication and information technology between University of California, San Diego(UCSD) and University of California, Irvine(UCI) set up by University of California. Pronounced as “Cal-it-squared”.

Octavision displayed in "Motion Picture and Television Engineering 2006"

The exhibition called "Motion Picture and Television Engineering 2006" organaized by Motion Picture and Television Engineering Society of Japan, inc. was held at Science Museum, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo, from June 6th to 8th, 2006. Octavision camera and recorder were displayed and the demo clips were played at the booth of nac Image Technology., Inc. who provides rental service of Octavision. Plenty of people stopped in front of Octavision and were attracted to 4K digital super high-definition motion picture. The rental business of Octavision is a good start and we got good reactions from the users.

Keio DMC utilized Octavision’s images
for their press release conference on the new 4K digital system.

Keio DMC held press release conference of their new 4K digital system that can edit and evaluate at June 1, 2006. After description by professor Sadayasu Ono- Keio DMC, the brilliant 4K motion images were projected one after another on huge 300 inch screen. Participants were impressed on possibility of new and different motion picture expression. The projected contents shot by Octavision were test shootings at Hollywood cooperated with ASC (American Society of Cinematographers), the contents called “day off” that we made before and live recorded images of iGrid2005 which won CENIC 2006 Networking Innovation Award. From now, DMC going to utilize 4K digital motion picture not only for digital cinema but for education, medical use, digital archive and so on. Octavision will step into new world of motion picture expression which only Octavision can realize.

Noh shooting by Keio DMC

A traditional and innovative Noh actor, Tomohiko Umewaka's new performance "Ippaku Nishoku Tsuki (Half Board)" was shot by Octavision on March 15th, 2006 at BankART1929 Yokohama. The shooting was a part of research activity of Digital Media Content, Keio University. BankART1929 is the art space which renovated from old Daiichi Bank Yokohama branch. BankART is also focal point of artistic and cultural city project of Yokohama city. The short movie "Birthday Cake" was shown there at the same time. "Birthday Cake" was self-directed by Tomohiko Umewaka in 2005, from June to July. The 4K data transferred from Tokyo to San Diego and showed at event site of iGrid2005. One of the audience said "Every frames looks as clear as individual photographs." "I observed carefully in every corner because it was quite beautiful not only the center part but edge part." The frontier art reproduced lively on the screen by Octavision.

A cut from motion picture shot by Octavision

Note) Keio DMC(Research Institute for Digital Media Content)- The organization set up in 2004 and adopted as "strategic development of research base program" supported by adjustment cost of science and technology development by MEXT (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology). DMC promoting the creation of "Digital Context"(The digital content including scenario which made from digital content materials designed with generating, editing, processing and putting together along the purpose of application.) and doing research and development, international distribution promotion and personnel training in association with other organizations.

Octavision introduced in HPA Technology retreats

On February 23, 2006, Octavision introduced in "Technology Retreat" hosted by Hollywood Post Alliance. Octavision spotlighted as a practical 4K-class camera/recorder system which hardly ever exists in the world. In order to show the features of Octavision, we displayed the working camera/recorder and high resolution monitor at the demo room. We showed real time live 4K motion picture and played pre-recorded 4K motion picture. Even filmmakers who are active in the front lines of the US film scene have scarcely seen 8M pixel motion picture. Octavision's clarity made strong impression and attracted interest of many people.

Hollywood Post Alliance: An association of US film industry based on Hollywood. Technology Retreat takes place once a year. This is relatively small event, but participants are very eager. They exchanging many views not only about technical subject but about business environment in friendly atmosphere.

Octavision demonstrated in "Workshop of Cinema Technology".
Attracted huge interest.

"Workshop of Cinema Technology" held at high-definition theater and studio of OLYMPUS Hatagaya office on January 25th, 2006. The workshop is a monthly event by nac Image Technology., Inc.. The theme of this time is the OLYMPUS Octavision camera/recorder system which added on rental lineup of nac from last year's end (2005). After lecture, demo shooting that participants can touch the actual Octavision camera and recorder was held at studio. Plenty of questions came from cineasts who are active in the front lines of film scene. The time of the workshop was extended over schedule and studio were fully crowded. Some specific opinions were heard from participants that they want to actually use Octavision.

View of demonstration at studio of OLYMPUS Hatagaya

Spotlighted 4K motion picture

Live transmission at JGNII Symposium 2006
World's first real-time distribution of uncompressed, 8M pixel, ultra high-definition digital motion pictures

Olympus Octavision cameras were used at the JGNII (Japan Gigabit Network) Symposium 2006 in Sendai as part of the relay hookup connecting the symposium site at the Sendai International Center with the Research Institute for Digital Media and Content (DMC) at Keio University in Tokyo. This was the world’s first live transmission of un-compressed 4K images. The transmission included a lecture by Professor S.Ono, Keio DMC, which was transmitted from Keio University to Sendai, as well as playback of images previously recorded using Olympus Octavision.
It is expected that demand for the ultra high-definition digital motion pictures produced with the Octavision system will increase as high-speed, large-capacity networks become more widely available and accessible.

View of relay transmission at DMC, Keio University

4 K image distributed at the Sendai International Center

JGNII is a new ultra high-speed, advanced network testbed for R&D developed based on the JGN (Japan Gigabit Network), which operated from April 1999 to March 2004. JGNII was launched in April 2004 by the NICT (National Institute of Information and Communications Technology).