BBC May Screen Olympics In 3d
Roger Mosey, the director of the BBC’s 2012 Olympics operation, has indicated that the London Games could be screened in 3D – one of a number of new technologies the broadcaster is considering to improve the spectacle for viewers.
Speaking at the IBC technology conference in Amsterdam, Mosey stated: ‘We could, and I believe should, capture some of the games in 3D.
‘Nobody would expect the games of 2012 to be comprehensively in 3D because the technology will be nothing like widespread enough; but it would be a shame not to have any images of London that were part of an experiment with what will be one of the next big waves of change.
‘The Olympic stadium may only exist in its full 80,000+ capacity for a relatively short period. Not to have that at all in 3D would be, at the very least, a major gap in the archive.’
Mosey also said that ‘super high definition’ cameras could also be based at Olympic sites, even though homes would not have the necessary equipment to pick up the images at that point.
‘There won’t be a [super HD] set in your living room by 2012, but there could be a limited number of cameras and big screens that will give us a taste of the future – and could give a major creative boost to technologists and people thinking of the content of tomorrow.
‘Both 3D and super HD are currently posing questions and opportunities rather than solutions; but now’s the time to start examining seriously whether there are answers that could make 2012 even more of a landmark year.’
