How to show 4K?

[Henk van den Doel]

Hi all

So let's say I'd want to show 4K in full glory on a big screen, what are my options at present? Projectors? Players? Not counting Redray since it is not here yet, and not YouTube. And what codec/compression would those players handle?

Thanks for any insights.

[Curran Giddens]

I saw Silverado has a Sony 4K projector for like $22K (not including bulb, lens, input cards, screen). Connect to a Mac Pro with Red Rocket and Red Rocket Breakout Box and you can play .R3D's in 4K!

[Henk van den Doel]

Thanks Curran. Playing out the R3D's like that is only limited to when working on the project right? Or is it possible to use a MacPro with Red Rocket Breakout Box as a player for final 4K videos with audio as well?

[Jay Gannon]

Thanks Curran. Playing out the R3D's like that is only limited to when working on the project right? Or is it possible to use a MacPro with Red Rocket Breakout Box as a player for final 4K videos with audio as well?

Thats what the redray is for unfortunatly.

[Henk van den Doel]

And there are no alternatives to it for now?
What tools/players are used to display 4K in cinemas at the moment? And can these be rented somewhere on the planet?

[Jay Gannon]

Yes there are 4k DCP servers that are on the market. Most 2k DCP servers can be upgraded and some 2k projectors can be upgraded.
Its quite a large investment though, and I don't know if many places rent them.

http://www.doremicinema.com/

http://www.filmjournal.com/filmjournal/content_display/news-and-features/features/technology/e3i7bf40443797a443dd671dca2dc5348e2

[Jay Gannon]

http://www.ftt-filmtronics.nl/

These guys would be happy to give you some options I'd say.

[Curran Giddens]

How about the nVidia Quadro Plex?

http://www.nvidia.com/page/quadroplex.html

You can hook this up to a PC with fast RAID to play 4K.

[Jay Gannon]

That looks very interesting! Is it transparent or does code need to be written specifically to take advantage of it? Price is very tempting also.

[Jay Gannon]

http://www.nvidia.com/docs/IO/40049/NV_DS_QPLEX_2200_D2_US_Sep08_LowRes.pdf

Answered my own question, transparent scaling and SXRD 4k Sony projector integration, gonna have to have a look at one of these.

[Curran Giddens]

http://www.nvidia.com/docs/IO/40049/NV_DS_QPLEX_2200_D2_US_Sep08_LowRes.pdf

Answered my own question, transparent scaling and SXRD 4k Sony projector integration, gonna have to have a look at one of these.

Yup. The application doesn't have to support multiple GPU's. I do think you need to be running a PC with 64-bit operating system though.

[Torrey Loomis]

Affirmative--we have a 4K projector at a client in NYC that needs to go to a new home.

Their facility wound up not matching the correct measurements for what they wanted to do with 4K projection, so their SRX-S105 with brand new imaging block is sitting in a corner of their place still factory sealed.


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[Jay Gannon]

Torrey have you any experience with the Nvdia systems discussed above.

As an aside we looked at the S105 and it was a fantastic piece of engineering, anyone looking for a 4k system should look into it. We had size issues also so we ended up going for a different solution in the end.

[Torrey Loomis]

JG,

Not personally--however I know it works since I've seen an Assimilate system push out native 4K using a Quadro Plex. That was a while ago, so I am sure the workflow has improved significantly since I last saw it.

TL

[Henk van den Doel]

Great, I'll look into it. Thanks guys!

[Nick Shaw]

Also coming out soon from DVS http://www.dvs.de/products/video-boards/atomix.html

I believe they are targeting pricing comparable with the Kona 3 from what I was told in a recent presentation on the product.