Elemental Touts Real-Time 4K HEVC Transmission

Elemental Technologies says it successfully supported a real-time 4K UltraHD high-efficiency video coding (H.265/HEVC) transmission Sunday when it streamed the Osaka Marathon. K-Opticom, a telco and ISP in Japan, created the workflow for the event and used Elemental video processing to deliver live coverage of the eight-plus-hour race.K-Opticom also used Elemental video processing to provide live streaming of marathon coverage to PCs, smartphones, tablets and other connected devices. K-OPT was a presenting sponsor of the race.