Saturday, July 11, 2015

Urthecast 4k UHD Video from ISS is out of this world

NASA is starting to upload 4K, 60fps videos to YouTube | The Verge
New camera enables Ultra HD 4K video from International Space Station | ExtremeTech
A new camera module from a company called UrtheCast is now up and running on the ISS, and it’s capable of capturing 4K Ultra High-Definition (UHD) video. It’s the next best thing to actually being in space.
Unlike the HD video feed from the High Definition Earth-Viewing System (HDEV), which is streamed live on NASA’s Ustream page, the UHD video from the new camera will be edited and posted on the ReelNASA YouTube account. You can see the first one below, which includes some cool footage of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. Ultra HD video has a resolution of 3840×2160. That’s four times the pixels of old fashioned 1080p video. The bandwidth requirement of streaming that live is probably too much for the station. It will take at least a few hours to get the video clips from UrtheCast cameras down to Earth and posted online.
 
▶ Ultra High Definition Video from the International Space Station (Reel 1) - YouTube



Published on Jun 15, 2015
The view of life in space is getting a major boost with the introduction of 4K Ultra High-Definition (UHD) video, providing an unprecedented look at what it's like to live and work aboard the International Space Station. This important new capability will allow researchers to acquire
high resolution - high frame rate video to provide new insight into the vast array of experiments taking place every day. It will also bestow the most breathtaking views of planet Earth and space station activities ever acquired for consumption by those still dreaming of making the trip to outer space.


Additional 4K–UHD videos will be coming to ReelNASA - YouTube soon, so stay tuned!


HD download link: https://www.archive.org/details/NASA-...

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