HDTV compression in the studio

High definition television systems were first shown at IBC in the early eighties but have since had only limited impact in specialist areas due to the size, weight and consequential cost of high definition processing, storage and transmission. The tremendous development of integrated circuit technology in the 90s together with the maturing of compression algorithms has meant that the above limitations can now be overcome. This paper focuses on the specification of a high definition television compression system for use in general broadcast applications. The system should be suitable for acquisition of high definition pictures as well as for production of high definition programmes within the studio.