Viewing 4K and UHD in an HD World

HD infrastructure will not, and should not, convert to UHD/4K/8K overnight. The next few years will be experimental and educational. People will need to see, hear, and understand UHD/4K/8K video on HD screens, and HD video on UHD/4K/8K screens. — Drawn from 1 1/2 years of real-world experience in production, postproduction, mastering, quality control, and exhibition, this paper details the practical implementation of SDI, HDMI, DisplayPort, and DVI with UHD/4K/8K video on HD screens, and HD sources on 4K/UHD screens.