Panasonic convinces at the first 3D Olympic Games

If color or high definition burst into previous Olympic events, the boom in stereoscopy, as it could not be otherwise, is also occurring coinciding with the Olympic Games.

London 2012 has already become the world event with the largest number of hours produced in stereoscopic in the history and technology of Panasonic has a lot to say.

Panasonic has always accompanied Olympicism at the technological forefront. In the Barcelona games in 1992, for example, recording in 1/2" digital D3 was introduced for the first time; in the '96 games, they would see the first Super Slor Motion images, the DVCPRO 1/4 was introduced and mounted on a laptop for the first time; four years later, at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, the DVCPRO 50 was adopted as the official recording format; in 2004, They introduced P2 cards for the first time and already in 2008, the Beijing games were recorded in DVCPRO HD and P2 HD, with camcorders with P2 cards playing a determining role.

Now, it is London's turn to make history again this time with the emergence of 3D thanks to the AG-3DP1 and AG-3DA1 cameras.

Both Olympic Broadcast Services and NBC Olympics are working hand in hand with the Japanese manufacturer to bring a unique three-dimensional audiovisual experience to thousands of homes around the world.

As Panasonic's chief technology officer, Eisuke Tsuyuzaki Mashable, says, "stereoscopic technology has come very mature to London as we tested it during the Beijing Games and the Vancouver Winter Olympics as well as numerous sporting events around the world. But, without a doubt, this is our biggest effort to date."

Along with the more than 300 cameras that cover the Games in 2D high definition, London 2012 has around thirty 3D ENG cameras, around twenty stereoscopic rigs and up to three 3D mobile units that OBS has deployed to bring this three-dimensional event to the entire world.

The camcorders that will be used will be the P2HD AG-3DP1, with dual lenses and recording on solid state memory cards. Supporting these cameras we also find the light AG-3DA1 that are allowing us to offer 3D images with total flexibility and agility in capture.

In the US, the more than 300 hours of 3D content are being transmitted from the IBC in London to the Comcast Media Center in Colorado, distributing the signal from there to networks such as DirecTV, Time Warner Cable or Cablevision.

The same thing is happening in regions around the world, from Europe and Asia to South America. Nearly 12 hours of 3D programming is being produced daily, with highlights and highlights highlights.

But 3Dmania is not only invading homes since in many places, mainly in the United Kingdom, 3D Games are being followed from public establishments. We can even find bars that give away the mandatory 3D glasses when consuming several pints of beer...

According to Panasonic estimates, around one million people are following 3D games around the world.