Thierry Fautier (UHD Forum) highlights that 2019 is the year in which 4K has reached its maturity

Fautier will participate in the fifth edition of the 4K Summit, which will take place on November 6, 7 and 8 at the National Digital Content Pole in Malaga.

The president of World Ultra High Definition Forum (UHDF), Thierry Fautier, considera que 2019 es el año en el que el 4K has reached its maturity, and that the developments in 8K They predict an even more successful future in the coming years.

Fautier will participate in the fifth edition of the 4K Summit, which will take place on the days November 6, 7 and 8 in it National Digital Content Pole of Malaga, organized by Medina Media con Panorama Audiovisual as a media partner, with the participation of the main multinationals and world experts in Ultra High Definition (UHD).

"8K is not at the same level of maturity as 4K, and it is not yet as widely deployed internationally. We must continue advancing in 8K and observing its evolution," estimates Fautier.

The UHD World Forum held its European meeting in September in Amsterdam, and in November in Malaga it will present its conclusions to the international community during the 4K Summit 2019.

The Korean multinational Samsung surprised at the 2018 4K Summit with its 8K television that is already on sale in many countries around the world, although content produced in 8K is still scarce.

However, the JTokyo Olympic uegos July 2020 will be a milestone in the production, recording and distribution of 8K content, as Japanese national television NHK has announced that it will make a major deployment of this new technology.

The 4K HDR Summit in Malaga will serve to update and learn about the technological advances (in recording, editing and distribution devices) and also content that have been implemented in the last year, worldwide, for the development of Ultra High Definition.