FIFA World Cup Final to be filmed in pioneering 360° Ultra HD

fifa.com ^ | 12 July 2014 | fifa

[Berlin_Freeper]

The 2014 FIFA World Cup™ Production of the Final Match will pioneer a 360-degree viewing experience thanks to a panoramic, Ultra HD OmniCam developed by scientists at the Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute in Berlin.

Football fans will be able to re-live all the drama and emotion of the 13 July match between Germany and Argentina in this ground-breaking format for the first time at the new FIFA World Football Museum in Zürich, which is scheduled to open its doors to the public in early 2016.

The innovation is the latest visual technology to be introduced by FIFA as part of the production of the FIFA World Cup in Brazil, alongside live 4K and 8K productions of matches and a multimedia revolution in sports entertainment.

Positioned at the halfway line, the OmniCam will record the complete stadium in one panoramic view. This means that soccer matches can be watched on the 360° or 180° screens of future panoramic cinemas, as if the viewer is sitting in the stadium watching the match in person.

[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

The result concluded what local media have called an "$11 billion nightmare" for the hosts, and while that seems cruel considering the great entertainment we have seen here this summer, there is no mistaking the depth of Brazil's humiliation.

If Germany wins, they'll be closing in on Brazil's number of titles, too.

[Berlin_Freeper]

Argentina rump-steak filled with sheep cheese and ham, grilled tomato, baked oven potato with sour cream and mushroom cream sauce... has landed! :)

and garlic bread.

[Berlin_Freeper]

Confidence is high but nothing can be taken for granted.

Either way I just really hope for a clean game and not lose to a dive or something like that...

[Berlin_Freeper]

http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/fivelive/5lfd/5lfd_20140712-1713a.mp3

[onedoug]

Dress up the pig. It’s still this third world nonsense.

[wally_bert]

I am looking at a 4K. I shudder to think what an 8K camera would cost.

[safeasthebanks]

Germany is a third world country now? What color is the sky in your world, ours is blue.

[safeasthebanks]

Great job for the last month, BF!

[Berlin_Freeper]

▶ David Hasselhoff - THE HOFF'S GAME BEFORE THE GAME (HD) - YouTube

[Berlin_Freeper]

Thank you safeasthebanks, glad you enjoyed!

[Berlin_Freeper]

Schweinsteiger wets his feet for a better fit of his shoes. Which gives him a better feeling for the ball and better control.

[Berlin_Freeper]

"We realise what has happened, but we're all people, well aware that we've made mistakes."

[Berlin_Freeper]

"You'll score two"

international arrest warrant

[Berlin_Freeper]

"It didn't happen."

[Berlin_Freeper]

Ventures Africa | For God And Country And Dollar Bills

photo of Ghana soccer player John Boye kissing a $100,000 bonus that he received

[al_c]

[Berlin_Freeper]

He was planning to end this trip at the World Cup in Brazil

[Berlin_Freeper]

"a kind of Stockholm syndrome"

[Berlin_Freeper]

Germany's 17 goals in the tournament - more than double Argentina's total - have come from eight different players, a testament to the team ethic which pervades Joachim Loew's squad.

"Brazil have Neymar, Portugal have Ronaldo, Argentina have Messi and Germany have a team," ran one widely retweeted summary on Twitter this week.

[Berlin_Freeper]

Maradona: Argentina hungrier than Germany for World Cup glory