16K resolution

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16K resolution

16K resolution is a display resolution with approximately 16,000 pixels horizontally. The most commonly discussed 16K resolution is 15360 × 8640, which doubles the pixel count of 8K UHD in each dimension, for a total of four times as many pixels.[1] This resolution has 132.7 megapixels, 16 times as many pixels as 4K resolution and 64 times as many pixels as 1080p resolution.

Example video in 16K (16000 × 9000 pixels)
A VR video in 16K (16000 × 8000 pixels)

As of April 2024, 16K resolutions can be run in prototype displays[2] or using multi-monitor setups with AMD Eyefinity,[citation needed] or Nvidia Surround[citation needed] or Mosaic Technology.[3][4]

History

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In 2016, AMD announced a target for their future graphics cards to support 16K resolution with a refresh rate of 240 Hz for "true immersion" in VR.[5][6][7]

Linus Tech Tips released a series of videos in 2017 attempting to play video games at 16K using sixteen 4K monitors.[4]

In 2018, US filmmaker Martin Lisius released a short time-lapse film titled, "Prairie Wind" that he produced using a 2-camera Canon EOS 5DS system he developed. Two still images were stitched together to create one 15985 × 5792 pixel image and then rendered as 16K resolution video with an extremely wide aspect ratio of 2.76∶1.[8] This is among the first known 16K videos to exist.[9][10]

Innolux displayed the world's first 100-inch 16K (15360 × 8640) display module at Touch Taiwan in August 2018.[11]

Sony introduced a 64 by 18 foot (19.5 m × 5.5 m) commercial 16K display at NAB 2019 that is set to be released in Japan.[12][13] It is made up of 576 modules (each 360 × 360) in a formation of 48 by 12 modules, forming a 17280 × 4320 screen, with 4∶1 aspect ratio.

On June 26, 2019, VESA formally released the DisplayPort 2.0 standard with support for one 16K (15360 × 8640-pixel) display supporting 30-bit-per-pixel 4:4:4 RGB/Y′CBCR-color HDR video at a refresh rate of 60 Hz using DSC video compression.[14]

Sphere, an entertainment venue located in Las Vegas, Nevada, opened with a wraparound interior LED screen on September 29, 2023.[15][16] According to Sphere Entertainment, the screen within the theater is 160,000 sq ft (15,000 m2) and supports a 16K (16000 × 16000-pixel) resolution, making it the highest resolution LED screen in the world.[17]

See also

  • Virtual reality
  • 32K resolution digital video formats with a horizontal resolution of around 32,000 pixels
  • 10K resolution digital video formats with a horizontal resolution of around 10,000 pixels, aimed at non-television computer monitor usage
  • 8K resolution digital video formats with a horizontal resolution of around 8,000 pixels
  • 5K resolution digital video formats with a horizontal resolution of around 5,000 pixels, aimed at non-television computer monitor usage
  • 4K resolution digital video formats with a horizontal resolution of around 4,000 pixels
  • 2K resolution digital video formats with a horizontal resolution of around 2,000 pixels
  • High-definition television (HDTV)  digital video formats with resolutions of 1280 × 720 or 1920 × 1080
  • Graphics display resolution
  • Sphere (venue), an entertainment venue with the world's first 16k resolution LED screen
  • Postcard from Earth, a film shot in 18k resolution to display at Sphere

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