Not happy letting us Yankees get away with all the
3D sporting action, the BBC plans to test a 3D HD broadcast of a Rugby Six Nations match next month. A lot like the NBA's test with last year's
All-Star Game and
NBA Finals, the March 8th game between Scotland and England will be captured by three camera rigs and then transmitted via satellite -- unlike the fiber connection used by the NBA -- to an audience watching a big screen with 3D glasses. Can Communicate, Inition and Axis are the companies forming 3DFirm, which is partnering with the Beeb to make the whole thing happen, including working out a new style of camera work and post production. We won't say we're waiting for a 3D broadcast of
real football to get excited about these tests (we'll just think it.)
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Kallel72 @ Feb 28th 2008 2:44PM
Obviously EngadgetHD has missed rugby if they think American Football is real compared to rugby
JD @ Feb 28th 2008 5:55PM
lol @ "real football". pfft.
Combine this with the glassless 3D and we've got something.
Pipe @ Feb 28th 2008 5:56PM
Real Football?
First off, there's already a real Football and it doesn't involve every player to use their hands, about 70 players, or 3 hours to play a 60 minute game.
Second, Rugby is much more of a "real man's" sport. They don't where pads at all unlike American football.
Happy Jack @ Feb 28th 2008 10:35PM
You mean real football as a sport where men can't play without stopping every two seconds to discuss what next? Or football where men dress in tights and shoulder pads like women?
Gam71 @ Apr 6th 2008 8:36AM
We won't say we're waiting for a 3D broadcast of "real football" to get excited about these tests (we'll just think it.)
You can think it all you want doesn't mean it's true.
But to be fair we are waiting for "real Football" to be shown in 3D. Imagine England v Germany in 3D.
You'll notice I'm talking about Football and internationals in the same sentence so it can't be grid iron.
Come on Auntie, show the Rugby League Challenge Cup final in 3D.
(Rugby League thrown in their just to confuse the yanks even more)