Stereo 3D enshrined in DVB Euro digital TV standards
Digital TV standards family DVB has published its first set of rules for 3D services.
The DVB-3DTV specification is restricted to services like Sky 3D, known as 'frame compatible plano-stereoscopic 3D'.
BlueBook A154, as it's known, specifies the delivery system for 3D TV services, which are transmitted in a standard MPEG-4 HD signal that can be decoded by a typical HD receiver or HD TV, connected to a 3D display.
Peter Siebert, executive director of DVB, said: 'I would like to extend my thanks to all the Members that participated in both the Commercial and Technical Modules to bring to fruition the DVB-3DTV specification in such a short period of time.
'DVB standards provide one of the keys to commercial success and stability for the industry and the consumer.'
The spec includes a Subtitling System specification, which provides a mechanism for subtitles and other on-screen graphics to be positioned so they can be viewed correctly in a stereo 3D image.
There are also amendments to the Service Information and MPEG-2 transport stream coding for audio and video, so that receivers can recognise and manage the 3D signal.
The specification doesn't cover 'service compatible' 3D, which transmits a standard HD video stream that can be seen on non-3D receivers, along with extra data that a 3D receiver can use to create a 3D image.
This uses less bandwidth and is the system that is expected to be used for 3D if it ever launches on Freeview.
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