Study on HDR/WCG Service Model for UHD Service

In recent years, as people's interest in high-quality media services and technology development have increased, not only methods producing content supporting technologies such as High Dynamic Range (HDR) / Wide Color Gamut (WCG), but also converting technologies from existing contents to the one satisfying high-quality media standards is also widely studied and attracting attention. In this paper, we propose a HDR/WCG content service model for commercialized IPTV service based on head-end processing media conversion. We also suggest commercial high-quality media services over content-platform-network-device area.

I. Introduction

With the development of large-screen display production technology and the development of broadcasting communication technology, high-quality ultra-high definition (UHD) contents are spreading to home beyond high definition (HD). The UHDTV service is characterized not only by increasing the resolution and frame rate, but also by implementing technologies that pursue color reproduction and faithful content reproduction. In recent years, interest in HDR and WCG-supporting technologies has been increasing, and related research and standardization are actively being carried out to faithfully reproduce the contents and to feel the same reality as the original content.