Best of CES 2024
Going to the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 在拉斯维加斯11个官方场馆的4000多家消费电子产品参展商中寻找媒体技术，就像大海捞针一样. When I attended CES 2024 last week, 展会名称中的“消费者”一词本应暗示，这里可能不是寻找专业流媒体解决方案的最佳地点. In the interest of research, 我在四天内走了32英里(其中有一天我做得最多的是在Aria-Cosmos-Vadra五星级酒店的接待套房环路上从一个会议室走到另一个会议室)。.
TV of the Future
One of the biggest attention getters on the show floor went to LG’s Signature TV for their 77" UHD transparent OLED screen. 他们有一个显示器矩阵，当电视从透明切换到不透明时，观众一直在他们面前观看. Being able to look through a TV takes a bit of getting used to. 该产品采用了该公司所谓的“机动对比度增强技术”，可以选择性地显示基本元素, enhancing transparency and the 3D effect.“这种双重观看体验在需要时可以切换到黑屏或透明屏. 如果你不想总是有一个大屏幕盘旋在你的客厅, 这可能是你的新电视，因为变色龙的特性真的是别的东西.
Genning Around
Neuroid won a CES Innovation Award this year for their technology, which uses Generative AI to create 3D and 4D motion for Roblox creators. Users can input text descriptions to have various motions created. There’s also an asset store with editable model movements including climb, dance, fall, idle, jump, kick, run, sport, stunt, and walk. Each action can be bought on an a la carte basis. For example, “Sit down and chat” costs $1. 我的搜索显示，874页中，每页有24个动作，每页的价格高达3美元. This is the perfect tool to easily and affordably create content.
Cinfo is a company I found after the conference on the CES app. They have a Gen AI TV production product called tiivii. 他们的说辞是:“95%的体育和文化活动由于制作成本高而从未播出. Tiivii是一个解决方案:一个负担得起的系统……(来)广播各种事件. Thanks to Artificial Intelligence, the cameras follow the action and make camera changes on their own. You can also manage the production yourself using our cloud-based Studio.”
一小时制作的最低工作室软件演示账户是75欧元. You can add voice-overs, graphics, transitions, replays, PiP, simultaneous distribution to multiple publishing points, and advertising. RTSP and SRT support for use on a laptop or mobile device.
AR
Are you feeling 2D in a 3D world? The Arti AR product是一个为视频(或演示)创建3D图形的平台，不需要硬件或设计技能. 他们有一个可以定制的元素库，他们提供14天的免费试用. 他们的卖点是:“我们将您的直播视频与3D云渲染结合起来，创建一个直播, mixed-reality scene for more engaging webinars, zoom calls, sales or training videos.”
AR/XR glass manufacturer Jorjin 为他们的产品制作镜片，并将镜片出售给其他玻璃器皿制造商. The company’s new product is the J8L AR Glasses. 这款眼镜支持所谓的光学透视和1080p分辨率的AR/XR观看. It takes some get to to use this type of product. The speakers and mikes are on both sides of the glasses. 你不可能在一个有数千人的房间里测试音频功能, so I’d say the quality on that is TBD. 同样在他们的展示是玻璃风格的样品，可以在各种风格的制造.
Take Me to Your Robot
At the German technology pavilion, I found startup Wheel.me with a product that, while not being marketed for the media industry, would easily find a couple of use cases in our ecosystem. Genius 2是挪威制造的一款四轮自主平台，可以将任何东西变成移动设备. 想象一下，使用一个由四个rumba组成的平台，这些平台可以在特定区域内工作，或者携带相机设备，或者允许远程相机运输跟随周围的人.
What Latency?
V-Nova 在新闻发布会上展示了他们的新PresenZ格式和MPEG-5 LCEVC. 该公司称这是第一个逼真的立体电影格式，允许6个自由度(6DoF)和身临其境的电影体验，使用低比特率编码. The demo, presented on a VR headset, showed a stunning 3D dinosaur fight. In fact, if I had to choose between the transparent TV and this, I’d happily watch content created with their codec. 他们的技术专注于通过无线流媒体到耳机来支持大众市场的采用. 在不迷失方向的情况下移动的能力和漂亮的锐利细节使体验非常逼真, if being in the middle of a VR experience is your kind of thing. Even if it’s not, 云渲染的压缩在演示中看起来很棒(这不是技术评价), just an observation).
他们的营销理念是:“云渲染场景可以使用V-Nova点云压缩进行压缩，并使用LCEVC进行流式传输. 这为XR视频和游戏体验提供了改变游戏规则的升级，同时提高了分辨率和质量，同时减少了所需的带宽.”
Livery 将自己定位为一个交互式视频云，为iOS的直播提供交互性, Android, and Web apps. They are using ULL-CMAF and claim 1–3 second glass-to-glass latency. They provide the ability to add countdown, live reaction, chat, polls, voting, leaderboard, announcements, ratings, product info, social sharing, prediction, Q & 一、主讲人视图、主题和移动UI根据自己的讲解视频. Their website has many explainer videos, but weirdly, there was no audio, so it seems their strength is really in non-verbal communication.
Multi-Camera Social Streaming
CameriFI Live caught my eye because they’re promising to connect DSLRs, camcorders, drones and more with their all-in-one livestreaming app. 该应用程序提供从iOS或Android设备控制多种类型的设备. A 30-day free trial provides a tool for high-quality livestreaming broadcast. An external camera connection with HDMI-to-UVC converter is required. 该应用程序支持RTMP和SRT输出，加上覆盖支持图像，文本，音频和聊天. Maximum resolution, amount of devices, memory required, battery life, 还有很多恼人的技术问题在他们的网站上找不到答案, so buyer beware, but realistically, it’s free, so what do you have to lose?
Dynamic Video Creation
Infuse Video 正在被定位为视频开发者的SaaS平台，用于构建实时个性化视频. Content can be stitched together based on asset chunks or text instructions. 其结果是能够创建自定义内容或在较长的视频剪辑中找到有趣的片段, build themed content, create clips in alternative languages, or create personalized content based on first-party data including location, device, time of day, QR code, or third-party data. Production is either via no code or API.
I was one of the many CES judges for the content and entertainment category. Here are some of the winners in my area for media tech:
ZenScreen Fold OLED, Asus – first 17.3" foldable monitor. 1.1 Kg. DisplayHDR True Black 500 certification. 2 USB C and mini HDMI ports
PIXELL, 4BY4 – AI solution for video quality optimizes noise pattern, color, sharpness and resolution to emulate human vision, trained on hi-res video. Pitch: lower bitrate, better quality
BluOS 4.0 – 应用程序提供无线多房间音频管理和流到任何启用bluos的系统
Audio CU – 无线扬声器解决方案控制多达32个通道，并提供杜比全景声
AI Xperience, Imki – Immersive 3D audio for large-scale venues without headsets
LG Content recommendations – Personalization for different users based on voice ID
Veeps All Access -订阅服务，提供数百场现场和点播音乐会和顶级艺术家的表演
DTS Play-Fi – Home theater wireless transmission of 12-channel sound.
TiVo OS - OS for TV manufacturers. Their pitch: leveraging content relationships for a content-first approach, with premium global and regional content and TiVo+ channels.
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