32K resolution refers to a

display resolution The display resolution or display modes of a digital television, computer monitor or display device is the number of distinct pixels in each dimension that can be displayed. It can be an ambiguous term especially as the displayed resolution ...

of 30720 × 17280 for an aspect ratio of 16:9. This doubles the pixel count of 16K in each dimension, for a total of 530.8

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(530,841,600 pixels), 4x as many pixels than 16K resolution. It has 16 times as many pixels as 8K resolution, 64 times as many pixels as 4K resolution and 256 times the pixels as

1080p 1080p (1920×1080 progressively displayed pixels; also known as Full HD or FHD, and BT.709) is a set of HDTV high-definition video modes characterized by 1,920 pixels displayed across the screen horizontally and 1,080 pixels down the screen ve ...

resolution. There are plans from different groups to start implementing 32K technology. While there are a few cameras that can shoot in 32K resolution, 8K still does not have as widespread usage as

and 4K do. There are less than 3% of TVs using 8K, and virtually none using 16K. Two limiting factors in 32K are

Screen Resolution The display resolution or display modes of a digital television, computer monitor or display device is the number of distinct pixels in each dimension that can be displayed. It can be an ambiguous term especially as the displayed resolution i ...

and CPU/

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capability.

History

Development

In 2018,

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installed a 16K screen into the front of a cosmetics store in

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, south of

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. The widescreen display is believed to be the largest 16K screen yet. Sony has plans to make the product available, in custom sizes, for well-heeled consumers. They are currently working on developing a 32K display. Currently, 32K resolutions can be run using multi-monitor setups with

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or Nvidia Surround using 16 8K TVs or

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Technology

Cameras in Development

Zabriskie Point in 32K Resolution The Linea HS 32K

Cameras

Dalsa 32K Super Resolution CLHS Camera

Gaming

Gaming at 32K is very unlikely to be possible in the near future. To achieve the resolution, sixteen 8K

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s or

in a multi-monitor setups with

or Nvidia Surround and a very powerful computer are required. Even through the RTX 3090 can only output a maximum of 8K, using two of them in SLI may allow gaming at 32K resolution.

Editing

Currently, only

Blackmagic Design Blackmagic Design Pty Ltd. is an Australian digital cinema company and hardware manufacturer based in Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It designs and manufactures broadcast and cinema hardware, most notably high-end digital-movie camer ...

DaVinci Resolve DaVinci Resolve (originally known as da Vinci Resolve) is a color grading, color correction, visual effects, and audio post-production video editing application for macOS, Windows, and Linux, originally developed by da Vinci Systems, and now ...

17 supports editing at 32K resolution.

References

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