The Low-Down on High Definition

Watching television is not the same experience it once was. High definition, with digital broadcast technology, the increased data rates and wide-screen formats, provide six times the picture area of standard definition and the clarity that standard analog broadcasts lack. HD screen formats and sound programming provides viewers with a similar experience and quality you would get in a theater.

The uses for high definition go beyond television. As more networks add HD programming to their offerings, the transition from standard format to high definition will continue to grow.

From corporate America to museums all the way to today’s classrooms, technological changes are taking place. More industries are equipped with high-quality displays and projectors available to display HD content.

The sharp picture and intense colors of high definition have helped catapult HD to the forefront of the media and entertainment world. The superior resolution and clarity of high definition have created a digital paradise.

Features of high definition

• Clear, noise-free picture resolution
• Vivid colors
• Wide-screen picture (16:9 aspect ratio)
• Digital sound (Dolby 5.1 surround sound)

The Silver Oaks Video department has followed the transition of high definition into mainstream media over the years and has offered it to our clients since. Today we combine our production and post-production talent to shoot and edit in high definition.

Check out the HD program “Sing We Now of Christmas” that was produced by Silver Oaks and broadcast across the nation on PBS.