On the heels of the massive 4K consumer television released by Sony, the Japanese have done it again.

NHK, Japan’s public broadcaster, will screen the first 8K film in Cannes later this month.

“8K Super Hi-Vision was developed by NHK and delivers a resolution of 7,680 by 4,320 pixels – four times the resolution of 4K and 16 times that of HD – as well as featuring 22.2 multichannel sound.”

Film theatres are just finishing their transition to digital projectors capable of 4K.

My take: I think technology is about to surpass biology; going to see a film in a movie theatre might one day be a sharper and clearer experience than anything you could see in real life. We may never go outside again!