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SpectraCal Calls for a By-Pass Mode in HDR Displays

by Chris Chinnock

Tyler Pruitt from SpectraCal/Portrait Displays started his presentation by describing a big problem with HDR displays – color volume remapping (which he said includes tone mapping as well). This is needed when the color …

A Proposal for ACES 2.0

by Chris Chinnock

Gary Demos of Image Essence and Doug Walker from Autodesk Media & Entertainment gave a very good presentation on a new color management solution that they believe should be considered for the next version …

RIT Study Tries to Determine a Just Noticeable Difference with Frame Rate Perception

by Chris Chinnock

Elizabeth DoVale and David Long from the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) started her presentation (which also won an award from SMPTE) by noting that as more films consider the possibility of shooting in …

Tags:HFR - High Frame Rate| Large Display Monitor| SMPTE 2017| Variable Frame Rate (VRR)| Vol 24 - Issue 41

NASA Describes Live UHD Broadcast from the International Space Station

by Chris Chinnock

Rodney Grubbs of NASA MSFC described how NASA created a live UHD video feed from the International Space Station (ISS) to NAB 2017 in Las Vegas. The program featured a Red Dragon camera, a …

Tags:Broadcast| Large Display Monitor| SMPTE 2017| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 24 - Issue 41

Display Interfacing 2017: Getting Around the UHD ‘Speed Bump’

by Chris Chinnock

Pete Putman started his presentation by noting that until 2012 or so, the existing connectivity standards like DVI and HDMI with pixel clocks up to 330MHz and data rates of 10.2 – 21.6 Gbps …

Tags:DisplayPort| HDMI| Large Display Monitor| SMPTE 2017| Vol 24 - Issue 41

On the Show Floor at SMPTE 2017

by Chris Chinnock

AstroDesign, working with NHK, was showing a real time MTF (Modulation Transfer Function) measurement using the knife-edge technique. To demonstrate this, an 8K camera was imaging a test pattern that is then processed and …

Highlights from the 2017 SMPTE Conference

by Chris Chinnock

As has been the case for several years, the SMPTE conference was held above the Dolby Theater in Hollywood California. There was a record turnout this year and because of the growth of the …

DS01 Summary of the Advanced Displays Session at Display Summit 2017

by Chris Chinnock

The morning of the first day of Display Summit 2017 was devoted to describing advanced displays. Thomas Burnett from FoVI 3D started out by describing its light field display system based upon integral imaging …

DS02 Summary of the Components and Vis/Sim Session at Display Summit 2017

by Chris Chinnock

Bernhard Lutzer from In-Vision Digital Imaging Optics gave a nice presentation on the art of lens design for curved screens. He discussed the basic of optical materials, optical diffraction and projection lens design including …

DS03 LED Session Summary from Display Summit 2017

by Chris Chinnock

Six companies presented in this morning session. rpVisual’s James Fife gave an illuminating presentation on the mounting of LED video walls. He described all the ways such mounting projects can go wrong and many …

VR/AR/MR/HUD Session Summary from Display Summit 2017

by Chris Chinnock

This year’s Display Summit event took place with support from Rockwell Collins. Most of the content was about big displays, but this session covered mobile displays. This session focused on the use of AR/VR/MR/HUD …

My First Movie on an LED Cinema Screen

by Chris Chinnock

I recently had the opportunity to go see a full length movie on the Samsung LED-based CinemaScreen in a commercial theater. This is the first one installed by the company in the Lotte World …

Tags:LED Cinema| Samsung| Vol 24 - Issue 38