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Volumetric Capture, Monitor and 8K Camera Updates from Canon

by Chris Chinnock

Canon held a virtual press conference to disclose what they would have shown at NAB had it gone forward as usual. While much of the event focused on professional camera updates, I will focus …

Tags:Broadcast Monitors| Cameras| Canon| Dual Panel LCDs| Motion Capture| Super Hi-Vision (8K)

Dolby Vision IQ Explained

by Chris Chinnock

Dolby Vision IQ is an update that is designed to adjust the picture based on the ambient room light levels, while trying to maintain the creative intent of the content creator. Ambient illumination has …

Tags:Dolby Vision| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Panasonic| Samsung

Samsung Reveals Much at First Look Event Prior to CES 2020

by Chris Chinnock

Samsung ran their First Look event at Ceasar’s just prior to the opening of CES and offer a cornucopia of technology news – some to be expected and some surprises too. Here is a …

Tags:Editor| MicroLED| Samsung| Super Hi-Vision (8K)

HFR is Not a Dirty Word – At Least it Shouldn’t be

by Chris Chinnock

High Frame Rate or HFR, especially in a cinema setting, evokes some pretty strong emotions in people from love to hate. This debate was stirred up again recently with the release of Gemini Man, …

Tags:3D (Three Dimensions)| Cinema| HDR - High Dynamic Range| HFR - High Frame Rate

8K Live Encoding at IBC 2019

by Chris Chinnock

IBC 2019 saw several innovations in 8K delivery including new options for 8K live encoding and 8K streaming (including 8K/50p down-sampled to 4K and delivered at data rates as low as 14.5 Mbps with …

Tags:HEVC (H.265)| Streaming Video| Super Hi-Vision (8K)

Innovative TV Designs from IFA 2019

by Chris Chinnock

There were a number of key trends in evidence at IFA this year. Some that I saw included: miniLED backlights Dual-Cell TVs 8K TVs New Picture Modes Transparent Displays Laser TVs Innovative Designs In …

Tags:Super Hi-Vision (8K)| TVs (TV Sets)| UltraHD (4KTV)

MiniLED and MicroLEDs at Touch Taiwan

by Chris Chinnock

At least three companies will be at Touch Taiwan to showcase new miniLED and microLED devices: AUO, Innolux and Lextar. Here’s a summary of what each expects to show. Most of the miniLED activity …

Tags:AUO| Innolux| MicroLED| MiniLED| Super Hi-Vision (8K)

The New Honor TV and Other Chinese Musings

by Chris Chinnock

I have just returned from a trip to China and then I saw a recent announcement about a new TV from Honor. Honor is a Huawei company and a major supplier of smartphones. The …

Tags:Huawei| Smart TV| UltraHD (4KTV)

Digital Humans are Closer Than You Think

by Chris Chinnock

Well, they are closer than I thought anyway. In talking to possible presenters for the upcoming Light Field and Holographic Display Summit, I was speaking with Digital Domain’s John Canning, who pointed me to …

Tags:Holographic Displays| Light Field Displays| Visual Computing

Hayden Planetarium and Christie Lead the Way to HDR Domed Solutions

by Chris Chinnock

The New York-based American Museum of Natural History, where the famous Hayden Planetarium is housed, held a press event on July 17 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing, along …

Tags:6p Laser| Christie| Dome Projection| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Laser Projectors| Planetariums

A Different Way of Looking at LED Developments

by Chris Chinnock

When considering the trends in LEDs, we often divide our discussion in to categories like microLED, miniLED and Narrow Pixel Pitch (NPP) LED. Let me throw out the idea of discussing trends based upon …

Tags:Flexible Displays| MicroLED| MiniLED| Samsung| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Transparent Displays