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Industry Comments on HDR

by Chris Chinnock

Elemental, which provides software-based encoding services, was showing three different HDR/SDR side by side demos. One was based on the Technicolor/Philips approach that uses PQ for conventional set top box scenarios; the second was …

8K at NAB 2016

by Chris Chinnock

8K was definitely present at NAB 2016, but with the exception of the Japanese broadcast community, it was more of a curiosity than anything else. NHK was in the Futures Park again with a …

Samsung Shows its Dynamic Metadata Approach for HDR

by Chris Chinnock

Samsung used NAB to showcase for the first time, its dynamic metadata approach to HDR. The results were demonstrated in a side-by side demo on identical Samsung TVs – one showing the content with …

Eizo Shows HDR Prototype

by Chris Chinnock

Professional monitor maker, Eizo, was at NAB and showed a prototype of an HDR monitor. This uses an LCD panel and reaches 1000 cd/m² of peak luminance. They are working to achieve 90% of …

Christie Launches Pro HDR Projector

by Chris Chinnock

We met with Christie at NAB where we had a chance to see their HDR projector in action in the Christie Innovation Theater and more. But first, we wanted to clarify some of the …

Fusion is New Company with OLED Grading Monitor

by Chris Chinnock

Fusion is a new UK-based company founder by two longtime broadcast industry professionals, Carl J. Dempsey and Steve Farmer. Their first product, a 55” OLED 4K-UHD monitor, is aimed at broadcast and movie production …

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Flanders Scientific Shows HDR Prototype

by Chris Chinnock

Flanders Scientific showed an interesting demo in their booth at NAB. They took one of their standard OLED monitors, the CMS 250, that has a peak luminance rating of 100 cd/m² and they ran …

KVM Switch News from NAB

by Chris Chinnock

Adder debited its DDX KVM switch at InfoComm last year and has been getting great sales ever since, the company told us. It is a lower cost option than their Infinity product, but nearly …

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Fraunhofer IIS Updates on Light Field Activities

by Chris Chinnock

While the Lytro Cinema light field camera got enormous buzz at NAB this year, Fraunhofer IIS showed a much smaller camera, similar post-production tools and a short video last year called Coming Home (photo) …

Technicolor Shows How to Create an HDR Channel

by Chris Chinnock

We had a chance to catch up with Technicolor and Philips in their suite at the Renaissance Hotel at NAB. Just prior to the event, we joined a webinar that gave more details on …

TV Logic Showcases New UHD 10-bit Broadcast Monitors

by Chris Chinnock

Professional monitor maker TVLogic, a wholly owned subsidiary of Seven Star Works Co., Ltd., unveiled a total of 10 new models at NAB including four aimed at 3/6/12G UltraHD workflows in broadcast, production, post-production, …

Sphericam Debuts Baseball-sized VR Camera

by Chris Chinnock

European start-up Sphericam has announced that it’s going into full-scale production in the U.S. this summer with the a 360˚ VR camera capable of live streaming in 4K. The camera, called Sphericam 2, is …