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V-Nova Impresses at NAB

by Chris Chinnock

It seems as though every quarter a new company emerges with a codec that offers advancement that the industry ‘must adopt’. Some get adopted but many do not. V-Nova and their Perseus video codec …

AIMS Debuts to Help Video over IP Transition

by Chris Chinnock

The Alliance for IP Media Solutions (AIMS) had its coming out party at NAB 2016. Thence is composed of key industry organizations such as SMPTE, EBU, VSF and AMWA, plus many companies. The mission …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| NAB 2016| Video over IP (VIP)| Vol 23 - Issue 16

ATSC 3.0 Makes Big Debut at NAB 2016

by Chris Chinnock

Overview ATSC 3.0, the next generation broadcast/broadband standard, made a big splash at NAB 2016. There was an ATSC pavilion showcasing equipment and features of the standard, seminars on all aspects of the details, …

Christie Says Limited Life for Laser Phosphor in Cinema Projection

by Chris Chinnock

Laser phosphor light sources have a limited lifetime in cinema projection. That was the message that Christie’s Cinema Manager, Don Shaw, delivered at the Future of Cinema conference sponsored by NAB and organized by …

Brother Shows AR Headset

by Chris Chinnock

Showstopper at NAB 2016 was the venue and Brother was the company showing its AR headset. It has been for sale in Japan since last November and will now be offered in the U.S. …

Portrait Displays & SpectraCal Together at NAB

by Chris Chinnock

Just before NAB, Portrait Displays announced that it had purchased SpectraCal. (Portrait Displays Acquires SpectraCal) Portrait is a supplier of calibration services to OEM display customers and provides the Technicolor certification for colour performance. …

Are SDR TVs Superior to HDR TVs in Bright Environments?

by Chris Chinnock

Some recent testing of 4K HDR TVs by HDTVTest suggests that as the ambient light in the room increases, the benefit of the HDR technology diminishes rapidly (http://tinyurl.com/hnlfmwr). Reviewers came to this conclusion after …

Tags:HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| TV Viewing| Vol 23 - Issue 16

Lytro Wows with Cinema Light field Camera

by Chris Chinnock

Perhaps the hottest topic and biggest buzz at the Future of Cinema Conference and then at NAB was the debut of the Lytro Cinema Camera. Although we reported on this last week with some …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Light Field Cameras| Mobile Display Monitor| NAB 2016| Vol 23 - Issue 16

Ang Lee Making 120 fps Film – Debuts Clip at SMPTE Event

by Chris Chinnock

Ang Lee looks to be the first major director to get the green light for a Hollywood production using 120Hz frame rates. However, major questions remain about exhibitor’s ability to actually screen the movie …

Creative Lessons Learned in HDR Grading

by Chris Chinnock

In a panel that opened the Future of Cinema conference, a panel of creators from Inside Out and Tomorrowland discussed their experiences in creating their first HDR grades and their desires for next steps. …

Panel Offers Tips on VR Production

by Chris Chinnock

A panel of VR content creators and hardware/software providers at NAB provided nice insight into the status of VR capture and post-production, along with some lessons learned along the way. Member of the panel …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| NAB 2016| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 16

Netflix Starts Streaming 4K HDR Content

by Chris Chinnock

As has been rumored for some time, Netflix has followed through on its plans to launch HDR 4K content with the reruns of season 1 of Marco Polo. Marvel’s Daredevil should be available soon …

Tags:HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Netflix| Vol 23 - Issue 15