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FDA Does Not Adopt Recommendations on Laser Projection

by Chris Chinnock

In a setback for the laser projection industry, the FDA has not taken the advice of industry experts and has issued a tentative ruling that many view does not go far enough in removing …

Tags:Cinema| Large Display Monitor| Laser Projectors| Regulation| Vol 22 - Issue 16

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Fraunhofer IIS Does Lightfield Movie Production Test

by Chris Chinnock

At the Technology Summit for Cinema, Frederik Zilly of Fraunhofer IIS told a very interesting story about the making of their first movie using light field production techniques. Over the last couple of years, …

Tags:3D Depth Cameras| Fraunhofer| Large Display Monitor| Light Field Cameras| NAB 2015| Post Production| Vol 22 - Issue 16

Eizo Monitor Identifies Out-of-Gamut 2020 Elements

by Chris Chinnock

Eizo has a new feature on the color calibrating 4K monitors that allows the operator to see what colors are out-of-gamut. This was demonstrated by playing 2020 graded content into two identical monitors, both …

Tags:Colour Grading| NAB 2015| Rec 2020

JVC Shows HDR Displays at NAB 2015

by Chris Chinnock

NAB 2015 was the first place that JVC showed new High Dynamic Range (HDR) monitors it has in development. On display was a 70″ and a 32″, both based on rear projection architectures.

Tags:Fibre optics| KVMs| NAB 2015

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Highlights from the Technology Summit on Cinema

by Chris Chinnock

Each year, SMPTE produces the NAB pre-show called the Technology Summit on Cinema (TSC), which I find a very worthwhile event to attend – if you have an interest in cutting edge technology as …

Tags:Cinema| HDR - High Dynamic Range| HFR - High Frame Rate| Laser Projectors| NAB 2015| Projection Screens| Vol 22 - Issue 17

Screen Technology Gets More Attention

by Chris Chinnock

RealD used the Technology Summit on Cinema to provide an update on development of its Ultrascreen technology, which also included the first public demo of its new screen technology showing 4k content from an …

Tags:3D Cinema| Cinema| Large Display Monitor| NAB 2015| Projection Screens| Vol 22 - Issue 16

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Disney Research Adds Attributes to Each Pixel

by Chris Chinnock

Disney Research used TSC to describe the filming and processing techniques developed in the making of a short film called “The Dream of Gabriel”. The organization is working on a number of advanced film-making …

Tags:Cinema| HDR - High Dynamic Range| HFR - High Frame Rate| Large Display Monitor| NAB 2015| Vol 22 - Issue 16

Barco Describes Continuing Evolution of Escape Theatrical Format

by Chris Chinnock

Barco’s Escape solution was debuted at last year’s CinemaCon. It features a traditional cinema main screen flanked by two side screens angled at about 110 degrees in the current installations. At TSC, attendees heard …

Tags:Cinema| Large Display Monitor| NAB 2015| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 16

Cinematic VR Capture is a New Artform

by Chris Chinnock

At TSC, Jaunt VR CTO Arthur van Hoff gave a keynote address and participated in two panel discussions. In his keynote, he started by providing a nice overview of current VR headsets noting that …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| NAB 2015| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 16

Immersive Sound Options Grow with DTS Entry – Standards Remain an Issue

by Chris Chinnock

At NAB 2015, DTS announced a new immersive sound solution aimed at theaters as well as consumer use called DTS:X. This appears to be a re-branding of the company’s previously developed Multi-Dimensional Audio (MDA) …

Tags:Cinema Audio| Large Display Monitor| NAB 2015| Vol 22 - Issue 16