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A Kingswood, Surrey BBC engineer once told me that in his R&D lab, NTSC was an acronym for “Never Twice the Same Color” (Ha!) and even though this was a light swipe at our beloved TV color benchmark here in the USA, the fact is, his quip may be closer to the truth than most … Read more
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 at 120 fps and in 3D. Only Trumbull’s Magi technology is capable of showing films at more than 60 fps and … Read more
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. This covered similar ground to the panel we reported from IBC, but in less detail (http://tinyurl.com/gp3ywuz) The team from the animated … Read more
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 included: Jeffrey Martin, Alexander Jenny (GoPro), Chris Boboti, Lewis Smithingham, Jason Diamond, and Mark Gray 360-degree cameras continue to evolve with … Read more
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 too. Netflix has pledged to produce all new original content in 4K resolution, but has not made a similar pledge to … Read more
WeKast has a Kickstarter campaign to raise $50K to deliver a dongle-like device that is intended to make collaborative meeting go a lot more smoothly. The problem they are trying to solve is the clumsy way that people share content from multiple devices on a shared display – be it a big flat panel or … Read more
Sony’s Digital Cinema group was at CinemaCon 2016, but it did not announce any new projection products. While the company says it is working on laser-based solutions for cinema, it says the current lamp-based 4K system offers better value than laser-based solutions. The company has an interesting point – at least in one respect – … Read more
RGB laser projection cinema are increasingly being installed in Premium Large Format (PLF) venues worldwide. These are expensive systems, but exhibitors believe audiences will see the difference and pay more for the improved experience. At CinemaCon 2016, Barco released new information on the installations it is planning. Santikos Entertainment, for example, says it is ramping … Read more
The Barco Escape format was introduced two years ago at CinemCon. It is a three–screen format where the side screens can show content related to what is being shown on the main central screen or the three screens can show one super-wide-aspect-ratio image to create an immersive feeling. A few trial content clips have been … Read more
During its developer conference, Facebook introduced the concept of VR to their social media empire. It seems,the reason why Facebook bought Oculus in the first place is becoming clearer. The presentation included a VR session that was shown to the audience via a screen. Source: Social VR Demo video – VRScout The presentation was split … Read more
Vyking (Berlin, Germany) has developed a suite of interactive video ad formats called ReactivAds. The system observes users’ through the use of a webcam such as commonly found on devices. By identifying user facial responses and gestures, the company claims that it will be possible for advertisers and publishers to judge the emotional state of … Read more
As virtual reality moves towards becoming a consumer reality, it still remains essentially a solitary user experience. There are a variety of reasons for this not the least of which is the fact that users wear a Head Mounted Display that isolates them from the surrounding environment. This issue is being addressed by BigScreen, Inc. … Read more
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