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AR Needs Touch and Short Sessions.

The next panel was on Augmented Reality. Dale Herigstad is CEO of SeeSpace and Clemens Conrad is CEO of Vectorform. Iljaitcsch stayed from the previous panel. Herigstad said that his company, which we reported on at the 3IT last year, has now delivered the 1500 HDMI interface boxes that he offered via KickStarter. Conrad re-positioned … Read more

3IT4 3D and VR Are Two Sides of the Same Coin

The next panel was on VR and the first responder was Angus Cameron who is CEO of Vision3, a developer of 3D movies. There is a lot of buzz about VR systems and there will soon be three new VR systems available in the market. A lot of 3D professionals are moving into VR, as … Read more

3IT3 Panel Looks at UltraHD and HDR

The next panel consisted of regular contributors to our news, Stephan Heimbecher of Sky Deutschland and Roland Vaiclu of Dolby Labs. Heimbecher started saying that Sky has run two plugfests at the centre over the last year, as even just one year ago there were some issues in interoperability between UltraHD devices and sets. The … Read more

3IT2 Doctors Still Keen on 3D

After the introductions, there were a number of panel sessions. The first was on the subject of the 3DInMed medical project which looked at topics including the capture and transmission of 3D content for endoscopy and microscopy. The project has won financial support to back the project and started fully in July. HHI has a … Read more

SES Presents Liquid VOD

SES Platform Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SES S.A. (NYSE Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), is presenting a live showcase of LIQUID VOD, a new solution for video-on-demand services (VoD) via satellite, at IBC 2015. LIQUID VOD is an innovative way to distribute video content over satellite, delivering a real VoD user experience. … Read more

And Finally… – Vol 22 No 36

While browsing Twitter last night during the Apple iPad Pro launch event, I came across a comic by Joel Watson, from 2012, which nailed the tablet’s launch date – and included some excellent commentary on the public’s reaction to Apple launches. We’ve printed the comic – with some edits to make it safe for work! … Read more

3IT1 3IT Celebrates its 3rd Birthday

The 3IT started as a 3D research institute three years ago, but last year changed its name to the Innovation Center for Immersive Imaging Technology, as 3D moved out of fashion. The change meant that growth has been able to be continuous since the change, which might not have happened if 3D was still in … Read more

SmallHD Raises Sunlight Readability

SmallHD is a US-based company that produces small, high-resolution monitors for field work. The latest offering is the SmallHD 702 Bright: a 7″ sunlight readable model with 1,000 cd/m² of brightness. In addition to the high brightness, the monitor features optical bonding and an anti-glare coating, to reduce reflections. SmallHD’s own Page Builder OS is … Read more

MMD Has Philips’ First 5k Monitor

Just a few days after IFA, MMD showed off a new monitor that is the first Philips-branded 5k model. The 27″ 275P4VYKEB houses a screen with 5120 x 2880 resolution, using a PLS panel from Samsung. The display shows 10-bit colour, with 99% Adobe RGB and 100% sRGB coverage. Philips’ flicker-free and SmartUniformity (maintaining brightness … Read more