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We had a chance to meet with Technicolor in a suite at NAB 2015 to learn more about its plans for HDR. At NAB, the company was mainly talking about what it is doing for content creation, but it is also involved in the UHD Alliance to determine HDR distribution standards and have a stake … Read more
At NAB 2015, Canon was showing of its newest camera: the C300 Mark II that has an incredible 15 f-stops of capture range. Very little information was available, but we did see a demo of the camera capturing a scene in very low illumination. The photo below shows the scene captured on my smartphone. Ambient … Read more
SuperD CEO Michael Hsu was at NAB to talk about his company’s prowess in 3D technology and to encourage consumers to use 3D more often. In his presentation in the 3D session organized by the Advanced Imaging Society, he started out by citing some statistics about use of 3D in China. In the theatrical space, … Read more
Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (Samsung), has announced that the GearTM VR Innovator Edition for S 6, compatible with both the Samsung Galaxy S® 6 and Galaxy S® 6 edge, will be available for preorder starting Friday, April 24 at BestBuy.com, and available for purchase online at Samsung.com/GearVR and BestBuy.com on Friday, May 8. Powered by … Read more
In a special session on glasses-free 3D at NAB, we had a chance to hear a presentation from China-based Global 3D Media and see some of its handheld products. While it is a Chinese company, it now has R&D groups in the US as well as Germany that have developed a patent portfolio of over … Read more
We met with StreamTV at CES where the company told us about its progress in the manufacture of glasses-free 3DTVs and new initiatives in broadcast and gaming. At NAB, we had a chance to get another update from Duncan Humphries. We started by taking a look at its 65” 3DTV. The company has done a … Read more
Christie used NAB to showcase its latest projectors and announce a new name for its RGB laser source: Freedom. This source can deliver laser illumination by fiber optics to a projector head in 5000 lumen increments up to 60,000 lumens. The three projector heads the company now offers include: The DCI compliant Cinema projection head … Read more
Like nearly every projector maker, Barco is jumping on the laser phosphor bandwagon. The new unit will offer about 6000 lumens using a 1-chip DLP architecture and Barco thinks it will be one of, if not the quietest, projector in this class on the market when it becomes available this summer. The unit can run … Read more
Professional monitor maker, Flanders Scientific, has added five new models to its line. This includes a new 24.5” OLED monitor (DM250) that offers the third generation color fidelity engine and real time LUT manipulation capabilities. The OLED panels is 10-bit but processing is done in a 12-bit engine. It can also display 16 different scopes … Read more
TVLogic, designer and manufacturer of LCD and OLED High Definition displays, announced 12 new models at NAB 2015 to address the increasing demands of broadcast, production, post-production, digital signage and multi-viewer applications. Included in the line-up are a 31.1” 4K monitor, a 17” broadcast model, a new studio wall monitor series comprised of six sizes … Read more
Transvideo International showed off a new 5” StarliteHD 16/9 smartphone-size professional monitor. This 3G HD SDI hi-resolution monitor weighs only 7 oz while offering all desirable functions an Operator or Focus Puller may need. What is nice about this monitor is the removable 3x magnifying eyepiece that can be mounted over the display. This helps … Read more
At NAB 2015, Convergent Design announced that its Odess7Q+ and 7Q monitor/recorders will provide extensive support for the new Canon C300 Mark II camera. Both can include the new Odyssey RAW Bundle allowing recording in 4k & UHD in RAW up to 60p as well as 4k & UHD processed and converted to Apple ProRes … Read more
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