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‘Festival 4k’ Channel Exceeds DCI-4k

What is being called ‘The first UltraHD channel in the world’ has been launched in the Netherlands. Brava Media’s ‘Festival 4K’ channel will show festivals, concerts and other events at a resolution higher than DCI-4k: 4320 x 2160, to be precise. Brava also says that the channel will move to 8k, as soon as such … Read more

Sharp UltraHD Mobile Display – Yes

Back on April 13 we picked up a rumor that Sharp was going to make a UHD/4k display in a 5.5″ diagonal package for mobile devices that includes 3860 x 2860 pixel resolution and a whopping 806 pixels per inch. Fire phone’s Dynamic Perspective on its fullHD display reveals more content with advanced tilt and … Read more

ACES Debuts at NAB 2015

NAB 2015 was the official “coming out party” for ACES. The Academy Color Encoding System (ACES) is becoming the industry standard for managing color throughout the life cycle of a motion picture or television production. From image capture through editing, VFX, mastering, public presentation, archiving and future remastering, ACES is intended to ensure a consistent … Read more

Vuzix Acquires Augmented Reality Patents

US Patent 6559813

Vuzix has been developing virtual and augmented reality devices for quite some time and the company owns a substantial patent portfolio. Now Vuzix has announced that it has acquired two patents from Michael DeLuca in Florida, US. Both patents were filed in early 2000. The patent US 6559813 describes a way of viewing virtual images … Read more

Recon Instruments Starts Shipping Jet Eyewear and Aims at Corporate Markets

Recon Instruments has been making near to eye displays for quite some time and while the first version was developed for snow sports, the second version, the Recon Jet, was aimed at other sports like bicycling. The Jet device was announced quite some time ago, however it is only now that Recon Instruments has started … Read more