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I’ve often written on the Nanosys blog about the chicken and egg problem that exists between content creators, broadcasters and display makers. When it comes to next generation UHD video features like 4k resolution, wide color gamut and High Dynamic Range (HDR) these three groups have had a hard time agreeing. Netflix says they’re shooting … Read more
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 applied to the art and science of making movies. We have full coverage of TSC and NAB in our special show … Read more
A 27″ UltraHD monitor has been introduced by ViewSonic, after it was previewed at CES this year (ViewSonic Sets New UltraHD IPS Price). Featuring a professional-grade H-IPS panel, the VP2780-4k covers 100% sRGB, 80% Adobe RGB, 99% EBU and 75% of the NTSC colour gamuts. It also displays 10-bit colour, with 14-bit processing, a 3D … Read more
Christie® , the industry’s preferred brand for digital projection solutions for entertainment venues – including cinema and location-based venues such as theme parks, museums and planetariums – as well as rental-staging projects, today officially announced its laser projection system platform and products. Anchored by the Christie Freedom® laser illumination system, the Christie Solaria CP42LH (Cinema), … Read more
NeuLion, Inc. (TSX: NLN) a leading technology product and service provider that specializes in the digital video broadcasting, distribution and monetization of live and on-demand content to Internet-enabled devices, announced that it has renewed the license agreement with LG Electronics to integrate the DivX® HEVC solution for 4K video streaming across LG’s Ultra HD TV … Read more
We hear that Corning is working with OLEDWorks to create OLED lighting panels, using its Willow Glass product. Corning claims that the new OLED panels will be twice as bright as conventional units. The plan is to use Corning light extraction technology to boost output.
Grundig’s Vision 8 UltraHD TVs and TP8 remote control have won Good Design Awards.
Spain had more than five million pay-TV subscribers at the end of 2014, up 31.6% from the 3.8 million posted in 2013, according to regulator CNMC. Telefonica was the market leader, with almost 1.9 million subscribers; the company also had the highest growth, rising 65% (741,126). DTS followed (up 2.9%) and Ono (down 0.7%).
38 new products were launched by Blackmagic Design at the show, although only a few were relevant to us. Last year, Blackmagic introduced a high-end digital film camera called URSA, which was designed to be upgradeable. The reason was the new generation of sensor technology introduced at NAB 2015, which is compatible with last year’s … Read more
Technicolor is expanding its colour grading service to include high dynamic range (HDR) grading for films, TV shows and advertising. The company is also licensing an Intelligent Tone Management (ITM) plugin, which broadcasters can use to create HDR content in their own facilities. HDR dramatically increases the detail in an imageThe HDR grading services expand … Read more
Intel has shown a prototype wire-free laptop at its Developer Forum in Shenzen, China. The company has been promoting the concept since summer last year, and is now readying reference designs for licensing. The laptop on show used wireless charging and WiDi to transfer content to external displays. Intel SVP Kirk Skaugen referred to the … Read more
HP had a raft of new displays, all designed for professional users. Workstations and monitors were both featured. The Omen Pro workstation – which shares a design with the Omen gaming laptop – is designed for commercial users and mobile professionals. It is able to run ISV-certified applications, using a 2.6GHz Core-i7 Haswell processor, Nvidia … Read more
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