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Jonathan Erland used the Technology Summit on Cinema to run a 30-minute video on the goals and activities of the Pickfair Institute. Most of the video is captured and available below. Erland is a 50-year industry veteran who has for decided to form the Pickfair Institute to advance cinematic options, but most particularly what he … Read more
At NAB 2015, DTS announced a new immersive sound solution aimed at theaters as well as consumer use called DTS:X. This appears to be a re-branding of the company’s previously developed Multi-Dimensional Audio (MDA) platform. In theaters, it will now compete directly with Barco’s Auro3D and Dolby Atmos, and indirectly with IMAX and its current … Read more
In July 2014, I had a chance to visit RealD’s Boulder facility and to learn more about its TrueImage processing technology (see RealD’s TrueImage Technology is Pretty Amazing). At NAB 2015, RealD announced that TrueImage is now available as an Amazon Cloud-based service through Sundog Media. The above article provides a lot of detail on … Read more
Next-Generation Technology Gives Content Creators, Cinema and Home Theater Owners More Control than Ever; Audiences Will Experience the Richest, Most Realistic Soundscape Possible DTS, Inc. (Nasdaq: DTSI), a global leader in audio technology solutions, has unveiled further details about DTS:X, its open, next-generation, object-based, multi-dimensional audio technology. DTS:X replicates a real-world sound environment that transports … Read more
With laser projectors, three very narrow primaries create a very large color gamut that is very close to the 2020 color gamut. But research has shown that with very narrow primaries, people can perceive a certain color differently – something that does not happen with displays that have spectrally broad primaries used in a Xenon … Read more
A panel discussion at the Technology Summit for Cinema featured IMAX CQO, David Keighley and Jan Yarbrough, Senior Colorist, Motion Picture Imaging at Warner Bros. Both were in agreement that theaters are often too dim and the industry should do a better job of ensuring that theaters offer the prescribed 14 FtL (48nits) of peak … Read more
The SMPTE-organized Technology Summit on Cinema at NAB kicked off with a panel on the lessons learned in the transition from film to digital. Here, panels noted that the idea of moving to digital film delivery really started to be taken seriously back in 1995, so 20 years ago. For the next five years, SVGA … Read more
That’s not exactly the message that RealD’s Pete Lude wanted to convey in his talk at the Technology Summit on Cinema, but it is was the something that exhibitors and projector makers should be considering. Why? Because in a exhaustive study of the sources of contrast degradation in a theater, having a million to one … Read more
Amazon is to follow in the footsteps of Netflix, rolling out high dynamic range content this year. Prime customers in the USA, UK and Germany will be the first to receive the HDR programming, which will initially be limited to Amazon Originals.
In 2012, Vuzix sold its defense team Vuzix TDG (Tactical Display Group) to TDG Acquisition Company, LLC and the new entity was called Six15. This new company also signed a deal with Vuzix in 2014 that made it the exclusive distributor for the Defense, Homeland Security and First Responder markets. In a recent interview with … Read more
When a car maker like BMW makes news in the display world, we expect extra large displays in the dashboard or on the back seat, or even a new head up display with augmented reality function. However, this time BMW has announced a real augmented reality headset. Source: BMW The device comes with a very … Read more
I’d previously written about Dolby Laboratories’ recently introduced Dolby Cinema technology and design (LDM Vol 21 No 48 Dolby to Take on IMAX in Large Format Theaters). This premium cinema system included Dolby Vision with dual laser projectors from Christie, Dolby Atmos sound and special auditorium design features. The concept was targeted as a direct … Read more
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