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Home Entertainment – Ooyala has released the Q2’2014 Global Video Index Report, indicating the rise of mobile video viewing. Ooyala is a streaming video company that combines technology solutions with data analysis to provide a more successful implementation to their customers. Their latest report looks at the video views via streaming and what portion is accessed on … Read more
We spoke with Pat Griffis (Executive Director, Technology Strategy, Office of the CTO at Dolby) and a Committee Chair of SMPTE who told us about the aims of Dolby Vision in delivering “better and faster pixels”. (apologies for the quality of the video, especially towards the end – the sheer brightness of the Dolby prototype … Read more
Large Display, Video Wall – SiliconCore a developer of LED-based video wall displays launched its 1.50 mm LED pitch, 260″ diagonal, 4K large format display for the home entertainment industry at CEDIA Expo 2014. SiliconCore’s 19ft x 11ft 4K LED display was perched above partner Crestron’s large CEDIA Expo booth as shown in the photo … Read more
Projection Displays – At CEDIA Expo 2014 in Denver, CO, USA, Digital Projection exhibited two new 4K projectors. The new Insight 4K projector models are offered in laser and LED illuminated versions offering two different projection solutions for what the firm calls the “elite home entertainment” market. The laser illuminated version of the Insight 4K … Read more
We’ve posted an interview with Frederik Zilly of Fraunhofer IIS in Erlangen, who explained how the Fraunhofer is using multiple camera arrays to capture many in focus images of a scene with deep depth of field. By calculating disparity maps, the technique yields a “cloud” of optical data points. That cloud can then be processed … Read more
Digital Cinema – Back in early May, I wrote an article about the first public debut of Doug Trumbull’s new cinema capture solution call MAGI (First Screening of 4K 3D 120 fps Content Coming to Seattle Cinerama). At the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) and at IBC, Trumbull again showed his first short film, UFOTOG, … Read more
Display Materials, Manufacturing and Components -Green lasers are a key element for all-laser based displays and other markets. In a recent visit with CQ Laser Technologies, we have learned that they have now transferred production of their green laser to China, where customers will soon be using them in projection displays. The technology behind the … Read more
Large Displays, Projection – As a first time exhibitor at CEDIA Expo 2014 Christie Digital Systems announced its intent to enter the home entertainment market with its line of audio and display products. Christie is well known for the firm’s background in digital cinema as well as large and small venue display applications. The firm … Read more
Broadcast and Distribution – Think of this as “Part 2” of my last Display Daily on September 10th, where I discussed Canon and its upcoming support for ITU-R BT.2020. In that DD, I said, “lamps, LEDs and laser/phosphor systems simply cannot make the full [BT.2020] color gamut”. Nanosys believes that by adjusting the blue filter … Read more
Large Displays, Projection – The 2014 edition of CEDIA Expo held September 10-13 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver CO, USA was a good example of the manner in which consumer electronics products and systems are evolving in new and sophisticated ways. CEDIA, the Custom Electronic Design and Installation Association, is focused on the … Read more
Digital Cinema – At CinemaCon last March in Las Vegas, Barco debuted a new theatrical concept that featured three screens in the theater – a main screen and two side screens. The idea was to offer a more immersive experience, which they showed with some compelling content. Now, Barco Escape is ready to roll out … Read more
Smartphone – With its release of the new iPhone last week, Apple has announced Apple Pay, a new, secure and private electronic mobile payment system. Apple Pay works with the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus through a new Near Field Communication (NFC) antenna design, a dedicated chip called the Secure Element, and security by means of their … Read more
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