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Hmm… I’m having one of those mornings. I got up extra early as I knew I had a lot to do. After sorting out some web shop issues, in moving too fast through the dialogues, I mistakenly clicked on a “do you want to upgrade your version of software” dialogue, forgetting that this component is … Read more
Canon was exhibiting at the SMPTE Fall Conference where it was highlighting its ACES (Academy Color Encoding System) workflow for 4K content. This was partly used to highlight the capabilities of its DP-V3010 4K LCD reference monitor
Colorfront (Budapest, Hungary) provides some of the most powerful content creation and transcoding tools in the industry serving both cinema as well as TV production. At the SMPTE Fall Conference, we had a chance to sit down with CTO Bill Feightner to learn more. Feightner is a well recognized expert on color science and he … Read more
HEVC is the latest codec for video applications and is the successor to H.264 and MPEG-2 in the broadcast environment – especially for distribution to the home via a variety of methods. At the SMPTE Fall Conference, we listened to a paper from John Pallett at Telestream, which sought to compare the theoretical benefits of … Read more
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Display Daily was at the recent SMPTE Fall Conference and the pre-show Symposium put on by HPA (Hollywood Post Alliance). The event was held in the Loews Hollywood Hotel and in the famous El Capitan Theater across the street. There were dozens of technical papers and a full exhibition area. We didn
Replacing SDI and distributing audio, video and data within a video production facility can be done using standard Ethernet protocols (IP) or using a modified version called Audio Video Bridging (AVB). At the SMPTE Fall Conference, Jan Eveleens of Axon Technologies gave a very nice summary of the features of AVB and the state of … Read more
The SMPTE Fall conference kicked off with a pre-show symposium produced by The Hollywood Post Alliance (HPA). Much of what was discussed at the Symposium centered on the notion of more: more pixels, more colors, higher frame rates and higher dynamic range. In this article, I will focus on some updates on high dynamic range … Read more
We had a chance to chat with PostBox Systems at the recent SMPTE Fall Conference where it showed us its Rogue Pro box. This includes everything you need for on-set production all in a rugged carrying case. Pricing starts at $12,500, without the MacPro that powers the system ($3K-$4K). Everything is packed in a flight-ready … Read more
Klaus Weber, a Camera Sr. Product Marketing Manager at Grass Valley, gave a very nice analysis on various camera architectures and the needs for next generation image capture. His conclusion: CMOS sensors are superior to CCD for high frame rate, high dynamic range and higher resolution. Plus, he thinks a global shutter (360-degree shutter angle) … Read more
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TVLogic was at the SMPTE Fall Conference showing off some of its professional monitors. While the monitors are not necessarily brand new, the company did show a demo with Fujifilm that will allow live grading on-set using the is-mini component. For the on-set application, the is-mini accepts a video signal from the camera or recorder … Read more
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