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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
We were able to interview several companies during SMPTE. Central China Development Labs (CCDL) was at the SMPTE Fall conference where it made a big impression with its 3D LED screen using polarization – http://tinyurl.com/nmzlnkr MPEG-H is a new about-to-be adopted standard that offers object oriented audio for TVs and mobile devices. It was demonstrated … Read more
Discussion of wide color gamut at the SMPTE Fall Conference mainly centered around the ramifications of the new ITU BT 2020 color gamut. This is a much larger color gamut than rec. 709 (HDTV) or P3 (cinema). The chromaticity co-ordinates (x
Arrow Electronics Inc. reported a third quarter net profit of $146.9 million on turnover of $5.6 billion, which compares with a net profit in Q3 of last year of $96.8 million on turnover of $5 billion. Arrow’s net profit for the first nine months of the year increased to $3818 million from $264.6 million, while … Read more
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc. has reported its third quarter results, recording a net loss of $7 million on turnover of $742.8 million, while in Q3 a year earlier the company recorded a net profit of $44.2 million on turnover of $723 million. Clear Channel narrowed its net loss for the nine month period from … Read more
Reports from Japan’s Nikkei newspaper claim that Panasonic will sell its Sanyo subsidiary’s TV business in North America to Funai, which licenses the Philips TV brand in that market. An agreement on the deal’s value is expected by the end of the year, with the sale completed by the end of March. Panasonic is trying … Read more
AOC has taken on Action Europe to distribute its LCD monitors in Germany.
AT Computers has been named as an official distributor of Eizo products in the Czech Republic.
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