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Harrison Shatters Some CES Illusions

by Tom Allen

Mark Harrison is MD of Digital Production Partnerships. He has covered CES as a journalist for many years, and shared his observations about the trends that have come, gone and are rising at the …

Industry Must Pull Together to Promote ‘Ultra Everything’

by Tom Allen

There was an introduction to the display set-up in the auditorium before the next presentation began. Chris Mullins of Sony Digital Cinema came on-stage to tell us about the projector, which was a Sony …

Quested Provides Perspective on ITU-2100 HDR Spec

by Chris Chinnock

The chairman of the ITU-R subcommittee responsible for the recent release of IUT-2100 is Andy Quested, who is also an employee of the BBC. We had a chance to speak with him recently to …

Tags:Broadcast| HDR - High Dynamic Range| HFR - High Frame Rate| Vol 23 - Issue 28| Wide Colour Gamut (WCG)

Leader Europe to display 4K HDR production and test tools at HPA Tech Retreat

by Isaac Oburu

Leader Europe will demonstrate its LV5490 4K waveform monitor and high-dynamic-range suite of production and test tools at the upcoming HPA Tech Retreat. The exhibit will form a key element of the Innovation Zone. …

Tags:HDR - High Dynamic Range| LVDS| UK (United Kingdom)| UltraHD & 4K

Can’t Stop Drinking the QD “Kool-Aid”

by Barry Young

The many reports of Quantum Dots (QD) saving LCD TVs from the emergence of AMOLEDs tend to superficially use the extended color space and the higher luminance of LCDs as their key arguments. There …

Tags:HDR - High Dynamic Range| LCD displays| OLEDs| Quantum Dots| Vol 23 - Issue 26

SMPTE Presents HDR Workflow

by Tom Allen

Raymond Yeung will join as a guest speakerSMPTE will run a webcast on the 14th July dealing with HDR. Specifically, the event will present a workflow system for mastering HDR content for theatrical and …

Tags:Back Panel| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| SMPTE| Vol 23 - Issue 26

ITU Builds on Rec.2020 With HDR Standard

by Tom Allen

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has developed and published a new HDR standard (aka Recommendation) for television broadcasting. The standard was developed by the ITU’s Radiocommunication sector (ITU-R), working with industry stakeholders. It builds …

Tags:Broadcast| HDR - High Dynamic Range| ITU| Large Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 26

HDR Acquisition is a Hot Button Topic

by Tom Allen

The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) has published an article on HDR capture, which is becoming increasingly important as demand for the format grows. The capture challenge is compounded by the …

Tags:Broadcast| HDR - High Dynamic Range| SMPTE| Vol 23 - Issue 26

Nvidia Brings HDR to Shield

by Tom Allen

Nvidia has released a firmware update for its Shield set-top box, which adds HDR support for Netflix video. YouTube videos can be viewed in UltraHD at 60fps, and Vudu UltraHD is also supported. In …

UHD Becomes More Affordable With Sony

by Tom Allen

Two retailers (Powerhouse and Amazon) posted details of new Sony televisions, this week – before Sony! We had written about them before the official news broke, but now have the confirmed information below. Three …

VIZIO Brings All-New VIZIO SmartCast Collection to Canada

by Isaac Oburu

VIZIO, Inc., the #1 Smart TV company in the U.S.1, announced today the Canadian launch of VIZIO SmartCast, its next generation smart entertainment ecosystem that transforms how users discover and control their home entertainment. …

Tags:HDR - High Dynamic Range| Smart TV| Vizio

Amazon Increases Dolby Vision Content

by Tom Allen

Amazon has launched multiple new pieces of content on Amazon Video, using the Dolby Vision format. The titles include the second season of Amazon original series ‘Bosch’ as well as Sony Pictures films, such …