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ETSI Developing ‘Universal’ Transmission System

by Tom Allen

Standards group ETSI is working on a solution to define a scalable, flexible decoding system for CE devices – from UltraHD TVs to smartphones. According to the Industry Standards Group (ISG) of ETSI’s Compound …

Dolby Cinema and Dolby Vision Demos During Analyst Day

by Chris Chinnock

One of the demos focused on Dolby Cinema. While we did not sit in a real Dolby Cinema theater (that is being constructed at the site), we did see some real images. The projector …

Dolby Discusses Strategy in Analyst Meeting

by Chris Chinnock

Dolby Laboratories invited a number of industry analyst to spend the day with them in San Francisco showing off technology and discussing their business. It was an open and informative day. First, Dolby is …

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AMD Plans HDR Gaming and FreeSync Expansion

by Tom Allen

At a Radeon Technology group summit in California this month, AMD revealed some of the plans it has for its GPU line – firmly focused around improving image quality. One of the most significant …

Sinclair Uses ATSC in UHD HDR Demo

by Tom Allen

Sinclair Broadcast Group has demonstrated the first end-to-end transmission of UltraHD HDR Scalable High Efficiency Video (SHVC) encoded content, using ATSC 3.0. The signal came from Sinclair’s facility on Black Mountain, near Las Vegas, …

JVC Shows HDR at IITSEC 2015

by Chris Chinnock

JVC showed a demonstration using a laser phosphor projector and 10-bit data with a modified Perceptual Quantizer (PQ) EOTF (like a gamma curve) that is needed to properly render high dynamic range content.

Tags:HDR - High Dynamic Range| I/ITSEC 2015| JVC| Vol 22 - Issue 49

ACES WCG/HDR Encoding Explained

by Matthew Brennesholtz

The Academy Color Encoding System (ACES) has long puzzled me. At the November 18th section meeting of the Society of Motion Picture and Television New York chapter, Jim Houston, co-chair of the ACES Project …

Where Does SkyQ Leave HFR?

by Bob Raikes

This week’s issue got me thinking about developments in TV. I was particularly interested in the Sky announcement and I confess that is partly because I am a customer of Sky. Sky is incredibly …

Ultra HD Blu-Ray Quality Testing Approaching

by Chris Chinnock

The roll-out of new Ultra HD Blu-ray discs and players is not going to make it for the Christmas season, despite industry efforts to do so. Nevertheless, we expect plenty of content and player …

Quantum Dots or OLED – Which Will Create a Better Image?

by Norbert Hildebrand

Quantum Dots (QD) are one of the topics for display technology that rival the excitement over OLED technology by offering an alternative path to providing a better image. In general, I am not saying …

KYOSHIN Unveils Mistika-Graded HDR-4K Content at InterBEE2015

by Isaac Oburu

SGO’s Japanese Reseller Partner KYOSHIN Communications showcases the performance-leading Mistika colour-finishing post production system again at this year’s InterBEE from 18 – 20 November in Tokyo. On KYOSHIN’s Booth (4201, Hall 4), two state-of-the-art …

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SGO and Kyoshin Show Graded Content at InterBEE

by Tom Allen

Kyoshin Communications, reseller partner for SGO in Japan, is showcasing SGO’s Mistika colour-finishing post-production system at InterBEE this year (18th – 20th November, Tokyo). Two systems will be on display on the stand (4201, …