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BBC Wins IBC Award for Paper on HDR

by Bob Raikes

BBC paper reports theoretical and practical investigations of HDR for TV systems. The IBC2015 Conference Prize is to be awarded to Andrew Cotton and Tim Borer of BBC Research & Development for their paper …

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BBC R&D Takes Home IBC Prize for HDR Paper

by Tom Allen

Andrew Cotton and Tim Borer, of BBC R&D, will be presented with the IBC 2015 Conference Prize next month, for their paper, ‘A display-independent high dynamic range television system’. The paper will be given …

AUO Building Premium TV Panels

by Tom Allen

AUO is developing 65″ LCD TV panels combining quantum dots, UltraHD resolution and HDR technology, say Taiwanese media reports. These panels will also be released in 55″ and 85″ sizes, in the second half …

Hoffman: We Must Solve Content/Vendor Disconnect

by Tom Allen

The EBU’s Hans Hoffman has warned electronics makers about the ‘dangers’ of moving too fast with UltraHD TVs. During a presentation at the TVBEurope 2020 conference, in London, Hoffman said that makers’ short-term goals …

Samsung Adds HDR to 2014 TVs

by Tom Allen

The 2015 edition of Samsung’s Evolution Kit brings HDR capabilities to the company’s 2014 TVs. Samsung’s first Evolution Kit was launched in 2012. The device connects to the rear of a Samsung TV, upgrading …

Tags:HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Samsung| Vol 22 - Issue 27

Technicolor Paves the Way for Next-Gen TV with HDR and SDR Compatibility Solution

by Tom Allen

Technicolor (Euronext Paris: TCH; OTCQX: TCLRY) committed to enabling HDR across all aspects of content creation and distribution, has announced the immediate availability of its new High Dynamic Range (HDR) single-layer solution for testing …

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Amazon Beats Netflix to HDR Punch

by Tom Allen

Amazon is now streaming HDR content on its Prime VoD service in the USA. Plans were announced at NAB this year (Amazon to Offer HDR Content). Currently, content availability is limited to Samsung’s SUHD …

Technicolor Launches Single-Stream HDR Reference Code

by Tom Allen

A reference code of Technicolor’s single-stream HDR solution is now available for testing. The solution is intended for broadcasters, pay-tv operators and OTT streaming services looking to migrate to HDR video. Technicolor’s solution creates …

Tags:HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Technicolor| Vol 22 - Issue 26

Broadcasters Cautious About New Technologies

by Tom Allen

31% of broadcasters see no potential gain from HDR or HFR A survey by Quantel and Snell predicts that 60% of broadcasters only consider UltraHD as relevant to the future (on a two-to-five-year timescale). …

HDR is a BIG Opportunity for LCOS

by Chris Chinnock

LCOS has traditionally run a distant third to 3LCD and DLP based projector technology. But with the coming of High Dynamic Range TVs and content, interest in HDR projection solutions will grow. And right …

Panel on Digital Cinema (DS16)

by Bob Raikes

The rest of the day was devoted to panel sessions and the first was on cinema. The moderator was Chris Chinnock and the panel was comprised of:Bill Beck, The Laser Guy from Barco, Richard …

Philips Shows Backward Compatible HDR Signal Transport at Display Summit 2015

by Helen Vince

Philips used the Display Summit to show how it can deliver an SDR (standard dynamic range) video stream with metadata that can be used to derive an HDR (high dynamic range) image for an …

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