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Technicolor Gives a Glimpse of the Future

by Norbert Hildebrand

Technicolor held its yearly science and research event in Jersey City, NJ. Technicolor, the technology company which focuses on the creation, distribution and storage of image related content, has about $3.5 billion in sales. …

HDR Takes Center Stage

by Matthew Brennesholtz

On June 3rd the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers New York Chapter (SMPTE-NY) had a joint meeting with the Blue Collar Post Collective on High Dynamic Range (HDR) video, especially in terms …

Tags:HDR - High Dynamic Range| Post Production| SMPTE| Vol 22 - Issue 24

Realtek Scores Skyworth Win

by Tom Allen

Skyworth has announced that it using Realtek’s chips in its UltraHD HDR TVs. Around 30% of Skyworth’s TVs shipped this year (the company is aiming to 13.2 million units) will use Realtek’s devices, said …

Samsung Chooses Ateme

by Tom Allen

Ateme has said that Samsung is using the Titan transcoding solution, with HDR support, in its UltraHD HDR TVs. The products are part of Samsung’s SUHD line.

Ultra HD Blu-ray Authoring Group Formed

by Chris Chinnock

The new Ultra HD Blu-ray specs have been approved and new players and content are expected by the end of the year. But authoring UHD Blu-ray content is more complex than HD, so a …

UltraHD Playback SoC Now Sampling

by Tom Allen

Japan’s Socionext is now sampling a new UltraHD media playback SoC, which supports high-res content at 60fps using HEVC and VP9. The MN2WS03101A is a single chip IC, with built-in HDMI-Tx/Rx. It is compatible …

M-Go Joins Netflix and Amazon

by Tom Allen

M-Go, the UltraHD streaming service established by Technicolor and Dreamworks, will offer HDR content later this year. The service will be launched with “a full selection” of titles, said COO Christophe Louvion. M-Go is …

Ignis Secures $14 Million in Financing

by Helen Vince

Ignis Innovation, an emissive display technology company, says it has secured $14 million in financing to accelerate product development using its True Vision Display technology. Last week, the company said that it would be …

Tags:AMOLED| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Investment| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 22

Italian Final Shot in UltraHD With ‘Better Pixels’

by Tom Allen

Italy’s Coppo Italia cup final, between Juventus and Lazio, was captured in UltraHD HDR, at 50fps. The match was shot by DBW Productions, from Rome, who said that it was the first time that …

Image Enhancements Will Boost UltraHD

by Tom Allen

UltraHD’s success will be driven by image quality enhancements, such as HDR, HFR and wide colour gamut, as well as immersive audio, says ABI Research. The new report (paid) can be found at http://tinyurl.com/omczjlq. …

Ignis Claims HDR Mobile Display

by Tom Allen

While the resolution war has been going on among smartphone makers, other display enhancements have been largely ignored. Ignis aims to correct that oversight with its new ‘True Vision Display’: an HDR AMOLED display …

Tags:AMOLED| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Mobile Display Monitor| SID Display Week 2015| Vol 22 - Issue 21

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 21

by Tom Allen

LG has launched a cashback promotion for its UltraHD TVs in Germany. Until 11th July, customers purchasing 55″ or 65″ models of the UF9509, or 55″, 60″ or 65″ models of the UF8569, UF8559, …