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Black Box is Ready for High-Res Transport

by Tom Allen

Black Box was making ready for UltraHD transmission, with three new products for broadcast and post-production. First was the Agility IP-based KVM switching and extending system; this features ‘lossless’ signal management for point-to-point extension, …

Streaming Goes Multi-Screen – On One Screen

by Tom Allen

A new streaming device from 4SeTV is designed to bypass scheduling conflicts that arise when people want to watch different programmes. The product can be used with a tablet, smartphone or PC, and will …

The Pickfair Institute to Focus on Frame Rate Technology and Creativity in Cinema

by Chris Chinnock

Jonathan Erland used the Technology Summit on Cinema to run a 30-minute video on the goals and activities of the Pickfair Institute. Most of the video is captured and available below. Erland is a …

Tags:Cinema| HFR - High Frame Rate| Large Display Monitor| NAB 2015| Vol 22 - Issue 17

Immersive Sound Options Grow with DTS Entry – Standards Remain an Issue

by Chris Chinnock

At NAB 2015, DTS announced a new immersive sound solution aimed at theaters as well as consumer use called DTS:X. This appears to be a re-branding of the company’s previously developed Multi-Dimensional Audio (MDA) …

Tags:Cinema Audio| Large Display Monitor| NAB 2015| Vol 22 - Issue 16

RealD TrueImage Now Available as Cloud Service for High Quality Image Enhancement

by Chris Chinnock

In July 2014, I had a chance to visit RealD’s Boulder facility and to learn more about its TrueImage processing technology (see RealD’s TrueImage Technology is Pretty Amazing). At NAB 2015, RealD announced that …

Tags:Cinema| Large Display Monitor| NAB 2015| Vol 22 - Issue 16| Vol 22 - Issue 17

DTS:X Brings Object-based Audio For Cinema & Home

by Chris Chinnock

Next-Generation Technology Gives Content Creators, Cinema and Home Theater Owners More Control than Ever; Audiences Will Experience the Richest, Most Realistic Soundscape Possible DTS, Inc. (Nasdaq: DTSI), a global leader in audio technology solutions, …

Tags:Cinema| Cinema Audio| Home Cinema| NAB 2015

Are More or Smarter Primaries the Solution to Metameric Failure in Laser Projectors?

by Chris Chinnock

With laser projectors, three very narrow primaries create a very large color gamut that is very close to the 2020 color gamut. But research has shown that with very narrow primaries, people can perceive …

Tags:Cinema Projection| Large Display Monitor| NAB 2015| Vol 22 - Issue 16

Archiving and Light Levels Top IMAX Concern List

by Chris Chinnock

A panel discussion at the Technology Summit for Cinema featured IMAX CQO, David Keighley and Jan Yarbrough, Senior Colorist, Motion Picture Imaging at Warner Bros. Both were in agreement that theaters are often too …

Tags:Cinema| Large Display Monitor| NAB 2015| Vol 22 - Issue 16

01 The Impact of the Digital Film Transition on the Industry

by Chris Chinnock

The SMPTE-organized Technology Summit on Cinema at NAB kicked off with a panel on the lessons learned in the transition from film to digital. Here, panels noted that the idea of moving to digital …

Tags:Cinema| Cinema Projection| Large Display Monitor| NAB 2015| Vol 22 - Issue 16

Are 1M:1 HDR Theatrical Projectors Really Needed?

by Chris Chinnock

That’s not exactly the message that RealD’s Pete Lude wanted to convey in his talk at the Technology Summit on Cinema, but it is was the something that exhibitors and projector makers should be …

NAB 2015 Roundup

by Tom Allen

A new series of UltraHD lenses was shown by Fujifilm. The first is the UA80X9, designed for a 2/3″ sensor, with an 80x zoom and optical image stabilisation. The lens covers focal lengths from …

Primeview Shows OLED to US Market

by Tom Allen

Primeview used NAB to show off its ‘studio-quality’ 55″ OLED display, first seen and reported by us at ISE – the PRV55OLEDHDBT. The company stressed the advantages of OLED over LCD, including refresh rate, …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| NAB 2015| OLEDs| Video Walls| Vol 22 - Issue 17