SMPTE 2014 – Display Daily

Chaos and Opportunity in the Entertainment Industry

by Helen Vince

Broadcast & Distribution – The term “Evolve or Die” may have even more meaning today than when uttered to the broadcast industry some years ago by the FCC Chairman. Things are so ripe for …

Tags:Broadcasters| Large Display Monitor| SMPTE 2014| Vol 21 - Issue 43| Volume 21

Is a Coax 4K Solution Dead on Arrival in Broadcast?

by Helen Vince

Broadcast & Distribution – That’s a question that Stephen Lampen, Belden Multimedia Technology Manager/Product Line Manager for Entertainment Products, is very concerned about. At the recent SMPTE Conference, he asked the audience during a …

Dolby High Dynamic Range Solution on Display at SMPTE Conference

by Raverstead

Dolby was at the SMPTE Fall conference in Hollywood demonstrating its High Dynamic Range (HDR) solution — from camera through post, distribution and to the home. HDR was a topic of great interest at …

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CCDL Shows Big Polarization-based 3D LED Wall at SMPTE Fall Conference

by Bob Raikes

Central China Development Labs (CCDL) was at the SMPTE Fall conference where it made a big impression with its 3D LED screen using polarization.

Tags:Polariser-based 3D| SMPTE 2014| Video Walls

SRI International Shows Visual Broadcast Test Methods at SMPTE

by Bob Raikes

SRI International offers test patterns that can look at bit depth, chroma sampling, frame rates, conversions, audio sync and much more – and provide visual feedback on compliance and errors.

Tags:SMPTE 2014| Visual Quality

SRI International Shows Visual Broadcast Test Methods at SMPTE

by Raverstead

SRI International offers test patterns that can look at bit depth, chroma sampling, frame rates, conversions, audio sync and much more – and provide visual feedback on compliance and errors. Driving the system is …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| SMPTE 2014| Vol 21 - Issue 43| Volume 21

DYVI Shows Virtualized Visual Switcher at SMPTE Conference

by Raverstead

DYVI is the marketing arm of EVS and they were at the SMPTE Conference showing of what is essentially a virtualized visual switcher for broadcast production.

Tags:Broadcast| Cloud Computing| SMPTE 2014| Switchers

HEVC is Realizing Promised Benefits Now

by Super User

HEVC is the latest codec for video applications and is the successor to H.264 and MPEG-2 in the broadcast environment – especially for distribution to the home via a variety of methods. At the …

High Frame Rate Updates from SMPTE Conference

by Super User

Another component of

Highlights from the SMPTE Fall Conference and HPA Symposium

by Super User

Display Daily was at the recent SMPTE Fall Conference and the pre-show Symposium put on by HPA (Hollywood Post Alliance). The event was held in the Loews Hollywood Hotel and in the famous El …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Post Production| SMPTE 2014| Vol 21 - Issue 43| Volume 21

Is AVB Coming to Broadcast?

by Super User

Replacing SDI and distributing audio, video and data within a video production facility can be done using standard Ethernet protocols (IP) or using a modified version called Audio Video Bridging (AVB). At the SMPTE …

Lessons From the High Dynamic Range Acquisition and Display Frontier

by Super User

The SMPTE Fall conference kicked off with a pre-show symposium produced by The Hollywood Post Alliance (HPA). Much of what was discussed at the Symposium centered on the notion of more: more pixels, more …