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Virtual Reality: Defragmenting the Market

by Matthew Brennesholtz

I have written several times about standards for Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR), most recently in my Display Daily last December that focused on the Virtual Reality Industry Forum (VRIF). This week …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Standards| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 19

SMPTE Discusses Specifications vs. Standards

by Chris Chinnock

Bruce Devlin used his presentation at the HPA Tech Retreat to discuss a new initiative within SMPTE: Specifications. He noted that the organization typically focuses on the development of standards, but there is a …

Tags:HPA Tech Retreat| Large Display Monitor| SMPTE| Standards| Vol 25 - Issue 08

VESA Releases Open Standard and Test Methodology for HDR in Monitors and Laptops

by Chris Chinnock

The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) has defined the display industry’s first fully open standard specifying high dynamic range (HDR) quality, including luminance, color gamut, bit depth and rise time, through the release of …

Tags:HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Standards| VESA| Vol 24 - Issue 47

VESA Rolls Out DisplayID Version 2

by Bob Raikes

VESA has released a new version of its DisplayID standard that adds support for higher resolutions, HDR, AR and VR and variable and high refresh rates. The standard supports stand-alone or embedded displays. The …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Standards| VESA| Vol 24 - Issue 43

ETSI and VRARA Collaborate on Interactive VR/AR Tech

by Andrew Fenn

ETSI and the Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality Association (VRARA) will collaborate on interactive VR/AR technologies, to be delivered over high-speed 5G networks and hosted on Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) sites. Alex Reznik, ETSI MEC chairman, …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Standards| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 43

VR Guidelines from the VRIF

by Matthew Brennesholtz

The Virtual Reality Industry Forum (VRIF) has published a set of draft guidelines for virtual reality (VR). The version for public comment was placed on-line on September 13th and can be downloaded for free …

Tags:3D Object-based Audio| IBC 2017| Standards| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 35

Is New Leadership Needed for Next Generation Cinema?

by Chris Chinnock

In a previous Display Daily, I claimed that the LED Cinema Era has Started. But what are the ramifications of this new technology entering a space that has so far been the exclusive domain …

Tags:Cinema| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Standards| Vol 24 - Issue 30

DVB Approves New Sub-Title Specification

by Bob Raikes

The DVB steering board has approved a new specification for subtitling for broadcast TV and which will be based on the W3C Timed Text Markup Language and will run alongside the current bitmap-based technology …

Tags:DVB| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Standards| Vol 24 - Issue 30

VR/AR Standards – Are We Confused Yet?

by Matthew Brennesholtz

As is usual for a new technology, standards for Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR) and Mixed Reality (MR) are, to put it politely, in flux. While at least three formal standards bodies (IEEE, …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mixed Reality| Standards| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 19