Vol 24 - Issue 41

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A Proposal for ACES 2.0

by Chris Chinnock

Gary Demos of Image Essence and Doug Walker from Autodesk Media & Entertainment gave a very good presentation on a new color management solution that they believe should be considered for the next version …

Tags:ACES| Colour Management & Processing| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| SMPTE 2017| Vol 24 - Issue 41| Wide Colour Gamut (WCG)

RIT Study Tries to Determine a Just Noticeable Difference with Frame Rate Perception

by Chris Chinnock

Elizabeth DoVale and David Long from the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) started her presentation (which also won an award from SMPTE) by noting that as more films consider the possibility of shooting in …

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NASA Describes Live UHD Broadcast from the International Space Station

by Chris Chinnock

Rodney Grubbs of NASA MSFC described how NASA created a live UHD video feed from the International Space Station (ISS) to NAB 2017 in Las Vegas. The program featured a Red Dragon camera, a …

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Display Interfacing 2017: Getting Around the UHD ‘Speed Bump’

by Chris Chinnock

Pete Putman started his presentation by noting that until 2012 or so, the existing connectivity standards like DVI and HDMI with pixel clocks up to 330MHz and data rates of 10.2 – 21.6 Gbps …

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On the Show Floor at SMPTE 2017

by Chris Chinnock

AstroDesign, working with NHK, was showing a real time MTF (Modulation Transfer Function) measurement using the knife-edge technique. To demonstrate this, an 8K camera was imaging a test pattern that is then processed and …

Tags:Broadcast Monitors| Dolby| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Next Action| SMPTE 2017| Vol 24 - Issue 41| Wide Colour Gamut (WCG)

Huawei Mate 10 Teardown Reveals BOM

by Bob Raikes

TechInsights has branched out from its policy of just publishing teardowns on Apple and Samsung Galaxy phones and has published a look at the Huawei Mate 10. (Huawei Mate 10 Uses LCD, Mate 10 …

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Ultra-Thin Cameras for Thinner Smartphones

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Everyone has seen one of those Apple iPhone ads, “Shot on iPhone 7.” (Or iPhone 6, 7+, 8 or 8+.) Gorgeous pictures shot by professional photographers blown up to billboard size or perhaps printed …

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What You Call VR, I Call a CAVE

by Jon Peddie

Back in the fall of 1991, when many of you were still in school, and the old guys reading this were trying to figure out how to get two or more AIBs to work …

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UDC Investment in PPG Ohio Factory is Complete

by Andrew Fenn

Universal Display’s $15 million investment in PPG’s Barberton, Ohio facility is complete, the two companies have announced. The investment will double the commercial production capacity of Universal Display’s UniversalPHOLED emitters and will create 20 …

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ThirdEye Has X1 Eyewear and Software

by Bob Raikes

ThirdEye Gen, Inc released the X1 Smart Glasses with Enterprise Solutions Platform and announced the creation of the ThirdEye App Store. The company said that its HD (1280 x 720) display is the equivalent …

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KOE introduces 10.3-inch HD Rugged+ TFT Display

by Bob Raikes

KOE (the part of JDI that looks after industrial displays) has announced the TX26D206VM0BAA ‘Rugged+’10.3″ display module with 1920 x 720 (8:3 aspect ratio) and based on an IPS LCD panel with 1,000:1 contrast …

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Mitsubishi Profits Rise

by Yvette Raikes

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation recorded Q2 net profits of ¥63.3 billion ($558 million), up 40% YoY, on revenue which rose 2% to ¥1.1 trillion ($9.4 billion). For the first half there were profits of ¥131.1 …

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