June 16, 2015, SMPTE Entertainment Technology in the Internet Age, Stanford, CA—Scott Miller from Dolby talked about the changes in standards from gamma to perceptual quantizer. These changes a greater understanding of human vision and the continuing ability of technology to provide higher performance. Human vision must be considered as a system that includes physics–optics,…
March 19, 2015, GPU Technology Conference, San Jose, CA—Thad Beier from Dolby talked about the coming changes in the video landscape to move towards higher dynamic range for the displays. The advent of 4k or ultra-high definition TV sets requires more than just increasing the number pixels, but needs more dynamic range and color gamut….
April 5, 2014, NAB, Las Vegas—Bill Beck from BTM Consulting moderated a panel on laser illuminated projectors. Panelists were Pete Ludé from Mission Rock Digital, Goran Stojmenovik from Barco, Richard McPherson from NEC Display, and Don Shaw from Christie. Ludé stated that the laser illumination projector association is working on educational, regulatory, and quality issues…
April 6, 2014, NAB, Las Vegas—Colin Davis, Travis LaBella, and Matt Litwiller from Observatory Media, and Rick Taylor from Dolby talked about capturing and recreating HDR cinema content. High dynamic range techniques will provide a new tool in the creative arsenal. Litwiller described a short film called “Telescope” that is a demonstration of the capabilities…