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by Michael Grotticelli June 28th, 2011
 SMPTE has launched a new YouTube channel for 3-D enthusiasts. The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) has launched an official YouTube channel with a series of 60-second clips on the scientific and research findings presented at its recent International Conference on Stereoscopic 3-D for Media and Entertainment.
The conference, held on June 21 and 22 in New York City, focused on the critical technologies and strategies needed for widespread and sustained 3-D adoption. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: 3D, issues, production, SMPTE, technology, YouTube
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by Michael Grotticelli June 28th, 2011
 Samsung has introduced a 4000 x 2000 pixel resolution 3-D television set (called 4k-by-2k). The number of typical pixels was multiplied by a factor of 100,000. Leading 3-D manufacturers like Sony, Panasonic and Samsung do not seem worried that a lack of enthusiasm for 3-D by North American audiences could cause lasting damage to sales. All three have introduced expensive new, high-end 3-D viewing technology for the home.
Both Sony and Panasonic have introduced new projectors. Sony’s VPL-HW30ES incorporates the latest lamp technology, dynamic lamp control system and a brightness level three times greater than the company’s first 3-D home projector, the VPL-VW90ES. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: 3DTV, home theaters, Panasonic, projectors, Samsung, Sony
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by Michael Grotticelli June 27th, 2011
 With its modular components, the Meduza can be set up in minutes, has interchangeable lenses, precise remotely controlled variable interaxial and precise convergence adjustments. The Meduza, a camera that can capture 4K digital stereoscopic 3-D images, has been chosen by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to shoot the final Space Shuttle Launch at Cape Canaveral, FL, in mid-July.
Crews from NASA will use the Meduza camera to shoot the launch in 4K 3-D and high-speed (120fps) 2K. Weighing less than 15lbs, the camera system can support any number of cameras fully synchronized without the use of cabling. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: 3D, cameras, Meduza Systems, NASA, Shuttle launch
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by Michael Grotticelli June 27th, 2011
 Crews are using five 3-D camera rigs from Element Technica with Sony HD cameras mounted in different configurations. This year’s 2011 Wimbledon Championships tennis tournament finals matches are being broadcast live in 3-D by the BBC with support from UK-based production company Can Communicate.
Crews are using five 3-D camera rigs from Element Technica (ET) with Sony MPE-200 HD cameras mounted in different configurations. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: 3D, beam splitter, Brainstorm Multimedia, cameras, Championships, Element Technica, estudio, finals, graphics, mirror, rigs, Sony, tennis tournament, Wimbledon
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by Michael Grotticelli June 27th, 2011
From this May to September — the typical summer movie season — American motion picture studios will release 16 movies in the 3-D format. That’s more than double the number last year.
From their financial performance so far, movie executives are running scared.
 While 3-D has provided an enormous boost to films such as “Avatar” and “Alice in Wonderland,” it has undercut lesser quality films that are trying to milk the format for extra dollars. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: 3-D, audiences, films, Hollywood, reaction, sales
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by Michael Grotticelli June 27th, 2011
 From left to right: Howard Lukk, Walt Disney Studios; and Pete Lude, SMPTE president; with Vision Scientists Simon J. Watt, Bangor University Wales; Robert S. Allison, York University, Toronto, Canada; Jenny Read, Newcastle University, United Kingdom; and Martin Banks, University of California, Berkeley. All gave presentations at the second annual conference on Stereoscopic 3-D for Media and Entertainment. Due to the laws of physics and geometry, scientists studying various demographics and how the human brain processes visual images suggest that Hollywood content creators need a better, academic understanding of the field of stereoscopic 3-D imagery in order to avoid making viewers uncomfortable. That was the general consensus from the recent 3-D conference on Stereoscopic 3-D for Media and Entertainment, presented in New York City by the Society of Motion Picture & Television Engineers (SMPTE). Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: conference, cues, depth perception, science, scientists, SMPTE, Society of Motion Picture & Television Engineers, vision
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by Michael Grotticelli June 6th, 2011
Focusing on the creation, distribution, and viewing of 3-D content, the second annual International Conference on Stereoscopic 3-D for Media Entertainment presented by the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE), to be held June 21-22 at the Millennium Broadway Hotel in New York City, is set to feature a full slate of technical sessions that address everything from the effects of 3-D viewing on humans, an open-source camera platform and even holographic TV. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: 3-D, conference, SMPTE, Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers
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by Michael Grotticelli June 6th, 2011
A newly available 3-D app for iOS devices — like Apple’s iPad and iPhone — uses Head-Coupled Perspective (HCP) technology to create an amazing 3-D image without special glasses.
 HCP does not create a true stereoscopic view, but provides a kind of monocular 3-D display whereby the same picture (and resolution) is seen by both eyes. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: 3-D applications, Apple, HCP, Head-Coupled Perspective, i3D, iOS, iPad, iPhone
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by Michael Grotticelli June 6th, 2011
3ality Digital, based in Burbank, CA, has entered into a partnership with Red Digital Cinema, makers of the Epic 4K digital cinematography camera, to collaborate on new technology and help educate the industry on the proper techniques of stereoscopic acquisition and post production. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: 3Ality Digital, 4K, cameras, digital cinema, education, Epic, production
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by Michael Grotticelli June 6th, 2011
 Panasonic’s AG-3DP1 3-D camcorder was used for the first time in a live broadcast. Eurosport’s live 3-D broadcast was distributed by many of the largest operators across Europe. Sports fans with 3-D-capable TV sets can visit the Eurosport website to know if the 3-D broadcast is available in their country and learn how to access the channel to enjoy the matches in the exceptional immersive experience that 3-D offers. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: 3-D, broadband, cameras, French Open, Internet, networks, Orange, Panasonic, technology, Web
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Michael Grotticelli is writer and editor of Broadcast Engineering’s “Beyond the Headlines” and “Sports Technology Update” e-newsletters. Each week, he provides a fresh perspective on the latest in 3-D technologies and innovations as well as report on real-world applications of 3-D in the broadcast, professional video and film industries.
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