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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 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 May 23rd, 2011
 Alfacam will use Kronomav 3-D camera rigs, each equipped with two Grass Valley LDK 8000 HD cameras (pictured) and Canon HD lenses. European outside broadcast production company Alfacam is working with Panasonic, Eurosport and the French Tennis Federation to broadcast all of the French Open tennis matches from the Roland Garros Centre Court live in 3-D. The renowned tennis tournament runs from May 22 to June 5.
Alfacam will use Kronomav mirror (“beam splitter”) 3-D camera rigs, equipped with Grass Valley LDK 8000 HD cameras and Canon HD lenses. The production will also make use of the Panasonic AG-3DP1 and AG-3DA1 3-D camcorders. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: 3-D broadcasts, Alfacam, cameras, Canon, company, Eurosport, French Open, French Tennis Federation, Grass Valley, lenses, matches, outside broadcast, Panasonic, production, rigs, Roland Garros, tennis
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by Michael Grotticelli April 26th, 2011
 The PMW-TD300 3-D camcorder features a twin optical lens equipped with three half-inch CMOS Exmor sensors for each eye view. It was another year for new 3-D cameras at the NAB Show as major video manufacturers tackle the production issues and high costs that have been plaguing producers of 3-D content for TV and motion pictures. Counting those introduced last year, there are now literally dozens of options to choose from.
The industry as a whole is clamoring for operator-friendly, light and single-body production equipment that can replicate the 2-D HD production experience, and there was clear evidence this year that vendors understand the requirements and are working to make cost-effective production a reality. Here are a few notable cameras that were presented at this year’s show. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: 3D, cameras, FOR-A, JVC, Medusa, Panasonic, production, Sony
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by Michael Grotticelli March 21st, 2011
 The P+S Technik Freestyle Rig enabled the crew to be discreet and get the best possible shots when on stage. While the Montreaux Jazz Festival occurred last summer, a new firsthand report on shooting 3-D with a Steadicam at the event has been published in the P+S Technik newsletter.
Jason Lord-Castle, Freestyle Rig technician at On Sight, a UK-based production company, described his experiences using the P+S Technik Freestyle Rig Evo, equipped with two Sony P1 cameras, C-Motion lens control and a matched pair of DigiPrimes recording to an SRW-1 deck via fiber-optic cable.
Lord-Castle said the main reason for choosing this setup was to keep the weight down because it was essentially the on-stage Steadicam rig, and it also helped reduce setup time during a lens change.
“Throughout the festival, we had to film many high-profile bands and artists, from Herbie Hancock to Quincy Jones,” Lord-Castle said. “The Freestyle Rig enabled us to be discreet and get the best possible shots when on stage with these iconic artists while giving us the freedom to use the Steadicam as it is intended.” Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: 3-D, beamsplitter rig, C-Motion, cameras, deck, DP, Evo, Freestyle Rig, HD, Montreaux Jazz Festival, on-set, P+S Technik, production, Sony, SRW-1
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by Michael Grotticelli March 17th, 2011
 Two RED EPIC cameras on a 3Ality Digital TS-5 rig are providing “all the benefits of a (stereographic) 3-D picture on a 2-D schedule,” according to director of photography John Schwartzman. Productions pros are staring to figure out how to shoot 3-D the way they like to: not limited by the equipment. John Schwartzman, an award-winning cinematographer and the director of photography on the latest “The Amazing Spiderman” production, which hits 3-D screens July 3, 2012, wanted up-close and personal shots, and he wouldn’t use a heavy handheld 3-D rig until it was small enough to allow his crew to work like they do shooting in 2-D.
For Schwartzman, smaller and lighter is better on set; it allows him to “maintain the actor’s eyeline.” That’s why chose to shoot with a pair of RED EPIC cameras on a small mirror rig from 3Ality Digital. The entire rig weighs about the same as a typical film camera with accessories, and it can be used wirelessly, so directors of photography don’t feel constrained. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: 3-D, 3Ality Digital, beamsplitter rig, cameras, cinematographer, DP, Epic, John Schwartzman, on-set, production, Red Digital, The Amazing Spiderman, TS-5
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by Michael Grotticelli February 22nd, 2011
 Comcast’s new Xfinity channel offers the “best seats in the house right to customers’ living rooms,” according to Marcien Jenckes, senior vice president and general manager of video services. On Feb. 20, Comcast launched a new 3-D channel as part of its Xfinity top-tier service that it said will feature concerts, sporting events, movies and original programming 24/7. Perhaps prompted by the competition, the new channel joins DirecTV’s 3net and n3D channels as well as ESPN’s 3-D channel, giving U.S. consumers with 3-D TV sets something new to watch virtually every day of the week.
For Comcast, the new channel is a follow up to the cable MSO’s pioneering effort in televising last April’s Masters Golf Tournament, which originated from Comcast’s Media Center in Denver and was distributed to a variety of cable operators via fiber. The company said that more than a million VOD requests for that coverage, which used Sony cameras and PACE rigs, have come in since. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: 3D telecasts, cable TV, Comcast, content, production, Xfinity 3D
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by Michael Grotticelli January 11th, 2011
 ESPN continues to lead the industry in live 3-D sports production. In early 2010, ESPN launched its 3-D network, promising to air nearly 100 events in its first year. At the International CES, the network said that its ESPN 3D channel would now include content 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Beginning Feb. 14, the network will show replays of previously televised ESPN 3D events when the network is not showing a live event. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: BCS National Championship game, Broadcast, CES, Disney, ESPN 3D, live, networks, production
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by Michael Grotticelli December 28th, 2010
 The new surround 3-D camera was inspired by the eye of a common housefly, with the capability to see everything around it simultaneously and in real time. A new surround 3-D camera has been developed, inspired by the eye of a common housefly.
EPFL Labs, a Lausanne, Switzerland-based facility that specializes in vision-based robots, has developed the new dome camera that can grab views from nearly all angles. Then, with a special output algorithm, the camera can construct genuine 3-D images.
The camera uses a hardware platform that can calculate the depth of each camera image and then reconstruct a 3-D visual based on how far away the various elements in the picture are located. This is far more sophisticated than today’s stereoscopic approach to 3-D used by TV.
The new camera sees everything around it simultaneously and in real time, and then reproduces the images in distortion-free 3-D. It works without mirrors or mechanical parts of any kind. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: 3-D, camera, EPFL Labs, omnipresent, production, vision-based robots
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by Michael Grotticelli December 28th, 2010
 ESPN has added three NBA telecasts to its eight-game, regular-season schedule on the ESPN S3D channel lineup. Sports network ESPN understands the need for 3-D content in the home and is doing its part. The sports network has added three NBA telecasts to its eight-game, regular-season schedule on the ESPN S3D channel lineup, including a Christmas Day matchup (Dec. 25) featuring the Chicago Bulls at the New York Knicks at noon (EST). The Phoenix Suns will also host back-to-back ESPN 3-D games in January. They will take on the Los Angeles Lakers Wednesday Jan. 5 and the Knicks Friday, Jan. 7 (both games at 10:30 p.m.). Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: 3-D, channel, ESPN, games, NBA, outside broadcast, production, schedule
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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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