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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 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 January 23rd, 2011
 The submission deadline for technical paper abstracts is Feb. 28 for the SMPTE’s second International Conference on Stereoscopic 3-D for Entertainment and Media in June. The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) will hold its second International Conference on Stereoscopic 3-D for Entertainment and Media June 21-22 in New York City.
Conference registration opens Feb. 15, and the SMPTE is now accepting scientific, academic and technical papers for the 3-D event. Abstracts must be received no later than Feb. 28.
Interested parties are invited to submit a one-page abstract (no more than 150 words) including topic heading, paper title, delivery method (presentation, video clip, demonstration), a brief description of the proposed paper’s content, name of author/presenter, company, mailing address and telephone/fax number. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: 3-D, conference, SMPTE, Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, stereoscopic
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by Michael Grotticelli July 20th, 2010
 At a conference hosted by the SMPTE, Panasonic gave a presentation on its new 3D-A1 camcorder, revealing that it made some compromises inside the camera to make 3-D production easily accessible to a wider production community. At the recent engineering conference hosted by the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) in New York City, a number of camera technologies for acquiring stereoscopic 3-D images, both established and future-forward, were presented to a highly attentive audience. For the engineers in attendance, eager to get a handle on the tidal wave of information now becoming available and to see innovation in its prototype phase, it provided a good look at the merging worldwide 3-D landscape and how science is helping to bring “comfortable” content to movie and TV screens around the world.
The international strength of the SMPTE membership was in full view; the conference brought presenters from Russia, France, Spain and the United States to weigh in on the first day of the two-day meeting. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: 3-D conference, Panasonic, SMPTE, Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, stereoscopic
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by Michael Grotticelli June 7th, 2010
 Dolby's proposed specification for how to transmit 3-D content to the home favors the side-by-side technique for leveraging an existing 2-D infrastructure. At the 2010 NAB Show, Dolby Laboratories announced a new open specification for broadcast 3-D delivery that details how 3-D images can be encoded and carried using frame-compatible techniques through a conventional 2-D broadcast infrastructure. The company said that the specification, now available for review, is fully compatible with currently used side-by-side and over/under approaches, although it favors side-by-side transmissions to maintain the highest-quality HD resolution, especially with interlaced signals. The spec also includes accommodations to enable the transmission of full-resolution 3-D (1080p/60 HD) in the future. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: 3DTV, autoscopic, content, delivery, distribution, Dolby, production, SMPTE, Stereoscopic 3D
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by Michael Grotticelli April 27th, 2010
Now that many have figured out how to make beautiful 3-D images, solutions to the numerous challenges of getting them to digital cinema and consumer home screens in the most efficient way are being discussed in earnest.
The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) is currently working on a 3D Home Master standard that will provide high-level image formatting requirements for the source materials authored and delivered by content developers. It will also provide requirements for the delivery of those materials to all distribution channels, from physical media to terrestrial, satellite, cable and other streaming service providers. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: 3DTV, autoscopic, content, delivery, distribution, Dolby, production, SMPTE, Stereoscopic 3D
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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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