Is Dolby Taking It’s Pages From Microsoft’s Book? There are better strategies to follow. The Argument for Object-Based Audio is better than you may think. It’s the Morning After for High Frame Rates. Having second thoughts? Another Year Without SMPTE DCP. Does Hollywood really care? The Great Laser Ride is not as exciting as the
Archives for December 2012
Dolby Taking It’s Pages From Microsoft’s Book?
Both Dolby and Microsoft bet big on major technology innovations in 2012. The similarities don’t stop there. In case you’ve been living in a cave, Microsoft hasn’t been doing very well with its latest moves. The company tried to solve several problems with one big sweep, and it appears that
The Argument for Object-Based Audio
The history of cinema is ripe with experimentation in cinema sound. Most all cinema sound system designs focus on locating point sources for sound in the auditorium. Thirty years ago, Ioan Allen of Dolby drove the horseshoe surround array concept for cinemas, causing surround sound to emanate as a
High Frame Rates: The Morning After
After a year of panic-driven preparation for the exhibition of the HFR 3D version of Hobbit, the industry must now ask itself why. Warner limited the HFR 3D footprint to approximately 1000 screens worldwide. Although it was prepared to widen the footprint if it proved popular, no reports have