Anyone fortunate enough to have experienced Doug Trumbull’s Showscan format in the 80’s will understand the drive behind high frame rate motion pictures. While Peter Jackson’s Hobbit was shot and projected in 48fps, a frame rate higher than
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Archives for November 2014
Light Emitting Screens
In the furthest corner of the hall at the SMPTE conference held this Fall in Los Angeles was a gigantic screen displaying motion images. It was light-emitting, as opposed to a projected image, and produced by a prominent manufacturer in
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Industry Update…or better titled: Is This Effort Funded?
ISDCF and related SMPTE groups have held meetings in recent months, and it’s worth commenting on the direction these groups are moving in. In addition, DCI continues to be active, and a recent post on its web site deserves
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