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Netflix Is Ramping Up HDR Support For Future Programming
Netflix started streaming 4K content back in 2014 which began with House Of Cards. Now they are planning to add more HDR support for future content.
Netflix sees a bright and dark future with HDR, plans to ramp up shooting content with it
See details at Digitaltrends
The first Netflix program to support HDR is Marco Polo: Marco Polo
More info on Dolby Vision @ dolby.com
Panasonic Develops Industry First: Simultaneous Capture Wide Dynamic Range Technology Organic CMOS Sensor
It also has a global shutter mode. You can see the advantage of the global shutter versus rolling shutter in this video.
More info @ Panasonic.com
Panel Discussion: More Than Pixels – 2016 CES
Quantum Cinema Technology From InVisage Brings HDR To Mobile
Your next phone may have an enhanced HDR sensor enabling higher quality film-like images.
More information @ Invisage.com/quantumcinema/
Is An Overexposure Proof Camera Possible?
MIT research attempts to create a camera that takes properly exposed pictures every time.
Unbounded High Dynamic Range Photography using a Modulo Camera
“Camera Culture group research may be the beginning of the end for over-saturated images.”
Download detailed technical papers here
and
more @ MIT.edu
The Inside Out of HDR
Pixar and ILM Keynote IBC2015: The Inside Out of HDR
“Pixar’s Supervising Technical Director, Rick Sayre and ILM’s Image Pipeline Lead, Jeroen Schulte, they keynote IBC’s definitive take on the creative potential and technical impact of high dynamic range with special clips from ‘Tomorrowland’ and ‘Inside Out’.”
HDR is becoming the new standard for feature films. HDR for feature film presentation got its start this year with the release of Disney’s Tomorrowland. It has been well received and is here to stay. As the bar has been raised for audiences expectation we will see a lot more HDR technology incorporated into consumer devices such and Ultra Blu-Ray, video games, handheld devices such as phone and tablets displays, televisions, and computer monitors. IBC is a conference for digital content creators and this years it is shaping up to be very interesting and informative. The IBC conference is in Amsterdam and starts September 10 – 15, 2015.
more @ BroadBandTVNews.com and @ IBC.org
Warner Brothers Releases Studios First Dolby Vision Feature
The second Dolby Vision feature film to be released is San Andreas, right on the heals of Disney’s Tomorrowland. The new projection technology has been well received and plans to upgrade theaters continues. Improved image quality is always appreciated.
more details @ Hollywood Reporter
Ultra HD Blu-Ray Specification Complete!
The new logo was also revealed today.
There have been rumors and speculation about the potential features that might be included in a new Ultra HD format and finally the new standards have been officially released. There will finally be a consistent source of UHD programs to go with your UHD television.
The new ULTRA HD Blu-ray discs will have a capacity of 66GB and 100GB of data on dual or triple layer discs. It supports higher frame rate such as HFR, 48 fps, high dynamic range, a wider color gamut. and support for new audio codecs from Dolby and DTS, as well as many other features.
“The specification also mandates all new Ultra HD Blu-ray players be capable of playing back current Blu-ray Discs, giving consumers access to the vast library of more than 10,000 titles currently available on Blu-ray Disc.
Licensing of Ultra HD Blu-ray is scheduled to begin this Summer. The BDA is working closely with industry leaders in the authoring, testing, certification and replication industries to develop the tools and process needed to ensure interoperability between players and software and to facilitate the development of a robust ecosystem to support the hardware and title launch of Ultra HD Blu-ray.”
Licensing will begin over the next few months and the first discs and Ultra HD players should be available by Christmas 2015.
more details @ BusinessWire.com