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Fall movie preview: Here comes the first wave of Hollywood's year-end best
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Fall movie preview: Here comes the first wave of Hollywood's year-end best Belleville News Democrat Milla Jovovich continues to outrun and outgun viral zombies, this tim...Continue > JCB Academy opens its doors
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JCB Academy opens its doors Farmers Guardian The JCB Academy also boasts a 3D room where pupils don glasses and see 3D colour animations of the projects they are designi...Continue > ADI To Be Busy At CEDIA
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ADI To Be Busy At CEDIA Twice ADI offers more than 100 leading A/V brands, and the two-story booth will feature some of the latest technology , including a 3D home -theate...Continue > Panasonic showcases innovation at IFA 2010
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Panasonic showcases innovation at IFA 2010 RealWire (press release) (blog) Panasonic is always at the cutting edge of technology and brings new levels of realism to the h...Continue > The new smartphones
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The new smartphones Philippine Star The Wave's Super AMOLED display features a high-resolution WVGA (800x480 pixels) screen with anti-smudge technology . Social Hub sea...Continue > Nielsen: Hispanic TV Homes Jump to 40% This Season
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Nielsen: Hispanic TV Homes Jump to 40% This Season Broadcasting & Cable B&C Technology Editor Glen Dickson talks about recent events related to 3D technology on WDEL...Continue > Pioneer Announces Two New 3D Blu-ray Disc Players
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Pioneer Announces Two New 3D Blu-ray Disc Players CDRLabs.com (press release) They are the perfect enhancement to the most sophisticated HD home cinemas. As 3D technolo...Continue > Observatory Staff Aid in Military Helicopter Crash Rescue
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Observatory Staff Aid in Military Helicopter Crash Rescue LiveScience.com Once final coordinates of the downed craft were obtained, Holstine was able to generate 3D elevat...Continue > 7 of the coolest gadgets on show at IFA 2010
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TechRadar UK 7 of the coolest gadgets on show at IFA 2010 TechRadar UK Pair it with one of Sharp's new quad-pixel Quattron 3D ready HD TVs and you'll have an ...Continue > Eyes must be wide open
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Eyes must be wide open JoongAng Daily They set out to conquer more of the uncharted waters of the TV realm after dominating LED-screen and 3D panel markets. Samsung took a...Continue > AS-03 MXF Program Delivery Specification
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The AMWA has released issue 1 of AS-03 MXF Program Delivery Specification. It was developed to meet a real need from the PBS network for a single file format to deliver ready-to-air programs to the...Continue > Crytek Adds Stereoscopic-3D Support And Tools To CryEngine 3!
Sep 2, 2010
Hey folks, Adam Loncar here again. It's extremely exciting that Crytek is releasing a new version of its state-of-the-art CryEngine 3!
Frankfurt, Germany – September 01, 2010
Crytek release...Continue > SES ASTRA Takes 3D Initiative
Sep 2, 2010
SES ASTRA announced a new initiative to support the introduction of 3D television in Europe. As part of the initiative, the industry reached a common understanding of the minimum technical specific...Continue > Discovery Warns Against Conversions
Sep 2, 2010
Discovery Communications has taken a strong stance against 2D to 3D conversion for programming intended for its 3D channel launching in the US next January.“We have played around with conversion an...Continue > Dwayne Johnson Set For JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH Sequel
Sep 2, 2010
THR is claiming that Dwayne Johnson is now attached as the top line star for New Line's JOURNEY 2: THE ROCK THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND.
Brendan Frasier had scheduling conflicts and is unable to retur...Continue > AVATAR 3D Blu-ray Coming December 1?
Sep 2, 2010
Good news and bad news. Can't say whether this is authentic or not, but Blu-ray.com is reporting they have a source that says the AVATAR 3D blu-ray will be distributed starting this December 1,...&...Continue > CableLabs Publishes First 3D Content Encoding Specification
Sep 1, 2010
CableLabs� announced that it has published a new specification as a guide for producers, programmers and aggregators of stereoscopic 3D programming. This new specification, called Content Encoding ...Continue > CableLabs Publishes First 3D Content Encoding Specification
Sep 1, 2010
CableLabs announced that it has published a new specification as a guide for producers, programmers and aggregators of stereoscopic 3D programming. This new specification, called Content Encoding P...Continue > World's first native 2.5K projector launches at IBC 2010
Sep 1, 2010
Visitors to IBC 2010 will see video projector resolution for small to medium-sized edit suites and preview theatres taken to a new level by Norway's projectiondesign�. The company will use the Amst...Continue > S3D Calculator now available for purchase
Sep 1, 2010
S3D Technologies, a company that focuses on offering technological solutions to produce stereo 3D images for the international market, has released the software S3D Calculator.
It is now availab...Continue > VisuMotion GmbH becomes 3D International Europe GmbH
Sep 1, 2010
Due to the takeover of VisuMotion GmbH, a leading provider of 3D hard- and software, by 3D International Sdn. Bhd., the Thuringian company is renamed 3D International Europe GmbH.
The change of ...Continue > SENSIO teams with Trident Microsystems to offer premium-quality 3D viewing experience in the home
Sep 1, 2010
SENSIO� Technologies Inc. announced a new collaboration with Trident Microsystems Inc., a leading provider of 3D-capable set-top box and TV semiconductor solutions. Trident's system-on-chip and dis...Continue > Testronic Labs Opens 3D Games Testing Facility
Sep 1, 2010
Testronic Laboratories, a global leader in QA and localisation services for the games, home entertainment, consumer electronics and IT/web industries, has opened a fully-equipped 3D games test lab ...Continue > Opinion: Mark Canton vs. James Cameron Blown WAY Out of Proportion
Sep 1, 2010
By now you are probably aware of an online spat that has been taking place involving the producer of PIRANHA 3D, Mark Canton and the director of AVATAR, James Cameron. Cameron has publicly come dow...Continue > ACMA Lets Nine's 3D Trial Go Ahead
Sep 1, 2010
Australia media regulator the ACMA will allow a new 3D TV trial to go ahead, after receiving reports from the broadcasters involved in an earlier project. But the trial is likely to be the last in ...Continue > Jonathan Liebesman Signs On For CLASH OF THE TITANS 2 And Will Shoot In Native 3D!!
Aug 31, 2010
**SAME DAY UPDATE: Deadline is now reporting that there may be yet ANOTHER conversion in the works for CLASH OF THE TITANS 2. (**crickets**) Not a native 3D shoot.(**louder crickets**)
Jonathan....Continue > SHARK NIGHT 3-D Adds Talent...
Aug 31, 2010
Director David R. Ellis is selecting his bait cast members for his upcoming horror SHARK NIGHT 3-D.
The storyline is focused on seven men and women who spend a weekend at a lake house in Louisia...Continue > 3D Geek Alert: Hackers Take Aim At Bringing S3D To The Panasonic GH1 !
Aug 30, 2010
Oh man, I hope these guys succeed! Would love to set up one of these rigs myself as I plan on getting into independent S3D filmmaking in the near future.
So what are they doing exactly? Beampath...Continue > Exclusive: Latest Video From Slash, BY THE SWORD, Has Been Converted To 3D!
Aug 30, 2010
Listen up rockers!! Famed guitarist Slash has teamed up with Passmorelab to convert his 5 minute video BY THE SWORD into 3D. The single is from his April released album entitled SLASH which receive...Continue > Warner Bros Buys Into THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY
Aug 29, 2010
An interesting rumor (out of usually reliable Deadline) has it that Warner Bros is buying a pitch from Bruce C. McKenna (THE PACIFIC) for a World War II Pacific theater epic THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY......Continue > Cover Art! AVATAR Box Set Coming November 16
Aug 28, 2010
Here is the cover art for the upcoming AVATAR Box Set that is scheduled to be released November 16!
The video clip in this post includes segments from a cool documentary that will be included in...Continue > Next Steps for 3DTV
Aug 28, 2010
This report addresses the market opportunity for 3DTV, reviews 3DTV activities to date, considers the opportunity for on-demand 3D and looks at why service providers are launching services with Fra...Continue > Awesome News! Future Earth WILL Be Opening The AVATAR Box Set Blu-ray: $1 Million Spent On Including It!
Aug 27, 2010
Some breaking news on the AVATAR box set blu-ray that is coming out in November - the disc will include about 4.5 minutes of future Earth scenes to open the movie!!
James Cameron told oregonlive...Continue > Must See: First Look At THE THREE MUSKETEERS!
Aug 27, 2010
One of the characters I have been most anxious to see in Paul W.S. Anderson's THE THREE MUSKETEERS is Mads Mikkelsen's character Rochefort, mainly because I think he is a great actor and perfectly....Continue > Future 3D World Cups Dependent on Demand
Aug 26, 2010
All 64 matches of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil will be covered in stereo 3D provided rights holders can profit from the production. While the technology needed to produce consecutive live 3D was pr...Continue > New International TRON:LEGACY Poster: Jem The Siren
Aug 26, 2010
A new international poster (supposedly Hungary) has appeared on kinopoisk.ru (via /Film) featuring Beau Garrett as Jem in Disney's TRON: LEGACY. Jem is the lead Siren (a group of 4 Sirens plays the...Continue > Europe Can Shape 3DTV from the Outset
Aug 26, 2010
Little 3DTV activity is expected from the broadcasters that make up the EBU (European Broadcasting Union) membership over the next three years but that does not stop the organisation planning for t...Continue > 3DTV FAQ Outlines Different 3D Delivery Options
Aug 26, 2010
Early 3DTV broadcast services are dominated by Frame Compatible last mile delivery but a number of alternatives are being talked about. With standards to be developed and business models to be prov...Continue > Yours Truly Moderating The Filmmakers Panel At THE 3D EXPERIENCE In Times Square Next Month!!
Aug 25, 2010
I couldn't be more thrilled - I will be moderating the Filmmakers Panel at THE 3D EXPERIENCE in New York's Times Square! The festival runs from September 24 - 26 and has an exciting line up for bot...Continue > CITY OF RUINS In 3D Added To THE 3D EXPERIENCE In Times Square Next Month
Aug 25, 2010
The 3D Experience Festival (Sept 24-26 in New York) has just secured an exclusive screening of the short film entitled CITY OF RUINS in 3D for the Executive Forum which will be held Sept 24 at the....Continue > Glasses Free TV Coming This Christmas??
Aug 25, 2010
Interesting news if this is true AND if it is viable. Toshiba is reportedly set to release a range of autostereoscopic (glasses free) 3D TVs this Christmas, in Japan at least. Yomiuri Shimbun (one ...Continue > PIRANHA 3D Sequel Already Has Teeth!
Aug 24, 2010
Yes, you read that right! Due to the overwhelming critical response to the Alexandre Aja re-imagining of PIRANHA, Dimension Films is talking sequel very publicly. PIRANHA 3D has been hovering aroun...Continue > 3D Geek Alert: James Cameron Showing Off His Fusion 3D Camera System! Awesome!!
Aug 24, 2010
Guys - check this one out!! No need to explain what is going on here as the clip is self explanatory. ENJOY!!!
Wish I had one of these puppies in my office to play around with!! I do have......Continue > More CAPTAIN AMERICA Photos: VE Day At Trafalgar Square!
Aug 23, 2010
More CAPTAIN AMERICA photos are leaking online from the latest set of the Marvel comic book adaptation; this time it's London's Trafalgar Square (check out previous set photos here). The scene is.....Continue > SDI Media & Sony to Create 3D Subtitling Placement Solution
Aug 21, 2010
SDI Media announced that Sony Creative Software has adopted and integrated SDI's XML schema into their Z-Depth 3D subtitle editing application. Z-Depth creates the information needed for proper pla...Continue > PIRANHA 3D Spoiler Free Review: 7 / 10
Aug 20, 2010
Saw PIRANHA 3D in my local RealD theater tonight and it was ALMOST exactly what I wanted from the hype! Of course it is focused on male audiences with plenty of nudity and innovative and bloody...&...Continue > Spoiler Alert: CAPTAIN AMERICA Details Leaking Online
Aug 20, 2010
Like I have said before: I love behind the scenes action. In other words, show me everything it takes to shoot a movie. Talent problems, location issues, new technology, you name it; even if it is....Continue > Glossary for Video & Perceptual Quality of Stereoscopic Video
Aug 20, 2010
A joint effort of the 3D@Home Consortium and the MPEG Industry Forum 3DTV Working GroupDownload the glossary<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MediaTechnologyIntelligence/~4/Ne1xJOtbrNI" h...Continue > Introduction to 3D Cinematography
Aug 19, 2010
Bernard Mendiburu is publicly releasing his famous lecture slides.Bernard is also working on his next book, 3DTV and 3D Cinema.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MediaTechnologyIntelligenc...Continue > 3DTV Broadcasting Will Converge Around MVC
Aug 19, 2010
Although most 3DTV broadcasts today are using Frame Compatible mode, where two separate HD pictures are fused into a single, 3D-compatible HDTV video stream, compression vendor Envivio is looking a...Continue > Alexandre Aja Biting Into COBRA THE SPACE PIRATE Next?
Aug 19, 2010
I really don't know what to expect with the upcoming release of Alexandre Aja's PIRANHA 3D this weekend. On one hand, I am a big Aja fan (THE HILLS HAVE EYES, MIRRORS) but on the other hand the sup...Continue > IBC Offers Special Screenings of Major 3D Movies
Aug 19, 2010
As part of its commitment to illustrating its cutting edge agenda, IBC is offering special screenings of two major movies in stereoscopic 3D. The viewings, which are open to all IBC visitors, demon...Continue > Sunny Ocean Studios Enables 84-Inch Display of Sports Events in 3D without Need for Glasses
Aug 18, 2010
Technology supplier, Sunny Ocean Studios, presents a world first at the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore. For the first time, a public video wall with an 84-inch screen will provide 3D entertainmen...Continue > 6th China International 3D World Forum & Exhibition (C3D World)
Aug 18, 2010
To further the development of the China 3D market, Insight Media has again partnered with the organizers of the China International 3D World Forum & Exhibition (C3D World) to offer Exhibition s...Continue > The Entertainment Technology Center @ USC Announces World's Most Complete 3D Content Resource
Aug 18, 2010
In response to industry and media demand, The Entertainment Technology Center at the University of Southern California (ETC@USC) announced that it has created a living, online resource dedicated to...Continue > Noise Industries Joins Filmmakers and Videographers at Europe's Largest Industry Networking Event
Aug 18, 2010
Noise Industries, developer of visual effects tools for the post-production and broadcast markets, has announced that they will exhibit at the Amsterdam SuperMeet on Sunday, September 12, 2010. Hel...Continue > Polaroid Eyewear and RealD Sign Global License Agreement for Polaroid Premium 3D Eyewear
Aug 18, 2010
Polaroid Eyewear, a division of Stylemark AG, and RealD Inc., a leading provider of 3D technology for cinema, consumer electronics and professional applications, announced that they have signed a g...Continue > Watch: New Trailer For Wes Craven's MY SOUL TO TAKE
Aug 18, 2010
Here's the new trailer for horror master Wes Craven's MY SOUL TO TAKE.
Obviously it is cookie cutter horror in the tradition of Craven films but there is always that carrot dangling in front of ...Continue > 3D Geek Alert: Fujifilm Snaps Up Even More Attention With Their 2nd Generation 3D Consumer Camera!!
Aug 17, 2010
Wow! I knew this was coming today and Fujifilm did not disappoint. The Finepix Real 3D W3 digital camera system officially launches in September and brings with it the ability to shoot hi-res 3D......Continue > Fuji FinePix REAL 3D Digital Camera W3
Aug 16, 2010
The new FinePix REAL 3D W3 digital camera will be available in September. You can pre-order your camera right here! With the REAL 3D W3's HDMI 1.4 connection, 3D content from the W3 may be p...Continue > Karl Urban Is JUDGE DREDD!!
Aug 15, 2010
I kind of saw this one coming and I am great with it. I am a Karl Urban fan (especially after his portrayal of Bones in STAR TREK) and I think he can certainly pull this one off. Empire is reportin...Continue > Into the Depths: 2D Conversion Companies Meet the Demand for 3D Movies
Aug 13, 2010
As 3D has moved out of theme parks and into story-driven movies like the game-changing Avatar, their presence in theatres has grown exponentially. Early arrivers like 2005’s Chicken Little and 2007...Continue > Europe Ready to Launch 3-D TV Outperforming the Competition
Aug 13, 2010
German and Swiss researchers on a EUREKA project have come up with technology that they think could soon affordably deliver the thrills and immediacy of 3D into our homes, as well as into some othe...Continue > French Service Provider Offers Smart Digital Delivery
Aug 12, 2010
With fully managed delivery via satellite, DSL and fiber-optics, Paris, France-headquartered SmartJog offers “reduced transportation costs” and “simplified logistics” that avoid use of said cans an...Continue > ESPN Wants Discreet Left/Right 3D for Affiliates
Aug 12, 2010
Frame Compatible 3DTV is the technology of choice for delivering 3D content to customer homes, whether over satellite, cable or IPTV, because it is effectively an HDTV signal that can therefore use...Continue > Samsung Plans 3D Content Streaming from Online Store
Aug 12, 2010
Samsung said it would start streaming some 3D movie trailers over the Internet, establishing a new way for consumers to view 3D content on TV sets. The consumer electronics company will provide acc...Continue > BRB To Present At Mip Jr, Mipcom First Episodes Of Zookaboo
Aug 11, 2010
BRB Internacional will show at MIP JR and MIPCOM in Cannes, France, the initial episodes of Zookaboo, the new production from the the Catalonian studio Screen 21 3D and first-ever European 3D stere...Continue > Verizon to Produce, Air First NFL Game in 3D
Aug 11, 2010
Telecom giant Verizon will produce and broadcast next month what it says will be the first NFL game in 3D on TV. It will show the Sept. 2 preseason game between the New York Giants and New England ...Continue > IRIDAS Announces Industry's First Stereoscopic Native Workflow for New ARRI ALEXA Cameras
Aug 9, 2010
IRIDAS announced the industry's first stereoscopic native workflow optimized for the ARRI ALEXA. Tapping IRIDAS' DualStream NX stereoscopic review technology, integrated within IRIDAS' SpeedGrade a...Continue > Innovative advertising medium with 3D effects without special glasses now in Multikino
Aug 9, 2010
Multikino in cooperation with Animade introduces a brand new and innovative form of 3D advertisement which can be viewed in 3D without the need of special glasses. 3D kiosks using the 42" Landscape...Continue > MXF
Aug 7, 2010
The Material eXchange Format (MXF) is arguably the most successful file format in the broadcasting industry. Six years after its ratification as a SMPTE standard, this article descibes its roots, i...Continue > SENSIO partnerships come to fruition � extensive range of market-leading products for premium-quality 3D broadcasting showcased at IBC 2010
Aug 6, 2010
SENSIO Technologies Inc. announced that a range of market-leading products, integrating SENSIO� 3D technology and enabling the delivery of premium-quality 3D content the length of the broadcast sup...Continue > Dramatic 3D Graphics Used to Support the Launch of the Industry's First 3D Network
Aug 6, 2010
With A Twist Studio has produced television's first-ever broadcast graphics package in stereoscopic 3D for ESPN and its newly-launched 3D network�also an industry first. The new graphics, which cen...Continue > 3-D Channel Branding
Aug 6, 2010
The emergence of stereoscopic 3-D TV as a practical option for broadcasters has opened up a whole new set of issues in relation to best practices for channel branding graphics. Key issues include w...Continue > 3D Subjective Testing
Aug 5, 2010
The purpose of this white paper is to describe some of the more common issues that can exist in 3D material. Providing the terminology and examples throughout the document will assist in finding an...Continue > Discovery Europe Licensed for 3DTV
Aug 4, 2010
Discovery Channel has received a licence from the UK communications regulator Ofcom for a potential 3D channel. The award of the Digital Television Programme Service (DTPS) licence to Discovery Com...Continue > S3D Technologies and SGO form a strategic partnership to provide complete stereoscopic 3D solutions
Aug 3, 2010
S3D Technologies LLC, US-based research and development technology company that develops solutions for stereoscopic 3D production, is announced that they have established a strategic partnership wi...Continue > 3D-4U Delivers 360-Degree Experience
Aug 2, 2010
Live 3D sports production will have a new player come September. 3D-4U is looking to transform the consumer experience of live 3D with its new patent-pending camera/hardware/software system. A came...Continue > Cinesite Launches Stereoscopic 3D Services
Aug 2, 2010
Cinesite has announced the launch of stereoscopic 3D visual effects services catering for films shot in stereo, as well as conversion of 2D films into 3D. Cinesite’s first stereo 3D project will be...Continue > Vishay's Infrared Receivers for Synchronization of 3D TV Active Glasses Feature 25 kHz Carrier Frequency
Aug 2, 2010
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. is broadening its optoelectronics portfolio with the release of two infrared receivers developed specifically for the LCD shutter glasses used with 3D-ready TV sets. Th...Continue >
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