3D conference returns to MIPTV bigger than ever
Following the successful 3D TV conferences at MIPTV and MIPCOM last year, Europe’s largest television market will host another 3D TV conference but this time, the event will be spread over two days.
With 2012 being an important year for television sports, the 3DTV Focus Conference will reflect this with a sporting theme in the morning.
Contributing Editor of Advanced-television.com Chris Forrester will kick off the event at 09.30 who’s keynote speaker is Jim Chabin, President & CEO of the International 3D Society.
Between 10.05-10.25, Senior Analyst of IHS-Screen Digest Tom Morrod will open the scene about the current state of the 3D TV market. This will be followed by the ‘Sports Highlight’ session...
Between 14.15 – 15.30, the conference will be talking money in a session called “Where are the broadcasting revenue opportunities in 3DTV?” ...
On a similar theme the next session will shift its focus to the new media opportunities for 3DTV. Between 15.45-16.45 the questions will be, "Is the answer to making money from 3DTV in Digital Media"? ...
For the first time, the MIPTV 3D conference will be extended to the next day. On Wednesday April 4th, the world famous Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute will be hosting a 2.5 hour 3DTV Producer Boot Camp. ....
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6 Fascinating Charts On The Future Of The Adult Entertainment Business
The next frontier for porn appears to be web TV, according to the XBiz survey. Top executives such as Hustler president Michael Klein and Wasteland owner Colin Rowntree expect usage to increase as soon as companies like Google or Apple figure out a way for viewers to switch easily between regular TV and web video. Interestingly, the industry is highly skeptical of 3D movies.
The report is based on a survey of "6,000 adult entertainment industry executives and qualified stakeholders," XBiz says, including "operators of leading adult websites, content producers and licensers, distributors and wholesalers, models and performers, retailers, payment processors, software and IT providers, mobile-solution providers, industry media and associations, providers of legal, marketing and consulting services, traffic vendors and ad networks, and providers of other industry-related products and services."
You can download a full copy of the report here. http://www.xbizresearch.com/reports/xbizresearch_2012.pdf
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SONY VAIO F215FX 3D LAPTOP REVIEW
The introduction of 3-D TVs from various innovative manufactures was all the rage in 2010. In 2011-2012, the buzz for 3-D TVs may just give way to 3-D laptops. Whether they get the same amount of adulation will remain to be seen, but, rest assured, there is one model entering the market that will surely turn some heads. The Sony Vaio VPC-F215FX is making quite a splash in the world of technological visual innovation. ...
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The display is another exceptional component of the VPC-F237X, with a 16.4” bright and sunny LCD that displays eye-popping colors and crystal clear text at 1080p resolution. Blu-ray 2-D and 3-D movies play supreme on this machine and the sound is crisp and high quality, mainly attributed to Sony’s S-Force Front Surround 3-D, coupled with Dolby Home Theater audio. Another one of the added goodies is a button that converts both 2-D HD video and DVD/BD into 3-D on-the-fly.
Sony F-series products also include 3-D Active Glasses to enhance the 3-D experience, which reduces undesirable “ghosting effects,” are adjustable for extra fitted comfort and has batteries that can last up to about one hundred hours.
.... The Sony Vaio F-series has always set the standard when it comes to design, graphics and overall power, and the VPC-F215FX is no exception.
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Autodesk Supports City 2.0 for 2012 TED Conference
Autodesk is supporting City 2.0 through content development and by providing free software and other resources on thecity2.org website, all of which will help citizens more easily visualize and simulate the environmental transformation of their cities. Autodesk will also create a new exhibit for the Autodesk Gallery at One Market in San Francisco, introducing visitors to technology that can help realize the vision of City 2.0.
The TED Prize is traditionally awarded to an individual, but for the first time in seven years, the winner of the prize is an idea. The City 2.0 was selected because cities promote innovation, education, culture and economic opportunity. Living sustainably is also a critical component of the City 2.0. The wish for the TED Prize was unveiled on February 29, 2012, at the TED Conference in Long Beach, California.
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World’s first 3D opera realised with IOSONO
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‘3D Sex & Zen’ Sequel Will Be In 4D, Having Vibrating Theater Seats
How do you take 3D big screen sex to the next level? By making it 4D, of course.
Stephen Shiu, the producer behind the steamy 2011 blockbuster3D Sex and Zen, told the Daily Chilli newspaper that he intends on using a vibrating seat technology in Hong Kong theaters for the film's sequel, 4D Sex and Zen: Slayer of a Thousand from the Mysterious East. The first film beat out The Hangover, Part IIwhen it came out in June with an opening day take of HK$2.79 million ($360,000), taking the island's box office record from Avatar.
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Three luminaries want to transform the way 3D movies are made, distributed, and experienced
Three luminaries in the movie world’s visual effects industry – Dean Lyon, Doug Trumbull, and James Fancher – want to transform the way 3D movies are made, distributed, and experienced so that going to see a movie shot in 3D is a big event. To achieve this, the trio has launched The Lab, an endeavor aimed at addressing key challenges in the movie industry. Lyon, Trumbull, and Fancher are currently seeking funding for The Lab.
Trumbull’s – and The Lab’s – answer? Shoot 3D films at 120 frames per second (fps), five times today’s standard 24fps and project them onto giant screens at seven times the luminosity found in most standard theaters today. The Lab’s team has been busy making this vision a reality and has already built a prototype 120fps 3D workflow, which will be used on Doug Trumbull's next three 3D feature film projects.
The Lab is seeking funding to develop software and patents for next generation 3D feature film production and distribution.
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The Cyber Science 3D™ Story (S3D Educational Software)
Cyber Science 3D - Our initial K-12 product is referred to as Cyber Science 3D. This is a comprehensive series of detailed, interactive virtual dissection experiences focused on aiding in the learning and exploration of natural anatomy and biological structures. Rather than providing scripted sessions or video clips, this product instead places high quality educational resources directly in the hands of instructors and students to maximize the level of interactivity in the classroom – interactivity between teachers and students AND interactivity between students and the content. ...
Cyber Anatomy 3D - Our initial product, Cyber Anatomy Med, was developed in response to a need in third world countries that have difficulty obtaining cadavers for medical training due to religious and cultural reasons, and that do not have sufficient numbers of teachers to support anatomy instruction.
Cyber Anatomy is a virtual experience that presents a highly detailed model of the human body in a 3D visualization environment for direct interaction by a student or teacher. The model includes over 13,500 individually modeled and labeled elements – every structure in the human body larger than one millimeter – rendered and oriented with medical level accuracy. A highly intuitive interface allows the user to control the camera (rotate, pan, zoom in and out). ...
The software can be accessed over the web, installed on a local server to support network access, or installed locally on a computer. The software supports installation on both MAC and PC-based platforms.
In either mode, the system can be connected to a conventional or 3D-ready projector to support display to a group in either stereoscopic or non-stereoscopic 3D. The software can also be used in conjunction with a conventional or 3D interactive whiteboard. ...
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Hot Button Discussion: Laser Projection Update
Among the key issues rising in the wake of the ongoing 3D feature film exhibition breakout is the quest for brighter theatrical projection systems. The cinematic brightness issue, for decades, has revolved around delicate and expensive xenon arc-style projector lamps. However, the 3D revolution has brought other options previously considered not yet mature into the equation, particularly various types of Solid State illumination technologies. LED applications are spreading across society generally, of course, but specifically for theatrical exhibition, laser projection technology has been making significant noise in the past two years.
Late last year, following on the heels of a 2010 licensing deal with Laser Light Engines, Inc. (LLE) to develop high-brightness laser light systems,IMAX signed a major deal with Kodak to license the laser projection technology that the company had been demonstrating to the industry over the course of the previous year. Now, industry pundits are predicting we will be seeing laser systems up-and-running in major theatrical venues around the world within the next year or so. Virtually every major digital projector manufacturer is investigating the technology to one degree or another these days, with well-received demos from major manufacturers like Barco and NEC happening in recent months. Indeed, the latest developments in the world of laser projection are slated to be part of the discussion at the 2012 Technology Summit on Cinema at the NAB Show in April, and other announcements from major players were pending at press time. ...
Nearly every major projector manufacturer and other technology companies have formed an industry association called the Laser Illuminated Projector Association (LIPA) to get the ball rolling on addressing such regulatory issues and standards. Beck expects that once laser-specific issues are examined more in-depth by LIPA, SMPTE and others in the industry will be able to roll such standards into existing specifications over the course of time. ...
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Porn Industry Thinks Its Future Is in Tablets, Not 3D
The future of porn? Men and women huddled around smartphones and tablets watching free "tube" sites, according to a survey of executives and performers in the adult entertainment industry. ...
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In 3D, for example, 52 percent of those surveyed said that they agreed with the statement, "There will be limited consumer demand; select producers will profit". Twenty-nine percent said there would be no demand for 3D content, and just 19 percent thought it "would usher in great profits for the industry".
Although 3D technology started being ushered in in 2010, concerns about the viability of 3D movies surfaced even then. And two adult film titans quoted by the study put its future in doubt.
"No more than the 1960s when it became the phenomenon of cinema," Larry Flynt, chief executive of Larry Flynt Publications, said when asked about the future of 3D. "I don't think there'll be a great future for it."
"It seems that 3D is certainly not there yet," added Steven Hirsch, the founder of Vivid Entertainment. "This could change quickly when glasses-free 3D televisions finally make their way into the marketplace. Unfortunately, this won't happen overnight and until then it's really a non-starter." ...
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