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24fps here to stay unless Avatar 2 jump-starts cinema (again)

With the advent of digital cinema the movie industry is finally able to shift away from production and playback techniques that date back almost...

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World Cup transmitted in 4K HEVC

The World Cup Final was transmitted to cinemagoers in London in Ultra HD using the High Efficiency Video Coding compression format, the third match...

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Production & Post

FIFA World Cup Final filmed in 360° Ultra HD

The final of the 2014 World Cup was captured in 360º and in Ultra HD on the OmniCam developed by the Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz...

Production & Post

VideoStitch goes live for 360º video

VideoStitch, a Paris-based start-up specialising in 360º video products, has developed post production software to stitch videos together from several GoPro cameras.

Business

NASA picks Edius 7 to edit Our Restless Planet in 3D

Our Restless Planet, a new film about the effects of hurricanes, earthquakes and fresh water supplies on earth, has been edited in 3D for...

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House of Cards gets 4K finish

The second series of Netflix House of Cards, had its 4K post production managed by Deluxe.

Production & Post

Single camera and single pixel 3D research

At last week’s Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition in London, the Creative Cameras teams from Edinburgh’s Heriot-Watt University and the University of Glasgow showed...

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Production & Post

IP-enabled cameras needed to accelerate Ultra HD production

IP technology is increasingly seen as a pre-requisite among broadcasters for Ultra HD production of live events, with IP-enabled cameras a key missing link.

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Production & Post

15 billion frames per second

A camera fast enough to see light travelling through the air and even see around corners has been developed by researchers at Heriot-Watt University...

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BBC plans further all-IP UHD production tests

On completion of its groundbreaking all-IP live Ultra HD production from the Commonwealth Games in a few weeks, the BBC is formulating plans to...

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Production & Post

Cinedeck focuses on 4K workflow

Cinedeck has introduced new 4K and JPEG2000 workflows, which it claims can eradicate time-consuming and costly transcoding processes.

Production & Post

LMC’s Antelope delivers handball finals at high speed

Cologne-based production specialists Wige and LMC (LiveMotionConcept) provided three Ultra Slow Motion systems for the European Handball Federation’s Final Four Champions League in Germany.

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SMPTE: Immersive sound destined to be a novelty without standards

As immersive audio platforms are rolled out to cinemas worldwide there are warnings that without a standard means of mixing them and playing them...

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Ultra HD trials gain impetus ahead of 2015 channel launches

Brazil's Globo network and the BBC will be among broadcasters showing technical demonstrations of Ultra HD coverage from the World Cup.

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HEVC now ready for smartphones

Barcelona-based Cinemartin has created what is claimed to be the first app for Android smartphones that allows them to play H.265-compressed videos, including a...