CES 2017: The ‘VR’ Reality February 13^th 2017 - 01:00 PM

CES 2017 has come and gone with most press reporting Virtual Reality landed with a virtual thud. My view of CES is different because I see two very different types of VR.

Cloud Post Stalls On Connectivity December 19^th 2016 - 09:00 AM

While some cloud-first post services are developing a solid business, many conventional facilities remain reluctant to remote host some or all of a client project. Leading facilities share their input into whether cloud is having an impact on their investments and workflow.

Virtual Graphics Improve Program Retention And Broadcasters’ Bottom Line August 10^th 2016 - 10:00 AM

In today’s highly competitive television broadcast landscape, the on screen presentation of a broadcaster’s programming can mean the difference between ratings success and failure. That’s why many have embraced virtual sets as a cost-effective way of improving their on-air look by either replacing an existing physical studio set o…

Brexit Could Be Devastating for UK Tech and Creative Industries June 28^th 2016 - 04:00 PM

Britain’s exit from the European Union will be “devastating” for the UK’s creative industries and “negative” on the country’s overall tech sector, according to pundits and analysts. It was hard to find any positive predictions following the results of the national referendum.

Mega Metadata Experiment May Affect the Future of Hollywood Production June 22^nd 2016 - 01:00 PM

Since the dawn of digital production, many links in the workflow chain have produced their own metadata. Now the “Production in the Cloud” project is making all that metadata useful.

Big Data Retrieval April 29^th 2016 - 03:00 PM

As the volume of file-based media grows, the requirement for metadata advances significantly. Simultaneously, the number of sources of metadata available expands as each node in the programme chain adds information to the file. And here lies the problem, the amount of information a producer has to search through is…

Looking Deeper into Log Gamma March 16^th 2016 - 08:00 AM

A camera’s gamma setting greatly affects the “look” of the resulting video. Understanding how gamma affects the image is the key to unlocking a wealth of new creative options.

Dolby Vision Beating 4K January 29^th 2016 - 12:05 PM

Dolby Laboratories has announced major partnerships that will bring Dolby Vision to your living room HDR TV faster than 4K video is becoming available. Look for it in home movie releases and theaters, too.

Creating Video Looks Using Camcorder Image Adjustments December 23^rd 2015 - 04:00 PM

Some who shoot RAW using a digital cinema camera claim those who shoot with a video camcorder must live with the camera’s built-in look—a look designed by engineers in Japan. They also claim when you shoot with a digital cinema camera, during color grading you are able to “desig…

Lattice—Wrangling LUTS November 17^th 2015 - 07:00 AM

Many productions rely on multiple cameras, sometimes from different manufacturers. This creates a color-space problem in production. Lattice can help resolve those issues by color matching the images.