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The Nature of Color – Part 2

As promised, I had mentioned that this blog would continue to explore the Nature of Color. In this blog, I will discuss how a motion picture is mastered and then converted to various media for theaters and consumer displays.    The below graphical representation demonstrates basic building blocks of the motion picture mastering process and the process for conversion to home... More

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The Nature of Color

Over the years, the color depth and range of television displays have improved with the advent of newer display technologies and improved color decoding processing. A specification often quoted is the percentage of NTSC color gamut for various display technologies. These numbers can vary from 72% for LCD type displays to 200% for Laser-based displays.   In order to truly appreciate... More

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3-D To The Home — Revisited

It seems fitting to revisit the topic of bringing 3-D to the home that I wrote in November 2008. As expected, 3-D was a significant buzz generator at the 2009 International CES. In addition to Mitsubishi, several other companies were showing 3-D demos on the show floor in addition to private suites. Now that the CE industry seems focused on bringing this technology to market, what are... More

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Energy Efficiency

How large a roll will energy efficiency play in future HDTV purchases? In a recent Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) consumer survey, it was noted that the No. 1 feature/performance/concern in the consumer purchase of an HDTV is energy efficiency. This was the first time in the history of tracking purchase decisions that I had seen energy efficiency as a top-rated concern. It is... More

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3-D To The Home

A revival of 3-D is now upon us. Based on current estimates, 30 percent of digital cinema theaters will be equipped to showcase 3-D movies by the end of 2010. 3-D is becoming a hot topic and industry research shows us that exhibitors generate two to three times more revenue for 3-D movies than 2-D movies. If movie theaters are planning to go 3-D, the natural question is when will 3-D... More