3D TV To Showcase At CeBit 2010Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 7:04PMby Staff Writers Hannover, Germany (SPX) Mar 01, 2010 This is the year in which 3D cinema and 3D TV will make the breakthrough. At CeBIT in Hannover, Fraunhofer researchers are presenting technologies and standards that are hastening the progress.
I.E. Effects Enters Falcon’s Treehouse for 3-D for StormFriday, February 26, 2010 @ 10:48AMCulver City, CA: February 25, 2010 … I.E. Effects delivered 3D reality for “Traveling in the Storm,” an immersive entertainment experience developed by Falcon’s Treehouse for OCT Shanghai’s Happy Valley. In this innovative ride participants assume the role of storm chasers.
Fast-paced and a bit disorientingSunday, February 21, 2010 @ 11:19PMThe consumer electronics industry is seeing its future through a pair of stereo 3-D glasses. Electronics - Stereoscopy - Business - Consumer Goods and Services - Electronics and Electrical
FMX 2010 Lines Up For May 4-7, 2010Wednesday, February 10, 2010 @ 2:56PMStuttgart, Germany - Three months before the event, the leading European conference on digital entertainment and visualization presents a first glimpse on a top notch program: 3D stereo, hybrid imagery and virtual humans are only some of the FMX 2010 hot topics.
Fast-paced and a bit disorientingSunday, February 7, 2010 @ 11:25PMThe consumer electronics industry is seeing its future through a pair of stereo 3-D glasses. Electronics - Stereoscopy - Business - Consumer Goods and Services - Electronics and Electrical
Queen Guitarist Brian May: Want 3-D? "Avatar" Has Nothing On Victorian StereoscopicsThursday, January 28, 2010 @ 11:14AMThis may be the year that the third-dimension finally takes hold. The earnings for Avatar exceed $1.8 billion, and 3-D TVs were all the rage at CES this year. Earlier this month ESPN announced plans for a 3-D channel to debut with the first World Cup match (Mexico versus South Africa) on June 11. Also this month Discovery, IMAX and Sony are collaborating on a 24-hour 3-D network , and Hewlett ...
3D Films Can Make You ParanoidMonday, January 25, 2010 @ 8:59AMA passion for 3D films can be very bad for your eyes. Movie–goers should not watch 3D films more than three or four times a week, whereas such films are not recommended at all to some people for medical reasons, Russian oculists believe.
3-D Gaming Is Waiting for Its AvatarFriday, January 22, 2010 @ 10:41PMWith manufacturers rolling out 3-D television sets, the promise of videogames that transport players into deeply immersive 3-D worlds is inching closer to reality. Emphasis on the
3-D Gaming Is Waiting for Its 'Avatar'Friday, January 22, 2010 @ 6:25PMPricey television sets and uncomfortable glasses aside, designers will need to reinvent videogames from the ground up to truly take advantage of the immersive experience promised by 3-D technology.
World standards body maps out 3D TV generationsThursday, January 14, 2010 @ 8:13AMFrom stereoscopy to holography Standards setter the International Telecommuncations Union (ITU) has established a far-reaching roadmap for 3D TV technology, though it admits it will take at least 20 years for its more advanced notions to be realised.…
The gift of 3-D vision (if you're willing to risk the surgery)Tuesday, December 22, 2009 @ 11:14AMFunny man David Benjamin has stumbled upon a technology that will make those goofy 3-D glasses a thing of the past -- maybe. Stereoscopy - Technology - Health - Business - Vision
Reportlinker Adds 3D VideoTuesday, December 1, 2009 @ 6:05PMReportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:
'Scream 4' to Go for a 3-D TreatmentSaturday, October 24, 2009 @ 2:15AMAdditionally, Wes Craven is reportedly 'closer than ever' to make his return to the director's chair for the fourth installment of the horror series.
One vision?Wednesday, October 21, 2009 @ 3:42AMQueen guitarist Brian May on his passion for 3D
Running awaySaturday, October 17, 2009 @ 1:21AMWhen Julian Barnes first read the Rabbit quartet on a book tour of the States he was overwhelmed by Updike's joy of description. Twenty years later, he still thinks it is the greatest postwar American fiction When a writer you admire dies, rereading seems a normal courtesy and tribute. Occasionally, it may be prudent to resist going back: when Lawrence Durrell died, I preferred to remain with 40 ...
Brian May's obsession with Victorian photography revealedFriday, October 16, 2009 @ 3:48PMBrian May Queen's lead guitarist has published another book that will confound his rock fans: a collection of quaint 'Magic Eye' Victorian photographs.
IRIDAS BRINGS DI, 3D & ON-SET TOOLS TO IBCThursday, September 10, 2009 @ 12:47PMAMSTERDAM - Iridas (www.iridas.com) is showing its latest SpeedGrade, FrameCycler and MetaRender products at IBC 2009. The company is hosting grading presentations every hour with colorist/RAW pipeline expert Dado Valentic presenting SpeedGrade DI in the main grading theater. The theater is also hosting presentations by customers showcasing their latest work.
Film releases: To hell with a hothead heroWednesday, August 26, 2009 @ 4:17PMWar is hell, the movies tell us. But what kind of hell? And are there people who prefer hell as a working environment – all that heat, all that adrenalising anxiety, the daily danger of IPDs (improvised pitchfork devices) – to boring old, placid old heaven?
Sony exec: 3DTV broadcasts possible in 2-3 yearsFriday, August 7, 2009 @ 2:06PMNEW ORLEANS -- Your HDTV might be getting 3D broadcasts in just a few years, says the top engineer at Sony Electronics Inc. It could happen in as little as two or three years,...
Dalí Theatre-Museum in Figueres, the Most Profitable in SpainWednesday, July 22, 2009 @ 10:24PMThe Dali Museum in Figueres welcomes 6,000 guests per day. Photo: Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí, Figueres, 2009. FIGUERES.- Inaugurated in 1974, the Dalí Theatre-Museum was built upon the remains of the former Figueres theatre.
3D Film Factory Makes Breakthrough in 3D ConversionsThursday, June 25, 2009 @ 2:01AMCompany is now the exclusive licensee to one of the World's most technologically superior 2D to 3D conversion programs - "3inD".
Dassault Systemes Showcases 3DVIA Virtools 5 VR Solutions at Laval Virtual 2009Monday, April 20, 2009 @ 12:00AMPARIS----Dassault Systemes , a world leader in 3D and PLM solutions, today announced that it will showcase the newest release of 3DVIA Virtools 5, as well as many virtual reality partners' projects, at the Laval Virtual Reality International Conference in France, April 22nd-24th.
IRIDAS PREVIEWING SPEEDGRADE 2010Sunday, April 19, 2009 @ 2:10AMLAS VEGAS - Germany's Iridas (www.iridas.com) is previewing its upcoming SpeedGrade 2010 product at this year's NAB show. The 2010 version will include a completely revamped user interface that focuses on simplicity and elegance. SpeedGrade 2010 will also have new stereoscopy features.
Funny ensemble can't salvage kid flickThursday, April 2, 2009 @ 12:22AMWhile excitement-hungry kids are no doubt licking their chops, I'm having a hard time stomaching Hollywood's latest multi-million dollar attraction: an all-you-can-ogle buffet of 3-D animation flicks. For those of you who don't know the difference between stereoscopy and CGI, let me be clear: I've no quarrel with computer-generated marvels...
Fantastic voyage: 'Coraline' a 3-DelightThursday, February 5, 2009 @ 11:09PMAt the dawn of a new age of 3-D filmmaking, the stop-motion/3-D hybrid "Coraline" is going to make you gasp out loud. This adaptation of a book by award-winning...
Intel, DreamWorks take 3D graphics to Super BowlThursday, January 29, 2009 @ 10:48AMThe chipmaker and the movie maker plan to show off the fruits of their 3D collaboration on Super Bowl Sunday.
15th Annual HPA Technology Preview February 17-20Monday, January 26, 2009 @ 11:52AMDMN Newswire--2009-1-26--Offering an up close view of the latest in cinema, BRAVIA XBR KDL52XBR6 52" LCD TV (Widescreen, 1920x1080, 3000:1, HDTV)-$2349.00 TH-50PZ800U 50" Plasma TV (Widescreen, 1920x1080, 30,000:1, HDTV)-$1899.99 ');" onMouseOut="setTimeout('hideLayer()',500);" class=hotlink2>television, and related technologies, and insight into the ideas that will shape the industry's future, ...
E-Cinema, Part 2: Step Into the Projection BoothTuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 6:05AM3-D has been given a really big job -- coax audiences young and old alike away from their big screen home TVs, their PCs and their video games and back into movie theaters. On Dec. 4, 3ality Digital joined forces with Beverly Hills-based RealD and the National Football League to test a 3-D broadcast experience designed to immerse viewers in the game as never before.
E-Cinema, Part 1: 3-D Hits Its StrideMonday, December 29, 2008 @ 8:05AMWanted: Movie theater projectionists with IT experience in network systems and client/server environments to operate digital cinema systems. Qualifications and requirements: systems analysis capabilities, a thorough working knowledge of e-business applications deployment, including implementation of a variety of IT systems in a computing and business environment.
Pixar’s art director coming to Oklahoma CityFriday, November 28, 2008 @ 10:50AMAnthony Christov, art director of Pixar Animation Studios, will be among the guest speakers attending the 3December event Wednesday at Harkins Bricktown Cinemas. Oklahoma –based PL Studios will be the host.The event is dedicated to celebrating international and local creative professionals, art enthusiasts, educators and students who work in computer graphics.Christov was a character and set ...
USA to pay USD 600,000 to support Czech scienceMonday, November 3, 2008 @ 1:27AMPrague, Oct 31 (CTK) - The United States will provide $600,000 for funding of first three Czech scientific projects, Henry Obering, chief of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA), said in Prague Friday.
Visual Effects Software allows import of Maya files.Thursday, August 21, 2008 @ 8:28AMAutodesk Toxik 2009 procedural compositing software can generate compositions based on Render Pass and Render Layer setups imported from Maya and lets users import geometry via Autodesk FBX file format. Mesh displacement feature helps create illusion of depth and perspective and stereo output can be viewed while playing back and interacting with scene. Program offers Warp 2D tool, Lens Blur ...
Autodesk Launches Toxik 2009 Visual Effects SoftwareMonday, August 11, 2008 @ 10:42PMLOS ANGELES , Aug. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Autodesk, Inc . (Nasdaq: ADSK) today announced Autodesk Toxik 2009 procedural compositing software. Toxik 2009 offers high-performance compositing and visual effects capabilities, particularly for large-format digital film and television projects.