MTI Film has been honored with a Technical Engineering Emmy Award at the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards. The award was presented in recognition of the significant impact MTI Film's DRS Nova software system has made on television post-production.
Submissions are now being accepted for proposals for the 2025 Hollywood Professionals Association Tech Retreat. Known for its deep dive into the latest advancements and emerging trends in media technology and content creation, the Tech Retreat offers two exciting opportunities for people to contribute: conference presentations and breakfast roundtables.
Six years ago, Barco began giving private demos for key creatives and exhibition executives of its high dynamic range projection technology called Lightsteering. Today the Lightsteering line of products includes projectors for exhibitors as well as complimentary technology and software toolkits for studios and post-production professionals. Steering light to specific focal points within each frame, Barco says, produces brighter highlights and deeper darks for rich, brilliant, high-contrast images. This is what enables the patented laser projection technology at the core of the HDR by Barco eco-system to deliver a visual experience that the company says is unlike any other HDR system on the market today. HDR by Barco is expected to be widely available later this year. I recently spoke via email with Anders Ballestad, head of content and studio relations for Barco Cinema to learn more about HDR by Barco and, specifically, about Lighsteering. Here is that conversation.
SMPTE, the home of media professionals, technologists, and engineers, has announced its call for technical papers for the SMPTE 2024 Media Technology Summit. The Summit will be held Oct. 21-24 at the Loews Hollywood Hotel in Hollywood, California. Abstracts should fall within the range of 300 to 400 words and will be accepted now through May 30.
Pixelworks announced today that the phenomenal new Matthew Vaughn feature film Argylle, will be presented in select theatres worldwide in the award-winning TrueCut Motion format.
The Advanced Imaging Society has announced that its inaugural Distinguished Artist Award will be bestowed upon Jeffrey Wright recognizing his commanding performance in American Fiction. The 2024 Lumiere Awards ceremony will take place February 9 at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
Sphere Entertainment today revealed new details on its work with STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, to create the world’s largest image sensor for Sphere’s Big Sky camera system. Big Sky is the groundbreaking, ultra-high-resolution camera system being used to capture content for Sphere, the next-generation entertainment medium in Las Vegas.
Tokyo Laboratory, headquartered in the Chōfu section of Tokyo and doing business as Togen, has announced that it will shut down at the end of November after 68 years in business. The company added that after the end of October, it will dispose of any unclaimed film originals still in its possession. Thus, the company is working toward returning all film originals to its clients.
TMT Insights, which specializes in professional services and software development for the media and entertainment industry, is accelerating business transformation initiatives with the formation of a new division, Media Operations. The new group addresses what TMT sees an industry-wide need for domain expertise and resources that can bridge the critical gap between an organization’s traditional engineering and digital content operations groups.
Cooke Optics has partnered with EZtrack to develop a seamlessly integrated system that, the companies say, revolutionizes the way movies are made.
