Innovative software for automated quality analysis and dynamic metadata adjustments in HDR video Munich, December 4, 2018 – FF Pictures launches HDRmaster 8K, a new standalone software toolset for Microsoft Windows 8 and 10 with several innovative features for performing quality analysis and essential metadata tasks in HDR productions with up to 8K (7680×4320 pixels) […]
New Standards Emerging to Reduce Complexity of Streaming Content
by Chris Chinnock, Insight Media The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) has been actively developing a new streaming standard called CMAF (Common Media Application Format). With 60 participants and 3 years of effort, the group is nearly done with final specifications expected in early 2019. What it promises to do is to streamline how content is […]
Enterprise Survey: AR Adoption Coming Faster than you Think
by Chris Chinnock, Insight Media I had a chance to speak with Geof Wheelwright, the Director of Marketing Communications at Atheer the other day regarding the results of an internal survey they did focusing on the use of Augmented Reality in the Enterprise market. There were a number of interesting results but here is one […]
Display Summit 2018 Proceedings Now Available
On October 2-4, Insight Media produced its annual Display Summit event at the Harman International facility in Northridge, California. The two main themes were Next Generation Cinema and Next Generation Displays (mostly focusing on the light Field ecosystem). Also, a third session on the morning of October 4th was added at the Winnetka Pacific Theaters […]
Surface Haptics Market Report Issued
October 26, 2018 – Insight Media is offering a new report titled: Surface Haptics Markets 2018-2027. The report predicts the market to surpass $11.5 billion (USD) in revenues in 2022 driven by widespread adoption of the technology within mobile electronics and the automotive sector. This report identifies the latest opportunities in the global surface haptics […]
Surface Haptics Market – More Info
The Surface Haptics Markets 2018-2027 report was published in August 2018 and provides a robust analysis of the emerging haptic technology along with an analysis of their applications and adoption forecasts in a number of key markets. Until recently the only widely used haptics effects have been vibration notifications and alarms in mobile electronics and the […]
Surface Haptic Markets – TOC
Executive Summary E.1 Surface Haptics: Lucrative Opportunity for Mass Markets: Mobile Electronics and Automotive Infotainment E.1.1 Opportunities for Surface Haptics in Consumer Electronics E.1.2 Opportunities for Surface Haptics in the Automotive and Aerospace Sectors E.1.3 Ten-year Forecast for Surface Haptics by Application E.2 Legacy Electromagnetic/Inertial Technologies will Dominate Initially, but Electrostatic and Ultrasonic Technologies will […]
Lumenari Developing Wide Color Gamut Phosphor Materials
by Chris Chinnock, Insight Media One of the most popular ways to achieve a wide color gamut LCD display is with narrow-band red and green phosphors deposited directly on top of blue LEDs to create the LED backlight unit. Now, a new company, Lumenari, has developed a new and narrower green phosphor that can expand […]
iBeam Materials Working on GaN-on-Metal Process for LEDs
by Chris Chinnock, Insight Media One of the more interesting presentation at the recent Display Summit (proceedings available soon), was a paper from Vladimir Matias at iBeam Materials. His company works closely with Sandia National Labs where they leveraged thin metal foil technology used for superconductors to develop a novel microLED approach called GaN-on-Metal. This […]
Nanophotonica Making Nice Strides in EL-QD Solution
Nanophotonica is a company that has already gotten the attention of many display developers, but they have not been too visible beyond their development partners so far. That may be changing as I recently had a chance to talk with Chris Morton, CEO of the company. They appear to be doing some impressive work in […]