One of the display technologies that is being used in Virtual Reality (VR) headsets is OLED-on-Silicon. Recently, a new partnership was formed between US-based Kopin and two Chinese partners: BOE and Olightek. The three have agreed to form a Joint Venture (JV) to build new state-of-the-art OLED-on-Silicon manufacturing facility in China to serve anticipated needs […]
2017 Streaming Media for Field of Light Displays (SMFoLD) Workshop Summary & Presentation Files
On Oct. 3, 2017, a workshop on Streaming Media for Field of Light Displays (SMFoLD) was held at the Rockwell Collins facility in Sterling, Virginia. About 100 people attended to discuss the latest developments in the light field ecosystem – from content creation, through distribution to the display. A particular emphasis for the workshop was […]
News Appetizers for Thanksgiving
Yes, it is Thanksgiving tomorrow in the U.S. In thinking about a topic to cover for the day before Thanksgiving, I reviewed some recent news for ideas. Rather than expand on one of the topics, I thought I might summarize a few items I found of interest – and make some comments. For example, I […]
White Paper: Measuring Resolution in a New Way
Insight Media has released a new white paper called “Measuring Resolution in a New Way.” It can be downloaded for free by registering at the link below. https://visitor.r20.constantcontact.com/d.jsp?llr=9i5gmvpab&p=oi&m=1116335208730&sit=gvuemapib&f=4c482783-ebac-46bd-ac2e-5b093fc38170 The paper describes some of the metrology issues with measuring a flat panel display that uses non-RGB stripe pixel architectures along with the difficulty in determining the […]
Highlights from the 2017 SMPTE Conference
As has been the case for several years, the SMPTE conference was held above the Dolby Theater in Hollywood California. There was a record turnout this year and because of the growth of the conference and exhibition, it will move to downtown LA next year. There are always a number of very good and very […]
My First Movie on an LED Cinema Screen
I recently had the opportunity to go see a full length movie on the Samsung LED-based CinemaScreen in a commercial theater. This is the first one installed by the company in the Lotte World Tower in Seoul. I had seen a demo of the system at CinemaCon in Las Vegas last April and was very […]
Display Summit and SMFoLD Presentations Availalble
Streaming Media for Field of Light Displays (SMFoLD) workshop Oct. 3, 2017 Rockwell Collins facility, Sterling Virginia The workshop on Streaming Media for Field of Light Displays (SMFoLD) was held on Oct. 3rd in Sterling, Virginia. The workshop provided an overview of the light field display ecosystem, standards activity, and proposals for developing a standard for […]
Light Field Ecosystem Workshop Updates
Streaming Media for Field of Light Displays (SMFoLD) workshop Oct. 3 Display Summit Oct. 4-5 Rockwell Collins facility, Sterling Virginia The workshop on Streaming Media for Field of Light Displays (SMFoLD) is set to take place on Oct. 3rd in Sterling, Virginia, followed directly by Display Summit on Oct. 4-5. The workshop and part of […]
HDR/WCG TV Messaging is Going to be a Mess
I had a feeling that the education and selling of consumers on the idea of HDR/WCG TVs was going to be problematic. After seeing what the major TV brands are saying about their TV products at IFA, it seems inevitable that confusion will reign. It’s going to be ‘alphabet soup’: HDR, PQ, HLG, Dolby Vision, […]
Focus on Light Field Displays and Streaming
Light field displays, volumetric displays and eventually, holographic displays are all in development with the first commercial products coming soon. Such displays require a lot of image points (some call them voxels or volume pixels) and a lot of data. As a result, methods to format, encode and deliver these intense data streams are also […]