Technicolor Looks To Rebrand As It Spins Off Connected Services, DVD Operations
Longtime movie and video technology giant Technicolor is looking to move forward under a new more streamlined operation and a new name — Vantiva. Technicolor SA Tuesday revealed the launch of its new “VANTIVA” brand as the next step in its move forward with the…
ATSC 3.0 Test For HDR Deemed `Immense Success’
Tests of broadcast transmissions carrying upconverted High Dynamic Range (HDR) information over the new ATSC 3.0 television broadcasting platform conducted in an urban Cleveland testbed two weeks ago were deemed an “immense success” by engineers engaged in the project. According to a report posted Thursday…
Epson Sues RCA For PJTV Brightness Claims
Epson America revealed last week that it has filed a lawsuit against Canada-based Curtis International, marketers of RCA-branded televisions and video projectors, and Technicolor SA (licencor and administrator of the RCA brand) for alleged false advertising of brightness performance for certain RCA-brand projectors. The lawsuit…
Technicolor Sees Adaptation, Distribution As Keys To HDR Success
Although it is one of the least talked about flavors of high dynanic range (HDR), “Advanced HDR by Technicolor” (and Philips) is gaining momentum as a broadcaster-friendly system that may ultimately help to bring live 4K UHD/HDR broadcasts into consumer living rooms. On a recent…
Technicolor HDR Looks For Recognition As Viable HDR Standard
Frédéric Guillanneuf, Head of HDR Business Development at Royal Philips Electronics N.V., demonstrates Technicolor HDR on Philips TV screens in the Funai booth at CES 2018. Although Dolby Vision, HLG and HDR10+ were vigorously championed as the latest and greatest platforms for high dynamic range…
Funai To Add Technicolor HDR To 2019 Philips 4K TVs
Funai Electric, which makes and markets Philips, Magnavox and Sanyo branded (among others) television and video products in United States, said at CES 2018 Monday that it will integrate support for the Technicolor HDR profile into 2019 4K Ultra HDTVs for the U.S. market…
Calibration For HDR Evolves Through Challenges
The following blog was written by HD Guru editorial consultant and contributor Kevin Miller, a founding member of the Imaging Science Foundation (ISF), professional video display calibrator and product reviewer, following CES 2017. High Dynamic Range video (HDR) is the big buzz in the home…
Decision On ATSC 3.0 HDR Now Expected In January
A decision on how to implement high dynamic range (HDR) and which technology to use for the nation’s next broadcast system will likely take a little longer than originally expected to determine, according to Mark Richer, president of the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC)….
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