Blogs

Very Fast Frame Rate Video Returns to TV

“Time Warp,” a program that originally aired on Discovery Channel in 2008 is now returning this week on The Science Channel.


Panasonic: 3D to Dominate NAB

The professional-grade 3D camcorder they unveiled at CES in January — but didn’t let anyone play with — now has both a price and a model number.


Can LPD Pick Up Where SED Left Off?

SED was too big a tease to let go of — the dream lives on.


Apple’s iPad Press Release

Here, unfiltered, unedited, and un-commented on is the official Apple iPad press release


Huge 4K Displays Among CES Highlights

The biggest highlights — speaking literally — included huge new 4K resolution displays from Panasonic and LG.


California Limits TV Power Consumption for 2011 and Beyond

Despite protests from the consumer electronics industry, California adopted the toughest energy efficiency standards in the U.S. for new DTV sets.


U.S. Citizens’ Photos Used for Facial Recognition Dragnet

In the future, will every minor law become vigorously and effectively enforced once it becomes technically possible to do so using face recognition technology?


3D Accounts for Half of Movie Revenues

3D screenings of the film accounted for more than half of all box office receipts for the opening weekend.


Are Surveillance Camera Players Anachronistic in the Age of Analytics?

As video surveillance increasingly moves to automated processes — video analytics — to detect suspicious activities, what becomes of the Surveillance Camera Players?


3-D Plasma Display from Panasonic Rekindles Shutter vs. Polarized Glasses Debate

The problem with the shutter-glasses approach — though popular with the PC gaming crowd — is that it produces a strain on the eye-brain system.


High Def Security Camera Spec for Easier Upgrades, Less Latency than IP Video

HDcctv uses existing coaxial cable, but replaces the analog standard definition video signal with SDI.


Why Can’t U.S. Citizens Buy Hi-Def DVD Recorders?


New Site, New Era

As the U.S. is finally making the long-anticipated switch to DTV, this site is dedicated to providing video and imaging design engineers with design information, new products, and the latest news that’s relevant to video and imaging product development.


3-D Comes to the Multiplex as DTV Hits the Home Screen

3-D has come to the multiplex movie theater in a big way in recent years.