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Join us at the 11th annual Technology Retreat to delve into the latest advancements in digital cinematography, storage solutions, processing technologies, and distribution methods. Don't miss out on the opportunity to explore groundbreaking developments in acquisition and presentation aspects of filmmaking.
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Welcome to the 11th annual Technology Retreat (which is the 10th anniversary, of course)!
Introduction • No mobile-phone conversations • My watch rules, so come early • Sign up to play or cheer Thursday night • Quiz entries: write name and quiz # • Door prize Friday, presence required • Wander in and out as you please • You are here
Acquisition Digital Cinematography: Kinetta – hand crank Panavision Genesis – tomorrow HD: Tiny - Luma High-speed: 120 fps – GV Thomson, Ikegami 1000 fps – Cine SpeedCam, Photron, Vision Research Lenses: Panavision 300x7 Fujinon CCD focus assist
Storage • One new videotape format: • HDV 1080i • Next-generation optical: • Both Blu-ray and HD DVD hybrids with DVD • Flash: • Thomson Venom uncompressed
Processing • What’s MPEG-4 Part 2? • AVC taking off, VC-1 getting ready • DCI JPEG2000
Distribution • Satellite: • Ka & advanced compression; Voom bust • CableCARD: • Millions of slots, thousands deployed • Telco: • Popular in Europe; SBC & Verizon here • DTT: • LG 5th-generation works; no STB
Presentation • Displays: • PDP 2003 70% HD, 2004 40% HD • DLP RP approaching $2000; LCoS? • 125-degree deflection CRTs • All 36-inch (& most 32 & 27) 4:3 • OLED? SED? • HD in U.S.: • Display: 9.5%; Source: 3.4%
Numbers • NAB: ~25% (73M) of TVs are unconnected • NCTA: 141M of subscriber TVs have no box • CEA penetrations: 2002 2003 2004 2005 TV, Color TV, Radio 98% 98% 98% 98% VCR 94% 92% 91% 88% DVD 25% 35% 60% 75% Monochrome TV 40% 39% 37% 33% Home Theater Sound System 25% 28% 32% 33% TV/VCR combos 22% 23% 27% 30% Projection TV 15% 18% 19% 20% LCD 12% 13% 14% 17%