SMPTE 2018: New Standards for Immersive Storytelling through Light Field Displays
Evolving UHDTV display technologies provide a welcome improvement over previous cinema and television images, including higher resolution, improved dynamic range and more vivid colors. But they remain fundamentally similar to the past methods: a flat image in a rectangular frame is used to convey the visual art of storytelling. New technologies are now enabling an altogether more immersive and captivating entertainment experience. Next-generation light field displays hold the promise of even more immersive images, with life-like representation of 3D space, accurate parallax and multiple focal points — all without need for glasses or headgear. In order to benchmark future needs, it is important to understand the many parameters of image reproduction that create the illusion of an immersive image. Based on these parameters, the technical requirements for light field image system — including data volume and transmission bandwidth — can be estimated. It is perhaps no surprise that the storage and transmission of light field data far exceeds available capacity in today's infrastructure. Among the potential solutions is the use of a new method of encoding image data, leveraging vectorized representations rather than traditional image rasters. Read full paper at: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/...
Presented By: Pete Ludé
SMPTE (pronounced "simp-tee"), the organization whose standards work has supported a century of advances in entertainment technology and whose membership spans the globe, holds the SMPTE Annual Technical Conference & Exhibition in Los Angeles each October. The event is considered the world's premier forum for the exploration of media and entertainment technology. More information about this year’s upcoming event is available at www.smpte2018.org.
The people of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, or SMPTE, have sorted out the details of many significant advances in media and entertainment technology, from the introduction of "talkies" and color television to HD and UHD (4K, 8K) TV. Since its founding in 1916, SMPTE has received an Oscar® and multiple Emmy® Awards for its work in advancing moving-imagery engineering across the industry. SMPTE has developed thousands of standards, recommended practices, and engineering guidelines, more than 800 of which are currently in force today. SMPTE Time Code™ and the ubiquitous SMPTE Color Bars™ are just two examples of SMPTE's notable work. As it enters its second century, SMPTE is shaping the next generation of standards and providing education for the industry to ensure interoperability as the industry evolves further into IT- and IP-based workflows. Visit www.smpte.org for more information.
SMPTE's global membership today includes more than 7,000 members: motion-imaging executives, creatives, technologists, researchers, and students who volunteer their time and expertise to SMPTE's standards development and educational initiatives. A partnership with the Hollywood Professional Association (HPA) connects SMPTE and its membership with the businesses and individuals who support the creation and finishing of media content. Information on joining SMPTE is available at www.smpte.org/join. #SMPTE #Immersive #LightField