Hallo hoppy readers, This Bitstream post is an apology to the folks at RealD for a previous posting. Back in October of last year, I said that, “…for digital cinema, the RealD process is just plain weak. With too much inter–ocular crosstalk for my taste, it detracts from the experience by constantly reminding you that [...]
Posted on March 2nd, 2009 by OMas
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Hello happy reader, This time around, I’m writing about some of the stuff I found interesting at the show; storage, IT infrastructure, tools to aid creatives, and just plain fun stuff. Here we go… First up, The Omni Group had current versions of their apps at show special prices. I use their OmniOutliner and OmniGraffle [...]
Posted on January 8th, 2009 by OMas
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Yikes, been really busy of late, sorry for the slacking post–wise…First off, a bit more on 3D video tech. Back in March, I blogged about Dolby 3D Digital Cinema. Last month, I was lucky enough to get down to San Jose for a SMPTE meeting at Sony. They had set up a pair of extra large [...]
Posted on October 16th, 2008 by OMas
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What ho, happy readers, Some time this week, a lemming–like migration of metallic behemoths will assemble in Europe for a little ride over the wine–dark sea. According to an article in the April 08 edition of Television Broadcast magazine, HD OB vans are congregating on the Italian coast, where they will be aggregated for overseas transport. The destination is [...]
Posted on July 8th, 2008 by OMas
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Hello happy reader, Today we’re talking about engines. Not the “hemi four four two” sort but other, more modern flavors…Before I get to my main rant today, that of so called “laser TVs,” I wanted to mention tweaking another engine, Amazon’s recommendation engine…I just finished shopping for some textbooks and ended up back on the home [...]
Posted on July 2nd, 2008 by OMas
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Hello, happy reader…I have seen the future of TV and it is small, black and easy to use. I’m talking about DTV, an STB, and over–the–air reception. About a year from now, that free, standard def, over–the–air NTSC TV signal many of us watch, will go away, never to return. :: I feel that cable has many [...]
Posted on April 9th, 2008 by OMas
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The program, 3D House of Cats, that was schedule for this time slot has been preempted to make room for this blog…Hello, happy reader. Today I’m discussing 3D, a technology whose time has come, and gone…countless times. Wave theory says that, when the crests or troughs of two superimposed waves happen to occur at the same instant, [...]
Posted on March 15th, 2008 by OMas
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Sorry, no Sam Fuller here folks but, this time ’round, I’m talking about what Mr. Fuller called “pictures.” This past Saturday, I attended the inaugural meeting of the Northern California chapter of the Digital Cinema Society. The focus of the meeting was the RED ONE camera from the RED Digital Cinema Camera Corporation. :: For those who [...]
Posted on March 3rd, 2008 by OMas
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