NAB 2016 – Display Daily

NAB Show NY: HDR and VR

by Matthew Brennesholtz

The NAB Show New York was held at the Javits Convention Center on November 9 – 10 and focused on broadcasters and content creators in the New York region and beyond. The show is …

Samsung Proposes Dynamic Metadata at NAB 2016

by Chris Chinnock

Samsung has proposed a dynamic metadata solution that is being considered by SMPTE. This was the first public demo of its benefits.

Tags:HDR - High Dynamic Range| NAB 2016| Samsung| Vol 23 - Issue 16

Harmonic Demonstrates SDR-to-HDR Conversion

by Chris Chinnock

The demo features HDR vs. SDR vs. SDR-to-HDR upconversion.

Tags:HDR - High Dynamic Range| NAB 2016| Vol 23 - Issue 16

NHK Shows 8K HDR Demo at NAB 2016

by Chris Chinnock

NHK showed 8K cameras and video at NAB 2016 along with a demo of HDR on an 8K display.

Tags:HDR - High Dynamic Range| NAB 2016| NHK| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| Vol 23 - Issue 16

Sony Debuts 55 Quad-View OLED HDR Monitor at NAB 2016

by Chris Chinnock

Sony debuted a 55″ OLED monitor with quad view and HDR that is good for luminance grading.

Tags:Broadcast Monitors| NAB 2016| OLEDs| sony| Vol 23 - Issue 16

V-Nova and Sky in Italy win NAB Best of Show Award for game-changing Full HD IPTV upgrade

by Isaac Oburu

V-Nova Ltd., a leading provider of video compression solutions, has announced that Sky in Italy’s Full HD IPTV platform, powered by V-Nova PERSEUS™, has won the 2016 NewBay Media NAB Best of Show Award. …

Tags:NAB 2016| Sky| V-Nova

Video Clarity Unveils Perceptual-Quality Measurement Device for 4K

by Chris Chinnock

Video Clarity has released the RTM 4K, a 4K-capable version of the company’s RTM real-time audio and video monitoring solutions. RTM 4K is the first quality-monitoring solution that can apply 4K video sources and …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| NAB 2016| UltraHD & 4K| Vol 23 - Issue 17

NAB Videos

by Bob Raikes

We created four videos in our coverage of the NAB 2016 show. You can see them on our Vimeo website https://vimeo.com/album/3925521

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| NAB 2016| Vol 23 - Issue 16

Dolby Focuses on Audio at NAB 2016

by Chris Chinnock

We met with Dolby Laboratories at NAB where we talked about Dolby Vision in addition to Dolby’s audio codec, AC-4. AC-4 is currently being voted on in the ATSC 3.0 group, but it is …

Industry Comments on HDR

by Chris Chinnock

Elemental, which provides software-based encoding services, was showing three different HDR/SDR side by side demos. One was based on the Technicolor/Philips approach that uses PQ for conventional set top box scenarios; the second was …

Leyard 8K Video Wall Sweeps Industry Awards at NAB 2016

by Isaac Oburu

Leyard, a global leader in visualization products and Planar, a Leyard company and global leader in display and digital signage technology, are the recipients of five of the industry’s most prestigious technology honors, NewBay …

Tags:Leyard| NAB 2016| Planar

8K at NAB 2016

by Chris Chinnock

8K was definitely present at NAB 2016, but with the exception of the Japanese broadcast community, it was more of a curiosity than anything else. NHK was in the Futures Park again with a …