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High Dynamic Range (HDR): Everything You Wanted to Know But Were Afraid to Ask
De-mystifying this ubiquitous term
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Fujifilm Announces the Development of Two New Advanced Technologies for Most Fujinon 4K and 8K Lenses
“ARIA” (Automatic Restoration of Illumination Attenuation) and “RBF” (Remote Back Focus) Features Are Now Available
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Fujifilm Announces the Development of Two Additional Fujinon 8K Broadcast Lenses
Fujifilm Adds a 66X Box Lens with the World’s Longest Focal Length (1,000mm) and a 12X Portable Lens with the World’s Widest Focal Length...
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Fujifilm Showcases Advanced Focus Capabilities of New Fujinon UA107X Lens With Updated Software for Live Broadcast Coverage
Fast and Accurate Subject-Tracking Performance Brings Innovation to Video Production
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Fujifilm Debuts the Fujinon UA125X8: Widest and Longest 4K Lens for UHD Applications
4K-Compatible Broadcast Lens with World’s Highest 125X Zoom Ratio
Product News and Reviews
What to Think About When You’re Thinking About a New HDR Monitor
“When picking an HDR monitor, these should be your top considerations.”
Video
Watch This: “HDR Video: From Cameras to Post Production”
“Good HDR starts with capture. Great HDR thinks HDR throughout the process.”
Expertise
Watch This: The Impact of HDR — On Set, in Post and With Displays
Technologists and creatives address the benefits and the current challenges when working with HDR.
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disguise solutions power innovative video for Ariana Grande’s Sweetener World Tour
Ariana Grande’s Sweetener World Tour is underway with disguise 4x4pro media servers and OmniCal projector-calibration engine playing a key role in facilitating the ethereal,...
News
How Do You Really Successfully Convert SDR to HDR?
"The software can take almost all of the color video content produced over the last 80 years and widen its dynamic range, increasing the...
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Defining HDR (What It Is and Isn’t)
"To understand the discussion on HDR it is important to first become familiar with a small associated vocabulary."
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HDR: Believe the Hype?
"Content creators certainly love the additional artistic freedom that HDR offers, but are consumers interested?"
News and Features
Sony Promotes HDR Ecosystem
While Sony has always been famous for its expertise in imaging technology, the company is also known for its focus on the entire production...
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How to Film with HDR Color Grading in Mind
In an episode of the Digital Production Buzz podcast, Larry Jordan speaks to colorist Alexis Van Hurkman who discusses filming with HDR color grading...
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Fox Innovation Lab and Samsung Developing HDR Reference Monitors
Fox Innovation Lab and Samsung have announced that they are working on creating HDR reference monitors for use during production and post-production. The new...
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HDR Still Faces Technological Hurdles
Despite many in the industry touting HDR’s superior visuals, FierceCable ‘s Ben Munson explains some of the hurdles that broadcasters still have to face in...
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HDR, HFR and WCG: Tools That Simply Dazzle Are Not Enough
As the cinematographer’s toolkit expands with the development of technology like high dynamic range (HDR), wide color gamut (WCG), and high frame rate (HFR), the tenet that...
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Technicolor’s Peter Doyle Offers Insight on How HDR Brings New Creative Options for Moviemakers
"HDR enables us to retain the creative intent—the design of a shot—but to bring a more visceral aspect to the experience," says the colorist...
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A Brief History of HDR and Why It’s Here to Stay
Finalcolor ‘s Kevin Shaw explains HDR display in-depth–what it is, how it’s better, and why it’s here to stay. He writes, “ HDR did...
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Is HDR Worth It?
Wolfcrow’s Sareesh Sudhakaran writes a post explaining what HDR is in detail, how it affects production and post-production, and whether it’s ultimately worth it....
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Why HDR Is Best Served by Software-Defined Video Solutions
The video ecosystem is eager to embrace High Dynamic Range video, which promises greatly improved viewing experiences with expanded color space and luminance. However,...
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TV Manufacturers Have Ensured That HDR and 4K Are Bound Together
HDR may make more of a difference in the television-viewing experience than 4K, but most consumers won’t be able to see one without the other....
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HPA Retreat Clarifies New Tech Trends: VR, the Cloud, A.I. and HDR Are Top Topics
The 2017 HPA Tech Retreat will take place Feb. 20– 24, at the Hyatt Regency Indian Wells near Palm Springs, Calif. As in past...
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‘The Grand Tour’ Cinematographer on Shooting HDR and HFR for Amazon’s Car Show
"It's been a huge step up for everyone but I think we’ve done pretty well overall actually; it’s going to look stunning."
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Understanding the Four Different HDR Standards
The Verge breaks down the four different HDR standards and explains why the lack of a single standard won’t be so problematic for consumers. They...
HDR, IP, VOD, CFast and a Ton of Pixels: Data and Distribution Predictions for the Coming Year
It's almost inevitable that there will be more and better HDR monitoring options at all levels
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Understanding the Complexities of HDR Standardization
SMPTE’s Newswatch delves into the complicated work being done around HDR standardization and explains where some of the complexities and issues stem from. Explains Tim...
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Read a Five-Part Primer on HDR Video
Mystery Box has written a five-part blog series all about HDR video. Part 1 covers what HDR video is while further installments discuss HDR video...
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Webinar: Mapping the Future of Video with High Dynamic Range, December 8
On December 8th at 8:00 AM PST, Elemental and Dolby Laboratories present the free webinar, “Mapping the Future of Video with High Dynamic Range.”...
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Understanding Dynamic Metadata
The advent of high dynamic range content has brought with it the need for dynamic metadata, a concept that Lars Borg, principal scientist in...
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Range of Possibilities: Determining the Impact of HDR Delivery and Display
It’s easy to become impatient with the avalanche of new technologies in home TV viewing. Not only have we had the slightly dubious charms...
Crime, Cops & Codec Testing: Netflix Short Film “Meridian” Integrates HDR, HFR & 4K
The primary purpose of this short film is as test footage to evaluate streaming codecs and image acquisition technologies.
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The Creative and Technical Challenges of HDR
Now you can read Technicolor’s Tania Pouli and Joshua Pines’s full presentation from SIGGRAPH 2016 called “HDR Content Creation: Creative and Technical Challenges.” The...
The Year in Acronyms: VR, HDR and IP: Examining the Emergence of These Technologies
They all have a future, but what kind of future?
Hear How It Happened: PBS Completes Successful Live HDR, DTS:X Transmission
Renard Jenkins, vice president of production and media distribution for PBS Operation, will be speaking at Government Video Expo, Wednesday, December 7 at 12:00...
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Dolby Vision Vs. HDR 10: Which HDR TV Is Better?
Recombu’s Luke Edwards explains the difference between Dolby Vision and HDR 10 and the pros and cons of each. He writes, “In the world...
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Digital Cinema Society’s 2016 Post Production Expo, November 19th
The Digital Cinema Society will be holding its annual Post Production Expo on November 19th from 2-5 PM in Hollywood’s Raleigh Studios. This free...
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Webinar: Intro to HDR Content Acquisition and Post Production, November 16
On Wednesday, November 16th at 11 AM PT, Tektronix will present a free live webinar about high dynamic range content acquisition and post production. This...
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What HDR Is and Isn’t
Canon has released a free new white paper all about the technicalities of high dynamic range. They write, “Considerations of HDR starts with understanding that...
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Inside the Shooting of Netflix’s Codec-Testing Film “Meridian”
Netflix’s new noir-tinged sci-fi short film “Meridian” actually came about as an engineering direcitve. The film was designed to push the limits of high...
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Download a Free HDR Glossary
Technicolor is offering a free HDR glossary with over 50 terms essential to industry professionals, prosumers and even those just interested in expanding their knowledge....
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What Are the Different HDR Systems Beyond Dolby Vision?
Display Daily‘s Matthew Brennesholtz examines and explains the ten HDR systems currently available, including the much talked-about Dolby Vision. He writes, “Most of the focus...