Blackmagic Design marries hardware and software to enhance editing and compositing tasks. Blackmagic Design is not the kind of company to let a worldwide pandemic and recession go to waste. The company kept a low (for them) profile throughout the NAB time frame and now arrives with a revamped DaVinci Resolve with new tools and companion hardware. In the demo available on … [Read more...] about DaVinci’s tools get major update
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Pixelworks content-optimized motion and HDR processing for mobiles
OPPO Find X2 first to deploy. Smartphones have held the high ground in acuity and PPI for a few years now, exceeding PCs and TVs by a factor of 1.5× or more, even as the screen size has increased. However, PPI is one part of the equation, dynamic range and tone mapping are another, and frame rate is yet another. In recent years, smartphone display technology—notably … [Read more...] about Pixelworks content-optimized motion and HDR processing for mobiles
On the horizon: AMD, Intel, Lenovo, Nvidia, and Qualcomm tease new products and updates
Computex is shaping up to be another big year. Our friends at AMD, Intel, Lenovo, and Nvidia have been bugging us with hints and promises and demands because they’re lining up their big announcements and they want to make sure we recognize Computex week as a worldwide celebration of compute power. AMD is expected to show the 2nd Gen of Ryzen but the company is also planning … [Read more...] about On the horizon: AMD, Intel, Lenovo, Nvidia, and Qualcomm tease new products and updates
The HDR Gaming Interest Group arrives on the scene
HGiG offers production and distribution guidelines. by Bob Raikes Sony and Microsoft have formed the HDR Gaming Interest Group (HGiG) and have invited TV game developers, hardware manufacturers, and others to participate in an effort to improve the HDR gaming experience. The proposed initiatives will also change how a game console and TV interoperate, and could be extended … [Read more...] about The HDR Gaming Interest Group arrives on the scene
V-Ray for Rhino gets big overhaul
HDR Light Studio leads the list of features that extend the rendering workflow inside Rhino. Chaos Group has released V-Ray 2.0 for Rhino, an update it describes as “a major overhaul.” Additions to materials, lighting options, and a new HDR Light Studio extend the ability of Rhino users to create photo-realistic or non-realistic creative images from their … [Read more...] about V-Ray for Rhino gets big overhaul
FX legend says Hollywood reluctant to embrace the future
Oscar-winner Douglas Trumbull is among a handful of technologists working on new technologies to transform cinema. But adoption is not certain. This year’s first big “tentpole” movie, “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” pioneered a new film technology, using a recording rate of 48 frames per second (fps) instead of the usual 24 fps. Initial audience reaction in previews … [Read more...] about FX legend says Hollywood reluctant to embrace the future
KeyShot update adds real-time environment editing
Luxion has also added a new metallic paint material, material templates, network rendering, and more. Hot on the heels of its recent 3.0 release, Luxion has updated KeyShot, its real-time ray tracing rendering software popular in manufacturing settings. The 3.1 update adds such new features as real-time editing of lighting, material templates, and a new metallic paint … [Read more...] about KeyShot update adds real-time environment editing
Scalado software sneaks into 900 million mobile phones
Quietly making photographic magic on mobile phones, this Swedish company is on a roll. Scalado is becoming one of the most successful software companies that no one has ever heard of. The company, based in Lund, Sweden, develops software that makes the most of mobile phone cameras. The company sells its products on an OEM basis so you’ll find it implemented in applications on … [Read more...] about Scalado software sneaks into 900 million mobile phones