The Impossible Dream: Perfect Lip Sync
There is definitely plenty that can be done to improve lip sync. Making it perfect, however, might not be possible. Perhaps it would be best to start with a definition. […] More
The Other Three Dimensions of 3DTV
3DTV suggests that the three Ds are the dimensions of height, width, and depth. But there are three other linear dimensions that might be worth considering: pupillary distance, viewing distance, […] More
The E and Eye
“HDTV is ideally viewed at a distance of roughly three times the picture height.” That’s the sort of statement heard frequently — as recently as at last week’s HPA Tech […] More
2D (not 3D) Glasses
We’ve all heard about 3D glasses. There are so many varieties that Rainbow Symphony offers so-called “Ultimate 3D Glasses” (shown here). They work with many, but by no means all, […] More
This Thing Called 3D
It has been a heck of a month for 3D announcements. Comcast carried The Final Destination in 3D on the day of its DVD release. The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) […] More
Someone Will Be There Who Knows the Answer
The Oversight Executive for Motion Intelligence of the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence is scheduled to be in the southern California desert next month. So are […] More
Sines of the Times
What I’d like to say is that edges don’t really exist. And the point I’m trying to make affects everything from camera resolution to audio distortion to data transmission. But […] More
3DTV: Home and the Range
Most people don’t live in movie theaters. That could be a problem for 3-D TV. It wouldn’t be the first time that TV offered an experience different from that of […] More
The Hole Thing
Take away a camera’s mount, viewfinder, electronics, optical system (including lens), and case, and what’s left? It’s not “nothing;” it’s a hole. Holes treat light very differently from the way […] More
Walkin' in a Camera Wonderland
If you want to see products that don’t appear in U.S. trade-press magazines, you need to go beyond NAB, SMPTE, and InfoCOMM. You need to go to the International Broadcasting […] More