Schubin Cafe: NAB 2017 Wrap-Up
NAB Wrap-Up SMPTE Bits by the Bay Conference Chesapeake Beach Resort Recorded May 24, 2017 TRT: 38:24 More
Hollywood & Manufacturers Team to Offer Free Eye Surgery
The Hollywood Studio Alliance and the Consumer 4K Coalition announced today that for at least one year they would offer free eye surgery to purchasers of a 4K TV and […] More
Can we handle a 4K world when HD still seems to be so hard?
As the FCC pushes for ATSC 3.0 for 4K HDR, it’s been 20+ years since they approved ATSC with its optional HD formats. Nevertheless, is the industry ready for 4K […] More
Schubin Cafe: Technology Year in Review (HPA 2017)
As presented on February 22, 2017 at the HPA Tech Retreat, Indian Wells, CA, here is Mark Schubin’s Technology Year in Review presentation. Technology Year in Review (HPA 2017) by […] More
What the H? Did Pittsburg Give Us Our First Letter? By Mark Schubin
In 1957, a plaque commemorating “Hollywood’s Golden Jubilee” was dedicated by the mayor of Los Angeles, but everything about it was wrong. Was Hollywood actually born in Pennsylvania? Sixty years […] More
The Polish Polymath Who Came Up With Television For Opera – In 1878
His name was Julijan Ochorowicz (though his first name was also spelled Julian or even Julien), and he was, among other things, a scientist, engineer, mathematician, inventor (credited with […] More
Breaking the Pictures Barrier: Why Television Research Began in 1877 (and why no one knows it)
Why Television Research Began in 1877 (and Why No One Knows It) Recorded January 12, 2017 at the SMPTE Philadelphia Section meeting, QVC, West Chester, PA. Prior to 1877, there […] More
Television & Opera: A 140-Year Collaboration by Mark Schubin
Recorded on November 4, 2016 as a National Opera Week event at All Mobile Video Chelsea Studios, 221 West 26th Street, New York, NY 10001. Did you think television was […] More
Pittsburgh, SMPTE, & Before by Mark Schubin
This is SMPTE’s centennial year. Did you know the society might not exist if not for Pittsburgh? The same might also be said for the whole motion-image industry! Carnegie Mellon, […] More