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The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) is establishing a task force to define the parameters of a stereoscopic 3D mastering standard for content viewed in the home. Called 3D Home Display Formats Task Force, the project promises to propel the 3D home entertainment industry forward by setting the stage for a standard that will enable 3D feature films and other programming to be played on all fixed devices in the home, no matter the delivery channel. The inaugural meeting of the Task Force is open to entertainment technology professionals interested in participating in the effort, subject to available space (SMPTE membership not required). It takes place on August 19, 2008 and will be hosted by the Entertainment Technology Center (ETC) at the University of Southern California, near downtown Los Angeles.

“Digital technologies have not only paved the way for high quality 3D in the theaters, they have also opened the door to 3D in the home,” explained SMPTE Engineering Vice President Wendy Aylsworth. “In order to take advantage of this new opportunity, we need to guarantee consumers that they will be able to view the 3D content they purchase and provide them with 3D home solutions for all pocketbooks.”

The 3D Home Display Formats Task Force will explore the standards that need to be set for 3D content distributed via broadcast, cable, satellite, packaged media and the Internet and played-out on televisions, computer screens and other tethered displays. After six months, the committee will produce a report that defines the issues and challenges, minimum standards, evaluation criteria and more, which will serve as a working document for SMPTE 3D standards efforts to follow.

The first 3D Home Display Formats Task Force gathering will feature demonstrations of 3D technologies. All technology professionals in content creation and distribution, consumer electronics and entertainment tools and services who are considering joining the group are welcome to attend. Non-members will be asked to pay a small fee for the meeting, and ongoing participation in the work requires membership in the SMPTE Standards Community. Register at http://www.smpte.org

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Wednesdays July 23rd, 30rd and August 6th, 13th (7:00-9:30pm) at the 3D Center, Portland, OR, USA.

Most of the other classes offered by the 3D Center assume a basic working knowledge of Photoshop. If you have little or no prior experience using Photoshop but want to enter the exciting world of digital stereography, this is the class for you.

Not only will you learn techniques used in stereographic image creation, but you will also learn the fundamentals of the premier image manipulation software which can be used in all aspects of your creative endeavors.

You must either own or have access to Photoshop CS1 or higher, and there will be times available outside of the scheduled class sessions when students can come to the 3D Center and use its equipment and software.

For specific questions about your interest in this class, please contact the instructor Shab Levy directly by e-mail at shablevy@comcast.net

$50 General / $40 Friend of Center (level 2 or higher)

Register on-line at http://www.3dcenter.us/classes.html

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Stereoscopic 3D is a hot topic of debate in theatrical and consumer electronics circles these days. If you want to learn more about the technical and business trends in 3D, see lots of 3D demonstrations, network with all the leading players, learn from tutorial short courses and participate in special 3D evening events, then plan to attend the upcoming 3D Biz-Ex event scheduled for September 29 – October 1, at the Sheraton Universal Hotel, in Los Angeles, California, USA.

3D Biz-Ex is positioned as the largest and most important 3D event in North America, encompassing all aspects of 3D content creation, distribution and display for consumer as well as professional applications. This year’s event is expected to draw over 300 people with up to 40 exhibitors running over three days. A fourth day will be devoted to the quarterly meeting for members of the 3D @ Home Consortium – so it’s nearly a full week of focused 3D activities.The event opens on Monday with two tracks of short courses including a series on the Workflow Tools for creating 3D content. The other series will focus on the basics of 3D Display Technology and include both existing products and products in development, as well as human factors considerations when utilizing 3D technology.

Beginning on Tuesday, September 30, over 25 key industry players will deliver presentations on the recent developments in the businesses surrounding 3D. 3D Displays product development presentations will cover products currently in the marketplace and how they are being received, as well as products that are not yet on the market and how they may change the landscape of the 3D business. Also on the first day, Content Creation will be addressed by industry experts to provide a sense of the maturity of the process, the economics of 3D content creation and the opportunities that 3D will create. Wednesday kicks off with an overview of the financial markets for 3D business enterprises, followed by another highly popular session on File Formats and Standards, both critical factors for rapid expansion of 3D. The afternoon will see presentations from individuals working in the fields of 3D Visualization, Gaming and Human Factors, and conclude with a roundtable session on other 3D activities that are convening around the world.

Special events with 3D immersion opportunities and industry networking are offered to round out the event and provide additional networking opportunities.

The 3D Biz-Ex Exhibits hall will be open on September 30 and October 1 to allow hands on demonstrations and intimate discussions with the exhibitors of products and technologies that are shaping the industry. The event will take place at the Sheraton Universal Hotel, just outside Universal Studios, in Los Angeles, California. For registration and more event information, please visit http://www.3DBizEx.com

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With the introduction of Stereoscopic Digital Cinema (3D), Real Image Media Technologies (RIMT), a pioneer in the Digital Cinema domain, has heralded a major resurgence of the film exhibition industry that is trying to draw the audience back into the movie theaters again. Following their recent major initiatives against movie piracy with the forensic watermarking system, Real Image has announced Stereoscopic digital playback capability (more commonly known as Digital 3D) on their Qube XP Digital Cinema servers, thus revolutionizing the industry forever.

3D Digital cinema can be experienced with both active and passive eyewear. The Active System has battery operated eyeglasses using Liquid Crystal Shutters that open and close rapidly to show each eye the appropriate image. The Polarizing System has the Left Eye and Right Eye images polarized differently and uses passive eyeglasses with polarizing filters to allow each eye to see the appropriate image. It also requires a silver screen to preserve the polarization. The Qube XPD digital cinema server supports both active and passive 3D technologies, enabling exhibitors to give their patrons the latest, most immersive movie experience available.

Already setting cash registers ringing across Hollywood with movies like Beowulf, Hannah Montana and Meet the Robinsons, Digital 3D has been touted as the next big thing in the entertainment industry. In fact, it is so immersive that music concerts and sports have already started cashing in on the experience that is said to be more spell binding than the live event. More than 20 Hollywood productions have already been announced on the 3D format, due for release over the next 2 years.

Commenting on Digital 3D Era, Mr. Senthil Kumar, Director – Real Image said, “With digital cameras and digital projection making 3D production and exhibition much more practical, we hope to be the catalyst that brings this additional dimension to Indian cinema. In the not too distant future, a substantial number of films will be made in stereoscopic 3D and this will not only keep the audiences coming back for more but also help defeat piracy.”

Adds Mr. Jayendra Panchapakesan, Director

iZ3D, LLC, designer, developer, and marketer of advanced 3D visualization systems, announced that throughout 2008 it will be sponsoring several 3D movie premiere night events at movie theaters across the nation. To kick-off the series iZ3D is sponsoring a contest for 100 lucky San Diego, California 3D fans to see “Journey to the Center of the Earth” on July 11th . For more information see http://www.iZ3D.com.

“To celebrate the building trend toward 3D viewing and the release of new 3D movie content, we are planning a series of fun 3D events for local graphic artists, gamers and 3D movie buffs. iZ3D will have personnel and 3D monitors on site to acquaint as many people as possible with the immersive home and business viewing benefits of 3D, ” commented Thomas Striegler, CEO of iZ3D, LLC.

3D displays from iZ3D feature significant competitive and technical advantages over 2D display systems. Graphic artists will be able to create more realistic 3D images while viewing the design in 3D instead of 2D. The unique technology from iZ3D creates an adjustable 3D environment without causing eyestrain, spatial disorientation, or headaches. In 3D mode, viewers can see clear, bright, sharp 3D images or videos simply by wearing any of a variety of cool passive polarized glasses.

New drivers from iZ3D feature 64-Bit compatibility, CrossFireX and Open GL Quad Buffer support. Users can also “Test Drive” 3D effects on a 2D monitor with red and cyan anaglyph glasses.

Any existing PC equipped with a dual-output video card easily powers the 3D display. Specifications include: 1680 x 1050 resolution; up to 170-degree 3D viewing angle; 5ms response time; 700:1 contrast ratio; and 16.7-million colors. The iZ3D 22″ widescreen, 3D monitor is available now.

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AFA Music Group, Ltd. announced that the Company has completed the acquisition of 3D Eye Solutions, a developer and integrators of stereoscopic and auto-stereoscopic three dimensional technologies for the film, television and video game industries. 3D Eye Solutions delivers a 3D experience without 3D glasses and the process simulates true natural depth that appears to project off the screen. The Company will market its innovative integrated technologies to major film, television and video game production companies.

3D Eye Solutions’ technologies are being developed to integrate with film, television and current game consoles to produce auto-stereoscopic 3D images during viewing. The Company is developing software plugins to integrate with current computer applications and hardware appliances to integrate with professional and consumer level products. It will also provide consulting, integration and media content conversions for theme parks, trade shows, corporate venues, malls, airports, stadiums and other venues.

The Company is exploring multiple avenues in which to apply its technologies in the future such as mobile technology, home computers and 3D holographic projection systems. It is currently developing its console for distribution to the commercial market with a version for use in the home to be developed in the near future.

“The acquisition of 3D Eye Solutions by AFA Music Group will give us the access to a strong management team and capital in order for us to fulfill our business plan,” stated Michael Gibilisco, President of 3D Eye Solutions, LLC.

“3D Eye Solutions is at the forefront of ‘auto stereoscopic’ three dimensional projection technologies. This acquisition will give increased value to both our Company and shareholder base,” stated Marc Jablon, Chairman of AFA Music Group Ltd.

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HaiVision Systems Inc., the world’s leading vendor of performance H.264 network video codecs, announces that today at the annual meeting of the Canadian Urology Association (CUA) in Edmonton, Canada, the industry leading MAKO-HD video encoder/decoder technology is being used to transmit live surgical stereoscopic 3D high definition 1080i video from Intuitive Surgical’s daVinci S robotic surgical system.

Orchestrated by Capital Health’s Centre for the Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery and BEAM Regional Telehealth, attendees at the CUA meeting at the Shaw Conference Center are witnessing a comparison between robotic and traditional approaches to a urology procedure (radical prostatectomy). In this unique event, both traditional and robotic surgeries are being performed simultaneously within advanced Stryker equipped operating rooms at the hospital and are being broadcast live to the conference center for comparative purposes. The conference center is 2 kilometers from where the surgeries are taking place. In order for attendees to fully experience the 3D technology employed by the surgical robot, the two high definition sources from the surgical robot (necessary for the 3D effect) are being transmitted over a high speed network using HaiVision’s MAKO-HD codec technology. Attendees are viewing the 3D surgery using polarized glasses and Lightspeed Design, Inc’s DepthQ stereoscopic processing and systems integration technology.

“The stereo high definition video that we are receiving at the conference center is stunning,” states Gayle Burnett, Regional Director for Capital Health’s Centre for the Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery. “Most important for the effort was to retain synchronization between the video streams so that the stereo effect is maintained. HaiVision’s technology accomplishes this absolutely and with imperceptible latency.”

HaiVision has a long history of enabling remote viewing of medical video, as HaiVision codecs were first used for the transmission of standard definition stereo video from the daVinci system for live telerobotic surgery demonstrations at the American Telemedicine Associate conference in 2005. HaiVision’s newest codec, the MAKO-HD, is ideal for medical applications, supporting the highest resolution and the lowest latency (70 milliseconds) available with the latest H.264 video compression technology. HaiVision has as well introduced SHARE-HD, a network video recording system designed for medical applications capable of recording and replaying multiple synchronous high definition video streams.

The MAKO-HD is the high definition video encoder/decoder available within the hai1000 network video system and supports up to 1080p resolution. The hai1000 multi-stream system, integrated within the systems of HaiVision’s OEM clients, is the world’s leading codec for telepresence.

For complete information on the MAKO-HD and hai1000 products, please visit HaiVision’s download center at http://www.haivision.com/account/downloads

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Mechdyne Corporation introduced the 3D Review Station, an integrated computing, display and software system that uses new 3D-ready HD televisions to make interactive 3D more accessible in technical application environments. These new televisions leverage a unique DLP

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