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SMPTE 3D events: Hong Kong 11/12/10, NYC 6/21-22/11

Stereoscopic 3D (S3D) in Television Technology

12 November 2010

The SMPTE-Hong Kong Section will present a series of seminars/workshops on S3D television technology on Friday, 12 November 2010. The seminar, designed to provide the latest information on S3D technologies in television and related developments to members in the industry, will cover stereoscopic image capture, processing, storage, editing, color correction, mastering, distributing (physical media and broadcast transmission), exhibiting (including but not limited to S3D TV and cinema), and more.

Experts from China, Hong Kong, and overseas will share their experience. Participants include FIFA in South Africa, BskyB in the U.K, SkyperfecTV in Japan, DirecTV in the U.S., Expo 2010 Shanghai, and Guangzhou Asian Game 2010 in China etc.

Registration is free, however, pre-registration is required.

more info here: http://www.smpte.org.hk/

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2nd Annual SMPTE International Conference on Stereoscopic 3D for Entertainment

Call for Papers

New York, New York
21-22 June 2011

The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) is seeking proposals for scientific, academic and highly technical papers for the 2011 SMPTE International Conference on Stereoscopic 3D for Entertainment.  Proposed papers must be informational in nature and must address technical theory, research, clinical results, or emerging technologies specific to Stereoscopic 3D for Entertainment.

Technical Topics to be considered:

  • Novel stereoscopic and multi-view camera systems
  • Human perception factors for stereoscopic and volumetric imaging
  • Real time depth mapping using LIDAR, Time of flight and other methods
  • Light Field Camera systems
  • Assisted auto-edge segmentation
  • Real-time 2D to 3D Conversion Algorithms
  • Advances in image segmentation
  • 3D Tracking software
  • Visual error tolerances
  • Video codecs for stereoscopic and multi-view transmission
  • Metrology and test methods for 3D image quality analysis
  • Emerging technologies for computer generated synthetic stereo space
  • Advances in Autostereoscopic displays
  • Horizontal Image Translation
  • Holographic and volumetric display technologies
  • Other technologies that enhance 3D imaging

more info here: http://www.smpte.org/events/2nd_Annual_3D_Conference_Call_for_Papers/

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