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3-D TECHNOLOGY UPDATE
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In the May 24, 2011 Issue:

MIT Media Lab tackles glasses-free 3-D
Sensio sees resurgence of 3-D television in the home
3-D distribution could become part of ATSC's 2.0 TV transmission standard
Alfacam follows the 3-D bouncing ball at Roland Garros
FOR-A's VFC-7000 camera offers variable frame rate 3-D recording

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 Top Story
MIT Media Lab tackles glasses-free 3-D

The proposed MIT system uses two layers of liquid-crystal displays.

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Sensio sees resurgence of 3-D television in the home

The industry is experiencing a “chasm” that Sensio saw coming and predicts it will come out of in 2012.

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 Stereoscopic Innovations
3-D distribution could become part of ATSC's 2.0 TV transmission standard

One of the proposals at an ATSC conference last week in Washington, D.C., was the inclusion of 3-D television broadcasting in future distribution standards.

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 Sports Applications
Alfacam follows the 3-D bouncing ball at Roland Garros

All of the pageantry of the 2011 French Open tennis tournament will be broadcast in 3-D.

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ABC/ESPN have NBA Finals covered in 3-D

Veteran production companies Game Creek Video and NEP Supershooters will share the duties this year.

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FOR-A's VFC-7000 camera offers variable frame rate 3-D recording

The compact, self-contained unit captures 3-D stereoscopic images at a variety of frame rates.

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Vinten offers balance for 3-D camera rigs

A new adapter facilitates the proper balancing of under/through beam-splitter 3-D rigs.

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France’s Digital Factory converts 2-D content with Teranex encoding

The post-production company has been using the VC100 for several years and views its software upgradeability as an advantage.

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