view this opportunity more as a

3gb/s Offers gateway to 3D

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differentiator for broadcasters, as they face more competition BY BRAD DICK, EDITORIAL DIRECTOR, BROADCAST ENGINE from other networks and cable stations,” said Michael Phillips, The NAB Show may see 3gb/s CTO of Miranda Technologies market solutions manager, Avid technology transformed from (Booth SU2807), 3gb/s is an

(Booth SU902). what makes 1080p tick to an interesting technology to many
due to the popularity of 3d, enabling technology for the engineers, but for most adding
it’s not surprising that the new- emergence of 3d stereoscopic a 1080p imaging infrastructure
est hot spot at the NAB Show television. represented a higher cost while
will be a 3D Pavilion (Booth According to Michel Proulx, providing little visible benefit.

SL9220). For the first year, the NAB Show has dedicated a por-

Newly available 3D-capable consumer televisions

tion of the exhibit floor to 3d ste-

may fuel the next wave in television viewing.

reoscopic and autostereoscopic technology, where exhibitors will offer content providers editing and display products as well as services to make their content come to life.

In addition, at the NICT Pavilion, the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (Booth N925) from Japan will be showing a glasses-free 3d display on a 72- in. projection screen at full 1920 x 1080 Hd as well as a hand-held 3d cubic display without the use of special glasses.

At the NAB Show this year, broadcast engineers also can attend the “3d and Beyond – The Future of Imaging” super session. during that session, they’ll hear from content creators and imaging technologists as they discuss evolutionary techniques that will immerse viewers into almost real-life situations. ●