Cinenow reported last year that 3D technology would be big in 2009 and we were not wrong! This years CES has already had a host of new 3D products being shown to the media and press.
SENSIO LIVE 3D
SENSIO will showcase LIVE 3D at CES which will be from the encoder and decoder that enable live broadcasting of 3D events to the software solution for watching pre-recorded 3D content, or 3D content streamed via the Internet, on PCs, SENSIO® 3D technology has something for everyone. “Last year we presented the very first High Definition 3D consumer solution and this year we are once again innovating by presenting professional and consumer products that meet, and sometimes even surpass, industry requirements and standards”, says Nicholas Routhier, SENSIO’s President and CEO
Panasonic Hollywood Laboratory Centre for 3D high-definition
Panasonic announced that the will open a laboratory 3D centre, which will be located within the Panasonic Hollywood Laboratory in Universal City, CA. This according to Panasonic will accelerate the development of 3D Full HDTV (3D FHD) on Blu-ray disc and work directly with the Hollywood film studios to provide development services for 3D high-definition Blu-ray titles.
The company says the facility will be equipped with a plasma 3D Full HD home cinema system, a 3D-ready digital cinema projector (Theatrical Dolby 3D system) with a 380in screen, and a 3D-ready MPEG4 AVC high-profile encoder.
REALID LIVE 3D College Football
REALID showed us all how sporting events will never be the same again with a live 3D broadcast of the college football FedEx Bowl Championship Series.
“RealD is committed to 3D innovation and CES was an example of how our experience and technology provide the absolute best 3D experience available,” stated Michael Lewis, chairman and CEO of RealD. “We look forward to continuing this evolution of the 3D entertainment experience for films, live events and other mediums to come.”On the show floor, RealD technology is at work in the Sony Electronics booth theater, which is equipped with a RealD Cinema System, and RealD eyewear is being used by attendees viewing 3D content playing on Sony BRAVIA® screens. RealD also worked with Sony to outfit the Paris Hotel and Casino’s Theatre des Arts, where a capacity crowd viewed the college football national championship game live in RealD 3D. Presented by Sony, the game was shown using RealD’s Cinema System specifically built for Sony’s SXRD®4K projector.
ViewSonic Fuhzion 3D Displays
ViewSonic is another company into 3D with a line of displays dubbed Fuhzion. The Fuhzion 22-inch VX2265wm LCD, is a 1680 × 1050, 120Hz panel with a 2ms response rate, enabling it to tackle the quick cycling that will be required to reproduce a 3D image.