feature 3D
Task Force led by Panasonic has beenartistic than technical. Chyron worked
formed and is working on a standard.closely with NBA Entertainment
Sky has already broadcast 3Dusing 3D material from other NBA
programmes on DTH satellite andevents for several weeks before the
plans to launch a dedicated 3DTVshow and then for two days of
channel next year. Distributionrehearsal. We also worked with
standards are still in the works, butVince Pace and the rest of the 3D
the ‘side by side’ format works wellproduction staff at the venue to
over standard transmission mediumdevelop the right 3D look to fit each
and existing STBs. ‘Side by side’camera shot. We used fewer
refers to the fact that the left andgraphics than you typically see, in
right images are squeezedkeeping with the director’s desire to
horizontally and placed side by side‘make the viewer feel like they were
in the signal. This format can directlyreally there…with the best seat in
feed a 3DTV such as the 46” Hyundaithe house’. There was a lot of trial
S465D. This is an LCD monitor withand error due to the newness of the
3D today: an interlaced polarised filter over the
media. For instance, it was important
Advertising for
Cinedigm’s 3D
screen. The monitor’s electronicsnot to let anything in the camera
presentation of
convert the side by side input to anscene ‘overlap’ in space with the
NBA All-Star
interlaced left/right display. Thegraphics; this was very distracting
Saturday Night.
viewer must wear circularly polarisedand ruins the 3D illusion.
goggles similar to the RealD movieOn the technical side, there wereconcerts (from U2 to Hannah
glasses to see the image correctly.no problems. To make stereoscopicMontana) and live sporting events. In
These glasses are cheap andgraphics, Chyron provided a two-February of this year, Chyron was
comfortable to wear. The monitorchannel HyperX2 with the 3D Lyricasked to participate in the live 3D
displays 2D content normally exceptplug-in. The system generatesproduction of the National Basketball
for a reduction in luminance due tosynchronised left and right eye viewsAssociation’s All Star Saturday Night,
the polarised filter. Sony, Panasonicinto the same 3D space. Operationalwhich was broadcast live by satellite
and JVC showed prototype monitorsworkflow was traditional with theto 86 3D ready theatres around the
at NAB which used the sameHyperX operated manually by theUS. The event was a collaboration of
technology. At the moment, 3D LCDoperator and much of the templatedTurner Sports, NBA Entertainment,
displays are in short supply anddata read in real time from a statsCinedigm - which distributed the
selling at a high premium compareddatabase maintained by the graphicsvideo via satellite and managed the
to 2D displays, but that is bound tocoordinator. All graphics andvenues - and PACE, the digital 3D
come down. animations were rendered in realproduction provider. It proved that
There are other 3D displaytime. The two output channels werelive 3D sports was possible out of a
technologies which will compete formixed in with the left and rightmobile production truck using many
the home market. Projector systemscamera signals respectively in theof the same tools and techniques as
have fallen out of favour for homeproduction switchers. The only2D. It also highlighted some of the
theatres, though they work well withsurprise was how easy it was tothings that needed to be done
polarised filters. Shuttered glassescreate the graphics and operate thedifferently, so it was a great learning
synchronised to alternating displaysystem. Lyric has always created itsexperience for us a Chyron.
are already popular with 3D gamesscenes in a 3D space, but up to nowGraphics have become an
and current computer driven 3Dit has only rendering them in 2D. Itindispensible part of live sports
content and is compatible with manywas as exciting to see the graphicscoverage. There are many common
Grab your glasses:
the world looks a
current displays. But I don’t think thejump off the screen for the operatorsstyles and workflows that everyone
whole lot different shuttered glasses are practical foras it was for the viewers. takes for granted. But it was soon
in 3D (3D image
family viewing. The jury is still out onThe end result was a veryapparent that standard sports
courtesy of
www.3Dimages.
autostereoscopic displays that do notsuccessful show. The NBA All Stargraphics just did not work in 3D. The
co.uk). require glasses. This is the ‘Holy
Saturday Night was a unique eventchallenge was going to be more
Grail’ of home 3D viewing. Currentwith a lot of dramatic close up action
systems require the viewers tothat really drew viewers into the
position their eyes in a particularaction. The athletes put on a great
sweet spot created by lenticularshow, the production crew did a
lenses or parallax barriers so thatfantastic job and this very complex
each eye sees a different image. Thispresentation went off without a
is difficult to do for long term relaxedhitch. Throughout the programme,
viewing and while moving around. Johnathan Dern, president of
Is 3D a fad or here to stay? JudgingCinedigm Entertainment Group, was
from the momentum of technicalon his cell phone with the theatres
and creative advances lately we maywith a big smile on his face and
see it sooner than expected. So keepreported that we had a very happy
an eye open to learn what you willaudience.
need to move into 3D productionThe demand for 3D content is sure
and what your vendors are offering.to explode once 3D gets into the
Or better yet, keep both eyeshome. And that may be much closer
open…it is 3D!than you might think. A Blu-Ray 3D
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