Light and Sound Interactive Hyatt Regency Rochester, NY Recorded on September 13, 2017 As we approach the 125th anniversary of people paying to watch movies, Mark Schubin, who has been working in the field for 50 years, takes us on a quick journey from seemingly undirected early “actualities,” through a century of innovations, to some […] More
It’s time to get back into the grind and to consider the Hollywood Professional Association’s upcoming technology event. The 2018 HPA Tech Retreat will take place February 19-23 at a new location, the JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa in Palm Desert, CA (Palm Springs area). More
NAB Wrap-Up SMPTE Bits by the Bay Conference Chesapeake Beach Resort Recorded May 24, 2017 TRT: 38:24 More
The Hollywood Studio Alliance and the Consumer 4K Coalition announced today that for at least one year they would offer free eye surgery to purchasers of a 4K TV and a package of ten 4K movies. Dr. Etaoin Shrdlu of the World Ophthalmic Enterprise said that arrangements had been made to offer the free surgery […] More
As the FCC pushes for ATSC 3.0 for 4K HDR, it’s been 20+ years since they approved ATSC with its optional HD formats. Nevertheless, is the industry ready for 4K when it still can’t do HD right? I’m not talking about 4K production; I’m talking 4K distribution. And I don’t mean bandwidth compression formats. Early […] More
As presented on February 22, 2017 at the HPA Tech Retreat, Indian Wells, CA, here is Mark Schubin’s Technology Year in Review presentation. Technology Year in Review (HPA 2017) by Mark Schubin (TRT 12:06) More
In 1957, a plaque commemorating “Hollywood’s Golden Jubilee” was dedicated by the mayor of Los Angeles, but everything about it was wrong. Was Hollywood actually born in Pennsylvania? Sixty years after the ceremony Mark Schubin tries to uncover the truth. And, no, Pittsburg, the one in Pennsylvania, is not spelled incorrectly above or here. Find […] More
His name was Julijan Ochorowicz (though his first name was also spelled Julian or even Julien), and he was, among other things, a scientist, engineer, mathematician, inventor (credited with the first hands-free telephone), economist, linguist, Egyptologist, philosopher, poet, teacher, paranormal-phenomena investigator, and pioneer of experimental and clinical psychology. His first thesis was on the […] More
Why Television Research Began in 1877 (and Why No One Knows It) Recorded January 12, 2017 at the SMPTE Philadelphia Section meeting, QVC, West Chester, PA. Prior to 1877, there was no hint of a television camera — not even in science fiction or fantasy. In 1877, eight people, in five countries on both sides […] More
On Saturday night, 2017 January 7, the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences bestowed Technology and Engineering Emmy Awards on Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (the IET), and Siemens for “The Concept of Opto-Electronic Transduction,” a fundamental principle of television cameras: the ability to convert variations in light intensity […] More
