2016 Sports Imaging Forum

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What’s New in HD Sports Cameras
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The cameras that are at the core of every major live sports event production continue to improve with new features, capabilities, and improved flexibility. Leading manufacturers and production experts discuss some of the newest features that are making a difference for production professionals and viewers.
Moderator: Stan Moote, IABM, CTO
Panelists:
Michael Bergeron, Panasonic Broadcast, Cinema and Professional Video Systems, Business Development Manager – Systems & Networking
Alan Keil, Ikegami, VP and Director of Engineering
Marcel Koutstaal, Grass Valley, Vice President and General Manager
Rob Willox, Sony Electronics, Marketing Manager for Content Creation
Craig Yanagi, JVC Kenwood USA Corporation, Product Marketing Manager, Professional Video Division

High-Speed Camera Update
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High-speed cameras are a must-have for any professional and many college sports productions. How are broadcasters getting the most out of these cameras? Learn what’s next in this important market segment, the latest options available to you, and more during this lively session.
Moderator: Karen Hogan, SVG, Senior Editor
Panelists:
Marcel Koutstaal, Grass Valley, Vice President and General Manager
Rob Willox, Sony Electronics, Marketing Manager for Content Creation

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Alternate Angles: POVs and Drones
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Sports broadcasters continue to give sports fans new ways to look at their favorite sports with the help of POV cameras and now drones. Learn about some of the new ways these tools are being put to work, new advances on the horizon, and how drones will fit into your workflow and production plans.
Moderator: Jason Dachman, SVG, Chief Editor
Panelists:
Brad Cheney, Fox Sports, Director, Technical Operations
Peter Larsson, BSI, General Manager
Jeff Silverman, Inertia Unlimited, President

VR Camera Systems: What are the Options?
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Virtual Reality is an area of increasing industry excitement but making sure the viewer experience is all it needs to be to be compelling requires high-quality cameras. There are plenty of VR camera options on the market but how do they stack up? What have sports broadcasters relied on to date and where is the technology headed?
Moderator: Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG, Co-Executive Director, Editorial Services
Panelists:
Glenn Adamo, Ivanhoe Media & Entertainment, President
Tarif Sayed, Nokia Technologies, Director of VR Delivery and Playback

Through The Looking Glass: Lens in the Age of UHD
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Lens manufacturers continue to refine their products in order to meet the growing demand for lenses that will get the most out of today’s HD cameras as well as tomorrow’s UHD cameras.
Moderator: Brandon Costa, SVG, Senior Editor
Panelists:
Thom Calabro, FUJIFILM North America Corporation, Optical Devices Division, Director of Marketing and Product Development
Larry Thorpe, Canon U.S.A., Senior Fellow, Imaging Technologies & Communications Group, Professional Engineering & Solutions Division

HDR Production Impacts
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HDR is on everyone’s agenda but it introduces a number of challenges with respect to a production. What is the impact on critical functions like camera shading and selecting monitors for the production area? How can a single production create both an HDR and non-HDR output without compromising one or the other? And what are some of the options available to ultimately deliver an HDR signal to homes?
Moderator: Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG, Co-Executive Director, Editorial Services
Panelists:
Patrick Griffis
, Dolby Laboratories, Technology Vice President, Office of the CTO
Josh Limor, Technicolor, Vice President, Technology and Ecosystem Development

Drone Law: How FAA Regulations Impact Sports Production
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Drones law expert Jonathan Rupprecht takes attendees inside the complex and ever-changing FAA regulations regarding the use of drones and how these regulations impact live-sports productions.
Presenter: Jonathan Rupprecht, Esq., Society of Aerial Cinematography, East Coast Representative and Flight Instructor

UHD Tales from the Front Lines
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UHD has become a reality in sports production and while it is still in its early days lessons have already been learned. Leaders in UHD production take to the stage to discuss how producing content for UHD differs from HD, how HD resources can be leveraged within a UHD production, and the prospects for a unified single production that is UHD but can ultimately meet the needs of HD viewers.
Moderator: George Hoover, NEP Group, CTO
Panelists:
Dale Canino, Mobile TV Group, Director of Systems Technology
Michel Suissa, The Studio-B&H, Manager, Professional Solutions
Jason Taubman, Game Creek Video, Vice President of Design and New Technology

4K, HDR, and HFR: Vision to Reality
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The industry finds itself at a crossroads with respect to determining which aspects of image quality are most important and how do they each impact each other. Where should the industry put its priorities with respect to the production of next-generation sports content? Before we take a deeper dive into each of these important qualities we look at how they impact each other, debate which ones are most important in terms of really making a difference for the viewer, and more.
Moderator: Mark Schubin, SchubinCafe.com, Chief Information Server
Panelists:
Hugo Gaggioni, Sony Electronics, CTO, Broadcast and Production Systems Division
Patrick Griffis, Dolby Laboratories, Technology Vice President, Office of the CTO
John Humphrey, Hitachi Kokusai Electronics America, Vice President, Business Development
Josh Limor, Technicolor, Vice President, Technology and Ecosystem Development
Larry Thorpe, Canon U.S.A., Imaging Technologies & Communications Group, Professional Engineering & Solutions Division, Senior Fellow

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