One for the teenagers and anybody interested in how and where television graphics as we know it today began In the mid to late 1970s, three companies were fighting for dominance in the market to sell ever more sophisticated graphics generation and manipulation systems to broadcasters around the world. The US was a big focus […]
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Sora puts the generative cat amongst the video pigeons
OpenAI describes its new tool as “an AI model that can generate realistic and imaginative scenes from text instructions” We’re teaching AI to understand and simulate the physical world in motion, with the goal of training models that help people solve problems that require real-world interaction. Introducing Sora, our text-to-video model. Sora can generate videos […]
Apple means business with the Vision Pro
With the launch of the Vision Pro ($3,499 in the US, no UK pricing yet),, with its gestural control, “superior eye tracking” and “infinite desktop“, early on, Apple appears to be targeting the business community more than consumers. The hope and expectation is that the device and platform, with an ecosystem of apps, will be […]
Super Bowl LVIII: through the lens sharply, slowly, intimately and from all angles
American Cinematographer’s Noah Kadner looks at some of image capture highlights from this year’s big game CBS deployed 165 Sony broadcast cameras in total, including many capable of 4K zoom and 48 featuring 4K super slo-mo. Smaller FX-series models, like the FX6 and FX9 were used for “more intimate, cinematic shots at field level”. There […]
The 2024 NBA All Star weekend will feature real-time graphics on an LED court
On the morning of Super Bowl Sunday, there’s only one ball sport to be talking about, and that’s basketball They have had to wait eight years for the technology to catch up, but at the NBA’s 2024 All-Star weekend at the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, the Celebrity Game (Friday 16 February) and the Saturday […]
Disney invests $1.5 billion in Epic Games to create a new “entertainment universe”
Disney has announced that it is investing $1.5 billion in Epic Games. The press release, which was accompanied by the teaser video below, says that the “equity stake” creates a financial partnership that will see both companies “collaborate on an all-new games and entertainment universe that will further expand the reach of beloved Disney stories […]