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  1. Ladies and gentlemen, we are photo-real objects floating in space

    Could we be watching holographic television in two years?

    If you think Star Trek’s Holodeck and Star Wars’ holographic Princess Leia are still pie in the sky, think again. A US startup is targeting the launch of a holographic TV in just two years.

    • holographic display
    • Holographic TV
    • Light field
    • depth mapping

    • The winners of the RedShark News awards at IBC 2017 announced

      The winners of the RedShark News awards at IBC 2017 announced

      RedShark at IBC 2017: The winners are now in for the RedShark News Awards categories at IBC 2017. Read on and find out who won.

      • IBC 2017
      • RedShark Awards

      • RØDE goes wireless for vocal performance

        RØDE goes wireless for vocal performance

        RedShark at IBC 2017: Australian mic specialist RØDE’s latest release is the RØDELink Performer Kit, a mic which expands its wireless digital audio line-up to include the presentation market.

        • RØDE
        • Rode
        • wireless microphone

        • Metadata capable lenses from Zeiss help to smooth post workflows [video]

          New lens metadata could really help to smooth post production lens corrections

          RedShark at IBC 2017: Zeiss make incredible glass for cameras, but is there more that lenses can do for filmmakers than simply transmit light to the sensor? We caught up with the Zeiss at IBC 2017 to find out.

          • Zeiss
          • CP3 XD
          • lenses
          • Metadata

          • The latest from Blackmagic Design at IBC 2017 [video]

            The new Ultimatte 12 is ready for the new generation

            RedShark at IBC 2017: One of the latest acquisitions by Blackmagic Design is the Ultimatte keying system, and it has now had a major overhaul to enable it to cater for the latest generation of technologies.

            • Ultimatte
            • Blackmagic Design
            • keying
            • Green Screen
            • Blue Screen

            • Video game graphics are now good enough to train AI systems without reference to the real world

              There's a lot going on with artificial intelligence learning

              RedShark at IBC 2017: AI will take over the world, and cameras are now all very good. This might seem like a statement of the obvious, but a measure of how far things have come can be seen by the latest developments. Phil Rhodes gives us his roundup of day three at IBC.

              • Artificial Intelligence
              • IBC 2017
              • voice recognition

              • Avid’s MediaCentral promises to speed up collaborative workflows

                Connecting teams is about to get easier with MediaCentral

                 RedShark at IBC 2017: With a $500m investment, Avid's new platform agnostic MediaCentral promises big things for collaborative workflows.

                • Avid
                • Microsoft
                • Cloud production

                • NHK normalises 8K in the Future Zone at IBC

                  8K is becoming almost routine

                  RedShark at IBC 2017: NHK makes huge strides with 8K, the BBC advances object-based broadcasting and the Koreans plan a holographic Olympics as resolutions just keep on rising.

                  • 8K
                  • nhk
                  • BBC
                  • IBC 2017
                  • Future Zone

                  • Panasonic updates us on the amazing AU-EVA1 camcorder plus new footage [Video]

                    Panasonic give us the lowdown on the widely anticipated EVA1

                    RedShark at IBC 2017: The Panasonic AU-EVA1 is one of the most hotly anticipated camcorders of 2017. We caught up with Panasonic at IBC to discuss the camera, and what we can expect from it.

                    • panasonic
                    • AUEVA1
                    • EVA1
                    • 4K
                    • IBC 2017

                    • High powered LED lights trend at this years IBC.

                      Larger more versatile LED lights are on their way

                      RedShark at IBC 2017: Let there be light. Phil Rhodes's takes a look at some of the developments in LED lighting, and the new products being shown at this years show. 

                      • IBC2017
                      • LED Lights
                      • Arri
                      • Aputure
                      • Cineo
                      • Skypanel S360
                      • Quantum C80