1998 SMPTE/USC Spring Conference




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University of Southern California,
School of Cinema Television,
Los Angeles, Saturday, May 16, 1998

Production and Display Technologies for HDTV

This one day conference provides an overview of the production techniques, transmission systems and display technologies involved in the delivery of advanced digital television and high definition TV to the home and small audience environments.

Conference topics include overviews of electronic display systems and the latest trends in production and post-production techniques for making programming suitable for advanced television broadcasting. The concluding event will be a roundtable discussion with leading industry visionaries on how to achieve success during the transition to digital television. An Advanced Television Technology Exhibition will be featured where attendees can see actual ATSC digital television signal to evaluate the picture quality on consumer television displays.

Registration fee is $95. Student SMPTE/AES Member Registration is $50. For additional information and registration call Herb Farmer, USC School of Cinema-Television, +1 213 740 2921 or at hfarmer@usc.edu.

Program Outline

08:00-08:30 Welcome (B. Hogan)
08:30-09:30 Tutorial: Viewing Psychophysics of Advanced Television (Charles Poynton)
09:30-10:30

Display Technologies for Advanced Television

  • Technology Overview (Dave Taylor &Tom Brentnall, Disney Imagineering)
  • CRT Projection
  • LCD Projection (Sharp)
  • DLP Digital Projection ()
  • Plasma Display (Mike Oliver, Fujitsu)
10:30-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-11:30

Advanced Television Displays for the Home

  • RCA Advanced TV Products (Bruce Babcock, Thomson Elec.)
  • Panasonic Advanced TV Products ()
  • Sony Advanced TV Products ()
11:30-12:00

Delivery Methods for Advanced Digital Television

  • Satellite TV (Robert Plummer, DirectTV)
  • Terrestrial TV (Bill Miller, ABC)
  • Cable TV ()
12:00-01:30 Lunch and Tours of Advanced Television Technology Exhibition
01:30-02:30

Production Techniques for Advanced Television

  • Shooting Programming for ATV &NTSC (Ed Lammi, Columbia TriStar)
  • 16mm and 35mm Film Production (Glenn Kennel, Eastman Kodak)
  • HDTV Electronic Production (Barry Rebo, Rebo High Definition Studio)
02:30-03:30

Post-Production Techniques for Advanced Television

  • Telecine Transfer (Jan Yarbrough, Warner Bros Video Operations)
  • Format Conversion (Adolfo Rodriguez, Snell &Wilcox)
  • Episodic TV Post-Production (Leon Silverman, Laser Pacific)
03:30-04:00 Coffee Break
04:00-05:30

Achieving Success in the Era of Advanced Television

  • Broadcasting (Moderator: Charles Poynton)
  • Terrestrial Broadcaster (Bill Miller, ABC)
  • Satellite TV Broadcaster (Robert Plummer, DirectTV)
  • Post-Production Facility (Leon Silverman, Laser Pacific)
  • Post-Production Facility (Gavin Schutz, Four Media Corp.)
  • Program Producer (Ed Lammi, Columbia TriStar)
  • Consumer Display Manufacturer (Bruce Babcock, TCE)
  • Computer Industry Representative (Tom McMahon, Microsoft)
05:30-05:45 Closing (Bill Hogan)
Charles Poynton - Courses & seminars
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