Los Angeles—Sep 24, 2014
The International 3D and Advanced Imaging Society Announces its 2014 Technology Award Winners
Fifth Annual Technology and New Product Award Winners Are Among Nineteen Companies from Ten Countries and Include
SuperD, Disney, Dolby, Barco, Prime Focus World, and Panasonic
The International 3D and
Advanced Imaging Society honored nineteen companies and organizations today for
“Advancing the Entertainment Industry
through Technology,” during the Society’s 5th Annual
Entertainment Technology and New Product Awards luncheon ceremony held at
Paramount Pictures in Hollywood.
The Society’s Technology Awards Committee votes annually in
selecting products and systems, which through their “innovation and impact” make
movies and content more exciting and successful.
“This year, our committee was amazed at the range of
entries, from lasers to hologram technology,” said Society Awards Chairman Buzz Hays, Studio Chief of the True Image
Company. “These are amazing technologies that will be captivating movie
fans and TV audiences in the next few years.”
Honored with the Society’s Lumiere™ statuettes were Barco
for it’s DP4K-60L Laser Projector, Walt Disney Studios Technologies and
partners Arri and Fraunhofer Institute Berlin for their new Tri-Focal 3D Camera
System, Dolby Labs for it’s new extended dynamic range Dolby Vision, Prime
Focus World for it’s 3D Hybrid Stereo Pipeline, Volfoni 3D for it’s SmartCrystal
Diamond theater system, Panasonic for three new 4K camera’s and recorders, and
View Holographics from the UK for it’s hologram technology system.
“The nineteen companies honored came from brilliant teams in
ten countries including the US, China, Japan, Korea, England, Wales, France,
Belgium, Germany, and Canada,” said Society
President Jim Chabin. “Hollywood and all of us in entertainment are being
enriched by a truly global marketplace of brilliant new ideas for making our
content more exciting for audiences everywhere,” he added.
A 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to John
Rupkalvis of Los Angeles for his “pioneering development of motion picture and
television products and systems.”
In presenting the award, Society Co-Founder Lenny Lipton
said, “John is a legend to 3D and other hardware designers and inventors, but
he isn’t well known to the fans and audiences who have thrilled at the
on-screen magic that his technology has made possible over the last seven
decades.”
The
2014 Technology Award Winners:
Lumiere™ Statuette Awards Were Presented To:
Adobe
– Creative Cloud/Speed Grade
Barco
– DP4K-60L Laser Projector
BitSpeed
– Concurrency
Blackmagic
Design – UltraStudio 4K
Walt
Disney Studios – Trifocal Camera
Fraunhofer
Heinrich Hertz Intstitute – Trifocal Camera
ARRI
– Trifocal Camera
Dolby
Laboratories – Dolby Vision – EDR
DVS
– Clipster
Fraunhofer
Heinrich Hertz Institute – STAN System
Gener8
– GPU-Accelerated Video In-Painting Occlusion Filling
MasterImage
3D – MI-HORIZON3D
Panasonic
– 4K LUMIX, Digital Single Lens Mirror-less Camera DMC-GH4
Panasonic
– 4K Wearable, Point-of-view Camera HX-A500
Panasonic
– 4K VARICAM, High end production camera recorder AU-V35C1G/VREC1G
Prime
Focus World – Prime Focus World Hybrid Stereo Pipeline
View
Holographics – Holography
Vision3
– Post Conversion Management System
Volfoni3D
– SmartCrystal Diamond
New Product Awards Were Also Presented To:
4DX
– Cinema Innovation of the Year – 4D
Movie Theater: Motion Seats and Environmental Effect Equipment, Regal Cinemas
LA Live Stadium 14
StereoLabs
– Autostereo Software of the Year – Verity
StereoLabs
– Autostereo Workflow of the Year –
First Live 3D Workflow for Glasses-free 3D Displays
SuperD
– 3D Mobile Product of the Year –
SuperD Glasses-free 3D Mobile Solution
zSpace
– 3D Education Product of the Year –
zSpace STEM Lab
The International 3D & Advanced Imaging Society
was founded by our industry's creative stakeholders, including The Walt Disney Studios,
DreamWorks Animation (DWA), Sony, Paramount, IMAX, Dolby, Panasonic,
MasterImage and others to advance the creative arts and sciences of the
advanced imaging industry, including: stereoscopic 3D, auto stereo, 4K, UHD,
High Dynamic Range, and more. With chapters in the U.S., China, Japan, Canada,
the E.U. and the U.K., the organization has more than 1,800 professional
members in over 20 countries. The organization hosts professional education
seminars and awards throughout the world. More info is at www.international3dsociety.com
The Society’s Technology Awards Committee votes annually in
selecting products and systems, which through their “innovation and impact” make
movies and content more exciting and successful.
“This year, our committee was amazed at the range of
entries, from lasers to hologram technology,” said Society Awards Chairman Buzz Hays, Studio Chief of the True Image
Company. “These are amazing technologies that will be captivating movie
fans and TV audiences in the next few years.”
Honored with the Society’s Lumiere™ statuettes were Barco
for it’s DP4K-60L Laser Projector, Walt Disney Studios Technologies and
partners Arri and Fraunhofer Institute Berlin for their new Tri-Focal 3D Camera
System, Dolby Labs for it’s new extended dynamic range Dolby Vision, Prime
Focus World for it’s 3D Hybrid Stereo Pipeline, Volfoni 3D for it’s SmartCrystal
Diamond theater system, Panasonic for three new 4K camera’s and recorders, and
View Holographics from the UK for it’s hologram technology system.
“The nineteen companies honored came from brilliant teams in
ten countries including the US, China, Japan, Korea, England, Wales, France,
Belgium, Germany, and Canada,” said Society
President Jim Chabin. “Hollywood and all of us in entertainment are being
enriched by a truly global marketplace of brilliant new ideas for making our
content more exciting for audiences everywhere,” he added.
A 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to John
Rupkalvis of Los Angeles for his “pioneering development of motion picture and
television products and systems.”
In presenting the award, Society Co-Founder Lenny Lipton
said, “John is a legend to 3D and other hardware designers and inventors, but
he isn’t well known to the fans and audiences who have thrilled at the
on-screen magic that his technology has made possible over the last seven
decades.”
The
2014 Technology Award Winners:
Lumiere™ Statuette Awards Were Presented To:
Adobe
– Creative Cloud/Speed Grade
Barco
– DP4K-60L Laser Projector
BitSpeed
– Concurrency
Blackmagic
Design – UltraStudio 4K
Walt
Disney Studios – Trifocal Camera
Fraunhofer
Heinrich Hertz Intstitute – Trifocal Camera
ARRI
– Trifocal Camera
Dolby
Laboratories – Dolby Vision – EDR
DVS
– Clipster
Fraunhofer
Heinrich Hertz Institute – STAN System
Gener8
– GPU-Accelerated Video In-Painting Occlusion Filling
MasterImage
3D – MI-HORIZON3D
Panasonic
– 4K LUMIX, Digital Single Lens Mirror-less Camera DMC-GH4
Panasonic
– 4K Wearable, Point-of-view Camera HX-A500
Panasonic
– 4K VARICAM, High end production camera recorder AU-V35C1G/VREC1G
Prime
Focus World – Prime Focus World Hybrid Stereo Pipeline
View
Holographics – Holography
Vision3
– Post Conversion Management System
Volfoni3D
– SmartCrystal Diamond
New Product Awards Were Also Presented To:
4DX
– Cinema Innovation of the Year – 4D
Movie Theater: Motion Seats and Environmental Effect Equipment, Regal Cinemas
LA Live Stadium 14
StereoLabs
– Autostereo Software of the Year – Verity
StereoLabs
– Autostereo Workflow of the Year –
First Live 3D Workflow for Glasses-free 3D Displays
SuperD
– 3D Mobile Product of the Year –
SuperD Glasses-free 3D Mobile Solution
zSpace
– 3D Education Product of the Year –
zSpace STEM Lab
The International 3D & Advanced Imaging Society
was founded by our industry's creative stakeholders, including The Walt Disney Studios,
DreamWorks Animation (DWA), Sony, Paramount, IMAX, Dolby, Panasonic,
MasterImage and others to advance the creative arts and sciences of the
advanced imaging industry, including: stereoscopic 3D, auto stereo, 4K, UHD,
High Dynamic Range, and more. With chapters in the U.S., China, Japan, Canada,
the E.U. and the U.K., the organization has more than 1,800 professional
members in over 20 countries. The organization hosts professional education
seminars and awards throughout the world. More info is at www.international3dsociety.com
