Why m3Di?

The proliferation of solutions for 3D capture, have arrived with proprietary solutions, which force the final users to use some brands exclusively to prevent incompatibility issues (as the providers of that technology say). 
The 20/20 3D Media Spatial Sound and Vision research project, funded by the European Union, has been developed in parallel with the nowadays 3D renaissance, and by facing this kind of challenges while building the technology for the project, presents an initiative for standardization of metadata for 3D, named M3DI (Initiative on 3D Metadata), and that is offered as an input for future standardization activities. This initiative has already raised the interest of important players in the different stages of the incipient 3D industry.

The proposal

m3Di is proposing a standard for 3D metadata communication in order to make interoperable lenses, cameras, rigs and stereoscopic image processors used in 3D productions, in a way that all the products accomplishing that standard, would allow final customers to replace any item of the production chain with no major impact in the 3D workflow, giving freedom of choice and ensuring interoperability.

Learn more, including a list of the companies interested in participating, here: http://www.m3di.org/

[by Dan Rayburn, Streaming Media]

Two weeks ago, at the Streaming Media East show, we had the ultimate over-the-top video display we called the Broadband Device Pavilion. Attendees had the chance to get hands-on with more than three dozen devices and content platforms and we handed out a device matrix chart that listed all the devices tech specs and content platforms they support. You can now download a digital copy of that chart below.

The chart was printed a few weeks before the show, and there have been a few changes since then, like the addition of the EPIX HD platform to some of the devices. We will be updating this chart a few times throughout the year and you can send any additions or errors you spot to me directly. We’ll also be doing another chart like this for Blu-ray players and possibly connected TVs.

In addition, many of the device and platform vendors were nice enough to give us some hardware devices and content subscriptions and I still have a few items left from the show that I will be giving away on the blog over the next few weeks. We’ll be doing the Broadband Enabled Device Pavilion again next year, and many even later in the year for our LA show. So if you are a CE vendor that wants to have your hardware showcased, please contact me.

A big thank you to the following companies who supported the pavilion and worked with us to make it happen: Samsung, Boxee, TiVo, Microsoft (Xbox), Roku, Logitech, Western Digital, MLB.TV, Netflix, Blockbuster, Hulu, VUDU, OnLive and HBO.

Updated 5/25: Corrections noted so far. YouTube is no longer supported on the Roku. The Logitech Revue has DLNA support. The Wii has a browser.

See the original post here: http://blog.streamingmedia.com/the_business_of_online_vi/2011/05/the-ultimate-broadband-enabled-devices-matrix-with-tech-specs-content-platforms.html