The broadcast and postproduction technology manufacturer’s software is designed for real-time conversion of live events or library titles for television.

As 3DTVs roll out in the consumer market, there is a pressing need for stereoscopic content. To address this issue, broadcast and postproduction technology manufacturer Teranex is launching 2D-to-3D conversion software next month in the U.S.

Aimed at broadcasters, the software is designed for real-time conversion of live events or library titles for television.

“You can buy a 3DTV today, but there is very little content,” explained Mike Poirier, general manager at Teranex. “With these new algorithms, we have the ability to take client’s content and transition it from 2D to 3D.”

The VC1-2D-3D software is a cross converter application that allows for 2D-to-3D conversion in real time, and is priced at $14,995. It runs on Teranex’s VC100 universal frame synchronizer and format converter hardware platform, which is priced at $23,995.

Teranex is also launching in the U.S. this December its VC1-3D-ENC encoder and VCI-3D-DEC decoder software for 3D production, each priced at $7,499.

The company has already started to roll out the technology in Asia, where it has sold 40 applications, and in Europe, where it has sold 12.

It is planning events to demonstrate the new technology in the U.S. These will be held during the first week of December in Los Angeles and the following week in New York.

Additional manufacturers that offer conversion tools to broadcasters include JVC with its IF-2D3D1 stereoscopic image processor, which works as a real-time 2D-to-3D converter and is priced at $30,000. Also, Sony’s MPE-200 multi-image processor box, which was built with an eye toward live events and was used during the FIFA World Cup, lists for $38,000 and recently got new 2D-to-3D conversion software.

by Carolyn Giardina

source: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/teranex-launching-2d-3d-conversion-35413

NTT DOCOMO exhibited the AR Walker. This is an action support system that combines a mobile phone and a compact head-mounted display.

Using this system, you can display navigation and AR content while your phone is in your pocket.

“Most previous head-mounted displays have been large, covering both eyes. But now, we’ve used technology from Olympus to make the display very small and light. This is a great advance in terms of technology. And from now on, DOCOMO will collaborate with Olympus to enhance the design of the head-mounted display, so it can be carried and worn without looking strange. We’re giving this demo to suggest how the display could be used in combination with a DOCOMO mobile phone.”

The new technology uses a slender prism called an Optical Bar. This creates two light paths to the pupil, one bringing pictures to the eye and the other bringing light from outside, achieving see-through pictures. This system makes the optics very compact, with no light loss, giving bright, clear pictures.

“The idea is to have a display covering an area of 18 cm one meter ahead. The size of the display creates the impression that you’ve put a mobile phone into it, with a 3.7 inch or 4 inch screen.”

“The head-mounted display uses an Earth’s magnetic field sensor to detect direction, so users can orient themselves just by turning their head, rather than their whole body. So we’ve built in an application where, if you face right, the display shows information about shops on your right, and if you face left, it shows information about shops on your left. If you look up, there aren’t any shops, but there is the sky, so the display shows a weather forecast.”

Because the AR Walker is so small and light, it could be used in sports as well. For example, it could support runners by showing their time and distance, course navigation, and calories consumed.

source: http://www.diginfo.tv/2010/11/04/10-0208-r-en.php