TDVision Looks to Deliver 2K 3D to Theaters
Ethan Schur of TDVision Systems, a company that has a new 3D codec for theaters that will deliver 2K images.
TDVision Systems demonstrated a new 3D codec at HPA that promises to allow theaters to deliver a full 2K 3D image to movie theater screens. “Right now the current codecs display 3D images at 720×640 so we think this is a better alternative because it delivers full resolution,” says Ethan Schur, TDVision Systems director of product marketing. The system works by taking the 3D image and creating a signal called “2D Plus Delta” where Delta is the information that is different between the left and right eye signals. “At NAB we will introduce real-time encoding so we can handle sports content,” says Schur.
While the proprietary decoders provide 2D and true 3D output, any existing MPEG-2 systems can be used for storage, transport and 2D playback.
