Three dimensional (3D) theatre is arriving, and 3D-TV is on deck. What does that mean?…Will it impact service providers and their suppliers?... If so, how?
To explore answers to those and other questions, join CT for this must-attend webcast.
Whether you attend the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) or not, this webcast will allow you to benefit from the insights of several experts who did. The panel will survey relevant highlights from CES and feature digdia president Gary Sasaki, who will present a backgrounder, which provocatively describes 3D TV as a "paddling duck." It's a useful antidote to the hype that suddenly has surrounded this large category of exciting video technologies.
Dr. Sean McCarthy will describe ongoing efforts to operationalize relevant MPEG standards and Michelle Abraham will share In-Stat data on consumer preferences. CT Associate Editor Linda Hardesty, author of the January cover story on 3D (click here for more) will moderate this event.
Gary Sasaki
President, digdia, a digital media consultancy. Mr. Sasaki has been involved in the digital consumer electronics industry, plus various parts of its value chain, for more than 14 years. Customers include Samsung, Panasonic, Philips, Siemens, Intel, HP, Canon, Pioneer, Bosch, Bain & Co. and others. Prior to forming digdia, he had 30 years of experience with Hewlett Packard, including 10 years in HP Labs as strategic business development manager. He received his BSEE/CS degree from UC Berkeley and has had other coursework at Stanford and HP.
Sean McCarthy
Chairman, MPEG Industry Forum 3D Working Group. Dr. McCarthy is also Fellow of the Technical Staff, Motorola. His duties at Motorola include leading advancements in state-of-the-art of video processing, compression and practical vision science. He held similar responsibilities previously as chief scientist at both Modulus Video, which is now part of Motorola, as well as at ViaSense, a UC Berkeley spin-off that developed commercial applications based on expert knowledge of the human visual system. He earned his Ph.D. in bioengineering jointly at UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco.
Michelle Abraham
Principal Analyst, In-Stat Digital Entertainment Group. Ms. Abraham's specific areas of research include TelcoTV (IPTV), satellite TV, Mobile TV, MPEG encoders, video surveillance, and MPEG ICs. Ms. Abraham has contributed industry commentary to many technical and business publications. She also has contributed articles to industry publications. Before joining In-Stat in 1996, she worked for several years as a manager for an inbound call center operation. She completed her BA in Economics at the University of Michigan and received her MBA from Arizona State University.
Linda Hardesty
(Moderator) Associate Editor, Communications Technology. Ms. Hardesty reports news for CT's web site and CT Reports and writes features and departments for the monthly print edition of CT. Linda was formerly an associate editor with Cable World magazine, where she covered the marketing and advertising beat. More recently, she published her own news Web site, covering the green building industry. She received a B.S. in economics/business from the University of Missouri and a B.A. in journalism from Metro State College of Denver.
How does the Webinar work?
The live audio is delivered to your location over the telephone or your computer speakers. The Power-Point presentations are presented over the Internet and are available to print out before the program. This is like a talk-radio program with visuals on the Web. You and your team will be able to have a live Q&A with all the speakers.
You need Real Player or Windows Media Player installed on your computer. If you do not have either, please follow the instructions below to download and install them. Or if you prefer, a phone for the audio and an Internet connection to let you watch the slides and other information on the Web will suffice. No other downloads or special hardware - a dial-up connection will work fine.
One (1) set of materials (you may make copies for all of the persons you invited to listen to the program);
One (1) toll-free connection to the seminar (if you select the audio connection.), and
A computer with Real Player or Windows Media Player installed. When you log into the Virtual Seminar, your computer will be taken through a brief configuration check and will let you know if you're missing any software.
If you do not have Real or Windows, a touch-tone telephone will work also. It works best to use a speakerphone so that others can listen too.
For the Internet connection:
PC: 166Mhz Pentium-based PC or better
Operating system: Windows 95, 98, NT, 2000, XP
Browser: For optimal viewing experience, we recommend using Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher. However, any version of IE 4.0 or higher will work. For Netscape, only versions 4.x are supported at this time.
Internet connection: 28.8 or faster connection
Display set at 1024 x 768 or 800 x 600
Mac users are encouraged to use Firefox 2.0 (or later) with Real Player to view the webcast. You can also test your system using the system test button in menu on the left hand side.
If you are having any technical difficulties or need assistance meeting these requirements, please contact our Technical Support Center at 1-866-709-8255 or click here. For content questions regarding this Webinar, contact Jonathan Tombes at jtombes@accessintel.com.
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