The June 2017 meeting of SBE Chapter 85 will include a presentation by Vice President of Business Development at Hitachi Kokusai Electric America, John Humphrey.

In addition to the presentation John has volunteered to pick up the lunch tab!

Make sure to join us at Johnnies on Britton Wednesday the 28th at 1:00P for the regular monthly meeting.

John Humphrey is Vice President, Business Development at Hitachi Kokusai Electric America. He has spent his life in radio and television broadcasting and sales. John has worked in maintenance, operations and as Chief Engineer at multiple broadcast stations and production houses. He has designed, built and operated mobile production trucks as Engineer in Charge.

His experience includes sales and business development at dealers, manufacturers and system integrators. During the last three decades in equipment and system sales, he has developed a deep knowledge of the business and technology. John is a life-certified SBE CPBE and a SMPTE Section Manager.

His presentation is on Emerging Video Technologies. Specifically, High Dynamic Range for HDTV.

The technical (non-sales) presentation will include:

Why HDR?

What is HDR?

HDR Standards for UHD and HD

History of Standard Dynamic Range

TV Screen Brightness

HDR for HDTV

Transfer Curves

Hitachi’s Implementation of HDR for HDTV

Simulation comparing SDR and HDR

Compatibility with SDR

Consumer adoption of 4K HDR TVs

Abstract – Although UHD and HDR are usually mentioned together, High Dynamic Range (HDR) is not limited to just Ultra HD. High Definition (HDTV) can also benefit from a dramatic improvement in life-like picture quality with HDR. That’s because most people sit too far away from their TVs and are unable to see the full resolution of UHD/4K. A properly set up 1080p image with HDR will look better than a UHD image with Standard Dynamic Range (SDR) at typical viewing distances. HD-HDR can be produced and delivered for post-produced and live events. It can be compatible with both legacy SDR and 4K TV sets. In addition to recovering images from dark shadows or bright areas, HDR offers a far better and more realistic picture, similar to what the eye sees in real-life. The HD-HDR signal will pass through most bandwidth and data rate issues that have slowed the adoption of UHD/4K. HD-HDR can be delivered by cable, satellite, OTT and ATSC 3.0.