Hardrock69
10-03-2006, 11:31 PM
October 3, 2006 2:09 PM PDT
Hitachi is tinkering with a couple of technologies that could enhance the visual qualities of movies from the sixties.
Super Resolution is a technology that would effectively double the number of pixels for older movies, said Takeshi Okamoto, a PR manager for Hitachi. Rather than display them in 640 x 360 resolution, Super Resolution would display them in 1280 x 720 resolution. The movie itself would not have to be readjusted. The TV would do all the work.
Another technology Hitachi is playing with is called motion resolution. If a movie was filmed to be shown at 24 or 30 frames per second, Hitachi cranks it up to 60 frames per second. New frames aren't added. Instead, certain frames are repeated, but at a faster rate. The overall effect, paradoxically enough, is that the film becomes smoother and less jagged.
Motion resolution may appear in TVs in about two years while Super Resolution may not show up until 2010 or so, he said.
Hitachi is showing both off at Ceatec a trade show taking place near Tokyo this week.
LINKY (http://news.com.com/2061-10801_3-6122325.html?part=rss&tag=6122325&subj=news)
Hitachi is tinkering with a couple of technologies that could enhance the visual qualities of movies from the sixties.
Super Resolution is a technology that would effectively double the number of pixels for older movies, said Takeshi Okamoto, a PR manager for Hitachi. Rather than display them in 640 x 360 resolution, Super Resolution would display them in 1280 x 720 resolution. The movie itself would not have to be readjusted. The TV would do all the work.
Another technology Hitachi is playing with is called motion resolution. If a movie was filmed to be shown at 24 or 30 frames per second, Hitachi cranks it up to 60 frames per second. New frames aren't added. Instead, certain frames are repeated, but at a faster rate. The overall effect, paradoxically enough, is that the film becomes smoother and less jagged.
Motion resolution may appear in TVs in about two years while Super Resolution may not show up until 2010 or so, he said.
Hitachi is showing both off at Ceatec a trade show taking place near Tokyo this week.
LINKY (http://news.com.com/2061-10801_3-6122325.html?part=rss&tag=6122325&subj=news)