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October Meeting
Managing Aspect Ratios Using AFD (Advanced Format Descriptor)
October 8, 2007
7:15 pm – 8:15 pm
Location:
Turner Broadcasting
1050 Techwood Drive
Atlanta, GA 30318
1000 Building
Multi-purpose Conference Room (See Map Below)
The migration from 4:3 SD to 16:9 HDTV programming and the rapid introduction of widescreen displays in the home has raised the problem of managing the aspect ratios so that the viewer sees an image that is optimized for the display being used. Broadcasters will continue to use new and repurposed program material produced in 4:3 aspect ratio, as well as 16:9, and many home viewers will continue to use 4:3 sets, so multiple aspect ratios will coexist for many years. Problems that may arise include the dreaded "postage stamp" effect, cropped pictures and distorted images.
This program will review the issues and explain how SMPTE, ATSC, and CEA implementations of Active Format Description (AFD) and Bar Data help solve aspect ratio problems in the broadcast facility, for transmission, and in the receiver. The studio systems presentation will expose real, large scale, customer implementations where automatic aspect ratio control is performed today using AFD.
The Program will be presented by Michel Proulx, CTO of Miranda Technologies
Miranda is a Manufacturer of Digital Infrastructure, Channel Branding and monitoring solutions used by Broadcasters, Specialty Channel Providers, Cable MSOs, Telcos and DBS providers.
Michel’s role at Miranda includes helping to craft long term strategy as well as individual product road maps.
Michel has been with Miranda Since 1998. Prior to Miranda Michel was with Pixstream, a provider of IPTV head end solutions, and Leitch, where he worked as a design engineer and later Director of Engineering for Routing and Distribution products. Michel started his career in Broadcasting in 1982 when he worked for 5 years as a Co-Op student for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
Michel is a graduate of the University of Waterloo in Electrical Engineering.
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Future Meetings (Tentative)
November's meeting (tentative) is on HD transitioning, presented by AZCAR.
December is the annual Holiday Party at a place to be determined.
Job Openings - Last Updated August 2, 2007
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