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STREAM SMART REDEFINES THE IMAX EXPERIENCE A t last month’s IBC Show, SSIMWAVE revealed its latest project: Stream Smart, a technology that brings the IMAX experience to consumer devices.
adopted this technology, offering IMAX- enhanced videos as default. There are already thousands of Stream Smart-approved devices that provide high-resolution streaming and superior sound. When directors shoot with IMAX cameras, they hope their films will be viewed in IMAX theatres. Now, viewers can watch films like Tenet and Oppenheimer from the comfort of their homes without compromising on quality.
Available to VOD providers, Stream Smart adds a layer to existing video encoders, producing images that meet IMAX’s standards for quality and bit rate. Audiences can enjoy theatrical, IMAX- equivalent experiences on their own TVs. Providers like Disney+ have already
N ew York University’s Tisch School of the Arts has introduced a brand-new master’s degree in virtual production. The intensive one-year course, based at NYU’s Martin Scorsese Virtual Production Centre, promises to combine ‘technology, science and creativity to advance the art of storytelling.’ The Martin Scorsese Centre – a 45,000 sq ft facility based in Brooklyn’s Industry City – will include an LED volume stage designed by Lux Machina Consulting, plus two standard stages, two television studios and several broadcast control rooms. Students on the programme will enjoy hands-on training, providing them with real- world production experience and preparing them for the constantly evolving industry. NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PILOTS VIRTUAL PRODUCTION DEGREE
The degree, opening in autumn 2024, will cover virtual production, technical direction, art direction and production design, as well as more practical topics like résumé and reel building.
Applications close on 15 December 2023. Visit nyu.edu to learn more.
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