IBC 2001
IBC*12001, one of the biggest broadcast technology conventions in the world, was held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, from September 13 to 18. Several members from STRL attended the convention to give presentations and demonstrations.
In the conference's "Cutting Edge Technology" session, Dr. Kenkichi Tanioka, the director of STRL's Advanced Imaging Devices Division, gave a presentation on an ultra-high- sensitivity Super-HARP*2 HDTV hand-held camera that can obtain sharp images even in the dark. A demonstration of the camera at the exhibition accompanying the conference attracted many visitors.
In the "Interactive Services" session, Dr. Masaki Hayashi, a senior research engineer in STRL's Multimedia Services Division, gave a presentation on a new man-machine interface for TVML*3 program production ("TVML Author"). This new interface will open the way to full-scale TVML implementation. The session was chaired by Dr. Osamu Yamada, the Director General of STRL.
In the "End to End Home Platform Technologies" session, Mr. Tatsuya Kurioka, a senior research engineer in STRL's Recording Technology and Mechanical Engineering Division, gave a presentation about the standardization work at ARIB*4 on broadcasting systems based on home servers, which are receivers equipped hard disk recording functions.
*1: IBC (International Broadcasting Convention)
*2: HARP (High-gain Avalanche-Rushing amorphous Photoconductor)
*3: TVML (TV program Making Language)
*4: ARIB (Association of Radio Industries and Business)
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