Blog: Views From the Light House

From the Lumaforge Faster Together stage, Panavision & Light Iron SVP of Innovation Michael Cioni challenges misconceptions about the potential for 8K distribution.

From the Lumaforge Faster Together stage, Light Iron’s Senior Media Archivist, Keenan J. Mock, outlines best practices based on his experience producing archives for over 200 feature films and episodic projects to date.

Light Iron’s Executive Director of Business Development, Megan Marquis, moderates a panel of industry professionals who share their opinions about the many opportunities that working in NYC brings.

It’s undeniable that HDR is an important industry trend, with mega-players like Netflix and Amazon requiring HDR masters in their delivery specs.

From TEDxLincolnSquare, Michael Cioni discusses how the interaction of new technologies creates new innovations with lasting impact.

From NAB 2017, VP of U.S. Operations Josh Haynie and other industry experts gathered at the B&H booth to discuss technological advances in color, cinematography, and post production.

From the Lumaforge Faster Together stage at NAB 2017, Michael Cioni explores how technology companies and the creative community push each other to evolve.

Michael Cioni takes the B&H stage at NAB 2017, and makes his predictions on where the industry is heading.

Find out where you can see Light Iron and Panavision representatives speaking, and where to get hands-on demos of the Millennium DXL.

From the 2016 PGA “Produced By” conference in Los Angeles, Light Iron’s Michael Cioni and Katie Fellion led a dynamic presentation and panel discussion about delivering content that’s not just backwards-compatible, but forwards-compatible as well.

The following is a collection of stories highlighting the special relationship between our colorists and some of the talented creatives we have been fortunate to work with.

Light Iron recently hosted an event for Manhattan Edit Workshop and The Blue Collar Post Collective (BCPC) in our New York facility featuring renowned Film Editor Susan E. Morse. Susan, who prefers to go by Sandy, is known for collaborating with Ralph Rosenblum, Woody...

Live from the B&H booth, Michael Cioni & Aaron Kroger join Bill Berry of JMR Electronics, Inc, to discuss how Lightning Dock systems boost operating capacity for 8K dailies processing in the new OUTPOST by Panavision.

B&H hosts a panel featuring DI Producer Rachel Sloan to talk about the advantages of HDR in improving picture quality.

Michael Cioni explores three major technological pillars in his “Tripod of Fidelity” and how they affect the future of film and television production at this year’s NAB Show.

Teradek hosts a live panel at NAB 2016, where Michael Cioni discusses the technical and creative impact of HDR.

Back in June of 2015 I was able to do some preliminary tests with the first 8K Weapon camera.

On Sunday, August 29, 2015, Michael Cioni (President), Laura Pursley (Director of Marketing) and I attended the International Cinematographers Guilds (ICG) Emerging Cinematographers Awards.

LG has done a successful test run of OTA UHD, using HEVC, in the US. It’s a proof of concept test for the ATSC 3.0 standard, so we still won’t actually see it in practice for a while, but we’re getting closer.

Many people have heard of a “Dead” pixel in the digital camera industry. But I bet that the term “Lit” pixel is far less understood. Joel Ordesky’s article sheds some light on where they come from and how to repair them.