3D@Home Consortium Releases Requirements for Digital 3D to the Home

Creating Common Terminology and Databases to Ease Industry Communication and
Cooperation
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
The 3D@Home Consortium announced today the completion and transmittal of key
documents to be used in the creation of digital 3D standards by the Consumer
Electronics Association (CEA) working groups.The document ST2-01 3D Digital
Interface Requirements enables the standards committees to have input from the
wide cross-section of the industry which 3D@Home represents.The documents ST4-03
3D Active Shutter Glasses Database and ST4-04 3D Passive Glasses Database assist
the standards committees in understanding the range of products that will be
interacting with the 3D systems, both 3D TV and 3D gaming systems.Both documents
were requested by CEA working groups as part of their discovery process before
working on the technical details of the standards.

3D@Home maintains liaison with the CEA working groups as part of its charter to
speed the commercialization of 3D technology for the home. As such, 3D@Home
provides its members, representing a diverse group of companies involved in 3D,
a forum for discussing technological and market developments.3D@Home has four
primary Steering Teams that address specific parts of the supply chain.

"CEA welcomes the submission of the documents from the 3D@Home Consortium.Having
digital interface requirements and a glasses database will help CEA as it
considers extension of its CEA-861 interface standard and creation of new
standards and recommended practices for stereoscopic eyeware interface &
control," remarks Mark Stockfisch, chair of 3D Task Force and co-chair of the 3D
Technologies & Uncompressed A/V Digital Interface work groups at CEA.

The document 3D Digital Interface Requirements, created by Steering Team 2 - 3D
Distribution, Storage and Transmission, contains requirements for functions and
features of the digital interface for 3D video data between source devices such
as set-top boxes, media players, portable computers, desktop computers, and sink
devices such as 3D TVs and monitors.The document is focused on non-anaglyph 3D
content as 2D interfaces are sufficient for anaglyph 3D.

"3D@Home is in a unique position to influence the development of 3D@Home
industry standards," noted Jae-Seung Kim, Samsung Electronics and chair of
ST2."The members of 3D@Home will be directly impacted by the creation of the CEA
Working Group standards.By getting this requirements document at this point in
the process, it will help CEA to recognize the needs of a broad spectrum of the
industry."

The members of Steering Team 4-3D Display Technology began developing a database
of 3D active and passive glasses at the request of CEA.As an important
peripheral in 3D viewing, the glasses must be taken into consideration when
defining standards for interoperability and interface between devices.Through a
careful vetting process of a confusing landscape of rebranded and obsolete
products, a database of the primary manufacturers was developed along with key
specs and pricing data where available.

"This was a team effort that resulted in a good first step in CEA`s efforts to
understand how 3D glasses may be used in the home," noted Chris Chinnock,
Chairman of ST4."Developing a standard for 3D glasses will be challenging, but
something that is desirable to help with compatibility issues.We will continue
to work with CEA to support their standardization effort by providing
information and recommendations from the experts who are members of the 3D@Home
Consortium."

About 3D@Home Consortium - The 3D@Home Consortium is chartered with ensuring the
best possible home viewing experience as 3D technology and content moves into
home entertainment.The consortium accomplishes its mission through regular
meetings and other communication of the 40+ members of its governing board,
steering teams and project teams.The consortium is managed by Insight Media and
the FlexTech Alliance.More information is available at the consortium`s website
- www.3DatHome.org.

3D@Home Consortium
Heidi Hoffman, 408-993-8111
heidi@3DatHome.org

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