Ryerson research seeks to maximize 3D viewing experience

TORONTO – Is everything really better in 3D? A researcher at Toronto’s Ryerson University aims to find out.Richard Grunberg, a professor in Ryerson’s School of Radio and Television Arts, is studying audience members’ responses to four image formats: 4K (extreme high definition), 4K 3-D, 4K 2-D and 2K 2-D (still high definition, but with lower resolution).Using Canada’s first full 4K Digital Cinema Lab, Grunberg said that he wants to know how viewers react to the technical aspects of images, including resolution, noise, compression, motion artifacts, colorimetry and dynamic range.“It’s important to study viewers’ responses, given the rebirth of 3-D technology...