Talk Abstract: Today, many imaging experiences include some form of High Dynamic Range. With the right combination of equipment and subscription, viewers can benefit from improved detail in shadows and highlights, wider color gamuts, and a more accurate reproduction of the colors and tones intended by the content creator. This major improvement to image quality, realism, depth, and immersion has taken nearly two decades to develop and deploy. In this talk we will review how we got here, analyze where we are today, and share some insights learned along the way to apply to the next evolution in imaging ecosystems.

Speaker Biography: Robin Atkins is a Director of Research and Imaging Technologist at Dolby Laboratories. Over the past nearly two decades he has led a team of researchers responsible for innovating new visual experiences and inventing video processing algorithms. He has been a key contributor to the development of the High Dynamic Imaging ecosystem, for which he has been awarded a technical Emmy amongst other accolades. His research encompasses studying and modeling the fundamentals of human vision through to developing complex software platforms. His work has been adopted in multiple international standards and has been integrated into millions of professional and consumer devices worldwide. He holds a PhD in Interdisciplinary Studies (Physics and Psychology).