2007 CineGrid International Workshop (2nd Annual)
Workshop sponsored by CineGrid, a non-profit organization headquartered in California.
CineGrid’s mission is to build an interdisciplinary community that is focused on the research, development, and demonstration of networked collaborative tools to enable the production, use and exchange of very-high-quality digital media over photonic networks.
Event organized by: Pacific Interface, Inc.
Hosted by: California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2), University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
Location: Calit2 Auditorium, 1st Floor, Atkinson Hall, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) in La Jolla, CA
December 2-5, 2007
December 2 - CineGrid Tutorial Session followed by Welcome Reception (both optional)
December 3-5 - CineGrid Workshop
SUNDAY DECEMBER 2, 2007
2:00 Optional Pre-Workshop CineGrid Tutorial Session I
Introduction to Networking Concepts for CineGrid: Cees de Laat, University of Amsterdam
Introduction to Sound Concepts for CineGrid: Peter Otto, UCSD
Introduction to Picture Concepts for CineGrid: Paul Hearty, Ryerson University and Naohisa Ohta, Keio University, Research Institute For Digital Media & Content
3:00 Break
3:30 Optional Pre-Workshop CineGrid Tutorial Session II
Introduction to Networking Concepts for CineGrid: Cees de Laat, University of Amsterdam
Introduction to Sound Concepts for CineGrid: Peter Otto, UCSD
Introduction to Picture Concepts for CineGrid: Paul Hearty, Ryerson University and Naohisa Ohta, Keio University, Research Institute For Digital Media & Content
4:30 Adjourn
5:00 Welcome Party at the Sea Lodge Hotel (Acapulco Room, 2nd floor)
7:00 CineGrid Executive Committee meeting at the Sea Lodge
MONDAY DECEMBER 3, 2007
8:00 Buses depart Sea Lodge Hotel for Calit2 Auditorium
8:15 Registration and continental breakfast at Calit2
9:00 Workshop Schedule/Structure – Natalie Van Osdol, Pacific Interface
9:05 Welcoming remarks – Ramesh Rao, UCSD/Calit2
9:10 CineGrid Welcome – Darcy Gerbarg, CineGrid
9:15 Session: Successful CineGrid Projects 2007 - Moderated by Laurin Herr, Pacific Interface
Overview & short 4K clips on big screen (15 Min) (Laurin Herr)
The Waag
Era la Notte
Prague Castle
CineGrid@ Holland Festival 2007 x 4 demo (30 Min)
4K uncompressed recording onto KG: Nahohisa Ohta, Keio DMC
16 channel uncompressed audio recording onto ProTools: Tom Erbe, UCSD
4K J2K streaming with 5.1 surround audio to Calit2: Kunitake Kaneko, Keio DMC
HD-over-IP stream replication to multiple sites: John Beer, Qvidium
CineGrid @ GLIF 2007 x 2 demo (30 Min)
4K J2K streaming from multiple sites: Alan Verlo, UIC/EVL ; Michal Krsek, CESNET
4K remote dailies and post-production: Paul Hearty, Ryerson University; Felix Nevrela , CinePOST
2007 Kyoto Prize (15 Min)
Uncompressed 4K Japan to Europe: Kunitake Kaneko, Keio DMC; Mats Erixon, Swedish Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)
10:45 Break
11:15 CineGrid-on-GLIF: Persistent, Global, & Application Driven – Tom DeFanti, UCSD/Calit2
11:30 Introduction to CineGrid Working Groups (WG’s) − Cees de Laat, UvA
12:00 Working Group Luncheons (please select one)
CineGrid Exchange
Streaming Audio and Video
Production and Post Production Workflow
1:30 End of Working Group Sessions, return to Auditorium
1:45 CineGrid in California: Jim Dolgonas, CENIC and Joaquin Alvarado, SFSU/INGI
2:00 Panel: 4K Workflow: Picture/CG & Film Scanner Originated – Moderated by: Craig Mirkin, ILM
Distributed 4K Film Restoration –Richard Spohrer, The Pixel Farm Ltd.
4K Digital Intermediate and Color Grading – Lou Levinson, Post Logic
2:45 Panel: 4K Workflow: Picture/Camera Originated – Moderated by: Dave Stump, ASC
Olympus Workflow - Kunitake Kaneko, Keio DMC
Dalsa Workflow – Rob Hummel, Dalsa Digital Cinema
Red Workflow – Ted Schilowitz, Red Digital Cinema
3:30 Break
3:45 Panel: Audio Workflow: Sound and Sync – Moderated by Elizabeth Cohen, Cohen Acoustical Inc.
CineGrid Sound and Sync: Theory and Practice to Date – Peter Otto, UCSD
Audio Workflow for Cinema - Steve Morris, Skywalker Sound
Future of Compressed and Uncompressed Audio Streaming, Post-production and Cinema Applications – Pierre-Anthony Lemieux, Dolby Labs
4:30 Panel: Introduction to CineGrid Exchange – Moderated by: Louise Ledeen, NetApp
CineGrid Exchange Concepts – Laurin Herr, Pacific Interface and Louise Ledeen, NetApp
iRODS for Distributed Storage Management – Reagan Moore, San Diego Supercomputing Center
5:15 4K Demo #1
5:45 Wrap-up Day 1
6:00 Adjourn
6:15 Bus returns to Sea Lodge Hotel
7:00 Workshop buffet dinner at the Sea Lodge Hotel (Acapulco Room, 2nd floor)
Informal discussions can continue at dinner and the Sea Lodge hot tub afterwards (bring your suit!)
TUESDAY DECEMBER 4, 2007
8:00 Buses depart Sea Lodge Hotel for Calit2 Auditorium
8:15 Registration and continental breakfast at Calit2
9:00 Building A CineGrid Node - Picture making/viewing – Presented by: Paul Hearty, Ryerson/RCC and Naohisa Ohta, Keio/DMC
9:30Building A CineGrid Node - Sound making/listening – Presented by: Peter Otto, UCSD and Brian Long, Meyer Sound Laboratories
10:00 Building A CineGrid Node –Auditorium Facilities and Audience Environment – Presented by: Ryan Wyatt, California Academy of Sciences and Tei Iki, Ruben H. Fleet Science Center
10:30 Break
11:00 Panel: Provisioning CineGrid Connectivity – Moderated by Bonnie Hurst, RENCI
Alan Verlo, StarLight/UIC/EVL
Walter van Dijk, SurfNET
Many Ayromlou , Ryerson University, Rogers Communications Centre
11:30 Panel: Exploiting Lambda Capacity for CineGrid Applications – Moderated by Larry Smarr, Calit2
Inder Monga , Nortel
Tomonori Aoyama, Keio DMC
Frank Kresin, Waag Society
Jan Gruntorad, CESNET
12:00 Working Group Luncheons (please select one)
CineGrid Exchange
Streaming Audio and Video
Production and Post Production Workflow
1:45 End of Working Group Sessions, return to Auditorium
2:00 Panel: Streaming HD, 4K and Beyond – Moderated by Naohisa Ohta, Keio/DMC
iHDTV for HD streaming - Jim DeRoest, UW/Research Channel
1394/IP Gateways for HD streaming – John Beer, Qvidium
JPEG 2000 4K streaming - Tatsuya Fujii, NTT Network Innovations Lab
Uncompressed 4K streaming – Kunitake Kaneko, Keio/DMC
Quad HDTV streaming – Mats Erixon, KTH
VizCasting for Very Large Images – Jason Leigh, UIC/EVL
Optical Multicast for Streaming Media – Herv é Guy, CANARIE
3:30 Break
4:00 CineGrid Tutorials: GLIF, GRID, JPEG2000/DCP – Moderated by: Richard Weinberg, USC/SCA
Introduction to GLIF & GRID Concepts – Cees de Laat, UvA
Introduction to DCP Compression & Mastering – Jim Whittlesey, Deluxe
5:00 Open Discussion: Developing CineGrid Collaboration Tools and Sharing Lessons Learned – Moderated by Tom DeFanti, UCSD/Calit2
R&D Agenda
IPR Policy
Open Source
Collaborative Tools – what we’re using now, what’s needed
Implementing the CineGrid Wiki
5:45 4K Demo #2
6:15 Wrap-up Day 2
6:30 Adjourn
6:45 Bus returns to Sea Lodge Hotel
7:00 Workshop buffet dinner at the Sea Lodge Hotel (Acapulco Room, 2nd floor)
Informal discussions can continue at dinner and the Sea Lodge hot tub afterwards (bring your suit!)
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 5, 2007
8:00 Buses depart Sea Lodge Hotel for Calit2 Auditorium
8:15 Registration and continental breakfast at Calit2
9:00 Panel: Compression Alternatives for HD and 4K – Moderated by Laurin Herr, Pacific Interface
JPEG 2000 Software Encoding – Jim Whittlesey, Deluxe and Michael Marcellin, University of Arizona
AVC/H.264 – Tom McMahon, Broadcom
DIRAC – Peter Wilson, High Definition & Digital Cinema Ltd
GPU-accelerated DXT Compression – Luc Renambot, UIC/ EVL
Real-time Lossless Compression - Norihisa Suzuki, Zaxel
High Quality - Wide Dynamic Range Compression, Gary Demos
10:30 Break
11:00 Panel: Stereoscopy Strategies – Moderated by: Dan Sandin, UIC/EVL
Stereo Digital Cinema Strategies
Technology Alternatives for Stereo Digital Cinema – Walt Husak, Dolby Laboratories, Inc.
Mastering, Distributing and Displaying 3D Stereo Digital Cinema – Garrett Smith, Paramount Pictures
New Stereoscopy Strategies for Science and Art
Varrier: Stereo Without Glasses – Dan Sandin, UIC/EVL
StarCave: Immersive 3D – Greg Dawe, UCSD/Calit2
12:00 Working Group Luncheons (please select one)
CineGrid Exchange
Streaming Audio and Video
Production and Post Production Workflow
1:15 End of Working Group Sessions
1:30 Panel: CineGrid for the Arts – Moderated by: Joaquin Alvarado, SFSU/INGI
Sheldon Brown, UCSD/CRCA
Naut Humon, Recombinant Media
Harry Schreurs, Dutch Film Academy
Eduardo Navas , Ph.D. Graduate Fellow, UCSD, Art History, Theory and Criticism
Program
2:15 Working Group Reports – Moderated by Cees de Laat, UvA
3:00 Break
3:30 Open Discussion: Planning CineGrid 2008 Activities – Moderated by Laurin Herr, Pacific Interface
4:30 Adjourn
4:45 Bus returns to Sea Lodge Hotel
CineGrid International Workshop 2007 Program Committee
Maxine Brown, University of Illinois at Chicago, Electronic Visualization Laboratory
Tom DeFanti, University of California San Diego, California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology
Cees de Laat, University of Amsterdam, Informatics Institute
Darcy Gerbarg, CineGrid
Paul Hearty, Ryerson University, Rogers Communications Centre
Laurin Herr, Pacific Interface, Inc.
Naohisa Ohta, Keio University, Research Institute For Digital Media & Content
Peter Otto, UCSD, Department of Music
Natalie Van Osdol, Pacific Interface, Inc.
