Kaleidescape to Bow Filmmaker Mode Support on Its Strato Movie Players in 2-3 Months

Kaleidescape is “thrilled to be a part” of the Filmmaker Mode initiative because “it’s driven by the same belief system that drives Kaleidescape,” emailed Vice President-Engineering Mark McKenzie Monday. “Movies are best enjoyed with cinematic experience, and a big part of that is seeing and hearing the movie as the artists intended,” he said. The UHD Alliance debuted Filmmaker Mode last summer as the ease-of-access TV picture setting free of the image processing that creators disdain for rendering their content as if it were shot on high-speed video rather than film (see 1908270001). LG, Panasonic and Vizio were the first consumer-brand “launch partners,” and UHDA added Kaleidescape, Samsung and TP Vision backing at CES (see 2001070034). Kaleidescape will roll out Filmmaker Mode support in all its Strato movie players through a “software update,” said McKenzie. “I don't have a firm date yet but it should be within the next two or three months.” The players will activate Filmmaker Mode automatically through metadata detection “during movie playback for televisions and projectors that support” the feature, he said. “The television or projector can inform the customer when the mode is activated, in much the same way that many displays indicate when HDR is active.” Filmmaker Mode support within the CEDIA channel “was significantly enhanced with the addition of Kaleidescape,” emailed UHDA President Mike Fidler Monday. “We have been in discussions with many home theater projector suppliers and do expect to have some new members on board supporting Filmmaker Mode that address that market segment.”