Are Quantum Image Sensors the Future for Video Recording?
Quantum image sensors are undergoing extensive development. So what does the technology mean for tomorrow’s videographers?Every year, the professional camera world gets stirred up about the year’s hottest new features and upgrades to camera technology. But a few filmmakers know that there is a literal quantum leap coming to camera tech in the next few decades.Image via InVisage.Quantum image sensors, QIS for short, are currently undergoing extensive research and development, and companies specializing in quantum imaging are already attracting attention from some of the world’s biggest tech giants. The future is clear: we are only a few technological breakthroughs away from a quantum future.Today we’re looking at how quantum sensors differ from and improve upon the traditional sensors in today’s cameras.Image via InVisage.So what are quantum sensors?Normal SensorsThe sensor in any modern camera uses silicon as the light-sensing material to create the final image. While silicon-based imaging can look pretty darn great, it’s important to know that silicon isn’t a very light-sensitive medium. Combined with the wiring to each photosite that reduces light levels, silicon sensors lose 75 percent of the light that strikes their surface.Image via InVisage.Quantum SensorsOne of the biggest ways quantum sensors differ from silicon sensors is that they retain 95 percent of all the light they detect — nearly four times as much light as modern equivalents.This light efficiency is the result of building layers of coatings of the “pixels” used in quantum imaging — “quantum dots” — on top of a conductive material like silicon, rather than running wires to each individual photosite like today’s sensors. The sensor is then usually coated with a super-black material to ensure maximum light absorption — again improving on the reflective modern sensor.Image via rebusy.QDs can be grown like crystals or created using plasma. Plasma production of QDs is the more common method, as it gives full control over the size of the dots, yielding a fine powder that easily suspends in the conductive coating layered on top of the silicon chip.Quantum dots emit light that can be color changed depending on the size or charge supplied to the quantum dot — the color of light they produce can be altered by changing their size or charge. Because this value can be locked, each quantum dot produces truly monochromatic light, giving it yet another lead over silicon sensors.Because of the extremely high efficiency of the quantum dots, quantum image sensors have relatively low “pixel counts,” or resolutions, compared to modern sensors. The leading quantum sensor had 100k quantum dot photosites, compared to the 2+ million of regular HD.As a result of these highly efficient imagers, powerful sensors can be shrunk dramatically in size without sacrificing image quality. This means that it could be possible to get better-than-cinema quality imaging from a sensor inside a smartphone.Image via InVisage.The quantum imaging research is ongoing, and the possibilities continue to inspire new companies to develop true, next-generation technology for the cameras of tomorrow. How will cinema respond? Could true miniaturization and superior image quality on handheld devices be the end of cinema? A new beginning? Only time will tell, but this is absolutely history in the making.Cover image via InVisage.Looking for more articles on video gear? Check these out.The Most Exciting Camera Rumors of 2019Video Gear: Is the Fuji X-T3 a Viable Option for Filmmakers?New Filmmaker Tips For Using The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4kHands-On Review: G-Technology’s G-Drive Mobile Pro SSDHands-On Review: The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K
With all the hue and cry finally over and the dust settling on one of the most ambitious projects ever undertaken in this country, the IX Asiad is finally a reality. There is no denying the immense effort that has gone into preparing for the Games, both for those who will take part and those who have been responsible for getting the Games facilities ready on time.In a similar fashion, it has also been a time for preparation, albeit on a far lesser scale, for the media. With 4,000 Indian and visiting journalists and cameramen on the scene, the 15-day sports extravaganza promises to be the media event of the year.At India Today, which has written frequently on the preparations for the Games, including a cover story earlier this year (June 30), preparations started with basic research into past Games results, the programme for IX Asiad and a careful scrutiny of India’s and other countries medal hopes.Joining Senior Writer Dilip Bobb were Hyderabad Correspondent Amarnath K. Menon and Bhopal Correspondent Sreekant Khandekar, all three sports buffs, who sought assistance from veteran Olympian and sports writer Ranjit Bhatia. Shuttling between Patiala and Delhi, Picture Editor Raghu Rai and photographers Bhawan Singh and Prajviod Pushkarna snapped the training for the Games as well as the Trial Games held in September. Photo Researcher Anjali Puri called upon her extensive contacts in the photographers’ fraternity to ensure that the widest possible picture selection was available on tap.She also hounded the various Asian embassies for information and photographs of their top stars coming for the Games. The same six-member team of cameramen and writers will over the next, fortnight be keeping track of the most spectacular sporting event yet to be seen in this country.Ordinarily, India Today runs few question and answer interviews, normally no more than an interview of the fortnight. This is because news stories, even if they are based exclusively on an interview, permit the writer to put perspective into whatever is being said.Few are the subjects who by the clarity of their argument, the spontaneity of their response or the embrace of their knowledge compel attention to their every word. In this issue, however, India Today interviews two heads of government and one visiting cricketer, people who in their own way have something off beat, authoritative or controversial to say. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi talks about a subject she hardly ever touches: herself as a woman, mother and human being. In another interview, French President Francois Mitterrand, who is scheduled to visit India this fortnight, responded to questions put to him in Paris in his first interview with the Indian media. And, Pakistan cricket captain Imran Khan, visiting Delhi on a short holiday last fortnight, spoke about the forthcoming Indian tour of Pakistan which starts later this month.
NEW YORK — They were beaten badly in the regular season and were losing by a little in the playoffs.On their seventh try this season, the Nets finally got a victory over Atlanta. Get another one April 27, and they will be all even with the No. 1 seed in this Eastern Conference series.Brook Lopez had 22 points and 13 rebounds, Thaddeus Young added 18 points and 11 rebounds, and Brooklyn trimmed Atlanta’s lead to 2-1 with a 91-83 victory April 25.“We know they’re going to make adjustments, but we really feel we can compete with these guys and we have a lot of confidence right now,” Lopez said.The Nets seized control with an 18-0 run spanning the third and fourth quarters after the Hawks grabbed their first lead since the opening basket.Bojan Bogdanovic added 19 points for the eighth-seeded Nets, who qualified for the playoffs on the final night of the regular season.They didn’t appear to be much of a threat to the 60-win Hawks after dropping the first three meetings during the regular season by double digits — including a 32-point stomping on April 4. They nearly won the final matchup before close losses in Games 1 and 2 in Atlanta.“I think they’re a confident group, just like we are. It’s the playoffs,” Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer said. “I think they’ve played well really for stretches from the beginning and it’s going to be a series.”DeMarre Carroll scored a playoff career-high 22 points for the Hawks, who were denied what would have been their second 3-0 lead since moving to Atlanta in 1968. Paul Millsap added 18 points and 17 rebounds.The other three East series were all 3-0 entering the game, but the Hawks won’t be able to wrap this one up quickly after getting poor performances from All-Stars Kyle Korver (two points, 0-for-5 on 3-pointers) and Al Horford (3 for 12, seven points).“From the beginning of the game, they had more of an edge than we did,” Horford said. “This was a big game for them and they came out and handled their business.”Still, the Hawks had recovered from a poor start to grab the lead late in the third quarter before the Nets put together their big run.Young, who apologized to his teammates after scoring only two points on 1-of-7 shooting in Game 2, answered Atlanta’s 11-0 run that gave the Hawks a 62-58 lead with three straight baskets to put the Nets ahead to stay.They scored the last nine points of the third, and Lopez took over when they went 9-0 to open the fourth and build a 76-62 lead.“No matter what or how I felt about Game 2, I knew I had to come back and bounce back in Game 3 for us to get a win,” Young said.After getting outscored by 17 points in the first quarter of the first two games, the Nets got the quick start coach Lionel Hollins wanted — though plenty of fans missed it.Black giveaway T-shirts hung over loads of empty seats all around the arena at the start of the mid-afternoon game.The Nets, who wore their road black uniforms, ran off 11 straight points in the opening minutes, then closed the first quarter with nine straight to open a 31-16 lead.BRIAN MAHONEY, AP Basketball WriterTweetPinShare0 Shares
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U17 World Cup U-17 World Cup: Luis Norton – ‘India has to play with 12 players against USA’ Rahul Bali Last updated 2 years ago 19:43 10/5/17 FacebookTwitterRedditcopy Comments(0) 
AIFF Media U17 World Cup India U17 The Portuguese coach thanked the Indian FA and the government because of whom India have a chance to play in the World Cup… India coach Luis Norton has urged fans to support his team in numbers when they take to field against USA in their Group A opener of the Under-17 World Cup.He stated that USA are far superior to India in almost every department but there is a slim chance for them to expose the opposition’s weakness which they would look to exploit.“US as Ghana and Colombia are three teams of a higher level. Every coach is preparing very well. Players know very well what they will find tomorrow. Article continues below Editors’ Picks Why Barcelona god Messi will never be worshipped in the same way in Argentina Lyon treble & England heartbreak: The full story behind Lucy Bronze’s dramatic 2019 Liverpool v Man City is now the league’s biggest rivalry and the bitterness is growing Megan Rapinoe: Born & brilliant in the U.S.A. “Of course, football is a game in which you cannot know what will happen. I know of the possibility of a small weakness they have but always they are stronger. We will fight for this little possibility. We would like to write the history for Indian football. Of course the players are involved in the process. We hope we can play with 12 players – 11 players and the fans. I want the fans to support from the first minute to the last.”“It will be a big evening for India. I’m excited just as any other Indian. We have the conscience that we worked very well and very hard. The reason to be here is the AIFF and the government wanted a project (hosting the Under-17 World Cup) for Indian football. It’s for this reason that we are playing the World Cup. This is the first step and first moment. I am excited to be a part of this.”Boris Singh will be suspended for the game and Norton said that he has two options to choose from.“When I signed for the project, I knew Boris cannot play the first game. We have two different solutions and we will work very hard on this. We will start with a player who is ready for his job.”Norton also analysed the USMNT Under-17 and mentioned that he would have loved to have the attacking strength of the opposition at his disposal.“When you analyze USA, after comparing with the Indian team they are good in almost every aspect. When you watch US playing and we watched a lot, of course, their philosophy is offensive. For me, I would like to have this variety of solutions in attack. With a fantastic players like the number nine (Josh Sargent), Akinola and Weah are very strong.“For us, we will play as a collective unit and try to fight the strength and physique they have. We know their players are good but we will try to make our game.”
Northern Ireland Joachim Löw has described German clubs’ performances in Europe this season as “alarming” and a wake-up call for those who claim the Bundesliga produces the world’s best talent.All six German teams in Champions League and Europa League action last week were beaten with Bayern Munich’s 3-0 defeat at Paris Saint-Germain costing Carlo Ancelotti his job. Mats Hummels, who was on the bench for Bayern in Paris, admitted the results were “very embarrassing indeed”. His club’s 3-0 win over Anderlecht in the first round of Champions League matches represents Germany’s only victory in 12 European fixtures this term. There have been nine defeats in total. Share on Twitter Reuse this content Topics Share on Facebook Share on WhatsApp World Cup Germany Shadow of Pep Guardiola made Carlo Ancelotti a man out of time at Bayern Löw, in Belfast for Thursday’sWorld Cup qualifier against Northern Ireland, insists it is too early to dismiss German prospects in Europe this season but claimed the quality of the Bundesliga has been exaggerated for too long.“The weak performances of German clubs in Europe is hopefully just a momentary blip but it is alarming,” the Germany manager said. “It is too early to say whether it is a general trend. Bayern and Dortmund have every chance to progress in the Champions League and it is the same for the Europa League teams.“But for a while now I, and my coaches, have been thinking about how to improve things in the Bundesliga and that it’s wrong to praise the Bundesliga to the high heavens or say only the Bundesliga produces the best talent. That would be untrue and people who say this have been humbled by this recent experience. We have to recognise this. We know this from sending scouts to other countries including South America. We know there is talent all around the world and the Bundesliga isn’t the be-all and end-all.”Löw agreed with Jürgen Klinsmann’s assessment that retaining the World Cup in Russia next summer will be Germany’s toughest challenge. The former Germany head coach also suggested in a recent interview that his successor will retire after the next World Cup and, while refusing to be drawn on that issue, admitted he wanted to coach at club level one day.“On the first item I think he’s right,” Löw said. “It will be the hardest task for us as reigning champions and Confederation Cup winners. It will be tremendously difficult to maintain the same level and enthusiasm in our players especially as other nations have caught up and have outstanding players in their ranks.“As for the other point, retirement is far from my mind. I’m enjoying life as it stands and I have a contract running for some more years. But I can quite imagine taking over at a club at one point. I love being on the pitch with players and working with them.” Share on Pinterest Share via Email World Cup 2018 qualifiers Share on LinkedIn news Read more Share on Messenger World Cup 2018
Karen Carney has announced her decision to retire from football following England’s third-place play-off against Sweden in the Women’s World Cup.Carney has featured in three of England’s World Cup matches in France, although she is yet to start heading into the Lionesses’ final match.Phil Neville’s side reached the last four of this year’s competition, only to be beaten 2-1 by defending champions USA. Article continues below Editors’ Picks ‘Everyone legged it on to the pitch!’ – How Foden went from Man City superfan to future superstar Emery out of jail – for now – as brilliant Pepe papers over Arsenal’s cracks What is Manchester United’s ownership situation and how would Kevin Glazer’s sale of shares affect the club? Ox-rated! Dream night in Genk for Liverpool ace after injury nightmare And the 31-year-old playmaker, who scored one goal in 14 WSL matches for Chelsea last term, has now confirmed she will be retiring following Saturday’s match in Nice.”I am incredibly proud to have achieved so much in the game but now is definitely the right time to retire,” Carney, who won 143 full international caps and scored 32 goals, said in a statement released via the Football Association’s official website.”To have played for England was my ultimate ambition and to do so at four World Cups and represent Team GB at a home Olympics was beyond the wildest dreams I had when first starting out.”I’d like to thank everyone who has made this all possible, from my family and friends, everyone I have played for and worked with and, of course, the England squad and staff. I owe everything I have to all of them.”Goodbye to a @Lionesses legend @karenjcarney, our second-most-capped international, will hang up her boots after Saturday’s @FIFAWWC third-place play-off: https://t.co/1rofCZwro9— England (@England) July 5, 2019Having started at Birmingham City – where she returned later in her career – Carney also enjoyed spells at Arsenal and Chicago Red Stars before joining Chelsea in 2015.She was part of the Gunners side who won an unprecedented quadruple in the 2006-07 season.England coach Neville said: “Karen deserves all the plaudits that will come her way.”It’s been a privilege to work with her over the past 18 months but even more special has been the chance to get to know someone who is an incredible person and a special team-mate.”While she will not want a fuss, Karen is someone who deserves total recognition and respect as a true legend of the game.”
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday wished good health and a long life to Congress president Rahul Gandhi on his birthday. Modi took to Twitter to convey his wishes to Gandhi, who turned 49 on Wednesday. “Best wishes to Shri Rahul Gandhi on his birthday. May he be blessed with good health and a long life,” he tweeted. The two leaders were involved in a war of words in the run-up to the Lok Sabha polls, in which the BJP-led NDA returned to power with a massive majority. Congress leaders and workers also wished Gandhi on his birthday at the party headquarters on Akbar Road. The party chief, who was in a joyous mood, shared some light moments with the workers and mediapersons. He also offered sweets to those wishing him on his birthday.
OTTAWA – Crown attorney Jeffery Richardson says jurors ought to have no reasonable doubts that Basil Borutski killed three former friends in a carefully executed plan to exact revenge.Borutski is on trial for first-degree murder in the deaths of Carol Culleton, 66, Anastasia Kuzyk, 36, and Nathalie Warmerdam, 48.Culleton was strangled to death with a television coaxial cable and Kuzyk and Warmerdam were both killed with a 12-gauge shotgun fired at close range. They all died within about an hour of each other at their residences in Renfrew County on the morning of Sept. 22, 2015.Richardson delivered his closing statement to the jury on Tuesday, saying the case he laid out proves Borutski planned to kill all three women in a twisted belief they deserved to die because he felt they had lied about him to police and their friends and used him for money.He explained that to prove murder he has to show Borutski killed the three women intentionally and unlawfully and to prove first-degree murder he has to show it was planned and deliberate. He says the evidence proves all of that. He said DNA, firearms evidence and eyewitness testimony all identify Borutski as the killer.Then there is the five-hour videotaped confession Borutski gave to an OPP officer the day after the murders in which he repeatedly admits to killing them and explains how he did it, but claims it wasn’t murder because they were not innocent. According to Borutski, only innocent people can be murdered.He argued that Kuzyk and Warmerdam lied in court when they helped get him convicted of threatening and assaulting them and Culleton lied about her relationship with him and then shunned him for another man.“Borutski would have us cast some sort of biblical justification upon what is really nothing more than a callous, premeditated act of revenge, an act of murder in any way you define it,” Richardson said. “There is no justification for what he did.”Richardson said there is no doubt Borutski intended to kill Kuzyk when he shot her while she cowered behind her kitchen island, or that he intended to kill Warmerdam as he chased her around her farmhouse and shot her at close range while she tried to run up the stairs.He said there is no doubt he intended to kill Culleton when he broke into her cottage and picked up a coaxial cable inside while she tried to defend herself and begged him to reconsider saying “this is not you Basil.”“Pause now and consider the physical act of wrapping a cable around a living woman’s neck six times, how long it takes, how much effort it takes, while she is fighting for her life,” Richardson asked the jury.The 11-member jury will be charged by the judge Wednesday morning before beginning deliberations. Justice Robert Maranger discharged the 12th member of the jury Tuesday morning after a family emergency left her unable to attend the trial.Borutski, 60, is representing himself, but sat silently in the prisoner’s box and refused to participate Tuesday, as he has throughout the trial. He did not acknowledge the judge when Maranger asked him if he wanted to give a closing statement.James Foord, the lawyer appointed by Maranger to ensure Borutski’s right to a fair trial, delivered a closing statement, reminding the jurors they have to decide if Borutski planned and deliberately killed the three women.— follow @mrabson on Twitter.
APTN National News OTTAWA–Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt defended Ottawa’s treatment of First Nation children Tuesday as the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal continued to hear closing arguments on a discrimination case against the federal government.Valcourt faced questions from the NDP in the House of Commons over the lack of funding for First Nation child and family services.NDP Aboriginal affairs critic Jean Crowder said during question period that Ottawa was providing 22 per cent less funding for child services compared to provincial levels.“The Conservative government is facing an unprecedented human rights tribunal for systematically discriminating against First Nation children on reserve,” said Crowder. “Its own experts have confirmed the shortfall. How can the prime minister justify treating children on reserve as second-class citizens?”Valcourt said the Harper government had increased funding for Aboriginal Affairs’ child and family services program by 40 per cent since 2006 and the total had risen to almost $630 million.“Protecting women and children, in particular on reserve, is and remains a priority of our government,” said Valcourt. “We will continue to take action to ensure that children and families have the support they need.”A few blocks away, in an eleventh floor hearing room, the three-person Canadian Human Rights Tribunal panel continued to hear closing arguments in a discrimination case against the federal government. The First Nation Child and Family Caring Society along with the Assembly of First Nations launched the complaint alleging Ottawa discriminated against First Nations children by spending less for child welfare compared to provincial child welfare systems serving non-Indigenous people.Justice Canada lawyers have unsuccessfully tried to have the complaint thrown out on grounds the tribunal does not have the jurisdiction to rule on the matter.There are currently between 30,000 to 40,000 Indigenous children in care across the country, according to Aboriginal Affairs’ numbers from 2012.news@aptn.ca@APTNNews
Tina HouseAPTN NewsAlberta has passed landmark legislation giving it sweeping power to intervene in oil and gas exports that could result in punitive price spikes in British Columbia in the dispute over the Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion.Premier Rachel Notley won’t say when and how the power will be used but said she won’t wait long.“Alberta will be equipped with new tools to assert our rights to control the flow of our resources to British Columbia,” Notley said Wednesday prior to Bill 12 passing third and final reading.“Albertans, British Columbians and all Canadians should understand that if the path forward for the pipeline through B.C. is not settled soon, I’m ready and prepared to turn off the taps.”The bill would give Alberta the power to intervene in the energy market, to decide how much fuel is sent and by what means, be it by rail or pipeline.B.C. Premier John Horgan called the Alberta law provocative.thouse@aptn.ca@inthehouse7-with files from the Canadian Press