Color Volume and Hue-preservation in HDR Tone Mapping

Michael D. Smith has been working as a digital imaging and intellectual property consultant since 2003. He is currently a co-editor of the JPEG 2000 High-throughput image compression standard. In 2018, he received a screen credit for his work on Mary Poppins Returns, which was related to the color science involved in integrating a traditional 2D animation workflow with a modern Academy Color Encoding System (ACES) production pipeline. From 2013 to 2015, he was the co-chair of Blu-ray Disc Association’s ultrahigh-definition (UHD)-Task Force (TF) video subgroup, which defined the video-related requirements for the UHD Blu-ray disc format. His work on more than 35 intellectual property matters related to infringement and validity of patents has resulted in payments of approximately $1.7 billion. He was an editor of the book 3-D Cinema and Television Technology: The First 100 Years, published by SMPTE in 2011. He received BS and MS degrees in electrical engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles, CA, in 2001 and 2004, respectively.

Michael Zink is the vice president of technology at Warner Bros. (WB), Burbank, CA, where he is responsible for exploring emerging technologies to enhance WB’s capabilities for production, post-production, and distribution. This includes assessing new technologies and assisting with the setup and integration of digital workflows. He also participates in a number of standards associations such as the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), Digital Cinema Initiatives (DCI), and SMPTE, among others and also serves as the chairman for the Ultra High Definition Alliance (UHDA). Prior to joining WB, in 2014, he worked at Technicolor in London, UK and Los Angeles, CA, for more than ten years, most recently as the vice president of technology strategy, where he was responsible for launching the production efforts around various new optical disc formats. Additionally, he was responsible for the promotion and adoption of Technicolor technology solutions within industry groups. Earlier in his career, he worked for several media production facilities in Germany.