<s>
SENSIO	B-Algorithm
Technologies	I-Algorithm
,	O
Inc.	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
SENSIO	O
,	O
was	O
a	O
Montreal	O
company	O
that	O
developed	O
and	O
marketed	O
stereoscopic	O
image-processing	O
technologies	O
facilitating	O
the	O
creation	O
and	O
delivery	O
of	O
3D	B-Algorithm
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
promote	O
widespread	O
3D	B-Algorithm
adoption	O
,	O
SENSIO	O
was	O
active	O
on	O
several	O
fronts	O
:	O
aggregating	O
and	O
distributing	O
3D	B-Algorithm
content	O
in	O
its	O
SENSIO®	O
Hi-Fi	O
3D	B-Algorithm
format	O
;	O
supplying	O
the	O
technology	O
to	O
enable	O
high-fidelity	O
,	O
quality-enhanced	O
3D	B-Algorithm
images	I-Algorithm
delivered	O
over	O
the	O
existing	O
2D	O
infrastructure	O
;	O
developing	O
technologies	O
that	O
eased	O
user	O
interaction	O
with	O
3D	B-Algorithm
content	O
;	O
and	O
ensuring	O
compatibility	O
by	O
conforming	O
to	O
existing	O
constraints	O
and	O
promoting	O
standardization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SENSIO	B-Algorithm
Technologies	I-Algorithm
Inc	I-Algorithm
.	I-Algorithm
was	O
founded	O
in	O
1999	O
by	O
Nicholas	O
Routhier	O
and	O
Richard	O
LaBerge	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
Technologies	O
Sensorielles	O
TEG	O
,	O
to	O
manufacture	O
technology	O
capable	O
of	O
allowing	O
3D	B-Algorithm
to	O
be	O
viewed	O
in	O
the	O
home	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
research	O
and	O
development	O
resulted	O
,	O
in	O
2002	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
iteration	O
of	O
what	O
was	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
SENSIO®	O
Hi-Fi	O
3D	B-Algorithm
technology	I-Algorithm
–	O
a	O
spatial	O
compression	O
codec	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
codec	B-General_Concept
was	O
incorporated	O
into	O
a	O
video	O
processor	O
set-top	O
box	O
–	O
the	O
SENSIO®	O
S3D-100	O
–	O
which	O
earned	O
a	O
2003	O
CES	O
Design	O
and	O
Engineering	O
Showcase	O
Honors	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
full-resolution	O
consumer	O
3D	B-Algorithm
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
codec	B-General_Concept
was	O
applied	O
to	O
encode	O
a	O
library	O
of	O
over	O
40	O
movies	O
for	O
which	O
SENSIO	O
had	O
negotiated	O
the	O
rights	O
with	O
Hollywood	O
and	O
independent	O
studios	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
ensure	O
that	O
purchasers	O
of	O
the	O
equipment	O
had	O
access	O
to	O
3D	B-Algorithm
content	O
in	O
the	O
correct	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
constitution	O
of	O
this	O
library	O
resulted	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
ever	O
Hollywood	O
3D	B-Algorithm
film	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
DVD	O
:	O
Dimension	O
Films’	O
Spy	O
Kids	O
3D	B-Algorithm
:	O
Game	O
Over	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
year	O
,	O
it	O
demonstrated	O
the	O
first	O
live	O
3D	B-Algorithm
solution	O
for	O
cinemas	O
with	O
a	O
digital	O
cinema	O
server	O
from	O
International	O
Datacasting	O
that	O
was	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
satellite	O
transmission	O
of	O
3D	B-Algorithm
content	O
with	O
Cinedigm	O
(	O
formerly	O
known	O
as	O
AccessIT	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2008	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
(	O
CES	O
)	O
,	O
SENSIO	O
demonstrated	O
the	O
first	O
full	O
HD	O
3D	B-Algorithm
solution	O
for	O
home	O
entertainment	O
on	O
HD	O
3D	B-Algorithm
LCD	B-Device
and	O
DLP	B-General_Concept
televisions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
business	O
model	O
for	O
live	O
3D	B-Algorithm
in	O
cinemas	O
that	O
SENSIO	O
and	O
its	O
various	O
partners	O
had	O
developed	O
resulted	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
live	O
3D	B-Algorithm
event	O
in	O
cinemas	O
in	O
2009	O
:	O
the	O
BCS	O
Bowl	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
SENSIO	O
supplied	O
the	O
technology	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
live	O
3D	B-Algorithm
simulcast	O
on	O
multiple	O
platforms	O
–	O
cinema	O
,	O
stadium	O
screen	O
and	O
TV	O
–	O
the	O
NCAA	O
’s	O
USC	O
versus	O
Ohio	O
State	O
championship	O
football	O
game	O
broadcast	O
by	O
ESPN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2009	O
also	O
saw	O
the	O
DVD	O
Forum	O
recognize	O
what	O
was	O
then	O
called	O
the	O
SENSIO®	O
3D	B-Algorithm
format	O
in	O
its	O
3D	B-Algorithm
video	O
specification	O
–	O
the	O
first	O
3D	B-Algorithm
technology	I-Algorithm
to	O
be	O
standardized	O
and	O
the	O
only	O
one	O
to	O
be	O
certified	O
in	O
that	O
standard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
very	O
end	O
of	O
2009	O
,	O
just	O
ahead	O
of	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
James	O
Cameron	O
’s	O
Avatar	B-Application
in	O
cinemas	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
released	O
James	B-Application
Cameron	I-Application
’s	I-Application
Avatar	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
console	O
game	O
using	O
3D	B-Algorithm
graphics	O
with	O
stereoscopic	B-Algorithm
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Avatar	B-Application
integrated	O
SENSIO®	O
Hi-Fi	O
3D	B-Algorithm
technology	I-Algorithm
,	O
providing	O
a	O
Full-HD	O
(	O
1920	O
x	O
1080	O
)	O
S3D	O
gaming	O
experience	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
SENSIO®	O
Hi-Fi	O
3D	B-Algorithm
technology	I-Algorithm
was	O
selected	O
by	O
FIFA	O
for	O
the	O
live	O
3D	B-Algorithm
broadcast	O
in	O
cinemas	O
of	O
25	O
key	O
matches	O
of	O
the	O
2010	O
FIFA	O
World	O
Cup™	O
soccer	O
championship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SENSIO	O
federated	O
cinema	O
distributors	O
and	O
operators	O
into	O
what	O
became	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
SENSIO®	O
3D	B-Algorithm
Live	O
Network	O
,	O
enabling	O
spectators	O
in	O
33	O
countries	O
to	O
see	O
the	O
matches	O
in	O
live	O
3D	B-Algorithm
in	O
475	O
cinemas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
SENSIO®	O
Hi-Fi	O
3D	B-Algorithm
became	O
the	O
first	O
proprietary	O
3D	B-Algorithm
format	O
to	O
be	O
integrated	O
into	O
a	O
3DTV	B-Algorithm
;	O
it	O
is	O
in	O
the	O
entire	O
line	O
of	O
HD	O
LCD	B-Device
3DTVs	B-Algorithm
from	O
Vizio	O
,	O
America	O
's	O
number-one	O
LCD	B-Device
TV	O
vendor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2011	O
CES	O
,	O
SENSIO	O
officially	O
announced	O
two	O
new	O
technologies	O
aimed	O
at	O
improving	O
the	O
overall	O
(	O
professional	O
or	O
consumer	O
)	O
user	O
experience	O
–	O
SENSIO®	O
S2D	O
Switch	O
and	O
SENSIO®	O
Autodetect	O
–	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
new	O
content	O
solution	O
,	O
the	O
SENSIO®	O
Hi-Fi	O
3D	B-Algorithm
Content	O
Library	O
available	O
over	O
video-on-demand	O
(	O
VOD	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
interest	O
in	O
3D	B-Algorithm
from	O
2010	O
going	O
forward	O
did	O
translate	O
in	O
stronger	O
sales	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
fell	O
short	O
of	O
the	O
revenues	O
needed	O
to	O
survive	O
in	O
the	O
long	O
term	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SENSIO®	O
Hi-Fi	O
3D	B-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
technologies	O
,	O
composed	O
of	O
the	O
SENSIO®	O
3D	B-Algorithm
Encoder	O
and	O
the	O
SENSIO®	O
3D	B-Algorithm
Decoder	O
,	O
which	O
provides	O
maximum	O
fidelity	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
3D	B-Algorithm
image	I-Algorithm
through	O
a	O
unique	O
and	O
established	O
method	O
of	O
quincunx	O
subsampling	O
combined	O
with	O
reconstruction	O
algorithms	O
that	O
interpolate	O
the	O
missing	O
data	O
to	O
a	O
high	O
level	O
of	O
accuracy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
incorporated	O
into	O
video	O
products	O
for	O
3D	B-Algorithm
production	O
,	O
delivery	O
and	O
viewing	O
,	O
and	O
produces	O
a	O
level	O
of	O
fidelity	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
image	O
that	O
is	O
indistinguishable	O
to	O
the	O
naked	O
eye	O
,	O
even	O
at	O
the	O
lowest	O
bitrates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SENSIO®	O
Autodetect	O
is	O
a	O
feature	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
integrated	O
into	O
3DTVs	B-Algorithm
and	O
other	O
displays	O
(	O
production	O
monitors	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
)	O
to	O
automatically	O
detect	O
the	O
input	O
format	O
of	O
a	O
video	O
stream	O
,	O
whether	O
2D	O
or	O
frame-compatible	O
3D	B-Algorithm
(	O
side-by-side	O
,	O
top-and-bottom	O
and	O
SENSIO®	O
Hi	O
Fi	O
3D	B-Algorithm
)	O
,	O
and	O
signal	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
decoder	O
for	O
automated	O
expansion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
feature	O
simplifies	O
interaction	O
with	O
the	O
3D	B-Algorithm
technology	I-Algorithm
,	O
rendering	O
it	O
transparent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
other	O
words	O
,	O
they	O
do	O
not	O
have	O
to	O
ascertain	O
in	O
advance	O
whether	O
they	O
are	O
watching	O
2D	O
or	O
3D	B-Algorithm
and	O
what	O
type	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
navigate	O
through	O
on-screen	O
menus	O
to	O
select	O
the	O
appropriate	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SENSIO®	O
S2D	O
Switch	O
enables	O
users	O
to	O
switch	O
viewing	O
mode	O
of	O
a	O
3D	B-Algorithm
feed	O
from	O
3D	B-Algorithm
to	O
2D	O
or	O
between	O
different	O
3D	B-Algorithm
view	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
supports	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
frame-compatible	O
formats	O
covered	O
by	O
HDMI	O
1.4a	O
and	O
used	O
by	O
service	O
providers	O
supporting	O
3D	B-Algorithm
today	O
:	O
side-by-side	O
(	O
SbS	O
)	O
,	O
top-and-bottom	O
(	O
TaB	O
)	O
,	O
checkerboard	O
and	O
SENSIO®	O
Hi-Fi	O
3D	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
