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Our meeting locations have changed and additional Meeting Schedule:
December 11, 2019 - RIT Student Projects
details will be available monthly. Te December
meeting is in Room 216 at the Irondequoit Public Venue ideas requested - we are soliciting input regarding
other possible venues for our meetings.
Library at 6:00 p.m. No meeting reservations are
required.

Wednesday, December 11, 2019
RIT Student Projects

by Adam Burke and Tom Caruso

Adam Burke Capstone Abstract: Tom Caruso Capstone Abstract:
With the increase in cloud computing, virtual workspace The manner in which we all watch content is evolving. In
implementations are becoming more common in the media addition to the traditional cinema environment, consumers
industry. However, the effects of latency between public are viewing much more content in home theaters, living
cloud servers and the client machines on user experience rooms and even on mobile devices as online streaming
have not been investigated thoroughly. This can be services have developed. Because surround lighting
particularly critical for media applications such as animation, environments rarely match the recommended HDTV
VFX, and gaming. mastering standard, it is difficult to guarantee correct color
appearance on consumer displays. A possible solution is
Adam Burk Biography: to use on-board optical sensors to estimate surrounding
Adam is a senior at the Rochester Institute of Technology ambient chromaticity, and adjust the display white point
(RIT). He is currently working towards a bachelor of science to compensate for chromatic adaptation of the observer.
in Motion Picture Science (MPS). Adam has interned at both This project will test the feasibility of estimating surround
Fidelity Investments, as a software engineer, (2018) and at correlated color temperature with existing RGB cameras
Warner Bros. in the Emerging Technology division (2019). and examine whether or not viewers prefer these white point
While in school Adam is the student director of production adjusted images.
for RIT Sports Zone. This group works to broadcast RITs
NCAA, Division 1 hockey games in addition to streaming Tom Caruso Biography:
other RIT athletic events. Additionally, he works as the Tom Caruso is a senior in the Motion Picture Science (BS.)
technical director for the RIT School of Film and Animations program at RIT, and the current president of RIT's student
student run organization, which is responsible for planning chapter of the Society of Motion Picture & Television
and executing the end of semester academic screenings. As Engineers. Tom has volunteered on a number of thesis film
part of this, he also assists the Rochester International Film productions in RIT's School of Film & Animation, while also
Festival in collecting submissions. For the 2019-2020 school being a member of the Imaging Science Club at the Chester
year, Adam has been elected vice president of the RIT F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science. In this way, RIT
Student SMPTE chapter which will conclude his four years has allowed him to combine his passions for filmmaking,
as a participating student-member. He also received the photography, engineering and science to focus on starting a
Louis F. Wolf Jr. Memorial Scholarship from SMPTE. As an career in post production and color management.
Eagle Scout with eleven years in the scouting program, he
volunteers as a merit badge counselor and has worked with
the current scouts to earn the Movie Making merit badge.

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