Rick Dean, THX and 3D@Home Consortium

April 30, 2010 · Posted in 2010 Speaker Bios

Rick Dean
Head of Strategic Development of New Technologies, THX
Chairman, 3D@Home Consortium

With more than 20 years of experience in the motion picture industry, Dean guides the strategic development of new technologies and THX certification programs. Over the years, Dean has worked on numerous groundbreaking entertainment projects, including the DVD and D-cinema releases of Star Wars Episodes I, II and III. He served as technical director for the re-mastering and post-production of the Star Wars Trilogy DVDs, a project that has set a new standard for sound and picture excellence in the DVD format. Dean has transformed the THX mastering program from Laser Disc to standard definition DVD, D-cinema and Blu-ray disc formats. Prior to joining THX, Dean was vice president of engineering at Deluxe Labs, Video Division. During his tenure at Deluxe Labs, he oversaw and performed mastering operations for Twentieth Century Fox. Rick currently serves as Governor, Hollywood Section of the SMPTE and Chairs the 3D@Home Consortium.

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