NVIDIA founder Jensen Huang and Adobe are two of the biggest winners of the 76th Engineering, Science and Technology Emmys. While Huang is the recipient of the Charles F. Jenkins Lifetime Achievement Award, Adobe will receive both the Philo T. Farnsworth Corporate Achievement Award and the Emmy for its graphics products. The ceremony will be held on Oct. 23.
The Charles F. Jenkins Lifetime Achievement Award is presented to an individual whose contributions have significantly influenced the state of television technology and engineering. Huang was given the honor because of NVIDIA, the company he founded and where he served as president, chief operating officer and member of the board of directors during his career. NVIDIA is the company behind the GPU (graphics processing unit) in 1999, which fueled the growth of the modern PC gaming market, changed computer graphics forever and led to the modern AI era. Currently, NVIDIA is focusing on fast computing and artificial intelligence.
In addition to being awarded this honor, Huang was elected to the National Academy of Engineering and is the recipient of the Semiconductor Industry Association’s highest honor, the Robert N. Noyce Award. He is also a recipient of the IEEE Founder’s Medal, Dr. Morris Chang is a Leadership Model and holds doctorates from National Chiao Tung University Taiwan, National Taiwan University and Oregon State University.
About Abode, the Philo T. Farnsworth Life Achievement Award is presented to an organization, company or institution whose contributions over time have influenced television technology and engineering. The company, which has been a leader in their space for 40 years, is recognized for Adobe Acrobat, Creative Cloud suite, 3D Substance collection, collaboration tools such as Frame.io and Cloud Experience enterprise solutions. Shows like NBC’s “Saturday Night Live,” FX’s “The Bear” and HBO’s “Ramy Youssef: More Feelings” have been confirmed as 2024 series and specials using Abode products.
The company also received an individual Emmy for its graphics application, a non-destructive 3D graphics application.
Other Emmy recipients include Tom Ohanian, Ken Goekjian, Joel Swan and Victor Young for the development of the Avid Multicamera System. Introduced in 1994, the Avid Multicamera System replaced systems that used video cameras and laserdisc players to become the dominant player in the industry.
Paul Pan, Yanchong Zhao, Tie Su and Shimeng Bei contributed to the development of the DJI Ronin Series. A line of professional camera systems designed for filmmakers and videographers
Stuart Geman, Kevin Manbeck, John Mertus and Michael Braca were honored for the development of DRS Nova Film and Video Restoration Software. This grant helps to integrate the work processes of film laboratories, production houses and archives.
Benjamin Graf won for Accenize’s dxRevive Pro development. A speech-to-speech plugin was developed to improve the fidelity of conversational recordings across different contexts. In addition to signal filtering, it also detects and quickly reproduces missing frequencies.
Jeremy Hochman, Chris Byrne, Colin Cook and Justin Nicolaides were recognized for the development of Megapixel’s HELIOS LED Processing Platform. A video processing system designed for LED walls, the company has helped transform LED screens, making them a reliable and adaptable device for filmmakers. HELIOS supports video sources up to 8K resolution.
Craig Seidel is credited with the development of the MovieLabs Digital Distribution Framework. Over the years, the company has evolved into a collection of data standards that have helped drive the Internet.
Finally, The Tiffen Company was awarded for the development of the Steadicam Volt. Using electronic stabilization, the Steadicam helps camera operators achieve and maintain smooth, flexible and level camera shots.
“The Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy Awards are a testament to the incredible ingenuity and creativity that power our industry,” said Cris Abrego, president of the Television Academy, in a statement. innovators who push the boundaries of what’s possible, shaping the future of television for generations to come.”
“This year, we’re honoring a diverse group of technologies that enable and advance the news process for television production,” committee co-chairs Barry Zegel and Wendy Aylsworth said in a statement. “Electro/Mechanical Camera Stabilization System, software program that helps in creative process, support for LED volume production, MDDF standard (MovieLabs Digital Distribution Framework) and use of artificial intelligence tools are included in this year’s award . The range of technologies reflects the great achievements of all our companies. “
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