Canon U.S.A. Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, is proud to announce today that Senior Fellow Larry Thorpe has received the Charles F. Jenkins Lifetime Achievement Award, honoring an individual whose ongoing contributions have significantly affected the state of television technology and engineering. The award was presented during the 66th Primetime Emmy Engineering Awards ceremony in Las Vegas, NV.
“Larry’s contributions to the overall advancement of broadcast, HD and now 4K image capture and technology have truly shaped the way in which we all view the world and the creative content that is produced. We are honored to continue to work with Larry as he guides not only Canon, but the industry toward incredible new horizons in resolution, distribution, color science and optics. His talent and intuitive insight are only exceeded by his good nature, strong heart and witty humor. He is a true asset to Canon and the entire imaging community,” said Yuichi Ishizuka, president and COO of Canon U.S.A., Inc.
“I have indeed had an extended and rich professional life that has seen some of the most exciting developments in video imaging,” said Larry J. Thorpe, Senior Fellow, Canon U.S.A.’s Imaging Technologies & Communications Group, Professional Engineering & Solutions Division. “It is a particularly special privilege to have the final phase of my career coincide with the truly exciting rise of Canon as a major global player in high-end content creation.”
Mr. Thorpe recently provided two technical presentations at the CCW SATCON Conference on “Optimizing a 4K RAW Camera Output Signal for Postproduction Flexibility” and “What Does it Take to Make a High Performance 4K Cinematography Lens?” He is also currently working on a “C100 Mk II Super Sampling HD Processing” white paper. He is scheduled to speak at the HPA Tech Retreat in February 2015.
Larry Thorpe joined Canon U.S.A., Inc. in 2004 as National Marketing Executive for the Broadcast & Communications Division. He was promoted to Senior Fellow in 2012. He is a renowned industry expert in the field of video acquisition. He spent more than 20 years at Sony Electronics pioneering the development of HDTV and digital production technologies in the U.S. broadcast and motion picture industries. Prior to that, Mr. Thorpe worked for RCA’s Broadcast Division in Camden, NJ, from 1966 to 1982, where he developed a range of color television cameras and telecine products. From that work Thorpe holds 10 patents in the field of broadcast development. He has published more than sixty papers on camera technology and the topic of HDTV imaging. He is a Life Fellow of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE). He is a graduate of the College of Technology in Dublin and began his career as a design engineer with the BBC in London.
In 1981, Mr. Thorpe won the David Sarnoff Award for his innovations in automatic studio color cameras. He received the Montreux 2000 Gold Medal Award for Digital Cinematography, the NAB 2001 Television Engineering Achievement Award, the Society of Television Engineers (STE) 2001 award, and in 2004 the Broadcasting & Cable Technical Leadership Award.
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Canon U.S.A., Inc., is a leading provider of consumer, business-to-business, and industrial digital imaging solutions to the United States and to Latin America and the Caribbean (excluding Mexico) markets. With approximately $36 billion in global revenue, its parent company, Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ), ranked third overall in U.S. patents granted in 2013† and is one of Fortune Magazine's World’s Most Admired Companies in 2014. In 2014, Canon U.S.A. received the PCMag.com Readers’ Choice Award for Service and Reliability in the digital camera and printer categories for the 11th consecutive year. Canon U.S.A. is committed to the highest level of customer satisfaction and loyalty, providing 100 percent U.S.-based consumer service and support for all of the products it distributes. Canon U.S.A. is dedicated to its Kyosei philosophy of social and environmental responsibility. In 2014, the Canon Americas Headquarters secured LEED® Gold certification, a recognition for the design, construction, operations and maintenance of high-performance green buildings. www.usa.canon.com
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