{"id":61066,"date":"2023-07-06T09:00:49","date_gmt":"2023-07-06T13:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/?p=61066"},"modified":"2024-03-14T11:35:59","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T15:35:59","slug":"advancing-equity-in-entertainment-creating-an-inclusive-tv-experience-with-relumino-mode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-advancing-equity-entertainment-creating-inclusive-tv-experience-relumino-mode-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Advancing Equity in Entertainment: Creating an Inclusive TV Experience With Relumino Mode"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Samsung<\/a> firmly believes in the power of technology to create a <a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-introduces-seecolors-mode-2023-tv-monitor-lineup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more inclusive world<\/a>. When it comes to design, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/galaxy-buds2-pro-enhanced-ambient-sound\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">accessibility should be top of mind<\/a> to ensure that everyone, regardless of their abilities, can fully enjoy the benefits of modern innovations. Through the use of <a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-introduces-seecolors-mode-2023-tv-monitor-lineup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">visual aid features on Samsung TVs<\/a>, we are helping to bridge the gap and providing an immersive and enjoyable viewing experience for all.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-shares-vision-to-bring-calm-to-connected-device-experience-ces-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Relumino Mode<\/a><a href=\"#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\"><sup>1<\/sup><\/a>, a viewing mode on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/tvs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">select Samsung TVs<\/a>, is designed to help improve the visual capabilities for those with low vision, making it possible for more viewers to engage with their favorite <a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-shft-focus-on-the-big-picture-new-sustainability-series-available-8k-resolution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shows, movies and documentaries<\/a> like never before. By enhancing specific parts of videos\u00a0\u2014\u00a0such as the contrast, color and sharpness\u00a0\u2014\u00a0this feature makes it easier than ever to <a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-expanded-8k-universe-tv-ecosystem-enjoy-favorite-content\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">discern content on the TV screen<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To shed more light on this <a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-booth-photo-highlights-ces-2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">groundbreaking inclusive technology<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Samsung Newsroom<\/a> sat down with Dr. Kyungah Park and Jason (Jaeseong) Park from the Visual Display Business, Samsung Electronics, to discuss everything from its development to clinical trials.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\uc0bc\uc131 TV \ub9b4\ub8e8\ubbf8\ub178 \ubaa8\ub4dc \ube44\ud558\uc778\ub4dc \uc2a4\ud1a0\ub9ac (Eng Sub)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Riu0mJJ4k8g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h6>\u25b2 Jason Park (Samsung Electronics) and Kyungah Park, M.D. (Samsung Medical Center) discuss their journeys in creating and clinically testing Relumino Mode<\/h6>\n<h5>Screens for All\u00a0\u2014\u00a0Including People With Low Vision<\/h5>\n<p>Relumino, borrowed from Latin, means \u201cto give back the light.\u201d The idea is to help improve vision as much as possible for people with low vision. Earlier this year at CES, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-shares-vision-to-bring-calm-to-connected-device-experience-ces-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Samsung\u00a0introduced\u00a0Relumino Mode<\/a> on select <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/tvs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Samsung TVs<\/a>. This follows the wearable device \u201cRelumino Glass\u201d and the smartphone image processing software \u201cRelumino App,\u201d revealed at CES in 2017 and 2018, respectively. Relumino was conceived in \u201cC-Lab(Creative Lab),\u201d Samsung Electronics\u2019 in-house venture program. It has evolved and expanded ever since.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_61074\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-61074\" class=\"size-full wp-image-61074\" src=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/05165118\/Relumino-Mode-Developers_main1.jpg\" alt=\"samsung-relumino-mode-developers-glass-mode-tv\" width=\"1000\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/05165118\/Relumino-Mode-Developers_main1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/05165118\/Relumino-Mode-Developers_main1-600x212.jpg 600w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/05165118\/Relumino-Mode-Developers_main1-950x335.jpg 950w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-61074\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u25b2 Relumino Glass(left) and Relumino Mode for Samsung TVs(right)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cFor several years, \u2018Screens for All\u2019 has been one of the key mottos for us. We\u2019re working to <a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-introduces-seecolors-mode-2023-tv-monitor-lineup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">further enhance TV accessibility<\/a> and promote inclusion,\u201d said Jason Park, who plans products and services for the Visual Display Business. \u201cPeople with low vision are still a key demographic that need better TV viewing experiences.\u201d<\/p>\n<h5>Innovation Rooted in the User\u2019s Perspective<\/h5>\n<p>To <a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-shares-vision-to-bring-calm-to-connected-device-experience-ces-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">develop Relumino Mode<\/a>, planners and engineers met with a number of advisors who had visual impairments to understand their wants and needs.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_61075\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-61075\" class=\"size-full wp-image-61075\" src=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/05165208\/Relumino-Mode-Developers_main2.jpg\" alt=\"jason-park-visual-display-business-samsung-electronics\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/05165208\/Relumino-Mode-Developers_main2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/05165208\/Relumino-Mode-Developers_main2-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/05165208\/Relumino-Mode-Developers_main2-950x634.jpg 950w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-61075\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u25b2 Jason Park, Visual Display Business, Samsung Electronics<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s an early experience that really changed my perspective,\u201d shared Jason. \u201cWhen we first met an advisor for Relumino Mode, I asked him to \u2018Please come here and have a seat\u2019 to which he replied, \u2018Where is <em>here<\/em>?\u2019 That was a hard and clear wake-up call for me. I was so embarrassed.\u201d It was then that Jason realized that they were exploring a totally new territory and would have to first understand the way their users see the world.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_61076\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-61076\" class=\"size-full wp-image-61076\" src=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/05165242\/Relumino-Mode-Developers_main3.jpg\" alt=\"samsung-engineers-simulate-blurry-vision-relumino-mode\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/05165242\/Relumino-Mode-Developers_main3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/05165242\/Relumino-Mode-Developers_main3-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/05165242\/Relumino-Mode-Developers_main3-950x535.jpg 950w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-61076\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u25b2 As part of the efforts to understand customers with visual impairments, Samsung engineers used special goggles to simulate blurry vision<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Despite the decades of collective experience in <a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-tops-global-tv-market-17-consecutive-years-innovative-excellence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">enhancing TV picture quality<\/a>,\u00a0this particular project presented a unique challenge that none of the engineers had encountered before. Typically, their expertise lay in identifying even the slightest imperfections on the screen, but now they had to understand what it\u2019s like as a viewer to have low vision. In addition to consulting advisors, the engineers utilized special goggles that simulated blurry vision, serving as a starting point for their exploration. Through a process of generating ideas, conducting trials and learning from mistakes, they eventually developed a solution that could be considered a genuinely effective viewing mode.<\/p>\n<h5>Clinical Trials and Direct Feedback<\/h5>\n<p>After initial research and development came trials on a larger scale. This is where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Samsung Electronics<\/a> decided to collaborate with Samsung Medical Center, one of South Korea\u2019s most comprehensive medical facilities.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_61077\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-61077\" class=\"size-full wp-image-61077\" src=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/05165354\/Relumino-Mode-Developers_main4.jpg\" alt=\"dr-kyungah-park-department-ophthalmology-samsung-medical-center\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/05165354\/Relumino-Mode-Developers_main4.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/05165354\/Relumino-Mode-Developers_main4-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/05165354\/Relumino-Mode-Developers_main4-950x634.jpg 950w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-61077\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u25b2Dr. Kyungah Park, Department of Ophthalmology, Samsung Medical Center<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cClinical trials are popular and recruiting subjects for these projects is relatively easy. Some even ask to join before we ask,\u201d said Dr. Park. \u201cBut, that was not the case for the Relumino study. The pool was much more limited as we were stricter with our requirements\u00a0\u2014\u00a0we targeted people who have lower vision than WHO\u2019s vision impairment criteria.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, the people that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Samsung<\/a> contacted showed significant passion for the project. \u201cMany who joined the trials were very excited and didn\u2019t mind traveling long distances for the study. Thanks to their support and encouragement, we were able to carry out the research,\u201d Dr. Park added.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"embedded recommended recommended-post\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"embedded-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-badge\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Recommended News<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"recommended-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-introduces-seecolors-mode-2023-tv-monitor-lineup\/\" class=\"recommended-news\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/27135653\/samsung-seecolors-mode-featured.png\" alt=\"Samsung Introduces SeeColors Mode on 2023 TV and Monitor Lineup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"details-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-category\">Home Entertainment<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Samsung Introduces SeeColors Mode on 2023 TV and Monitor Lineup<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"article-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"article-body\">\n<p>Four <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/televisions-home-theater\/tvs\/55-inch-tvs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">55-inch Samsung QLED TVs<\/a> were featured in the tests. One displayed the control image with no picture enhancements at all. The other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/televisions-home-theater\/tvs\/55-inch-tvs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">three TVs<\/a> showed the same content with Relumino Mode on high, medium and low. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/televisions-home-theater\/tvs\/55-inch-tvs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The TVs<\/a> were installed a meter away from each other on a wall in a room with a specified amount of light.<\/p>\n<p>The test was two-fold, with objective and subjective evaluations. A certified contrast sensitivity test was employed for the objective evaluation. For the subjective evaluations, participants were asked to examine a set of eight still images and two videos on each of the screens. Their satisfaction levels were measured on a scale of 0 to 10. Based on the results, researchers carried out additional interviews adjusting picture enhancement levels on the spot.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_61078\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-61078\" class=\"size-full wp-image-61078\" src=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/05165522\/Relumino-Mode-Developers_main5.gif.gif\" alt=\"samsung-relumino-mode-blurry-vision-goggle-simulation\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-61078\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u25b2 A blurry vision goggle simulation of what Relumino Mode may look like to people with visual impairment<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Relumino Mode was well received by the group. One of the participants highly praised the technology, saying \u201cI was thrilled to see the ball in a soccer match on screen. It can get frustrating if you can\u2019t see the ball because of low vision, as you can imagine. Relumino Mode helped me see the ball clearly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe subjects\u2019 responses indicated the Mode\u2019s subjective results while the contrast sensitivity testing showed its objective results. Both of these factors, combined, allowed us to find the optimal setting for a brilliant image on TV,\u201d said Jason.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embedded product-module\">\n\t\t<a id=\"product-module-0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/televisions-home-theater\/tvs\/qled-4k-tvs\/98-class-q80c-qled-4k-smart-tv-2023-qn98q80cafxza\/\" title=\"TV 98\"\" class=\"snr-article_product-image\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/22111939\/samsung-tv-98-product-module.png\" alt=\"TV 98\"\">\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<h5>Screens for All, Today and Tomorrow<\/h5>\n<p>\u201cWhile  project focused on people with relatively severe visual impairment, many people with lighter symptoms still need help. I\u2019d like to work on developing projects for them,\u201d explained Dr. Park.<\/p>\n<p>Jason shared a similar point of view, saying, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Samsung<\/a> will continue to advance technology in the long term to provide personalized picture quality for people with vision impairment and let them enjoy TV comfortably.\u201d Samsung\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-collaboration-kimustudio-artistic-perspectives-dei-accessibility\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">remains<\/a>\u00a0committed\u00a0to accessibility and strives to leverage its technologies to enable more people do what they enjoy.<\/p>\n<h6><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\"><sup>1<\/sup><\/a> Relumino Mode targets those who suffer from severe visual acuity loss (Source: WHO, World report on vision, 2019) and symptoms of blurry vision. This feature is not intended for use in the diagnosis of disease or other conditions, or in the cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of any disease or medical problem. Any information found, acquired, or accessed through this feature is made available for your convenience and should not be treated as medical advice.<\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6>Some features may be supported at a different time, and service availability may not be available at the time of purchase of this product. Relumino Mode is applied for TV models QN80C, QN90C, QN800C, QN900C and works on sources provided through DTV and HDMI only. The Mode does not work on other sources, OTTs, etc.<\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Samsung firmly believes in the power of technology to create a more inclusive world. When it comes to design, accessibility should be top of mind to ensure that everyone, regardless of their abilities, can fully enjoy the benefits of modern innovations. 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