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Christie Makes Headway in Theater Lobby Solutions

by Chris Chinnock

In the theater lobby arena, Christie has purchased Allure, a cinema-focused company with a background in digital solutions for Box Office, Concessions, and Directional Displays. It has also formed the Christie Experiential Networks (CEN) …

Christie Shows Range of Solutions at CinemaCon 2017

by Chris Chinnock

Christie used CinemaCon 2017 to show a new all-in-one RGB laser projector, introduce a new Xenon-based DCI compliant model and showcase its lobby solutions. Our meeting started with a presentation in one of the …

GDC Launches JetReel Cinema; Updates Server and Software

by Chris Chinnock

GDC Technology developed their first cinema server in 2001 before there was even DCI certification of such products. At CinemaCon 2017, the company announced that more than 50,000 cinema media severs have been shipped …

One Network Alliance to Help Promote New Lobby Experiences

by Chris Chinnock

At CinemaCon, we heard a lot of discussion about opportunities for the theater lobby. Barco has a several-year old initiative in this area called “Lobby Domination” and at CinemaCon they showed off some new …

Barco Showcases Range of Laser Projectors

by Chris Chinnock

Barco did not introduce any new cinema projectors at CinemaCon, but it was showing its full range with several demo set-ups as well. RGB lasers are called “flagship laser” series and laser phosphor types …

Barco Escape Gets New Content

by Chris Chinnock

Barco Escape is a theatrical format debuted about two years ago that adds two side screens to a conventional cinema. This creates a 170-degree field of view (not sure where they measure that in …

Hardware Updates from Dolby

by Chris Chinnock

We had a chance to sit down with Dolby at CinemaCon. There was no news concerning Dolby Cinema technology, but they did announce a deal to install new Dolby Cinema Theater in the Middle …

Laser Sources at CinemaCon

by Chris Chinnock

Several companies were at CinemaCon showcasing their RGB or laser phosphor laser sources for use in projectors for theatrical use. These included Moving Images Technology, China Film Co. and Power Technology. Moving Images Technology …

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4DX Theater Updates

by Chris Chinnock

4DX refers to adding motion and other sensory effects to chairs that can be used in theaters, lobbies, museums or theme parks. Two companies were represented at CinemaCon: CJ 4DPLEX and MediaMation CJ 4DPlex …

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VR Experiences at CinemaCon

by Chris Chinnock

“Experience” is the term used to describe your adventure in VR. In most cases at CinemaCon, this was more like a virtual ride, sometime augmented with 4D or 5D effects. I tried the Mummy …

The Studio and Exhibitor Perspective on VR at CinemaCon 2017

by Chris Chinnock

As expected, VR was well represented at CinemaCon this year. I was able to attend a seminar on the topic and try out several demos. Almost all the ones I saw featured VR plus …

CinemaCon Overview

by Chris Chinnock

In a companion “Theatrical Trends from CinemaCon” article I described some of the trends I saw after my first morning at CinemaCon 2017. These trends remain valid, and are fully explored in the articles …