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RGB Laser Sources at CinemaCon

by Chris Chinnock

We saw three companies that were offering RGB laser light sources for cinema projectors at CinemaCon: Power Technologies, Cinemeccanica and Laser Vision Technology. Power Technologies offers an RGB laser source that can be used …

Tags:Cinema| CinemaCon 2018| Large Display Monitor| Laser Projectors| Vol 25 - Issue 17

Opening of Saudi Cinema Market is a Big Deal

by Chris Chinnock

On April 18th, the first cinema to show a movie in Saudi Arabia in 37 years debuted with a special screening for VIPs of the “Black Panther” movie. It was a historic event on …

Tags:Cinema| CinemaCon 2018| Large Display Monitor| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Vol 25 - Issue 17

NEC Now Shipping NC3541L Cinema Projector; Exploring LED

by Chris Chinnock

At last year’s CinemaCon, Display Solutions of America, Inc. was showing a prototype of their new laser phosphor projector that also featured a red laser, which augments the blue lasers which provide blue light …

Tags:Cinema| CinemaCon 2018| Large Display Monitor| LED Cinema| NEC| Vol 25 - Issue 17

Lightspeed Design’s New 3D Modulator and More

by Chris Chinnock

Lightspeed Design has launched a new short throw DepthQ 3D modulator to sit in front of a cinema projector and create polarized left and right eye images. The CineBright Short Throw (CBST) is designed …

Tags:Cinema| CinemaCon 2018| Large Display Monitor| Polariser-based 3D| Vol 25 - Issue 17

IMax Upgrades Laser Projector

by Chris Chinnock

About two years ago, IMax launched a laser projector solution call GT that is a dual laser solution for the large screens in an IMax theater. At CinemaCon, they announced the next generation of …

Tags:Cinema| Cinema IMAX| CinemaCon 2018| Large Display Monitor| Laser Projectors| PLF (Premium Large Format) Cinema| Vol 25 - Issue 17

IHS Markit Provides Data on Cinema Market

by Chris Chinnock

David Hancock, Director, Film and Cinema at IHS Markit provided some statistics on the state of the cinema industry at CinemaCon during the International Day presentations. His data was also sourced in some market …

Tags:Cinema| CinemaCon 2018| IHS Markit| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Vol 25 - Issue 17

Growing the Business: Joining Forces to Attract New Moviegoers

by Chris Chinnock

Speakers in this panel all emphasized the need to engaged with new partners to make the multiplex more interesting to consumers and to also connect better with consumers as well. “We think about cinema …

Tags:Big Data/AI| Cinema| CinemaCon 2018| Large Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 17

Éclair Launches Hybrid Tone Mapping Approach

by Chris Chinnock

Éclair, which is part if the Ymagis Group, used CinemaCon 2018 to unveil a new Hybrid Tone Mapping (HTM) approach for creating an HDR cinema master and other deliverables including the SDR DCI version. …

Tags:Cinema| CinemaCon 2018| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 17

CJ 4DPLEX is Rock’n and Roll’n

by Chris Chinnock

Seoul-based CJ 4DPlex bills itself as “the world’s first 4D cinema company.” The idea is to renovate or create theaters that are more like theme park rides with options to watch major movies and …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Cinema| CinemaCon 2018| Large Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 17

Cinionic Shows HC Projector, Lobby AR and VR

by Chris Chinnock

Cinionic announced a new Smart Laser High Contrast (HC) projector series at CinemaCon that feature 4K resolution, a laser phosphor light source but lower lumen output compared to previous HC models in the Cinionic …

Tags:Barco| Cinema| CinemaCon 2018| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Laser Phosphor Projectors| Vol 25 - Issue 17

Cinionic Demos Awesome Light Steering Projector

by Chris Chinnock

The most impressive demo at this year’s CinemaCon was the light steering projector in a room marked “Vision 2020” in the Cinionic booth. This is still a prototype, but Cinionic is now seriously looking …

Tags:Barco| Cinema| CinemaCon 2018| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 17

Cinionic New Name for Barco JV

by Chris Chinnock

Cinionic is the new name of the previously announced joint venture between Barco, Appotronics, China Film Co. and CITICPE. It was announced at CinemaCon 2018. The name is a combination of cinema and ionic, …

Tags:Barco| Cinema| CinemaCon 2018| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Laser Phosphor Projectors| Vol 25 - Issue 17