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Barco Describes Continuing Evolution of Escape Theatrical Format

by Chris Chinnock

Barco’s Escape solution was debuted at last year’s CinemaCon. It features a traditional cinema main screen flanked by two side screens angled at about 110 degrees in the current installations. At TSC, attendees heard …

Tags:Cinema| Large Display Monitor| NAB 2015| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 16

NextVR to Live Broadcast in Virtual Reality to Five Countries from RED Digital Cinema’s Booth at NAB

by Tom Allen

NextVR, a technology company that captures and delivers live and on-demand virtual reality experiences with its patented software, today announced they will broadcast from RED Digital Cinema’s booth live and in virtual reality to …

Tags:Cinema| NAB 2015| Red| Virtual Reality

The Pickfair Institute to Focus on Frame Rate Technology and Creativity in Cinema

by Chris Chinnock

Jonathan Erland used the Technology Summit on Cinema to run a 30-minute video on the goals and activities of the Pickfair Institute. Most of the video is captured and available below. Erland is a …

Tags:Cinema| HFR - High Frame Rate| Large Display Monitor| NAB 2015| Vol 22 - Issue 17

RealD TrueImage Now Available as Cloud Service for High Quality Image Enhancement

by Chris Chinnock

In July 2014, I had a chance to visit RealD’s Boulder facility and to learn more about its TrueImage processing technology (see RealD’s TrueImage Technology is Pretty Amazing). At NAB 2015, RealD announced that …

Tags:Cinema| Large Display Monitor| NAB 2015| Vol 22 - Issue 16| Vol 22 - Issue 17

DTS:X Brings Object-based Audio For Cinema & Home

by Chris Chinnock

Next-Generation Technology Gives Content Creators, Cinema and Home Theater Owners More Control than Ever; Audiences Will Experience the Richest, Most Realistic Soundscape Possible DTS, Inc. (Nasdaq: DTSI), a global leader in audio technology solutions, …

Tags:Cinema| Cinema Audio| Home Cinema| NAB 2015

Archiving and Light Levels Top IMAX Concern List

by Chris Chinnock

A panel discussion at the Technology Summit for Cinema featured IMAX CQO, David Keighley and Jan Yarbrough, Senior Colorist, Motion Picture Imaging at Warner Bros. Both were in agreement that theaters are often too …

Tags:Cinema| Large Display Monitor| NAB 2015| Vol 22 - Issue 16

01 The Impact of the Digital Film Transition on the Industry

by Chris Chinnock

The SMPTE-organized Technology Summit on Cinema at NAB kicked off with a panel on the lessons learned in the transition from film to digital. Here, panels noted that the idea of moving to digital …

Tags:Cinema| Cinema Projection| Large Display Monitor| NAB 2015| Vol 22 - Issue 16

Are 1M:1 HDR Theatrical Projectors Really Needed?

by Chris Chinnock

That’s not exactly the message that RealD’s Pete Lude wanted to convey in his talk at the Technology Summit on Cinema, but it is was the something that exhibitors and projector makers should be …

AMC to Install Dolby Cinema Technology

by Matthew Brennesholtz

I’d previously written about Dolby Laboratories’ recently introduced Dolby Cinema technology and design (LDM Vol 21 No 48 Dolby to Take on IMAX in Large Format Theaters). This premium cinema system included Dolby Vision …

CJ Group Debuts Panoramic Cinema in Vegas

by Tom Allen

ScreenX (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 40) was developed by South Korea’s CJ CGV in 2012. It presents cinema-goers with a 270° panoramic view; as well as the front screen, images are projected onto …

Power Technology Brings Laser Expertise to Cinema Projection

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Power Technology Inc. (Alexander, AR) has been in the laser business for over 45 years without making a splash in the display community. That’s about to change with its March 23 announcement of a …

Tags:Cinema| Laser| Laser Projectors| Vol 22 - Issue 13

At DSE Asianda Shows China’s Ready for US Market

by Steve Sechrist

Several other new products of interest were announced at DSE, including China-based display company Asianda (short for Asian Digital Apparatus.) Digital Signage products including a 55″ dual-LCD display with player that can show different …