CinemaCon 2018 – Page 2

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. …

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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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

Christie is All-in on RGB Lasers for Cinema

by Chris Chinnock

Apologies – this article was missed in our production process and should have been in the Cinemacon pdf issue last week. At last year’s CinemaCon, Christie was showcasing its new RGB laser projector that …

Alternative Content Continues to Gain Ground

by Chris Chinnock

Nagra, a Kudelski Group company and a provider of digital content distribution and content protection, and the Cinema Buying Group – National Association of Theater Owners (NATO) have signed a definitive partnership agreement. Under …

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CinemaCon 2018 Introduction

by Chris Chinnock

This year’s CinemaCon event did not disappoint. Samsung continued to impress with their LED screen, which we saw at CinemaCon and prior to the event in a post production house and commercial theater in …

Samsung Launches First U.S. LED Cinema Screen along with Post Production Facility

by Chris Chinnock

I had a chance to visit the first U.S.-based post production facility and commercial theaters in Los Angeles just prior to CinemaCon – both featuring Samsung’s LED technology. These are important milestones for Samsung …