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Movie Theaters Secure Financing for Digital Upgrade
Trio of Cinema Chains to Get $660 Million to Pay for Conversions Enabling 14,000 More Screens to Catch 3-D Film Wave
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WSJ
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Feb 25 2010
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France's UGC joins digital game
One of Europe's major exhibitors, UGC, has announced a pact with Paris-based digital cinema provider Ymagis for digital conversion of all its 605 screens: 373 in France, 88 in Spain, 80 in Belgium, 64 in Italy.
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Variety
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Feb 25 2010
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Banking giant helps bring 3-D to movie screens
Lifting a roadblock limiting the availability of 3-D movies at the local multiplex, banking giant JP Morgan Chase & Co. has raised nearly $700 million on behalf of a group of the country's largest theater operators, a move many in Hollywood hope will win over a new generation of filmgoers who enjoy an increasing array of options for entertainment.
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latimes
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Feb 06 2010
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In its current avatar, 3D vision gets a bit clouded
Said CEO of Scrabble Entertainment — sole digital deployment agency for Avatar in India — Ranjit Thakur: ‘‘We have been giving training to the staff manning projectors for 3D screenings. With digital equipment being used, manpower shift is an integral requirement. In many cinema halls there are IT heads in the projection booths now. However, the system is new and it will take time getting used to it. Another problem is that people come with expectations of images popping in front of their eyes.
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timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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Jan 07 2010
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Blockbuster 'Avatar' to accelerate 3D revolution
The runaway success of science fiction blockbuster "Avatar" will accelerate the 3D movie revolution, which has already powered Hollywood to a record year at the box office, analysts say.
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AFP
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Jan 05 2010
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Indian screens in new ‘avatar' will help better collections
An Indian company with non-exclusive right to deploy a projections system based on 2K DCI (Digital Cinema Initiative) of leading Hollywood studios has already embarked on a mission to convert about 1000 screens in the next three years in leading multiplexes.
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www.istockanalyst.com
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Dec 30 2009
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A High-Tech Movie Battle: Which 3-D Glasses Are Best?
While the blue-skinned Na’vi are shooting arrows out of the screen toward the audience in the 3-D movie “Avatar,” another battle is being fought in the theater — over the goofy-looking glasses that moviegoers must wear to see the three-dimensional effects.
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www.nytimes.com
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Dec 28 2009
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Fox Doubles Down on Cameron in $380 Million Bet on ‘Avatar’
James Cameron turned down a chance to make “Avatar” for Twentieth Century Fox more than a decade ago to wait until technology caught up with his imagination. Audiences will decide this weekend whether the 3-D science- fiction adventure was worth the delay and the estimated $380 million that News Corp.’s Fox and partners Dune Entertainment and Ingenious Film Partners spent to make and market the movie.
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www.bloomberg.com
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Dec 15 2009
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The UK digital 3D cinema explosion
Cinemas are going through something of a renaissance of late, with a little thing called 3D bringing the public back to the big screen in their droves.
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www.techradar.com
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Nov 29 2009
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Indian multiplexes go 3-D for 'Avatar'
New Delhi: With celebrated Hollywood filmmaker James Cameron's much-anticipated three-dimensional (3D) sci-fi epic "Avatar" slated for worldwide release Dec 18, Indian multiplexes have begun setting up 3D screens.
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www.samaylive.com
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Nov 26 2009
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Kodak Quits Hardware Manufacture in Digital Cinema
Kodak will cease manufacture of all hardware within its Digital Cinema System and will instead focus on licensing the technology to other companies. Kodak cites an ever-increasing level of technical requirements and costs in digital exhibition for their decision to pull out.
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penders.posterous.com
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Nov 25 2009
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Digital heads east: China, India and Korea lead the conversion race
Following the lead of the U.S. and European markets, in 2009 digital conversions in much of Asia continue to inch forward, propelled largely on a screen-by-screen basis as justified for specific 3D titles. Broad-based 2D conversions are being held back by their expense, coupled with the weak economy. The exception is China, where the government-supported conversion program continues. In addition, India, Korea and Japan have active conversion programs in progress or being planned.
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Nov 24 2009
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Some theaters trapped in 2nd dimension by credit freeze
Hollywood executives likely will credit director James Cameron if his megabudget sci-fi film Avatar strikes gold for Fox next month.
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www.usatoday.com
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Nov 20 2009
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German exhibs battle over digital cinema
German theater owners and the German Federal Film Board (FFA) are engaged in a high-stakes game of chicken with the future of digital cinema in the country hanging in the balance.
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hollywoodreporter.com
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Nov 19 2009
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Picture sharpens for Digital Cinema rollout
The purse strings appear to be loosening for the long-delayed rollout of digital cinema.
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Los Angeles Times
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Nov 04 2009
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Box office boost shows 3D is here to stay
Once regarded as a quirky fad for nerds wearing cardboard spectacles, 3D films are enjoying a mainstream renaissance and this time the medium is here to stay, entertainment industry experts say.
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AFP
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Nov 04 2009
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Technicolor rolls out 3D plan
Technicolor's 3D-on-film solution is finding some traction in the marketplace. The lab and post-production giant has announced support for Technicolor 3D from DreamWorks Animation, Lionsgate, Paramount, Overture, Universal Studios, Warner Bros., and the Weinstein Co., all of which aim to release pics in the format.
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Variety
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Oct 22 2009
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Brussels plans tax on film distributors
The European Commission is considering imposing a fee on movie distributors to help fund the shift to digital cinema, which is expected to increase the EU's share of the global film market but is deemed to be too expensive for small cinema operators.
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www.euractiv.com
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Oct 19 2009
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Feeling the heat: Latin America sees rapid growth of digital screens
Latin America has approximately 6% of the 2K DLP digital screens in the world. Almost 500 of these screens are situated in 19 territories. Nevertheless, just one year ago this region had only 0.7% of the digital screens in the world, with 50 2K digital projectors installed in just seven countries
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Film Journal International
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Oct 16 2009
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IDC wins new German digital cinema order
International Datacasting Corp. (TSX:IDC) has received an order from a new German customer that will be using IDC's satellite network equipment for a digital cinema service rollout in Europe, the company announced Wednesday.
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www.ottawabusinessjournal.com
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Sep 23 2009
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Theater Chains Seek $725 Million for Digital Upgrade
The three biggest U.S. theater chains are seeking to raise as much as $725 million to add digital screens needed for 3-D movies, resuming an effort that stalled last year, two people with knowledge of the plan said.
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bloomberg
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Sep 21 2009
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D-cinema gets $525 mil boost
JP Morgan next week will send out briefing books for a $525 million financing of up to 15,000 d-cinema installations over the next five years at the nation's three biggest movie circuits. The circuits -- Regal, AMC and Cinemark -- will add 3D equipment at many of the sites
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www.hollywoodreporter.com
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Sep 11 2009
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Technicolor dreams of a bright future in digital cinema
But the company also has emerged as a market leader in the processing and distribution of digital cinema. Its new headquarters includes nine digital scanners, which cost more than $1 million apiece. They are part of a "digital intermediate" process that Technicolor developed several years ago that allows film to be color-corrected and edited on digital equipment as opposed to in a film laboratory using chemicals. The process is less expensive and faster.
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www.latimes.com
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Aug 22 2009
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One nation, all digital: Norway prepares revolutionary rollout
Norway is in the midst one of the cinema industry’s most interesting and extensively planned digital conversions. Film & Kino, the Norwegian government agency that oversees the country’s film, video and exhibition industries, is preparing to move forward by soliciting bids from digital-cinema providers for a full national rollout for the country’s 400-plus screens. With five Hollywood studio virtual print fee (VPF) deals in hand, and three years of preparation and testing completed, the nationwide changeover is scheduled to begin this fall with completion expected in the 2011 time frame.
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Film Journal
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Aug 19 2009
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More Digital Cinema 4K movies coming to your local movie house
The first big commercial movie ever distributed and available in the 4K format was the blockbuster "The Di Vinci Code" which was shown to most audiences basically on film. The reason for this was due to the lack of digital systems which could play back 4K Digital Cinema Packages distributed by the studio. This was a Columbia-Sony Pictures Entertainment release and was a big hit financially for the studio. What it did not do was promote the possible viewer benefit of being available in the 4K file format which would have meant a great deal to the technology savvy movie buff who wants to see the best presentation possible for his precious buck.
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www.examiner.com
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Aug 14 2009
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The best is yet to come: 3D technology continues to evolve and win audience approval
3D just keeps getting bigger and better in spite of the early skepticism that the trend wouldn’t last. This year, Hollywood delivered on their promised 3D titles, with many more in the production pipelines. Like color or stereo sound did before, 3D production techniques are maturing and becoming part of the filmmaker’s everyday toolkit. We are seeing 3D being put to use, not as a gimmick, but in ways that add to the overall enjoyment of the movie.
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Film Journal
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Aug 14 2009
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Digital cinema - The ticket to low cost, high quality and thwarted pirates
GOING to the movies costs a lot in China because there are so few screens - just around 4,000. But expanding cheap digital cinema will bring down prices. Xu Wei buys a ticket. Over the past four years, the sale of half-price tickets on Tuesdays by all city cinemas has delighted moviegoers.
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www.shanghaidaily.com
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Jul 22 2009
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Digital Cinema in Russia in the first half of 2009
According to NEVAFILM RSEARCH, by July 1, 2009 there were 127 sites in 54 cities operating 162 DLP Cinema screens; a remarkable increase considering the first digital systems began opening in Russia only two years ago. Even more significant is that almost all digital screens are 3D (only two screens still without this opportunity). It is a turning point for the market of cinema equipment: the amount of new digital screens rises increasingly.
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www.nevafilm.ru
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Jul 16 2009
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German film fund to invest $56m in digital expansion
The German Federal Film Board (FFA) is planning to invest $56m (€40m) cinema chains to help the expansion of digital cinema.
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www.screendaily.com/
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Jun 23 2009
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TI leaping into 4K fray
Texas Instruments has announced that its "next generation technology platform" for digital projection will include a 4K option, providing four times as many pixels as standard 2K projectors, and it has already lined up exhibitor Cinemark to buy its 4K tech.
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www.variety.com
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Jun 18 2009
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Cautious transition: Economic downturn slows digital rollout in Europe
Digital-cinema progress in Europe, much like in the Americas and Asia, has slowed considerably due to the worldwide economic downturn. Although the total is approaching 1,600 digital screens, up from around 1,300 in mid-2008, growth is falling short of previous industry predictions.
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www.filmjournal.com/
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Jun 10 2009
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The Silver Screen Survives
Movie theaters are thriving in the recession--but the real money-spinner will be the switch to digital.
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www.forbes.com/
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May 13 2009
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NAB probes future of 3-D
Disney motion pictures group president Mark Zoradi emphasized that "we don't want a format war for 3-D for the home" as he called for technical standards to enable the wide adoption of 3-D on Sunday at the National Association of Broadcasters Show.
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www.hollywoodreporter.com
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Apr 19 2009
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Sony joins other studios in digital conversion deal
Sony Corp's Sony Pictures on Thursday became the sixth major studio to support a theater-chain upgrade to digitally convert 20,000 U.S. and Canadian cinema screens, at an estimated cost of more than $1 billion.
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www.reuters.com/
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Apr 16 2009
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Sony inks d-cinema deal; Warners 'close'
With official word Thursday that Sony has inked a virtual-print-fee agreement with the biggest digital-cinema integrator, Warner Bros. becomes the sole holdout in exhibition's second-phase rollout of d-cinema systems.
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www.hollywoodreporter.com
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Apr 16 2009
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D-cinema looks to conquer credit crunch
The rollout of digital cinema systems has been frozen in motion like an image on a stuck film projector, an industry casualty of the global credit crunch.
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www.hollywoodreporter.com
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Apr 02 2009
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Financing Delays of 3D Conversion Will Hurt DreamWorks' Big-Budget Bet
The 3D animated blockbuster will not be able to open in nearly as many theaters with 3D capacity as hoped, a victim of the recession, which has further delayed theatrical converstion to digital projection.
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http://www.thewrap.com
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Mar 11 2009
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E-City nabs pirates using Thompson Watermarking tech
E-City Ventures promoted E-City Digital Cinemas along with Yash Raj Films identified and took action against Chetna Cinema in Jetpur for allowing illegal camcorder recording of Dostana on its premises.
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indianfilmtrade.com
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Feb 25 2009
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Sony Pushes Better Cinema Through Digital
Sony is generally perceived as the market leader in video. But when it comes to digital cinema, the company has a lot of catching up to do.
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nytimes.com
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Feb 19 2009
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Hollywood Finds Headaches in its Big Bet on 3-D
The imminent full-bore return to 3-D filmmaking, upon which the movie industry is placing many of its hopes, is in danger of becoming Hollywood’s latest flub.
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NYT
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Jan 11 2009
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QuVIS closes its doors
QuVIS, a Topeka technology company that tried to woo Hollywood into using its digital cinema technology, has closed its doors, the company's founder said Monday. QuVIS laid off 29 employees Dec. 1, said Kenbe Goertzen, QuVIS president and founder.
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www.cjonline.com/
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Dec 10 2008
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China clears exhibition path for 3-D films
Disney's "Bolt" will be released this month in China in digital 3-D -- and, surprisingly, local authorities are pulling out all the stops to make it happen. The toon will even be exempt from the 20-film quota that limits the
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http://www.varietyasiaonline.com
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Dec 07 2008
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3-D vision doesn't waver
Jeffrey Katzenberg boldly predicted Monday that there will be nearly 2,500 screens ready for 3-D in time for the March 27 release of DreamWorks Animation's "Monsters vs. Aliens."
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www.hollywoodreporter.com
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Dec 01 2008
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Driving digital
With the worldwide economy in an apparent tailspin and the mainstream U.S. digital deployment stalled due to lack of capital, digital cinema in the Asia-Pacific region continues to slowly grow country by country, with now over 1,000 systems spread across the region.
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www.filmjournal.com/
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Nov 07 2008
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3-D industry boosts theaters
As Hollywood studios and national movie chains search for new ways to get consumers into theaters, they’re turning back to 3-D for their future. Studios have announced plans to release a record 25 or more 3-D titles over the next two years, including a remake of the hit “The Nightmare Before Christmas” that premiered Oct. 19.
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www.ajc.com
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Nov 01 2008
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As Hollywood Embraces 3D, Economy Stymies Rollout
Here comes the 3D movie rollout like never before. Studios have announced plans to release a record 25 or more 3D titles over the next two years. Movie theaters, meanwhile, have announced plans to install 3D screens in record numbers.
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displaydaily.com
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Oct 31 2008
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'3-D sound' unveiled at L.A. theater
A breakthrough in theatrical sound that is targeting digital 3-D-ready exhibition was introduced Tuesday at the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers' Technical Conference and Exhibition.
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http://www.hollywoodreporter.com
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Oct 29 2008
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Digital Dilemma Projected for Independent Cinemas
THE shift away from traditional methods of showing films would appear to favour the big cinema chains - but Cumbria's smaller ventures are getting ahead of the game. CAROLINE BARBER reports
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www.nwemail.co.uk
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Oct 28 2008
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Regal CEO says digital upgrade may be delayed
Calling it one of the worst credit markets he has seen in years, Regal Entertainment Group CEO Mike Campbell said Thursday a $1 billion industry digital upgrade could be delayed.
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http://www.knoxnews.com/
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Oct 24 2008
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www.cineserver.nl
Great new Dutch language digital cinema web site from Frank de Neeve.
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www.cineserver.nl
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Oct 22 2008
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Compliance a focus of d-cinema rollout
While the studio consortium Digital Cinema Initiatives is moving forward with plans to test d-cinema systems to make sure they are DCI-compliant, projectors using the current version of Texas Instruments' DLP Cinema technology may not measure up to the new standard.
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THR.com
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Oct 17 2008
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Laser Cinema, Coming Someday to a Theater Near You—Maybe
Engineers in China have built a laser digital cinema projector
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IEEE Spectrum
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Oct 14 2008
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Crunch time for 3-D cinema
With a bold digital cinema deal inked and dozens of releases coming, the scramble to convert theaters is on.
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THR.com
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Oct 08 2008
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Studios Reach Digital Cinema Upgrade Deal
Five Hollywood studios have reached a long-sought financing deal, estimated at over $1 billion, with a group of theater exhibitors to digitally upgrade 20,000 U.S. and Canadian cinema screens.
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Reuters
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Oct 01 2008
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Digital cinema looks south
Latin America is slowly waking up to digital cinema. While still far behind the U.S., Europe and Asia, the number of DCI-grade digital systems south of the border has tripled in the past year—from around 15 systems in the fall of 2007 to approximately 50 expected by the end of 2008.
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FJI
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Sep 25 2008
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Future of Euro d-cinema hinges on 3-D
Digital cinema growth remains slow in Europe, although the promise of 3-D and assists from government subsidies might quicken its pace.
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Hollywood Reporter
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Sep 16 2008
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Digital Cinema Deal Not Quite Done
The Wall Street Journal reported Monday that Universal and Disney had reached agreement with Digital Cinema Implementation Partners, the biggest exhib consortium without a studio deal for digital cinemas, on "virtual print fees" and financing for the conversion of thousands of additional screens.
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Variety
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Sep 08 2008
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Universal to Join Move Backing Digital Cinema Equipment
Universal Pictures has agreed to throw its backing behind the rollout of digital cinema equipment in U.S. theaters, according to people familiar with the matter, a move that takes the movie industry a significant step closer toward the long-discussed goal of replacing old-fashioned film reels with digital technology.
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Wall Street Journal
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Sep 07 2008
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Australian Exhibitors High on 3-D
3-D cinema is set to dominate at the Australian Intl. Movie Convention Aug. 31-Sept. 4 on Queensland's Gold Coast.
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Variety
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Aug 30 2008
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Digital Cinema Supplanting 35 Mm Film in Theaters
For die-hard movie fans, it's hard to imagine, but the day might soon arrive when film will join dead media like VHS and Betamax in the dusty junk drawer of history.
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Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
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Aug 25 2008
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$1bn deal set to launch 3-D film business
A consortium of the biggest US cinema chains is closing in on a $1bn deal that will pave the way for a new generation of money-spinning 3-D movies, after securing provisional backing from three key Hollywood studios.
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The Financial Times
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Aug 13 2008
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John Fithian fires back at Warner Bros.
Addressing the opening of "Journey to the Center of the Earth," which will bow in about 950 3-D digital screens in North America Thursday, Warner Bros. domestic distribution president Dan Fellman said that "3-D is the future, so why is exhibition dragging its feet? I'm pleased 'Journey' will be the biggest digital 3-D release to date. But it is disconcerting that since November, the 3-D screen count has only gone up Is exhibition or distribution to blame for the slow rollout of digital 3-D cinema?
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Hollywood Reporter
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Jul 10 2008
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You want close-ups? High-def, 3-D technology is transforming theaters
In the movie theater of the near future, the big attraction may not be a movie.
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McClatchy Newspapers
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Jun 05 2008
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John Fithian enters digital fray
Countering remarks by DreamWorks Animation topper Jeffrey Katzenberg, National Assn. of Theater Owners prexy John Fithian said exhibs aren't to blame for holding up the transition to digital movie screens --some of the major studios are.
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Variety
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May 01 2008
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DreamWorks' Katzenberg disappointed with 3D talks
DreamWorks Animation SKG (DWA.N: Quote, Profile, Research) Chief Executive Jeffrey Katzenberg on Tuesday said he was disappointed with the pace at which movie theater chains were moving to deploy digital and 3-D technology.
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Reuters
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Apr 29 2008
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Dan Taylor To be Awarded Inter-Society’s Highest Honor at ShoWest 2008
On March 11, at the opening breakfast of ShoWest 2008, former Inter-Society President Dan Taylor will be presented with this year’s Ken Mason Award: the organization’s highest honor.
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The Inter-Society
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Feb 19 2008
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Dolby, Real D taking on another dimension in movies
For more than 30 years, Dolby Laboratories has enriched the sound of movies. Now, the San Francisco pioneer is looking to revolutionize the visual experience as well, with newfangled 3-D films.
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SFGate.com
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Nov 12 2007
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Cinema world in a 3D revolution
THE new generation of high-end digital cinemas will boast stunning detail, a wider range of content and amazingly realistic 3D effects.
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AdelaideNow
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Nov 11 2007
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The New 3D Technology
It’s been only two years since the re-launch of commercial 3D exhibition with Disney’s Chicken Little in November 2005 and there are now almost 1,000 cinemas equipped. This rapid growth exceeds all previous attempts at getting 3D into mainstream exhibition, and this means that this time it’s likely here to stay.
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Film Journal International
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Nov 03 2007
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Vue backs all-digital cinema in U.K.
Vue Entertainment, the U.K.'s third-largest exhibition company, has pumped 5 million ($10 million) into Europe's first new all-digital cinema, the company said Wednesday.
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Hollywood Reporter
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Oct 25 2007
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CelluloidJunkie.Com
A new Digital Cinema blog
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CelluloidJunkie.Com
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Oct 19 2007
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Real D pacts for 3-D screens
Deal for 500 screens over next two years
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Variety.com
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Oct 18 2007
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Tools tweak next generation of 3-D
MasterImage is also emerging as a rival in Asia to firms specializing in 3-D projection such as RealD, Dolby and NuVision.
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Daily Variety - USA
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Oct 09 2007
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Muvico Theaters Debuts Luxe Theater in Chicago
New 18-screen theater with VIP amenities is world's first to deploy Sony Premier 4K digital projection technology on all screens
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PR Newswire
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Sep 14 2007
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For Muvico, a New 4K Projector Installation Goes Way Beyond Movies
With Help From Sony, Theater Chain Looks to Beat the Competition by Screening Alternative Content
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studiodaily.com
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Sep 11 2007
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Saving the cineplex
Can an entrepreneur persuade movie houses to go digital before it is too late?
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CNNMoney.com
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Jul 19 2007
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"Monsters" joins the 3-D invasion in May 2009
DreamWorks Animation's "Monsters vs. Aliens" has been slated for domestic release May 15, 2009, a week earlier than previously announced.
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Reuters
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Jul 18 2007
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Film studios hope rebirth of 3-D will save the cinema
TO most cinemagoers, 3-D will forever be associated with the red and green-lensed cardboard glasses that were frequently more talked about than the movies that required such accessories.
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TimesOnLIne
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Jul 15 2007
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Cinema Expo attracts industry biggies
3-D cinema a focus of Amsterdam event
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Variety.com
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Jun 25 2007
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Expo hails groundbreaking deal
Cinema Expo 2007 opened with a bang today as news spread around the show's RAI center HQ that one of the major roadblocks to the expansion of digital cinema across Europe has been lifted.
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Variety.com
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Jun 24 2007
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Digital technology poised for global domination
On the surface, it's fairly straightforward: European and Asian movie theater owners, like their counterparts in North America, pretty much agree that it's about time to scrap traditional celluloid and switch to digital projectors.
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Variety.com
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Jun 15 2007
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SpiderMan Digital Locations list
SpiderMan digital locations List (Courtesy of www.FromScriptToDVD.com)
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http://www.fromscripttodvd.com
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May 06 2007
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NATO's Digital Cinema Links Page
(NATO makes no endorsement of the content of external links. They are provided for information only.)
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NATO
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May 03 2007
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IT Broadcast and Digital Cinema
IT Broadcast and Digital Cinema
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IT Broadcast and Digital Cinema
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May 03 2007
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www.manice.org
French Language digital cineam web site.
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www.manice.org
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May 02 2007
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Simon Walker's Digital Exhibition Blog
My name is Simon Walker, I am a full time PhD student researching the phenomenon of ‘Digital Exhibition’ (aka digital cinema, electronic cinema, d-cinema, e-cinema, other digital stuff, etc) at the University of Bradford (Department of Electronic Imaging and Media Communications).
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http://www.digital-exhibition.co.uk/
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May 02 2007
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Patrick von Sychowski's Blog
This blog is where I offer a personal sideways glance at the digital film and cinema industries. Cinema is going through a profound change that is as yet little understood or charted.
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http://mydigitalcinema.blogspot.com/
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May 02 2007
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Simon Walker's Links Page
Great Sources for Digital Exhibition News
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http://www.digital-exhibition.co.uk
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May 02 2007
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Michael Karagosian's Links Page
These links are intended to provide a comprehensive view of professional digital cinema, and do not constitute an endorsement of the companies, brands, or products listed.
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mkpe
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May 01 2007
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Scott Kirsner's Blog
For almost ten years now, I've been writing about innovation in publications like the New York Times, Wired, Variety, Fast Company, the Boston Globe, The Hollywood Reporter, Salon.com, and Newsweek. I'm still doing that - but I'm also working on a book about how new technologies have changed (and are changing) Hollywood.
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http://cinematech.blogspot.com/
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May 01 2007
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DCI announces digital, 3-D specs
Digital cinema took another step toward the mainstream Sunday as Digital Cinema Initiatives announced a new version of its d-cinema specifications, its first-ever specs for 3-D and the selection of technology company Cinecert to finish developing test procedures for DCI compliance.
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Variety.com
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Apr 16 2007
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"Meet The Robinsons" 3-D Locations List (Courtesy of www.FromScriptToDVD.com)
"Meet The Robinsons" 3-D Locations List (Courtesy of www.FromScriptToDVD.com)
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www.FromScriptToDVD.com
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Mar 29 2007
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James Cameron on the Cutting Edge
The director of Terminator and Titanic explains how movies will be transformed by motion-tracking and 3D technology
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Business Week
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Mar 27 2007
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Digital's the way ahead for Bollywood
In the session on 'Cinema of the future- India going digital', speakers expounded on the strides made by the Indian film exhibition industry on the digital cinema technology front. Although the technology is still in its nascent stage, it has established a strong foothold in India, speakers noted.
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BusinessofINdia.com
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Mar 27 2007
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The Big Picture
By this spring, approximately 3,000, or three percent, of the world's estimated target screens (100,000-plus) will have been equipped with DCI-specified digital projectors and servers. Of the early adopters, approximately two-thirds are in North America, with the rest spilt between Europe and Asia. Significantly, most of the installation occurred in the past 12 months, making 2006 stand out as the pivotal year in the digital conversion timeframe.
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Film Journal International
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Mar 13 2007
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ShoWest faces digital future
Distribs and exhibs at ShoWest Monday showed up for a morning digital cinema seminar and got an extra wakeup call in the bargain.
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Variety
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Mar 12 2007
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3-D: The eyes have it!
In the past few years, 3-D has proven popular on a limited number of Imax screens, where screenings of pics such as "Superman Returns" and "The Polar Express" regularly have outgrossed their 2-D counterparts. Studios now are betting hundreds of millions of dollars on the expansion of new technology that works on any screen with a digital cinema system.
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Variety.com
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Feb 04 2007
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3D Standards
Matt Cowan, Chief Scientific Officer, REAL D
Chairman, DC28-40 Stereoscopic Digital Cinema
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Real D web site
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Jan 01 2007
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Qube Cinema’s digital next wave in movie biz
Computer technology is as inevitable as a camera operator in the movie business these days, but Qube Cinema Inc. is taking things to the next level by giving theaters the option to beam movies onto bigger screens in a digital format. If the trend catches up then film rolls could become passé.
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IndUS Business Journal
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Dec 15 2006
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CineAsia celebrates old and new
Technicolor's Denise Hsu called on the industry to realize that studios, exhibitors, auds and governments all stand to benefit from move to d-cinema and everyone should be prepared to pay their part. Chong Man-nong of China-Singaporean server manufacturer GDC also reminded execs that nowhere in the world is d-cinema being screen tested for 15 hours a day, 365 days a year.
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Variety International
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Dec 10 2006
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'king of the world' first belgian digital film in jpeg 2000
On Wednesday 6 December tomorrow the Kinepolis complexes in Flanders and Brussels will present the latest Flemish production "King of the World" (Koning Van De Wereld) in digital JPEG 2000 format.
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nieuwsbank
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Dec 05 2006
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Regal says Sony's 4K projector not ready
A super high-definition projector being aggressively marketed by Sony Corp. (6758.T: Quote, Profile, Research) is not yet reliable enough to be installed in movie theaters, said the chief executive of the largest U.S. cinema chain on Wednesday.
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Reuters
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Nov 29 2006
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Top Cinema Executive Paul Johnson joins Atlab Australia to spearhead Digital Cinema Business
The former Hoyts Cinemas executive chairman has been retained by AHL and Atlab Australia to lead its strategy development for the introduction of digital cinema in Australia. The announcement was made today by Mr David Seargeant, Managing Director of Amalgamated Holdings Ltd (AHL), the parent company which includes Greater Union cinemas and Atlab.
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www.if.com.au
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Nov 24 2006
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British exhib plans night at the opera
U.K. indie exhibition chain City Screen has teamed with New York's Metropolitan Opera to bring live cinecasts of a series of operas to British auds.
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Variety Europe
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Nov 24 2006
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Digital cinema trial for Ster Kinekor Sandton
On Friday, 1 December 2006, Ster-Kinekor will launch its first Hollywood studio-endorsed digital cinema projector with a screening of the movie Happy Feet, the comedy adventure set in the land of the Emperor Penguins in the heart of Antarctica. The Christie CP 2000x and computer server is to be installed in Ster-Kinekor Classic Sandton.
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www.bizcommunity.com
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Nov 20 2006
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With Investment from Participant, Emerging Pictures Announces 12 City Digital Cinema Rollout for '05
Emerging Pictures, the digital cinema initiative being forged by Ira Deutchman, Giovanni Cozzi, and Barry Rebo has announced an investment from Participant Productions. As part of the partnership, Emerging will roll-out its Digital Cinema Network in 12 cities this year, offering an array of programming, including independent films and international films and other content, ranging from film festival programming, dramatic performances, and concerts.
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IndieWire
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Oct 31 2006
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New digital cinema display technology could be available by 2008
New technology proposed for digital cinema systems is being developed by Australian based company Panorama Labs. Already used in the telecoms sector, Magento Photonic technology, based on the optical switching of light in the infra red spectrum, offers a high resolution (4K) and lower power consumption, that can be applied through a range of market verticals including in the home, mobile phones and virtual reality displays.
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Screen Digest
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Oct 28 2006
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Panel: Cooperation key to digital future
It was a digital showdown Tuesday at ShowEast as film industry experts gathered to talk about the need for universal new formats and realistic timetables as well as the future of indie exhibitors during a panel titled "Digital Cinema: Where Are We Today and What Direction Are We Going?"
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Hollywood Reporter
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Oct 25 2006
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Nightmare Before Christmas Digital 3-D Locations List
Nightmare Before Christmas" Digital 3-D Locations List (Courtesy of www.FromScriptToDVD.com)
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www.fromscripttodvd.com
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Oct 22 2006
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Exhibs undaunted by digital deployment details
Bigger attendance and smaller release windows notwithstanding, as the theatrical exhibition community gathers at ShowEast, deployment of digital projection remains the topic of the day.
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Variety
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Oct 19 2006
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Picturehouse cinemas to get live events in HD via satellite
Arqiva has signed a deal with City Screen's Picturehouse cinemas and has now completed installation of a UK-wide private satellite network to screen live entertainment and sports events in both standard and high definition. It kicks of tomorrow with the revived Amnesty I |