Christie®, a leader in creating and sharing the world’s best visual and
audio experiences, is demonstrating its technological leadership with a
brilliant showcase of complete cinema solutions at CineAsia 2016, taking place
at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, December 6-8.
The prestigious event, which
brings together professionals from across the film industry, including cinema
owners, suppliers, film buyers and distributors, is the only Pan-Asian convention
dedicated to the cinema exhibition and distribution communities in the region. At
booth #201, Christie is presenting a comprehensive lineup of its latest
offerings, including new groundbreaking cinema projection technologies, as well
as innovative audio and lobby solutions that offer the best and the most
complete cinematic experience to movie-goers.
“As the innovator and leader of
the most advanced cinema technologies chosen by award-winning filmmakers and leading
cinema chains around the world, we are proud to showcase our latest and most complete
cinema solutions to all guests at this year’s CineAsia, including a preview of
our new groundbreaking projection technologies,” said Lin Yu, Vice President,
Christie Asia Pacific. “Christie has made great strides in areas such as RGB
laser projection and is the only projector manufacturer able to screen Director
Ang Lee’s new film in an unprecedented format. I’m confident that the stellar
lineup of featured products will continue to strengthen our position as the
pioneer and global leader of visual and audio technologies.”
New Projector and
Preview of Lasers to Come
Created
specifically for the burgeoning Chinese market, Christie is proud to launch the
CP2308-C,
lamp-based projector, which will be displayed in the Christie booth. A
high-value digital cinema projector, capable of projecting 9,000 DCI lumens,
the CP2308-C comes with an integrated DCI playback engine, built-in automation
features, and a new, more user-friendly UX design interface. Perfect for
cinemas with smaller screens, this unit will support alternative content
sources through dual HDMI ports (along with the integrated DCI playback engine,
supporting DCI cinema and streaming content). Unique to Christie’s digital
cinema projection lineup, the CP2308-C is the first available product to boast
Christie’s latest Series 3 digital cinema electronics platform
Alongside
the CP2308-C in Christie booth #201 will be a technology preview of a
digital-cinema laser projector, boasting a much higher efficiency than RGB lasers used in current cinemas. Also
based on Christie’s latest Series 3
digital cinema electronics platform, this RGB laser projector has no
need for sub-ambient cooling (i.e., no ‘chillers’ required) in a compact form
factor, all-in-one design. Providing superior color, higher contrast, a future-proof
design and low maintenance, this is the forerunner of a laser-projection
solution that will prove to be an ideal replacement product for aging Series 1
and early Series 2 projectors.
Dazzling Lineup of Christie Vive Audio and Cinema
Corridor Solutions Another highlight at the booth is
Christie Vive Audio, the world’s first audio system featuring Christie’s innovative wall and ceiling
surround speakers, which are powered by unique, ribbon-driver technology in a
parabolic line array design, purposely built for the cinema environment.
Products showcased in Christie’s booth include the
LS1 line source
loudspeakers,
LS2S surround
speakers and
S218 subwoofer,
which are set up for audio demonstrations that complement the stunning visuals
projected utilizing a new RGB laser projector that we are previewing.
The Christie Vive Audio system provides a hyper-accurate audio experience
and unlocks the full dynamic range of the DCI digital cinema audio and supports
leading formats such as
Dolby® Atmos™, Dolby Atmos, 7.1
and 5.1 surround sound. Featuring planar ribbon driver technology with its low
distortion and superior transient response characteristics, the LS Series
screen channels at the booth are single-enclosure designs ideal for most 5.1
and 7.1 distributed sound applications. Christie Vive Audio system continues to
establish its reputation worldwide as the next standard in immersive sound for
cinema.
Visitors can also check out the inventive
“Christie Corridor” – a
full-sized immersive cinema passageway similar to those found in contemporary
theater complexes. Designed by the Christie 360 team to enhance customers’
pre-show experience, it comprises large extended screens displaying an array of
cinema-related contents using
Christie Captiva Series ultra short throw projectors and Christie
Pandoras Box media players.
Rounding out the impressive
showcase is the display of
Christie Xenolite lamps that offer extreme reliability, consistency
and long lamp life paired with Christie Solaria® Series projection solutions.
Utilizing the latest in Xenon lamp technology to provide increased brightness,
improved stability and a longer life span, Christie’s Superior Performance (SP)
Xenolite lamps offers more captivating 2D and 3D experiences, without a cost to
overall lamp performance.
